The Donkey Kong Renaissance (Smash Documentary)
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OCTOBER 2023 UPDATE: • The Greatest DK Run of...
In the mid-2010s, Donkey Kong was seen as a mediocre character in the competitive landscape of Super Smash Bros. Melee. Now, multiple Kongs are threatening the game's highest level players. Will 2023 be the year of the ape, or is Donkey Kong just a load of hogwash?
I reached out to some of the world's finest Melee DK's to learn just why, of all times, the DK era is happening right now in 2023. This is what I learned.
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This video was a 2+ month project initially meant to be a lighter reprieve from my previous video. Then, the Donkey Kong players started going on deep tournament runs, and soon I found myself awash in the surprisingly deep world of Melee Donkey Kong.
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Big thanks to da, akir, Ringler, Moe, Azzu, Quang, an anonymous dk informant, MojoMonkey, Xatudrip, @arJunebugSmash , Edwin Budding (@MeleeStats ) , @ssbMekk and the countless other members of the Melee community who made this project a feasible reality. da especially, who was practically a script supervisor for times with this piece.
Chapters:
0:00 The Spectre of Kongmunism
03:00 20DK
7:43 The Reclusive Ringler
12:06 The Nectar of the Godslayer
18:22 Akir's Ascent
21:16 The Kong Commitment
26:53 Meet Moe!
31:19 project_silverback
34:29 The Ape Anomaly
38:52 Genesis Kumquat Cylinder
46:25 The MDVA Massacre
53:49 Junebug's Run
1:13:23 Donkey Kong Good
1:20:00 New Rivalry
1:24:27 Donkey Kong is here for us
errors in this video:
i called dk melee's only great ape, this is untrue as all humans are apparently great apes
i said that DK's chaingrab on Falco was not true, but in fact it is kind of true in some complicated ways I don't feel like clarifying.
Music featured in this video (in order, possibly incomplete):
intro
Theme, Donkey Kong Country
Jungle Japes, Donkey Kong Country
Death Wind, F-Zero, Jazz Arrangement
staff roll, mario vs dk,
end of quarter, nba jam
ringler section
voices of the temple, donkey kong country
k.k. western (aircheck), animal crossing
Prof Oak's Check, Pokemon Snap
k.k. western, animal crossing
habanera, donkey konga 2
akir section
gang-plank galleon, dkc
triple troubles, dkc tropical freeze
dk island swing (jazz) , smash 4
tusk boss intro, donkey kong jungle beat
dread kong phase 1, jungle beat
eight melodies (mother), famicom music: best selection
savannah symphony, tropical freeze
across the pond
jib jig, dkc 2
midwest
before battle, racing lagoon (psx)
system options, melty blood type lumina
bay lagoon racing, racing lagoon
opening 2, racing lagoon
shotgun kiss, smash brawl
2nd quarter - nba jam (arcade)
tunnel, hey arnold (gba)
swamp stage, mvc 2
in broad daylight - chibi robo
team select - nba jam
mdva
fever, dr. mario, ssbm
simian segue, dkc
ice cave chant, dkc
i dont remember the polish fight song so ill put that in later lmao
investigation, phoenix wright ace attorney
vs mirror b, pokemon xd
donkey kong w - wusstunes
credits concerto -dkc
ending section
dk rap (instrumental)
troff 'n scoff - dk64
gerudo valley, zelda ocarina of time
break the targets, ssbm
a short track from bayonetta i dont remember which
donkey kong freed, dkc 2 
Игры
UPDATE: JUNEBUG JUST WON A REGIONAL AT XANADU WITH DK. SAID HE WAS LUCKY HE DODGED ICIES
Gimme vod
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Holy shit, Xanadu legends. Amazing
HEY SEXY LADY
In light of the story put forth by this video, this kinda feels like that My Hero moment when All Might's like "I AIN'T RETIRED YET BOI" and solos the Nomu
monke
funny monke, even
@@AkirDK he's so funny
your monke goes bananas bro
Mmmm... monke.
monke
Knowing that there is a secret cabal of people studying DK’s neutral game makes you realize just how impressive it was that Amsa single handedly studied and implemented a low tier to win at the highest level
“When I first started I played Falco, and then after a while I realized I was better with Marth. Eventually, suddenly I started to play DK” Easily the most Melee thing I’ve ever heard in my life.
top tier beginner, different top tier amateur, mid tier veteran, bowser god
Akir is one of my closest friends and I’ve known him for around 7 years now, and I just wanna note something for comedy, he refused to ever play any Mario Party past 4 cuz he wanted to play DK no matter what. That is all.
