the redesign makes more sense in the context of the game. he's a funny monkey trying to support a young kid, constantly furrowed brow rare dk would look offputting in comparison. the idea that stuff needs to stay the same forever is dumb anyway. the donkey kong they like isn't even the original.
>>715988369 (OP) they deliberately designed him to be as non-threatening as possible. Zoomies are easily spooked.
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 9:11:55 PM No.715988969
>>715988369 (OP) Its autism, but I do think the edits look more in line with previous DK and look better then the redesign. It just doesn't matter though.
I miss the smug grin of classic DK, you know you could go on an all night bender fucking club bitches with the guy. Nu-DK feels like he would stop you in your tracks telling you that "we must respect women".
>>715989318 I don't like the redesign because it's calarts slop. Better?
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 9:19:39 PM No.715989638
>>715988369 (OP) >IT NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE MY CHILDHOOD, REEEEEEEEEEE!
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 9:19:56 PM No.715989661
>>715989318 its because old DK is cool with a hint of goofy, the franchise has always had this as its central focus. the redesign tries to make him goofy with a hint of cool, but its too goofy and smothers any hint of cool in the model.
>>715988971 The fanbase is waning, I used to be pretty hardcore tendie during the 3DS/Wii U era but Nintendo's recent output and scummy practices pushed me firmly towards PC and I believe it's the same for alot of Nintendo fans on /v/. What's left is the most indoctrinated zealous fans so you only get a small snapshot of the most vocal Nintendo fans. The average Nintendo fan is cautiously optimistic waitingโข to see where the Switch 2 goes and if Nintendo can get their shit together.
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 9:22:55 PM No.715989938
>>715988369 (OP) the bottom left edit is actually pretty nice looking
This is the first DK design I like. This >>715989131 looks like shit, like they didn't want to alter the SNES/64 geometry too much and just added textures overtop of it, like a cheap fan model.
>>715988369 (OP) Why are you so concerned with the level of attractiveness of the giant ape? Literally who cares? It is bing bing smash. I never see his face except when I get a banana or during a cutscene anyway. Too busy playing the game. If anything they need to cake up Kong since that's the part you see 99% of the game.
>>715988369 (OP) Making dk look like a mix between a Wallace & Gromit character and a chuck e cheese extra was a mistake, and it's astounding the level of control nintendo has on it's slav-er... I mean loyal fans
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 9:30:06 PM No.715990540
>>715990121 >animate like 8 frames of a prerendered ponytail >wiggle some water sprites back and forth and it's pure soul
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 9:30:22 PM No.715990559
>>715990204 I wouldn't say I'm concerned, but character design is the vidya equivalent of a business having an appealing logo or name.
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 9:30:22 PM No.715990560
>>715990204 No one mentioned sex with apes until you.
>>715990560 Reread it anon, nowhere did I suggest there was sex with an ape. You're projecting on an astral scale, furry. >>715991074 Only diaper fetishists carry about minor visual changes to furry mascots of old vidya protagonists Chris.
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 9:41:55 PM No.715991495
>>715988459 Actually Sethy Rogany Kong is the tranny option, not Rare Kong little bro
>>715991636 >Looking at 64 in-game renders, ignoring the CLEARLY rare design in box and promotional art ...
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 9:58:56 PM No.715992746
>>715989131 This rendee represents the era where I think Nintendo characters were the ugliest. Mario and the gang looked dreadful across much of their GC/Wii cycle - primarily in that era's Sports and Party shovelware. He looked great when Rare rendered him though.
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 10:00:50 PM No.715992862
>>715988369 (OP) >"I used liquify on photoshop to slightly lower his brow." Who gives a shit?
>>715988369 (OP) >>715988864 Why are people coping that this is the original DK and not the one from the movie? He never made these kind of retarded faces in the original game but he did in the movie.
>>715988369 (OP) >Let's fix the design >comes up with unironic dreamworks smirk
What a retard. But i guess autism is characterised in part by lack of self awareness.
There's nothing wrong with the new design other than it being different from rare's. It just resembles the original DK a lot more is all, which wasnt informed by the too cool too smile mascot vibe from the early 90s.
Old DK could be both goofy and legitimately cool when need be. The problem with DK's new design is that he can only be goofy. That cool, collected, stoic factor that Rare DK was known for, is now gone.
>>715993016 >Why are people coping that this is the original DK and not the one from the movie Never seen the movie but >>715988369 (OP) seems to suggest the movie "looks better" than Nintendo's design. Kinda cringe. Imagine wanting Seth Rogan DK vs Nintendo DK.
new DK is fine, stop being an autistic manchild we've been through this song and dance with mario wonder already
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 11:09:53 PM No.715997728
>>715991621 >see classic cotton candy colors(labelled as such in-game) >start hallucinating trannies Holy mindbroken
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 11:11:08 PM No.715997824
>>715988740 The guy in the OP's pic actually did make a thread here about this before and linked to his account and all, so this thread also being him isn't out of the realm of possibility
Anonymous
7/20/2025, 11:13:17 PM No.715997965
>>715991074 Rare Kong has more in common with the former.