This feels like another one of those weird and experimental, yet somewhat underrated Nintendo mobile-esque games. Y'know the ones, games like Yoshi Touch and Go, Kirby Tilt and Tumble, Mario Pinball Land, and Pokemon Dash to name a few.
it's not a contest. please don't turn lonely goomba and gaijin goomba against each other. we've seen enough goombas stomped over the last 35 years. thank goodness mario is gone now
This game is incredible, as someone who speedruns this game, it’s so great to see someone talking about the game as it’s so often overlooked as it’s obscure or difficult to control. However the controls in this game are phenomenal, they’re so much fun to play with once you’re used to them, you can do all sorts of crazy shenanigans. So thank you for doing a video on this game, it’s so awesome to me that anyone even remembers this game :)
Honestly I know it’s probably not gonna happen after Goomba is done with the DK games, but I would love to see him cover at least one of the Shantae games. Keep up the good work, Goomba! :)
Despite never playing the game, when I watched a longplay a few weeks ago, I was surprised at how cool Sassy Squatch looked. Kinda wish he got a successor in Jungle Climber instead of the actual boss successor we got in this game (not K. Rool). There were so many cool ideas in both King of Swing and Jungle Climber, and I really hope we get another game in this series someday. Once again, this was a very nice video dude. I probably should've waited for this to release instead of spending an hour watching the longplay. Got the same amount of info here and it was entertaining to boot.
I don’t usually watch your TH-cam videos. I’m a big fan of your twitter account. I never miss your tweets. And today I saw that you tweeted this video and... wow... it was worth it. Such a good video and theme! I’m definitely going to binge watch your videos. Good content! Full support :)
I see that I'm not the only one who noticed the nice graphics, the catchy tunes and the overall "feelgood" ambience of that game. Thanks for this video bringing nostalgic memories, I find King of Swing to be an underrated gem.
I’m so early I can see the children commenting about how they’re first before they’ve even seen the video. Ill be editing this in several minutes with something more meaningful. Okay, I’m back. Nice work! As always, I find the sense of humor in your content to be on-point. King of Swing has always intrigued me, but I still don’t have a GBA, so I haven’t played it yet. I do love the art style though, so it’s first on my list once I do get a GBA. Also, I’m glad you’re covering all this DK stuff, because I really don’t see a whole ton of content being made about the series despite its profound effect on culture and the game industry.
Dang. You've sold me on this game. It's also so cool that Bubbles is in the game! I love when the older Nintendo properties that never really took off get a shout-out in modern titles.
This was my only first party Nintendo game until I got my DS. This means I played this the most out of anything as all my other titles were licensed games.
Finally getting back to watching these videos again, and honestly I'm just glad to see nothing has changed for the worse. The animation feels clean for its minimalistic style and still makes sure the static image around whatever is moving still feels like a fitting environment for whatever is being said, as little as that makes sense I'm sure.
Dude...I have been subscribed to you for years and I still say that your persona is freaking genius! Continue being the great goomba that you are... despite being stuck between two pipes 😅
It actually looks good. Thank you LonelyGoomba for rediscovering it. These were really good experiments of Nintendo, but sadly not a lot of them became popular. I also remember seeing about Mario vs. Donkey Kong series (this one already covered) and GBA version of Mario Party, which is actually for one player
I've always seen people give this game a bad rap whenever it comes into the conversation, and never giving any actual criticisms of it, saying "It isn't DKC." Glad to see someone giving a different viewpoint here!
I had a plug and play with clu clu land, and I thought it was just some bootleg game Years later I played smash bros and learned it was an actual Nintendo IP or something. Mind blown.
Thanks for doing a full review, every other mention I've seen treats it as an afterthought or footnote. No longer have a GBA but it sounds pretty good. Maybe NSO?
I like the direction you’re going as of late. Even though you’re talking about the same character, it’s nice to see each give you different material and talking points. Good stuff. Although, if this trend of DK handheld games keeps up, that means you’ll have to talk about MvDK: Tipping Stars... which is very not good stuff.
