Thomas Game Docs | Why doesn't Donkey Kong sound like he used to? @ThomasGameDocs | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Donkey Kong is one of Nintendo's oldest and most important characters. But listen to how he sounds in the 80s, the 90s versus in modern games like Donkey Kong Country Returns, the character's voice has totally changed! So why won't Nintendo leave the voice of their oldest mascot alone? Let's find out!

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SOURCES
- soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Hollywoodedge,_Chimpanzee_Screeche_PE026201 (DK sound effect on Sound Effects Wiki)
- soundideas.sourceaudio.com/#!details?id=11473078 (DK sound effect on publisher’s website)
- web.archive.org/web/20120209061849/grantkirkhope.com:80/donkeykong64.html (Grant Kirkhope’s website)
- youtube.com/watch?v=hsqCnMMjylg (Grant Kirkhope review - starts at 43:00)

CREDITS
youtube.com/watch?v=AtaZ5csXxpc (Grant Kirkhope interview footage)