Donkey Kong Country 3 is SEVERELY Underrated
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- We complete the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy with DKC3, which is the only game in the series that is a smudge in the memory bank. Subscribe here: bit.ly/sub2choc
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I always found it funny how despite it being Donkey Kong Country, that Donkey Kong himself is only playable in the first game and is a damsel for the rest of the trilogy.
That why I usually call them by their subtitle, Diddy Kong Quest and Dixie Kong Double Trouble
It’s because Diddy and Dixie play better than DK
Because both Diddy and Dixie were designed to be too boss in comparison to Donkey and have better play style
I mean the key word here is "Country" so it's more referring the place/areas.
Well the DKC acronym still works.
Dixie Kong: *flying with her ponytail*
Kiddy Kong: *asserts his dominice*
*dominice*
@@doozy5184 you tube yes that it means Sunday in English
Kiddy can actually bounce on water when rolling.
And that's about it.
It's barely ever used lol
DKC3 is one game that did "completionism" really well. DKC2 had its bonus levels you unlock with Kremkoins and an extra ending if you got them all, but the DK coins were just kind of there.
In DKC3, every bonus item has a function and they are all linked together. You need all the bonus coins in the regular levels to unlock all the secret levels (and you get the last bonus coin from the final boss). You need all the DK coins (including those in the secret levels, and you get the last one from the final boss rematch in the secret world) to unlock the Gyrocopter. And you need the Gyrocopter (as well as every sidequest) to get all the banana birds, which is the path to the true ending.
The only thing it was missing is a TRUE final boss. As it is, the ending kind of fell flat, since the last things you actually DO are just a bunch of searching around and Simon Says minigames.
Agreed. It is honestly sad to see what DK 64 has become as a collectathon in comparison to DKC 3.
Also, I don't care what anyone says, the DK coin being guarded by a Koin enemy in every level was a brilliant design choice. Maybe collecting a giant, suculent spinning DK coin in DKC 2 that made a neat little sound effect was more satisfying to some in DKC 2, but every time I found a Koin in DKC 3 I got excited, cause it was a quick and (usually) easy little puzzle that (usually) required you to use your knowledge of the stage's mechanics to figure out how to get it. That's game design done right in my book.
Did you get 105%
I always loved how atmospheric the music was. It doesn't matter if the soundtrack wasn't purely David Wise, it was amazing.
It's a fantastic game. Any "hate" it receives is just people over-exaggerating trivial, minimal issues.
Have you heard the GBA version’s soundtrack? Stilt Village got a major revamp
I learned to appreciate all 3 game's tracks. but v.v yes Dkc2 is my favorite.
i played the hell out of this game, i 103%'d it back in the day (but then that's because i had a mag as a guide, i can't remember all the bonuses for the life of me), and even though people call it the weakest of the DKC trilogy it still is a fantastic game. in fact IMHO the weakest is the first one, but only for a lack of refinement, as all games are great. i think DKC3 only gets the flack it gets because it plays it safe by returning the action to bucolic landscapes after how dark and perilous DKC2 was, and the music not being as memorable this time around (although there's some stuff i enjoy, like the music on the cliffs levels).
@@AndyKusanagi86 Shit I agree with you on DKC being the weaker. could never play that more than I play 3 and 2. My only thing with 3 was some of the music. other than that its a damn fun game.
@@kushkong1339 yeah, the only issue i have with DKC3, honestly, is how it was when Rare started to go insane with the collectathon, which was required for the true ending as opposed to optional as it was in DKC2 - i mean, there you did have to find all bonuses, but not all DK Coins, for the true ending; here you had to get both all bonuses and all DK Coins, AND THEN all Banana Birds. plus DKC1 was more leisurely, no matter your percentage the ending was the same, the bonus areas served mainly to help you get extra lives and stuff.
DKC was my first in the trilogy I played, then 3 not long after. I just played and beat DKC2 this year and even though it was fun, DKC3 is my favorite
Faxs
DKC1 is my favorite, is the klaptrap still a klaptrap or does it have a different name? And how do you switch characters?
