Jon: So, if you want 101%, you have to play through the whole game 3 times, and that's just not worth it Also Jon: *plays through the game 4 1/2 times for the sake of one (amazing) joke LP*
So at this point, all the multiverses have connected, and Jon has just accepted them all as different versions instead of fuzzy memory of what the real version is.
This ended up being much better then a normal let's play, going full multiverse on it. Looking at the bootlegs, as well as weird knockoffs that i do actually recall seeing my friend play when i was younger, which tells me how cheap his parents were lol but was still fun to watch though.
I'm gonna be real with you, Jon. This LP was some of your best work. Period. and I hope that should it one day come around to you doing another meta LP? It will be just as good if not better, even if this is already a high bar to measure up to.
51:05 I half expected us to cut to a scene of Jon in his room recording, then suddenly turning to see someone in a DK costume holding a Game Boy Color. I know that isn't the most feasible of ideas, but anything feels possible by this point.
This was amazing. Definitely one of if not the best Let's Plays I've ever seen. I'm gonna be 100% honest, I hate Twitch. In the earlier years I had worse hardware and worse internet, so it never worked right. In later years, I came to hate the design decisions and some of the "injustices" on it. And no matter what year it never seems to work on my phone, app or not. But I've always loved your content ever since I decided to check it out after TRG. Some of the most well paced, cleanly edited, and funny playthroughs out there. Really a peak of the entire genre for me. But the fact you kind of, disappeared, especially after that wonderful wonderful Wario Land playthrough, really had me sad. I knew you were active on Twitch sure but it just, wasn't my thing. Seeing you come back with such huge promises, and then exceeding them, has absolutely made this already good year for me even better. Thank you for everything, Jon.
I’m just glad I’m not the only one. I don’t really have the time for the long fortune cookie streams, as cool as they are, and always missed Jon’s LP’s . Like, I’m super glad he did well for himself, that’s way more important, but I always missed them. I was always excited for when I remembered him talking about a DKC project he had planned, and this exceeded my wildest dreams.
I generally don't have the patience to sit through streams, long ago I just kind of accepted that Jon is never coming back to RUclips but I stayed subscribed just so I'd have a quick link to his older videos. But boy was I pleasantly surprised to see him start uploading again.
Ditto. Twitch has a lot of problems, imo enough to make me decide to never stream on it again, and I’m so glad Jon is back to RUclips with let’s play content on the same level of quality as Emile.
Here's a thing I learned about Tanked-Up Trouble. I once let the rail barge lose all fuel and fall off of the map while I was on a platform with no way forward, just to see if anything would happen. To my surprise, there IS an event for this so you don't have to self-destruct: if trapped without the barge, Donkey/Diddy will automatically perform the "you failed a bonus game" animation complete with the music, and then you lose a life.
This is potentially the greatest LP you've ever done, and it has some serious competition for me to say that. A truly comprehensive LP of Donkey Kong Country, not just a game, but as a whole, with plenty of silly jokes and dumb quirks along the way. This is peak Proton Jon, pure and distilled, and it's why I've been subscribed for years upon years. Spectacular work, Jon.
This LP was made for me, it feels like. I'm a big fan of meta-humor, playing with the metatextual stuff in story. Sometimes it can be done really well, sometimes...not so much. Stuff like Deadpool, Serious Sam, stuff that can make fun of itself while still being a good series with things to grab you, that stuff just entices me. And doing this like a Let's Play where the game literally goes through every single version of Donkey Kong Country, even the bootlegs, and notifying every change possible...that's a treat. You are dedicated to sparkle motion, Jon. I've heard rumors about the Sonic 2 special edition, sometimes glanced the TVtropes page, but I never tried to experience it myself. Now...this is my generation's SomethingAwful Special Edition game: a fun run through Donkey Kong Country complete with wacky hijinks, in-jokes, the casual warping of time and space (well, could be bigger :P ), and an intent to teach something about a very important game originally released in the SNES library. So thank you, Jon. Thank you for being the creative bag of fun on streams and LPs that inspired a friend, fueled a lifestyle, and got me into collecting games from my own childhood, like- OH GODDAMNIT JON THAT FUNKY BIT AT THE END KILLED ME! XD
This was the biggest mindfuck of a let's play I've ever seen. Was a real breath of fresh air after not seeing a good LP for a long long time. This was fantastic.
This LP felt like the perfect blend between your more structured RUclips LPs and the chaos that happens weekly over on Twitch. Knowing DKC, I knew what to expect out of the game itself, but in terms of how it was delivered, I was always kept guessing, never knowing what form the Kongs would take from moment to moment, video to video. You, Time Thief, and everyone else who contributed to the project should be proud. This will probably go down as one of my favorite LPs ever. Bravo!
