Donkey Kong Begins

[@greenstatic9286]

Finally it's the most wonderful time of the year. Donkey Kong December

[@cgqn4398]

Ok guys bring yours walnuts🎵Deasnuts🎵Pineapple Smells🎶 Grapes🎵Melons🎵Oranges and Coconut Shells Aww Yeah🎵🎶 It's Dunkey Kong December 🎶

[@Lemuel928]

Cranky did start all the Donkey Kong Craze,man.

[@BenPaddock]

this 5 minute video feels like an immersive and gripping 2 hour documentary. how does Dunkey do it

[@whatevercal3056]

I dont inow but its amaamzib

[@cheesypoohalo]

Dunkey Kung

[@kafkabigmon]

You have a terrible sense of time. This video is 5 minutes long not 2 hours. Did you watch this 24 times by mistake

[@zx5rc]

are you drunk

[@Chaosrain112]

memetic triggers embedded in the video oh dunkey you funny [REDACTED] you

[@RobertBass]

I read a book about this, and from what I remember, the reason Miyamoto was put in charge of the project was basically that Nintendo of America needed a new game by last week and Nintendo of Japan had no one else to spare. They were basically like "well, everyone who actually has experience is super busy, and we can't take them off of their projects. But we have an intern who has some good ideas, and hey, better than nothing, right?"

[@benjaminshort4169]

And it was glorious.

[@duckqueak]

Some real butterfly effect shit.

[@unfortunatefall]

@SSid07 Games best one and most complete is "how nintendo conquered america"

[@_M41KU_]

@@duckqueak If Miyamoto stayed home sick that day the world would’ve ended.

[@Zeverinsen]

@@_M41KU_ There is no such thing as staying home in Japan.

[@davedadino]

I never thought I would see the return of Donkey Kong December. Dunkey has really done it again, bravo

[@rileylewisdolan]

Say I won't do it

[@elderwest9411]

It's seriously hard to tell what are fake facts, jokes or real stories. Dunkey does amazing with these retrospectives

[@delgat000]

Donkey Kong is indeed a donkey. That is an actual fact.

[@JeffreyThrash]

@@delgat000 That is a fake narrative parroted by the media. Donkey Kong is OBVIOUSLY a salamander!!

[@TheGamingDandy]

None of these were real you fool

[@nicholasdifrenna6392]

I'm watching without audio, so everything I just have to believe

[@Nyaoow]

fawdable moment

[@tinyz7575]

I fell into a trance and forgot the video length. I thought he was about to give the entire history in an hour long retrospective.

[@roddydykes7053]

I’d watch it if he did

[@Xapheus]

@@roddydykes7053 @TinyZ The Donkey Kong video he just uploaded made the dream real.

[@rrigamondi]

The range that Seth Rogen managed to bring to this arcade with just a few beeps is just amazing. I can remember as a kid in the arcade being taunted by Donkey Kong's famous laugh "ehuhehehehheh" as he took the princess and jumped up 20 stories. I still hear it in my nightmares

[@Barbaroossa]

Don't you mean Joe Rogan?

[@Andrew_182]

Victor He was just the body double.

[@xprincexofxsavagesx]

@@Andrew_182 No Seth Rogen was the body double aside from the laughs. They wanted Seth to do everything but he just laughed and wouldn't do the other lines.

[@ironmaidenjr.8471]

I'm pretty sure the cutscene where Donkey Kong smokes weed is directly responsible for the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screens that would later be everywhere in arcade games

[@Soccer333bc]

Well if you have any more nightmares about it, just remember how cool Chris Pratt is. You can bid those bad dreams goodbye after that.

[@monkeymanspunkyman]

Man thank god he’s still consistently uploading Donkey Kong every single day this month

[@thehogangster3003]

ha

[@LinoHere]

@@mkultra2456 wtf bro

[@LightningGentleman]

He had betta goddamn well deliver on DONKEY KONG DECEMBER, DONKEY KONG DECEMBER, DONKEY KONG DECEMBER!

[@Satellaview1889]

@@LinoHere it is funny that Justin Trudeau is gay

[@LinoHere]

@@Satellaview1889 i don't even know who tf Justin Trudeau is

[@ShardstapoRotmg]

I was working the register at a store near where I live and a few times I thought I had just sold some stuff to Reggie, but I didn't think it could be true. One day I saw him come in and as he was walking up to the register I finally worked up enough courage to ask him: "are you... Reggie?" And he smiled and responded: "that's me." It was surreal.

[@odinangie1377]

I met him one time when he was speaking at Cornell since I live near by. He's just as nice in person as in Nintendo directs!

