Donkey Kong: Difference between revisions

Donkey Kong's original appearance portrayed him as a villainous or confused ape with unequaled strength. In these games, Donkey Kong did not wear a tie. The 1994 [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' was the first game to feature the tie (a red tie with the letters "DK" printed in white, later changed to yellow. However, with the release of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' later that year, Donkey Kong was given a new personality. Donkey Kong's newer design by [[Kevin Bayliss]] was modeled after the {{wp|Battletoads}}, particularly the sunken eyes;<ref>Shesez (November 21, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWHzilbQ34&t=479s The Donkey Kong Country 25th Anniversary Interview Documentary] (7m49s). ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 8, 2023.</ref> additionally, when [[Steve Mayles]] had trouble modeling the mouth early on, [[Tim Stamper]] folded a flattened sphere and gave it depth, which was a technique reused for most characters such as [[Enguarde]]. Shigeru Miyamoto also supervised the development of the design process via fax, reminding Rare to include the tie and correcting the number of digits that should be on the hands and feet.<ref>Shesez (November 21, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWHzilbQ34&t=587s The Donkey Kong Country 25th Anniversary Interview Documentary] (9m47s). ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 8, 2023.</ref> ''Donkey Kong Country'' also saw the appearance of the elderly Cranky Kong, who is described as the original Donkey Kong from the older arcade games. While the relationship of Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong has been [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|inconsistent]], most sources indicate that the current Donkey Kong is the grandson of Cranky Kong but he was completely cut forever.