Dunkey is such a great content creator that he didn’t even make a big deal or announcement about the return of Donkey Kong December. He just continues the tradition out of the kindness of his heart. Only something I can get from MonkeyManDunkey
Nah nah nah this is business! And in business there is no kindness! If the schedule says we're getting the Donkey Kong videos, we're getting it, this is not a promise, this is contractual obligations!
In Donkey Kong, you encounter a variety of terrains, overcome environmental obstacles, and build ladders and bridges to solve traversal puzzles. Donkey Kong was the first strand-type game
I remember playing it on the GBC when I was 8 and taking forever to beat the intro levels thinking that it was just the same old game. When DK got back up and the next screen was completely different I nearly lost my underdeveloped pre-pubescent mind. I realized in that moment that nothing was real and everything society had taught me up to that point was all a lie.
The end had me flipping back and forth between expecting Dunkey to do a bait-and-switch and thinking that he'd already baited us so many times that it would be a bigger bait-and-switch to not bait and switch. This is what years of gaslighting does to man.
As confusing as what you said is, not only do I understand it but I can also say you literally just described my experience. Though I still was caught off guard by the actual punchline. It was the last thing I thought and simultaneously the first thing I felt I should have thought of after the fact.
If Dunkey actually just releases these episodic instalments of a video essay that goes over the entire history of the donkey Kong franchise I will be extremely happy
The transition from Mario swinging on a rope in Sunshine back to him swinging on the bar in the Gameboy game was honestly inspiring. I got the sense that if you don't give up on the ideas and ways of thinking that make you unique they will allow you to succeed.
@@conaldeugenepeterson2147 I love pulling up that picture on my chromebook at school and showing it to my friends like it's the first time I've ever seen it
Great little spot in the video. He's just reviewing things that happened in sequence but the way he stitches them together within the context is just all-time. Dunkey one of the greats!
It's a brilliant way to immediately show the player that the game is going to be so much more than they're used to. Let them bust the original maps wide open before revealing the real game.
Even if you don't use them those maps are made a lot easier than they were in the arcade in a lot of subtle ways, because they don't want to hold back the surprise of there being way more game too long.
It's true that the new moves are available from the beginning, but they don't tell you that. You're not going to discover them if you just play through the beginning, you'd have to screw around to discover them. They do however show them off in small cutscenes as you progress through the game, it's pretty clever. It's like you're unlocking them as you play except they were always unlocked.
4:00 his comedic timing is unmatched, he's done the same bit so many times I thought it was somehow gonna be a game other than Donkey Kong Country, but guess what, he DID mean the game he was showing all the pictures for
Having played a TON of Mario vs. Donkey Kong on GBA, it's blowing my mind right now seeing the jumping, flipping, wire, handstand mechanics and puzzle platformer aspects almost all originated in Donkey Kong for Game Boy. I've heard of this game but never realized JUST how POLISHED it is holy mackerel!
It’s unfortunate that it got released in 1994 and not 1993, because I think most people (myself included) just think of DK Country when they see DK 94. Of course DK Gameboy was fantastic, but DK Country just overshadowed it.
When I first played the Gameboy game I really did think it was just a port of the arcade game, and thought I'd be playing the same few levels on repeat like in the NES version. Then, I was surprised to find out there was more. Oh so much more! And the little scenes in between worlds that were like a wordless tutorial for the new mechanics. Top tier Gameboy game!
I can't wait to put all 20 of these four minute videos together and have it turn out to be a comprehensive Dunkey-style documentary about the history of Donkey Kong
Yeah, Dunkey isn’t credited enough for being so economizing with his words imo. Lesser youtubers would make a video on this topic ten times the length and one tenth as enjoyable
It's hard to put into words how impressive it is...they went so far to make Mario come alive with the different mechanics and animations. Modern pixel platformers could learn a lot from it
I also wish Dunkey had talked a bit about the soundtrack, because it's really spectacular. The post-game credits song still brings a smile to my face whenever I look it up :)
This is why I love Dunkey. He just loves video games and wants to spread that love and he also understands why video games were art long before the Western cinematic games of the 2010s.
