Battle of the Kongs - Who Is The Best Kong From Each SNES Donkey Kong Country? Ft. MarsensDomain
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The Donkey Kong Country games on the SNES are classic tales of friendship prevailing over everything. From Donkey Kong, Diddy, Dixie, and Kiddy, these heroes can defeat anything King K. Rool and his kremling crew can chuck at them as long as they work together.
But who is the best kong from each game? Who contributes the most to gameplay, looks the coolest, and so on? Well, today, we aim to find out...Today, however, I will not be taking this task on alone: Marsen from Marsensdomain, an expert on these games, will be helping me out!
All Donkey Kong Country gameplay footage in this video was done by Marsen. - เกม
This was super fun to make! Thanks again for having me on!!!
It's like by power they put it like this: DK < Diddy < Dixie > Kiddy
Also, I'd like to point out how Kiddy was a blatant carbon copy of Donkey Kong Jr, the very same Kong that Rare replaced with Diddy. If Rare wanted to replace DK Jr with Diddy, why make the argument about it feel so pointless by adding a character that can be easily replaced with DK Jr in terms of abilities?
Oh, and another thing, the sprites during the “Simon” game are actually meant for the Carnival Mini-game and the Snowman Boss, as Kiddy’s animation was meant for that.
Honestly I'd give the death animation to Kiddy for DKC3, he's not crying hes throwing a tantrum and i just find it funny tbh
Right? He gets angry when he loses.
Yeah. Especially since they just recycled Dixie's animation from DKC 2.
Kiddy's death animation was me as a kid when I'd rage quit on a hard stage
I dont get the logic of saying that crying is annoying but giving it to Dixie because shes literally crying while kiddy is throwing a tantrum. But eh, logic is babies, amirite?
Yes I think It's awesome
I’d argue that the armadillos are also an enemy type that encourages the use of DK over Diddy, since jumping on them while they’re rolling as DK doesn’t bounce him back, and thus he’s a much safer choice to get rid of them than Diddy
Yeah I'm pretty sure the armadillos were meant for DK. Definitely a much safer choice much like taking down Krusha.
Glad someone pointed that out because its actually a big point. There are some points in the game where DKs heavy weight is so much easier to use.
Im sorry but the answer is Candy...how else would you save your progress?
@@sammygutierrez9048 then she does not take the top spot for me. i have the GBA version, where you can save at any time. candys role there is to host a rhythm minigame
Part of why DKC2 is my favourite of the bunch is because it has the best kongs. Diddy and Dixie control very well and don't feel heavy like Donkey and Kiddy. The floating mechanic of Dixie is good for platforming and the speed of Diddy complements fast-paced gameplay, making the game fun no matter the desing of a level
That's one criticism I have with DKC2 is that both Kongs are the same light weight characters whereas in 1&3, you have that little/big character dynamic which gives it a different feel in fighting the villains and platforming.
I agree. For platforming it feels so much better to be using lighter characters over heavy ones. They're a perfect team with Diddy handling the more speed focused sections and Dixie to help with the slower, precision platforming areas. In 1&3 I don't care too much if Donkey or Kiddy is lost, but in 2 I just have to have Diddy and Dixie all the time.
I liked there not being a heavy character in DKC2 tbh, Diddy and Dixie are both far more fun to play as than either Donkey or Kiddy and they were never needed anyway because of the team throws.
Kiddy isn't heavy. He's as faster than Dixie
DKC2 is my favorite besides Tropical Freeze, but 3 is very underrated.
Gotta admit, Dixie at least cries like a professional. She doesn't do it often, only when she dies, and it's not too annoying or loud. Odd to say this, but she has mastered the art of crying in a way that you feel sorry for her instead of angry. As for Kiddy, it's best that the SNES isn't able to handle the sounds he makes and just makes him mute. He's likely even worse then Baby Wario if not muted and that's saying a ton.
Dear God please don't trigger my Baby Wario PTSD
I don't find funny that kind of humor but I found Kiddy's crying unironically funny, and also not that annoying as their sounds are not as loud as everything else in game.
I remember him screaming in the PAL-version of teh game, and he sounded more angry than sad.
