hah yeah i remember i remember shrieking like madmen at the cutscene where donkey and diddy witness owls ritualistically smashing a single banana with a huge mallet
Tim Rogers, I am a 40 year-old man who only looks at the internet accidentally and thus I have only learned of your existence because a friend had shared a link to a video of yours. Today is the 10th of November, 2019, and I'm pausing work on some "Weird Al" Yankovic art for a gallery show to let you know I enjoy your videos profusely and sincerely, as I have had them streaming in the background for the last couple days since that fateful link was shared. The DKC shirt in this video finally triggered me to have at the keyboard across the room and confess. I too, OWN that Donkey Kong shirt (pre-ordered mine at a Toys 'R' Us) and I too, have it packed away in a box at my parents house like so many other weirdo nerds, I'm sure. I relate absolutely to several of your personal stories growing up in the age of video games (purchasing Shadows of the Empire comes to mind) and your scripted shows are more than entertaining. Thanks for some real laughs, creative writing, and genuine words. I'll stay tuned. 👍
Bob Rissetto thanks for watching dude there MIGHT even be some new Donkey Kong Country content coming up soon . . . (25th anniversary is in a couple weeks, etc)
it is a terribly uncomfortable shirt. it is made of, like, OR-scrub material. i have no idea how i fit into it as a 14-year-old. the phrase “not well” comes immediately to mind. it clings to the body like a sausage skin. i’m glad it’s off my body, back home, in the bottom of a box in the top of my closet where it belongs.
i'm not gonna lie, i think we're getting into a weird enough time period that if worn with enough confidence that shirt is actually Good they should reprint it
I like the wiimote and nunchuck combo. Flicking the wiimote, causing DK to roll, feels like throwing the ball with my father. Landing the jump is as rewarding as catching the ball when thrown back.
This is the most fun review like ever... Humorous, no nitpicking on irrelevant things. Just the gameplay. And a nice and recognizable sidestory (same generation). Kudos and chapeau! Just coincidentally found while looking for a review to see what’s DK for the Switch is about for my almost 8 year old daughter (and myself ;-)). To end in 3th person... A big thank you from your new subscriber ;-)
4:45 Skip to the best part of this Donkey Kong switch version video review/playthough. Need more Vblog tim roger standing awkwardly in public with a 1994 videogame shirt doing monologue story time. please do more.
love this game its in my all time top 5 my only gripes is its hard to chage momentem with the controls and that theres not more animal buddies like enguarde on the water stages
Oh no... Kiddy Kong. I'm starting to think Kiddy Kong will never make his appearance on the Nintendo Switch unlike Super Mario Sunshine HD or Metroid Prime Trilogy HD.
A year or so later, and Super Mario 3D World for Switch is now a thing (well, almost. It's still not out at the time of this comment), and Galaxy and Sunshine are part of Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Still no signs of the others though...
I remember getting the hype VHS that Nintendo gave out for Donkey Kong Country at a Nintendo Powerfest in 93. I was quite young though. I remember being very excited for the game, saving up monies, and getting it when it came out. I kinda fell off the series though cause I was a kid and had a short attention span. This is a long way of saying "You have gotten me excited for this game, thank you Tim." #justiceforkiddykong
Formally requesting an hour-long video on rubbish pre-order shirts and other things that have and always will get kids beat up. Especially ua kids who don't need to give any extra incentive to be beaten up
As a brazilian-born prick, DKCTF sounds 99% like a brazilian child television show. Maybe your reference is the infamous Simpsons' episode? Because they kinda nailed it there.
This game is kinda bad because the mechanics are bad. the timing is kinda off, you can't jump/move smothly how you want. same goes for swimming. Too bad, it's a shame or do i just not know how to play this game ?
I wouln't say you don't know how to play it, you just have to get accostumed to the flow of the game, if you played returns, it should be easier for you, but in the recent games, you are supposed to feel heavy, like DK. If you have other questions about the game, feel free to ask me, I love TF.
hah yeah i remember
i remember shrieking like madmen at the cutscene where donkey and diddy witness owls ritualistically smashing a single banana with a huge mallet
kerwin what an absolutely hilarious scene, I love it
This is exactly the kind of prime time journalism I subbed for
Tim Rogers, I am a 40 year-old man who only looks at the internet accidentally and thus I have only learned of your existence because a friend had shared a link to a video of yours. Today is the 10th of November, 2019, and I'm pausing work on some "Weird Al" Yankovic art for a gallery show to let you know I enjoy your videos profusely and sincerely, as I have had them streaming in the background for the last couple days since that fateful link was shared. The DKC shirt in this video finally triggered me to have at the keyboard across the room and confess. I too, OWN that Donkey Kong shirt (pre-ordered mine at a Toys 'R' Us) and I too, have it packed away in a box at my parents house like so many other weirdo nerds, I'm sure. I relate absolutely to several of your personal stories growing up in the age of video games (purchasing Shadows of the Empire comes to mind) and your scripted shows are more than entertaining. Thanks for some real laughs, creative writing, and genuine words. I'll stay tuned. 👍
Bob Rissetto thanks for watching dude
there MIGHT even be some new Donkey Kong Country content coming up soon . . . (25th anniversary is in a couple weeks, etc)
Kotaku oh, nice! I’ll keep my eyes peeled for potential primate prankishness 🍌
I like the extended DKC shirt sequence.
