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** On a darker note, this may also explain why there seems to be a comparatively smaller amount of reptilian Kremlings in DKC3; most of them were wiped out when their island exploded.

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** On a darker note, this may also explain why there seems to be a comparatively smaller amount of reptilian Kremlings in DKC3; [=DKC3=]; most of them were wiped out when their island exploded.
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* So if the Tiki-Tak Tribe have been living underneath Kong Island for god knows how long, how come they wait till ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' to make their appearance known? Well, K. Rool and his Kremlings are nowhere to be found in these new games, so perhaps the tribe was waiting for their competition to vanish so they could rule Kong Island unopposed.

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* So if the Tiki-Tak Tribe have been living underneath Kong Island for god knows how long, how come they wait till ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' to make their appearance known? Well, K. Rool and his Kremlings are nowhere to be found in these new games, so perhaps the tribe was waiting for their competition to vanish so they could rule Kong Island unopposed.unopposed.
* In the third game, K. Rool operates behind the scenes, using KAOS as a front to lead the Kremlings. Why would this be necessary? Firstly, K. Rool’s BadBoss tendencies didn’t help much. Secondly, and more importantly, K. Rool’s actions in the previous games resulted in the Kremling’s home island being completely destroyed, with all the InferredHolocaust that this entailed. Whatever Kremlings survived likely weren’t too fond of him as a result, and would have revolted unless their leadership changed.
** On a darker note, this may also explain why there seems to be a comparatively smaller amount of reptilian Kremlings in DKC3; most of them were wiped out when their island exploded.
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* So if the Tiki-Tak Tribe have been living underneath Kong Island for god knows how long, how come they wait till ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' to make their appearance known? Well, K. Rool and his Kremlings are nowhere to be found in these new games, so perhaps the tribe was waiting for their competition to vanish so they could rule Kong Island unopposed.

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through... or if Popeye was never created... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].

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* So if the Tiki-Tak Tribe have been living underneath Kong Island for god knows how long, how come they wait till ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' to make their appearance known? Well, K. Rool and his Kremlings are nowhere to be found in these new games, so perhaps the tribe was waiting for their competition to vanish so they could rule Kong Island unopposed.

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through... or if Popeye was never created... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].
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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through... or if Popeye was never created... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].

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* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not aged?
** Two reasons: 1. He aged quickly because he's an ape, or 2. We go with the theory that the Mario we see in Donkey Kong is actually the father of the modern Mario.

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through... or if Popeye was never created... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].

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* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not aged?
** Two reasons: 1. He aged quickly because he's an ape, or 2. We go with the theory that the Mario we see in Donkey Kong is actually the father of the modern Mario.
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* The subtitle of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' has bothered me and many others for a while. During production, it was "Diddy Kong's Quest", but it was changed at the end. Then the reason hit me: it's supposed to sound like "[[StealthPun Diddy's Conquest]]". - {{Tropers/Mischlings}}

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* The subtitle of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' has bothered me and many others for a while. During production, it was "Diddy Kong's Quest", but it was changed at the end. Then the reason hit me: it's supposed to sound like "[[StealthPun Diddy's Conquest]]". - {{Tropers/Mischlings}}
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** No wonder he thinks games back in his days were challenging; HIS game had him as the bad guy destined to lose!

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** No wonder he thinks games back in his days were challenging; HIS ''his'' game had him as the bad guy destined to lose!lose!
*** Well, canonically, yes, Cranky lost. In actual gameplay terms? [[NintendoHard Not necessarily]].



* So if the Tiki-Tak Tribe have been living underneath Kong Island for god knows how long, how come they wait till [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns]] to make their appearance known? Well K. Rool and his Kremlings are no where to be found in these new games, so perhaps the tribe was waiting for their competition to vanish so they could rule Kong Island unopposed.

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* So if the Tiki-Tak Tribe have been living underneath Kong Island for god knows how long, how come they wait till [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns]] ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' to make their appearance known? Well Well, K. Rool and his Kremlings are no where nowhere to be found in these new games, so perhaps the tribe was waiting for their competition to vanish so they could rule Kong Island unopposed.



* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... or if Popeye was never created ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... through... or if Popeye was never created ...created... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].



* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not aged

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* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not agedaged?
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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... or if Popeye was never created ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].
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* So if the Tiki-Tak Tribe have been living underneath Kong Island for god knows how long, how come they wait till [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns]] to make their appearance known? Well K. Rool and his Kremlings are no where to be found in these new games, so perhaps the tribe was waiting for their competition to vanish so they could rule Kong Island unopposed.
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* Two reasons: 1. He aged quickly because he's an ape, or 2. We go with the theory that the Mario we see in Donkey Kong is actually the father of the modern Mario.

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* ** Two reasons: 1. He aged quickly because he's an ape, or 2. We go with the theory that the Mario we see in Donkey Kong is actually the father of the modern Mario.

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* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not aged?

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* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not aged?aged
* Two reasons: 1. He aged quickly because he's an ape, or 2. We go with the theory that the Mario we see in Donkey Kong is actually the father of the modern Mario.
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[[* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not aged?]]

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* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not aged?.]]

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* [[* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not aged?.]]aged?]]
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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].general]].

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* How come Cranky Kong (the original Donkey Kong) is old while Mario and Pauline have not aged?.]]

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** No wonder he thinks games back in his days were challenging; HIS game had him as the bad guy destined to lose!




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* "Take it to the bridge" is a term in music, often said aloud in rap, for when the verse ends and they go to the bridge of the song. So that's what the [[MemeticMutation memetic]] [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong64 "Take it to the fridge"]] line is based on. But why the fridge? Because the next few lines, the "bridge"... are just listing off ''food.'' Almost certainly Kirkhope's intention, but few people would have spotted it right away.
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How long ago was this written? This is completely baseless: Mario HAS beaten Mad Scientist-type characters easily in the past.


* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].
* We all know that ''this'' Donkey Kong later became Cranky, and was beaten fairly easily by Mario. You probably also know that he went berserk in the ''first place'' because he was a pet that Mario [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19321_5-classic-games-you-didnt-know-had-wtf-backstories.html abused]]. Flash forward to ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', where this Donkey has been Cranky for a long while and has lost his physical strength. In exchange, however, he's gotten ''smart''. He's a master MadScientist who knows how to manipulate and enhance the body. Mario is used to dealing with strong, hulking opponents such as Donkey Kong and Bowser - he likely doesn't know how to deal with someone in a completely different area of expertise, let alone if that someone would be [[DesignatedHero rightfully pissed off]] if he ever saw him again. At ''best'', an encounter between them would be a HumiliationConga. At ''worst'', a CurbStompBattle.

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].
* We all know that ''this'' Donkey Kong later became Cranky, and was beaten fairly easily by Mario. You probably also know that he went berserk in the ''first place'' because he was a pet that Mario [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19321_5-classic-games-you-didnt-know-had-wtf-backstories.html abused]]. Flash forward to ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', where this Donkey has been Cranky for a long while and has lost his physical strength. In exchange, however, he's gotten ''smart''. He's a master MadScientist who knows how to manipulate and enhance the body. Mario is used to dealing with strong, hulking opponents such as Donkey Kong and Bowser - he likely doesn't know how to deal with someone in a completely different area of expertise, let alone if that someone would be [[DesignatedHero rightfully pissed off]] if he ever saw him again. At ''best'', an encounter between them would be a HumiliationConga. At ''worst'', a CurbStompBattle.
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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[{{The Great Video Game Crash of 1983}} console gaming in general]].

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist]], along with possibly [[{{The Great Video Game Crash of 1983}} [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 console gaming in general]].
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* The subtitle of ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' has bothered me and many others for a while. During production, it was "Diddy Kong's Quest", but it was changed at the end. Then the reason hit me: it's supposed to sound like "[[StealthPun Diddy's Conquest]]". - {{Tropers/Mischlings}}

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* The subtitle of ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' has bothered me and many others for a while. During production, it was "Diddy Kong's Quest", but it was changed at the end. Then the reason hit me: it's supposed to sound like "[[StealthPun Diddy's Conquest]]". - {{Tropers/Mischlings}}
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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist.