"I like the way you cry, gurl"
Dixie overall, wife screamed it at me from other room lol.
Chunky must have been so good that they retired him after 1 game lol.
Let's be honest dixxy is the real mvp.
Diddy and Dixie will always be my favorites, I can't decide which one I like more.
Part of the reason why Dkc 2 was my favorite in the series.
You can like both equally. I think they’d appreciate that considering they’re an item
Am i the only one who think that the dixie guy is kinda biased? I mean calling rap outdated, making dixie win because tears are visible. I don't really object but i really felt like punching the screen on the Diddy vs dixie on the idle animation part i probably would have if dixie won
Diddy's rap singing ages like milk to begin with, and Kiddy's wailing is exaggerated as sin to the point of being funny alright, TO MOCK.
Tears vs. Diddy? I can see it.
Tears vs. Kiddy? Kiddy wins hands down.
Kiddy's wailing looks like he's throwing a tantrum. I think its a better animation than crying.
In the DKC2 winning animation, I guess it's a matter of which style of music you prefer. :P
Personally, I'll go with Dixie.
Also, I doubt it's just "the Dixie guy" being biased. The arguments had probably been talked among both of them before making the video, so it's probable the opinions shown in the video are mostly shared or at least agreed upon by both comenters.
He said the Boombox was outdated, not rap.
You actually forgot and I even saw that DK’s hand slap can be used on enemies to get bananas. That special attack is kinda like Wario, who uses his arm to charge at enemies giving him a coin.
Wario also has a slam attack in Wario Land: Shake It! except it shakes the whole screen at a violent rate, talk about power.
I enjoyed this konglaboration
"If he's a baby, why isn't he crying actual tears?"
As a mother of a soon-to-be 2 year old, I can safely say Kiddy's death animation is a "toddler tantrum." 😗 When my toddler doesn't get her way, she'll through a tantrum (a lot of "crying"; no tears; just a lot of yelling and screaming). 😆
That's just my two-cents. 😉
I also enjoyed this video. 😊 I loved how in-depth y'all went with comparing each Kong from their respective games. 😁 This video got me in the mood to play DKC2, my favorite of the trilogy. 😚
Dixie crying is too much for my heart.
And kiddy's was too much for my ears.
@@Mysticgamer I hate his cries so much 😫
@@BlazeInferno360 why am I the only who doesn't think kiddy kong death animation is annoying
@@scanchannel3259 his cry is my ringtone. = )
The best kong is the one that can sing you a song.
Like a rap or some jazz, so you have can some fun.
Cranky, Dixie or Donkey, or even Candy.
Whatever Kong you pick, i'm sure that it will be handy.
Or is lanky the one that you think will fit?
Anyway you'll see it on his channel, Whoisthisgit!
HUH
DK! Donkey Kong! DK! Donkey Kong is here!
It’s a shame Dixie didn’t get into Smash along with K. Rool in the base roster for how cool and amazing she is. She deserved a spot more than half the FE characters we got.
RIGHT!! Sakurai has a hards on for fire emblem. When Byleth was revealed all I could say was "really? Another FE character? An FE character is the final character of this season, seriously?"
Not that Byleth isn't cool, but seriously?
@The Gaucho Amigo Less swordsmen, at least. Either of those 2 you suggested could be really interesting.
I’m inclined to agree, I’m fine with alot of the FE characters we have but some variety would be appreciated
One thing you guys forgot to mention regarding Dixie is that her hair attack doesn’t have as much distance as Diddy’s. This forces her to get closer to the enemies before actually using it.
The animations were always one of the best qualities of the DKC series. Sure, they're just eye candy, but they give the games so much personality.
Its something I feel the 2 newer games are missing.
28:53
R.I.P Donkey Kong Country 4.
Starring Kiddy Kong and Ghetto Kong.
As a kid, I had a dream so vivid I was certain it was a real advert I'd seen for years.
It was a DKC 4, as Donkey Kong and some female adult Kong.
calemr candy Kong
@@lordroy88 Nah, she less "Furry bait", more "A female Donkey Kong."
I’ve seen a fan made Donkey Kong Country 4 on TH-cam where all the Kongs are playable (DK, Diddy, Dixie, Kiddy) but only 2 are allowed at once, so it’s like Tropical Freeze in a way (not sure why they didn’t think of this for DKC3...)