It was just like one of Tim Rogers' lengthy digressions in the middle of a written piece. Great stuff!
I am crying at how uncomfortable you look in that insane t shirt lol
seriously, what's up with the neck
it is a terribly uncomfortable shirt. it is made of, like, OR-scrub material. i have no idea how i fit into it as a 14-year-old. the phrase “not well” comes immediately to mind. it clings to the body like a sausage skin. i’m glad it’s off my body, back home, in the bottom of a box in the top of my closet where it belongs.
Kotaku I will pay u for that masterpiece of a shirt!
I was a child in Brazil, and there are not much yell in kids show. Today I am an adult in Brazil, and it has a lot of yell. It's ok, I guess.
That wonderful DK shirt side-story was awesome. Tim please tell us more of your personal stories that like that, they never fail to entertain.
The exclamation mark in the thumbnail is just one way out of many other ways to identity a Tim Rogers video.
If video game expert Tim Rogers says this is the best Donkey Kong ever, then as a mere video game journeyman I am inclined to believe him.
Re-watching this. I like how the live section is recorded outside, just to really drive the point home.
You look great for 38. Could have been 28.
Tim Rogers, you are the only person at Kotaku that I like.
That shirt bit was the perfect length.
Unlike the actual shirt.
Kiddy Kong: "Mr. Kong, I don't feel so good."
I've never seen a Tim Roger's video before. I started thinking "what the fuck am I watching" - the piece to camera starting at 4:46 made me a fan.
Tropical Freeze Plays and Controls nothing like the Country Games. It has More in Common with those GameCube Bongo Games than anything else.
i'm not gonna lie, i think we're getting into a weird enough time period that if worn with enough confidence that shirt is actually Good
they should reprint it
I just became a fan of Tim Rogers
I subbed to Kotaku for Tim Rogers
tim rogers is gods gift to earth, and we have to shuffle through so much uninteresting content just to watch him :(
Your mum isn't very supportive, Tim.
I like the wiimote and nunchuck combo. Flicking the wiimote, causing DK to roll, feels like throwing the ball with my father. Landing the jump is as rewarding as catching the ball when thrown back.
That Nintendo Switch port wishlist is looking pretty checked off at this point
This is my favorite review of anything ever
This man is ahead of his time!
This is the most fun review like ever... Humorous, no nitpicking on irrelevant things. Just the gameplay. And a nice and recognizable sidestory (same generation). Kudos and chapeau! Just coincidentally found while looking for a review to see what’s DK for the Switch is about for my almost 8 year old daughter (and myself ;-)). To end in 3th person... A big thank you from your new subscriber ;-)
10:46 I know this is supposed to be a joke, but almost all of these games are steadily coming to Switch.
ahh my favorite all time reviewer cheers
Brazilian kids used to watch Yuyu Hakusho.
Comentários de brasileiros em vídeos aleatórios
And Shurato. And Saint Seiya.
Lucas Riello & Gustavo Espindola
You are goddamn right
4:50 when you are 38 but have the arms of a 15 year old
lol i ain't gonna try to say i'm exactly ripped, though i will say, seriously, that shirt is a really, really weird shape
the cotton is ink-stiff to the point that the shirt cylindricalizes one's trunk
I will not die Hungy
Watching so many Tim Rogers videos has changed the way that I think and talk.
Now that's a C O O O O O L shirt
Wait a second. Is this a new video? Am I the only person who laughed at loud watching this? This guy is hillarious. On point!!!
Never laughed harder at a Kotaku video. Bravo, Rogers.
This is the content I need
4:45
Skip to the best part of this Donkey Kong switch version video review/playthough.
Need more Vblog tim roger standing awkwardly in public with a 1994 videogame shirt doing monologue story time.
please do more.
A like given for the shirt backstory
Dude that's an awesome shirt! You're so lucky!
This is art
love this game its in my all time top 5 my only gripes is its hard to chage momentem with the controls and that theres not more animal buddies like enguarde on the water stages
I've been a kid in Brazil. You can ask me anything about that, Tim. I used to watch a lot of DBZ.
Funky Kong was in mario kart wii tho?
The shirt sequence should’ve caused this video to have a million views. WHY DO YOU PEOPLE NOT CHERISH THIS MAN.
I dunno about anybody else, but I got some very strong Norm MacDonald vibes from that bit outside with the shirt.
