Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Donkey Kong Country 2

To be honest Donkey Kong Country series was not my cup of tea.  It was a straightforward platforming game released as one of the first SNES games and it featured some crazy (for the time) pre-rendered photo realistic graphics.  It was enough to make it an awesome game, but it has not aged too well gameplay wise. It's just really simple; a bit too simple for me.  I think it's partly because I never got to play SNES games until I found out about emulation and by that time I was spoiled by more modern games like PS1 and N64 stuff.  TLDR: I don't quite hold DKC series on such high pedastals as others might, but I love the one song from the series in particular..

Stickerbrush Symphony.

And the readers that follow me and played DKC2 will all go "OMG YES, THAT SONG" in unison because it is that powerful of a song.  DKC2 has some good songs, but this definitely takes the gold medal hands down. It is relaxing, soothing, and it has a mysterious tone to it.  I really hope you give this a listen if you're having a bad day as it might make the rest of your day pretty mellow.

Posted by Con Queso at 2:15 PM

35 comments:

  1. level85nerdMarch 2, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    I like it very much, donkey kong is awesome.

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  2. KarynMarch 2, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    DKC2 is my favourite SNES game! David Wise is a genius. He is what is missing from DKC Returns for me.

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  3. BassislvMarch 2, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    this was the best snes game imo, and the OST is at my all time top 10 for sure

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  4. Kicking RocksMarch 2, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    this is a great song for a game. they should still make songs like this...

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  5. KUSHtunesMarch 2, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I WANT TO PLAY IT AGAIN. uuuugh and i don't have it.

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  6. Stuff that matters, stuff that don'tMarch 2, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Hm, its merits in graphics at the time were lost as time went on, while a game with lesser graphics and better gameplay would still be worth playing. A lesson for developers.

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  7. BrutMarch 2, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Oh man, I loved this game....

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  8. RawMarch 2, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    This song is great, all the DK music was really catchy.

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  9. THUNDERCATMarch 2, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    I remember playing this game till my knuckles snapped!!!

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  10. JenMarch 2, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    I do know this song!
    I love the second game. I played it so much as a kid. I love the rollercoaster level. I could play it for hours.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 2, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Game music is not the same any more. Games use to have amazing soundtracks :(

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  12. killerkunMarch 2, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    I am like you, DK aren't really my kind of games but, damn, I love that song!

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  13. Aaron M. GipsonMarch 2, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    I remember this game being a lot of fun actually And my son really enjoys it on the emulator.

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  14. loveblogginMarch 2, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    oh my god i miss that game so much!

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  15. AdaMarch 2, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    EARWORMMM

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  16. rinnsMarch 2, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    OH GOD THIS IS MY FAVOURITE TRACK FROM DKC2 DIDDYS KONGQUEST.

    Thank you so much!
    I still have my snes hooked up and DKC2 and super mario allstars are the only games I have on them. I <3 how it aged, it's a shame you don't :(

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  17. MixedNutsMarch 2, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    I played N64 before SNES but it didn't bother me that much well also because, I use to play Donkey Kong of a friend back then.

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  18. The Game Store GuyMarch 3, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    Very cool song, but I will be honest in saying that I never played Diddy's KongQuest.

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  19. ZakkMarch 3, 2011 at 12:19 AM

    love it.

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  20. Patti D.March 3, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    I remember when the first one came out for the snes, it was super awesome, and the new version for Wii is really good.

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  21. UnknownMarch 3, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    just remembered it, FREAKING AWESOME GAME

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  22. HavueleteMarch 3, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    yeah, that song :)
    I love donkey kong. When it was released I couldn't believe those graphics, so amazing. (DK and Killer Instinct were revolutionary for SNES)

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  23. RetroSpiderMarch 3, 2011 at 4:13 AM

    Ooommmggg I loved all the DK games. well...1 2 3 and 64. the rest after that looked awful so I never bothered to look at them. (cept the new remake i need to try out) I LOVED 2 the most though. Diddy Kongs Quest was amazing IMO. Favorite stage and song being the Rollercoaster.

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  24. Igneel21March 3, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    oh i had this one, i loved it, one of my favs with kirby superstar and bomberman2

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  25. AnonymousMarch 3, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    ohhh bring back so many memories.... :)

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  26. T. BanacekMarch 3, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    I never played it either but I do like that song.

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  27. BartMarch 3, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    is this the original song? or like a techno remix. wheres the download link?

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  28. JungMarch 3, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    The DKC series had INCREDIBLE music. So underrated...

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  29. JaylanMarch 3, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    wow never thought old video game songs were that sweet but now..i'm digging it lol

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  30. ShutterbugMarch 3, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Fun, catchy song! :)

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  31. MRanthropeMarch 3, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    I have MAJOR NOSTALGIA for Donkey Kong Country man. Infact, my SNES still works and I had a sick DK session in late 2010 one weekend. ha.
    yeah the music always ruled also.

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  32. IsaacMarch 3, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    I hated 3 but I thought 2 was the best of the series

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  33. GMarch 3, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    so many fond memories and frustrating ones too

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  34. madotsukiMarch 3, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    I always hated the graphics. The character sprites looked awkward against the backgrounds. Super Mario RPG used a similar technique but did it better.

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  35. RedHeadRobMarch 4, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    I loved the DKC series.

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