Topic: Donkey Kong: Chimp or Chump?

[EasyCure]

the problem with a lot of these games is that they have survived several generations in several different formats.  i hope i don't get struck by lightning by saying this but there may come a day when Mario gets old.  but i think thats what has really happened to DK.  any Nintendo team that has a really good idea on how to spruce up or evolve any of the big franchises is going to put that idea towards Mario, Luigi, Pokemon, etc, cause those are the big franchises.

DK may have to be relegated to 3rd tier status or just a secondary character in another game.  i have no problem with DK i play with him in a lot of games.  but i just don't see much interest from joe average.

I'm actually surprised more people dont feel like mario's old or are sick of him considering how many spin offs there have been over the years compared to his main adventure titles. Nintendo knows how to work their little mascot though; sure they'll milk every penny out of it with all the spin-off titles but when it comes time for a real mario game, they make sure to get it right.

As for donkey kong, with all the praise Jungle Beat is getting, I really think i should give it a shot. Even if i love it though, it won't change the fact that I'll still feel like DK hasn't an adventure fitting of a new generation. DK64 under-delivered (in my opinion) in bringing DK into 3D, and the next DK adventure is a side-scroller that uses bongos. I'm not putting it down for that, but i know its what turned me off initially. I just wonder if DK is a type of game that'll work on a huge 3d scale, or if its better left 2d/side scrolling. With all these positive views of Jungle Beat, it makes me think it just might be better off not going into another 3D world.

[Nick DiMola]

We need a Donkey Kong Country 4. It needs to be in a 2D plane, that might move three dimensionally, but never gives you control of the 3rd dimension. This would be similar to Kirby 64 and Klonoa 2. I liked the DK 64 collect-a-thon because it felt essentially like another Banjo-Kazooie game, however, I definitely wouldn't want another incarnation in the same vein. Jungle Beat was a great game, but I would love to see some of those concepts rolled into a more traditional DK platformer. I can see a DKC/DKJB mash up of ideas making for an amazingly awesome game.