Freezie KO
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And the vines! Who needs 'em?
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |OT| There's always money in the banana stand
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And the vines! Who needs 'em?
The perfect Dark
Banned
Does this guy work at Retro Games or is he god?
It's easy, just play like this.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
I don't know about THAT. I improvised and errored myself through it just fine, got past my first try. Then again, when I came back for missed puzzle pieces later. Felt like any other part of the level. Methinks you were overthinkin it.
Freezie KO
Banned
I honestly don't even know how you envision a run like that, let alone execute it.
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Yeah... no sweat...
And now you're going to have his theme stuck in your head all day.
Doo-da, do-da-doo
Doo-da, do-da-doo
Doo-da, do-da-doo
The Librarian
Banned
Level 5-1 is gorgeous.
5-1 is also really hard. I had to stop playing cause I was getting my ass kicked.
5-1 is also really hard. I had to stop playing cause I was getting my ass kicked.
this is sick
I watched this in-game when I did my speed run of this level, it's utterly amazing.
That jump at 0:22 is outstanding - the momentum carries DK across a large portion and again at 0:28 - avoiding the swinging obstacles.
I'm loving all these speed runs, I'm not nearly good enough to reproduce them, but they are jaw-dropping to watch.
dark_prinny
Banned
Dat 1-K speedrun
Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
Damn, you guys are killing me. I need this game.
Coffee Dog
Banned
I'm actually really astounded at how many people dislike the water sections. They're some of the best parts of the game to me; the controls give DK momentum in a believable way, where even though the water makes him a bit more sluggish you still feel like you're in complete control of his actions. Very very well done.
Vampirolol
Member
Don't look at me, World 4 is my favourite!
The perfect Dark
Banned
eXistor
Member
You know what you need to do.
KeeSomething
Banned
Alright, so which one of you fine apes are gonna lend my your Wii U with a copy of Tropical Freeze? Anyone?
...hello?
...hello?
I completely agree.
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Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
The 100 friend limit is really starting to piss me off. Deleting some who haven't been online in a long time to make room for time trial requests. Hope this isn't any of you guys!
Coffee Dog
Banned
Buy used. You can get them for pretty cheap. And I think $200 or so is a fine entry price for playing some GOAT tier games.
HitokiriNate85
Member
I'm with you. I played World 4 yesterday and thought it was fantastic, then came on here and saw some people complaining. DK feels very finely tuned underwater and I love the weight he has. The great animations pull it together into something that feels very right to me. I think some people just dislike swimming in games, period. I thought not having underwater sections in DKCR was letdown. I just wish we got Enguarde.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
One thing I liked was how the opening levels teased water segments, getting you acquainted to them but not forcing them on you, and then basically slowly dries up till they come back in full force in World 4. It was a nice "tutorial" for them early on so World 4 wasn't immediately overwhelming.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
The last letter in 5-4 is killing me, I don't know how to get it without Dixie and the checkpoint is WAY back. And this level is so long I'd rather not come back.
Green Mamba
Member
Roll jump from the platform to the left. Take the hit on the spikes to the right if you have to.
Finally found the time to go through that last world. The second half was especially awesome. Final boss took me way too long, his pattern isn't hard at all.
Dat hot credits jam, my word.
Dat hot credits jam, my word.
Freezie KO
Banned
I'm at work. I want to watch more speedruns but I don't want to spoil later parts of the game for myself. Now I actually want to play more levels, not just for the enjoyment of playing them, but so I can also watch the crazy speedruns online.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Thanks, managed to do it with no damage. That took too long, I started doing stupid shit because I kept rushing it.
Nocturnowl
Member
Every time I hear the music for Grassland Grove my mind jumps to its descriptor in that thread of "never-ending musical ecstasy".
Yeah, that was my descriptor for it. Not entirely apt, since it does end (obviously), but man, when you're swept up in that music... It's transcendent.
Booty Patrol
Banned
i need to get home to play this right now FUK class
Lord_Byron28
Member
A little over halfway through world 4. Has to be my favorite world yet. The controls for the water world work fine for me and I love all the music in the underwater section especially Amiss Abyss. Each level is a surprise as to what will happen. Definitely enjoyed the sequence in I believe 4-4.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
I was hoping there'd be a hidden final
Hard Mode will satisfy that need I guess!
boss since Lord Frederick was so easy.
The thing about Grassland Groove (both the level and its music) is that in lesser hands, it would've looked and sounded like the tired African cliché seen in so many movies, etc. But the way Retro Studios and David Wise approached it, it's fresh and vibrant, giving you some of that distinct African flavor while still feeling unique to DK's world. Hard to describe, but I guess what I'm saying is they didn't "overdo" it -- everything is "just right."
Busted Bayou Speedrun time trialing the cranky levels is a blast. Check out the bramble scramble WR in the leaderboards. Every enemy in that level was perfectly placed for max speed runs.
RomanceDawn
Member
Anyone else feel Mario and Donkey Kong do speed running in their games better than Sonic?
Edit: Nevermind. I just seen some good speed runs for Sonic. So about equal I guess.
Edit: Nevermind. I just seen some good speed runs for Sonic. So about equal I guess.
You say that as if there is a god. Well one who grants wishes vs. spending their time creating Donkey Kong soundtracks.
I need that song (and pretty much the rest of the soundtraxk) on my ipod now!
Diddy is the best character for time trialing levels with underwater sections. He tops the leaderboards for world 4. Diddy is also the best character for Jelly Jamboree and probably a few other land levels. Cranky is the best character for running the majority of levels, surprisingly, with dixie a close second. Cranky is also required for getting shinies on a lot of the bosses.
Holy hell the time trials for this game are awesome.
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