Outside of Donkey and Diddy, though, I never liked any of the new Kongs that were introduced. There are five Kongs to play as (Donkey, Tiny, Diddy, Lanky, and Chunky), each with their own distinct move sets and collectibles. Rare knew how to keep players on point, though, and I quickly started launching back into the core gameplay. I spent a good chunk of time exploring everywhere that I could, and though I was curious to see what was around the corner, I also felt a little listless. As a kid when I first played the game, I don’t remember being as overwhelmed as I felt playing the game now. Rool’s own mechanical island floating right next to it. The central hub of DK Isles is large and surrounded by a vast expanse of water, with King K. Playing DK64 again, it was clear why the game needed it the cartridge is stuffed with content.
It was intended to improve the capabilities of the system, and actually came bundled with Donkey Kong 64 (the game wouldn’t even run without it). The Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak was a 4MB memory expansion device that inserted into the top of the console under a small cover. Plugging the game back in for the first time in years, it was interesting to go back and rediscover its secrets.
Though Rare had already taken a shot at the 3D platformer with Banjo-Kazooie, the developer still had plenty of ideas left to mine and make Donkey Kong 64 its own game. 3D was decidedly “in,” so DK was going to have to adapt to the times. After a trilogy of 2D platformers in the form of the Donkey Kong Country trilogy for SNES, when it came time for DK to bow on Nintendo 64, Rare went back to the drawing board. That phrase always comes to my mind when I think of Donkey Kong 64.
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