Wait, A whoisthisgit video with NO WHITE TEXT?
Huh. Weird.
At the start dungus
I’m gonna miss reading the White Text throughout his older videos if he decides to drop them altogether. It set himself apart from other TH-camrs.
@@Natoursofcourse woah no need to be rude
He still had text on other videos, but when covering Donkey Kong games he always uses his voice.
I hate it too.
This is the kind of content I want to see on TH-cam.
Or maybe the best Kong was the friends we may along the way...
Screw you! I want my f*cking gold!
@@snapzombie was that a joke? Or were you actually being rude
@@scanchannel3259 It was a joke
@@snapzombie ok I was just asking
Unoriginal af
Everyone knows Chunky is the best kong
funky kong
AND THEN THERE'S CHUNKY
HE'S DEAD
@@l.r9443 chunky: no you pow hah!
*WAS the best kong.
The best kong is the one that throws barrels at you in the first game
Manky kong you filthy casual
@@bred2170 Why are you so toxic
XD monkey
@@bred2170 embrace monke
The best kong is actually Robo-DK of course, or better named Clanky Kong.
This video is literally the first time I've ever heard of DKC 1's hand slap move. Didn't ever know it was a thing.
It's worth pointing out that Diddy does have some trouble with Armydillos, namely that attacking them when they're rolling around only knocks the Armydillo out of their rolling state while Diddy recoils, though the Armydillo will be defeated by an attack when not in the rolling state. The SGB demake, Donkey Kong Land, has Armydillos instead require 2 hits from Diddy to defeat but whether they're in the rolling state or not doesn't make a difference. Neither is a huge advantage for Donkey, of course, since Armydillos aren't that common, and platforming inevitably becomes the bigger factor. Oh, and by the way, Donkey's roll attack doesn't hurt Krushas either. Regular Krushas, not just the silver ones from Platform Perils.
I'll point that there are defeat animations for failing bonus levels in DKC1, and they also play out if you fail to maintain the platform in Tanked Up Trouble. Donkey's is facepalming then kneeling, having his fists on the ground, and shaking his head in shame, while Diddy's is grabbing his hat, throwing it on the ground, and jumping on it repeatedly. I'll let you judge which one is more interesting. Probably Diddy's.
On GBA version of DKC, Donkey can actually kill Rockkrocs with his Hand Slap
Seriously? Is there video of it?
@@samuelmitschele-dauenhauer2984 th-cam.com/video/Awi4UtTofE0/w-d-xo.html
I played it, I think DK's roll is also faster
Also in the GBA version of DKC 2 while in Team up mode, Diddy or Dixie can kill Kruncha by jumping on him with their combined weight.
Surprised that, after making it a point in the Donkey vs. Diddy round, that you never brought up that Dixie carries her barrels over her head, in contrast to both Diddy and Kiddy.
She does carry it lower than DK, though, so she'll still hit more enemies with it than DK ever would have.
I just powered through the trilogy again and with my yearly play through done, I now turn to this great man and his brilliantly conceived content to get me through the rest of the year. Cheers mate!
"Friendship"
Dang, did Dixie friendzone Diddy?
Does this mean I have a chance
How tf are you supposed to have a relationship with a *video game character?*
HOLD ON, i will have to argue with you, buying baby clothes bigger than the baby itself is better than buying them the right size since babies grow reaaaally fast.
Not gonna lie, I was hoping Dixie Kong would win in both games. Her hair twirling alone makes her OP of all the kongs.
Same.
Diddy is cool to
Kiddie is worst
Tony Porter You must be incredibly fun at parties...
@@herbertortiz9159 nah he isn't even fun at Internet I doubt he would be at parties
She did
@@lordroy88 ????
You did my boy kiddy dirty, his death animation is so good. Also being able to throw dixie really high is good for skipping some platforming sometimes.
No love for kiddy.
Not my favorite Kong but I don’t hate him either
Ah, Git, always keeping up the stream of original and creative content. Never give in, mate! You can go a long way with the kind of ideas you have on the brain.
