ROR: Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES Vs. GBA)

Welp, time to review one of my most favoritest games of all time. I hope you're prepared for some fanboying.
The intro and outro songs are from the OCRemix collab album, Donkey Kong Country 2: Serious Monkey Business.
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Remake or Rebreak Scores:
1- Rebreak: Fails to resurrect the same quality standard as its original due to incompetent design, technical failures, etc.
2- Re-Meh: Not quite as good as the original, but a relatively competent recreation that is still very playable. Fails to add any new content or fix problems of the original.
3- Remake: Superior to the original, but not necessarily worth it if you already own the original. May add some new content or fix some problems of the original.
4- Replace: So much better than the original, that there's no reason for new players to own the original. Not only a faithful recreation of the original, but fixes old bugs and adds new content.

[@lobsteros]

"Diddy's Kong Quest" "Diddy's Conquest" Ohhhh....

[@npc_blob1609]

OMG! I never noticed that until now! xD

[@ars7374]

lobsteros (Channel Lobster's Alt) Me neither!

[@yagmur1677]

Oh diddy's conquest😶

[@BigBossMan538]

The Smash 4 meta game in a nutshell.

[@wowza935]

+BigBossMan538 in a peanut shell

[@Dlf212]

Anyone find it interesting in the trilogy: DKC 1 - You play as Donkey & Diddy (new) DKC 2 - You play as Diddy (returning) & Dixie (new) DKC 3 - You play as Dixie (returning) & Kiddy (new)

[@donkeykongsfootlongdong4785]

+Dbzlotrfan M Illumikongy

[@wowza935]

not interesting. it was intentional. it was a means of keeping the fans involved while including a new face.

[@tomstorm255]

and the name is after the returning kong too haha

[@TheDJGrandPa]

I mean... you never noticed before? ^^

[@MrDiana1706]

@Pyro Flare looks like kiddy is like the ice age baby of the dkc, people just seems to hate him.

[@TBrizzle01]

That awkward moment where Donkey Kong is only playable in one of the three games.

[@xmaverickhunterkx]

Well, technically 3 out of 5

[@crocpuppetflowerpterodacty1647]

I feel that to...

[@Thorpe]

Yeah but you are in Donkey Kong's Country.

[@matthewayres6615]

Maverick Hunter K That awkward moment when you forget about two of the games 😂

[@TBrizzle01]

Matt Ayres The awkward moment when I didn't. Nothing wrong with the newer games, they just came out nearly twenty years later.

[@ProtosMerkabah]

Stickerbrush Symphony is an extremely relaxing tune. Good that it is because the levels are bloody hard!

[@kieranstark7213]

I can’t name even one thing in the universe that has a greater soundtrack than the DKC trilogy (especially DKC2) for the Super Nintendo. Which is why it’s impossible to pick a favourite of DKC2 songs over the whole thing!

[@semolina__]

IMO I think Megaman X and Super Metroid have better soundtracks but DKC has a phenomenal soundtrack All 3 of them

[@kieranstark7213]

the senate The Super Nintendo is known for making soundtracks that are beyond masterful with its 16/bit sound chip!

[@semolina__]

True I also can’t believe I neglected to mention StarFox

[@kieranstark7213]

the senate Oh hell yeah, that game is ANOTHER classic!

[@03bgood]

"Damn, K. Rool's not fucking around!" Sounds like something James Rolfe/The Angry Video Game Nerd would say.

[@alessandrobozzi7085]

It took +ExoParadigmGamer so many years to notice the "Kong Quest" (Conquest) pun, but it took me until _now_ to realize the pun behind the title of the video series... *make or break.* Man, I'm an idiot.

[@MarioFan587YT]

WAIT WHAT

[@davidnetix]

It took me even longer to find out that the game was called Diddy’s Kong Quest and not Diddy *Kong’s* Quest.

[@Bardockssj2003]

I know it took me like last year to figure out the title of DKC2 pun and of course we all know that video series remake or re-break is a pun on make or break

[@yowza9638]

Frick

[@vegetafan9922]

I love how in the rematch with K. Rool in Lost World his musket is clogged with fish that after fired and flop around he just looks at the player as if he's saying "I did not see that coming." There's a reason why this guy's gonna be my main in Smash Ultimate.

