Also disappointed by the lack of mentioning DK 64's retcon of DK being Jr in DK64!!!
Get it together guys! I want my DK timeline!
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Donkey Kong Country 25 anniversary interview with Gregg Mayles from Rare.
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Also disappointed by the lack of mentioning DK 64's retcon of DK being Jr in DK64!!!
Get it together guys! I want my DK timeline!
Watched this yesterday, and it warms my heart knowing gamexplain are going in on the DKC anniversary love while Nintendo will sit on their hands and not acknowledge such things.
Don't think the interview unearthed anything I didn't already know, but I enjoyed Greg's take on k.rool, the bumbling dope villain you kinda root for.
Don't think the interview unearthed anything I didn't already know, but I enjoyed Greg's take on k.rool, the bumbling dope villain you kinda root for.
This was such a fun interview to conduct; Gregg Mayles was a please to speak with. We had an absolute blast and I'm thrilled you guys enjoyed it. Lots more coming soon :)
No matter what Nintendo wants to think about it, these games were massive for Rare in the context of their history. If the DKC series wasn't a hit, the golden years of Rare on the N64 might never have happened.
DKC lore is more interesting than souls lore and vaatividya is a coward for not focusing on it instead.
I would love a new DKC game that has K.Rool and the kremlings in it. If retro is busy (i think they're working on some minor space game)I think playtonic would do a very good job.
I would love a new DKC game that has K.Rool and the kremlings in it. If retro is busy (i think they're working on some minor space game)I think playtonic would do a very good job.
I do not think Insomniac would be a good choice. They can hit similar visual notes, but gameplay-wise and humour-wise, they cannot remotely compete.
I completely forgot Sony bought them. Still hard to believe.
Listened to this in the shower this morning.
GameXplain should do retro review follow ups of the original 3 and then do a discussion on the series as a whole and how the two Retro stand up to the originals.
GameXplain should do retro review follow ups of the original 3 and then do a discussion on the series as a whole and how the two Retro stand up to the originals.
25 years? Jesus Christ I'm old...
I'm gonna sit down and watch this later. Should be interesting. I still vividly remember when Donkey Kong Country hit the scene and how big of a deal it was.
I'm gonna sit down and watch this later. Should be interesting. I still vividly remember when Donkey Kong Country hit the scene and how big of a deal it was.
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Oh my God, we have turned into Cranky Kong, haven't we?
Complaining about those little whippersnappers playing Minecraft and those flashy mobile games.
Hopefully it's cool if I self-promote here haha. We posted our 2nd set of interviews this morning, featuring Steve Mayles and Chris Sutherland, the character designer and lead programmer respectively.
I love listening to this. Mayles's explanation for not having a UI and him talking about being inspired by Indiana Jones was incredible. Some of my favorite GX stuff in a long while
Love it, thank you for creating a fantastic piece on one of my treasured favorites!
I hear ya. I remember DKC's release so clearly that it doesn't seem that long ago.
Nice videos. It's always great hearing from the people behind the scenes.
We need to discover who Wise's mystery french composer inspiration is.
His Phil Collins praise truly brings bayou boogie full circle.
Woah, gamexplain actually bringing up the GBA DKC3 OST in the interview, my heroes!
His Phil Collins praise truly brings bayou boogie full circle.
Woah, gamexplain actually bringing up the GBA DKC3 OST in the interview, my heroes!
Grassland groove vocals being from Nintendo's own choir is incredible trivia goodness, that track just got even better.
Also we don't tend to get tidbits about Yamamoto's influence on the music so there's one of them.
Also we don't tend to get tidbits about Yamamoto's influence on the music so there's one of them.