Any day where a TH-camr like lonely goomba is reviewing a donkey Kong game, is a fantastic day to me. Thanks, lonely goomba! Genuinely serious when I say I love this kind of content.
This is one of the games I explicitly remember playing at the Walmart demo kiosk when I was younger. I was never able to get super far, but I had a lot of fun. I think this was one of the first games I emulated, too. Great game.
DK: King of Swing is a curious game to me. I've never been interested in playing it, but I like its presentation and variety of playable characters. Funky, Wrinkly, Kritter, and King K. Rool made their playable debut here. Don't quote me, but I believe that every character in Jungle Jam mode can change colors. Some look similar to the skins seen in Smash Bros.. Clu Clu Land is a game I played every once in a while on NES, but I'm not wowed by it. It was still kinda cool that Bubbles made an appearance here as a special unlock. This was quite entertaining, Goomba. I'm looking forward to your coverage on Jungle Climber.
12:34 To be fair, my way to beat the race part on K.Krool on the final level, was to use the 20 banana invencibillity ability to increase DK's speed. It looks like the devs couldn't understand if this was the intended way back or not....😅
This was my favorite game on my gameboy back in the day, it still holds up & the music has no business being SO GOOD, I still listen to certain songs from the soundtrack sometimes cuz they’re that good :,)
I had a game just like this on the DS called DK jungle climber. Didn’t realize it was a sequel. Eventually my R button broke and I could only use DK’s left hand which made the game much harder, and made it impossible to pull levers which required both hands
I feel so spoiled with all this frequent s-tier quality content
Don't get used to the frequent uploads.
I'm just sad he didn't make a joke about Pegging a ghost
@@sumninl2615 i'll appreciate them while they last
@@3dsmaster537 But there's enough content to binge though. Some of the earliest episodes are a bit rough around the edges.
@@lapisrabbitcomics the best ones are the collabs, they bring back so much nostalgia
This feels like another one of those weird and experimental, yet somewhat underrated Nintendo mobile-esque games. Y'know the ones, games like Yoshi Touch and Go, Kirby Tilt and Tumble, Mario Pinball Land, and Pokemon Dash to name a few.
Had fun with the Yoshi one. Never got far with Pinball Land when I had it. Never played the others.
nintendo would totally make those into mobile games
... if they had more "spend money to unlock (x)" aspects
Yeah but unlike all those examples, king of swing is actually good start to finish.
Pokémon Dash is, in fact, a mobile game.
@@jyoster6447. I hated Touch & Go because it didn't look like I was progressing in the game, it was always the same, and I was really bad at it.
I still remember my times playing the sequel on the DS.
Same here loved that game as a kid
I never knew the sequel existed until this video...
I saw that title and thought it was the ds game since I only played the ds game when I was younger in german.
Damn I thought I was the only one who knew that game existed
@@j2wawesome771 you and me both buddy
Can't wait until he plays Donkey Kong Jr Math
*donkey Kong jr math
My mom made me and my brother play that on Wii virtual console but no one could figure out how to play it properly
He already reviewed it in his Top 10 worst Nintendo Games Video
@@picapip spoilers!!
The greatest living Goomba has graced our lives with another video.
it's not a contest. please don't turn lonely goomba and gaijin goomba against each other. we've seen enough goombas stomped over the last 35 years. thank goodness mario is gone now
GOOMBA FOR SMASH BROS! We’ll let them all fight it out!
Lonely Goomba for Smash Bros and Gaijin Goomba will be his Echo Fighter.
@@SpiralPoli another anime sword fighter?
Guys I like both but I've been following lonely Goomba since he started he's been there when my ex wasn't.
it's kind of unsettling seeing all these bananas without any alarm clocks to go with them.
I wonder if any of those bananas were actually checkpoints in disguise.
A very good reference you two.
@@xinpingdonohoe3978 you’d have to look closely to see if there were any slightly shorter ones
Explain pls
@@mcnierstenen9017 th-cam.com/video/hBG46JS83Q4/w-d-xo.html
It's an old school thing
You know these Donkey Kong videos are really good keep up the great work feels like a retrospective series.
well, it is the last ever Donkey Kong month
DK: King of Swing sounds like a Donkey Kong rhythm game about swing music.