Fun fact, Kiddy Kong has a unique ability in this game where he can skip across water surfaces by rolling into the water and pressing the button just as you hit the surface to hop across.
They gave this ability to DK and Funky in Tropical Freeze.
Huh, I didn't know you can that in Tropical Freeze with Donkey Kong. Funky Kong makes sense because he's on a surfboard.
What's fun about that?
@@Jutrzen the fact that it's required for completion and you pretty much need a guide to even know you can do it.
@@Jutrzen "fUn FaCt" translates to "Muh clickbait comment"
@@Jutrzen Water skipping is fun in this game once you get used to it.
I liked DKC3 A LOT, while i didn't like it as much as DCK2, but it's close. It's very imaginitive, & the environment is very lush at times, how can you not like the mountainous environment. The open world exploration is also pretty great.
Best thumbnail I’ve ever made.
Goes perfectly with the title, I really feel Chocto has a gun in my head over DKC3
Kiddy has weight, which amounts to him being able to take out one type of enemy that Dixie can't.
Also, Dixie can throw him on cracked floors to break them and he can roll bounce on water.
He can also bounce on water three times in a row!
Kiddy can be thrown at a wall and as he bounces off of it, Dixie can jump on him and roll on him like a steel keg.
“Donkey kong country 3 is underrated “
“Murder is a crime “
DKC3 really is underrated. It’s just as strong as the other games, with its own unique strengths. For one, it’s the best utilization of the whole two-character gimmick, featuring all the character-specific barrels and team-up mechanics of the second game, but with the weight/movement differences of the first game. The game is also very inventive, often unfairly knocked for being “gimmicky”. The boss fights are also _easily_ the best and most inspired of the three games. And while the soundtrack by Evelin Fischer had the unfair task of following up DKC2’s absolutely god-tier score from David Wise (people who tout DKC2 as the best game in the series may not realize how much that soundtrack elevates the whole game), it’s really solid and features some wonderful tracks. Anyway, DKC3 is great. It deserves more roses.
Also, Kiddy ain’t that bad, guys.
Kiddy Kong will soon plot his revenge...
I was with you all the way up until that last point...
@@goldbigeagle6772
*He’s not even bad.* What’s bad about him? He’s got a cute, goofy design and he has way more utility than DK did in the first game. Even his stupid smile is charming to me. I think ya’ll just ain’t ready for Kiddy Kong yet. He’s too ahead of the game.
@@BareBandSubscription he’s a baby in a diaper…
@@goldbigeagle6772
_Does he_ wear a diaper? We haven’t seen it, have we? Besides, at least he’s dignified enough to wear pants. Can’t say the same for most Kongs.
DKC2 was my first SNES game, when I was 8 years old, and was my favorite of the 3. I played all of them recently, in order, and I changed my mind, DCK3 became the favorite. Indeed, very underrated. One of the last games of its console, that is a reson why it got overlooked
The think the myth about mice came from the the face elephants hate getting small things stuck to the bottom of their feet: They can actually detect elephants from miles way through vibrations in the ground and elephant low rumbles. So their feet can be sensitive to little things stuck between them. So if elephants see small things like mice go by they might visibly freeze up and back away from it or be mindful. They'd be just as likely to back up if you threw a bunch of marbles on the group near them.
When Choc realizes there's one last ending for DKC 2 and DKC 3 when you get all the bonus coins and DKC 3 requires the DK coins as well. It's why the flags are how they are. They show a yellow flag if you got the DK coin and the regular flag isn't limpy if you have all that level's bonus coins.
Choc reading this: hah ... no
Why do you kids do that shit? "Muh hilarious monologue" "muh memes" "muh pov" 🙄
@@Skellotronix it's not that deep🤓
This is the game I played the most on the snes when I was younger. I would go for 103% all the time. When I learned there was a way to make the game harder (no mid level save barrels, no DK barrels), I would try doing those. I have only completed it once. 105% is wild. My brothers were more into the other two dkc's, but I don't know, I've just always enjoyed this one more.
the only argument i ever hear for DKC 3 being the worst, is "you can't play as Donkey and you play as a baby".