Based
I clicked on this mostly as a joke, for I thought how the hell could a 90 minute documentary about DK be real? How wrong I was. This blew me away. So well done. Hope you get all the views; really a fantastic work you've created.
Thank you!
I thought the same thing. I use this as faith melee will be fine in these turbulent times.
I didn't realize it was 90 minutes when I clicked on it
I was like “I need some background noise at work.” Best choice of the day.
Sports.
Akir made a great point when he called out people blaming DK only succeeding because of unfamiliarity or cheese. It's just a cop out to protect ego at the end of the day. DK isn't some new patched in character. He's been in the game for 20 years. The truth is when you lose to a DK it's because you aren't taking it serious enough to prepare for it or you're doing things against DK that's leaving you too vulnerable and you need to break those habits. That's why Leffen went from laughing on stream at the idea of losing to DK to being 0-2 versus Ringler and having to switch to Sheik and still only won by the skin of his teeth.
Regardless of a character's tier, you better be ready for them because a good enough player with them is going to humble you fast.
He actually laughed on stream after to be fair! Good points being made though.
It's a two player game at the end of the day, even if your character is really good at making it into a one player game sometimes.
Its a pretty valid point tho, a dk player with 10000hours has 1000s of hours in the fox/falco/marth/shiek matchups but a top tier main with 10000 hours has like maximum 100 hours in the DK matchup. Mid/low tier one tricks have that massive advantage on their side. Just look at the Bobby match, he legit thought its a true chain grab.
13:35
“I’m pretty sure I can tilt you…. I can either make you *scared* or make you *annoyed* ” I think it’s no coincidence that this doc includes Ringler saying this and also the claim that DK is part *zoner* and part *grappler* , archetypes whose game plans create and feed off *annoyance* and *fear* respectively.
that's a really well put insight
Timestamp at 13:25
ur litteraly saying nothing lmfao
@@sleathdja6004the irony
1:22:33 I absolutely did NOT expect to see a picture of Jerma and Ringler together. Even funnier that you just labeled him as "some guy". I am laughing my ass off. 😂
Ringler was one of the elves on his Christmas stream last year
Some Guy (left)
Deadass? That's funny. @@tjtribble9932
I was a competitive solo DK main in the early 2000s in the Melee era and I have been telling everyone for decades that DK is a good character. It's great to see that people are finally seeing it today!
Idk hes ok. Not bad at all tho. Hes mid but not a bad option
@@illford6921did you watch the video? Did you see a DK force Leffen to switch off of the #1 character, Fox, to Sheik? And others doing the same? If a character can go toe to toe with world’s best Fox players, he is better than mid
This is awesome bro, it’s so so dope seeing Real OG DK talent make an appearance in a 2023 comment section!
@@illford6921average space animal main in 2023 sad about how the mid tiers are becoming more and more viable
@@MarMaxGaming you’re not negating what the other guys said. dk is decent, he’s a mid tier. mid tiers take sets off top spacies sometimes, that doesn’t make them amazing characters. yoshi and pika are mid tiers and theyve actually won major tournaments
"Donkey Kong isn't here to punish us, or save us, but to help us weather the storm." Love this quote. Melee will forever be a game built from the foundation of the grassroot scene and the love of the game. So in our time of need, when everything is seemingly crumbling down around us, DK is there to remind us where we came from and the genuine love we have for a game more then 20 years old.
It took me 40 whole minutes to realize "wait a minute, I don't even play Melee" That's how you know it's a great video.
This video is expertly produced, directed, edited, and crafted! You deserve thousands of likes
Appreciate it!!
Success!
Great watch. The end hit me hard because its true. DK is comforting as a character. When my dad died of cancer when I was 11 I was depressed and closed off. The first game I played after my Dad's passing was DK64. I love that game flaws and all. Something about the Kongs was soothing and helped me grieve. I always played DK in every smash game. I didn't care if I lost I still had fun because I always loved DK. Thank you for this.
