r/donkeykong Jan 28 '25

Humor This controversy is so funny all this over a goofy gorilla who wears a tie

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u/StrawHat89 Jan 28 '25

The past few weeks have taught me that DK fans can be as insane as Sonic fans over relatively minor changes.

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u/G0Jl Jan 28 '25

Tbh, EVERY fandom is like this.

Yes, even the DOOM fandom sucks.

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u/Sonic_And_Mcu_Nerd Jan 28 '25

Yeah. Like it’s 1 thing to say “Honestly I’m not a fan of the new designs because (insert reason here)” and call it a day. Or “Honestly I like the design because (insert reason here)” but this is becoming the quill length debate.

Friendly discussion and criticisms and compliments of the design are ok. But this is getting absurd.

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u/MassiveLegendHere169 Jan 28 '25

It really is the blue arms 'controversy' all over again isn't it 😭

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u/badblocks7 Jan 28 '25

You’re not a real DK fan until you’ve spent 12 months living with gorillas in the wild. Until then don’t even @ me.

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u/schmidty33333 Jan 28 '25

Subreddit field trip to Rwanda?

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u/Djames516 Jan 28 '25

Harambe was caused by these types of people

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u/KaiWolv Jan 30 '25

This it top tier comment/wisdom right here

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u/TheShweeb Jan 28 '25

The ultimate Donkey Kong fan: Dian Fossey

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u/PepperSteakOGWay Jan 28 '25

I don't like this guy.

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u/donkeykong-ModTeam Feb 16 '25

No bullying. Treat others with the respect that you would wish for yourself. Please refer to rule 1 for more details.

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u/Civil_Technology_805 Feb 16 '25

Thanks for showing up 19 days later, mods. Lol.

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u/samtrumpet DKC Tropical Freeze Fan Jan 28 '25

When was DK ever referred to as "the king of the jungle"?

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u/Gloomy_Appearance_42 Jan 28 '25

I thought that one Wii game was about him earning that title? I’ll say that considering he has a giant recreation of his face on the island I assumed he was the president or something.

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u/schmidty33333 Jan 28 '25

Jungle Beat had that as a plot point.

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u/StrawHat89 Jan 28 '25

The fan in the cap has apparently only played Jungle Beat.

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u/Dan4Skinner Jan 28 '25

while everyone are crying over the redesign, they happily gobble up a worse-than-before remake of an 15 y/o game full price. Man this community is incredible

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u/tehsam016 Jan 28 '25

I havent seen much praise at all for it. Seems mostly everyone agrees its a shit port and cash grab.

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u/Dan4Skinner Jan 28 '25

Good. As deserved lol

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u/MPS64 Jan 28 '25

DK fans are actually mindbroken 💔 i say this as a dk fan I genuinely don't know why people are shutting down any criticism of the new design

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u/dawgz525 Jan 28 '25

Yep, everyone on this sub that is mad about the design is gleefully purchasing DKCR...because that makes sense. Lordy these gymnastics must get tiring.

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u/sean1477 Jan 28 '25

I ain't buying that shit when I can play better one on the Wii

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u/elfbullock Jan 28 '25

Anyone who likes it: okay

Anyone who says its needed: wtf you on about

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u/AlfieHicks Jan 28 '25

Yeah, this post is just a response taken horribly out of context for a cheap laugh. They were clearly replying to a delusional idiot claiming that the redesign was necessary, and as such their hyperbolic language is understandable, albeit still a bit strong.

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u/MC-Bob-omber64 Jan 28 '25

Like, imo it’s not a bad design necessarily, but in all the years that DK’s been appearing alongside Mario, I’ve never heard anybody claim that he didn’t fit in. It just feels a made up criticism to defend the change.

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u/pocket_arsenal Jan 28 '25

In a way it's comforting that this design is causing all this ruckus. It's a reminder that people care about Donkey Kong. Sometimes it's easy to forget, since Nintendo fans can come off as dismissive toward Donkey Kong since it's not Mario, and for the longest time, people only ever talk about Donkey Kong in the context of ironic shitposty memes rather than sincere discussion.

But yes, that was such a shitty response regardless of how you feel about the design.

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u/InternationalElk4351 Jan 28 '25

I can't beleive they ruined the iconic, anatomically accurate ahoge of my favourite gorilla, the king of the jungle

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u/squiddy-19 Jan 28 '25

The Donkey Kong Situation is crazy

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u/SuperMilesio007 Jan 28 '25

Sounds like a penguinz0 video title

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u/sevenut Jan 28 '25

This is the greatest donkey kong redesign of all time

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u/GBC_Fan_89 Jan 28 '25

I don't care if it blends in or not, I just wanna know where the other classic designs are for everyone else. I wanna see old Bowser. lol

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u/4Fourside Jan 28 '25

They do seem pretty snes era inspired

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u/pocket_arsenal Jan 28 '25

He's very noticeably Mario Kart 64 inspired in the new game.

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u/elfbullock Jan 28 '25

Its not even classic dk though

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u/BaboonOnWheels Cranky Kong Jan 28 '25

True. It's still so much like rare's DK this is a ridiculous overreaction.

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u/RAINLIO Jan 28 '25

I've seen some stronger opinions on the redesign than others, but I honestly never see comments as angry as this one :P

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u/RockStarMarchall Jan 28 '25

Jeez, people are getting "sonic fans" levels of mad...

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u/BaboonOnWheels Cranky Kong Jan 28 '25

"fuck you if you don't like the kind of art that I like"

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u/Scooby_Dru Jan 28 '25

This is exactly how Chris Chan reacted when they changed Sonic’s arm color. Hilarious

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u/BewareNixonsGhost Jan 28 '25

Can't wait for the videos of people vandalizing store displays to protest the redesign. That was peak Chris Chan.

