Donkey Kong Country

[Nitefly]

I recently managed to get hold of Donkey Kong Country for the SNES, remembering it to be a helluva game.

However, my god, it's so bad! It's just... shockingly rubbish. Wow.

My main beef is that a large chunk of the levels have a 'trial and error' section. Unless you know exactly where each enemy is in these sections, you will die. It's just so lame, particuarly on the mine cart level which requires a series of short jumps in perfect timing. If people thought jumping etc on any 3D platform game was bad, my word, give DKC a spin. Terrible game - so disappointed!

Instead, I have been playing Super Mario World, which is awesome

Edited to avoid the jesus.jpgs:

The obvious question is 'what do you think about this game now? Has it really aged that badly or is it just me?'

 

[Robert1986]

EDIT: Since you asked a question. I find DKC still playable to this day. I don't really have the same problems as you did when playing it. Its just one of those games I can always play and have fun with. Nearly every old school game requires you to remember the enemy layouts and patterns. Its aged well.

 

[HeX]

Lies.

DKC is awesome.

I've got all 3 on the SNES and they rock

SMW is still the greatest game ever made however.

Now all you need is Yoshi's Island, Zelda, Mega Man X, X2, X3, StarWing etc etc

 

[Kreeeee]

This game is one of the few that has aged fantastically well, I think it's just you.

 

[malachi]

I still love it, it was Rare at their peak in the gaming industry but DKC 2 was better

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Think I have both of these in my (rather large) SNES collection. Chronotrigger and Super Mario RPG *** though!

 

[Sinny]

Did you ever play Donkey Kong 64?

Man that was an awesome game, right until a mate deleted my game..

really hope this is released for wiiware.

 

[xiphrex]

I too wasnt too impressed by it when I played it years ago before the PS1 was released.

Graphics were good though for the time, but gameplay was a bit repetitive/boring.

 

[Red and White]

wow you are so wrong. it is a really hard game but there is nothing more satisfying than nailing a bunch of really fast perfectly timed mine cart jumps/barrel blasts.

did you think you would be able to play through it in one go or something?

one of the first games that i remember that gave a real sense of adventure and excitement as to where you would go and what there was to discover on each level

 

[Nanoman]

The graphics still impress me now.

 

[asim18]

One of the most memorable games in my life. Loved playing it with my brother. I miss my young innocent days, pure bliss.

 

[Streeteh]

This game is one of the few that has aged fantastically well, I think it's just you.

This tbh. Sonic 3 and super mario world are also titles that fall into this rare category.

 

[Kreeeee]

This tbh. Sonic 3 and super mario world are also titles that fall into this rare category.

SMW and sonic 2/3 + knuckles will never age. They're pretty much 2D platforming perfection.

 

[Streeteh]

Again i pray to the god of gaming to make a perfect 1080p reproduction of Sonic 3 + Knuckles as a PSN/XBL release.

 

[ojste]

games were just more hardcore back in the day, youre just spoilt now with your checkpoints, easy mode etc

 

[SiD the Turtle]

Back in the SNES days games weren't designed so your gran could play them, you had to be good and know the levels to complete them. Even now if I load it up precious brain cells that could have been used for study contain almost instinct-like knowledge of how to navigate each level.

DKC was HARD.

 

[maddness]

dkc is awesome, i even have a bash at it now and then

 

[Nitefly]

Seems like it's just me. I still find it woeful compared with SMW or Sonic 3 + Knuckles.

 

[steinooo]

DKC is my favourite game of all time.

 

[Adsta]

DKC Rocks !

Cant see how you find the game that difficult. I guess to many people are used to being handheld through games.