SSB for WiiU+3DS Topic #9: Lets Talk DK Franchise (Dixie Kong Playable? Cranky Kong Maybe? Or Even...)

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Metrium said:

Supepupes said:

Metrium said:
No more Kongs in smash hopefully. I would'nt mind Diddy comming (nor would I care if he did'nt)

The only DK rep I want in Smash is King K Rool. I like having a villain and a good guy from the same franchise in my fighting games. But I doubt he will make the cut for legal reasons. I heard that the Kremlins are owned by Rare cause they were made for a other game before they were bought by Nintendo. This would be the reason why we did'nt see K Rool or the Kremlins in DK for years despite they being THE bad guys of the franchises. But I could be wrong and it could be possible.

Having DK, Diddy and K Rool would be perfect. But I expect only Diddy to come back sadly.

Im not sure if there are legal reasons for holding K. Rool back. After Rare was bought off by Microsoft; K. Rool showed up in all the Paon developed DK games (like DK King of Swing and Dk Jungle Climber), and he showed up in Mario Super Sluggers.

And what about Dixie Kong man?!

As you and others pointed, I guess I was wrong on the Kremlins and I'm happy to hear it :) So I hope K.Rool joins Smash and I think their is something really wrong with Retro to choose to ignore the Kremlins not once but twice in a row cause they are awsome and way better than those other bad guys they made.

I would guess that it's because the new enemies allowed Retro to think about new gameplay opportunities. Like the drum-esque enemy in DKCR that you have to hit three times in order to kill. It fit in with the game's broader philosophy of timing-based platforming, imo. Although, I will say that DKCR's enemies as a whole are not as neat as the Kremlings.

The Snowmads, on the other hand, seem pretty cool and inspired. Whereas the Kremlings and Tikis are industrialists intent on exploiting DK Island's resources, the Snowmads are Viking-esque conquerers determined to unite the world under their ice-cold banner. I can live without Kremlings is Retro continues putting such good ideas forward.