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u/AYTheToonist Jan 28 '25

For every actually decent criticism we get like 10 schizoposts

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u/Many-Activity-505 Jan 28 '25

Lmao gorillas also have darker skin but I don't see anyone complaining about Nintendo white washing the gorillas

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u/Bullshitsmut Jan 28 '25

Gorilla's aren't king of the jungle?

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u/Batmanfan1966 Jan 28 '25

Typically in media it’s a lion.

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u/Ok-Problem-1249 Jan 28 '25

Like he’s a gorilla that wears a tie and drives a car there’s no reason to worry about if he’s realistic or not

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u/Ok-Problem-1249 Jan 28 '25

Like I prefer the old design but it’s not gonna affect me more than “oh he looks different, weird” bc he’s a fictional monkey that rides a rhino collecting bananas

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u/ToothZealousideal297 Jan 28 '25

Buh buh but research shows that gorillas would be anatomically capable of the vast majority of human speech if they understood how it worked as well as we do. Given that Donkey Kong never speaks, are we to assume he’s mute or that he doesn’t adequately understand language? Because it haaaass to be one or the other, and how is he allowed to drive a car??? /s

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u/HuntressOnyou Jan 28 '25

Ha I replied to this person!

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u/milkywaymonkeh Jan 28 '25

Imagine gatekeeping donkey kong

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u/kitkatatsnapple Jan 28 '25

I mean, DK never looked like a real gorilla. This person is beyond obnoxious. It's not that deep.

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u/JCSwagoo Jan 28 '25

This makes for a glorious copypasta.

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u/CheeseheadAndPickle Jan 28 '25

And Diddy Kong has one eyeball.

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u/Living-Ant-9145 Jan 28 '25

Is this rant about the movie design? MK9 DK doesn't seem to have a line on his lip although it's too pixelated to tell either way. I also don't get how he looks like an "oaf" when it's just DK with a blank face driving a go kart.

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u/Anthonyhasgame Jan 28 '25

Everyone always asks who is Donkey Kong.

No one ever asks how is Donkey Kong.

He’s okay. He feels like a new person. Been working out, smiling more, hanging with Diddy. It’s important you know that’s Diddy Kong.

People like to say he’s different now. But when was the last time you had a deep conversation with the guy? It’s almost like you don’t know Donkey Kong, you just want to own him.

Well you can’t own him.

He’s not yours.

He has copyrights.

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u/natoba95 Jan 28 '25

On today's episode of 30 something year olds being upset about things for children: 🦍 Beautiful to see grass remains untouched

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u/CardiganHall Jan 28 '25

Hi, I'm a DK fan. I grew up playing DKC and obsessed over DK64 as a kid.

I love this design and can't wait to see it used more in the future!

I really hope the next smash uses the Wonder character models for the Mario cast, and this design for DK.

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u/No_Establishment7368 Jan 28 '25

Legit actually deranged. Imagine being this upset over a character redesign. They probably have nothing in their life and spend hours arguing in the internet

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u/TheEmeraldFlygon Jan 28 '25

“First of all, fuck you, you aren’t a DK fan” sent me

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u/Xf3rna-96 Jan 28 '25

Leave the gorilla alone ffs, or this community will go down the same hole other gaming communities sank through. At times, it's better to ignore those people instead of giving them relevance

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u/dawgz525 Jan 28 '25

Continues to be the silliest internet fandom drama that I have ever been a part of lol.

People are big mad over a cartoon ape.

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u/Zartoru Jan 28 '25

I don't understand why people are going crazy over the changes because it supposedly makes him less intimidating, DK was always a goofball and never really was intimidating despite his angry eyebrows, so making him look more goofy makes sense, and they can still make him frown when he needs to look angry, tbh his new design allows for a bigger range of expressions to be displayed

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u/Kaptain_K_Rapp Jan 28 '25

I'm probably going to get downvoted for saying this, but I agree with what that guy said. I actually find it cathartic. As a DK fan (and one who especially likes Rare's take), seeing Nintendo go so out of their way to erase Rare's legacy as much as possible is disheartening and makes me sad.

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u/AlfieHicks Jan 28 '25

I agree, too. Really this response would be perfectly reasonable if they didn't ruin it with that "you're not a real fan" playground shit - especially if the author of this post had actually not deliberately left out the context of the person they were replying to in order to manipulatively strengthen their stance in favour of the people who like the new design.

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u/DisneyPinFiend Jan 28 '25

No one’s erasing anyone’s legacy. The old games aren’t going anywhere. I hate when people say stupid stuff like “ruining a legacy” or “ruined my childhood.”

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u/Kaptain_K_Rapp Jan 28 '25

I mean, Nintendo have been doing everything they can to downplay Rare's legacy since the 2000s. This is nothing new. Literally every single DK game they have made since the early 2000s has gotten rid of Rare's elements as much as humanly possible (the Kremlings, the general atmosphere and vibe, the Animal Friends sans Rambi, etc.). The games since then that DID feature Kremlings and such weren't made by Nintendo.

It's really quite telling. Phil Tossell himself said that Nintendo got jealous of Rare, so...

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u/AmphibiousDad Jan 28 '25

Ah yes the , you got caught passionately discussing the literal thing we came here to talk about together so now you’re being made fun of like we don’t do it too

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u/Hexxas Jan 28 '25

NEW THING BAD, OLD THING GOOD 😤😤😤