@@michaellochlann4797 craftsmanship elevated to a high enough level says as much about the human spirit as a lot of conventional art. Much of the famous works of the Renaissance were works of pure craftsmanship when you consider that the subjects of those works (religious figures, nobility, wealthy merchants) were only the subjects because someone paid an artist, who was looking to pay the bills, to paint or sculpt them. You think da Vinci cared about Lisa del Giocondo?
Donkey Kong December is so eventful, that whole world started decorating their houses with pretty lights and trees. I think they even gave a part of the month off as a “holiday.” Thank you Reggie for this blessed holiday.
Fun Fact: At 2:01 , That Collage has a title Donkey King in the middle. Which is the first Pakistani animated movie released in back in 2019. It eventually became one of the most watched animated film in over 20 countries.
This was my favorite game growing up. I would play it all the time and there was a level I just couldn't beat. (8-11 I'll never forget it) I'd ask my dad to beat it for me so I could keep progressing, waiting a whole week or two before I got to see him on the weekends. I'd come to him with all 3 save files on the same level ready for him to beat. It was one of the few things that really helped form the short bond we had before his passing. I'm thankful for Dunkey talking about it a bit. Stay safe all :)
You see, the iconic lyrics "If you know the words, you can join in too" from the famous DK rap are actually an allusion to the hundreds of Donkey Kong knockoffs that existed at the time. The programmers knew the mechanics of the game (the "words") and were easily able to reproduce the core gameplay, thus "join[ing] in too."
This game is literally my childhood. Back then I had no idea what speedrunning is but I came to a level where I can finish all levels in one sitting. It is amazing to learn that people actually knew this game. Thank you, Dunkey.
Donkey Kong December is back. This is truly the best time to be alive! I grew up with Donkey Kong 64 when we my mom bought a used copy. I remember having to practice this arcade game for hours in Frantic Factory and thought about how cool it was to play a video game inside a video game.
When I was a little kid I used to love leaving it on the main screen until demo mode started, which was Mario doing acrobatics demonstrating the new mechanics on a stage to a clapping audience, I thought it was so cool and it did actually teach me about the possible moves. I was a tiny child so I was an idiot and didn’t know button combinations were a thing the first few times I played it.
shocking to me that a game with such important and revolutionary mechanics for the platforming genre has been largely passed up in wider conversations because its title led modern audiences to think it was just donkey kong again. thank you for the education dunk, always happy to see video game history being given the attention it deserves
@@conorneligan7694 Considering how important the first Gameboy was historically you think people would be talking about it’s best game more. Funnily enough I think the other contender that DK’94 really has for that title is the port of Donkey Kong Country.
@@conorneligan7694 I had a gameboy at the time, i've played the many mario and wario titles at the time yet i've never even heard of this game and i'm pretty sure none of my friends born in the same generation knows about it too. It looks cool though I think i'll go pick that up and play it
Donkey kong december has been a tradition even in the times when Dunkey was a Minecraft youtuber that uploaded videos to Vimeo You have had to be pretty busy in december last 30 years to miss it
The trivia about the moveset in that Game Boy game is amazing. History is such an eye opening field, we just need people like Dunkey Munkey to share them effectively.
Just as the entire Donkey Kong arcade game served as the intro to the Gameboy game, Dunkey recaps the entire history of the Donkey Kong franchise as an intro to his review of the Donkey Kong Gameboy game. Truly a genius
I never knew how crazy the GameBoy title's mechanics were - I always just assumed it was a port of the arcade game. Guess I'll have to go play it now - thanks for putting a spotlight on it, Dunk.
It also brings back and integrates some mechanics from SMB2 (USA, the Doki Doki reskin one). The whole game is almost shockingly mechanically filled and polished for a Gameboy game. Definitely recommend playing it.
I bought a psp to emulate gb, gba and ps1/ps2 games a few months ago. I never knew their is a good Dk game for the gb. I feel like my winter is about to be robbed.
I remember playing the Donkey Kong on the Game Boy while waiting for a dentist appointment and thinking it would be something I could beat in 15 minutes, and I was surprised when it just kept on going.
Donkey Kong GB was my first intro to Donkey Kong so I thought they were all like that. I loved it, and played it for hours. Little did I know what a freaking masterpiece it was.