[@MrAhmedGaming]

Another Donkey Kong December and another video with no dislikes. Dunkey does it again!

[@laitsaariatte]

That's classic Dunkey haha!!😃😃

[@leichenbuch]

One dislike

[@digitalgamer457]

@@leichenbuch when you lie:

[@Breakphonics]

@@leichenbuch liar

[@kevinma3545]

@@leichenbuch you are lying!!!!

[@jordanguy4241]

I was so immersed in this that I felt genuinely upset when it ended

[@gettingintrospective]

Every time I watch his videos

[@MrWolfstar8]

I felt like I got Rick Rolled but it was Donkey Kong.

[@TobyDeshane]

@@MrWolfstar8 Barrel Rolled?

[@victorroy7426]

@@gettingintrospective 4444444444444444444 rien 444444ri

[@LordMagtok]

Speaking of that ending, anyone know whose cover of the Donkey Kong Country intro theme is playing at the end?

[@pinnacleexpress420]

5:23 Dunkey has never been more adorable. What a goddamn wholesome ass video. He told that story as if he had been growing up at the same time.

[@elnaoya9274]

"donkikon"

[@8bitneslife1985]

Donkey Kong December is back! Dunkey never disappoints!

[@ctuk-202]

He won't do it

[@Trethan3266]

@@ctuk-202 he’ll do it everyday!

[@nk6971]

I will never forgive him. He didn’t post a video of donkey king every day for the month of December

[@pun_dimen]

Donkey Kong December was the friends we made along the way

[@RoachCatJr]

u love men romantically

[@WinrichNaujoks]

DK is a marvel of programming. So many little details that make it look nice, for example how the barrels falls, how they bounce when they land falling from a girder. And then the extremely challenging, frustrating and yet satisfying gameplay.

[@slimtim1782]

And the detailed animation of Mario or I mean Jump Man when he climbs up the ladder and gets to the next platform.

[@jatoxo]

Calling it a "marvel of programming" is funny because it's like the most basic ass beginner game every NES emulator developer tries to get running first before implementing any of the more complex hardware mechanics

[@dopaminecloud]

@@jatoxo people treat doom the same, which is also a marvel of programming

[@jatoxo]

@@dopaminecloud people treat running doom as basic? Whenever doom runs on something it's more considered an impressive technical feat than that

[@stolensentience]

@@jatoxo funny, or perfectly makes sense?

[@H1kari_1]

The way dunkey says "Donkey Kong" at the end is pure bliss.

[@ChristianFrates1997]

He should make Jenny Wakeman January.

[@ancientsumeriansorcerer]

fun fact: Shigeru Miyamoto was presented with the opportunity to put a patent on jumping in video games since Donkey Kong was the first game which featured the player being able to jump. Miyamoto thankfully decided against patenting it because he knew that would be horrible for other video game developers.

[@paperluigi6132]

Just for funsies, could you imagine Sonic 1 if he wasn’t allowed to jump?

[@ripdito]

nintendo probably still pissed ab it

[@7HatimF16]

@@ripditohe’s cool the modern developers really aren’t cool

[@ripdito]

@@7HatimF16miyamoto is god of videogames

[@toebrother]

Imagine how many games would be ruined without the ability to jump. Minecraft? Stanley Parable? The entire platformer genre?

[@pixellord2370]

Ah yes, the first "Barrel" type game. A masterclass of innovation.

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

It is just a shyame we had to wait nearly 30 years for the second Barrel type game: Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

[@Darko807]

We have to rename it from "Rogue-Like" to "Barrel-Like" Well because.. That's that

[@twfaucet]

52 dislieks

[@kawashinimon]

You can even call it.. the first Barrel Strand game...

[@MilesLedger]

The original barrel roll!

[@SSJ4Lunchbox]

No joke, Donkey Kong on the Game Boy is an absolute masterpiece.

[@drunyon214]

It really is amazing. But the Donkey Kong sequel for the GBA was so disappointingly bad to me :(

[@bully_hunter_4206]

Fuckin called it

[@reatrdosbenkron6194]

But can it beat knack tho?

[@NyQuilDonut]

@@drunyon214 What is this blasphemy? Mario vs Donkey Kong is one of the best video game sequels I've ever played.

[@drunyon214]

@@NyQuilDonut I found the level design so much worse. There was SO much waiting.

[@cya5983]

I’m craving a 90 minute Dunkey Documentary just discussing video game history. I would pay to see it in a theater.

[@drain0dranker]

Dunkey is one of the few folks I could actually see doing this. Writing a movie called "Dunkey's History of Video Games" would be excellent. Make it a 60 minute documentary and sell it to Netflix.

