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This game was (and still is) awesome! I'm still amazed at the sound and graphics quality of this game, and I always have fun playing it! Some mini games are a bit confusing and incredibly hard. The golden bananas, which act like Banjo-Kazooie's jiggies, are sometimes also extremely hard to get. There's actually over 150 bananas in the game! To be exact, there's 201 bananas in the game, counting the giant (counts as 2) banana that you get for getting all of the banana fairies. This game took me about 6 years to beat (I still haven't gotten all of the bananas!) with other games in-between, including getting a Gamecube. Overall, this game is AWESOME! A must get for any N64 owner!
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I bought my special edition nintedno 64 that came with donkey kong 64.
i have been playing this game on and off since 1999, i have 183 out of 200 golden bannanas.
If you like classic games then this is for you.
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Overall, this game is very good. There are a multitude of puzzles to conquer and hundreds of collectibles to collect. The only real problem that I have had with the game is the sheer size of it. Finding all 200 Golden Bananas is no mean feat. In fact, by the time I got to Creepy Castle, I shelved the game out of pure disgust. I was sick of finding everything in all of the stages. First, there are the bananas of your own color to find, there are 100 of them. Then you have to find all of the Golden Bananas, of which, each Kong is capable of finding five in each level. The levels are massive, but each have a set area in which a golden banana may be found. Anyway, I have never gotten to the final boss. Maybe it is high time to pick it up again.
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Overall, DK64 is a great game. It's a blast and will have you playing for hours on end. With different levels including Aztecs, Caverns, Castles, Forests, and of course, a jungle, and five different playable characters each with their own abilities and golden bananas (similar to stars in Super Mario 64) to collect, you would think Donkey Kong 64 would never get old. And it won't. For a while.
The plot goes something like this - King K. Rool has another scheme. He's taken all of Donkey Kong's precious golden bananas and kidnapped all his friends. You'll have to navigate through a series of levels, rescuing different characters in each of them, unlocking golden bananas as you go, to eventually reach the final stage. Each level has its own boss which are usually the best part of the level. To reach the boss, you'll have to collect a certain number of regular bananas (scattered throughout the level, different from golden bananas). A certain number of golden bananas unlocks a new level. If you ever want to complete the game, you'll have to rescue all of Donkey's companions. Diddy, Tiny, Lanky, and Chunky Kong all await you in the first three levels. Meanwhile, you buy instruments from Candy, potions from Cranky, and Weapons from Funky. All these can be upgraded. The things you buy, especially Cranky's potions, will give you abilities that are essential to collecting all the golden bananas. There are also various barrel mini games that you must complete in order to finally get the banana.
Donkey Kong has graphics and gameplay very similar to Banjo Kazooie/Tooie. So, those who liked those two games will love DK64. Also, fans of the Donkey Kong franchise will not be let down. Donkey Kong 64 is addictive and you'll always love exploring the new environments the game places you in. There's always aspects to the level that are unique and also crucial to getting golden bananas (For example, in the forest level, there is a giant clock that switches the game between day and night. Some bananas can only be reached at certain times of the day.). The degrees of difficulty for getting the bananas range from stupidly easy to impossible. Many, however, are just pure fun. Overall, DK64 is a very enjoyable game and good for all ages.
A certain degree of frustration does come with the game, however. Some golden bananas are impossible to get you do absolutely everything right. You'll do lots of falling and retrying (especially in the factory level) to reach some. Another irk is that you must get two coins in order to advance to the final boss stages. You must beat the original Donkey Kong and Jetpak. The problem is, no matter what, I could not beat the original Donkey Kong, which prevented me from beating the game. I spent so many wasted hours trying to beat that stupid game. Last, this game requires an expansion pack. Nowadays, expansion packs are hard to come by and cost about $20, which is probably five times more than the actual game will cost you.
Other than that, Donkey Kong 64 is great fun. Even if you don't manage to get through the whole game, it is a very worthwhile title and surely a great value, especially now. You won't be disappointed with Donkey Kong 64, unless of course you're currently enrolled in an anger management class.
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Apes, monkeys, gorillas - you name it, are very interesting animals since their easy ability of scrambling on the ground, climbing up trees, swinging between them using lianas and having long arms and legs doing various other tricks with. These movements have been used in many of the Donkey Kong games, but probably not as good and funny as in this game. Here you meet up with some old characters like Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, but also new faces are seen. And for the one who enjoy exploring different landscapes, locating special things in order to complete the game - just like Super Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie - this game will surely be much appriciated. Besides of the movements normal apes does, can many more things be performed by the characters. All the different apes have a certain gun and movement that only they can use and together the apes use all their specialities in order to complete the game. The beatiful nature, the melodic background music, the tough SFX sound, the cool way all the characters have been designed and the versatile gameplay in the game will surely captivate any 3D Platform lover!
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