I played this for the first time a couple months ago and was honestly mind blown this game came out when I was only four, most developers today struggle to make a game this mechanically consistent. I remember spending the whole day just trying out the moveset, landing the perfect jump after doing a backflip from a roll. Cannot recommend this enough.
I genuinely never realised how influential the Donkey Kong series was, and you brilliantly highlighted this in the video. It’s just a shame how Donkey Kong has sort of fallen in popularity in recent times. But Kirby was never that popular, but after getting a 3D game it’s popularity skyrocketed. So maybe if Donkey Kong gets a new 3D game the same could happen. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
My brothers and I when we were little would all sit around our dad watching him playing Donkey Kong for hours. It was the best time. We all played that game to death.
2:11 Also one of the games with Super Game Boy support, which added color and new sound effects using the SNES. Man, this game was really advanced at the time.
I remember the first time I played Donkey Kong '94! It was at my cousin's house when I was 6 or 7, and I brought my Game Boy with me to be occupied on either Thanksgiving or Christmas Day (I can't exactly remember which holiday it was). I saw it lying on a shelf in the living room and decided to check it out. I had the NES version, so that's what I went in expecting. I was blown away with how amazing it was. Thank you for bringing this underrated masterpiece into the light again!
1:30 the font used for monkey kong is called "hobo STD" a sans serif type font made in 1950's Russia, hobo comes from a pig translation of the Russian word for "new" (heebo)
I got bamboozled, I thought donkey was going to say the name of a another game at the end, but he just mixed it up by not saying it at all. What a twist dunkey, you really outdid yourself with this one
“Should i finally come out of the closet on my love for metroid prime? Roast dragonflight? Maybe review metal gear rising or asuras wrath? Perhaps even Ultrakill or dusk? Nah i’ll just go back to... manic donkey kong posting…”
i had no idea that gba donkey kong existed, thats so crazy you can date back such monumental ideas and mechanics that would shape future games for years to come from a gba title
This is shaping up to be another fantastic Donkey Kong December! I just dunno how Dunk is gonna top last years "Super Donkey Kong Shake" as it's still widely regarded as the best video you can watch.
DK 94 was the first video game I ever played, and was a childhood favorite. Then like 20 years later I found out that, since it was a Super Gameboy title, it had an expanded color palette for that system. That was a wonderful surprise after so many years.
I got this game on my 3ds years ago. It's a masterpiece, I still have it on my 3ds to this day, and I come back to it every now and then to remind myself much of a masterpiece it is.
Dunkey I am the lawyer for Donkey Kong, I'm sorry but the big guy has ordered me to do lawyer stuff against you. This is how the law works and I must do my job. I'm sorry Dunkey
That GBA donkey kong you showed was the first video game I ever owned. It blew my mind and set me up for disappointment because you weren't kidding, it was incredibly in-depth.
There really is something so genuine about Dunkey's work that I found myself smiling at the last joke, yet again. Keep up the good work, small yogurt bearer.
That Donkey Kong game for the GameBoy is still one of my favorites to boot up in an emulator. Prolly one of my first games I ever played when I was like 5. For as old as the game is, Mario’s movement still has a lot of depth to it. Incredible music too!
You made two masterpieces one right after another I loved these last couple of videos so much. It makes me appreciate video game history so much. I love that you are sharing these kinda obscure parts of game history from the game development side.
Dunkey is such a great content creator that he didn’t even make a big deal or announcement about the return of Donkey Kong December. He just continues the tradition out of the kindness of his heart. Only something I can get from MonkeyManDunkey
just out of the kindness of his heart? he makes money from these videos you know...
Nah nah nah this is business! And in business there is no kindness! If the schedule says we're getting the Donkey Kong videos, we're getting it, this is not a promise, this is contractual obligations!
@@jordangunn7514 Cool
you should have already known
DunkeyMunkey is truly a genius
In Donkey Kong, you encounter a variety of terrains, overcome environmental obstacles, and build ladders and bridges to solve traversal puzzles.
Donkey Kong was the first strand-type game
I love how much I hate this
Kojima wants your number.
Dunko like this comment means your right
god i wish you people would stop making the same joke
@@fwoqma good. After some more exposure to the meme, it'll get funny again. But for now, you have to endure, my guy.
