Donkey Kong Country - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. TheCartoonGamer

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In this episode, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at some facts, secrets, Easter eggs and history of the Donkey Kong Country series! Donkey Kong Country first appeared on the Super Nintendo (SNES), but the series has also come to the Nintendo Wii, Wii U and 3DS with Donkey Kong Country Returns and Tropical Freeze. Through our analysis of these games, their gameplay and beta builds, we hope to show some of the more interesting facts from the making of Donkey Kong Country and have the series' history explained.
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[@WilfredCthulu]

There's something missing in the top right corner of the thumbnail. We need something new there... something funky, something fresh.

[@Luigis_Menace]

Good one!

[@WilfredCthulu]

The boxart for the Switch port of Tropical Freeze advertises the new Funky Kong mode on it. It has already became a meme.

[@imBailout]

Something bodacious...

[@originalname1008]

Wilfred Cthulu ohhh that makes sense

[@oskirby_]

Lmao

[@qwertyMrJINX]

Why does he talk like _THAT???_

[@tracyndiyob162]

happy 40th anniversary donkey kong!!! :3

[@gregoryloveless2001]

Request: Do Donkey Kong 64, please

[@truepatriot3768]

Thankgod Microsoft didn't get DK IP, it would have been died long ago or might have changed into online shooter

[@aford70]

cool dudes know that donkey kong 94 on game boy >>>>>>>> donkey kong country

[@captainchespin243]

4:36 I'm gonna have to ask you for some song sauce.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

DKC3 GBA - Funky's Game

[@Chance-vj3pd]

Keep it going

[@LeviathanRX]

Who else still has that VHS?

[@hedgehoundable]

I love how on the list for Dixie's beta names, for Demi-God, there's a note that says "surely, this is it!" followed immediately by "(OK, perhaps not)"

[@101supertails]

4:18 Could you imagine the third game with that name? Donkey Kong Country 3: Demgirls, Dey All Love Me Kong's Double Trouble!

[@TheBestWorstChannelonYouTube]

Dicky Licky Kong sounds like a pornstar name

[@donkeykogfunkyfresh]

To know everything, you must give up everything

[@memetendo645]

It could mean my subscription to the Ape Quarterly

[@archibaldcabebe6062]

Inka-Dinka-Doo!

[@Sigismund697]

I'm ready right now so why the big mistery?

[@CelestialDarkness45]

I wanna know the secrets that the crystal holds and all the magic power that it brings.

[@TheManOfManyNames373]

Give up my autographed picture of my idol, King Kong?

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Totally not made in tandem with the Switch Tropical Freeze/Funky Kong announcement.

[@riverm724]

S T O P N A R R A T I N G

[@David315842]

Riiiiiggghhhhttttt. LOL.

[@noircore]

TheCartoonGamer8000 Sorry people are giving you hell. I will agree that your voiceover work here could improve, but it's not as atrocious as others claim in my opinion.

[@waylonsherman5599]

N e w F u n k y M o d e

[@paradoxzee6834]

They always do that. Like they made a Pokemon Go episode at the peek of the popularity and when Pokemon Go died out (thank God) so they interest in making future Go videos

[@Fizzy439]

Can't wait for tropical freeze for switch. didn't get a chance to play it on the WiiU.

[@misterrkalebhimself]

Svante You're in for a treat. It's sooooooo good.

[@gonknodge]

Svante best 2d platformer ever made

[@thekiss2083]

Seriously. It's incredible. Pretty hard but almost always fair.

[@Chamushgoo]

I have it on the WiiU and Im going to get it on the switch. Its an amazing game!!

[@Fizzy439]

May can't come fast enough!

[@chickenzwings]

Oh god that name board for Dixie Kong is great. "DickyLicky" and "Damn, these are some crap names"

[@teddyroo12]

"who do you want for smash Brothers?" Damn these are Crap names Kong

[@Rpodnee]

Not this damn narrator again!

[@Ryan-Petre]

STOP. CASTING. CARTOON. GAMER.

[@takarifan]

Why? Explain your complain against CartoonGamer.

[@HolySka1991]

STOP. BITCHING.

[@theluigifan1]

HolySka1991 Stop your white knighting already.