I'm sorry to hear that. I lost my dad in 2007 to cancer as well. I hope you keep doing well and know he is still watching you and loves you.
As soon as I saw Da’s Twitter clips I knew DK was going to swing into the meta
haha. swing. like a monky
He IS the King of Swing after all.
Rlly happy that u covered a little bit of the European scene. Lots of smash docs I’ve seen tend to ignore what happens outside of North America and it’s nice to see both acknowledgment and respect for the players outside of that region.
In general though the way you explain how all these small communities connect to each other and interact is brilliant and really shines a spotlight on what makes playing and discussing comp melee so much fun. The whole documentary is a bonafide celebration of their accomplishments.
Enviable work here, excellent video.
Thank you! My understanding is that Europe secretly has the most DK players per Capita, and Moe is sick on top of that. It would have been criminal to exclude the eu scene!
The real Donkey Kong was the friends we made along the way
It was really wholesome seeing Moe compliment Ringler's DK saying he does the most "clean looking punish" and that the DK is "beautiful" and then 30 minutes later seeing Ringler say that Moe has "the prettiest DK"
I agree so much!
I love seeing the balance of melee slowly equalize as people naturally unlock the potential of the underlooked. One day we'll live in a world where even Bowser can do some clean shit on the main stage.
Nah bowser is way too bad. Even the best bowsers get bodied by mid level sheiks and spacies Bowser cant beat good players.
DK is a way better charachter than bowser. Try to play bowser on slippi and you will understand why
@@YOSSARIAN313 I do play bowser on slippi from time to time, and yes, he is DEF agonizing to play. HOWEVER, there is a certain flow state you reach when you play enough bowser, where you understand how limited he is and only play to his strengths, vs. someone who doesn't realize the bowser does have one or two clean techs up is sleeve that really demonstrates how much of a knowledge game melee really is. Am I saying that bowser is some hidden top tier that just needs to be unlocked? Hell no. Probs never will be. But seeing him move at all on the tierlist will be fascinating to watch as more and more people look into the lower tiers with the intention to unlock as much potential as they can ^-^
@@007Delta_art hes gonna be bottom 3 no matter what with kirby and pichu. Small chance he could pass zelda as well
This is one of the best melee documentaries I've seen. I really hope this goes viral
didn't expect the video to be so riveting. Was actually laughing out loud at the 1 hour+ runtime.
"No way can someone BS about DK for that long"
This was actually an incredibly made video.
Great interviews and storytelling, but most importantly good job of using visuals to illustrate what was being said in the script.
I never felt like what was on screen was distracting from what was being said.
The transformation between Green Ranger and Da is actually insane. The DK that started it all vs the current, most underrated DK I have ever seen and it was so beautiful to see. Watching Ringer play in Mainstage almost made switch from Roy to DK and I'm still considering that.
DK just looks so badass to play, gives a middle finger to anyone that doesn't know how to fight against the monke.
It’s interesting because dk is the most like top tiers in terms of playstyle. He’s a character like marth and puff and falcon, but with crippling weaknesses that they don’t have
UPDATE: BING (A DK FROM UPSTATE) JUST BEAT CODY IN GOMLX WINNERS FOR TOP 32
Wow, you did not spare a single detail on this one and I love it! I appreciate when Melee videos pursue every single storyline to really tell the full tale, and your accuracy was also just spot-on. Excellent job, for real.
A DK IS IN TOP 24 AT THE BIG HOUSE 11. THIS IS NOT A DRILL
Edit: JUNE BEAT GINGER. He's in top 16!! WTFFFF
Edit 2: June loses 3-0 to Aklo, out of Big House 11 at 13th. This is by far the best performance from a DK at a supermajor to date, taking sets off Ginger, Magi, and taking n0ne to game 5.