[@empgkrazer_5124]

I hope your looking some advance combo guides I recommend it as a K. Rool main myself its useful brother

[@Bardockssj2003]

King k rool is awsome not my main in the game I mean Donkey kong is my main but he is on my list of one of the best characters in the game 2 reason 1 he is really strong 2 this guy hasn't been in a game in years so it was a good call on Nintendo to bring this guy and banjo and Kazooie back.

[@Haedox]

Okay, you have thoroughly convinced me to buy DKC 2. I already have, but if I didn't, this would have done it. Great video bb

[@ExoParadigmGamer]

Yus sur

[@reesespuffs8998]

Haedox hello.

[@xenonmaster6668]

ExoParadigmGamer can you do a Donkey Kong Country Returns Remake or Rebreak now because it’s been 3 years man.

[@kieranstark7213]

ExoParadigmGamer Even though Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) has a reputation as the greatest Donkey Kong game, you seem to love it even more than other people. *HELL YES!!!!!!*

[@detectiveblutomindpretzel6292]

did you get gba or snes?

[@GuestZer0]

I noticed you mentioned the Zinger enemies are the ones humming in "Mining Melancholy". I always said that it's the Zingers humming, but at least one person I know keeps getting mad at me for even suggesting it. Glad to know somebody has a similar opinion.

[@LuffyMcDuck]

Hey, a guy who gives so much respect to DKC2, I just found a new friend. DKC2 is in my games TOP-5.

[@hansweiss469]

Same. This game ranks 4th plac in my personal top 5 Snes titles, just behind Final fight 3, Yoshi's island, and Megaman X3.

[@SQGReviewShow]

This is by far one of the best video game sequels of all time. I mean, how do you improve near perfection?

[@SQGReviewShow]

Oh, thank you for crediting me for the "beat in one sitting" terminology. You didn't have to do that because words and phrases are public domain, but thank you anyways. Loved this video.

[@trooper9013]

The Side Quest Gamer Review Show Put Sonic in

[@JsReviews]

The Side Quest Gamer Review Show you treat it like a big big buuuuuuuulllllllyyyy

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

The Side Quest Gamer Review Show BY BEING MORE PERFECT!!!

[@semolina__]

Some of my favorite sequels are dkc 2, sonic 2, Link to the past, Super Metroid, and Super Castlevania 4

[@TwoBitSpecialist]

The Kongs' eyes bugging out before a boss battle is a small nod to Battletoads, where the same thing happened.

[@sariarosegold]

lol you started that bonus room music and i had to remind myself for a moment this wasnt an episode of "the Completionist" XD

[@SuperLeopold64]

Never really looked at the title properly when first playing this and always thought it was called Diddy Kong's Quest.

[@StupidMarioBros1Fan]

The way I've always viewed DKC & DKC2 remakes is this: The perfect version would be the GBA game with the graphics & sound quality of the original SNES versions, it's the best of both games in my opinion but I love both versions a ton. Never did own DKC3 for either version though, at some point I need to get that one.

[@isaacrossgaming-ayoshifan4037]

StupidMarioBros1Fan study it first It's the toughest of them ALL

[@TheOGNoName]

DKC 3 seems to get a lot more hate than the other 2. 3 is my favorite video game of all time...with 2 and then 1 right behind it. DKC 3 is a masterpiece though and you'll do yourself a favor getting it.

[@orinanime]

I'd love to see an update using the visuals of the SNES versions with the improvements of the GBA versions.

[@AlphaladZXA]

I wish it were that way, and when I saw someone do a proof of concept of bramble blast people were THANKFUL nothing GBA was in it... talk about harsh

[@AlexSmith-fw1by]

Get it. You will not regret it. It will piss you off at times but it's a great game.

[@FroztiProductions]

1. This soundtrack has no business being this good. David Wise was in another dimension while writing it. It's really on another level. 2. Squawk shoots eggs? I thought thems was walnuts. 3. This is a really thoughtful and quality video.

[@snapclub8751]

As a kid, I thought Squawk was shooting coconuts.

[@VGPorage]

My biggest complain with the GBA version is the fact that you have to pay 10coins if you want to redo the bosses I know this may seem minor but that really bothered me when I first played it especally for the final battle

[@ExoParadigmGamer]

VGPorage That is true. Generally, though, I'll just replay DKC2 from the beginning rather than selecting a level from a completed save.