The Lonely Goomba doesn't seem too lonely with Donkey Kong by his side recently.
It's heartwarming to see.
I am not comfortable with how much Goombs is enjoying himself.
"How many people can say they platformed up a tornado?"
*Vectorman wants to know your location*
DK used to bounce on tornados in Donkey Kong Land.
@@SgtSega those where tops actually
4:30 Nice transition, I always loved how committing genocide involved the act of finding secret video game collectibles
1:16 “I’m not gonna risk my life for some stupid medals”
Soldiers: and I took that personally.
This game is incredible, as someone who speedruns this game, it’s so great to see someone talking about the game as it’s so often overlooked as it’s obscure or difficult to control. However the controls in this game are phenomenal, they’re so much fun to play with once you’re used to them, you can do all sorts of crazy shenanigans. So thank you for doing a video on this game, it’s so awesome to me that anyone even remembers this game :)
The skeleton fish boss..
Serris? Is that you?
Honestly I know it’s probably not gonna happen after Goomba is done with the DK games, but I would love to see him cover at least one of the Shantae games.
Keep up the good work, Goomba! :)
Like the first game. Many overlook the one that started it all.
@@31darkstar37 I need to play that one more. I’ve done the first part of it but not much beyond that.
@@31darkstar37 they are releasing the first one on Switch soon (April 22nd)
I fucking love Shantae, Seven Sirens is possibly my favourite Metroidvania of all time
@@MaxiemumKarnage Haven’t gotten the chance to play that one yet, need to get around for it (sorry for the late reply btw)
With all the Mega Man references I wouldn't be surprised if that was the next franchise you would be doing. I wouldn't be against it.
He better beware of Mega Man 3. That one will kick your ass.
I’ve only played the DS sequel but it’s nice to hear that this game is so good that even Lonely Goomba likes it
This really should've just been Clu Clu Land, they really had to include Bubbles
They probably needed to use Donkey Kong in order to market the game.
I wouldn't play it if it didn't feature the Dong Master.
I just noticed his GBA says "Goom Boy" and that is wonderful.
I'm not gonna lie, you got me wanting to give this game a try
Despite never playing the game, when I watched a longplay a few weeks ago, I was surprised at how cool Sassy Squatch looked. Kinda wish he got a successor in Jungle Climber instead of the actual boss successor we got in this game (not K. Rool).
There were so many cool ideas in both King of Swing and Jungle Climber, and I really hope we get another game in this series someday.
Once again, this was a very nice video dude. I probably should've waited for this to release instead of spending an hour watching the longplay. Got the same amount of info here and it was entertaining to boot.
I don’t usually watch your TH-cam videos. I’m a big fan of your twitter account. I never miss your tweets. And today I saw that you tweeted this video and... wow... it was worth it. Such a good video and theme! I’m definitely going to binge watch your videos. Good content! Full support :)
Enjoy realizing my old videos were kind of terrible and then just watching the newer ones instead.
I Love the pixel art style of this game
*Fun Fact:*
Candy and Swanky are the only Kongs have yet to be playable in any DK game to date.
What about wrinkly?
@@mcnierstenen9017 she was playable in Barrel Blast
Is she still dead
I see that I'm not the only one who noticed the nice graphics, the catchy tunes and the overall "feelgood" ambience of that game. Thanks for this video bringing nostalgic memories, I find King of Swing to be an underrated gem.
I’m so early I can see the children commenting about how they’re first before they’ve even seen the video. Ill be editing this in several minutes with something more meaningful.
Okay, I’m back. Nice work! As always, I find the sense of humor in your content to be on-point. King of Swing has always intrigued me, but I still don’t have a GBA, so I haven’t played it yet. I do love the art style though, so it’s first on my list once I do get a GBA. Also, I’m glad you’re covering all this DK stuff, because I really don’t see a whole ton of content being made about the series despite its profound effect on culture and the game industry.
Rediscovered the channel and we are not even passed 200k? Damn you deserve way more subs
Dang. You've sold me on this game.
