Donkey Kong 64 split screen multiplayer at my neighbor's house got hella intense.

Nowadays they call it a collect-a-thon, back in my day this was open-world!

"We all love to hate." I don't hate it...

People only hate DK64 now because there's too much to play. Back then though? Having a game with this much content was absolutely amazing, even if it was repetitive. When you only got maybe 1 game a month if you were lucky, this was an excellent purchase.

Thank you for making a positive video about a great game. People never take into consideration when games were developed. I’ve never had a gripe with this game or Mario Sunshine, people just hate what they missed out on.

37:31 the fact one of the leads on this project made this rap himself gives such english teacher energy i fucking love it

I can’t believe people had a problem with TOO many collectibles, I’ve beat this game 3-5 times over now and I always go for 100% completion and I have a ton of fun with it

I loved this game as a kid

Jak and Daxter 1 is surely a collectathon, as was Ty the tasmanian tiger in 2003. Other than that yep, DK64 was one of the last swan songs. I loved this game, more than Banjo even. Nowadays it may show its age, but Its truly the ultimate collectathon.

I grew up with DK 64 and it is still one of my favorite platformers to this day. I honestly can't understand why people would hate the DK rap, I still love it to this day. It's so charming.

The intro with the pull out to your room and the screen change. Thats 100k+ sub tier.

I remember how excited I was for this game, after playing games like Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros, I was wondering why Donkey Kong didn't have a mainline game on the N64 after having some really good games on the Super Nintendo, so when this game came out, I instantly loved it and I still do

I love DK 64, I don’t mind back tracking and collecting things though.

Miyamoto freaking out about the gun was hilarious

FYI: The same people who composed the DK Rap composed the rap in Yooka-Laylee. Which sounds the same but with different lyrics.

I would trust the DK crew with my life (excellent video once again buddy!)

*My* main complaint isn't really the excessive collectables (although it's also a problem), but the controls, the camera, and the difficulty spikes. There is so much of this game that I feel went untested, like some of the mini-games

I don't care what anybody says, I love this game and the amount of collectibles. I feel the hate for this game negatively impacted Banjo-Tooie and there wasn't enough to collect in that game.

Good video! Glad I found the channel

that tiny zenith TV in the intro brought back crazy memories

I started working at Best Buy in November 2001, and I remember they were phasing out N64 and we had dozens of copies of this game on the racks 😂 I’ve never played it to this day.

No matter what, I really like this game. I play it once per year! I love its charm, atmosphere and levels

I still remember having this game on Christmas Day 1999. I admit that I have some criticisms of this game, mainly the beaver minigame, the rematch with the detestable beetle from Crystal Caves, and the whole Fungi Forest level. However, I still have fond memories of when I first bought it, especially around the same time that the VHS copy of Disney's Tarzan was released. Also, I didn't know DK Rap was so hateful back then. I think it was catchy.

ive never had the chance to play this game when i was a kid, i remembered my dad rent it for me on blockbuster , he brought the game, pop it up and saw the message it needed the expansion pack, after that never saw it again until last friday, my friend gave me his n64 i bought the expansion pack and the game. Its been such a amazing journey so far with the game, i discovered myself all the things i saw in this video “backtrack and collectibles” personally dont have any problems with it, its a great game 10/10

Excellent narration and video! Awesome to learn more about DK64.

45:36 Yess that is what i want being able to collect any banana with any kong it would really help Still love the game though.

That was a really nice video. Thanks for making it.

Love this doc on this, one of the absolute favorites for the system. I hope we get a potential remaster someday.