Sintax were insane bootleg developers, even Hummer Team never managed to fit their cartridges with interdimensional warp technology. Very impressive, hopefully more people will talk about this game now.
You know Jon, I usually don't Like LP's that are over the place like this, but this is defently an exception. this is the most unique LP I have ever watched, It is also my favorite LP I've ever seem. I am not joking when I say that.
If MasterTimeThief has the time, I would love to see a "making of" video for this series showing some of the editing that went into this, especially for the cutting and audio between that final battle. That was incredible, and I'd love to see how it was done! Amazing LP!
Dang it, my title prediction was so close. I was betting on this part being called "Finale Fugue". I've been watching your content for about 10 years at this point, and I honestly think this might be your best work. As soon as I saw the warp in the first part I knew this was going to be one hell of a ride, and it just kept getting better from there.
I legit enjoyed this as a Let’s Play, I was actually upset with the K. Rool fight being channel flipped and equally delighted. I pray that Rosa can find a suitable Jon to stop the funk.
Absolutely loved this let’s play. Such an insane idea that was fun to watch all the way through. Also I REALLY hope that the fortune cookie roll at 44:21 is a hint towards the next let’s play. Would love to see you let’s play that game.
This LP is the definitive DKC experience. Even if something quite like this never happens again, I'd be interested to see any other non standard LP structures from you. I am looking forward to your next big project and hope that making this masterpiece was anywhere near as enjoyable as watching it.
It did really throw me for a loop at first, but when I realized that this was to show case all the different content across the 3 versions, I was immediately on board. A fun unique take!
Jon I understand why you did this, enjoyed it for most part. Was not so sober when the series started to go crazy so thanks for that heart attack dude.
I’d mentioned this to TimeThief at one point in discord, but I had a blast with this LP series. I know that it likely took a lot of doing, but this has been my favorite LP in a long time. I hope that you try something like this again in the future, or at least something in this kind of flavor. Thank you for coming back to LPing, even if I love watching your Twitch stuff too.
This LP was great, Jon. As DK64 is my favourite video game, I really enjoyed the Beaver Bother segment, and have a few related things I noticed that you may not know; The GBA port of DKC has quite a few things added from '64, namely the idea of a photo collectable and new sound effects (including that weird "Miss!" SFX in the dance minigame).
I've actually never played DKC, so I just want to say that I adored this LP. I love the extra mile you always go with your videos and thank the editor for making it all come together so well.
Hell, a lot of Cranky Kong’s remarks not only hold up, but continue to get more and more relevant the more obsessed with high-end graphics and flashy fluff people become. It is ridiculous how easily the masses are wowed by shiny things. Fucking birdbrains. (Wait, that’s not fair-not fair to the birds, that is. Birds can sometimes be kind of dumb, but not to the extent that people tend to be. Some birds attack their own reflections because they don’t understand the concept of reflections and think they’re being directly challenged by rival birds, not because their brains are unstable and they care far too much what others think.) All it takes is the latest graphics, superfluous bells and whistles, and/or “socially conscious” content (which is entirely subjective and essentially just based on whatever’s trendy in society at a given time), and scores of ravenous mutants will flock to game stores and eat these products up no matter how soulless, sloppy, or shitty they are. It’s embarrassing and endlessly frustrating-especially for those of us who care more for substance and stability than superficial nonsense. I don’t care how pretty something is if it either has no heart or is warped at the core. (Incidentally, these last two sentences generally apply to my views on pretty much everything-anything from video games to people to clothing, and everywhere in between.) Little wonder I don’t give a rat’s ass about 99% of new releases.
Excuse the rant; I tend to ramble a lot-partly because I have a lot to say, and partly because I’m just wordy by nature. Also I relate to Cranky alarmingly well, considering I’m only about a year older Donkey Kong Country.
If it comes to the GBA DK Attack Mode: the max possible Score for every Stage is 500.000. If you manage to get that, under the thing they actually call your score "Max. Score"
I have to say, one of my favorite things about your content is how off the wall you go with stuff. At least half the fun is wondering what shenanigans you're going to pull next.
Major props for playing through the game 3 times at the exact same time. I know that can be rough, depending on how much you love the game. I also love that all 4 final battles had the same continuity between them. Amazing stuff all around and one of the reminders as to why you are one of my favourite youtubers.
Jon, I think you peak with this LP, it was such an amazing journey, Thanks for the laughs, I legit lose it during the FMV joke, Trully, this was the best series that I've seen online.
Props to you Jon - for playing 3 versions of the same game on this playthrough. Plus the bootleg. And the Race Cart. I didn't even know those two existed. I also agree on the ranking of the original trilogy, that being 2, 3 and 1. And to be fair the original DKC was them just figuring stuff out. I enjoyed the trippy nature of this LP, and how it was basically a Rick and Morty style dimension-hopping adventure. It kept me on my toes - not going to lie, especially seeing I have played the SNES original to death as a kid.
