Kong Country seemed a logical next destination for the up-and-coming developer, which, by now, had achieved substantial success in the industry.įor Nintendo, DK64 represented a key release in the ongoing process of reestablishing its most popular franchises on its newest console, which to this point had been a nigh-perfect success. Such a device, however promotional, cannot help but inspire the anticipation of more - more characters, more enemies, more levels - which, when combined with the promised graphics overhaul, created a substantial air of anticipation regarding DK64.Ĭompounding the issue was the breakout success of Banjo-Kazooie, which ( as we’ve already discussed) proved a quality watermark for Rare’s platformer games, acclaimed for its vibrant, idiosyncratic world and its fine-tuned gameplay. Indeed, DK64’s release was a much-heralded affair: beyond the banana-colored controllers and jungle-green consoles, DK64 had the distinct honor of being the first N64 game to necessitate the use of the Expansion Pak, a hulking attachable one could affix to the console to create a menacing object capable of extensive memory. to the third dimension was as obvious as it was in the cases of The Legend of Zelda or Mario. Delivered in the midst of their respective heydays, it arrived as the logical next step in the Donkey Kong franchise: after the massive success of the Donkey Kong Country games on the SNES system, taking DK and Co. To all those mega-fans of weaponized fruit: my apologies.ĭK64, as I’ll be referring to it as from here on out, is a 1999 platformer released by the twin geniuses of developer Rareware and publisher Nintendo.
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