Hideout Helm - Remastered - Donkey Kong 64 (JustRyland Arrangement)

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If suspense had a theme song... Sheesh, Kirkhope wasn't messing around when he made this one. Nothing but tension until the device is finally defused.
Let me know what you think in the comments!

[@JulieDaniels218]

Honestly, the moment of Hideout Helm that absolutely seals the deal of setting the mood is that this theme keeps playing as you’re selecting your Kong in the Tag Barrel. No more fun and games. No room to screw up. No turning back. If that timer hits zero, you lose and DK Isles get blown to pieces. If there was ever a time to get serious, it’s now. One of my absolute all-time favorite levels in gaming.

[@nekupe]

Bad news, K. Rool has finally fixed his Blast-O-Matic after that gruesome crash. With the blueprints you managed to collect I should be able to stall the charge but it won't last forever, you have 40 minutes to turn it off. Hurry Kongs or else you won't have a home to return to.

[@cadpigIover]

45 if you get all of them :P

[@biometrix_]

@@cadpigIover 50 minutes if you get all of them. There are 40 Blueprints, spread across the 7 main worlds and D.K. Isles with 5 Kongs each, plus the 10 minutes you start with.

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

And with those words, the best level of the game starts.

[@bogargutierrez9022]

Some day I was playing it without knowing this, and I had almost all blueprints but I didn't give them (only from Jungle Japes), so... "you have 10 minutes to turn it off." :')

[@ErikCarlson-en4vz]

That is not what he says, what he actually says is: "Here's the deal Kong...The blueprints you've collected have a allowed me to delay the blast-o-matic firing sequence for (...) minutes. Find and deactivate the machine in the main cavern. Hurry, or you won't have an island to go back to!

[@lauriewoodward2798]

As much as K Rool's willing to harm his folower to make sure the blast-o-matic is repaired, the capstone of this, in the pre-Hideout Helm cutscene, where he insists on firing the Blast-O-Matic despite his engineers insisting that it hasn't been properly safety-tested and could blow them all to smithereens, is actually the entirely correct, if extremely reckless, decision to make in that context, as the Kongs are breaking into the Kremlings' base of operations *literally at that very moment.* There is _no more time_ for preparations or fine-tuning. K. Rool's only two options at that point are to proceed straight to endgame regardless of the risks, or to watch his Evil Plan be torn to pieces.

[@pyro4378]

That ticking clock adds a lot of tension to the song, with all of that "stop the ultimate weapon before it fires and destroys the monke island" thing this level has

[@CenteredBeats]

Underrated comment 💯 this made me laugh out loud, just the way you said "monke island" XD

[@DONNIE_DINO]

one of the best tracks in the game and any video game

[@user-vo6xf1fp2w]

2:21 i like

[@YowLife]

I love this song, it makes me feel like I've uncovered a hidden locked off area hiding a dark secret that I have to uncover before the place destroys my home.

[@connor_860]

Holy this is one of my favourite songs in the game! You did an awesome job with this remix and I especially liked the start with the clock ticking!

[@Plantazm005]

This channel deserves waaay more attention

[@Joezone619]

Oh god this just gave me a thought, i'd love a remastered version of DK64

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

We need a remaster of Donkey Kong 64. No matter how, we need it.

[@elcjlokoshom2194]

Wii U(?)

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

@@elcjlokoshom2194 I said remaster, not virtual console release.

[@RuffRuffmanHumbleMediaGenius]

I swear, anytime I've played this level, I tense up and feel like the stakes have never been higher in a video game. :O It's all in the song. Grant Kirkhope knew how to heighten the atmosphere of a game to a whole new level.

[@JuiceboxCE]

Watching all of these guys walk together makes me wonder how the game would've played had it been designed like DKC games, tagging each other on-the-go, and using tag barrels to recover characters (one hit health)
Moves that separate you from other Kongs (Tiny's hair twirl, Lanky's hand stand, etc) could be explained by monkey-see-monkey-do behavior, where the one who CAN do it must do it first, the others will help each other to reach you :)
Could've made a more cohesive experience with this, and would've been fun seeing an AI personality for each Kong maneuver the world alongside ya

[@ovaiggy]

rip performance

[@BBWahoo]

A Switch Remake with local (and internet) couch co-op would be amazing

[@BatspiderFab]

@@BBWahoolets be honest if they haven’t done a nintendo 64 remake since super mario 64 on ds I dont think we will get that 😔

[@ricardocantoral7672]

The game would have chugged with all five Kongs on screen.

[@xebenkeck1721]

Been a while since a cover has given me goosebumps, but this one did, the ticking clock at the start, with the wailing strings, into that first dum-dum. Perfect tension and mood setter.
Superbly done.

[@showkneejudgement251]

The ticking clock was a great touch. WOW!!!!

[@josegigi]

I got goosebumps. This is just epic.

[@luismartinrodriguezvaldez2449]

40 minutes later game over

[@huntrix_dante7551]

aah right in the feels man great work!!

[@passbenw]

Beautiful. Just, beautiful.

[@christianquiroz7909]

This is amazing. Seriously great job.

[@markhester6556]

Theme of Earth 2020- to whenever. 😂

[@Eisenbison]

Excellent job!

[@heroknaderi]

💪😎👍 also do you have the other version too

[@unseenmarauder]

The only thing to make this better is if the powering down sound effects transitioned into the post countdown version of the song.

[@baileychasteen8466]

First, also epic

[@luigi8230]

What in kong's name are you doing?! Quit standing around and shut that thing off before it's too late!!

[@austinmunday8190]

Covid 19 pandemic brought me here

[@omegalovania]

Request: Jetforce Gemini Asteroid epic orchestra