SuperAndroid17
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that rhino animal thing looks like something out of Viva pinata...
Inspiration maybe?
Inspiration maybe?
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Donkey Kong Country Returns announced [N-CONF]
- Thread starter Masked Man
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noirebanana
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koam said:Retro is the new Rare
It sure does seem like it.
Glass Soldier
Banned
koam said:Retro is the new Rare
D: Their output isn't quite there though.
The chances David Wise is working on this are very high.
He quit rare
Did some remixes of his work for diddy kong racing ds
And since they are using his original music in the trailer, he has to be features in the credits
I would be suprised if retro didnt take the chance to get him working on videogame music again.
He quit rare
Did some remixes of his work for diddy kong racing ds
And since they are using his original music in the trailer, he has to be features in the credits
I would be suprised if retro didnt take the chance to get him working on videogame music again.
PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN!!!!! 
BomberMouse
Member
Retro deserves to create a new IP, I'm so tired of the same names over and over and OVER again.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Looks great. Awesome throwback. Wii is definately turning into that system with NSMB, PunchOut, NBA Jam...and now this? It's like im back in 1994 in a good way. The downside is that its Retro behind this, after years of waiting for their next project. Im sure they'll do a bang up job, its just a shame they are relegated to the kinds of games NST should be doing. After Metroid Prime I thought these guys were on thew way up, there with the likes of Bungie. Wish we could have seen them spread their wings.
goldenpp72
Member
Boney said:
and DKC was like 15 years right? lol.
Father_Brain
Banned
This looks good, but I was hoping that Retro would use a tad more creative freedom with the DK franchise, rather than adhering closely to the design template of an existing series. Oh, well...
Keyser Soze
Member
Avatars, if anyone fancies a change
Ninja Scooter
Member
Korey said:
looks like a mix to me. The environments remind me a lot of the old school DKC, but the enemies are straight up Nintendo-Tokyo (they were the ones that made Jungle Beat, right?)
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
DKC has never been as good as Mario when it comes to precise platforming, so its really good to see that Retro seems to be adopting the more Jungle Beat approach, because that game was all about the "flow", like PoP or Mirrors Edge. This is the kind of game where you just don't stop moving. Where you get into the rhythm of the actions and the game just streams by.
I like it!
I like it!
Dedication Through Light
Member
Keyser Soze said:Avatars, if anyone fancies a change
Diddy Kong, get it!!!! lol one of my favorite side characters (Diddy kong racing 3DS please)
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Nicktals said:
Yeah, me too and mostly I didn't care.
This looked friggin' awesome!
Dash Kappei
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santouras said:
Which the game has in spans it seems, so all is well in the end
Looks a lot like a classic EAD's graphically flavoured game, which is ten times better than anything RARE-like prerendered gfx could ever bring to the table.
Kyleripman
Member
I think everything important has already been said. I haven't been this excited for a video game since...well, DKC3.
I love that banana collecting noise.
I love that banana collecting noise.
Coolio McAwesome
Member
When I first learned that Retro was making a new Donkey Kong game, I was skeptical. They did a good job with the Metroid series, but I wasn't sure how the company would handle a more light-hearted IP. Color me surprised. Donkey Kong Country Retruns is everything I could have asked for in a Donkey Kong game and then some. It's downright gorgeous, the gameplay looks fantastic, and the music had me pumped.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Sirius said:
When they started playing the music, I dropped everything I was doing at work to just look at it and nearly squealed with excitement, lol. That song, lol and the game, DKC was one of the first games I ever beat on my own growing up.
MikeE21286
Member
<3 This music.
Man this takes me back. DKC was the first SNES game I had (I didn't get a SNES until the bundle with DKC one Christmas)
Can't wait for this game.
Man this takes me back. DKC was the first SNES game I had (I didn't get a SNES until the bundle with DKC one Christmas)
Can't wait for this game.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
"If you listen, you can hear it coming"Dedication Through Light said:
One of the best lines of the conference, IMO
Stormwatch
Member
I remember back when the internet was in it's infancy and I was logging on to the Nintendo AOL page to see new pictures of the upcoming Donkey Kong Country. Hearing the trailer music and seeing the video brought me back to those days. I used to bring my SNES and DKC with me when I went on ski trips in the winter with my family. My brothers and cousins would all play the game together to relax after a long day of skiing. Those were the days...
JasonUresti
Member
What a shame. I would say waste of talent, but most of Retro's best artists have left over the last few years, so they have been spared the shame of being forced to work under this soulless Nintendo house style.
Hopefully Armature has strong financial backing and freedom, so they can offer more ex-Retro employees a home. Like Respawn is to Activision, Armature could be a home for those fleeing stifling corporate controls on creativity.
Hopefully Armature has strong financial backing and freedom, so they can offer more ex-Retro employees a home. Like Respawn is to Activision, Armature could be a home for those fleeing stifling corporate controls on creativity.