I remember playing it on the GBC when I was 8 and taking forever to beat the intro levels thinking that it was just the same old game. When DK got back up and the next screen was completely different I nearly lost my underdeveloped pre-pubescent mind. I realized in that moment that nothing was real and everything society had taught me up to that point was all a lie.
that was how i felt entering the dark world in lttp
Yeah that game was hard man
@@twocows360 How I felt going into the Upside Down Castle in Symphony of the Night
D-D-D-DOOOOOOOOONNNNNKEEEEEY KOOOOOOOOOOOOONNGGG
How it felt finding Kanto region in Pokémon Silver.
I’m very happy that Dunkey is keeping the Donkey Kong December tradition up
nice pfp
This yearly tradition is so quaint.
DKD
@@mokat Thanks :)
Wait Donkey Kong December is real? I thought it was a joke...
Dunkey really is the most consistent youtuber of his generation. I don't see anybody else honoring Donkey Kong December
Duke of Dorks and Desinging For
Designing For is keeping the tradition alive. May he be blessed by our savior, Donkey Kong.
Look up "Designing For"
Dunkeykongdcenber
The end had me flipping back and forth between expecting Dunkey to do a bait-and-switch and thinking that he'd already baited us so many times that it would be a bigger bait-and-switch to not bait and switch. This is what years of gaslighting does to man.
As confusing as what you said is, not only do I understand it but I can also say you literally just described my experience.
Though I still was caught off guard by the actual punchline. It was the last thing I thought and simultaneously the first thing I felt I should have thought of after the fact.
more dunkeylighting
If Dunkey actually just releases these episodic instalments of a video essay that goes over the entire history of the donkey Kong franchise I will be extremely happy
I seriously hope he continues
This is gonna be a Christopher Nolan joke.
Yea it felt like it isn't finished yet :D hope to see more coming too
DKC Frozen Ape review?
It's Donkey Kong December after all
The transition from Mario swinging on a rope in Sunshine back to him swinging on the bar in the Gameboy game was honestly inspiring. I got the sense that if you don't give up on the ideas and ways of thinking that make you unique they will allow you to succeed.
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Just like that cat on a clothesline saying
“Hang in there”
@@conaldeugenepeterson2147 I love pulling up that picture on my chromebook at school and showing it to my friends like it's the first time I've ever seen it
That transition reminded me of a scene called bone to satellite from the film 2001 A Space Odyssey
Great little spot in the video. He's just reviewing things that happened in sequence but the way he stitches them together within the context is just all-time. Dunkey one of the greats!
Played the absolute shit outta this game as a kid. So, so many hours. Final boss music goes HARD
Holy shit first reply
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@@John-X thank you so much
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I think something genuinely funny about DK ‘94 is how you have the new moves in the original levels too, which just completely breaks them
It's a brilliant way to immediately show the player that the game is going to be so much more than they're used to. Let them bust the original maps wide open before revealing the real game.
Even if you don't use them those maps are made a lot easier than they were in the arcade in a lot of subtle ways, because they don't want to hold back the surprise of there being way more game too long.
It's true that the new moves are available from the beginning, but they don't tell you that. You're not going to discover them if you just play through the beginning, you'd have to screw around to discover them. They do however show them off in small cutscenes as you progress through the game, it's pretty clever. It's like you're unlocking them as you play except they were always unlocked.
4:00 his comedic timing is unmatched, he's done the same bit so many times I thought it was somehow gonna be a game other than Donkey Kong Country, but guess what, he DID mean the game he was showing all the pictures for
SOUPAHMARIOBROTHAS TWOOOOOOOOO
Dunkey’s passion for video games is inspiring.
Having played a TON of Mario vs. Donkey Kong on GBA, it's blowing my mind right now seeing the jumping, flipping, wire, handstand mechanics and puzzle platformer aspects almost all originated in Donkey Kong for Game Boy. I've heard of this game but never realized JUST how POLISHED it is holy mackerel!
I thank Dunkey for introducing Donkey Kong '94 to some new audience. Such an excellent game should receive such big attention.
It’s unfortunate that it got released in 1994 and not 1993, because I think most people (myself included) just think of DK Country when they see DK 94.
Of course DK Gameboy was fantastic, but DK Country just overshadowed it.