This was really good. Glad i found your channel

Ah, your preview from before is your videos intro. Well it certainly works for that result and it's nice that you shift rather smoothly to a brief history of Donkey Kong overall. 1:13 - Wait, it was over 10 years between Donkey Kong 3 and DK's next big game? I guess it was all the ports and guest appearances that kept him in the public eye, because in watching other retrospects, you wouldn't think DK had been gone that long. 2:28 - This 2.5D origin of Donkey Kong 64 is new news to me. Probably not the most surprising of starts but an interesting one to hear. 4:18 - Rare had a studio over in America? That I did not know. Given how early Nintendo and Rare had a business relationship, it's rather surprising how long it for Nintendo to set up a Nintendo of Europe (an that they chose to set it up in Germany over the UK). 9:12 - So it was mostly the same people who worked on DKC3 that started immediately working on DKC4. Sounds like they weren't getting much in the way of breaks from working on the series. I've heard of no complaints about their DKC dedication but I've heard stories of other developers being burnt out from working on the same series back-to-back (Tomb Raider comes to mind). 9:49 - That's a long time for active development and for nothing visually to have surfaced about this 2.5D version. The split path thing described... I think Yoshi's Story did that. 13:52 - Wouldn't a video on the history of an N64 game without a mention of the 64DD. Funny to think that this is a rare occurrence of game not being planned for the 64DD. 16:59 - Oh gosh; that certainly was a mistake to say. To think this one comment here is potentially why Donkey Kong 64 is so divisive to this day. 21:48 - Ah yes, so a lot of bedroom coders who grew up with the Spectrums and Commodore 64's. That makes sense given the British gaming scene and it's nice to hear a story where such developers continued into game development. A lot of the tales I hear from Retro Gamer paint a lot of such game makers as solo developers who struggled to adjust to developing games as a team and so left game making. 25:26 - Wonderful that we even have the visual footage of that here. The Coconut Gun Incident is hilarious to be told each and every time. 27:02 - What do you know; the thing I mentioned earlier about Yoshi's Story did get brought up. That's cool. I remember hearing at one point that Nintendo were interested in having some 2D games on the N64, as the N64 does have something dedicate to it (can't recall if this was in terms of the system's internals or as part of it's development kit), so I don't think they would reject Rare's initial idea of a 2.5D DK game. 29:25 - Happy to hear I'm not the only one who thought this depiction of DK was terrifying. 32:28 - Whoa; that's a lot of confidence in Donkey Kong 64 there. Delaying a Pokémon game in favour of Donkey Kong would be unheard of these days. 34:40 - An interesting thing about the whole tag-barrel thing is that the earlier releasing Mystical Ninja Goemon managed character swapping on the fly. It's surprising that the talented developers of Rare didn't quite manage the same, or perhaps the abundance of character specific collectables that would have to be loaded each time prevented such a mechanic. 38:37 - This is astounding to hear because I loved the DK Rap from day one. I'm not a fan of raps but the DK rap was memorable and funny, with the entertaining on-screen visuals enhancing it. 43:33 - If DK had an identity during this time, then it was drums. Those Kongo-Bongos even carried through into his Wii outings like Donkey Kong Barrel Blast and his final smash in Brawl. 47:14 - I think it being a 2.5D game could have helped it stave off some of the anti-2D thinking that was going about at the time and would also help it stand out amongst the open 3D platformers on the N64. I don't recall Kirby and the Crystal Shards having much criticism for being 2.5D. In any case, the bigger fix to DK64's reception is a retrospective one, as it did well at the time. The "too many collectable" issues is more of a problem that people hold against the game looking back on it, though it's a very understandable issue to have. Fantastic video by the way! An informative documentary on the game and nicely summarised in under an hour.

Fantastic video! I love DK64. You can throw myriads of collectibles at me and I'll happily get them all. :3

Good stuff! An in-depth and very professional documentary.

Finally got around to watching this, nice work man! I’ve never played DK64 personally since I never owned an N64 when I was younger, but it’s crazy how divisive this game’s legacy and reception has become years later. It’s a really fascinating story and really portrays just how bumpy and chaotic game development projects were back then. Keep up the good work my friend!

Great video man! Respect subscribed and liked! Conclusion was amazing! Perfect music for the end! Love this game and the memories. Childhood. When you turned thw tv off and the picture at the end made me emotional! Thank you! 🙏🏽

It’s amazing how many reviewers and UKpostsrs hated this game but I LOVED it including the DK Rap. This was also the time I stopped subscribing to Nintendo Power and strictly stuck with EGM, so I didn’t really hear about Banjo Kazooie and I also never got it! Had I bought that too… it may have been a completely different story 😂Great video!! 💪👍🤘

Still my fav game of all time. Incredible video, you’ve gained a subscriber for life 🖤

I was 14 when this came out and I loved it. I didn't mind the collectibles, N64 games were the same price then as games are now so I'd only get one every few months, collecting bananas definitely got my money's worth. Great doc

the coconut gun incident is hilarious hahaha

Im happy my parents contributed to the profits this game made. I got this for Christmas 1999 and I loved it alot. RIP Mom and Dad, thanks for spoiling me and your love. 💝

I think it’s time for Nintendo to try and make a new 3D DK game. It’s been almost 25 years, it couldn’t hurt

I really enjoyed this video and when I went to subscribe I was shocked to see it didn’t have at least 100k. You definitely deserve more attention for all the work you put in.

I would like to see a future Donkey Kong game that is akin to Crash or Spyro. Also, it would be awesome if we ever get a "Donkey Kong Mania", a game that looks like the old 16 bit platformers.

Damn, such happy memories of my Nintendo 64. They were 'so' good on the 64 that any Rare game release became event.

I still remember renting this game at my local video store, this game was tough haha

Great vid. Thanks for making it.

This is so well done. Subbed.

Amazing vid. Thank you!

Thorough and informative! Thanks for another great video : )

WOW this was such a great video!

Great job this was very extensive!

One of my most formulative games(and honestly life experiences). This game instilled a love of exploration and adventure that permiates my life to this day. There's always some quirky thing or neat location to find irl and dk64 really made me appreciate it to this day. I adore this game, even in if I never beat it. It was one of the first times I felt like I had a true sandbox to explore and play with. Love this game.

Nostalgia hittin tonight

Really really well researched and nicely put together doc. Nice pacinging and wrap up of themes and the idea. Very cool.

It’s time for another 3D DK game. Hopefully Nintendo can deliver something to the DK fans.

