Okay, we decided to wax lyrical about the magnificent Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze! It’s out on the Nintendo Switch from 4th May, 2018, so a chance to catch up with this forgotten classic, eh? It’s over on the fantabulous Well Red Mage (which has just had a lush makeover, it’s true)!
I tell you, if you have the desire for knowledge and the power to give it physical expression, go out and explore.
-Apsley Cherry-Garrard, The Worst Journey in the World
“The following is a guest post by the Moronic Cheese Mage.”
The commercial failure of this Retro Studios masterpiece has sparked much debate since the news that it’ll get a new lease of life on the Nintendo Switch. The much loved series had a revival with Donkey Kong Country Returns on the Wii after a decade long absence, but the follow-up has a had wonky journey despite being, arguably, the best of the lot.
The SNES trilogy is adored the world over, make no mistake, with DKC2 delivering one of the best titles for the console (as well as one of the best video game soundtracks of all time, from genius British…
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I own it and loved it! The 3rd boss kept kicking my ass, and then I put it down and forgot about it… But I do plan to give it another go someday. I mean, it has David Wise music!! 😀
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Awesome to hear it, madam. Yeah, it’s one tough game. Fully recommended giving it the full whirl treatment as it is rather magical. Innit.
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So you are the renowned the Moronic Cheese Mage! I’m so behind, I actually played the old one, at the arcade, with an old bf who took me to arcades. You know, Donkey Kong, Missile Command, Frogger and Pinball!!!
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Aw that’s cute, all those awesome retro games. There’s an interesting documentary called the King of Kong about the battle for Donkey Kong supremacy. Quite a fun one. It’s a bloody tough game, too, but fun.
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