It's a great game.
I can talk at length about why DKC3 is the weakest of the trilogy if it’s aim was to be a frenetic platformer. It works fine as a more slow paced and more deliberate platformer, but it’s not nearly as good at being a speed game. I also find that most of the levels rely on extraneous hazards instead of intrinsically difficult platforming. For example, a level where a giant saw blade is chasing you, or a level where a sniper is trying to kill you. Take them away, and you’re left with incredibly easy and boring levels. I personally enjoy when the difficulty comes from the platforming itself, such as the marsh levels in DKC2. No gimmicks, just difficult jumps.
@@elijahmeilak2906 yeah but you can't do that for 3 games in a row.
It's exactly the same as the Crash games. 2 is my personal favourite, but if 3 was just more 2, people would complain that it's overdone. or not a true sequel. 3 was still great.
DKC 3 is a really good game. and i think because it's slight difference in level design, it makes it subjective. who's to say it's actually better or worse?
@@kaidos123 “Who’s to say it’s actually better or worse?” Well, we’re to say. The people who play it. I do enjoy the game, but I definitely find the first few worlds to be an incredibly tedious slog.
@@kaidos123 I can't say I disagree with you. DKC 3 doesn't get nearly as much love as it deserves. I still like DKC 3 more than I do DKC 1, but that's just my personal preference. DKC 1 will always be more recognized because what it did was unprecedented, no other videogame has ever had graphics like that before, and the platforming was fun and fluid. But the levels get progressively worse in DKC 1. Few people even remember the final world, Chimps Caverns, because of how forgettable it was. In DKC 3 I find that to be the opposite. The levels get more and more fun as we approach the final worlds.
But I still gotta say, DKC3 felt like a downgrade in a lot of aspects in comparison to DKC 1 and 2.
First of all, and starting with my minor gripe with the game, the music. I know that was the first game that was composed by someone other than David Wyse, and I think that's one of the main problems. Not to say the soundtrack is inherently bad, because it has good tracks. The waterfall and snow themes are great, and I especially enjoy the water stage theme (much better than DKC 2's imo). But DKC 2's soundtrack was entirely made up of bangers. It's natural that DKC 3 felt kinda lacking in that department.
Second, the aesthetic changes. I don't know whose idea it was to pick a baby theme to make one of the pillars of the game's aesthetic, but it definitely felt out of place with Dixie. She was already shown to have a very "90's rebel girl" personality in DKC 2, with her guitar playing and bubble gum bubble blowing, so it felt weird having her associated with an infant theme here. Maybe they did it mostly because of Kiddy, but it felt out of place with her.
Speaking of him, I actually don't dislike Kiddy, I think he's a great character that gets way more hate than he deserves. It's actually nice seeing a baby being a useful powerhouse in a game for once. Plus, his weight being used by Dixie to break parts of the ground, being able to roll him like a barrel, as well as his water-skipping roll ability were all neat mechanics he had. My only problem with Kiddy is that him being paired with Dixie didn't exactly work as good as the first two games pairing did.
In DKC 1, DK is stronger, and Diddy is more agile and faster. In DKC 2, Diddy was still the more agile and faster, while Dixie was just a bit slower, although faster than DK was, and she had her helicopter hair to make up for her "slowness". And even if she wasn't even that slow, she was still the "slow one" of the two. Now in DKC 3, suddenly she's the "fast and agile" of the group, even though she had no increase on her speed or agility in regards to DKC 2, but because her partner is even slower than her.
And last, but not least, the elephant. Holy shit, I almost 30 years later and I'm still NOT over the fact they ditched Rambi for that stupid elephant. Yes, Ellie's mechanics are good... but Rambi's were better. This is one of those things that I highly disagree with you in that "they can't do that for 3 games in a row." Nah, screw that, I wanted to have Rambi again in DKC 3, dammit.
