why is donkey kong country so good - serious question why is the series so fucking good

[The Cunting Death]

what went right with these games

 

[Prophetic Spirit]

not going to Nintendo's ideas.

 

[Picnic_Boy]

Funny enough, I received DKC and Earthworm Jim at the same time, and while my family was fascinated with EWJ, they were totally blasé about DKC.

I love the platforming in DKC (and especially DKC 2), but the rolling attack has always been a bit faulty, I think. You have to be on your toes and carefully gauge your momentum or you'll either stop short or spin right into another enemy, which makes it much less handy as a basic attack than just stomping or throwing a barrel.

As to why the games are so good, I guess it's just the combination of varied levels, fantastic music and pitch-perfect difficulty.

 

[Epic Fail Man]

It would be better if it didn't have the snes aspect ratio. I find myself tippie toeing through the levvels because I can't see what's in front of me.

 

[Red Hood]

Good music. Good monkey.

 

[Open Window Maniac]

Really fun settings and level design. The art direction is pretty cool, too.

 

[I am vomit]

Rare is donkey kong god is why

 

[Grub]

It's a solid well designed platformer. The levels are varied and interesting, the difficulty curve is just right, it's got good music, good controls, good graphics and it's fun.

 

[Robert w'E'd Leef]

DKC is good because you can tell that there was a high level of care involved in its creation

 

[Mariposa Electrique]

An ape impaling things with a swordfish is really a great analogy for the libido of modern man.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

The game was fun. The 3d-2d visuals look great for it's time. It had a really great soundtrack. Most importantly of all, it made people want to go back to monkey again.

 

[Sparkletor 2.0]

Played Donkey Kong.

Game had zero donkeys,

0/10

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Aside from the obvious qualities, it's just one of those games that has the "it" factor.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

I like the SNES games more than the other.
DK64 was kind of a mess but still enjoyable.

The newer ones are okay too, but I could play the SNES games over and over and never get bored.