This is one of the best let's plays I have ever seen. This is a beautiful mindfuck and showcase of DK games and I enjoyed it immensely! Never can watch streams due to timezones and these LPs scratch an itch for more content from you.
This has to be one of my favorite LPs of all time. The work that was put into it and the comedy of it all was really entertaining, and I can see myself coming back to watch the madness unfold again and again. There's nothing quite like a Proton Jon LP, and this has got to be one of your best. Thank you for this wild ride!
As someone who's been playing DKC 1 for as long as I can remember, I gotta say, I really enjoyed this LP. There has never been a DKC 1 LP that was more interesting to me than this one, that was a really fun ride. Thanks Jon, hope to see DKC 2 and 3 if you wind up doing something similar for those at some point too. Fantastic work on this LP.
Fantastic LP, truly a journey of over time and space. Interesting to see that both DKC and Sonic 2 Special Edition reused the same “belief-based engine”.
Oh my gosh, this was amazing. I’ll admit, I’ve never played DKC, and I was SUPER confused in episode two, but like… ultimately? The confusion and little bits of metanarrative just made it even more fun.
i remember between my 2 older brothers and i that i was the one to find that rambi. Not because i was 'smarter' or 'more explorative' but because i sucked that badly i actually fell in that hole when one of them was watching lol
This LP was fantastic. Every twist caught me off guard, and I loved it. I absolutely lost my shit when you loaded into the "full-motion video minigame" and the Smash match
Oh cool! I forgot to ask last time if you were gonna show off the GBC exclusive stage. And you did! On that note, thank you for screwing with all of us this entire LP, you madman.
This series made me so happy!! It was extremely well done. The DKC trilogy is really close to my heart, and I played a bunch of it on the SNES, and the first one on GBA, but I loved being exposed to the different games featured.
This has probably been one of the most unique LP I have seen in a long time oh my lord, I think I might do something similar if I ever get around to doing the original Castlevania
Donkey Kong Country 1 for me is up there because it's the only game you can play through in a single sitting. I made a habit of replaying the entire game, start to finish, every Christmas, because the game takes me back to the Christmas I got it in 1995. DKC2 is a great game, but it's 2-3 times longer than DKC1, so it turns in to a game I start a lot but never finish as often. And DKC3... that game feels like a combination of "these are the table scraps left over after 1 and 2" and "all our friends are off having fun working on N64 games and we're stuck on the SNES"
Jon this was amazing, I've played DKC so many times and seen so many lets plays it borders on boring for me, but these multiverse shenanigan's with all these different versions were not only an entertaining breath of fresh air but also a great essay like summation of the games history. You should absolutely be proud of this accomplishment.
And so, as the Jons lay their controllers and handhelds down, their minds merged once again into the prime being. Jon took a breath. He sat back in his chair and for the first time in his lives, he was grateful for the fact that he had experience in time travel and spatial manipulation back from his adventures in the vast variations of Dinosaur Land.
This was....outstanding! Jon you did amazingly with this and it was absolutely fantastic watching you just have an absolute ball with this trip. I’m glad you decided to drag us all along on Mr Jon’s Kongs Ride.
I would love you to do more LP's like this, this was absolutely incredible, and I'd love to see more normal LP's and LP's just like this, thank you for everything so far :)
It's funny how Candy's Dance Studio was initially something I'd share to people purely for the "Oh god" reactions, and now people will remember you being obsessed with the minigame :P This LP was a lot of fun! The ideas for the meta LP really worked out really well thanks to there being multiple version of DKC (plus bootlegs). I always love it when there's some kooky narrative behind the Let's Play of a game beyond the game itself. "For all KONGs?" "Always."
This was one crazy trip. Who knew Jon had powers to travel through the multiverse? I had a lot of fun watching this LP and this is one of my all time favorite LP's on RUclips ever. Excellent work to the entire Jon team from all multiverses!
This was a fun trip through the multiverse. So, I guess this means the AltJons are canon to your RUclips content now? Truly the Joniverse has no bounds after seeing this unfold.
This let's play has been such a treat. It's awesome how much effort you went through to play through each of these DKCs, and making sure the characters and little details match up.
I will continue to watch this over and over again and forever continue to watch you Jon, the amount of work you put in to this is amazing. It’s so much more effort then I ever thought you would put back into RUclips ever again and it’s just beautiful!
Loved this playthrough, especially the meta humor. Even as someone who hasn't played through the original games, this was a great watch, and I'm honestly re-encouraged to try this game again, considering the last time I played this I was a kid who thought this game was incredibly difficult on the GBA. I'm not even usually the type to enjoy platformers, funnily enough.
