SNES - Donkey Kong Country - King K. Rool - The #1 source for video game sprites on the internet! This was my chance to deliver a counter strike with a wallop over his head. ), giving the game cartridge the ol’ double blow and switching on the purple power button. These games forged lasting friendships and memories. The beefy king stopped briefly to try another go with his crown ninja star. They don’t call him K. Rool for nothing. Ultimate by sending series director Masahiro Sakurai a thank you letter. We were live, baby! The first boss is a large beaver named Very Gnawty. I’m honestly not sure if he should even be considered a boss because he literally just hops around slowly as Donkey and Diddy walloped him over and over again. I can’t tell you the amount of hot dogging that happened on this level, but when we beat it there was a roar of excitement as we moved on ever so close to beating the game! : Special Cybernetic Attack Team coming at them. [17] After K. Rool is defeated once more, a cutscene takes place showing Crocodile Isle exploding against a sunset, with the Kong family observing from a nearby cliff. K. Rool is the villainous leader of a group of crocodilian raiders known as the Kremlings, who have crossed paths with the Kongs on many occasions. In his debut appearance, King K. Rool is depicted as a large obese crocodile with a red cape, golden wristbands, a golden belly plate, large crown and a large bloodshot eye. He also appears in several Donkey Kong games following Microsoft's acquisition of Rare in 2002,[25] including Donkey Konga, DK: King of Swing, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, and DK: Jungle Climber. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is a platform video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Needless to say, we hadn’t seen each other in years. It wasn’t over. Bring back K. Remember the days when a multiplayer game was played in the same room? If one of us messed up and ran into a vulture, the other had to jump back INTO the cart and keep going. Just like Carole Baskin’s first husband, the king was dead. The jolly little tune we all loved so much followed by, “Super Nintendo Entertainment System”. These new Nintendo Switch Online additions arrive on September 23. Wrong. [10] When asked what the K in "K. Rool" stands for, Mayles stated: “It was just a way of making him seem more important, that he'd added it to inflate his ego,” joking that "it could have been something tonal like 'Kremling,' or something deliberately out of character, like Keith.”[11], King K. Rool appears in Donkey Kong Country as the final boss. It would be another month before we could meet back to try again. His left eye, while retaining the tic from the games, which is no longer bloodshot. The sequel to Donkey Kong Country, which was added to Switch Online in July, follows Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong on their journey to rescue Donkey Kong from the clutches of King K. Rool… He was designed by Steve Mayles, an artist who worked at Rare and brother of Donkey Kong Country designer Gregg Mayles. The jolly little tune we all loved so much followed by, “Super Nintendo Entertainment System”. During both boss fights, K. Rool utilizes electricity and technology to torment the Kongs. Seriously, it took us like thirty seconds to beat him. Which is why I was pleasantly surprised many years later when he mentioned having an original SNES stashed away somewhere deep in his attic like a holy grail just waiting to be rediscovered. This was for all the marbles. Prior to becoming king, K. Rool was a pirate on a ship that got shipwrecked in Krem Quay. 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But when you live 20 minutes away from one of the worst ghettos in Cleveland, adventure can get you into trouble. In 2011, my four-year contract with the Navy ended. He found his Super Nintendo. The ground and platforms are all slick snow-covered ice. 9 Costumes 10 Trivia King K. Rool can be seen as a standard heavyweight. It is the second instalment of the Donkey Kong Country series and serves as a direct sequel to Donkey Kong Country. If both die then you lose a life. 1 Attributes 2 Moveset 3 Taunts 4 Idle Poses 5 Cheer 6 On-Screen Appearance 7 Victory Poses 7.1 Losing Pose 8 Trophy Description 8.1 King K. Rool 8.2 King K. Rool (Alt.) But with DKC there’s a special sort of ingenuity, especially when playing for the first time. "[39], Game Revolution gave K. Rool the number two spot on their list of characters who deserve a spot in Super Smash Bros., arguing that "it's been far too long since we've seen the Kremlings get some proper representation, with the reptilian foes being conspicuously absent from both of Retro Studios' DKC titles. The game ended with Cranky Kong sitting in his rocking chair outside his jungle cabin. Which is why I was pleasantly surprised many years later when he mentioned having an original SNES stashed away somewhere deep in his attic like a holy grail just waiting to be rediscovered. In this level, Diddy and Dixie Kong face Kaptain K. Rool in order to save Donkey Kong. If we could time the barrel to shoot straight up then we get the Rhino Token but if we missed, it was hot dog city. King K. Rool fell and a series of credits rolled. Much like in his original appearance, K. Rool would attempt to trick the Kongs by playing dead. HE’S GOING FOR IT! After being distracted by Candy Kong in a brief cutscene, Funky Kong delivers the final blow to the Kremling King with a mechanical boot. Snow Barrel Blast was more like a Snow Barrel, Dodging this attempted tackle seemed trivial; I was cocky at this point. His bulbous frame almost too large for Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to jump over. It’s very similar to Mortal Kombat but attacks are chained randomly together, giving the appearance of complexity – great for button mashers. I found my old Nintendo – we gotta kick it!”