Donkey Kong 64

Donkey Kong is that one name that manages to stick out amongst people, no matter who they are. If it's not the Country trilogy for the SNES, it's the arcade classic, which is quite a pioneer in the gaming world. Of course, when Donkey Kong 64 was on its way (and about time, at that), everybody and their mothers wanted in on it. They had just finished Banjo-Kazooie for the 55th time and are starving for some new platformers. With news of an expansion pak enhancing the graphics of the game, people were going ape for the game. Literally, everybody with an N64 wanted this because of the inclusion of the expansion pak to enhance the graphics! How did it turn out? Good, actually. There's some bits that make me think the jump to 3D wasn't as successful for the big ape as it was for our elven and plumber heroes, but was still noteworthy for being fun and enjoyable most of the time.

King K Rool and his crocodile-looking cronies prepare to destroy Donkey Kong's...

THE GOOD:
Excellent graphics for its time
Hours upon hours of outstanding gameplay
Fun characters and levels
Good challenge

THE BAD:
Very hard to beat the game
Obnoxious theme song
Can get a little repetitive

SUMMARY:
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...

THE GOOD:
Includes an expansion pack for better graphics.
Wide range of characters to choose from.

THE BAD:
Costs a little more because of the expansion pack.
Not very long unless getting all of the golden bananas.

SUMMARY:
Donkey Kong 64 features the majority of the Kong clan, Donkey, Diddy, Chunky, Dixie and Lanky. They all have there own missions and special ability's to do so it makes the game a little more challenging to do at times. The game itself isn't very long unless you want to get all of the golden bananas. The music to the game is really cool, especially the DK rap introduction when you first turn it on. The graphics are better than most N64 games because this game comes with an expansion pack. There is actually a multi-player battle game that you can play which is a lot of un and adds to the game play value.

Overall this is a really fun game and is well worth getting, it maybe a little...

THE GOOD:
There's a lot of stuff to do, you have to collect Golden Bananas, Banana Medals, Bananas (yes, plain old bananas, and some are blue!) and tons of other collectables. Five different characters to choose from, five different guns, absolute mayhem is created by the five monkeys in this game, and there's no suprise to that

THE BAD:
Well, one you get the hang of ot, it can get a little boring, but hey, Asteroids (Atari) got boring the 10th time I palyed that, and you don't do much in that game! I got this game in 2002 and I do NOT think much about the negative side of video games that much.

SUMMARY:
Overall, it's a game of fantasy (look up the top, it says so), adventure (look up there again) and fun (it's not up there). You can't go wrong with it. I don't expect you to buy it now, five years after the release, but it's worth the fifteen bucks you spend for a lifetime of memories.

One of the most famous and most-recognized game series in all of Nintendo's history is the Donkey Kong series. Well, in the first installment for the N64, he has arrived with a barrel full of fun and excitement for anxious players. Here goes my review:

Gameplay: 9/10
The game controls may be a little difficult at first but, owners of Super Mario 64 should have no trouble with it. The game itself is amusing and it is fun. Some of the mini-games may become very annoying (yes, I know you're all thinking about ''Beaver Bother''...) but, I still enjoyed it. There are lots of moves to learn, including moves that all the Kongs can pull off, as with moves that only an individual Kong can pull off. The game is a bit difficult for the ''untrained'' players but, as you get used to it, the game will become much much more easier.

Story: 8/10
Like most adventure/platform games for the N64, DK64 involves the tedious task of collecting items. This time around, you control...

THE GOOD:
The music's good, the graphics are good, it's long, it's just awesome.

THE BAD:
Lanky creeps me out.

SUMMARY:
This is my favorite N64 game! There's a lot to do, so it takes a long time to beat. Some of the mini-games are really hard. The music and graphics are pretty good. The music in Gloomy Galleon was cool. You can play as five characters. Tiny's so cute. If you get all the bananas, you get a special ending. *does a happy dance* The battle against K. Rool at the end is funny. I love K. Rool. I didn't take points of this, but it gets kind of annoying having to get certain things with certain monkeys, but that makes it more challenging, and there are a lot of new moves to learn. You can make Tiny tiny! It's cute. Funky's cool, like usual, in this. He gives you stuff to shoot the Kremlings with. Fun! I really liked this game! I've heard a lot of people don't like it, but if you like...

THE GOOD:
The following are the good things about this game: Outrageous story lines, Stunning characters (Donkey Kong, Jr. Kong, Diddy Kong, Big Kong, and the one that stretches Kong), Funny story line characters, Good Graphics, RPFG (Role Playing Funny Game), 1-4 players in multiple player modes, Nice maps on multiple player modes, Funky and funny music, Contains mini-games, Interesting story missions, Horrendous villains, and Divine weapons such as feathers, watermelons, grapes, peaches, and coconuts. (What more can you ask for!)

THE BAD:
There is nothing bad with this game....

SUMMARY:
What! Donkey Kong again! Threes a Donkey Kong game for N64! This is the best day of my life! After the Super Nintendo Entertainment System they finally decided to make Donkey Kong for the one and only N64. I love this game as much as I love chow mien and tacos. The story lines, like always, are very hilarious, outrages, and...

THE GOOD:
The 5 characters you can use, and the levels you can explore and the gameplay itself!

THE BAD:
Having to collect all the items in the game like the bananas etc. It's get's boring after a while and exploring the place for ages makes you just want to cheat - which you don't realy want to be doing. There are about three thousand and something bananas to collect and to collect them all is a great achievement!

SUMMARY:
Donkey Kong 64 is probably the first proper rpg for the N64. The Donkey Kong games all started off almost 2d (sort of 3d) and the first games ever showed donkey kong throwing barrels at mario down some stairs and now he has become the hero of his island. Donkey Kong now has to save the world, but not just the world, his friends. He has to save his 4 friends which when you get, have all different types of abilites. Without the help of his friends in this game -he would not be able to save...

THE GOOD:
5 characters great graphics

THE BAD:
collecting everything

SUMMARY:
theres nothing like collececting 3500 bananas crystal coconuts 201 golden bananas oranges banana medals the rareware and nintendo coin (needed to complete the game)and character coins (for lack of a better word)Lets just play the game and stop the collecting!