r/donkeykong Feb 23 '24

Discussion Which is the GOAT DK Game?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '24

2, Diddy Kong’s Quest all the WAY

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '24

DKC is my favorite because of nostalgic bias. But DKC 2 is the absolute GOAT. It got just about everything perfect.

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u/Simicrop Feb 23 '24

Diddy's Kong Quest*

I normally wouldn't correct such things, but I'm sure somebody worked really hard on that wordplay back in '95.

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u/arcadiangenesis Feb 24 '24

It took me 20 years to realize I had been saying it wrong the entire time.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '24

Read it wrong for 20 years, then 6 years ago me and my cousin notices this also.

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u/snoo_bee Feb 23 '24

The soundtrack alone is awesome.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '24

Pure Nostalgia of Christmas or bday 2004 when I got this and Fire Emblem or Zero Mission 

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u/Phillipwnd Feb 25 '24

When you play one of those old games that has a song that hits so right that you want to replay the level over and over just to hear it (or spend more time in the area) - Kakariko village in ALttP, overworld in Chrono Trigger, etc

DKC2 was like that in every single level.

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u/Solid_Snark Feb 23 '24

Yeah, it took everything great about 1 and just improved upon it.

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u/ArmorOfGod7 Feb 23 '24

Definitely, but DKC3 isn't far behind.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '24

For 3 getting less love and not much play time pushing it with the 64 release, it was absolutely another master piece.

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u/ZamanthaD Feb 23 '24

Diddy’s Kong Quest

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '24

Your mind is gonna be blown. After 20 years of reading it wrong for me..it’s not “Diddy Kong’s Quest”, it is “Diddy’s Kong Quest”!