DK Bananza Review With Former Donkey Kong Country Devs!!!

I am joined by Kynan Pearson (Senior Designer on DKC Returns) and Ted Anderson (Environmental Artist on DKC Returns & Tropical Freeze) to review DKC Bananza

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:39 - 2D Sections In DK Bananza

02:45 - Voxel Tech Limiting DK Bananza/Destructible Terrain

06:15 - Animal Transformations/Nintendo’s Design Philosophy Evolution

17:29 - DK Bananza Is A Beautiful Mess/Honouring Rare’s Contributions

22:00 - DK Bananza Music/David Wise’s Absence Is Felt

26:15 - Nostalgia In Nintendo Games

27:10 - Favourite Layer Debate spoilers

30:20 - Void Kong

31:53 - The Final Boss/Ending ***SPOILERS***

37:50 - Nintendo Universe Merging

40:51 - Mario & DK Crossover

42:50 - DK Bananza Was Built On The Foundation Of Odyssey

43:49 - DK Bananza Control Scheme

51:20 - Voxel Terrain/Camera Issues

53:33 - Art Direction Of The Final Boss

55:30 - Void Kong Boss Fight/Ending Build Up

58:07 - Pauline Singing Mechanics

01:00:28 - Donkey Kong Film

01:02:03 - Closing Comments/Pixel Arcades