Oh no... Kiddy Kong. I'm starting to think Kiddy Kong will never make his appearance on the Nintendo Switch unlike Super Mario Sunshine HD or Metroid Prime Trilogy HD.
it can only mean one thing . . . #KiddyKongInSmash2018
Galaxy games were 480P max. Let’s give them a HD addendum.
Dammit! They still haven’t ported any of those Wii U games he mentioned.
A year or so later, and Super Mario 3D World for Switch is now a thing (well, almost. It's still not out at the time of this comment), and Galaxy and Sunshine are part of Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Still no signs of the others though...
I remember getting the hype VHS that Nintendo gave out for Donkey Kong Country at a Nintendo Powerfest in 93. I was quite young though. I remember being very excited for the game, saving up monies, and getting it when it came out. I kinda fell off the series though cause I was a kid and had a short attention span.
This is a long way of saying "You have gotten me excited for this game, thank you Tim."
#justiceforkiddykong
Children shows in Brazil would sound much better with DK music in it, trust me
Where is the shirt clip recorded? It looks like a nice place.
looks like brooklyn
I agree, all it takes is going back to the original 3 games to know that this game plays much much better.
"and then she held her hands up in third person." LOLOLOL
I could have sworn you were wearing a poop emoji shirt at first. Great delivery, brother!
can you play it with the bongo drums?
We're getting close to Tim's wishlist being delivered on 10:28
Well, kids shows in Brazil in the 90's sure were something, I tell you that
oh yeaaah the preorder shirt is baaack. or was the original DKC stream before this? i dunno! that bit was still nice tho
How on earth does this not have 1K Likes yet?
It’s also my favourite 2D platformer!
I think the 4 button d-pad on the stock joycons is the best you can get outside of the 8bitdo controllers. It allows for great accuracy.
whoever made this -- promotion :)
Formally requesting an hour-long video on rubbish pre-order shirts and other things that have and always will get kids beat up. Especially ua kids who don't need to give any extra incentive to be beaten up
How much do I need to pay you for this shirt?
that shirt is amazing
Damn, I totally missed out on that shirt when I bought DKC back when it came out. Another major life regret!
That dude looks 20. But he’s 40. Wow
Arms waaaay up, that's how you know it's serious.
As a brazilian-born prick, DKCTF sounds 99% like a brazilian child television show.
Maybe your reference is the infamous Simpsons' episode? Because they kinda nailed it there.
This game expands dong to the length of the great wall of china, 10/10
You have the best taste
I always wait for the EXPERT's opinion!
Loook !!! You !!!! Did !!!! That!!!!!!!
Video games forever, Kotaku dot com.
You’ve got 4 of the port requests so far. Wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a few more by year’s end. 2021
I love Tim Rogers
I love the button Dpad. Sonic Mania is amazing with it. Come at me.
Does t allow you to prevent more than two buttons at once? The original d-pad prevents that.
Dude that shirt is like $80 on ebay. Yours is in nice shape too
you were right about the brazilian children's television show
That t shirt goes for like $400 on ebay rn lol
Somebody probably already said this but I can’t be bothered to read these comments. Correction: Funky Kong is playable in Mario Kart Wii
Such a great t shirt 😂
I would rather pay 29.995 for 30 fps
typo: "hungy kong" but you said "hungry kong"
jaktheripperer not a typo
Thats your opinion that its the best game but i will find out Tomorrow
Other than my family and all the SA Spurs players and the Dallas Cowboys players your my favorite person
I want more FFVII videos, Tim!
How are there so few comments?
Shouting out twice
I'm getting both
you are going to piss off dkc2 fans I just know it
you forgot mario maker hd
You can play funky Kong in Mario Kart wii
Richard Baker yeah that isn’t a donkey kong country game tho
Loved this game to death but DKC 2 FTW.
welp, this is a video lol
tim, will you marry me?
send a 2,500-word essay and pix plz
I remember when your review was barely positive a few years ago. But opinions change over time. It is an excellent game.
saniakshay12 stephen totilo reviewed it for kotaku in 2014. i am a different person
Ah my bad. I did not remember who reviewed it. I just remember that the review was from a critic whose opinions i usually agreed with.
Never....and DK soundtrack well its a lot better that the songs of brazillian tv show because they do not exist anymore.
to be fair, that's a really low bar
NERRRRRRD!
(This coming from someone comparably nerdy)
This game is kinda bad because the mechanics are bad. the timing is kinda off, you can't jump/move smothly how you want. same goes for swimming. Too bad, it's a shame or do i just not know how to play this game ?
I wouln't say you don't know how to play it, you just have to get accostumed to the flow of the game, if you played returns, it should be easier for you, but in the recent games, you are supposed to feel heavy, like DK.
If you have other questions about the game, feel free to ask me, I love TF.