[@broder3294]

4:14 Why "Damn, these are crap names" was not Original Dixie's name? Is perfect for her! It fits perfectly on her personality and how she looks!

[@jimmyjames6796]

DickyLicky. What the hell guys?

[@troymcclure9046]

You know how annoying it is when people speak every sentence as if it were a question? This man makes every fucking WORD sound like a question.

[@penandtag]

I muted the video and put on captions, the text had more emotion

[@UgliestSoup]

What is this noise narrating the video?

[@josejuliangonzalez9216]

What are you talking about?

[@orbeezslurper]

comments: 40% people saying dont hate on thecartoongamer 30% people hating on thecartoongamer 20% lolololol expand dong 9% this was made because of funky mode 1% HUMONGOUS ENTERTAINMENT FOR DYKG

[@flaco3462]

binch u can't disrespect the DONG

[@trevorkobe]

Not this guy again...

[@Lakitu1134]

When you realize that Rare's A-Team made DKC 1, 2, and Banjo-Kazooie, and their B-Team made DKC3 and DK64, it starts to make a LOT of sense...

[@Aqua_Xenossia]

DKC 3 was pretty awesome(if rather harsh with its difficulty at times), though that’s just my opinion.

[@ahmedp800]

DKC3 was Awesome, enough with the hate already.

[@jaymehiggins0690]

I always found DKC3 and DK64 better than DKC1 and DKC2.

[@pyrocyber5621]

DK64 was amazing and packed with tons of great content. I don't get the hate for it.

[@L33PL4Y]

DK64 is a repetitive, torturous slog of a game where you have to play through every single level with every single character to get every single item. It holds the world record for most collectibles in a single game, and that's not a good thing. Finishing that game was hell.

[@scrimblocoded]

The narrator sounds like Sonic the Hedgehog and I can't get through the video I'm sorry.

[@VGMStudios33]

SayFuzzyPickles ok see ya loser.

[@RelatosDeUnReploid]

dont watch the vídeo then, crybaby

[@jamesg6660]

"Narration can maybe, sound very vaguely like a video game character, kinda, if you're half deaf and don't know what the character's actually meant to sounds like. Literally unwatchable." Like, what? What the actual hell are you going on about?

[@sangan3202]

James G yeah you dont sound like an angry fanboy or anything

[@jamesg6660]

Daniel Requena I've literally never even watched one of the narrator's videos mate.

[@InsrtCoins]

Can we please have a written version of the script? I'm very interested in the content but ... you know. I can't stand listening to it.

[@HolySka1991]

Ryan Hamann Suck it up, buttercup.

[@CyranoForever101]

Seriously, why do they insist on forcing us to listen to TheCartoonGamer? Good lord

[@HolySka1991]

CyranoForever101 Try reading the comment section that complains about everything.

[@thewatchdog2788]

CyranoForever101 Go fuck yourself

[@BigBadBuzzard]

CyranoForever101 31k people disagree with you... (that’s how many subscribers the narrator has on his channel)

[@josh_on_gosh]

I had to watch the video muted because of the speaker. Of course, I missed the facts but... nice gameplay :)

[@AlanJones1984]

Hooray - Donkey Kong Oh No! - The Cartoon Gamer

[@sonicboy678]

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[@Kawaiilolrofl]

well-made video. awful narration.

[@alexanderstilianov]

That's often the case with DYKG.

[@danielbueno8474]

Vulture X Here's an even better idea: YOU shut the flying fuck up. Go watch one of his videos.

[@Differus]

Man, I was excited to watch this video when I saw it pop up. But I'm gonna skip it because this narrator is awful. :T

[@HolySka1991]

Well, this comment is pointless.

[@netflixmaster6427]

I miss the days when Donkey Kong Country that was produced by Rare. If only Microsoft hadn't bought the company from Nintendo we would've seen DK racing on the Gamecube

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

@Netflixmaster Dont worry. Nintendo knew what they were doing: most of the talent by then have moved on (including the Stamper Bros.). Grabbed by the Ghoulies is proof of this.

