The One GOOD Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Track -- Designing For Donkey Kong December

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ธ.ค. 2022
  • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast is a game that exclusively I like. It is mostly bad, but there are good elements that I have obsessively thought about for a decade and a half, so I went through the entire game to find the one track where the game doesn't trip over its own two feet. This track, Temple Heights, is that track. Will it redeem Barrel Blast as a misunderstood gem? No, but I'll yell about it anyway.
    Donkey Kong December Playlist: • Designing For: Donkey ...
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  • @glacierwolf2155
    @glacierwolf2155 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    If you think about it, Wild Moves are the racing equivalent of the Roll Attack from the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy, a short burst of speed that increases in duration by running into enemies and objects.

  • @Nonjola
    @Nonjola ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I hope Kip, Kass, Kalypso, and Kludge will show up in another DK game.

    • @tjlnintendo
      @tjlnintendo ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Or even a mario spin off game. Like super sluggers had such a great roster with the DK characters

    • @Nonjola
      @Nonjola ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tjlnintendo If they ever make another Mario Baseball game, they will probably focus on Mario characters and only bring in Diddy Kong as a DK rep. They only used that many DK characters in the last game, because the Mario cast was not big enough for such a roster, but now they can use characters such as Rosalina, Pauline, Chargin' Chuck, The Koopalings, Sledge Bro, Baby Rosalina, Baby Wario, Metal Mario, Pinkgold Peach, etc.

  • @300IQPrower
    @300IQPrower ปีที่แล้ว +13

    “You clicked on this, so im not sorry” my brother in christ i have been waiting a decade and a half to hear someone validate my love of this game to any degree possible.

  • @runningoncylinders3829
    @runningoncylinders3829 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    If you've played this title, then ol' Woz knows at least one thing you've done.

  • @marcodragon4995
    @marcodragon4995 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    What is a Video Essay channel for if not making everyone listen to your insane rambles on a topic only you care about? (Said with all the positivity in the world)

    • @BBWahoo
      @BBWahoo ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Great minds think alike xD
      I love his rants, anything donkey kong/rare gets my attention

    • @joshuaj.knowles3664
      @joshuaj.knowles3664 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ^^^^ I will always support Donkey Kong Content

  • @smashers6971
    @smashers6971 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I will say something positive about this game, I really like the idea of the Kremlings having their own counterparts to some of the kongs, Kip and Kass definitely should’ve appeared in the series beforehand being an Anti Diddy and Dixie, it really makes the rivalry between the two tribes more interesting, also K. Rool being Cranky’s rival makes sense considering they’re both the commanders of the groups (and a weird reference to the DKC cartoon) if the Kremlings do return in the future I hope we do get some of the rival Kremlings as bosses, it would be great to expand on them as characters.
    The only negative about this roster is the lack of Krusha (who was planned) and Chunky (Who’s pineapple launcher appears but not him) as characters and Lanky’s voice being ruined.

    • @MagillanicaLouM
      @MagillanicaLouM ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I agree, individual Kremling rivals with their own personalities and specific Kong interactions can go very far should they return.

    • @mauroperez2848
      @mauroperez2848 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Same here. I like the idea of King K. Rool having kremling versions of the kongs and having rivalries with their counterparts. I would love to see them show up in future DK titles akin to the Koopalings.

    • @jamesprumos7775
      @jamesprumos7775 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I wish Chunky could be in it but
      he's dead

    • @finestcacophony9296
      @finestcacophony9296 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamesprumos7775 can’t say that anymore 👀

  • @AlexStrife89
    @AlexStrife89 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That dig at Scott the Woz was the absolute BEST.

  • @mattdog1000000
    @mattdog1000000 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Gotta give PAON props for respecting the DKC lore that Rare created, and not only respecting it, but adding to it in a way that felt logical to what Rare would've done had they held onto the series. The world in this game, certainly feels like the world of Donkey Kong Country. Jungle Beat and DKCR didn't really achieve that, I don't think they wanted to, but PAON did, and so yeah, props to them.