It's also so cool that Bubbles is in the game! I love when the older Nintendo properties that never really took off get a shout-out in modern titles.
This was my only first party Nintendo game until I got my DS. This means I played this the most out of anything as all my other titles were licensed games.
Something worth mention in this game and it's sequel:
Most classic enemies from DK country 1/2 are back! It's nice to see them after so long!
Dammit, Donkey Kong. Everyone knows that the Dire Straights are the Sultans of Swing.
Hey I just wanted to say thank you for still making quality content even after all these years!
Finally getting back to watching these videos again, and honestly I'm just glad to see nothing has changed for the worse. The animation feels clean for its minimalistic style and still makes sure the static image around whatever is moving still feels like a fitting environment for whatever is being said, as little as that makes sense I'm sure.
Dude...I have been subscribed to you for years and I still say that your persona is freaking genius! Continue being the great goomba that you are... despite being stuck between two pipes 😅
I think this story is just the introduction to the DK Land series. It'd make sense. Good video
One of the games of my childhood, feels weird to have a homebrewed wii now that can just play it whenever but also great :)
I played this so much as a kid. It was one of my favorite gba games back then
my old man's favorite game
With so many mentions of "pegs" is a wonder you didn't tried to sell your Goomba Bobbleheads.
Donkey Kong likes Plastic konky dong.
Diddy Kong likes-
It actually looks good. Thank you LonelyGoomba for rediscovering it. These were really good experiments of Nintendo, but sadly not a lot of them became popular. I also remember seeing about Mario vs. Donkey Kong series (this one already covered) and GBA version of Mario Party, which is actually for one player
Wow, a non Rare DK game that actually acknowledges K Rool’s existence.
I've always seen people give this game a bad rap whenever it comes into the conversation, and never giving any actual criticisms of it, saying "It isn't DKC." Glad to see someone giving a different viewpoint here!
“Those pegs never forget the pegs” - TheLonelyGoomba 2021.
I miss the Lonely Goomba. I haven't watched this channel in like 7 years. I think you deserve a lot more subscribers than that.
I'm absolutely on-board with the fact that this has become a Donkey Kong channel. Please stay that way.
I like king of swing. Truly an underrated gem in the gameboy advance’s library.
I had a plug and play with clu clu land, and I thought it was just some bootleg game
Years later I played smash bros and learned it was an actual Nintendo IP or something. Mind blown.
Thanks for doing a full review, every other mention I've seen treats it as an afterthought or footnote. No longer have a GBA but it sounds pretty good. Maybe NSO?
Never heard of this game before
Same
I've heard about it. But I've never actually seen anybody cover it. They also made a sequel.
To be honest, I've only ever heard it thanks to it's sprites being used in all manner of fan-made sprite animations and games back in the day.
@@thecoolcario9048 play it on NES app on Ninte do Switch.
Me neither
The ice boss reminds me of the ice boss in luigi's mansion dark moon.
I like the direction you’re going as of late. Even though you’re talking about the same character, it’s nice to see each give you different material and talking points. Good stuff. Although, if this trend of DK handheld games keeps up, that means you’ll have to talk about MvDK: Tipping Stars... which is very not good stuff.
The only thing that would've made this better, is if we got the Klaptrap between two barrel cannons
Legit super underrated smh
Man, LG has been getting personal record timing on his uploads
Hld tf up this boss / attack style was reused in Luigi dark moon
*gives goomba a free house to escape the pipes* GOOMBA'S VOICE ACTOR CAN YOU PLEASE ADD THIS INTO THE LORE?
Starting to think donkey kong is holding the goomba hostage and forcing him to play all his games
help, i cant stop watching your stuff. its . just! TOO. INTERESTING!
Is it just me or is his voice perfect for a documantery?
wait this goomba is still lonely?
get this guy a friend.
The Goomba has been on fire lately with these donkey kong videos
Any day where a TH-camr like lonely goomba is reviewing a donkey Kong game, is a fantastic day to me. Thanks, lonely goomba! Genuinely serious when I say I love this kind of content.
