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[foxuzamaki]

People really want this

In smash? Somehow King K Rool finds himself not retro and not relevant as his own franchise left him behind when DKCR and DKCR2 replaced him with new villains.

You do know sakurai redesigns some characters

When was that time he was their main bad guy?
Also most wanted characters
[all o dat citation]



Very Dry Skin is a very common ailment amongst Boo-ghosts. So I would kindly ask you don't remind us about it.

He hasent shown up per say, but he and his minions still hold a influence, they appear in spinoffs all the time in nintendoverse, the mario striker series comes to mind.

 

[BassForever]

When was that time he was their main bad guy?
Also most wanted characters
[all o dat citation]

Very Dry Skin is a very common ailment amongst ghosts. So I would kindly ask you don't remind us about it.

The last time King K Rool was a main villain in a Donkey Kong game was Donkey Kong Jungle Climber released back in 2007, his last appearance in a game period was 08's Mario Super Sluggers as a playable character. He also appeared in Brawl as a trophy and sticker.

2 years after this DKCR came out and King K Rool wasn't in the game at all, DKCR:TF comes out next year and so far there hasn't been any news indicating Rool will return in that game either.

 

[GamerSoul]

I will never understand why King K. Rool of all characters is one of the most wanted ones. Like, sure, he would be cool, but he's not exactly close to my wish list.

He's boring. The viking penguins are way cooler.

But dis gam neds more reptilian royalty. It is a must, k? We hav gon too lng without his gold plated niplez.

On a more serious note, he would be an interesting character. He's not on my list but he definitely deserves a mention.

 

[Village]

The last time King K Rool was a main villain in a Donkey Kong game was Donkey Kong Jungle Climber released back in 2007, his last appearance in a game period was 08's Mario Super Sluggers as a playable character. He also appeared in Brawl as a trophy and sticker.

2 years after this DKCR came out and King K Rool wasn't in the game at all, DKCR:TF comes out next year and so far there hasn't been any news indicating Rool will return in that game either.

You do know sakurai redesigns some characters

He hasent shown up per say, but he and his minions still hold a influence, they appear in spinoffs all the time in nintendoverse, the mario striker series comes to mind.

Ok cool, I do not keep track of the DK verse that much.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Well, no.

I don't know how you counted 98% but let's ignore that. The bad guys in Brawl are there because they are iconic, King. K. Rool is not. (Wolf is not either, he shouldn't be in the game)

Its my own estimation dont take it seriously. mario>bowser, fox>wolf, kirby>dedede/metaknight Link>ganondorf etc.
and no, please dont say who is or isnt iconic, enough people have played the donkey kong games to know who king K rool is ffs

 

[Village]

Well, no.

I don't know how you counted 98% but let's ignore that. The bad guys in Brawl are there because they are iconic, King. K. Rool is not. (Wolf is not either, he shouldn't be in the game)

Wolf got into the game, because he was popular. So yeah.

 

[BassForever]

I feel if K Rool couldn't make Brawl's roster (I've never heard anything to indicate he was ever considered) I feel at this point he's gotten even less of a chance now unless Tropical Freeze brings him back as the surprise 4th playable character.

 

[Ivan 3414]

The last time King K Rool was a main villain in a Donkey Kong game was Donkey Kong Jungle Climber released back in 2007, his last appearance in a game period was 08's Mario Super Sluggers as a playable character. He also appeared in Brawl as a trophy and sticker.

2 years after this DKCR came out and King K Rool wasn't in the game at all, DKCR:TF comes out next year and so far there hasn't been any news indicating Rool will return in that game either.

We can only hope he's that secret 4th playable character the devs were talking about. =/

 

[Berordn]

We can only hope he's that secret 4th playable character the devs were talking about. =/

That's funny, I'm hoping the opposite.

 

[Village]

I feel if K Rool couldn't make Brawl's roster (I've never heard anything to indicate he was ever considered) I feel at this point he's gotten even less of a chance now unless Tropical Freeze brings him back as the surprise 4th playable character.

this.

 

[MillionVolts]

I will never understand why King K. Rool of all characters is one of the most wanted ones. Like, sure, he would be cool, but he's not exactly close to my wish list.

He's boring. The viking penguins are way cooler.

He always struck me as kind of a Bowser knock-off. I think even Rare knew it and that's why they gave him the pirate/scientist gimmicks in the sequels, and why Nintendo doesn't want to bring him back.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Kinda weird how I have to explain why people want this character, King k rool is very low on my list

 

[SmithnCo]

K. Rool isn't too compelling to me from design or moveset perspective. They got a lot of the villain bases covered, K. Rool is pretty bottom of the barrel in comparison.

 

[-Horizon-]

People really want this

In smash? Somehow King K Rool finds himself not retro and not relevant as his own franchise left him behind when DKCR and DKCR2 replaced him with new villains.

Dat croc need some Visine.

