In fact, all of the ridable animal companions from the original game have been removed, presumably due to space constraints, but it’s the swordfish that I’m missing the most. The real problem with the water stages is that there’s no swordfish to ride. The swimming stages are still probably the weakest part of the game, but they’re not so hateful they’ll make you want to move to the Gobi desert so you’ll never have to see water again or anything like that. The Kongs feel a bit too buoyant, perhaps, but other than that it’s manageable. I was wary about the underwater levels, because they’re rarely fun in any videogame and doubly so in unlicensed pirate rip-offs, but I’m happy to report that DKC4 does a decent job of recreating the original game’s swimming controls. ![]() It’s a decent compromise, although the problem then is that the game doesn’t tell you if you have a spare Kong, which can affect your decision making when weighing up how carefully to approach certain sections of the game.Īh, that’s better, a well-lit swimming stage is next. Instead of being able to freely switch Kongs, what happens is that you change to the other Kong if you get hit, assuming you’ve placed a Kong in reserve by opening a DK barrel. ![]() They both move at the same speed and Donkey Kong’s floor-slapping special move has been excised, so their sprites are the only difference. That doesn’t matter so much, because in DKC4, both Kongs are essentially identical. I suppose the US equivalent would be Lil’ Kong.Īnyway, unlike in the original game you can only have one Kong on screen at a time, presumably due to the sprite limitations of the NES, and you can’t switch between them whenever you like. ![]() ![]() I think I’ve mentioned this before, but Diddy Kong must seem like kind of a weird name to non-British people, because “diddy” is a British word that means “small” and I don’t think it’s a word that gets much use overseas. Feel free to send me your hate mail, hardcore Diddy Kong fans. I’m sorry, I just can’t work up much enthusiasm for Diddy Kong.
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