. Leaked beta footage shows K. Rool wearing an aviator outfit. From time to time I’d remind him to dig that beauty out from it’s grave, but life’s priorities would always put it on the backburner. The headliner this month is undoubtedly Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (pictured above). First appearing in the 1994 video game Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, he has been described as being "to Donkey Kong what Bowser is to Mario. The son of a bitch did it. This time he kidnaps both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, imprisons the Queen Banana Bird, and heads to the Northern Kremisphere. What a simple time that was. A brief delay of darkness, and then there it was! DKC designer Greg Mayles and programmer Chris Sutherland certainly didn’t need 5.8 teraflops of modern graphical performance or 15-button controllers to create a game that’s both deceptively challenging and an absolute blast to play. Ultimate' Reveal", "Donkey Kong Country :: SPEED RUN Live (0:58:17) (101%) [SNES] by NewAgeRetroHippie #AGDQ 2014", "Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest", "Donkey Kong Country 2 :: SPEED RUN Live (0:46:14) by Reflected #AGDQ 2014", "Donkey Kong Country 2 (102%) - #33 S-boss "Krocodile Kore" + Secret Ending", "Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, an outfit bearing his resemblance was made available for download as a Mii fighter costume. After two years of playing Donkey Kong Country on the SNES with my childhood friend, we had made it to the final boss. As soon as we made it to the ship the battle began. But commit a felony? As one would play the other would narrate like a hyped-up sportscaster during a high-stakes playoff match. King K. Rool (Japanese: キングクルール, Hepburn: Kingu Kurūru) is a fictional anthropomorphic crocodile and the main antagonist in Nintendo's Donkey Kong video game franchise, as well as the archenemy of Donkey Kong. The follow up to the iconic SNES platformer sees Diddy and Dixie Kong taking the spotlight in an adventure to save Donkey Kong from the clutches of King K. Rool. It was like that State Farm commercial with the fisherman “Ooh you almost had it. If we could time the barrel to shoot straight up then we get the Rhino Token but if we missed, it was hot dog city. [2][3] K. Rool is currently voiced by Japanese voice actor Toshihide Tsuchiya, who also provides the voice of Funky Kong.[4]. It’s easy at first then eventually you’re flipping over wasps, dodging barrels and trying to remember the pit trap at the end of the level. Hell yeah, that sounds like a story in the making. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! A quick dodge was in order but it was far from over! In addition to the already-released Super Mario All-Stars, the Super NES library will receive three new additions, while the NES library will see one new game. For a first-timer, this classic platformer punished us every step of the way. It seemed either we were rusty or King K. Rool was hell bent on breaking us (or maybe a little of both). This time we made sure we had won! It was amazing and worth noting all the different multiplayer games there were in this crate. Rool! [34] All three characters celebrate their reunion with Banjo and Kazooie, who have connections to the Donkey Kong universe via Diddy Kong Racing and Rare.[35]. OH MY GAWD! Donkey Kong Country, originally released in 1994, is the first game in the Donkey Kong Country series. The ship shows Kremkoins, his logbook, and his various portraits as a pirate on Gangplank Galleon. As we progressed through the level, a light fall of snow in the background quickly becomes a viscous snowstorm that almost blankets the screen making it hard to see. At the end of the barrage King K. Rool gave one more desperate throw of the crown. King K. Rool (キングクルール King K. Rool) is the main antagonist of the Donkey Kong series and appears as a veteran in Super Smash Bros. 6. DIDDY JUMPS – HE’S ON COURSE – HE HIT HIM! We only donated a few hot dogs to the cause before finally making it to the point that crushed us so cruelly before. A few hops and some crown chucks (seriously, where do these crowns keep coming from? DKC had successfully trolled our attempts to win and because we had no save points, we had to replay multiple grueling levels flawlessly to get another shot. King K. Rool began leaping about the ship, smashing down and trying to take out Donkey and Diddy for good. Ultimate, becoming the third character representative for the Donkey Kong franchise.