May Retro Community Playthrough - Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2

[tactical_nuke]

I never thought his boombox victory dance was lame, just thought it was played for laughs. Like "Look at this goofball". I do agree paying banana coins to save is unnecessary. At least it doesn't take too long to get coins, especially if you pause and select out of the level right after you get what you need.

[techwizard]

Congratulations to the following who finished DKC, and good luck to those still working on it!

Disposed Hero
Flee
Raidou
RetroRage
Silent Scythe
techwizard

week 3 checkpoint is up for DKC2! i have yet to actually find a copy of it myself but thanks to wikipedia and gamefaqs i was able to put together a couple checkpoints and a bunch of achievements.

[Raidou]

[And the final boss theme has a definite Iron Maiden vibe, which in my opinion is a good thing. 

Definitely- anything that reminds me of "Hallowed Be Thy Name" accrues positive karma in my book.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

The save costs were removed from the GBA version, I believe.

[tactical_nuke]

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Checkpoint 3 reporting in! I've decided to do a speedrun instead of a completion run because the bonuses are harder to remember in this game. It's really good attention to gameplay that they balanced your team out. They cut back on Diddy's cartwheel attack's speed and reach to counteract Dixie's crazy exploitable propeller hair. Some of the swamp and beehive levels are incredibly easy if you use her right. On top of that, Rare has given you more control when swimming and while being shot out of a barrel. Spinning barrels also have less in-between frames which is smart because you can more easily time which way you're going to blast. Also holy crap I just knocked out this checkpoint in less than 30 minutes. See if you can beat me.  

Tips!!!

Need to get by a lumbering Kruncha but have no barrel handy?

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Use the Kongs' team-throw attack. You can hurl a team member and defeat it without sacrificing a Kong.

Is Squawk too slow to avoid Krook's boomerang hooks in Squawk's Shaft?

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You can poke your head over the platforms they're on and clobber them with a pellet.

Is Kludgel giving you a hard time?

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Dixie is a must on this level for waiting out his shocking jumps with your hairy hangtime.

Are you lost in Bramble Scramble?

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Remember to follow the bananas. They'll be your guide out of the thorny maze. Also remember that you have to go in the opposite direction of the banana trail in some situations to get around stubborn barrels.

Left behind in Rickety Race?

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As soon as the countdown stops, hold left. You'll soon touch a speed-boost barrel that will give you crazy speed that you can keep throughout the whole level if you hold right.

Did King Zing beat you down in Rambi Rumble right after startling the bananas out of you?

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Take a second to hold A and do a charge attack. If timed right, you can rampage across most of the stretches in no time.

[RetroRage]

Did you ever notice how this:

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Looks like this?

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[RetroRage]

Btw, got to Gloomy Gulch today this is really a fantastic game.  I don't know why I never bothered to pick it off my shelf.

[Raidou]

Did you ever notice how this:

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Looks like this?

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Same developer...

[RetroRage]

Yeah I know. I was just wondering if it was deliberate

[Stigzilla]

Beat DKC 1 at 69% with all KONG letters for the first 3 worlds!

[douglie007]

Dck1 is driving me crazy I keep dying on the barrel levels

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[RetroRage]

I'm all the way up to Screech's Sprint.  These last few levels are no joke

[tactical_nuke]

I'm all the way up to Screech's Sprint.  These last few levels are no joke

I actually find that level to be a cakewalk compared to the previous bramble levels. Maybe because it's designed around going faster. The bee swarm parts in the earlier levels are hard even if you go slow.

[RetroRage]

Yeah I ended up beating Screech's Sprint relatively easily.  Took maybe 15 attempts.  I was stuck on sine of the earlier levels like Castle Crush for over an hour. 

[RetroRage]

Finished!   55% :/

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