Donkey Kong 64

1. ShawnL

   Dec 8, 2008

   10

   The best game I will ever play! The collectibles, the music, everything in this is perfect. I will remember it forever.

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2. Jahir22

   Nov 5, 2021

   10

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4. GeoKaiser

   Jan 14, 2020

   10

   The best 3d platform game along with super mario 64,excellent graphics and variety in gameplay

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5. siphus007

   Jul 11, 2019

   9

   Donkey Kong 64 is a shockingly impressive and good-looking collectible-based adventure platformer of the 90s. It gets a bad rap simply becauseDonkey Kong 64 is a shockingly impressive and good-looking collectible-based adventure platformer of the 90s. It gets a bad rap simply because several video game commentators choose to target this game as the point where "collectibles went horribly wrong". This is confusing to me, because collectibles were a part of nearly all N64 platformers, as well as many current gen and recent games, which provides the classic *100% completion* hunt for players who enjoy that sort of thing.
   
   DK64 is a masterpiece in doing what it intends to do -- provide 30-45 hours of engaging platforming (and very, very light "third person shooter") gameplay with various characters who learn multiple unique abilities over time. Because of this gameplay style, you are opening up new areas constantly -- with a nearly Metroidvania feel -- while exploring dynamically lit, animated, and rendered, giant group of worlds.
   
   The biggest frustration may come in the fact that you often have to switch between characters at confusing or inopportune times to use one of their abilities to solve a puzzle or reach the next banana. But I love it. There are 201 bananas spread out through gorgeous and expansive levels, and the fact that you are often switching between characters keeps the gameplay fresh, and gives many new ways for them to throw puzzles at you. By the time you've found ~90% of the collectibles, the hunt may get stale, but at that point, you are entering completionist-only territory, which means that you know what you're getting yourself into.
   
   While Mario 64 revolutionized 3D platforming, DK64 took everything that Nintendo had built, and added more variety, options, abilities, and even a fun multiplayer mode... well... at least for 1999. The graphics were excellent for the time, but I will admit that the textures start to look pretty bland, and the framerate often drops. The game does so much with lighting that the system can't always handle it, but thankfully it never crashes (with help from the memory expansion pack). The camera does have some issues, but it's a rare annoyance. The music is pleasant, and the game has a ton of heart, humor and silliness that is ridiculously endearing. It doesn't have much of a story, but cutscenes and sequences and the developing dynamic and structure of the island, and routes that are opened up, do give it the slightest story-like feel to it, even if this part is a bit lacking.
   
   I'm not sure why this game gets the brunt of collectible-rage (other than holding a collectible world record), as I could give dozens of examples of games that take far more than 40 or so hours to collect all the nonsense, and at least DK64 keeps it extremely fresh as you tackle each banana. Give it a shot, and soak up one of the last versions of pure Nintendo 64 platformer brilliance.… Expand

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6. FromKanga

   May 1, 2017

   9

   One of my favourite 3D platformers, I grew up with donkey kong so being able to play a game like this was truly magical.
   The story is like aOne of my favourite 3D platformers, I grew up with donkey kong so being able to play a game like this was truly magical.
   The story is like a normal donkey kong game, the villain is back so you are going to beat bosses until you meet the final boss, it's simple but funny enough.
   
   A lot of people said it's a collectathon and it wasn't enjoyable, as someone who likes exploring, I didn't mind, I actually really enjoyed it and I love the variety of characters, you have 5 different characters with great personnalities, that's the game's greatest strenght it's personnality.
   It's full of comedic moments which makes this game a blast to play throught.
   
   I love this game and I highly recommend it… Expand

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7. thealexmott

   Mar 27, 2017

   8

   I have 100%-ed this game on three different occasions (2000, 2008 and 2016). As a kid 17 years ago, I was enamored with everything about thisI have 100%-ed this game on three different occasions (2000, 2008 and 2016). As a kid 17 years ago, I was enamored with everything about this game. Every single music track stuck with me, courtesy of the incredible Grant Kirkhope. The level designs were so unique and thought-out that I could still remember where everything was years later. The characters are endearing and now my toddler is obsessed with Chunky and Tiny Kong.
   
   This game mostly holds up, but assigning 100 bananas and tons of coins to specific Kongs does lead to some annoying backtracking. Creepy Castle does the best job with colored bananas by mainly using them as paths to Golden Bananas, instead of scattered randomly through the level. Some of the barrel minigames are pretty brutal (I'm looking at you, Beaver Bother) but all in all, the game is a success.… Expand

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8. MoleyM

   Oct 1, 2008

   0

   This game is really boring, I agree with Rusty. Not really as bad as a "0" but I feel obliged to bring it down a peg or 2! This was the first This game is really boring, I agree with Rusty. Not really as bad as a "0" but I feel obliged to bring it down a peg or 2! This was the first clue that rare was losing the plot.… Expand

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