[@kevinfromsales9445]

@@DontKnowDontCare6.9 It still would've benefitted Nintendo by keeping all of Rares IPs exclusively on Nintendo consoles instead of Xbox. And like most Nintendo fans, I'm certain Rare would've been able to push out quality games with Nintendo's guidance just like with Retro Studios... except Grabbed by the Ghoulies.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

kevinfromsales9445 Thats logical and makes sense. From a business point of view. But there was an interview with Miyamoto before where he said Nintendo was a Kyoto company, and theres a culture in Kyoto to be trendsetters. After hearing that then finding out they didnt keep Rare's other IPs (which is contrary to the usual modus operandi of western publishers) it made sense. To me at least. Also using the characters by a western game dev would go against their game design philosophy. Theres a vid on how they made Splatoon, the characters, the music it used and how they dressed. That made all the elements feel "organic." Like what characters would make sense shooting ink, or what is associated with paint (grafitti), and what tracks goes well with grafitti (punk).

[@kevinfromsales9445]

@@DontKnowDontCare6.9 Yeah, Nintendo is very much based on tradition and I really like that but they sure kept Diddy Kong and Krystal and the entirety of the DKC and Dinosaur Planet lore and characters while not doing much with those. Losing Rare, or at least their IPs, was an epic fail and a wasted opportunity in my opinion. We could've seen Banjo Threeie, Conker and Perfect Dark on the GameCube, Donkey Kong Country 4? And can you imagine something like Kinect and Viva Piñata on the Wii which was already killing it with Wii Sports? Lots of missed chances there. Same goes for Sony not keeping Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Monster Hunter, etc. exclusive and Microsoft for not doing anything at all with the current game companies and games exclusivity they own. Edit: Nintendo also owns Eternal Darkness which is a great game and nothing has come of it ever since the GameCube.

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

@Kevinfromsales9445 With regards to Eternal Darkness, you should try to find some stuff about its head Denis Dyack. Long story short: DD was boasting bout his closeness to Nintendo heads, then wanted to end their exclusivity with Nintendo after weak sales in GameCube. Then made an ambitious game using new game engine. Complained about the game engine after the game failed and sued Epic games for "unfair practices" for supposedly witholding tech from Silicon Knights, then made a new game engine of their own But ended up getting sued by Epic instead, lost and had gone bankrupt. The reason? Unreal code in SK's game engine and games. Nintendo probably just doesnt wanna deal with people who could put them at a severe disadvantage.

[@bard5099]

tired of cartoon gamer lol

[@JMPDev]

When mentioning specific tracks, it would be really nice to play a small bit, even if just 3-5 seconds, so viewers know which one you are referring to. ex: 2:10, 2:22

[@bicarbonateofsoda117]

Can you not have this guy narrate ever again pls thx

[@DigitalBamboo]

This. I can't even watch videos where this guy narrates, he has one of the most annoying voices and intonations I've ever heard.

[@DearFreja]

Please. They need to start reading the comments.

[@pozitron3792]

Super Funky Kong Country Returns 64: Tropical Freeze with a New Funky Mode & Knuckles

[@epicwither8399]

Featuring Dante from the devil may cry series

[@Snauss]

Definitive Game of the Year Ultimate Collectors World Tour Edition.

[@therayleviathan]

+bowsers minions DX directors cut

[@Dampergerm]

PoZitron at the Olympic Games Also it has cross-buy

[@redmario73]

Easily one of the greatest video game franchises to date. Unparalleled soundtracks and level design that still hold up well today. This was a video I've been waiting for from you guys! Especially with the news of tropical freeze bring ported over to the switch, this was great timing. Hopefully we manage to get a new entry in a couple years. :)

[@sangan3202]

im just gonna guess thecartoongamer's fans are kids by the way they respond to anyone not praising their idol

[@majinbros9971]

Why do you dislike the naration?

[@GeneralFatman27]

He sounds like Barney the Dinosaur huffing helium.

[@mikesannitti6042]

Well he does sound like he's constantly talking to a baby, so I guess that makes sense.

[@Gonzalo_105]

fuck you then

[@TacoManX9]

Daniel Requena Because hating on a narrator should totes be a meme, amirite

[@specknacken6507]

Narrator sounds like a guy trying to sound like a Cartoon character. Huh...