[@VGPorage]

ExoParadigmGamer Yeah it was honestly mostly for the final battle I found that bothersome since I wanted to watch the ending again wich you can't in the GBA version since you only then obtain your rewards and get sent back to the map. But at the end of the day even though I personally prefer the SNES version mostly because of the advantage of the SNES hardware and nostalgic bias I still think the GBA version is a fantastic game and DKC2 is and will probably always be my favorite platformer of all time right next to Super Mario World and Shovel Knight

[@ExoParadigmGamer]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who thinks this game is the cream of the classic platforming crop. I've been learning recently that we were more numerous than I thought.

[@GoldenNorway1]

The mining melancholy is by far one of the best tracks ever made in video game history. It' serious, melancholic and reminds you of how dangerous it can be to work in the mines. As a miner myself, I often think of how how dangerous it would be if the timbers above my head suddenly collapsed. David Wise really captured that feel in this melody.

[@DarthBobCat]

Nicely done. I always wondered, if they'd make a DKC 4, what they would have teamed Kiddy Kong up with.

[@NYCJoeBlack]

DarthBobCat - That probably would have happened on the GameCube Nintendo, Nintendo DS, or Nintendo 3DS.

[@damightybenstein]

Somebody's actually making an unofficial 4th DKC game.

[@nostalgiaontheairmichaelch9932]

@Alexander Tipton yes.

[@callinater6133]

Do returns and tropical freeze not exist anymore or something?

[@willisl.dodsonjr.8861]

And as I am guilty of this...forgot that Donkey Kong 64 is the 4th DKC game.

[@kingkirby1394]

Little nitpick you forgot to mention the cameo from tiny Kong

[@ExoParadigmGamer]

You're right. I even had the footage, too.

[@kingkirby1394]

That's why I noticed still good review you convinced me to do the whole trilogy I just started dkc3 that I bought on the eshop

[@protol5683]

Cameo?

[@kingkirby1394]

Yeah in the funky helicopter minigame mission if you can look closely at the Sprite going into the helicopter with Dixie you can see tiny Kong from donkey kong 64 she wasn't in the snes version

[@protol5683]

Lord Kirby Huh, cool.

[@4arms4life]

Gba version was the game that introduced me to the world of gaming

[@GatorRay]

+Charlie's Channel the GBA version is the only one of the three remakes I played as a kid. So I've a nostalgic bias for the GBA version.

[@Bardockssj2003]

I played this game when I was moving to Washington

[@oloftillman4020]

Same for me

[@useless-sillyruby6132]

@@GatorRay Me too. I played this game on GBA and I find surprised that everybody prefers SNES or others over GBA, making me kind of... disappointed. Is liking GBA wrong?

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

These videos are due for a remake themselves I think! You need to give Eveline Novakovic (nee Fischer) her dues, as she was just as of a composer as David Wise was on the original DKC trilogy! She took on the role of main composer for the third game, but she contributed quite a bit to the first game for sure (Simian Segue, Candy's Love Song, Voices of the Temple, Forest Frenzy, Treetop Rock, Northern Hemispheres, and Ice Chant) and David Wise confirmed in a 2017 tweet that she composed the underrated gem "In A Snowbound Land" for DKC2. The lady absolutely deserves her flowers! 💐💐💐

[@espenstoro]

Now that I'm an adult, this is the biggest nostalgia trip, 20 years later. I finally get the jokes and puns, and I never even thought about the fact that DK isn't playable. Best SNES game for sure. Nice review.

[@TheNzGameFreak]

You are amazing Exo :), i cant believe how much detail you go into about one of my favourite games of all time :)

[@josiebat7116]

Finally someone who understands!! This game is my favorite snes game ever ! I had dkc 1 first but then i got dkc2 and instantly fell in love with it. To this day i still cant get over the fact on how great and fun this game is!

[@josiebat7116]

exoparadigmgamer .. You just got yourself a subscriber x)

[@hnickel4757]

You are Jesus. FINALLY, someone who actually sees the good in this remake!

[@Bardockssj2003]

Hay i think this a good remake too i had this game as a kid and i still love it

[@snapclub8751]

Cacklettabean2003 _ Same here.

[@RetroRupp]

Great job on this video man! You are quickly becoming one of my favorite reviewers on KZbin! You go into an amazing amount of detail and we seem to share similar opinions on classic games such as this.

[@TinyGuy97]

Yeah, same.

[@KraigFang]

This was my favorite game for a long time and still remains the favorite for SNES. Great review! Glad you did all three DKCs, thanks very much:)

[@xR3Dx0]

your review is completely thorough and completely amazing good job

[@8bitsniper568]

I love DKC2's OST!! I like its variation from jazzy to psychedelicly atmospheric

[@PRATERVXEX]

I understand life happens, you’ve gone on to college, but I really miss your continent. These were some of the most thought out and best videos about gaming on the entire website. Hope you’re well, EPG!

[@robokoolmn]

Good job, the first game I remember playing was mario 3 but I really grew up on SNES. I watched your video of DKC and thought "this guy doesn't get it" then I watched this video and realize you did a better job than most on these games and hopefully you get more people to play either version of these games, keep up the good work.

[@O.G.Ashtre]

27:25 Lmao That Part Was Always Hilarious To Me

[@norealprson]

THIS...is the reason why i'm subscribed to you! For your absolutely SUPERB and honest reviews! I think you're the best reviewer i've ever seen and surpassing others greatly. I like that you make 30 minute long reviews and analyse almost everything about a game. You actually convince me to want to get this game and you inspire me to one day make reviews like you. Remember the Sonic reviews? I don't care about Sonic at all and i'm very uninterested in hearing anything about him or his games, but with your great reviews, I was actually listening and had fun while watching them. Good job man!

[@thenewcultking600]

100% agree ive been watching him ever since he started uploading.

[@acepilot87]

I really love these videos - I watched them way back when they came out and now I'm revisiting them at the moment. I just wanted to comment on the question of visuals that something that these games get right that a lot of handheld ports didn't is that visually, what might be most impressive might not best serve the game on the format you were playing it on. It's why the Game Boy port of King of Fighters '95 towers over the GB ports of SF2 and Mortal Kombat - rather than follow the lead of Capcom and Acclaim and capture the look of the arcade games to underline the connection, Takara instead reworked the visuals to suit the Game Boy's smaller screen and then worked to better capture the essence of the gameplay instead. The DKC Advance series might not have the visual "wow" of the SNES originals, but it sacrifices that to ensure the gameplay works better on the smaller format system.

[@Gusweb98]

I love how you recreated the openings to the GBA games. Top notch stuff here!

[@SlackerArtist]

7:29 "Swamps" I see what you did there.

[@KurtHectic97]

Great review. DKC2 is awesome.

[@snapclub8751]

It certainly is.

[@kieranstark7213]

Me in the 1990s-2020s: Donkey Kong Country 2 is one of the greatest video games of all time and nobody can convince otherwise.

[@johnlukecorpus2483]

Can you also do Kirby Adventure NES vs Kirby nightmare in dreamland GBA as request

[@kingskylord6099]

John Luke Corpus May be 1 year late, but the review came out a few months ago. lol

[@bazla123]

Dkc2 has the perfect difficulty.

[@blazingsonic]

I like how on the GBA Diddy and Dixie doesn't dim out when being switched out.

[@Decidetto]

Funny that you mentioned that it took you so long to recognize the conquest pun. I only realized it this week!

[@AGZhark]

The -1 life jungle in one of the stages in this game, he DID use as his new channel intro theme, which I find cool. And no, I’ve been watching this channel for years. I just now wanted to comment this as nobody else has.

[@cerisejaxel9636]

Here to gush over DKC games alongside him. Definitely not disappointed! I swear, I got the dumbest smile listening to his analysis of each part of the games: graphics, music, color schemes, gameplay, etc. I'm aware these games aren't perfect, but I've adored them for years, and can get lost in each world.

[@cerisejaxel9636]

Wow. I'm impressed that you added that spoiler section here. Newer fan here, you're content is exceptional. I'm aware that this video is old and I don't expect a response. Just felt like ranting fangirlishly into blank space.

[@MrLoowiz]

As an old school fan of the series, I believe Donkey Kong Country is the hardest of all, and also the worst. I don't know why so many people hate Donkey Kong Country 3, it is an amazing game.

[@deatsbybre7162]

As great a game DKC3 is, a lot of the level gimmicks, especially toward the end of the game, are inherently annoying and comparatively not fun.

[@metalliholisti3728]

I respect your opinion but I think that DKC1 and 3 are equal. DKC2 is best though.

[@jaydienparks5658]

@@metalliholisti3728 dkc 3 isn't horrible bit it's the worst in my opinion

[@AlphaladZXA]

I mean I dont hate dkc3 I just dont enjoy it as much as the others, but I do very much prefer the gba version cause the new soundtrack

[@nostalgiaontheairmichaelch9932]

Definitely not. DKC is the easiest of them all

[@TWIP98]

This was an awesome review, I really wanna try this game out! It looks so charming and colourful, and the music I have heard sounds fantastic! I wanna guess and say that your favourite 3D Mario game is Galaxy 2. Mine is actually Sunshine, I loved the settings, the massive levels, the unique mechanics and the music, holy crap I could listen to Noki Bay all day :3 Keep up the great work, I hear DKC 3 is the weakest of the bunch, I can't wait to hear your impressions of it! (ps that hat is awesome!)

[@midwestcowboy204]

TWIP sunshine was my fave too!

[@jw1412]

sunshines the absolute best

[@03bgood]

Funny thing; DKC2, A Link To The Past, and Super Metroid all came out on the 3DS Virtual Console, on my 28th birthday! Best birthday presents from Nintendo, ever! I hope we get Kirby: Star Allies or the new Animal Crossing game for the Switch, or even the launch of the Switch Virtual Console for my 30th birthday! That would be really awesome! Please make one of those happen, Nintendo!

[@damionmandy7978]

Buy only for the New 3ds and New 2ds,regular 3ds can't get SNES games on the eShop

[@dlanovil]

TWIP = ForcesTuber

[@Doofy16]

Man this channel is underrated, u deserve more subs!

[@Skallva]

I've been watching your videos from some time now and I have to say: I was looking forward to this one. I have a lot of good memories with DKC2 on GBA and I remember how I couldn't put my GBA down trying to find all those dang collectables (and even now I'm trying to...). It's definetely one of my favourite platformers (but not my favourite, than honor goes to the Mega Man Zero trillogy) and I'll pick it up any day. Great review (although I can't be the only one who felt it was pretty bias in some places... oh well...).

[@warriorman1708]

DKC2 is one of my favorite Games and also one of the best Jump n Runs of all time. The Gameboy Advance is the first Verison what i played DKC2 since the time, that I was 10 years old and this Game makes still fun. I also like the SNES-Version of this Game, but like I said, I grow up with the GBA-Version. And good Job for the Review.

[@stezo2k]

best platform game ever. subbed

[@williamwhite2568]

stezo2k Super Mario World and sonic 3 and knuckles SONIC MANIA

[@poudink5791]

SMW? Best platformer ever? I think I'm gonna laugh. SMW was alright; nothing more, nothing less. It had average graphics, a solid soundtrack and awkward level design.

[@comradecat1922]

stezo2k best agree ever my dude.😀

[@benthebenifulben4003]

It's a fucking opinion

[@metalliholisti3728]

Poudink Agreed. I don't understand why people praise SMW's level design when SMB3, Yoshi's Island and Rare's DKC Trilogy exists.

[@Samwize1]

Thanks for recommending this game! I picked up a copy and thoroughly enjoyed it. I like the added time attack mode quite a bit as a way to practice quick movement.

[@majorg6065]

I'm very surprised you haven't made an ROR for Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, that would be an awesome comparison! Anyway, love this series, you are well educated and the production is extremely professional.

[@dirtyslutbehind10usedtampo30]

I think the 2nd installment in the Donkey Kong Country series is the best out of all of them.

[@williamwhite2568]

DirtySlutBehind10UsedTampons it is

[@deondavis05712]

7:30 shrek watermark with the swamp level!

[@TBoneTony]

I notice your taste in Gaming Soundtrack Remixes are of good quality. Loved that DKC2 remix soundtrack as it has so many good songs remixed to almost be good and sometimes even better as the original soundtrack.

[@TakaMaru777]

great video EPG, keep em coming!

[@MagitekOmega]

I grew up with 1 and didn't get my cartridge of 2 until I was 9. Overall, I love both but strongly prefer 2 over 1.Your coverage definitely gave me reasons to agree with. That said, I think the games as a trilogy are masterpieces, and would have to say 2 > 1 > 3 imo.

[@williamwhite2568]

MagitekOmega I agree

[@metalliholisti3728]

2 > 3 = 1

[@MariusUrucu]

Just started playing this game recently and I must say, DKC2 is really good, better than the first one. Also I think it's me but the environments in the first three worlds remind me very much of Captain Claw (another great, yet criminally underrated platformer, recommend watching Spigazu's review of the game if you are curious).

[@mads9112]

Grew up playing DKC2 on the GBA and loved it, wasn't until I saw a comparison of the graphics side by side that I noticed how much better they are on SNES. Also I never realized the intro cutscene was created brand new for the GBA? Overall I think it's really cool that you take the time to show how things get lost in translation between different ports, I thought I knew everything about Diddy's Kong Quest but I guess I was wrong

[@cloudycloud7666]

8:12 EXO: The Art Direct just oozes Charm and creativity. Me: What About it all i see is nothing but lifeless husk.

[@777dot77]

Favourite out of the three.

[@ChronoGearSolid]

This game is my favorite game of all time. That is admittedly due to nostalgia, and I readily admit that DKC2 is the better game. I play all 3 on a regular basis, and 3 is the most difficult to me these days. (especially in hard mode.) I 105 percent it once or twice a year. I guess that's why some of its flaws don't bother me, because I got so used to them. Edit: planning on giving the GBA version a try as well, thanks to this video!

[@Coreisus]

Dkc feels very focused. Like you're making your way across DK Island. 2 is similar in its overworld design, but a lot of the individual levels feel adjacent to that. Then DKC3 feels focused again. Diddy's Kongquest has more atmosphere though! It vibes the most outta the og trilogy!

[@Sum1WhoExists]

One of my favourite gba games when I was younger

[@UBERocity]

I love everything you have to say about this game, it's easily my favorite platforming game to exist. I've ALWAYS preferred DKC to the Mario series.

[@snapclub8751]

I only ever played the SNES version once. I actually owned the GBA version and, like most others, DKC2 is my favorite of the original trilogy.

[@NefariousWes]

I love how in-depth your reviews are. I often find myself wishing that most other reviews had more "meat" to them. DKC 2 is my favorite of the series, and one of my favorite SNES games of all-time, even though I think DKC 3 is the better game if that makes sense. Even though I disagree with a lot of what you had to say on DKC 3 and Yoshi's Island, I thoroughly enjoyed those reviews as well. I'm definitely gonna check out more! Also, it's awesome to see a "youngster" appreciate the classics, and to get a whole new, fresh perspective from someone who didn't grow up with these games. Super Metroid and DKC BLEW ME AWAY when they were brand new. Video games don't blow me away anymore--even the presentation of bad games these days are pretty impressive. I miss the old days... it's just not the same anymore.

[@febrez3355]

I woke up this morning to hear this video and. I like it I really enjoy this content keep it up

[@craigwillis8704]

+ExoParadigmGamer can you do Final Fantasy VI (SNES vs. GBA) Remake or Rebreak

[@machadragonii145]

The only negative the GBA version has is that it doesn't have the animation I'd Dixie licking the honey in zinger nest levels

[@MarcoFD]

as a kid i thought the tension of not beeing able to save when entering a new world only added to the excitement, you are in enemy territory so you needed to survive untill you finally reached the kong college, plus you had endless seas of time as a kid anyways so it wasnt to much of a hastle to have to replay some levels if you hit a game over and discover how your skill had improved over those levels you played a hour ago

[@GruseligerZigeuner]

I'm so glad i have the original trilogy boxed in very good condition. I love them all. Great review! I really liked it

[@NoshuHyena]

David Wise is a master of sound. Though he's brilliant with the musical elements of harmony and melody, what he's truly the master of is timbre, and that's why his stuff is so incredibly ambient and emotionally evocative. It's also why people crap on the remake's soundtracks. With songs that tick the boxes of "melody" and "harmony", the GBA's limitations wouldn't matter much. But in Wise's case, they severely reduce a large part of his songs' depth, which comes in the form of the sounds themselves. Additionally, when tasked with porting Eveline Fischer's DKC3 soundtrack to the GBA, David Wise decided that the limitations were too great and they wouldn't do her work justice. That's why he re-composed the whole game so he could make something workable within the system's boundaries.

[@GorditoCrunch343]

The main reason was that Eveline Fischer's score contained a lot of low pitchtones, which the GBA can't reproduce for shit. David Wise even alluded to this in an interview about the DKC3 port on its website.

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

"wow factor" does _not_ mean nostalgia. That's just not a correct assessment of what Craig was saying about DKC1. "Wow factor" refers to a game that is completely unique upon release in terms of ascetics an game design. These novel games gain popularity based on their design of course, but also based on how they stand out compared to other games. This is very important to understand because even in the case of superior sequels, the "wow factor" will be gone if the designers simply make the older game again with improvements. This is generally why both professional critics and the gaming public at large usually rate similar sequels lower scores by default - they simply lack the same sort of impact the original had because you know what you're getting going into it as opposed to having a completely new experience unlike anything you've played before. There's a ton of examples dating all the way back to the third generation. Super Mario Bros. is one of the most famous "wow factor" games ever, yet the actual Super Mario Bros. 2 released in 1986 on the Famicom Disk System is an obscure game even in Japan largely because it lacked the "wow factor" of the original. The game looked the same, played the same, offered new challenges and stages and such, but in no way captured the "wow factor". Newer examples of this persist too. When Megaman 9 came out, people praised the decision to return to Megaman's 8-bit roots and and forgo all the series baggage that had accumulated throughout the 32-bit games. To release a brand new 8-bit game from a major developer was also something that stood out from the crowd. It had "wow factor". Megaman 10 however, did not, even though Megaman 10 is a better game than 9 in terms of game design and difficulty balance, it lost the wow factor. So getting back to DKC2, Craig was 100% right to say that DLC1 had "wow factor" when DLC2 did not. That's _not_ an opinion or in any way debatable. If you compare the games on other factors is how you can determine for yourself which game is your personal favorite. Having said all this: Donkey Kong Country 2 is one of my personal all time favorite games. I think it's got better variety, music, difficulty balance and I even think it's better looking to boot. But again, Craig was right. Donkey Kong Country 2 wasn't as big of a deal as DKC1 was for the reason that there already was DKC1. I don't know how else to explain this concept to you. When Doom came out on PC, it had "wow factor"because there were no other shooters like it. But then shooters for the next several years were all virtually indistinguishable from Hexen to Raise of the Triad, all of them were called "Doom clones" even when they had newer, better designs. Being first matters when it comes to game design.

[@lpfan4491]

honestly, that is just stupid and everyone taking a huge piss on the concept of sequels in general. of course, it can be oversaturating when you have too much of the same(looking at megaman on nes specifically), but the point is to not throw in the previous work in the trash and build upon the foundation to make a better product and continue one specific vision. and well, that is actually what nostalgiablind is defined as. rating something higher than something that is better than it(or rating something unnessesarily low for going a bit off the rails) because it had more(or less) impact on the person themselves or the entire community.

[@doubledenial8178]

"is not an opinion and not in any way debatable" what??? So anyone who claims to enjoy a similar sequel is lying?

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

@@doubledenial8178 Please read my entire post, not piece apart an out-of-context statement and look for a nefarious meaning when it is clearly not like that.

[@kingkirby1394]

because of this review i decided to download diddys kong quest from the eshop as my first donkey kong county game i was convince enough to give it a shot and ive got to say what a fantastic game i actually find it better than sonic 3 and knuckles while i found the game to be quite challenging id argue that dkc1 is just as difficult but not impossible thank you exo paradim gamer you have introduced m to one ov my new favorite game franchises :)

[@greenbirds91]

Forest Interlude is my favorite. Absolutely love it

[@Motherdragon64]

Diddy's Kong Quest Diddy's Kongquest Diddy's Conquest

[@kholdkhaos64ray11]

Rise of the Planet of the Dongs

[@Goblin_Hands]

Motherdragon64 Smash Bros 4: Diddy's Conquest

[@thegooddoctorapex4609]

Motherdragon64 well to be fair he is kinda taking over Kremlin Island in an effort to rescue donkey kong

[@stevedoidoultimate4815]

Will you ever review Tropical Freeze? It's my favorite one!

[@TWIP98]

SteveDoidoUltimate He already has :P

[@stevedoidoultimate4815]

+TWIP It was a mini review.

[@TBoneTony]

The part where Diddy and Dixie have those shocked eyes and facial expressions also came from Battle Toads. That was another RARE reference.

[@LackaJudgment]

Great review! David Wise is also one of my favorite videogame music composers, tied with Nobuo Uematsu

[@Rin_The_Pianist]

Dkc2 is ine of my fav games of all time :)

[@UltraPrimeHunter]

a shame rare replay cant feature these games...theyre probably the best games rare has made...

[@luistailsprower3051]

Cuz while Rare are with Microsoft now, Donkey Kong is still with Nintendo.

[@Cory_]

Diddy's Kong Quest.... Diddy's Conquest... Holy shit, I need to lie down...

[@johnsmith-bq2vt]

The reason save points are spaced apart in the SNES originals is so that you have to complete a series of levels with your given amount of lives. When you can save after each level, if you die too much you can just reload the game and get your lives back with little consequence and re-enter the level. Adding saving after each level is not necessarily a marked improvement even if it is convenient. This aside, good review.