 

[Akibastman]

Its my own estimation dont take it seriously. mario>bowser, fox>wolf, kirby>dedede/metaknight Link>ganondorf etc.
and no, please dont say who is or isnt iconic, enough people have played the donkey kong games to know who king K rool is ffs

I agree with your list. But I don't know how to put words on my idea. I mean okay people knows him but not that many. His latest big role was in Donkey Kong 64.

And when I mean iconic, you play a Kirby game, there's Metaknight, there's King Dedede, they stand out from the rest of the game, they're almost every time in the game, sometimes playable. And I don't need to talk about Bowser , Ganondorf or Wario I think.

In Donkey Kong games, the bad guys are crocodiles and their leader is just a fatter crocodile with a crown. In the recent games, he's not there anymore, last time you saw him he was a football/soccer goal keeper in a Mario sport game.

 

[User 73706]

I know it's easier for the sake of modeling and all of that, but does anyone else hope we get some slightly more unique silhouettes / body shapes for new and old characters for SSB4? I doubt they'll go too crazy, but Ganon not looking as Twilight Princess-like in favor of a more Wind Waker-styled design would be interesting from a gameplay perspective, especially if he kept the robe-looking thing.

 

[Sir Ilpalazzo]

I agree with your list. But I don't know how to put words on my idea. I mean okay people knows him but not that many. His latest big role was in Donkey Kong 64.

And when I mean iconic, you play a Kirby game, there's Metaknight, there's King Dedede, they stand out from the rest of the game, they're almost every time in the game, sometimes playable. And I don't need to talk about Bowser , Ganondorf or Wario I think.

In Donkey Kong games, the bad guys are crocodiles and their leader is just a fatter crocodile with a crown. In the recent games, he's not there anymore, last time you saw him he was a football/soccer goal keeper in a Mario sport game.

Well, I think that as generic-looking as he is, if he had continued to appear in Donkey Kong games and regularly appeared in Mario spinoff games, he probably still could have been a real candidate for SSB. I agree with the rest of what you said, but I think it's him being pushed into the background that makes him unlikely more than him looking boring.

 

[Akibastman]

Well, I think that as generic-looking as he is, if he had continued to appear in Donkey Kong games and regularly appeared in Mario spinoff games, he probably still could have been a real candidate for SSB. I agree with the rest of what you said, but I think it's him being pushed into the background that makes him unlikely more than him looking boring.

Of course. If he was still the bad guy from Donkey Kong games and was idk in Mario Kart and other spinoffs, people whould know him better, and in a way, he would have stood out. Players would have seen him in other context that being the fatter one with the crown.

 

[BassForever]

I imagine if Nintendo had bought Rare or Rare had continued to stay partners with Nintendo King K Rool would have been playable in Brawl along with probably Banjo as I imagine we'd have gotten more DKC and Banjo games on the GC/Wii.

 

[-Horizon-]

I know it's easier for the sake of modeling and all of that, but does anyone else hope we get some slightly more unique silhouettes / body shapes for new and old characters for SSB4? I doubt they'll go too crazy, but Ganon not looking as Twilight Princess-like in favor of a more Wind Waker-styled design would be interesting from a gameplay perspective, especially if he kept the robe-looking thing.

I don't see Ganon getting a somewhat significant design change unless that WW design was relegated to an alt.

 

[Sir Ilpalazzo]

I imagine if Nintendo had bought Rare or Rare had continued to stay partners with Nintendo King K Rool would have been playable in Brawl along with probably Banjo as I imagine we'd have gotten more DKC and Banjo games on the GC/Wii.

I'm still really curious about what happened with those Rare-made trophies that supposedly existed for Melee at one point. I wonder if they actually were removed because Nintendo expected to sell off Rare at that point (which seems kind of unlikely to me) or what. That and the motion-sensor bomb thing are pretty mysterious.

 

[jnWake]

King K. Rool had cool costumes in the original DKC Trilogy, so they could work an interesting character with that. In DKC1 he didn't have any interesting features, but in DKC2 his pirate outfit is cool and his attacks are more creative, in DKC3 he has the scientist outfit and even controls a giant robot. He has potential imo, ignoring that he has disappeared from the franchise...

 

[MrSaturn99]

I imagine if Nintendo had bought Rare or Rare had continued to stay partners with Nintendo King K Rool would have been playable in Brawl along with probably Banjo as I imagine we'd have gotten more DKC and Banjo games on the GC/Wii.

Banjo would definitely have been in Brawl. Ah, the potential...THE POTENTIAL!

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

I imagine the best way to incorporate King K. Rool to make him like Donkey Kong, a large, but surprisingly fast and "schizophrenic" character.

For example he could have his long jumps from Donkey Kong 1, his helicopter hat from DK3 as a quick recovery, and the crown throw as a long-range projectile. For Down-B, I was thinking the Blunderbuss from DK2, but not the cannon variety, the version that messes the control schemes up. Basically a character that's annoying to play against but fun to use.

 

[Akibastman]

I imagine the best way to incorporate King K. Rool to make him like Donkey Kong, a large, but surprisingly fast and "schizophrenic" character.