Overall, I think DKC 3 was a great game, it's almost objectively wrong to say it is bad. But it is DEFINITELY the weaker of the 3 games, mainly because it had some flaws that the previous ones didn't have, and it has almost no good qualities that the previous games didn't also have. So to me, it _did_ end up being more of the same from the previous games... except some of the good parts from the previous games were missing.
@@elijahmeilak2906 jokes on you, DKC3 is the best
It was great watching this live, Never forget the Lightning stage where Choc got like 3 game overs.
The answer of who is the worst babysitter is really dragapult but yoshi is a close second
a nice thing about country 3, the flags, clear a level and you’ll see either a blue or pink flag, these tell you if you've collected all the bonus coins in each of their stages
A droopy flag means there are still coins to be found while full flags mean you found all the coins in that stage
And gold flags mean you've gotten the DK coin in that level.
God I love this game! Honestly, it's my fave of the 3 DKC games
Elephants aren't *scared* of mice, but they _do_ get *startled* by their quick, frantic scurries.
I had the most fun playing DKC3 exploring the world was so fun and the secrets made me think anything was possible.... Games like these as a kid are really amazing!
3:35 Elephants dont like smaller animals scuttling around their legs apparently, but they'd barely notice mice (its part of the joke: something huge scared of something small).
They'd be annoyed by something the size of a small yappy dog though.
this game is over hated, underrated, and one of the best video games of all time
Because this was released after the N64, this game is rarer than the other Donkey Kong Country games.
It was my first DKC game, I got into the SNES late into its lifespan when the N64 was hot on the market.
Dude this game fucking hits good.
Visuals are super vibrant, the chill vibes, northern hemosphere locations are more my thing over the constant dark n pirate theme of DKC2. OST is very good, potential to be remixed into a chillhop album. First stage theme sucks still.
It's not Underrated, it's Overlooked because alot of people know this game but alot of things don't appeal to players.
The better babysitter is obviously kiddy Kong, he’s a child yet he bashes buddies like it’s nothing.
Even tough it's the least favorite for me it's still a great game. If this was the first DKC it would get more praise
It couldn’t have been first, this game has way too much content to be a first installment.
The gba version was my childhood it was pretty good
Dk country 3 is underrated
Ah yes, the floor is made out of floor
i actually came here to comment how amazing dkc 3 is. it is insanely hard and rewarding. the levels are so much larger than dkc 2's..
Elephants being scared of mice is an urban legend, yes
for me this was the best DK game, I played during my childhood and for some reason i love this game, it has a lowkey mysterius/dark vibes at some levels !
The problem DKC 3 had was that DKC 2 was a REALLY hard act to follow.
Belcha scared me too. It's not just a barrel, it's a barrel with eyes and wooden teeth that spits barrels at you.
God, DK country 3 gives me so much nostalgia from when me and my mom would play it after i got back from school
Fun fact: swimming is just flying in water and flying is just swimming in the air
True... I guess?
Yes choc. Play jungle beats that would be hilarious.
DK3 has the best atmosphere out of all the original 3. I'm from Canada, so it reminds me of camping in the Canadian wilderness as a kid.
14:16 no wonder he's screaming, he's being sawed in two
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I had DKC1 and DKC3 on the GBA and always loved it. I totally agree that 3 is underrated.
This series was “MY HEART” As a teenager I have physical copies of all three to this day!!! I might have to play them for nostalgia purposes soon!!!
Did you played it?
“Turn you into a sandwich “
Choc, 2021
DKC 3 was always my second favorite after DKC 2. It has lots of interesting new game mechanics, the enemies are really quirky and fun looking, the bosses are WAY better than the 1st and 2nd, while the boat thing isn't really necessary, its sill fun rather than just pressing left and right on the D pad. The soundtrack is arguably the worst, but still really good. Would have liked to see Diddy back, he was my favorite, Kiddy is... meh basically a smaller Donkey. On second thought could have had Donkey and Dixie rescue Diddy this time or something. Nostalgia overload, I still have my old SNES with the cartriges, it still works I boot it up every now and again just to see. At one time i did own Clay Fighters but dont know where it is anymore, sad times
Lmao, I loved that Koin POV perspective.