There's actually a sequel to that game specifically on the Gameboy Advance: Mario vs Donkey Kong. It was pretty good from what I remember.
I have a Game Boy and 2000$
I know what I'm buying on eBay
@@shadowslasher11X It's not as good since it focuses more on puzzles than platforming, but it's still worth playing.
frr looks like a cool game and I NEVER even heard anyone else talk about it
That “little bastard” line is one of the best reads I’ve ever heard in media. I listen to it at least every other day and it still makes me smile.
I'm so glad you covered GameBoy Donkey Kong in depth. A hidden gem of a game.
I have the same feeling. I felt like I was the only person to play this game.
@@RICEKRISPY8 More people should be talking about it. It was a staggering and unmatched level of quality and variety in level design back then.
He unlocked so many memories of that game on the gameboy for me. It was one of my first games at around 5 or so.
my first donkey kong game was mario vs donkey kong 3 minis march again for the nintendo dsi
Easily in my top 3 Gameboy games ever. So much fun
1:11 "Look at his little smile... Little bastard! what is he smiling about? What did this donkey kong do???" lol
I’m a big fan of these video game histories. The twist of comedy you add makes it much more entertaining than other documentaries.
Appreciating the wave of Donkey Kong December. Now I expect more everyday this month, especially Donkey Kongmas
Putting the D back in December
Yes
Looking forward to Jungle Japes January
This truly is the December of Donkey Kong.
When I first played the Gameboy game I really did think it was just a port of the arcade game, and thought I'd be playing the same few levels on repeat like in the NES version. Then, I was surprised to find out there was more. Oh so much more! And the little scenes in between worlds that were like a wordless tutorial for the new mechanics. Top tier Gameboy game!
I can't wait to put all 20 of these four minute videos together and have it turn out to be a comprehensive Dunkey-style documentary about the history of Donkey Kong
I love how Dunkey always sounds like he loves what he does and is always really interested in what he talks about. Love ya man
I like that he is puerto rican
@@Skepsis710 bruh
@@Skepsis710 no stfu he's clearly black
@@tumultuousv hi
@@user-yv6xw7ns3o uh
Elite talent! Whole "Video Essay" in under 5 minutes still more informative, edited, researched and entertaining than many docu series.
Yeah, Dunkey isn’t credited enough for being so economizing with his words imo. Lesser youtubers would make a video on this topic ten times the length and one tenth as enjoyable
Donkey Kong ‘94 is my favorite OG Gameboy game. It’s such a good game. It’s not talked about much, so it’s awesome to see Dunkey covering it.
It's hard to put into words how impressive it is...they went so far to make Mario come alive with the different mechanics and animations. Modern pixel platformers could learn a lot from it
One of the best Mario games to date.
I also wish Dunkey had talked a bit about the soundtrack, because it's really spectacular. The post-game credits song still brings a smile to my face whenever I look it up :)
Hands down my favorite GameBoy game. It is such an amazing title.
CLASSIC
This is why I love Dunkey. He just loves video games and wants to spread that love and he also understands why video games were art long before the Western cinematic games of the 2010s.
This man right here, turtle react him
Even better, he understands why video games are art without needing to be cinematic games.
@@michaellochlann4797 craftsmanship elevated to a high enough level says as much about the human spirit as a lot of conventional art. Much of the famous works of the Renaissance were works of pure craftsmanship when you consider that the subjects of those works (religious figures, nobility, wealthy merchants) were only the subjects because someone paid an artist, who was looking to pay the bills, to paint or sculpt them. You think da Vinci cared about Lisa del Giocondo?
Donkey Kong 94' is super underappreciated and love that Dunkey gave this game a spotlight. It feels great to play to this day.
Donkey Kong December is so eventful, that whole world started decorating their houses with pretty lights and trees. I think they even gave a part of the month off as a “holiday.” Thank you Reggie for this blessed holiday.
He's setting up the sequels better than a pro director god damn I love DKD
Fun Fact:
At 2:01 , That Collage has a title Donkey King in the middle. Which is the first Pakistani animated movie released in back in 2019. It eventually became one of the most watched animated film in over 20 countries.