Ckyulmiqnudaetr did pretty well too. Top 64 is a great placing, he wiped Khryke easily, and while he didn't take any games off Magi he still brought her Falco to last stock on all 3 of them.
his falco
@@FishwicksREAL >sees beautiful woman
> "he"
Your life must be very confusing
It’s so satisfying see DK teach Fox a lesson
The fact that melee's metagame continues to evolve in interesting ways is amazing
51:53 I love how the Fox player is visibly amazed at what he's being subjected to
the cool factor with dk is off the charts you can't help but smile when getting demolished by dk
I have no idea how you did all this research, but you have created a masterpiece. This reminds me of a summoningsalt level of detail and story telling. Thanks!
This was a shockingly well-crafted documentary, definitely wasn't expecting this level of production. Fantastic video! Keep it up!
super awesome vid, as someone that can't rly be consistently plugged into the scene I'm really grateful for mini docs like this
wait i called this a mini doc not realizing i was still watching an hour later hahaha 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 thank you for this awesome doc, legend
Donkey Kong is a hammer.
Twotran is another good DK that comes to mind who inspired Rishi to play the character iirc
Not sure about their recent tournament attendance or plans to enter any upcoming events though
When I spoke to Ringler, I think I was told that Twotran is a DK who could feasibly top 64 a major to this day. (Could have some DKs mixed up though!) If I had more time to spend on this project would have probably sought out an interview with him.
How does this not have hundreds of thousands of views? Bro this was amazing. I'm hyped to see the DK resurgence blowing our heads off.
50k views on a 90 minute video in less than a week is still quite well-performing
@@ShuckleShellAnemia you know what, you right.
Melee isn't as big of a content game as other fighting games
@@illford6921 a damn shame if you asked me
@@illford6921 truth be told most stuff that could be done in Melee has already been done and what's left to discover is usually shit only experts can spot
i will never play melee but the community behind it is utterly beautiful and fascinating. love this video
The last few months I have fallen utterly in love with the Kong. Just this following weekend, I played DK in a regional tournament for the first time (SweetSpot7) and got 65th. While not incredibly impressive of a placement, it has inspired me to continue to grind the character. I love DK, and seeing my fellow Kongs doing so well makes me so very happy
This video was really good and It want me to share my history as, for the moment, the best spanish dk ñ, ranked 7th in Spain (which isnt actually too good, we are not very talented xD). So i entered the comunity, i think It was on 2006, with 8 years, and quickly go first Falcon main, then marth main. On 2015 i was like 5th on my subregion at the time, Barcelona, and like 20 on Spain aprox with marth. And then i had to play k12, a samus player. My brother played samus all time so i had the mu experienced freshed and i actually did really good against very good samuses. But he didnt pick samus, he picked DONKEY KONG. He had changed mains for some mu, and marth was one of them. He destoyed me in a very fun way, and i was impresed. So i tried to pull dk as a joke too, It was funny and quirky, but i still mained marth. But slowly, as more time passed and i started to play more dk, my dk was caching my marth and i was starting to go dk against sheik, and It was working somehow. On 2018 i actually went full dk and changed my tag, from iu2king to iudking, making the DK joke instead of the mew2king joke. I actually labbed dk, at first i thaught i could get 2nd in Spain and that the character was good enough to maybe get some wins against low profile top 100. On pandemic i actually played a lot, i moved regions and in this region where i'm now, valencia, we are pretty actives, so i started labbing a lot. Rn i'm the best in valencia, kinda at the same level as the 2nd here, and i'm 7th in spain, and i want to get better. Now, seeing all that happened recently and having more general knowledge, i feel that the only mu that might be imposible for dk on top level might be a really good puff, like hbox, so i think solo dk is actually a character that, in the right hands, could win a Major. I'm really optimistic, not only on myself, but on the character, i have no doubts on it
The sad thing is that melee for me, at least rn, is a hobby and i have a full time job that just makes me unable to travel for Europe as much as i want actually. I'm going to fete anyway, i Will have my free days for that specific month, so i'm very excited. I'm planning too on going on a tournament on fall, but idk if theres some fall tours announced in europe
I've heard a good amount about Spanish DKs! Thanks for sharing.
Are you the guy that challenged me to a dk v samus money match with you only using one hand?