[@HolySka1991]

Arsch Dee Eyyyy! I see what you did there. ;)

[@Leroyteam]

Expand_Dong

[@HyLion]

Expand_DICKY_LICKY

[@facialsupremacy2040]

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[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

Judging by this comment section, you'd think Ms. Piggy was narrating.

[@lazybacon7520]

"The game was the third best-selling Super Nintendo game, behind Mario All Stars and World." Well, yeah, those were bundled with the console.

[@FanonBanned]

Donkey Kong Country was bundled with the console too

[@somethingsomething9008]

Actually dkc was also bundled dkc2 is the best selling non bundled snes game

[@KombatGod]

2:47 "The third best seller for the Super Nintendo, second only to Super Mario All-Stars and Mario World" ...how can it be SECOND to those games, when it's the THIRD?

[@siskavard]

PLEASE STOP USING THIS NARATOR

[@hndz_6426]

4:16 Dickey Lickey

[@Schellsea]

"In 2011 an ex-rare employee under the pseudonym 'STAMPORZ' got in touch with the site 'DK VINE' and talked about the trilogies development" Huh, wonder who 'STAMPORZ' is... *EYES TIM AND CHRIS SUSPICIOUSLY*

[@KratosAurionPlays]

Still waiting for the DYKG episode on the Tales series. Acknowledge the Chrono Trigger episode poll already. 4:39 I'm surprised Microsoft even allowed that. You'd think they would have wanted their developers full attention to be on developing for their consoles.

[@lawrencebrooks420]

Stop letting this guy speak. Please.

[@ZombieFighter95]

Calm down, fanboy. He's right. The narrator is obnoxious.

[@majinbros9971]

Why?

[@lawrencebrooks420]

TheWatchDog 2 only if you’ll do it for me.

[@MIKERPHONE]

Wow, I used watch DKC Exposed over and over when I was young! It's pretty neat to learn something new about it!

[@NanaKyoto]

Funky Kong in Tropical Freeze is basically game breaking. Just putting it out there.

[@Compucles]

Isn't that the whole point? He's serving as the new easy mode for the game. I think it's rather creative to bring back an entire extra character for that purpose rather than adding a new difficulty option and adjusting the level design.

[@MelodyMix]

3:30 World 2 Boss? This is a small mistake in the video but he was actually present in Krem Quay (in the 3rd World) as a boss fight, not in world 2!

[@guilhermecantarela3700]

Even my grandma remembers clearly about the f "Lava World" being the 2nd one and the Scimitar. She'd help me finish the "ride the balloons while Rhyno" stage.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

My mistake!

[@MelodyMix]

It's fine :) It is a small mistake anyway!

[@apollorock3r244]

04:16 “Damn, these are crap names.” XD

[@roosterboots4684]

So is the narrator an actual cartoon character, or...?

[@StillAtMyMoms]

That fucking narration.

[@thekiss2083]

3:00 *EXPOSE DONG*

[@Kolbykooz]

Please stop with this narrator. Why y'all making me watch muted with captions? Please.

[@AltimaNEO]

No offense to the guy, but it seems like he phrases every line as a question.

[@felix.bengtsson]

Love how you made the same comment twice lol, guess the first one wasn't good enough. It's a lot more than 1 person, by the way, he's fucking annoying. I can't watch a single one of his videos.

[@felix.bengtsson]

It's not a glitch, you changed the wording. Also, people have been complaining, and at least in my case it affects viewership (as I'm sure it does for many others).

[@GeneralFatman27]

"One person doesn't like the narrator." Bruh look at the rest of the comment section. He's not the only one. Not by a very wide margin.

[@Michirin9801]

The GBA remakes get a bit of a bad rep, but you know, when you're on-the-go and can't take a SNES with you, they'll do fine... Also, the 3rd game was actually pretty damn good! I'll actually pick it over the SNES original!

[@mugflub]

Seriously unpleasant and cartoonish narration.

[@BigBadBuzzard]

Well, they don’t call him The Cartoon Gamer for nothing.

[@SonnyPlaystation]

Oooo dis

[@47drift]

Stop wasting good subject matter on this narrator.

[@HolySka1991]

47drift Stop wasting time complaining.