For example he could have his long jumps from Donkey Kong 1, his helicopter hat from DK3 as a quick recovery, and the crown throw as a long-range projectile. For Down-B, I was thinking the Blunderbuss from DK2, but not the cannon variety, the version that messes the control schemes up. Basically a character that's annoying to play against but fun to use.

Please Nintendo, don't read that, it never existed. Nobody asked for a character with control-schemes altering Down B. Nobody.

 

[Kjellson]

I understand he's requested because he's a villain of a big Nintendo franchise, but I think I saw a list not too long ago from GameFAQs or IGN or whatever of who people wanted to see the most, and K. Rool was number one. Of all the great Nintendo characters that still isn't playable in Smash Bros. I just think it's weird seeing K. Rool at the top. He's nothing special imo.

Anyway, I predict a 3DS shot for tomorrow.

 

[SmithnCo]

I think it was some gameFAQs poll that had K. Roll at the top. He's not terrible or anything but I never really saw the most wanted newcomer potential.

 

[zroid]

We're due for a new 3DS stage

 

[Boss Doggie]

We haven't seen all of WFT's moves right?

Personally I'm also not too fond of the direction they've taken with the characters from SSBB. The mod once was supposed to make SSBB feel more like Melee, but Lucario's new Aura System or Bulbasaur's Solar Beam don't feel like they belong in a Smash Game at all. The creators got carried away too much. Maybe they should rename their Mod, Project M(elee) no longer is what the mod's about...

Project M becoming more of an echo chamber of fanwanking? Told you so.

 

[SmithnCo]

Ugh, don't start the PM arguing again.

 

[Revven]

Bored and nothing else to do? Isai is streaming some Smash 64 online matches with other top Smash 64 players here.

Felt it needed some attention cuz... everyone loves Smash 64 and Isai is... SO GOOD AT IT.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Sorry about that, just missed the opportunity since reading the PM posts were atrocious.

Bored and nothing else to do? Isai is streaming some Smash 64 online matches with other top Smash 64 players here.

Felt it needed some attention cuz... everyone loves Smash 64 and Isai is... SO GOOD AT IT.

Now this I can get behind. Best Smash right here. I get behind 100% 64's physics over Melee any day.

 

[Hobobloke]

Just recently picked up an NTSC Wii and Brawl online so mates and I could play some project M. It gets here and it turns out I bought a model with no GC ports...why does this even exist.

 

[SmithnCo]

Just recently picked up an NTSC Wii and Brawl online so mates and I could play some project M. It gets here and it turns out I bought a model with no GC ports...why does this even exist.

There's always the cg controller adapter that plugs into wii controllers, you'd have to buy multiples for local play though which sucks.

 

[CreatureX3]

Ah now we know why he is one of the most wanted characters, because this game isnt about you, also he is donkey kong's main bad guy, like 98% of playable characters in smash have their virgil/main bad guy on the roster, it makes sense for him to be in for that reason alone.

Mario is DK's main nemesis!

 

[Neoxon]

I'm prepared for the next picture.

 

[Loco4Coco]

All this talk about King k Rool, but in the end watch it be Funky Kong that gets into smash.

 

[theprodigy]

Bored and nothing else to do? Isai is streaming some Smash 64 online matches with other top Smash 64 players here.

Felt it needed some attention cuz... everyone loves Smash 64 and Isai is... SO GOOD AT IT.

fucking tourney losers

Spoiler

j/k

 

[Berordn]

All this talk about King k Rool, but in the end watch it be Funky Kong that gets into smash.

If there is another DK rep, it's going to be Dixie. There's almost no other way you can spin that.

 

[Jaeger]

Not a fan of the idea of K. Rool. He's not even that recognizable. Half the current players of Smash won't even know who that is. lol

We old, yall.

 

[GamerSoul]

The only consistent memory I have of K Rool is from that old show from fox kids or something.

C'mon Sakurai reveal a new character or something. :/

 

[spanks]

People really want this

In smash? Somehow King K Rool finds himself not retro and not relevant as his own franchise left him behind when DKCR and DKCR2 replaced him with new villains.

Nah, we want this

 

[Loco4Coco]

Nah, we want this

Now I feel like playing the DKC trilogy.

 

[SmithnCo]

The only consistent memory I have of K Rool is from that old show from fox kids or something.

WWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLL

 

[Camjo-Z]

The only consistent memory I have of K Rool is from that old show from fox kids or something.

"No news! No calls! No tyranny until tomorrow! It's a BAD VILLAIN DAY!"

i must have borrowed that DK VHS tape from the library at least 50 times

 

[-Horizon-]

The only consistent memory I have of K Rool is from that old show from fox kids or something.

C'mon Sakurai reveal a new character or something. :/

Haha...early CG animation

 

[Drago]

K. Rool's bloodshot eye in the art for the original DKC trilogy is really creepy, looking at it now. ._.

 

[Roo]

Good thing some of you are not in charge of the roster selection... My God.

 

[Nudull]

WWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLL

...Why does DK have fangs? Seriously, that has always bugged me to no end. lol

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

K. Rool was hilarious in the television show.

That show had some pretty catchy tunes.