I agree this game is so underrated played the DKC trilogy on my 3DS and my God l love the hub, the mixer of the original DKC and DKC 2 levels, the Swanky Kong bonus game and no repeat bosses !
0:06 Your impression of Wrinkly Kong is SUPER funny!
Finally someone giving love to dkc3
Playing both the GBA and SNES version, GBA has a soundtrack to parallel DKC1/2.
I absolutely agree. It alone makes the GBA version the definitive one
I just want a port with the screen resolution of SNES and the music of GBA. They feel like halves of a top-tier DKC in their individual forms.
Seems like you may have got your wish
This guy may not be as good at the game but his humor kept me smiling somewhat throughout the video.
Elephants can use their trunks to suck up things
I'd just like to say I constantly come back to watch the country series, choc :D I hope to see 64 and a coop playthrough of the country trilogy!
Some people hate on dkc3 so much, but it has ALWAYS been my favourite. After 27 years, my opinion has never changed
Unpopular opinion:the gba port of dkc3’s ost is perfection
Isn’t that the popular opinion. A lot of people prefer the GBA soundtrack
@@paulgilbert5278 yeah I know but the gba soundtrack of dkc3 is a banger
@Reesie the Kirbo Im with you on it since the GBA version of the game's OST is more memorable than the SNES version's OST
Kiddie longs special is when u somersault into the water the right way he bounces
Remember Krematoa, spin 4 laps counter clockwise on the 4 rocks to the right of the map.
clockwise works too.
This game is more like: you gotta give yourself a challenge.
Try beating the game with one life.
Try beating the game without saving.
Try beating the game without Dixie but with Kiddy only.
Try beating the game without touching any bananas or getting the minimum amount.
Try beating the game again but on hard mode: (Do not touch the check point barrel)
Try beating the the world record: 1 hour and 43 minutes. If you go over, you must restart.
Oh hey, my Favorite DKC game! (It's too bad you didn't play the World 8 Levels because they are seriously hard!)
It’s my favorite of the 3
I fucking love Donkey Kong lore
Fun Fact: Kiddy Kong is Chunky Kong's baby brother.
Elephants are actually afraid of bees.
2:16 is just so hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I can’t agree more choc, DKC3 is underrated
13:18 Love that Beatles Reference man. I'm a sucker for good Beatles References. :)
I remember I got this on gba when I was like 5 and played it on my DS lite, ended up getting stuck on that one level with the bees
Which level with the bees?
@@michaelhockaday7426 I'm gonna assume it's the Sea Urchin boss, since he has multiple phases and you need to carefully redirect his projectiles back at him. It's not very easy.
@@GottaFistDemAll it was the one with the timer that you have to beat, just recently replayed it finally and honestly had i not stopped playing so early that boss would have absolutely kicked my ass
Yes! Jungle Beat was my life as a kid! BONGOS ALL THE WAY!
I think the enemys look different because after the events of dkc2 there forces went down a lot in dkc3 its less of a army and more like a resistance
Love the DKC3 love!
Donkey Kong County 3 is an amazing platformer, that I suspect gets too much bad rap because of aesthetic distaste for Kiddy Kong and for the summer camp feel of the game (in contrast to the previous' games "darker" setting). Also, Dixie Kong wasn't in the original game, so it may have progressed too far from what people knew, which could also create a negative impression.
Uh.. DKC3 retains the dark feel from the first two, And it outshines DKC1 in that regard. The soundtrack is proof. Especially the over world theme
@@paulgilbert5278 With DKC1, that's fair, and a total blunder on my part. DKC1 isn't very dark. DKC2, though, is definitely "darker" in aesthetic. Two monkeys, without the brute strength of Donkey Kong (can't beat big, tough dudes without team attacks), trying to find the kidnapped DK on the enemy's island, complete with the DKC2 soundtrack playing.
