User:Blaziken257



Hello, I am Blaziken257. I've been a longtime Donkey Kong fan -- in fact, I've been a fan for more than a decade. At the time, my only system was a Game Boy, so unlike most people, it was the Donkey Kong Land games that introduced me to the series. My first DK game was DKL3, then I later got the other two shortly after that, which is why I seem to know more about DKL3 than any other DK game. (Funnily enough, for many years, I was only able to get 102% in that game because I couldn't figure out how to beat Seabed Shanty in 1 minute and 20 seconds -- it turned out that I had to find some obscure Blast Barrel that took me through a shortcut, which I was grateful for.) If any of you have ever seen my YouTube channel, you know that I like to do speedruns in all three of these games, because I've played them for a long, long time.

My fourth DK game was DK64, which was also my first N64 game. In fact, I have the totally awesome translucent green N64 which came with the game, and was addicted to it for a long time. Since it was my first N64 game (and my first non-Game Boy game too!), it was my first exposure to 3D gaming, so you can see where I would be excited over that. And since I hadn't yet played the DKC games during that time, it was also the first time that I saw the Kongs, or anything else for that matter, in color. I should get my N64 (which is currently collecting dust) out sometime and play it again, I haven't for a few years...

It wasn't until the GBA versions came out when I finally laid eyes on the DKC games. Yes, I know that I'm weird, but at the time, I didn't have an SNES at all. I was actually mostly impressed with them when I first played them, since it was my first time playing them... ever. I didn't initially notice the graphic flaws (like the insane brightness), the music quality, and I definitely enjoyed the gameplay. Although I never liked the unnecessary additions like the scrapbook or minigames (except for Funky's Fishing). Over time, though, I had heard constantly that the graphics were ruined and that the music was too (especially when DKC3's music was completely and unnecessarily changed -- this didn't surprise me at all when I first heard about that, since it sounded nothing like DKL3's music), which bugged me.

By the time I got DKC3 for GBA, I started to become annoyed at this, and around this time, I had been wanting to get a used SNES (not just because of DKC), so when I got one (which was soon after DKC3 for GBA was released), I instantly got the DKC games for it too. And wow, I was impressed. The graphics and music, among other things, were like night and day compared to the GBA.

I really wished that I had an SNES and the DKC games back when they were first released, because for many years, I missed out on some great games. I had the DKL games for many years, but still... well, at least I have them now.

By the way, I have to say that DKC3 is severely underrated. Wow, it has no pirate ship setting, no Donkey or Diddy (instead we have Kiddy), few familiar enemies, and completely new level settings. Well, I still like it, and I like the various gimmicks. So there. I never understand why people hate it. I still like DKC2 slightly better (with emphasis on "slightly"), but DKC3 is still awesome, and I like it better than DKC.

And now, I finally got Donkey Kong Country Returns when it came out this last weekend! I haven't beaten it yet, but so far, I love it. I'm a little sad at the lack of Kremlings, but the levels' unique challenges make up for it. And it's hard. Tidal Terror (or whatever that level is called) took me a lot of tries, and the minecart levels (with the awesome music) are hard due to lots of chances for instant death. But the game gets better the more I play it! I love a lot of the different settings like the cliffs.

So I can finally say that after over a decade, since DK64 was released, we have a good DK game again. Good thing my excitement paid off.

I don't really like the Super Guide thing, though. NSMBWii had it and I never used it. And since this game is harder, I get offered the chance to use it far more often here. I still never use it, because that would ruin the game for me. I grew up without being able to use it at all, so why should I use it? Furthermore, it ruins the point of the game. I actually feel insulted when those pigs offer the Super Guide to me.

Wow -- this was a long explanation, wasn't it? Well I think I'll finish here. I plan to contribute quite a bit to this wiki -- mostly DKL stuff since I'm fairly familiar with all three games. Awesome. Well, I'll contribute when I have time at least -- I've been busier than I used to be, and even when I'm not busy there are other things that I like doing too (*coughpokemoncough*). And even then, I've been more stressed than I used to be too (partly because I've been busier than I used to be, but also because of other personal issues which I would much rather not mention here), which drains my motivation at times, so I can't promise to be here all the time. But I will help when I get motivated.

Note: I will be very busy for about two weeks, until around Dec. 10, so any contributions that I make here during this time will be very sporadic. Sorry. After two weeks, though, I plan to help out a lot for about a month, and will continue to do so after that as well.

And yes, I know that my userboxes still need fixing because they're so monotonous and boring. I don't need to hear that.