[@peterk.2108]

@@drain0dranker nah I’d rather it be an hour long KZbin video I’d have to pay to listen to dunkey’s smegg see voice 🥴

[@Lisinfilm]

A 90 minute documentary starting from the first video game ever made, Mario Bros.

[@j-beezy4667]

A Dunkumentary, if you will.

[@fartface8918]

Action button pacman review

[@zoomoozooboo]

What a great kickoff to donkey kong december. Missed the first three days, but looking forward to the next 27 videos!

[@Micha-Hil]

dunkey ending the video with "more donkey" really shows how he's passionate about the fact that he grew up in new donk city

[@JerpyTH]

Glad to see Donkey Kong December is back again, truly the first monkey type season.

[@abelturner2999]

I would pay good money for a full length documentary of Dunkey telling the history of video games.

[@JaviCastillo_89]

I would pay good money for Dunkey to smack me in the face with a Donkey Kong plushie and whisper "BA-NA-NA" into my ear

[@pouyamg]

@4:47 "this game is about life" Facts. That hit me hard.

[@zkull1080]

Just in time for Donkey Kong December, Dunkey never dissapoints.

[@gregt4561]

I knew he wouldn't let us down

[@8bitneslife1985]

It's a Christmas season tradition.

[@spencerwasson5877]

Something tells me that this year's Donkey Kong December is going to consist of documentary-esque videos on the history of Donkey Kong and I am here for it.

[@unnamedsalami]

He will maybe post 3 videos this month.

[@yaniani2972]

Praying that the videos will be called donkview

[@changer_of_ways_999]

*Donkeymentary

[@_.sargsyanner._]

👍👍

[@BlasianButler]

For the respect towards Gunpei Yokoi (Father of Samus Aran & Wario) and love for the massively underrated Donkey Kong 94’ (the first instance of 3D Mario’s jump mechanics) this is sincerely my favorite video of yours ever.

[@Daniel-be6cj]

The rabbit coaster looks legitimately awesome, it reminds me of Mighty Beanz

[@E-man.]

Yes! I forgot about them. You have saved my life.

[@wallyhackenslacker]

I'm more partial to the Home Bowling set tbh.

[@lonestarr1490]

@@wallyhackenslacker Yes! This thing looks awesome!

[@captainfrisbee8075]

MightyBeanz!!

[@genericname2747]

Mighty Beanz, my beloved

[@brycestrife5605]

This was honestly beautifully done.

[@janskacel2772]

This was honestly beautifully said.

[@brycestrife5605]

@@janskacel2772 ditto!

[@brycestrife5605]

@@mkultra2456 yes.

[@brycestrife5605]

@@mkultra2456 34 years of honestly. Not that it concerns you young'n. Don't make me come over there and put you in the corner of disturbing mental flashes.

[@brycestrife5605]

@@mkultra2456 sure but you and I are still talking aren't we? Is stuff like this really important to you? I've just been getting a little chuckle over here. Cheers kid

[@absolutezerochill2700]

3:13 That boy is in his 50's now. His own children are probably old enough to drink. Wow.

[@a_enigma8129]

Would love a series about early Nintendo games like this

[@poppindog2906]

this video was truly too short. I could've listened to a full hour of this

[@cya5983]

I need Jason dressed up sitting by a fire to preempt the story.

[@MrCyberpatch01]

Take a look at Strafefox channel. It's a superb youtube channel on the history of video games.

[@0palheart]

Check out jeremy parish's nes works or famicom works series, he does very in depth retrospectives on each game released for the nes with a focus on their history/creation and impact. Also has series for game boy, snes, virtual boy and a couple other shorter ones

[@marykelly2502]

Yes! Zelda please!

[@MarioSonicBee]

You know I never noticed how weird it was for Miyamoto to name a Gorilla DONKEY Kong until Dunkey brought it up.

[@nahometesfay1112]

iirc he thought donkey conveyed stubborness or stupidity so it's supposed to be like dumb Kong. Kong of course is a reference to the famous King Kong

[@chickensangwich97]

The real story is that Miyamoto wanted to convey that the monkey is a stubborn jerk, and he saw that one English idiom for this is to say someone is "behaving like an ass." As in, a stubborn ass. But he didn't realize that the idiom doesn't really translate if you use a different, more alliterative word for an ass, a donkey. Hence, Donkey Kong -- it's supposed to mean something like "this monkey is a stubborn jerk," but it doesn't quite make sense, since it's a Japanese guy trying to do wordplay in a language he's not fluent in.

