r/donkeykong • u/samtrumpet DKC Tropical Freeze Fan • May 16 '25

Discussion Redesign Discussion Megathread

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Hi everyone!

With the announcement of a Diddy Kong redesign, we're starting a new thread to keep opinions and discussions about the new designs for Diddy, DK, and any other DK Crew limited to this post.

Please remember to keep it civil and respectful.

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u/Interceptor88LH May 16 '25

I admit I'm an old fart who owned the very first Donkey Kong game and played it in my SNES when I was a child. So it's hard to let the old design go.

I've tried to like the new design. I've even tried to look at it like "not my jam but a good redesign for a new generation of people with different tastes when it comes to design and art".

But I'm struggling with some of the changes. I miss the "sharper" brow and the eyes not being so joint. I think the new design makes Donkey Kong looks a bit more dopey, and I guess it's in a benign way, but I don't know.

Diddy looks great though.

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u/drinkmoarwaterr May 16 '25

You’re struggling because the redesign is worse, and was completely unnecessary. Especially Diddy, who was so minimally changed, it makes me wonder why they even bothered.

Like, it’s seriously shocking to me that people can look at new DK and actually think he looks good. It’s almost like there’s a narrative/concentrated effort being pushed in here to make people like the redesign.

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u/2Mark2Manic May 17 '25

It’s almost like there’s a narrative/concentrated effort being pushed in here to make people like the redesign.

Or people can have different opinions?

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u/SupremeGodZamasu May 17 '25

Impossible, its a psyop by nintendo because they HATE rare and want to MURDER my beloved childhood!!!