1:18 Many people have doubted Bigmode, but their first game clearly shows that they know what they are doing
This was my favorite game growing up. I would play it all the time and there was a level I just couldn't beat. (8-11 I'll never forget it) I'd ask my dad to beat it for me so I could keep progressing, waiting a whole week or two before I got to see him on the weekends. I'd come to him with all 3 save files on the same level ready for him to beat. It was one of the few things that really helped form the short bond we had before his passing. I'm thankful for Dunkey talking about it a bit. Stay safe all :)
that's a really cute and nice story
hey man, i'm not trying to cry
@@litapd311 thank you lol
@@Patryc sorry, man 😂
For me it was 9-11 (never forget). Hell of a game!
You see, the iconic lyrics "If you know the words, you can join in too" from the famous DK rap are actually an allusion to the hundreds of Donkey Kong knockoffs that existed at the time. The programmers knew the mechanics of the game (the "words") and were easily able to reproduce the core gameplay, thus "join[ing] in too."
This game is literally my childhood. Back then I had no idea what speedrunning is but I came to a level where I can finish all levels in one sitting. It is amazing to learn that people actually knew this game. Thank you, Dunkey.
"EA's first game was knock-off"
Truly a standard setter for the video game industry
thats funny and sad
Donkey Kong December is back. This is truly the best time to be alive! I grew up with Donkey Kong 64 when we my mom bought a used copy. I remember having to practice this arcade game for hours in Frantic Factory and thought about how cool it was to play a video game inside a video game.
It’s actually insane how many mechanics were in GB Donkey Kong
When I was a little kid I used to love leaving it on the main screen until demo mode started, which was Mario doing acrobatics demonstrating the new mechanics on a stage to a clapping audience, I thought it was so cool and it did actually teach me about the possible moves. I was a tiny child so I was an idiot and didn’t know button combinations were a thing the first few times I played it.
For real, old school Nintendo was the master of making do with what they had.
shocking to me that a game with such important and revolutionary mechanics for the platforming genre has been largely passed up in wider conversations because its title led modern audiences to think it was just donkey kong again. thank you for the education dunk, always happy to see video game history being given the attention it deserves
Not really. Many people consider it to be the best Game Boy game. It does garner less discussion than you would think, though.
@@conorneligan7694 Considering how important the first Gameboy was historically you think people would be talking about it’s best game more. Funnily enough I think the other contender that DK’94 really has for that title is the port of Donkey Kong Country.
@@conorneligan7694 I had a gameboy at the time, i've played the many mario and wario titles at the time yet i've never even heard of this game and i'm pretty sure none of my friends born in the same generation knows about it too.
It looks cool though I think i'll go pick that up and play it
Watching how the mechanics of each character progressed over various installments is so awesome. Totally changed the way I look at the games.
No matter how much I watch Dunkey, he never ceases to surprise me
You watch Dunkey, and Dunkey Kong December surpirises You? Now I am surprised.
Donkey kong december has been a tradition even in the times when Dunkey was a Minecraft youtuber that uploaded videos to Vimeo
You have had to be pretty busy in december last 30 years to miss it
It’s officially time for Dunkey’s Donkey Kong December! Grab ya popcorn, grab ya root-beer!
Get ya licorice, get ya fuckin’ stromboli, it’s gonna be a looong one
I have A&W cream soda...does that count?
@@AGuyWithOneWing **gunshots**
What else is missing... oh these are pretty good bananas.
@@OutrunExile Sure, sounds about right.
The trivia about the moveset in that Game Boy game is amazing. History is such an eye opening field, we just need people like Dunkey Munkey to share them effectively.
I played the fuck out of Donkey Kong on the Super Gameboy. That arcade cabinet frame is so dope looking.
Just as the entire Donkey Kong arcade game served as the intro to the Gameboy game, Dunkey recaps the entire history of the Donkey Kong franchise as an intro to his review of the Donkey Kong Gameboy game. Truly a genius
Can't wait for more Donkey Kongtent. This will be the best Donkey Kong December we've had all year!
Congo Bongo was made by the same devs as Donkey Kong. Most don't realize Both games were outsourced to an obscure third party called Ikegami Tsushinki
Dunkey has truly evolved from a strand type TH-camr to a Kong type TH-cam
What are Kong types strong against?