[@Damian_1989]

"Asshole Kong" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

[@leandru7]

@@chickensangwich97 "Ass Kong" would have been the greatest video game of all time

[@joaomartins3367]

@@chickensangwich97 ...are u telling me we could've had Ass Kong??

[@VoiceDisasterNz]

Shigeru Mimamoto is sort of like a modern day Walt Disney, with his characters

[@maxgriswold2141]

To me, the franchise’s true success wasn’t until the release of SUPER DONKEY KONG SHAKE, subsequently followed by the Dunkey video of the same title, dubbed the greatest KZbin video of all time.

[@timsmyth7942]

no

[@loganchristoff8478]

This is truly one of the Donkey Kong videos Dunkey has uploaded.

[@RoachDogg_JR]

It's actually the first Kong-type video ever.

[@PomadaGaming]

First “Donkey Kong Begins” type video

[@TreeLibrary]

Very well done. Gets straight to the point, tells an important story without once throat clearing or needing to remind us of how "important" it really is. Lots of confidence in Dunkey's style here. lol

[@bennayboy37]

It’s nice that Dunkey talks about how his ancestors came to be every once and a awhile.

[@rasIuka]

its really beautiful to see how in touch and proud someone can be with their culture and ancestry. i have tears in my eyes.

[@Petra999]

@@rasIuka what a heartfelt comment from someone named meat wad

[@skateparkdaddio895]

I did not know how much I needed Donkey Kong December. Thanks for the quality content 100% of the time man!

[@videos8159]

00:42 playing baseball inside??? My mother would have lost her mind haha

[@bromeliad9683]

I appreciate how Dunkey balances a nice video game history lesson with funny comments.

[@MogoPrime]

Donkey Kong December is off to a massive start

[@seanbaker6476]

Nintendo's "Ultrahand" getting a new lease on life in TotK 😎

[@finndigo6131]

Now December has started for real with the classic Donkey Kong December content; always a crowd pleaser Dunkey we love to see it

[@anonymousOrangutan]

that was strangely immersive, i need a 5-part dunko mini series on obscure video game history. 5/5 mastapeeeeeeece

[@willorsomething4019]

finally, donkey kong december can begin

[@MackJCM]

I come back to this video around this time every year, and every year it feels so fresh and new.

[@ianhead1213]

I didn't think I'd ever see Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau in a Dunkey video. 0:34. What a good celebrity cameo.

[@MR2Mk2]

Man I was really getting into this and all excited for what was to come...and then it ended

[@cartonofegg]

Thanks for talking about this underrated indie gem Dunkey, it'll help introduce it to people that have never heard of it before

[@mackstray9930]

Love how you add music from Shenmue at 4:19 haha

[@zubrhero5270]

4:38 Ain't that just it. You're climbing the ladder your entire life as you watch someone skip 50 rungs in 3 seconds.

[@kialo6790]

Real😔

[@davidsummers6700]

Donkey Kong December never ceases to amaze me.

[@edwinomargarciamendez4291]

Damn it didn't feel like 5 minutes video, I want more of this

[@mariopikaman1]

Unironically very glad to see Dunkey do a real Donkey Kong video again

[@blindiris22]

Kickin' off Donkey Kong December exactly the way we all wanted

[@CaliPhattie1]

0:17 Correction on your comment for the Picture Cutter - These are not scissors. The endpoint is a blade made of a thin wire, heated by AA batteries to cut through Styrofoam, not papers. I know it's hard to imagine unless you actually see how it works.

[@hjalmarrosen3681]

This deserves about 400 - 600 likes according my math, yet I'm the only that liked it.

[@Dokkan007]

Truly another beautiful Donkey Kong December (the greatest annual experience to exist) video.

[@michielvantoor4667]

Glad to see donkey kong december is making it's return

[@NikBech]

Dunkey, this is some of your best work yet. Dam, you are a genious.

[@kieranfarrell1656]

Truly a dunkeykong moment

[@jonathanwilson7949]

Lankydunk

[@Joosher56]

Chunkydunk

[@kieranfarrell1656]

Funky dunk

[@PrincessMatrix]

If I had that rabbit racing toy as a kid, I would've absolutely loved it

[@TheBestDoorSkeelz]

I love your stuff man, I always will. Thank you for sharing your incredibly unique sense of humor with the world for all these years.

[@mistalozna]

Learned something new with this one dunk, looking forward to more of these types of videos

[@catguy3243]

I've waited 41 years for this review of the original donkey kong. Now i can finally buy this game. So thanks dunkey

[@artistlovepeace]

videogamedunkey, you are such a brilliant artist and creator. Thank you for your funny and honest videos.