There was a short while where I imagined an alternate DK64 that was a simple 2.5D platformer with DK and Diddy, but I had no idea that was the actual original pitch for the game. Nonetheless, I like to think of DK64 as the middle child in a trilogy of N64 Rare platformers sandwiched between the Banjo games. It's rushed and messy development had lead the game into becoming memorable for all the wrong reasons and is endlessly fascinating as a result.

I strongly defend the multi-colored bananas as integral to the multi-character game and as a key differentiator of the game v.s. other 3D adventure games. It doesn't work without them. When I look back on the Rare games, I am continually impressed and grateful for their depth. When you're a kid stuck in the endless grind of school... these games are your world. The deeper they are, the more you feel like you actually experienced/ accomplished something.

DK Rap was the first song I completely memorized and I wouldn't have it any other way

I didn't hate DK 64, it was great, it was the cream the la crop, the creme de la creme of N64 games and I loved the collectathon aspect cuz that was what made the game fun. It bothers me greatly that others complain about this aspect but then again, people have bad taste also complained about the Star Wars prequel trilogy or The Hobbit trilogy (both were equaliy good of the original trilogy). The only things that bothered me about the game was the two jet pack battel challenges due to the controls of the jet pack barrels, as well as the last two Beaver Bother games were frustratingly hard that you had to do them again and again before you could win those.

Great history lesson on one of my favorite games as a kid 👏

We would play the beaver-butting mini-game for hours - quick quick get the golden beaver!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THIS BRO

Favorite game of all time

This has to be one of the most underrated channels in all of UKposts

I love DK64. Maybe that’s pure nostalgia. Just found your channel! Will subscribe 🎉

1 minute in.... HEY!! I was watching that

Great video thank you

This game didn’t fair well at the time because it came in closer to the end of the N64’s life in my opinion. But at the time, for the price; it was nice to have a game offer so much. Compared to most games now, it has a ton of replay value. Solving puzzles and collecting all the collectibles. It was nice. I remember getting it in 2000-2001 after begging my dad to get me a N64 after he just got me a ps2. He didn’t understand why I wanted to go backwards, but it was for this game alone. And then that sprouted into a major love for n64 games.

Great video.

I sure had fun with the game back in the days, sure got stuck on donkey kong arcade game. sometimes I just enjoyed the world ambiance and the music before continueing progress.

One of the best games I've played on the N64. Alongside Majora's Mask, good times.

Remember that recently there was a rumor that switch 2 is gonna get a open world DK game.

Fantastic! another quality video! :)

I still don’t understand why Nintendo hasn’t ported this !?

Screw all those haters. I love these collect a thon monstrosities. More banjo! More dk64! I mean banjo nuts and bolts was alright but it just swayed so far from that original gameplay that was so fun.

Another banger

Quality content!

I wish they would make another true 3D donkey Kong like this.

I think it's fair to say that back then most of us only got one big game a year, if that! Dk64 being the size it is was a joy, it meant you'd spend all your afternoons with that game for a long while. I can only see complainers being spoiled brats.

It was and still is a fantastic game!

If you were to create a playlist with as many songs as this game has collectables, what albums/soundtracks would it have?

An amazing game.

Just got this on my Steam Deck 🗿

DK64 was a huge mistake. I feel like Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, and Donkey Kong 64 are the same game split into three. Back in the da Id have given my soul to have DKC4 on the N64. I hope someday they leak at least a few screenshots of it. This channel is criminally underrated!! Great documentary!

I don’t mind dk64 but half way through the game it becomes clear this game is stretched out.

Thank God kirkhope is a programmer and not a narrator 😂 (just joking around) rare was the big dog in the N64 days ♥️

I wish we got the 2.5D version of DK64 instead. DK64 is cool but it undoubtedly would've been a better game tbh.

Wasn't Iwata president of HAL Laboratory at the time? Why would he be checking up on DK64?

17k collectibles LFGGGGG

what's the crt model from the intro?

It's unfortunate Rare was purchased by Microsoft. I've always wanted a port of DK64 to the Switch.

So what if there’s too many collectibles. You don’t have to get it all. Not everyone is a completionist. The game has so much charm and is incredibly fun. I don’t get the hate. I had so much fun growing up with this game. Spent so many hours figuring it out. I found this one to be way more fun than Mario 64 and on par/ slightly better than banjo

DK64 is similar to a game like Super Mario Sunshine, where it's actually better if you don't try and 100% complete the game.

Ink ribbon

27:17 OH DAMN THAT IS TERRIFYING

"super mario rpg 2 and super mario 64 2" what a load of shit @ 28:11

Unimaginative? I wouldn't say that, it's personal preference. Banjo may have been similar, both games were of there own. The biggest issue was the N64 itself because theur was only so much you could do with a 3D platformer. 3D games were in there infancy bask then, they were ugly apl of them. But they had a beauty about them to..

@18:57 someone want to tell me what language this guy is speaking?

as a european iam so jealous of this yellow cardridge

30:00 HOLY SHIT IS THAT BETA MAD JACK???

It not being named Donkey Kong Country 64 should have been the first warning sign. The god awful intro song should have made you panic. Remember the Yoshis Story fiasco and its horrible song?