  • @Marsh388
    @Marsh388 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This game is the epitome of “good idea, bad execution”. There are some GREAT ideas here (Item RNG not completely bad, you can decide if you want offense or defense, Kremlings being more aggressive with items while Kongs are more defensive, the new Kremling characters like Kalypso and Kludge who can be the Evilyn and Beast Man to K. Rool’s Skeletor, etc.) It’s a shame that it was so bad as it has things that can be refined. I often wonder if it would have been better on the GameCube, much like Jungle Beat was.

  • @crystalqueen9711
    @crystalqueen9711 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    So glad Designing For finally got laid, virginity is cool and all but you *can* have too much of a good thing

  • @SamuelStudios
    @SamuelStudios ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Finally someone talks about barrel blast without just shitting on it the whole time. I still think its the worst dk game but its actually fun sometimes with friends. The game has unironically cool ideas in it and i would like to see a sequel.

  • @MagillanicaLouM
    @MagillanicaLouM ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Played it first time this year, granted emulated and with a regular controller. But love it. Wild Move is such an exhilarating mechanic for a racer. Deserves a switch revamp imo. Not even thst drastic, just add more control options and more stuff.
    Also yeah I've totally been crushing on Kalypso since i was 10 and saw her trophy in Brawl, and need her to return, FREE THE AFRO CROC WIFE

  • @hexbug101
    @hexbug101 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    6:30 wait the crystal coconut from the anime is in this game? That’s it I’m trying it

    • @iamLI3
      @iamLI3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      >the anime
      LOL

  • @ParmMannREBORN
    @ParmMannREBORN ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Does obsessing over Barrel Blast for 15 years make you this game's biggest fan?

  • @Euanverse
    @Euanverse ปีที่แล้ว +29

    As the WR holder for this game, pulling off long combos is super satisfying. That's also the only satisfying part of this game lol

  • @Rediscool9
    @Rediscool9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Let’s be honest though, the best thing that this game did was bringing back Lanky Kong.

  • @AwesomeAceZ
    @AwesomeAceZ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was not expecting to hear that one goofy Dragon Ball Super ending theme that played through out the Goku Black arc at 7:24

  • @marcelloi.8309
    @marcelloi.8309 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Honestly, the game is so underrated. When it came out back then critics were bored of the gameplay and called it slow and unexciting, but the fun thing is that no one played that game for more than an hour and understood how the game works. You're not supposed to avoid the barrels and fly slowly through the tracks, you're in fact supposed to collect bananas, destroy barrels and THEN use your wild moves to rush recklessly through everything and extending the duration of the boost. It's actually so much fun and every track has those barrels well placed so you can get your combos. The only thing I hated back then was the fact that there was no online functionality. Such a shame this game was destroyed by critics who didn't understand it

  • @kristensuppa8166
    @kristensuppa8166 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well, we did get Quawks’ name.

  • @emberthefox4951
    @emberthefox4951 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    We need a Barrel Blast 2 with better controls and more emphasis on combos.

  • @iamLI3
    @iamLI3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the meta humor in these videos are even funnier than the videos now XD
    ok after watching the full video now it's inversed again , the humor in this video is too good X'D , i always love the random sound effects , like the necky crashing into you

  • @CJ-ln5ov
    @CJ-ln5ov ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:26
    Hold it now, hold it now, hold it, hold it, right there. That was the Crystal Coconut in mid-air?!

  • @SquidwardTentacles-jl6me
    @SquidwardTentacles-jl6me ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i like this game because it has lanky kong

  • @touchgrass7129
    @touchgrass7129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *gritted teeth* DONKEY KONG BARREL BLAST

  • @captain4dji322
    @captain4dji322 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this game was my favorite wii game during my childhood, It has a lot of flaws but definitely a great game IMO, I remember i'd pop the game up after I finished my homework and just racing to my heart's content. And it's the reason that I fell in love with the DK franchise.

  • @thunderboargames8369
    @thunderboargames8369 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ANCIENT BABOLONYAN DONKEY KONG LAZER BEAMS!!!!

