Post by Martin St. Louis on Jan 7, 2007 1:23:16 GMT -5
Donkey Kong has pretty much been dead since Rare went bye-bye, but I'd like to see Nintendo give a go at an epic, 3D Donkey Kong platforming game. I'm not the biggest fan of the DKC series, but with Miyamoto's touch, they could totally revive this series.
Jungle Beat was amazing, but who wouldn't like to see Donkey Kong swinging through a free-roaming, beautiful, lush 3D jungle on the Wii? Donkey Kong 64 was a boring collect-a-thon. Forget having 32 playable characters and minigames.
First off, the series needs a reboot. Forget the Donkey Kong Country games ever happened. Forget Diddy, Dixie, Cranky, and all the rest. Take it right back to 1982. Bring back Donkey Kong Jr. Put some Mario characters in it. Hell, make Mario the bad guy, or if you're not gonna do that, then use Wario. Forget the Kremlings, forget Rare ever existed. Maybe give Donkey Kong a redesign, similar to the Donkey Kong '94 box.
Just Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. swinging full speed on vines, and climbing trees. Take a page from Super Mario 64. Remember how it felt when you realized Mario could climb trees? I'd like to see someone expand upon that. Base an entire game on, basically, being a monkey. It didn't feel like you were controlling a monkey in Donkey Kong Country or Donkey Kong 64. They felt like completely generic, collect-a-thon platformers.
Wii nunchuk controls could make the entire game. Imagine using the motion sensors to swing vines, and punch the fuck out of enemies. Maybe even make a DS sequel to Donkey Kong Jr., or even the original Donkey Kong arcade game. And yes, I know about Mario vs. Donkey Kong, but I'd like something along the lines of Donkey Kong '94, not Lemmings.
And bring back Donkey Kong Jr.
Jungle Beat was amazing, but who wouldn't like to see Donkey Kong swinging through a free-roaming, beautiful, lush 3D jungle on the Wii? Donkey Kong 64 was a boring collect-a-thon. Forget having 32 playable characters and minigames.
First off, the series needs a reboot. Forget the Donkey Kong Country games ever happened. Forget Diddy, Dixie, Cranky, and all the rest. Take it right back to 1982. Bring back Donkey Kong Jr. Put some Mario characters in it. Hell, make Mario the bad guy, or if you're not gonna do that, then use Wario. Forget the Kremlings, forget Rare ever existed. Maybe give Donkey Kong a redesign, similar to the Donkey Kong '94 box.
Just Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. swinging full speed on vines, and climbing trees. Take a page from Super Mario 64. Remember how it felt when you realized Mario could climb trees? I'd like to see someone expand upon that. Base an entire game on, basically, being a monkey. It didn't feel like you were controlling a monkey in Donkey Kong Country or Donkey Kong 64. They felt like completely generic, collect-a-thon platformers.
Wii nunchuk controls could make the entire game. Imagine using the motion sensors to swing vines, and punch the fuck out of enemies. Maybe even make a DS sequel to Donkey Kong Jr., or even the original Donkey Kong arcade game. And yes, I know about Mario vs. Donkey Kong, but I'd like something along the lines of Donkey Kong '94, not Lemmings.
And bring back Donkey Kong Jr.