[@zedek6709]

Why ppl complain about ppl complaining

[@datdamnkez]

47drift right like you can narrate better

[@shadownite3378]

I'm confused, whats the issue with the narrator?

[@Benjamillion]

He sounds like he's never gained puberty.

[@Emuraman]

Damn, why are you people being so mean to the narrator guy?

[@TacoManX9]

Emuraman Thank Zeus, someone's not being negative

[@lucianothewindowsfan]

2:34 Wrong, DKC came out in America before the UK, with the game coming out in the UK on November 24th, 1994, America got it 3 days earlier on November 21st.

[@KayFiOS]

2:14 Damn, these are crap names.

[@MikeandKatieShow]

Is donkey kong land on gameboy the same thing as donkey kong country??

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Not really, no.

[@TotemSP2]

Please don't get this narrator again.

[@GameTesterBootCamp]

I've still got my "Donkey Kong Country Exposed" VHS! I must have watched that damn thing 100 times through the years.

[@squarepainter]

Great video as always! DKC will always be an undeniable classic.

[@IkeSan]

BLAZBLUE AND GUILTY GEAR VIDEO PLEASE!!!!

[@hankhill242productions6]

New Funky Mode!

[@Cr4zyJ4keoo7]

Should have gotten Ryan from SuperMega for this.

[@SuperTeeter64]

Should’ve not been whining so much.

[@Part_Time_Fox]

Now with! *FUNKY NEW MODE*

[@pastaman64]

4:25 that thing totally isn't creepy at all with it's soul seeking eyes and skinned looking legs

[@Tyeタイ]

"Dem girls dey all love me Kong" is my favourite character.

[@Jacob-jg6cd]

I never played Donkey Kong Country until this year and it’s instantly becoming one of my favorite games. That goes to show you that a great doesn’t need to have the graphics of Uncharted 4 or the multiplayer of Halo 2, it just needs to have some heart and soul in it.

[@Lunarri]

narration isn't that bad. chill people

[@LvlGenesis]

Did you know gaming with new funky mode.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Expand dong with new funky mode

[@tman4life01]

I think a lot of you guys are followers. One person has an opinion and everybody else chooses it cause its the cool thing to do. The narrator wasnt even that bad

[@mt-3234]

"An owl who gave out fellatio called Hooters."

[@NeonluxDJWorks]

For a second it felt like it was an automated voice like Cortana reading the script. Is it a real person... for real? xD

[@monstersociety3360]

Did You Know Gaming? - Psychonauts

[@BingBangPoe]

2:23 Alright, can we get Funky Kong for Season 4 of Killer Instinct? "New Funky Mode"!

[@rick-deckard]

Dude I believe in your ability to do great VO without it sounding this cringily affected.

[@huddolife4830]

3:23 Amoung Us in donkey kong?

[@uncleurda8101]

Bro why does this dude talk like this? I made it a minute into the video and I am irrationally upset.

[@supergamerxda.k.azabuza4031]

Hm, Interesting.

[@creamdream5255]

"DickyLicky"..... Brilliant.

[@cleaningdetergents]

I'm not hating or nothing, but I had a feeling TheCartoonGamer was gonna be the narrator

[@heythatsprettygood6492]

*NEW FUNKY MODE*

[@bforthigh1617]

3:30 Kudgel is a world 3 boss FYI

[@sparkch3540]

ryan magee should do this if there’s a part 2

[@CatboyGenius]

Absolutely 100% okay with this.

[@maxumusjesus]

I love how the name list has "Hope we can use this one" after the name of Hooter.

[@SOMEGUY7893]

We can all agree "Damn, these are crap names" was the best name right?

[@ghostaccountlmao]

I don't understand the problems people have with the narrator.

[@Lumcoin]

"Dickylicky", "Danus", "Damn, these are crap names", "Dem girls, dey all love me" I fucking love this xD

[@Limomon]

0:12 I am almost positive he said "Donkuments" at this point

[@Vince__]

5:25 Stampers EXPANDED on this, saying...

[@KamiJoJo]

Hooter... Hootey... is this a Vinesauce reference?

[@casualcyberguy1314]

Hey dykg make a MII or Wii sports resort video

[@GreatFox42]

Dem girls, dey all love me Kong beautiful