![]() This “Beat the Backlog” article has been a long time coming, and since Donkey Kong ’s my favorite gaming franchise, I only wish it was a positive one.ĭK64 has five playable characters: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and newcomers Tiny Kong, Lanky Kong, and Chunky Kong. Over the years, I’ve made countless attempts to finish Donkey Kong 64 on my own-and, finally, have successfully done so. Never before had I consciously disliked playing a game I even gave up on it midway through. I couldn’t articulate why, but the game wasn’t capturing me like Mario 64 or Country. However, going through my copy alone was… strange. I went through Donkey Kong 64 with my two best friends at the time I saw the whole game. I was excited, eager to experience the gorilla’s biggest adventure yet! Soon, I learned he was getting a new adventure of his own: Donkey Kong 64 (his partner, Diddy Kong, had also recently scored a racing spin-off, which I savored at friends’ houses). ![]() ![]() The first console to enter my possession was a Nintendo 64, my first games for it were Mario Kart 64 and Super Mario 64, and through the former I rediscovered my old buddy Donkey Kong. So did Rare’s second “collectathon,” but for very different reasons… (Image: Nintendo)īut I’m getting ahead of myself. Super Mario 64 and Rare’s first 3D platformer, Banjo-Kazooie (which I rented and watched friends play), left a strong impression on me.
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