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... [[ForWantOfANail the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist.exist]], along with possibly [[{{The Great Video Game Crash of 1983}} console gaming in general]].
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* In ''VideoGameDonkeyKong64'', you play the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' arcade game for one of the Golden Bananas and the Nintendo Coin. Now, Jumpman, the character you play as in ''Donkey Kong'', moves slow and can't jump high... sort of like the Kong you rescue in the same level.

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* In ''VideoGameDonkeyKong64'', ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', you play the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' arcade game for one of the Golden Bananas and the Nintendo Coin. Now, Jumpman, the character you play as in ''Donkey Kong'', moves slow and can't jump high... sort of like the Kong you rescue in the same level.
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* In ''VideoGameDonkeyKong64'', you play the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' arcade game for one of the Golden Bananas and the Nintendo Coin. Now, Jumpman, the character you play as in ''Donkey Kong'', moves slow and can't jump high... sort of like the Kong you rescue in the same level.
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** [[VideoGame As of now,]] [[PromotedToPlayable he's a playable character.]]

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** [[VideoGame [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze As of now,]] [[PromotedToPlayable he's a playable character.]]
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** [[VideoGame As of now,]] [[PromotedToPlayable he's a playable character.]]
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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist.

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist.exist.
* We all know that ''this'' Donkey Kong later became Cranky, and was beaten fairly easily by Mario. You probably also know that he went berserk in the ''first place'' because he was a pet that Mario [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19321_5-classic-games-you-didnt-know-had-wtf-backstories.html abused]]. Flash forward to ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', where this Donkey has been Cranky for a long while and has lost his physical strength. In exchange, however, he's gotten ''smart''. He's a master MadScientist who knows how to manipulate and enhance the body. Mario is used to dealing with strong, hulking opponents such as Donkey Kong and Bowser - he likely doesn't know how to deal with someone in a completely different area of expertise, let alone if that someone would be [[DesignatedHero rightfully pissed off]] if he ever saw him again. At ''best'', an encounter between them would be a HumiliationConga. At ''worst'', a CurbStompBattle.
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** Also, he's on a quest to find DK... Diddy is literally on a Kong Quest.
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**Actually, Cranky Kong is canonically the original Donkey Kong from the arcade game. The Donkey Kong in the DKC series is the original Donkey Kong, Jr. When Cranky is talking about himself and referring to older games, he's talking about his appearances in the arcade cabinets (and the original Game Boy remake).
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* In many ''Donkey Kong Country'' games Cranky Kong tells you that old games were much more challenging than they are nowadays. First I thought it was quite weird, since he was never playable. Then I realised that nobody needs to be the main character to PLAY THE GAME HIMSELF.

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* In many ''Donkey Kong Country'' games Cranky Kong tells you that old games were much more challenging than they are nowadays. First I thought it was quite weird, since he was never playable. Then I realised that nobody needs to be the main character to PLAY THE GAME HIMSELF.HIMSELF.

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* Imagine if the Popeye game went through ... the whole Mario series would have ceased to exist.
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* The subtitle of ''[[DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' has bothered me and many others for a while. During production, it was "Diddy Kong's Quest", but it was changed at the end. Then the reason hit me: it's supposed to sound like "[[StealthPun Diddy's Conquest]]". - {{Tropers/Mischlings}}

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* The subtitle of ''[[DonkeyKongCountry ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' has bothered me and many others for a while. During production, it was "Diddy Kong's Quest", but it was changed at the end. Then the reason hit me: it's supposed to sound like "[[StealthPun Diddy's Conquest]]". - {{Tropers/Mischlings}}
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* In many ''Donkey Kong Country'' games Cranky Kong tells you that old games were much more challenging than they are nowadays. First I thought it was quite weird, since he was never playable. Then I realised that nobody needs to be the main character to PLAY THE GAME HIMSELF.
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* The subtitle of [[DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] has bothered me and many others for a while. During production, it was "Diddy Kong's Quest", but it was changed at the end. Then the reason hit me: it's supposed to sound like "[[StealthPun Diddy's Conquest]]". - {{Tropers/Mischlings}}

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* The subtitle of [[DonkeyKongCountry ''[[DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] Quest]]'' has bothered me and many others for a while. During production, it was "Diddy Kong's Quest", but it was changed at the end. Then the reason hit me: it's supposed to sound like "[[StealthPun Diddy's Conquest]]". - {{Tropers/Mischlings}}

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