@@abigcupofwater nop, thats k12
@@iudking3589 ahhh yes, that sounds familiar
I don't even play Melee, and I'm only casually invested in watching tournaments. I haven't seen any of these players' DKs except for Ringler. But I just sat through this whole thing and by the end I was wishing there was more. Amazing job!
as a DK main in ultimate, this brings tears to my eyes. finally the MONKE is getting his respect
People that complain about "low tiers" that play top tier have easily been the most annoying part of my melee journey of 21 years. Let's all explore this seemingly invincible game together and see how much juice we can squeeze out of it haha great video man I was delightfully surprised
Don't care play an actual character and not hope you can get the 3 mus you can actually win because you can only up air fastfallers x5
@@horizon1132 live and let live buddy. No need to complain with a silver spoon in your mouth
I love that so many members even prominent ones of the smash community will generally do interviews and chats as well as insights via social media on their process and thoughts on the meta game. It’s incredible that this community is turning out very high quality content 2 decades after the games release. The community is only continuing to grow and people are still getting better and better, always pushing tech and match ups. Melee really has the best community of any game. So much love for the game and the players. (And it preserves CRTs, another great love of mine)
Love that these comments have become an archive for updated DK wins
87 minutes AND 3 seconds of donkey kong? wusstunes... i think im in love, with you.
It's insane how good this video is. Never thought I'd see a high-quality, non-shitpost 'Donkey Kong in Melee' documentary but here we are, and I couldn't be happier
Great vid, well put together on all fronts, but I gotta say some of the visual gags and editing was absolutely top tier. You made this funny as hell throughout your own commentary but left good breathing room for stories take the space they need, very well done.
I only occasionally check in on the melee community and saw DKs in top 64. I had mamy questions and you've answered them beautifully.
If someone does a backflip after you win then you've officially made it
Kind of crazy now that we are in 2024, and 3 dks have found their way onto the top 100. DK has what it takes!
I didnt know DK was actually real. I've been jokingly picking him each time I get frustrated and was getting results. Guess this is my life now.
wait dk is real? holy dshit
I honestly clicked this assuming I wouldn't finish it but this has been so well made that I watched it all.
Same here!
Dude I clicked on this and didn't realize until ten minutes in the actual length of the video and it absolutely blew me away the entire way through. Easiest sub of my life, great video man! Excited to see what you do in the future.
CEO wasn't a major because there was a samus in top 8 in a 2022 tournament. please argue with me on this
Please give me this win
I beg you LOL
Also thats kinda awesome how the name “bum” wasnt uttered once in the vid.
He was deff a very strong player early on but never traveled and eventually disappeared entirely
There is a very good minidoc on bum already out there. I thought about talking about him in this video but ultimately didn't find a spot for it.
I wish I could like this a million times. Great video so well put together. I just recently found my love for DK last week and have become a 20DK believer officially after watching this vid. The ape can do it and we will get home to the top one day.
Really good video. Wasn't expecting such quality, it's almost a crime the number of subscribers for a video like this. And love the editing with DK in his original series.
This is probably one of the most well written, researched, and edited documentaries i've seen on youtube! It's also on the best monke around what more could I ask for
You really out dun yourself on this one! An hour and a half of QUALITY kongtent!
It genuinely excites me to see changes in Melee even after all this time. And other than Falcon, DK is the only character from Melee that I would consider a main in the other Smash games, so it kind of makes me want to finally pick up Melee and give this character a shot and see if the game finally clicks with me.
This is some of the best melee content that’s been made in a while. Very well done
I usually don’t watch full smash documentaries but I’m a sucker for low/mid tier content and the general obscurity of tier lists this era. I can also recognize this video took a lot of work and editing, thanks!
Most people started playing melee because the smash brothers documentary. I am proud to say this is the reason I downloaded slippi
this is great. really deep dive and the editing was funny too
Dude, please keep making more of these. You deserve all the views you're getting.