AWESOME analysis! 👏👏👏👏
Apes together strong
Isn't Cranky Kong the one from the original Mario games and not DK?
Also Dixie Kong is the original Bayonetta
I’m sorry......W A T
Because they both use their hair?
the true Bayonetta is here (dixie kong)
'cause she's hot?
Dixie Kong?
Here's a second idle animation for Kiddy, he playfully smacks his hand on the ground.
I wonder why I watched the video if I already knew the answers.
Because you needed to know WHY you knew the answers
Nicely done
Tfw you’re deaf and see no familiar white text subtitle...
And then you remember that TH-cam already has subtitles
Dan Gamer AutoCaption is crap most of the time, even wrongly captioning in a whole another language. Maybe give it a garner yourself.
@@milktea543 the captions break at a certain point and start going too fast
@@snapzombie Yikes...
Marsens domain was so biased. Like its ridiculous.
People are going to like Dixie. There's no bias because Dixie just plain gave Marsen's Domain too much reason to prefer her over Diddy or ESPECIALLY Kiddy. If he was biased, he wouldn't have given ANY points to Kiddy or even Diddy.
Well it was mentioned he's a Dixie Kong fan sooooo.....
Quick nitpick to make, the original donkey kong is not the current donkey kong. The original kong is cranky kong, who still has a similar facial feature since uk, hes cranky.
Ill see mysef out
Nah, you're good. I was thinking the same thing.
Well it's a bit confusing.
Because the Mario and yoshis island games say otherwise.
Guess its just a oversight or developer disagreement I suppose.
PuffyBuffy25 《Mario Historian》 well
Its likely that mario was younger than expected during the events of donkey kong, and cranky was still young enough to be in shape. Could also leave the aging of donkey kong being as a result of being a star child
@@beastbass1 True.
Or maybe the original Jumpman is Mario’s father...
whenever I play these games, I always think about which kong is the best, cool.
Dixie will always be the cutest and the best Kong. I also think she's very cute with Diddy.
kiddy might actually be young enough where his tear ducts might not be fully developed.
I mostly agree with the points. But in my opinion, the Boombox is the better Victory Animation. Not because I'm too much into rap or anything, but I just feel like it's a staple of the time the game came out in. Guess it's kinda a Nostalgia Bonus for it from me.
I don't know the 90s were the era of grunge rock, plus who doesn't love someone shredding a guitar
I bet that Kiddy cries like that because he needs a changing.
Dixie
Btw I always thought the DK from the original Donkey Kong game was actually Cranky, since he always brags about his days of glory and etc. Making this DK (his grandson) either DK Jr. or Jr's son.
DK *is* DK Jr's son
This man really found every little reason to say diddy is better than donkey
Funky, definitely.
I mean, have you seen him in Mario kart Wii
Sandbar in shambles rn
I love DK victory animation, he looks so happy and proud
Awesome
I would like to point out that Dixie and Kiddy actually have the same running speed in DKC3. However, Dixie does have a faster walking speed:
www.dkvine.com/interactive/forums/index.php?showtopic=10539&pid=381901&st=0&#entry381901
Only animations missed in dkc were: getting on a ledge and getting stuck in a stage without dying, like in tanked up trouble, but great video!
Very cool!
Kiddy winning of a bonus stage? Kiddy Kong winner
Wait, so donkey Kong can slap the ground in DKC? I didn't know that XD
I think one of the reasons I love DKC2 so much is that both Kongs play on a fairly equal playing field. They both have their strengths and you can’t really go wrong with either. How fitting that the best duo in the series is literally dating. Talk about a power couple.
I also used Diddy in the first two and Kiddy in the third one, just my preference. I believe Kidd's death animation isn't him crying but throwing a tantrum.
I love Dixie so much ♥ and I know Kiddy is not the most beloved character but I think his idle animation and death animation are really funny
I played through Donkey Kong Country 1 and I'd argue that Donkey Kong's way of carrying the barrel is superior, I remember Donkey Kong hitting something on front of him with it.
I think it’s hard to decide for DKC 1. Donkey Kong can slam the ground and when he hits enemies with his ground pound, you get a banana. 100 Bananas = 1UP, while Diddy is faster and he jumps higher
Hype!
