Designing For | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze's Lost Mangroves -- Designing For Gracelessness @DesigningFor | Uploaded July 2019 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at the Lost Mangroves from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, a pretty good opening area stuck in an otherwise phenomenal game.
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Patreon: patreon.com/designingfor
Twitter: twitter.com/Designing4Games
Discord: discord.gg/bAwJkXP
Writing/Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing/Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Script Editing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Additional Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...
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Also check out our episode on how K. Rool's excellent patterns make for an excellent boss fight: youtube.com/watch?v=y4MpjmrwgYw
Or our mentioned episode on convenient learning games for beginners, including Donkey Kong Country 3: youtube.com/watch?v=6DvjBCW26sU
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The Donkey Kong Contry series, including Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!!, Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber, and the Donkey Kong Country cartoon/manga are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. Tropical Freeze and Returns by Retro Studios, Inc., Jungle Climber by Paon DP Inc., and other games by Rare, Ltd. Cartoon by Nelvana Limited, Medialab, Hong Guang Animation, WIC Entertainment, Ellipsanime, Medianet, and Alliance Communications.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, NES Open Tournament Golf, Mario Kart DS, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong are © Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is © Nintendo Co., Ltd, Sora, Ltd., and Bandai-Namco Entertainment, Inc.
Banjo-Kazooie is © Microsoft Corporation and Rare, Ltd.
Stick it to the Man is © Zoink! Games and Ripstone Games.
The Wizard of Oz is © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. and Loew's, Inc.
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Images/Footage Used:
"Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Mario's Level Design, Evolved | Game Maker's Toolkit": youtube.com/watch?v=JqHcE6B4OP4
"How To Play DK64": youtube.com/watch?v=oYisr6GRJH4
"Gorilla Walking": youtube.com/watch?v=2Npc5QlS6Iw
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at the Lost Mangroves from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, a pretty good opening area stuck in an otherwise phenomenal game.
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Patreon: patreon.com/designingfor
Twitter: twitter.com/Designing4Games
Discord: discord.gg/bAwJkXP
Writing/Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing/Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Script Editing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Additional Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...
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Also check out our episode on how K. Rool's excellent patterns make for an excellent boss fight: youtube.com/watch?v=y4MpjmrwgYw
Or our mentioned episode on convenient learning games for beginners, including Donkey Kong Country 3: youtube.com/watch?v=6DvjBCW26sU
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The Donkey Kong Contry series, including Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!!, Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber, and the Donkey Kong Country cartoon/manga are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. Tropical Freeze and Returns by Retro Studios, Inc., Jungle Climber by Paon DP Inc., and other games by Rare, Ltd. Cartoon by Nelvana Limited, Medialab, Hong Guang Animation, WIC Entertainment, Ellipsanime, Medianet, and Alliance Communications.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, NES Open Tournament Golf, Mario Kart DS, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong are © Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is © Nintendo Co., Ltd, Sora, Ltd., and Bandai-Namco Entertainment, Inc.
Banjo-Kazooie is © Microsoft Corporation and Rare, Ltd.
Stick it to the Man is © Zoink! Games and Ripstone Games.
The Wizard of Oz is © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. and Loew's, Inc.
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Images/Footage Used:
"Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Mario's Level Design, Evolved | Game Maker's Toolkit": youtube.com/watch?v=JqHcE6B4OP4
"How To Play DK64": youtube.com/watch?v=oYisr6GRJH4
"Gorilla Walking": youtube.com/watch?v=2Npc5QlS6Iw