@@ViktorVoid barrels.
@@Spitfire__1944and Italian plumbers
I never knew how crazy the GameBoy title's mechanics were - I always just assumed it was a port of the arcade game. Guess I'll have to go play it now - thanks for putting a spotlight on it, Dunk.
It’s an insanely good action-puzzler, still holds up if you run it in a decent emulator.
It also brings back and integrates some mechanics from SMB2 (USA, the Doki Doki reskin one). The whole game is almost shockingly mechanically filled and polished for a Gameboy game. Definitely recommend playing it.
It's really good.
One of the best titles on the Game Boy.
I passed on it because I had Donkey Kong on the NES and assumed the Game boy game was just a simple port. :(
Dunkey is one of the few who brings us together. He’s a real one ladies and gentlemen
The game boy game straight up robbed me of an entire summer vacation it was so good.
I bought a psp to emulate gb, gba and ps1/ps2 games a few months ago. I never knew their is a good Dk game for the gb. I feel like my winter is about to be robbed.
No. It gave you an entire summer vacation.
@@porteurlistethere’s a PSP that can emulate GB, GBA, PS1, and PS2 Games!???
@@porteurliste how the hell can PSP emulate PS2? I think it has like a PS1 on a chip inside of itself tho
I remember playing the Donkey Kong on the Game Boy while waiting for a dentist appointment and thinking it would be something I could beat in 15 minutes, and I was surprised when it just kept on going.
Donkey Kong for Gameboy was the best game made in the history of all mankind.
Donkey Kong GB was my first intro to Donkey Kong so I thought they were all like that. I loved it, and played it for hours. Little did I know what a freaking masterpiece it was.
I played so much Donkey Kong "94" on my Gameboy noColor when I was little. Still genuinely one of my favorite games of all time. That soundtrack too.
2:02 Ah Yes My Favorite Mario villain. Mango...
I played this for the first time a couple months ago and was honestly mind blown this game came out when I was only four, most developers today struggle to make a game this mechanically consistent. I remember spending the whole day just trying out the moveset, landing the perfect jump after doing a backflip from a roll. Cannot recommend this enough.
To see those sorts of mechanics in a game boy game is wild
I genuinely never realised how influential the Donkey Kong series was, and you brilliantly highlighted this in the video. It’s just a shame how Donkey Kong has sort of fallen in popularity in recent times. But Kirby was never that popular, but after getting a 3D game it’s popularity skyrocketed. So maybe if Donkey Kong gets a new 3D game the same could happen. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
My nephew calls Donkey Kong KONGA MONGA.
this is actually pretty wholesome how he describes donkey kong for the gameboy. you can tell he had fond memories of it.
Once again, Dunkey proves that he is the best TH-camr because there are 0 dislikes in this video. Truly one of the videos ever made
Well, I can't see the dislike count so... I agree.
I can see the dislike count and I'm afraid that there are 174 dislikes in this video right now.
Donkey Kong is my favorite fictional character and I’m so happy you made a video dedicated to him. Thanks, Dunkey!
My brothers and I when we were little would all sit around our dad watching him playing Donkey Kong for hours. It was the best time. We all played that game to death.
2:11 Also one of the games with Super Game Boy support, which added color and new sound effects using the SNES. Man, this game was really advanced at the time.
I remember the first time I played Donkey Kong '94! It was at my cousin's house when I was 6 or 7, and I brought my Game Boy with me to be occupied on either Thanksgiving or Christmas Day (I can't exactly remember which holiday it was). I saw it lying on a shelf in the living room and decided to check it out. I had the NES version, so that's what I went in expecting.
I was blown away with how amazing it was. Thank you for bringing this underrated masterpiece into the light again!
1:55 hit me right in the feels. Thanks Donker
same 😭
What's the name of this track?
@@Yaz3D-z2q "Title Theme - Donkey Kong (NES)"
I played that donkey kong gameboy game all throughout my youth. It was such a gem of a game. It had everything you wanted in a game and more.
I have a copy of Donkey Kong for the Gameboy sitting here on my desk unplayed, and this video has inspired me to give it a go.
0:54 - Don't lie to me Dunkey, I know the the Kool-Aid man when I see him.