This documentary was so good and awesome that when I see DK doing so well in Collision I couldn't stop thinking in this video. Incredible job, I Love it.
i don't have much to say other than this is a wonderfully made video and your storytelling and editing skills have only improved since i first watched your Chicagoland DK video
i sincerely hope your content can reach more and more of the community in the future, the sheer care and passion you put into your work is amazing
monke bless 🙏🍌
Some of the best content on RUclips straight up. It’s so interesting how creators will find their niche and create videos like this that deserve immense amounts of attention but can’t get it because of the relatively small community around the subject matter. I hope this hits the algorithm HARD
am 30 minutes into this video and i only now am realizing i’m watching a movie. very good pacing thus far and super well put together information. this all coming from a not-so knowledgeable melee-interested non-player
There's just an inherit sense of satisfaction in my brain whenever this giant ass monke is on screen :)
Thank you for the great video!
The other reason dk is like captain falcon is no matter how lame the combo he does is it looks really cool
@@wusstunes monkey combos up air > up air > up air > up air > up air and somehow its the most entertaining shit ive ever seen.
Very good editing and research and interviews. This is something you really should be proud of; hell of a mini doc.
Dang this video was amazingly made! My favourite part was that donkey kong face materialising on the moon. You have real skill for pacing a lengthy video as well- didn't want to look away for a second
Honestly the best documentary I've seen since 2020
A masterpiece of Melee filmmaking.
Put this on to try to take a nap but couldn’t take my eyes off the screen, great vid!
I really like the love shown on the few Meele documentaries we have but this is far beyond. AMAZING work!
This is some quality content right here. Maybe I should try and learn some of this new-age DK swagger
Very impressive video thought I would only watch for a few but ended up watching the whole thing.
Amazing video as always dude! This was extremely well produced
I love the chaotic editing of this video, you should be proud of making such a good video.
I think this is the greatest part of melee that I don’t see as much in other competitive video games. The heart. Melee has always been grassroots and linked community and to see such as optimized and oppressive game becoming so diverse and meta changing after 20 years because people refused to give up on their favorite characters. It’s just such an optimistic and hopeful reality. I think that’s why DK is so special as he represents the heart of melee, and like melee he’ll be there for us to weather this storm.
This is ain't a renaissance, it's a Kongquest
I thought I clicked on a 1min 27 second video but.. I sat here for over an hour. Well done. Seriously. Documentary level. Subbed.
Fantastic docmentary! Really excited for DK's future in Melee. Love seeing this game still evolve in 2023.
I was looking at the community tierlist and I was surprised by somethings.
Now I haven't gone to any tournaments, but me and my brother play all the time and are quite good.
For example take Donkey Kong: His neutral B, we call it "The Punch"...
Salut! je suis Funky Kong et mon tonneau jumbo vous déposera où vous voulez!
ca me plait, funky!
Amazing documentary wow, this came on randomly while I was driving listening to videos!
Bro, your choice of music around 56:54 from the original game (DKC) is absolutely perfect. Thanks for the nostalgia. You've earned my subscription.
epic video. looking forward to more monke in years to come. i think one of the cooler things about melee’s current accessible state is that it allows for more people to push low and mid tiers, much to top tier enthusiasts dismay. and now with slippi ranked it discourages insta quits and forces people to actually play a set. the results are often humbling. GL HF to all attempting to push the underrepresented
update update: a donkey kong just beat the best player in the world... what world are we living in...
Zain has been the best in the world for like 6 months now, he's won a lot more just the official list hasnt been updated yet
This is A++ content, man. You won yourself a new small little subscriber. You’re going places, and I’m here for it. Keep on rocking!
Great video! Well researched and well edited. Fantastic narrative arc
Damn This was awesome, it gives me great hope for this game's future after a very bleak period with drama and tournament cancelations!
time to join the dk renaissance!!!
This is great man. Makes me wonder if there's any other dormant fighters left in the roster. Either or, very entertaining video :)
Such quality from a smaller creator, I’m very happy I’ve found another creator to binge.
This is so well done. I think I'm gonna pick up DK and terrorize my local scene with it someday.
you're gaming!!!
no u
What a phenomenal video. I didn't even realize I had watched some of your stuff before without even realizing it. Ez sub
This is a really entertaining video. The visual comedy really lands, I think the dry voice over compliments it well.
Yo this video SLAPS like dankey kang
year of the game&watch? nah its YEAR OF THE APE PT.2: IT'S GONNA HURT EDITION greatest DK win that will ever exist just went down #1 player in the world don't mean *&$% because HE IS THE LEADER OF THE BUNCH BABY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO