The Most Insane Donkey Kong Game Ever Made

[@pwojo9776]

I like to think this is like Donkey Kong's origin story. Like, his adventures before he settled down back home. Like the Trials of Hercules or Arthur on his epic quest.

[@uncledavis3062]

It would also explain where he got his banana hoard from

[@toasturhztoastbunz896]

Would also explain the absence of the other characters like Diddy or Cranky.

[@CassiDS]

​@@toasturhztoastbunz896For all we know, DKJB!DK *could* be Cranky AKA DK Sr.

[@MrRuePine]

Nice to see I'm not the only one who views this game that way. 🙂

[@h0m3st4r]

I thought it was DK fighting to reunite DK Island after it had fallen into chaos in his absence, spending so much time partying in the Mushroom Kingdom, after all.

[@abj6920]

The developers truly sat down on a meeting room, wrote "monkey" on a whiteboard, nodded thoughtfuly to one another for a bit, did a bunch of drugs and sent the resulting notepad to mr nintendo for approval

[@moosesues8887]

What game developer hasn’t done drugs

[@KGKSkull]

@@moosesues8887devs that make games for terrible kids show don’t do drugs, they just drink to hide the pain of shame

[@SnevilGrey]

@@moosesues8887 Me

[@Ashelybee]

@@moosesues8887 me when i don't get the joke

[@FloobusGoobus26]

​@@moosesues8887 scott cawthon

[@ScorpGrox]

I loved playing the Wii version of this game as a kid. It was cathartic because instead of banging the bongos, you swung the wiimote and nunchuck like mad, and it actually felt like I was the one beating the living daylights out of whatever was on the screen. It was great. Hilariously, the panda was recolored to be blue, so he was basically just a dancing bear. I guess somebody at Nintendo thought it wasn't a good idea to depict DK beating up an endangered species lol

[@tankenming4760]

Agree. Honestly the Wii (New Play Control!) version is still the best way to play DK Jungle Beat.

[@skoottietv]

I might have to give the wii version a shot!

[@luisgarcia5462]

@@skoottietv you really should, it plays, well... like a regular game, you move with the nunchuck's control stick, jump with A, do a downward smash with B i think, and the clap with the motion, which when you have to clap fast has you shaking your arms and you really feel those arm muscles taking shape, i replayed it on the wii like 3 years ago and it stills plays really well to this day, though the graphics do look aged, even for the wii, but a solid game it is

[@bananabro7080]

Same here

[@pabloh6369]

Same! It was so entertaining. Fights against de Kongs felt epic.

[@Zkeleton969]

Man you didn’t even mention my favorite level, the one where DK lays siege to a friggin fortress and brawls his way through, destroying it as he goes

[@soulubilityofficial6635]

I like to think of this game is being a prequel of sorts to donkey Kong country. The wii instruction manual adds a little bit more story to it, and says that the jungle has been taken over by the evil kings, and donkey Kong is there to dethrone them, making him king of the jungle. I guess that’s how he proves himself to be a video game hero by the first DKC and why he’s essentially the ruler of his island? Maybe his banana hoard comes from the bananas he collects in this game, seeing as they fill an entire tree trunk?

[@skoottietv]

But maybe donkey kong is the evil king?

[@soulubilityofficial6635]

@@skoottietv The wii version has this in the manual: “One day, the peace of the jungle was disrupted by a rampaging pack of wild baddies who wreaked havoc on the residents of the jungle. Not only that, but they laid claim to every kingdom and stole each one's precious bananas! ‘This calls for the one and only Donkey Kong!’ Join forces with your jungle buddies to face an army of powerful enemies and restore peace to the jungle!” So I think DK is actually a pretty good guy here compared to the other kings

[@garrettfairley3401]

Fun fact: There are two versions of the game. One where you CAN use the Gamecube controller, and a version on the Wii. I would know, because I have both. Side note: The Wii version is WAY different to the Gamecube version. There are only 3 crests you can get per level [200 for 1; 500 for 2; and 1000 for 3] (They're just crests, they're not bronze or anything), you need ALL the crests to fight the Ghastly king, there are two extra levels in the final barrel (a boss rush against all the kongs and the Ghastly king, and a celebration level), and the levels are out of order, you have to fight each boss from the B barrel after getting all crests in the other 3 levels of each barrel ([Wii D barrel] Dread kong, Scruff roc, Rouge hog, Gloat hog).

[@jytvreal]

the wii version is better since wii motes are more accessible

[@garrettfairley3401]

@@jytvreal I agree.

[@squiddu]

​@@jytvreal fun fact: you don't need the bongos to play the GameCube version! the controls otherwise aren't.. great.. but you can still do it!

[@jytvreal]

@@squiddu I'd rather use the wiimote since it feels closer to the bongos

[@RedFlare006]

I really wish DK could fight just like this more often

[@lasercraft32]

Imagine if DK's moveset in Smash Bros. took more inspiration from this game...

[@RedFlare006]

I REALLY WISH IT DID

[@Mike14264]

His fights with the Evil Kongs are so cinematic, I really love these!

[@asmrguts]

What do you mean could? Can he not be violent like this no more?!?!?

[@RedFlare006]

@@asmrguts we just haven't really seen him cut loose to the extent he did in this game. I mean, he kinda got it in DKCR and TF with each boss defeat, but imagine if he could attack enemies like that throughout the level or if he started throwing out moves on this level in Smash

[@KGKSkull]

There is only one way to describe this game. Gorilla on potassium fueled rampage refuses to stop killing

[@Zenith6000]

😂😂😂

[@AztecCroc]

Cactus King and Ghastly King look like exactly the same character because they are, the Japanese version calls both of them Final Kong.

[@skoottietv]

Whaaaat thats a rip off

[@mamboo0743]

I remember playing the Wii version of this... Good memories

[@nintydo_]

07 gang?

[@Kobefer]

I bought it recently because nostalgia. (My old game broke) and proceeded to 100% in a weekend… my wrists were not ok

[@tsf9600]

My favorite boss was always Ninja Kong. He actively tries to dodge and counter your attacks almost as often as you do his and it can lead to a chain of both of you psyching each other out until one lands the hit. Play your cards right and you can catch him with an uppercut straight out of Punch Out, launching him into the sky complete with dramatic thunderclap to underscore the turn of the battle. Similarly, Ghastly King has fun, dramatic close up special moves based on DK's position. The regular chest-level confrontation isn't the only way to face off with him. DK is able to hammer him into ground from above, judo flip him to the wall or, in a memorable reversal only possible in the Ghastly King fight, sweep kick him off his feet into the air, jump up to him while he's vulnerable then *hammer away* at his chest with your fists before sending him flying. There's several context-sensitive actions in the Kong fights, some which you'll probably have to go out of your way to find to execute, and they always look cool. I really did like those Kong battles.

[@100organicfreshmemes5]

I kinda wish you showed the fight for Ninja Kong because I remember there being some sick dodge sequences and attacks you can pull off with good timing.

[@skoottietv]

True, sumo wasnt really the most difficult one

[@Skoottie]

This guy got some good videos

[@bramromkes325]

he sounds very familiar

[@Rocco_lifts]

fr fr

[@noodledump1862]

he looks pretty cool too

[@pancakesandberrysyt811]

Look guys, a imposter

[@jordanwinteroth9261]

Man this guy is right but i can’t not feel that this guy seems familiar

[@Aladite]

This is my favorite game of all time, I'm so happy its getting recognition again! It's absolutely such a wild and nostalgic experience, thank you so much, this means a lot to me

[@erainmartinez8175]

same here I played this game since then as a kid

[@MagillanicaLouM]

I wish people would bring up that a regular gamecube controller also works with the game more often though. Very weird it's always omitted in videos I've seen.

[@shortychrisco5310]

​@@MagillanicaLouM I imagine a lot of people who bought the game didn't think to try the regular controllers and stuck with the bongos the whole game

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@shortychrisco5310 Apparently lol. I didn't have the bongos at all, it was a couple years after when another gamer relative that did have them with the game that I found out. I guess those things were a lot more popular than I remember.

[@skoottietv]

I should have mentioned it youre right, but its kindof like how guitar hero can be used with a regular controller, its just not how MOST people played it

[@Nyug3r]

What I love about this game is it´s potrayal of DK as this totally unhinged, dumb but powerful ape. The woodpecking animation of him destroying the eggs get me every time.

[@skoottietv]

Hes just killing the birds child :( donkey kong is the villain all along

[@supermegazeldaland]

Funfact you can tap the sides of the bongos and it will register as a clap, saves your hands after a while

[@dfm890]

Ghastly King has 2 extra moves if I remember, and one of them you can counter into an attack I believe. Been years, but I remember being amazed the new one had a new animation of some kind and I loved triggering it into the offense. The position of where Donkey Kong is causes that animation, but it was pretty specific since the OG “cactus king’s” move set covered most of the area and distance already.

[@skoottietv]

My favorite is when he just slings him over his head like hes a ragdoll

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

My idea for a sequel: They should bring back the Kremlings. That way, we can see Donkey Kong beating up King K. Rool to a pulp.

[@ShadwSonic]

You know, the game was remade for Wii as well... Still one heck of a fun time, though I got distracted from finishing it for some reason. Yet another thing I need to pick up once my current gaming goal has been met I suppose...

[@Rocco_lifts]

I've legitamately never watched a video where it's just someone playing/explaining a game. This is awesome, love the channel.

[@misterboxhead3045]

Angry video game nerd? Actually, it's pretty much every single youtuber that review games

[@Rocco_lifts]

@@misterboxhead3045 yeah, i dont watch that genre because its boring to me

[@Rocco_lifts]

this wasn't boring to me

[@skoottietv]

Thanks for the clarification haha

[@randaljr.8581]

i had a good time platinum-ing all the levels back in the day. the ice riding level was a fave.

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

The New Play Control version for Wii actually gives us a slightly different story: in that version, a bunch of rampaging bad guys (likely led by Cactus/Ghastly King) decided to wreak havoc on the normally peaceful jungle, took over all of the kingdoms and ransacked them of all their bananas, and it's up to Donkey Kong to defeat those bad guys, undo their mess and restore peace. For some reason, it doesn't seem to mention anything about DK yearning to become the king of the jungle. Also, this game is made by the same team that would eventually make Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Odyssey.

[@jytvreal]

they've not made a single game since odyssey unfortunately

[@k-leb4671]

You can see assets and animations in this game that were reused in SMG.

[@Comeonfhqwhgads95]

@@jytvrealdidn’t they do bowsers fury too?

[@jytvreal]

@@Comeonfhqwhgads95 that was NST I believe

[@MagentaNimbat]

I've been trying to speed run this game and I will say, this game is an entire work out

[@FloridusMan]

Agreed

[@skoottietv]

So its a win win, you get to grind the speedrun and burn calories

[@Jorgec224]

One of my favorite games of all time, short and sweet too. I like DK's depiction of a bully of bullies seeing how nice he is to the friendly monkeys and how brutal he is in fights. A few years ago I went out of my way to buy the bongos too given I first played it as a kid. Would love to see a sequel of some sort 10 years later

[@mistermamamia]

I loved this game when I had it on my gamecube! Never had the bongos though, so I was glad to figure out you can just use a normal controller, although I'm sure kid me would have preferred the bongos. Still, I really hope we get another Donkey Kong game in this style, maybe not with bongo controls, but more tight combo-based platformers are something I'm begging to get more of!

[@Chief_Tyrol_]

In the Mario universe the entire premise is the characters are part of an ensemble, hence the curtains and spotlights.

[@mintteaxd8169]

What do you mean?

[@peewee0105]

​@@mintteaxd8169 Like a put on Show, like each game is a performance on a stage to an audience. Super Mario Bros. 3 is the best example to look at, each level is made of stage props, which is why you see the opening of the curtains at the beginning, screws holding in a lot of geometry, ropes holding up floating platforms, it's all a giant act of a play.

[@Chief_Tyrol_]

@@mintteaxd8169 It's a video game about a stage act. Think Shakespeare.

[@anueutsuho7425]

I'm pretty sure that's not literally the entire universe

[@Chief_Tyrol_]

@@anueutsuho7425 Go on...

[@hawkrose]

I loved this game, with the disclaimer that I played it on the Wii, long before I learned that it was originally on the Dreamcast and had a bongo controller. Someday, I'd like to return to it with the bongos and see if I still like it

[@misterboxhead3045]

So the story of this game is that donkey one day wake up and decide to became a king

[@skoottietv]

King mentality

[@maurbon5234]

Bro I remember I would clap so much my hands would be stinging and vibrating it was amazing I wish we had more games similar to this

[@JLPais-cp8th]

Holy shit, I chimped out on this game so hard, my hands were inflamed and my parents took the bongos away. Literally reached the limit of bongo-beating.

[@Fishofmanyhonor]

This game was an absolute treasure. I miss it.

[@skoottietv]

With one simple and very legal google search you can replay it lol

[@twinerva3964]

Thank you so much for this video. This is my favorite DK game, and among my favorite games of all time, and I love more people being more exposed to how simply amazing the gameplay and visual design of it is.

[@skoottietv]

I just wanted to share this masterpiece :)

[@warioland523]

There actually is a story in the Wii version. Yeah it's the typical stop the bad guy from taking over the world thing. But at least they gave some explanation as to what's going on and as to why Donkey Kong is beating everyone up.

[@wilsonso5784]

I remember playing this with the bongos! Man, good times!

[@lasercraft32]

Honestly... when you lay it all out like this, _yeah_ this game IS insane.

[@CassiDS]

A lot of the Weirdness in this game can be attributed to the likelihood that this was always meant to be Just A Stopgap. Granted, said Weirdness _does_ serve to benefit this game conversation-wise.

[@ethanrobbins1006]

Skoottie!!!! I'm so glad you covered this game it's one of my all time favorites. I was obsessed with this game when I was like 10 and I SWEAR to you I got every single platinum crest. Strangely, the hardest one I remember getting was the banana cup. Love the new content!

[@skoottietv]

The banana plat was tough because the level was so basic you had to play it perfectly!

[@jadencrawford2772]

I loved this game. The controller was great and the punching with the bongos is fucking amazing

[@skoottietv]

I just like letting it all out when hes grabbing at those bananas

[@dwightdeisenhower53]

The Cactus King fight gets very dragon-ball-y

[@supersonicawesome7666]

8:11 Plot Twist: DKJB was pulling a SMB3 this whole time!

[@Mike14264]

One interesting thing about Sumo Kong... I think you actually avoid his attacks by punching his own swipes. If he swipes to your left, you punch left. He'll block your punch and immediately strike on the right, so you punch right. You keep doing that until he fully blocks your fists... allowing you to headbutt him, putting him in his dazed period where you can whale on him.

[@diamondoge]

1:01 "At the top" good sir that is the middle

[@cameronmelvin3889]

I now have that panda’s theme stuck in my head again.

[@MrGameguyC]

This game is proof of how wild the GCN era could get. I love it.

[@ArcCaravan]

Just noticed the lack of Kremlings in this game and I do not have a problem with that here. Probably just enjoyed these enemies that much. I like the jelly levels being water in air. Feels mystical. Also, Ghastly King has a projectile attack and vertical kick that Cactus King doesn't have.

[@skoottietv]

The kremlings were too scared it seems, i never noticed that either

[@ArcCaravan]

@@skoottietv Or they had something better to do. Might just not be in the area of those kingdoms.

[@finalknight353]

this was, quite frankly, one of my favorite games of all time. still have the bongos, but cant really play it anymore which kind of sucks. but seeing this brings back some great memories

[@skoottietv]

Im sure you can ‘legally’ find it online to play again

[@thespookyest]

Alternative name: Dk’s wrath

[@bananabike279]

This game is... bananas!! Hopefully I'll get the chance to play it someday with actual DK bongos

[@ShadowDante7]

Best DK game of all time

[@nin10dogmod90]

1:48 Speedrunner: I see this as an absolute win!

[@Leedleleedle101]

I think I read somewhere that the helper monkeys are prisoners to the various kingdom’s and dk came to rescue them, anyone else remember anything like that

[@mordeath_x]

I loved donkey Kong jungle beat I played it on the WII, the boss type I liked the most were the Kongs because I think we they were epic

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

I absolutely loved this game, it was so much fun!

[@jytvreal]

never played it as a kid but i did grow up with mario galaxy but i absolutely love this one

[@Waffletigercat]

This game is legit SO FUN to play with the bongos.

[@shadowkiller_9303]

I used to play this game for hours on the wii. Absolutely loved it. The Durian kingdom was so hard though when i was a kid. I still have PTSD from that.

[@EdgyRoseBoi]

My god I loved this game, though I played it with a Wii remote and nunchuck instead of bongos

[@pedestrianxian]

Bro this game is BANANAS

[@Wishiwashi_64]

That's the most epic speedrun I saw! 10/10

[@NoWyre]

i thought most people forgot about this game but its pretty good

[@andreblueboy6019]

I still hold a lot of nostalgia to this game! I played the wii version and despite how short the game is, I adore the wii version game a lot! ^^

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Gotta highlight bongos aren't required to play this game. This was one of my first gamecube games as a kid and I played it fine without ever owning a pair of DK Bongos in my life. You just use the L&R buttons to replicate their respective bongo half.

[@marcar9marcar972]

10:51 we’ll if you need to see a Donkey Kong Cactus, there’s definitely one in donkey Kong swing king which may be good for you to check out next

[@mrreyes5004]

Donkey Kong was really on demon timing this entire game. Bro said "f*ck all that "bop on enemy heads" BS, let's get to boxing!" and just punched the whole landmass into submission for bananas lmao.

[@jytvreal]

we need to see the feral side of donkey kong again

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

@@jytvrealThis whole game was aura

[@jytvreal]

@@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569 for real

[@limeportice7849]

@@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569that’s so badass bell Apollo vadass

[@majorbuzzkill24]

Not to fact-check you Skoottie, but you can play this with just the GameCube controller. You just slam the left stick back and forth the whole game

[@skoottietv]

Well yeah, and you can play guitar hero with a controller, but those arent the intentions lol

[@enigminator3578]

This game was so addicting. It's a shame they never made a sequel.

[@258thHiGuy]

"giant little critters"

[@skoottietv]

You know what I mean, they big, but theyre little guys

[@EmperorPenguin1217]

This game is why Donkey Kong is my favorite Nintendo character, this game desperately needs a sequel

[@lamiamekni2802]

The jelly level is called "Sweet Paradise", you even showed it

[@theresnothinghere1745]

It's a shame cause it seems like you missed out on (or didn't mention) a lot of the complexity the game has to offer. The fights against the Kongs where my favourite because they had a lot of ways the fight can play out you never had to just doge their attacks you can attack their attacks at times and it can notably change the way they do combo's. For example against sumo Kong I see you dodged his attacks palm strikes but you can also punch it which starts a sequence of him doing that for 3 attacks before then swiching over to other moves in fact you do it by accident during another move sequence at 14:22. It's a much more entertaining way of fighting him that also makes the fight go by faster as you don't have to wait for him to do another combo, both him and ninja kong have this in spades which makes fighting them very fun. This also extends to Catcus/Ghastly King even more as there are much more ways to attack him. If you jump over him and clap DK grabs his hair and sends him flying into the over wall, if you approach him below you can avoid his kick and go behind him to do damage too. Level design wise you also seemed to skip out on a bit, for example the first level of the Durian kingdom, the battle for storm hill has the best presentation in the entire game with it really selling the idea DK is storming a ninja base with waves on enemies trying to stop him. The hog riding ones have several optional but more difficult paths you can take to get more bannanas often having to jump up and not fall through gaps, the general levels also have a very interesting way to maintain combo as when you're not near walls/obstacles you can often bounce of enemies to maintain combo meter making it a 1-chance attempt (as the enemy dies) to puzzle your way through them while also collecting as much bananas from the enemies that you can before you run out of enemies and have to hit the ground.

[@el_cores]

Finally someone who shares the same love for this game as me ❤. I didn't know about the zippings of this game, now I want to try to speedrun it xD I sincerely appreciate that you talked about the full game while playing it as the intended way (with the DKbongos), I really hate when people trash this game because they played the wii version or emulated it on dolphin. I am not saying that it's wrong or bad playing the game anyway you can, but my point is that it's not a necessarily bad game because it wasn't developed having a normal controller into consideration

[@anthonyvo1963]

I miss this Donkey Kong game

[@heroicgangster9981]

This is what the Donkey Kong movie should be tbh

[@TwirlyBandee]

I remember playing this on the Wii when I was a kid, you brought back so many good memories I forgot I had ❤

[@skoottietv]

This game was a delight :)

[@buzzlightyearpfp7641]

this game is fr a hidden gem. the kong bosses are some of the most absurd things in nintendo history

[@Tuskingan]

I always loved this game when it came out, it was so lively. Keep up the dope vids bro.

[@bl4ckm4mba1]

I loved this game as a child, definitely one of my top fav Gamecube games.

[@SpillyDilly]

This is my fav donkey Kong game of all time. I loved the art style, how well the controls worked, and how immersed I got bc of the drums

[@theshadowworld2239]

The Hog theme is my favorite in the game imo. I wish these hogs came back. Not to mention, Sumo Kong was shown at the end of the credits.

[@luckyleo1233]

I remember my dad told me he would give me a pound if I beat this game. I’m still waiting on that pound 7 years later

[@sirgoggles.3505]

Ive still got this game on my gamecube with the bongos still play though it sometimes. Used to play Donkey konga one and two as well.

[@skoottietv]

Id love to play those for a video but thats dmca written all over it

[@Ahitfan]

9:35 dancing panda bear jumpscare

[@RiiViiMedia2424]

11:02 To be fair, Donkey Kong having the ability to defy gravity at points is a signature skill of his. :)

[@phorchybug3286]

It's a microphone, you say? Guess I don't need to clap.

[@skoottietv]

Just scream

[@Pyr0ist]

dude this game made my hands SORE on the bongos this game came with, 10/10 great game

[@skoottietv]

Workout and fun, its a win win

[@snomroms4749]

Let’s go. My favorite game of all time getting recognized

[@Hunter-po8jy]

I loved this game so much

[@manospondylus]

I wish you also talked about the Wii version and its differences

[@H_3_R_0-]

This game feels like a fever dream gone right

[@Zacheryrosa]

You have such a good youtuber voice, alot of youtubers that make these kinds of videos have intolerable voices but yours is very nice and soothing in a way

[@misterboxhead3045]

Huh? Dude, every single review, youtuber tha that i saw use their real voices

[@stwbmc98]

@@misterboxhead3045They’re saying all of those KZbinrs have annoying voices (kinda rude tbh)

[@thelinktothegame6081]

I thought I had a feaverdream one day and imagined this game

[@cancan-wc9kx]

dk 64 gotta take the cake, that game is such a trip

[@daversal7239]

i miss this game

[@seanrendall5495]

This game was secretly amazing. I played the Wii version, where the controls were a lot less gimmicky (I don't really hate waggle mechanics), and it's in the top 5 platformers for me.

[@linnieesz]

skoottie is love, skoottie is life.

[@skoottietv]

skoottie is here.

[@NieJestemWikingiem]

That video was pretty good. Keep going !

[@maxenswlfr1877]

This chicken head on a stick looks perfect for Smash Bros' subspace emissary

[@mr_inconspicuous]

I played on Wii with a GameCube controller and i had a blast

[@awesomeking9915]

My childhood game of all time

[@MadDogValentino]

This game was so good. I wanted a sequel so bad. I didn’t use the bongos I played the wii version