[@HaohmaruHL]

DKC2 is just perfection, a masterpiece. One of the best video games ever made. One of those games i just sit and play occasionally because just playing the game feels so damn good. DKC1 was cool for a first game but it got completely wrecked by the sequel. Even DKC3 is better than DKC1 as it still has tons of improvements introduced in DKC2.

[@Lakitu1134]

7:30 Just shat myself

[@DrNomad-mu4ol]

Very well done video dude. Keep up the good work.

[@RiC_David]

Loved this game as a kid, one of my all time favourites - just now 20 years later realising it's not "Diddy Kong's Quest" but "Diddy's Kong Quest" Also never noticed Dixie's ponytail was shaped and coloured like a banana.

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

"GBA has a better version of Stickerbrush Symphony" Oh really? (listens to the GBA version for the first time) It is decent, but a bit too sharp for my liking. The magic of the original is the eerie sense of relaxation that it evokes, which is helped by a smoother flow. But I will give it this, both versions do convey the message, "you better be relaxed and focused because one wrong move will get you killed" well.

[@AWISECROW]

How can he like Disco Train music more on the GBA? That's crazy, it sounds way worse to me.

[@ZipplyZane]

What would actually like is a version that gives you all the additions to the GBA version, but keeps the original graphics (or even improves them by using higher res rasters of the models). The over-saturation and faded backgrounds just don't look as good. I know it's just because of the GBA screen, but I'm not going to be playing it on a dark screen like that.

[@HeadsetGuy]

The captions transcribe "Falcon Punch" as "Falcone paunch". My life is complete.

[@MarcIsOldies12]

What's your favorite video of game of all time? you gave a hint which was a Mario 3D game. Just curious

[@kevandre]

KZbin people are having a love affair with Galaxy 2, that's probably what it is.

[@MarcIsOldies12]

+Kevin Thompson that game was sick

[@apollomaster9301]

May be 3D World

[@callinater6133]

6 years: but I can confirm it seems to be galaxy 2. Even post odyssey that hasn’t changed

[@blackhoggaming]

Get out of my swamp!

[@Chronos774]

Awesome review I love it! Going back to play the donkey Kong trilogy again

[@dariusvilla5680]

I have both a New 2DS XL and a GBA SP. So this video is a great help to my decision of whether to get DKC2 on the 3DS eShop or to buy the GBA version from eBay or Amazon. But still I'm quite undecided.

[@TinyGuy97]

I definitely love the DKC SNES trilogy! Returns and Tropical Freeze, ehhhh are good too. Anyways, DKC2 is probably my second favorite game of all time. It definitely beats the original. One problem I have with the original is that you can clear the bonus rooms without doing anything. You only get lives by going inside them. It's a mess. I like how DKC2 and DKC3 adds a reward for doing them. DKC1 throws too many lives at you. I like the challenging levels DKC2 adds. Anyway, looking forward to your DKC3 review. 

[@TinyGuy97]

Daniel Hunter Paper Mario TTYD

[@awesomeguy2009]

Tropical freeze it great! Imo it's better than the original dkc and 3. 2 is just perfect imo.

[@TinyGuy97]

Phantom Drags For me it's DKC2>>DKC3>>Tropical Freeze>>DKC1>>Returns I actually thought DKC3 is better than Tropical Freeze. Only because the bonus rooms variety. I dislike Returns, Tropical Freeze, and DKC1 uncreative bonus rooms. Also, DKC3 has more animal buddies than the newer games.

[@awesomeguy2009]

***** While DKC3 used to be my favourite dk game, Tropical Freeze just hit it out of the park for me. I don't really care about the bonus rooms. I don't go for the puzzle pieces in returns or tropical freeze. They don't really unlock anything special. I'm talking about the music, level design, asthetics and gameplay. In terms of those things I just mentioned, Tropical Freeze is my favoutite dk game.

[@awesomeguy2009]

Speaking of that, that's one of the reasons I love the Wii U so much. I can play every dkc game. DKC 1, 2 and 3, dk64, returns and tropical freeze. All on one system.

[@bigbangbot-SuperSqank]

I still like your beard.

[@southpawslim1]

Just in case people don't know, DKC1 and 2 are available on the Switch online subscription service

[@ThouzandWattz]

David Wise is my favorite video game composer as well. Ever since I heard him do Battletoads I was hooked! I listen to Stickerbrush Symphony at least a few times a month.