K. Rool in this game reminds me of Dr. Robotnik with his eggmobile looking vehicle.
This is one of the games I explicitly remember playing at the Walmart demo kiosk when I was younger. I was never able to get super far, but I had a lot of fun. I think this was one of the first games I emulated, too. Great game.
I'm legitimately hyped for the Jungle climber episode, can't wait!
That burn to the ground joke was hilarious
Loved the 100% dedication he has for this game
A new Lonely Goomba, so soon? must be my Birthday... wait IT IS MY BIRTHDAY TODAY!!! lol this is a great coincidence!! still great vid as always
Wait the Ice boss inspired the Shrewd Possessor in LM2 and the Rocket sequence is also in Returns
9:11
Gotta say that’s a good sprite work right there chap.
It's nice to occasionally come back to a lonely goomba video and see what's going on
Another quality Donkey Kong video. Lonely Goomba is on a roll!
I remember picking up this game used in a gas station in Germany. A worthwhile investment, I'll say! Thank you for this blast from my childhood!
I'M GLAD YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS GAME, PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE SEQUEL
Keep up the good work!
This channel is making me wish goombas actually show up in a future dk game.
Glad to see your having fun
DK: King of Swing is a curious game to me.
I've never been interested in playing it, but I like its presentation and variety of playable characters. Funky, Wrinkly, Kritter, and King K. Rool made their playable debut here.
Don't quote me, but I believe that every character in Jungle Jam mode can change colors. Some look similar to the skins seen in Smash Bros..
Clu Clu Land is a game I played every once in a while on NES, but I'm not wowed by it. It was still kinda cool that Bubbles made an appearance here as a special unlock.
This was quite entertaining, Goomba. I'm looking forward to your coverage on Jungle Climber.
the Donkey kong theme in a Major key is the stuff of nightmares
I literally marathon you two days ago and new video is up cool
Same
@@supernovel7514 nice
It's nice hearing goomba talking about things he likes.
The Lonely Gonna sure is getting into Monkey Business lately
5:45
Goku v. Pikkon.
Escapes a Hyper Tornado then uses Super Kaioken.
When DK King of Swing is so popular they make a sequel:
*_DONKS_*
5:47 Ash's Pikachu can claim that too. So that's at least 3 so you were actually right.
12:34 To be fair, my way to beat the race part on K.Krool on the final level, was to use the 20 banana invencibillity ability to increase DK's speed.
It looks like the devs couldn't understand if this was the intended way back or not....😅
I like that he’s uploading frequently again but I feel like everything is donkey Kong now
He said something about a Wario Land 3 video later this year so theres that
@@supernovel7514 but wario land 3 doesnt have a cool car?
Well in his poll, people wanted him to make more.
This was my favorite game on my gameboy back in the day, it still holds up & the music has no business being SO GOOD, I still listen to certain songs from the soundtrack sometimes cuz they’re that good :,)
I appreciated and chuckled at the MMX7 reference. You ahold review that game too if your sanity can handle it.
You know another underrated Donkey Kong game? Jungle Beat
Jungle Beat slaps, especially the New Play Control version.
Ah lonely goomba uploaded, bedtime can wait
@I'm Hungry u fokn wot m8?
@I'm Hungry YOU... *YOU...*
Are entitled to your own opinion, and I’ll respect that, have a great day
Really loving these thumbnails lol
Time for my weekly Goomba marathon.
This is a DK channel
And I support that
I had a game just like this on the DS called DK jungle climber. Didn’t realize it was a sequel. Eventually my R button broke and I could only use DK’s left hand which made the game much harder, and made it impossible to pull levers which required both hands
Can't wait for jungle climber.
I liked it even though it was a bit hard and frustrating sometimes.
I loved this game. I remember playing it in 3rd grade w/ my friend we'd take turns, ahhh the memories...
It's a good life when the two TH-camrs, gradeaundera and lonleygoomba are posting frequently now
Maybe we're the same person
@@TheLonelyGoomba Wanna get out of the two pipes stuck between you.
YAY!!! a new lonely goomba video! 😆
Gotta say i love the sprite work of this game