[@jrhedman8251]

1:38 See Reggie, this is why we don’t preorder games.

[@GarboDog]

🐺3:52 I mean its just realistic, I'd die falling 3 feet too 💀

[@tzachgefen6787]

Hey Dunk, great stuff as always. In my humble opinion, you should make more vid like this, but longer, even if they call for a new channel to house them. You really know how to hold attention and tell a story man.. Great job!

[@Guycalledcharles2]

1:52 Nintendo Miamoto

[@user-nikita-kuzhel]

we need more retrospective videos like this

[@dillonhaynes6427]

*Dunkumentary-* A video with wonderful narrative and brilliant editing that you also can't distinguish truth from fiction.

[@Dulcynic]

Putting the story of Miyamoto's obliviousness to video game development prior to his massive success, right next to yours as an up-and-coming producer paints a beautiful picture. Best of luck in your industry Dunk.

[@SeanDS89]

I love the diverse music choices throughout this vid, ties the whole thing together really 👍

[@jevonsw1]

Thank you Dunkey. That game was revolutionary and you didn’t even talk about it. Handstands, triple jumps, gigantic boss. Shivers up and down my spine.

[@Green-su1mo]

This game really makes you feel like donkey Kong

[@blake94allen]

Nardwar and dunkey just seems like a winning combination 🤣🤣

[@Golipillas]

terrific video dunkey, I'm also partial to that shenmue soundtrack 😊

[@TheDeFiler316]

Can't wait to see an eventual Knack franchise retrospective. A true pioneer in the genre.

[@cameronray4107]

I would absolutely love a series by Dunkey that documents the stories and rises of gaming developers and companies throughout history. Excellent video as always.

[@KurtKingler]

lol Rabbit Coaster "allows you to race four jelly beans down a slide" *video clearly shows five jelly beans racing*

[@pirovaldo]

Donkey kong december already??? Can't wait for all the minecraft mondays we're getting

[@fiwen9673]

Finally, the donkey kong december we all deserved

[@TheFatestPat]

There's one more fun thing to this story. After the game became a success the other programmers wanted some of that sweet money. But Miyamoto grabbed it all, ran up to the roof, yelled "I am the Donkey CEO now!" and summoned fireballs that burned down the building.

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

It's true, I was the roof

[@時間的旋律]

The map, the graphics, the new weapons, the bikes, the battle pass!! I'm loving this season so far!

[@goosewautier]

I like how he said love tester in a southern accent.

[@Ghost_Cube]

Love to see the Dunkey Kong series during this tough Christmas!

[@Norweeg]

4:07 Fire kills Mario and yet he can throw fire. Completely unrealistic. 10/10 IGN.

[@권용대-b5v]

I cherish Dunkey’s history videos. They unite old and new gamers in warm humour.

[@the_gangly_gamer4448]

You know, I never thought twice about the name “DONKEY Kong.” It all makes sense now.

[@riptheBlueGoose]

3:21 waiting for dunkey to say first pauline game

[@flashton30]

Bro that rabbit coaster actually looks cool asf

[@UltraPoyoColt]

I got to admit, this is a really fun way to learn about video game history. Great video, Dunkey!

[@_mariomz]

Time for the best season of the year

[@lonecom685]

I can't believe Donkey Kong December is happening 😭

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

Fun fact: When Donkey Kong was released to arcades it cost $0.25 to play a game. With inflation that is nearly 70 thousand dollars.

[@Kaz999998]

Most families would never recover from this as the children would financially ruin their parents from just a single day at the arcade.

[@sylph7087]

I love how Dunkey always makes a perfect mix between a professional documentary and a stand up comedy. Nice job Dunks

[@tonytran07]

The man is a legend in the gaming community. His creation is pretty much my childhood. Legend indeed Sad day when he passes. He's getting pretty old. Hoping him a long healthy life.

[@Menvajea]

We should just be glad we still have him and that his time here has been longer than Iwata's.

[@8diva8]

Nintendo: You catch wild animals, that’s our idea, we sue you!!! Also Nintendo: Space Launcher

[@GoobertCrayon]

I love your videos. I love video game history. I go on wikipedia for fun every week. Just looking at the stupid ass stuff that shaped the modern world we all inhabit. No one else can encapsulate that feeling better than you. The world is very brutal, but it is also unreal and goofy wacky. Anyways, please make a video on x men next dimension, my childhood fighting game.

[@jesdonor7084]

Finally my favourite holiday of the year. Happy Donkey Kong December to everyone!!