2:24 just imagine kiddy kong arm wrestling in preschool. Scary thought
I just looked it up and yes elefents are afraid of mice they dont like things crawing around there feet
I had to go play through this before i watched it cause i havnt played it in like 22 or so years. So many memories
4:29
Literally a bonus coin right there smh
Elephants don't really fear mice specifically but they do fear bees.
Wrinkly Kong plays Super Mario 64 when you enter her cave sometimes. You can hear the music of the Princess Peach’s Castle playing those times.
lmao I love your humour
This is my favorite DKC game
Those hedgehogs DID look like Kooshlings. I was thinking about that the other day.
Looking forward to returns and tropical freeze.
Glad I'm not the only one who got SMRPG vibes from the barrel boss
So many memories. My younger brother had the GBA port of DKC3. Don't think we ever made it much further than the spider boss
For me at least, the big problem with this game was the overemphasis on gimmicks. Levels like Murky Mill, Fish Food Frenzy and especially Poisonous Pipeline try to make up for mediocre level design by forcing a bad gimmick into them. It makes these levels a huge chore to play through.
The first two games had levels like this such as Tanked Up Trouble, but they weren't as numerous as in DKC3.
Eh, playing devil's advocate, I'd argue that's a strength of DKC3, and DKC1's more "general platforming" is a weakness. Said gimmicks give character and unique diversity to DKC3 levels, while DKC1 levels are more generic same-ish.
(Note: Not intending to judge your position here, as "generally good platformer" ain't bad at all. Simply putting forth some basic reasons that "lots of gimmicks" ain't necessarily bad either)
I LOVED the Kooshlings! I collected them for the longest time! Sadly my dog ate half of them...
it's my favorite of the trilogy
3:33 Actually, elephants are afraid of bees!
Honestly DKC3 has always been my favorite of the trilogy. I don't think anyone could say with a straight face that DKC2 isn't the best designed at this point and DKC3 does have some issues...but something about DKC3 is just really fun and charming to me. I like Eveline Fischer/Novakovic's weird soundtrack for this game, it feels distinct from David Wise's output while still feeling like it fits the series. The level design can be over-reliant on gimmicks, sure, but I think the bonuses in this game are probably the best in the series. The aesthetics are also awesome in my opinion, although that's something you could say about all the games. I do understand where a lot of the criticisms come from, but I still personally really love it and I'm glad you grew to like it too Choctopus. I agree that its underrated.
Just to go into full on rant mode here...as much as I love David's music, it really annoys me how people constantly put down Eveline's music (of course its fine to just not like it but I've seen so much bashing on DKC3's OST). Not to mention, those people don't even acknowledge her for the great music in DKC1 she helped with...Voices of the Temple, Forest Frenzy, Treetop Rock, and Simian Segue are all really good tracks that she either composed herself or helped make.
Look at the goal at around 17:19, there's a split-second graphical glitch.
It feels so good to see the "Oh Brother! This Guy Stinks" bit in a choc video again
You know I feel like there is a story to this trilogy that nobody is looking into.
Good stuff man😂 it is underrated for sure. Glad I bought all 3 last year. Had to beat em all again.
dude, if you can't jump, ROLL.
Dkc3 is the first game I ever played and the first game I ever loved. It pretty much solidified my lifelong love of video games. I played the trilogy backwards 😂. Dkc2 is objectively the better game but nothing will eclipse the memories I have with Dkc3
Since today i'm playing DKC1 on my switch with switch online snes
NOW WE GOTTA GO NIGHT NIGHT IN THE CRIB.
Wrinkly do be lookin fine tho
Kiddy Kong can breathe underwater.
This is an underrated game but it’s so good. I just fully completed this game today even though I played on the Nintendo Switch(thank god for the rewind feature)and it is my first time completing it too. Plus it’s soundtrack is very good too not to mention this game will be challenging.