1:30 the font used for monkey kong is called "hobo STD" a sans serif type font made in 1950's Russia, hobo comes from a pig translation of the Russian word for "new" (heebo)
I'm happy Dunkey was reunited with his father after so many years apart. You've made Munkey proud, Dunkey.
How is there so much history behind just one game? Hot damn brings a tear to my eye
It was the first big hit from the person most often cited as the greatest video developer of all time. That's how.
This feels like it’s becoming an entire series just on the history of Mario and I’m here for it
Who's Mario? This is a Donkey Kong channel
@@jhamPlays except for on Mario Mondays
It’s donkey Kong December!
My favorite Donkey Kong this game was so important for Nintendo/Mario lore but rarely ever gets mentioned...
Finally, the recognition this golden masterpiece deserves.
I watch Dunkey for the comedy but him teaching me the history of video games is just as entertaining
I got bamboozled, I thought donkey was going to say the name of a another game at the end, but he just mixed it up by not saying it at all. What a twist dunkey, you really outdid yourself with this one
3:40 American East Coastish accent is so cool
One of the best game boy games. I remember being amazed just how many crazy levels there were and why this wasn't more widely known
“Should i finally come out of the closet on my love for metroid prime? Roast dragonflight? Maybe review metal gear rising or asuras wrath? Perhaps even Ultrakill or dusk? Nah i’ll just go back to... manic donkey kong posting…”
it’s donkey kong december bungo
3:00 Gives me flashbacks to Mario Vs. Donkey Kong for the Gameboy Advance.
Definitely a more face-lifted version of this game.
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My birthday is in December and one of my earliest gaming memories is playing Donkey Kong Country. Thank you Dunkey for making this month even better.
i had no idea that gba donkey kong existed, thats so crazy you can date back such monumental ideas and mechanics that would shape future games for years to come from a gba title
Finally good to see dunkey munkey get the recognition he deserves
This is shaping up to be another fantastic Donkey Kong December! I just dunno how Dunk is gonna top last years "Super Donkey Kong Shake" as it's still widely regarded as the best video you can watch.
Thanks for uploading this in time for your bi-annual tradition of celebrating Funky Kong February, always my favorite part of the week.
DK 94 was the first video game I ever played, and was a childhood favorite. Then like 20 years later I found out that, since it was a Super Gameboy title, it had an expanded color palette for that system. That was a wonderful surprise after so many years.
Dunkey continuing the time honored tradition of Donkey Kong December with another banger vid. Who knows what he has in store for us next!
Hurts so much to see we don't have Halo theme with Donkey Kong anymore
I got this game on my 3ds years ago. It's a masterpiece, I still have it on my 3ds to this day, and I come back to it every now and then to remind myself much of a masterpiece it is.
Yes! Only four more words until it’s Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Dunkview). I can feel my destination growing close
Dunkey I am the lawyer for Donkey Kong, I'm sorry but the big guy has ordered me to do lawyer stuff against you. This is how the law works and I must do my job. I'm sorry Dunkey
That GBA donkey kong you showed was the first video game I ever owned. It blew my mind and set me up for disappointment because you weren't kidding, it was incredibly in-depth.
There really is something so genuine about Dunkey's work that I found myself smiling at the last joke, yet again.
Keep up the good work, small yogurt bearer.
makes you realize how little innovation there is in new games now that you see just how much a 1994 game boy sequel added
That Donkey Kong game for the GameBoy is still one of my favorites to boot up in an emulator. Prolly one of my first games I ever played when I was like 5. For as old as the game is, Mario’s movement still has a lot of depth to it. Incredible music too!
1:49 Yo my Dad had the Donkey Kong Game and Watch. I remember pretending to play on it because I didn’t know how to change batteries back then
Yap. DK for the Gameboy was absolut crazy! Still playable till this day
You made two masterpieces one right after another
I loved these last couple of videos so much. It makes me appreciate video game history so much.
I love that you are sharing these kinda obscure parts of game history from the game development side.
Yes! I'm so glad you spotlighted this game! An absolute gem. I sunk many hours into this game. The final boss was so epic too.
Holding the key over you as you go through the level, Mario 2... the greatest
3:53 I don't know how he does it, but you can hear Dunkey pronounce the "K" in Kountry every time