The only Kong I care about is Donkey Kong Jr. He had his own breakfast cereal and Saturday morning cartoon back in the day.
I don't even need to watch the video to tell you Lanky is the most powerful of them all.
If the games were made today Diddy would have a Bluetooth speaker.
I always thought that Kiddie when he gets hit was just yelling out of frustration since toddlers are known for throwing temper tantrum that’s just what I thought. Which comes in the form of screaming, throwing things, slamming, stomping on the ground etc and etc. Seems more out of frustration rather than crying.
Cant wait for country 4 when dk and kiddy team up
I'm down with Dixie
The boombox is not outdated as a strong Dixie Kong user in part two myself. I am sorry but Diddy won that round.
Nah, guitar shredding is still better.
I'm very late to this, but Dixie and Kiddy actually run exactly as fast as each other. They only differ when holding barrels, where Kiddy is indeed faster.
I think Diddy juggling has something to do with him being a magician as you previously stated
Rare put so much distinction into Dixie's abilities and animations. This is why she should never be an Echo in Smash Bros
for a sec i thought its was a video from snes drunk wtf
Where's my boy Funky?
Dinomite He's making a joke on a TH-cam, idiot.
@@davidthecommenter Jokes usually have a punchline and are funny, idiot.
logan wolf not all jokes are supposed to have the same style, idiot.
Dixie was the most op.
Sorry for a second post, wanted to clarify that Dixie Kong can’t be accurately done 100% without wasting barrels and using a guide which sucks because I see how she can be more easily used but reality you’ll have use a guide if your only using her. Also I wished you also included the bonus games from the first game they actually have different animations if you lose they do keep the victory animation like wining a boss but if you lose they have different but overall decent video but I really think a character viable to actually 100% the games should have also been included but that’s just my opinion.
How can you guys not mention Dixie's bottom eyelashes as a massive point for Diddy!?
Without even watching Dixie was easily the best/most useful of the Kongs and was always my favorite Kong 👍
Kiddy is heavy and quickly, roll in water. He is the best.
No mention of Dixie's honey licking idle animation from the zinger hive levels? Great video otherwise.
I DID NOT KNOW KIDDY COULD BOUNCE OFF WATER, WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!?!?!?!
I feel like they should have went over the character switch and team toss idle animations too, they are surprisingly expressive for how the player doesn't see them for that long or often
Lanky is best kong followed by the war criminal manky
My personal favorites are the best buds Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong after that it’s Tiny Kong and Chunky Kong with Funky Kong and Candy Kong those are my top 6 favorite Kongs. Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong are nice but Tiny Kong and Chunky Kong are improvements over them.
That guy is extremely byast
Diddy, Dixie, Dixie. Very simple. It's amazing but when ai play Donkey Kong County 1, if I see a sting of Diddy winning more levels, I see it as the game getting harder. Same with Dixie in Donkey Kong Country 2
Can we expect a part 2 with Donkey Kong 64, Contry Returns avec Tropical Freeze ? ❤️
If Kiddy had a second idle animation, what would it be?
16:46 Interesting to see what I assume are some last minute script revisions:
Video: "Where exactly does he keep those balls anyway? In his fur? How does that work? Is a little realism too much to ask?"
Subtitles: "Where exactly does he keep those balls, though? Under his cap? Wouldn't it get annoying feeling them roll around on his head? Is a little realism too much to ask? Nah, I'm just kidding...."
but of course no one can compare to funky kong!
for meFrom a Gameplay perspective, I'll go Dk1 Diddy, DK2 Diddy and DK Kiddy
5:56 he's staring into my soul
6:34 if you didn't know they're not the same kong: the name is the same, but they're different kongs (someone says that it was cranky)
8:13 ASSERTING DOMINANCE
Dixie's nails are painted in the game, as the game animations were made by animating the 3D models, and then "flattening" the images to fit them on the SNES. The painted nails are simply at an awkward angle, and may be too few pixels to survive the conversion.
Hi .Can you do video about Ghetsis? He is character from Pokemon generation 5 games ?
I love diddys clear theme
DKC1, 2, and 3 also had losing animations ya know! (Like in bonus rooms)