  • @pavret4663
    @pavret4663 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This game is amazing but I hate the fact that most of the courses are just the regular ones but backwards or with a few twists.
    This game is full of great ideas but with bad level design that doesn't use them well.

  • @grundlestiltzken761
    @grundlestiltzken761 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dropping a like and a comment for that perfectly timed Sonic shade

  • @AizaBreathe
    @AizaBreathe ปีที่แล้ว

    i remember lending a wii and this game. was quite an experience

  • @dissonanceparadiddle
    @dissonanceparadiddle ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wonder what this game is like if you remap the controls to the dk bongos

  • @ralseidreemurr5082
    @ralseidreemurr5082 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey scot all here

  • @usuariodoyoutube4718
    @usuariodoyoutube4718 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wait the crystal coconut is cannon?

  • @misterzygarde6431
    @misterzygarde6431 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Given how PAON made use of the DK lore. It would’ve been cool to have seen theme do a new entry in the DKC series rather than a spin-off

  • @slapstickcomedi2652
    @slapstickcomedi2652 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    hm, reminds me of sticker star in how the game was bad but the music sorta wasn't. Look I can trash on sticker star all I want that game is horrible but I can give it one thing, the music is at least ok.

    • @DeltaOdyssey
      @DeltaOdyssey ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh no Oh no Oh no Oh no Here they come

  • @coyraig8332
    @coyraig8332 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder if anyone homebrewed bongo support

  • @ararebeast
    @ararebeast ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't even know this one existed. Wow.

  • @charaigancronoma5457
    @charaigancronoma5457 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had to watch the first 3 seconds like 4 times because i thought You were saying "sabes que?"

  • @Darrentime
    @Darrentime 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved this game

  • @jameslawrenson1208
    @jameslawrenson1208 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    FINALLY! An easy way to have kids!

  • @Harrymation-productions
    @Harrymation-productions ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Quick question
    What if paon (the studio behind barrel blast) made Donkey Kong Country 4?

  • @OneAndOnlyDanky
    @OneAndOnlyDanky ปีที่แล้ว

    I like a a wiimote is the imprecise replacement for fucking bongos

  • @davidcrosswhite6143
    @davidcrosswhite6143 ปีที่แล้ว

    How come I never knew about this game

    • @TominatorT-
      @TominatorT- 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because it's the game that will get you laid

  • @thisiscancer
    @thisiscancer ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Game isn't even remotely bad. Just chain boosts, it's fun

  • @zkoopa4445
    @zkoopa4445 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How is this a Wii game from 2007? It looks my more like a GameCube launch title from 2001

  • @Scrubber89
    @Scrubber89 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely terrible. I've only ever traded in 4 games in my entire life, this was one of them.

  • @lolzwutify
    @lolzwutify ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I need to play this fun game again! There is a lot to appreciate here.

  • @deshawnwilliams503
    @deshawnwilliams503 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:25 what song was that?

    • @DesigningFor
      @DesigningFor  ปีที่แล้ว

      Cha-han Music (or Chao-han Music, I can't find a consistent English spelling), Dragonball Super ED 06.

  • @AL_Talks
    @AL_Talks ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Sonic disrespect, SMH

    • @DesigningFor
      @DesigningFor  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Oh no I love Sonic. I just know he and I stand on the same, eternally crumbling ground.

    • @AL_Talks
      @AL_Talks ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DesigningFor Haha, I figured as much

  • @AizaBreathe
    @AizaBreathe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bruh, i thought this was about music lol

    • @DesigningFor
      @DesigningFor  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh no this game actually has a few pretty damn solid bangers. Cosmic Highway is the standout for its remix of the DK Theme, but DK Falls Sunset, Mt. Dynamite Remix, and Parched Palace are all legitimate bops.

  • @Driggsdamonstah
    @Driggsdamonstah ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A childhood game of mine… This game sucks.

  • @BMD2008
    @BMD2008 ปีที่แล้ว

    Diddy Kong racing is better

  • @borederlands5387
    @borederlands5387 ปีที่แล้ว

    how DARE you say that about sonic