Great LP! I love it when people twist the medium like this. It shows how creative someone can really be with something that’s otherwise just playing a video game while talking. Also, I honestly didn’t believe Donkey Kong 5: The Journey of Over Time and Space was real. Like, I looked it up after watching a second time and was shocked that the ending wasn’t some animation you had commissioned or something.
I’m so glad I watch Jon’s streams from time to time and know about the multiversal John thing, so the ending of this probably threw me off somewhat less then others. Plus I’m a sucker for Multiverse concepts and the entire idea that this was somehow a John playing a weird Donkey Kong reskin of Super Mario Bros that also took him through multiple timelines, and then all of this was also caused by a version of RosaJon was really...interesting. John. If you ever see this comment, thank you for this weird, WTF, yet fun series of game I’ve played none of, in which after some episodes I felt like I was being slapped by what was happening. I wouldn’t be surprised if it had actually been a John who was somehow also reality itself that slapped me. Thank you again ProtonJohn! -From, a Recent Fan and Sub to Your Channel.
Jon: So, if you want 101%, you have to play through the whole game 3 times, and that's just not worth it
Also Jon: *plays through the game 4 1/2 times for the sake of one (amazing) joke LP*
_#CommitToTheBit__, as we sometimes say in the community..._
Kayfabe is a powerful drug
I wouldn’t be surprised if he worded it that way on purpose as a meta-joke.
And thus Proton Jon completes the world's first 404% run of Donkey Kong Country for SNES/NES/GB/GBA.
actually it's 505% if you count Donkey Kong 5.
I can only do 303%
But I can do 404% if I watch the entire DKC cartoon!
Remember, if you blink, Donkey Kong gets closer, further out of Game Boy. Do Not Break Eye Contact With DK.
You do not recognize the Donks on the screen
So at this point, all the multiverses have connected, and Jon has just accepted them all as different versions instead of fuzzy memory of what the real version is.
And then Funky destroyed them all!
Jon: "This will not be the norm for this channel."
Also Jon: ends on a sequel hook
This ended up being much better then a normal let's play, going full multiverse on it.
Looking at the bootlegs, as well as weird knockoffs that i do actually recall seeing my friend play when i was younger, which tells me how cheap his parents were lol but was still fun to watch though.
fukas great
Indeed--I didn't even realize those bootlegs existed until this Let's Play showcased them.
@@Magikarpador agreed though best girl is desco
@@Avarice_Chimera I like Flonne the most
This has to be the highest concept Let's Play of Donkey Kong Country I've ever seen.
Bravo!
Not just big brain
Not just galaxy brain
Not even just universe brain
OMNIVERSE brain
I'm gonna be real with you, Jon. This LP was some of your best work. Period. and I hope that should it one day come around to you doing another meta LP? It will be just as good if not better, even if this is already a high bar to measure up to.
Imagine if he did a legend of Zelda one in which he changes the game for every temple he enters. That would be crazy.
51:05 I half expected us to cut to a scene of Jon in his room recording, then suddenly turning to see someone in a DK costume holding a Game Boy Color. I know that isn't the most feasible of ideas, but anything feels possible by this point.
Jon has so many Alt-Jons, even his Lets Plays has Alternates now. YIPPEEE!!!
Pretty sure BMZ had an alternate that got the bad ending.
@@pokedude720 yeah the Chrono Trigger gag for that one was top notch
@@MarioLuigi0404 probably not a coincidence that Jon used another CT Gag for these AUs as well.
This was amazing. Definitely one of if not the best Let's Plays I've ever seen. I'm gonna be 100% honest, I hate Twitch. In the earlier years I had worse hardware and worse internet, so it never worked right. In later years, I came to hate the design decisions and some of the "injustices" on it. And no matter what year it never seems to work on my phone, app or not. But I've always loved your content ever since I decided to check it out after TRG. Some of the most well paced, cleanly edited, and funny playthroughs out there. Really a peak of the entire genre for me. But the fact you kind of, disappeared, especially after that wonderful wonderful Wario Land playthrough, really had me sad. I knew you were active on Twitch sure but it just, wasn't my thing. Seeing you come back with such huge promises, and then exceeding them, has absolutely made this already good year for me even better. Thank you for everything, Jon.
I’m just glad I’m not the only one. I don’t really have the time for the long fortune cookie streams, as cool as they are, and always missed Jon’s LP’s . Like, I’m super glad he did well for himself, that’s way more important, but I always missed them. I was always excited for when I remembered him talking about a DKC project he had planned, and this exceeded my wildest dreams.
I generally don't have the patience to sit through streams, long ago I just kind of accepted that Jon is never coming back to RUclips but I stayed subscribed just so I'd have a quick link to his older videos. But boy was I pleasantly surprised to see him start uploading again.
Very much same, I get too much FOMO when it comes to streams 😅
Ditto. Twitch has a lot of problems, imo enough to make me decide to never stream on it again, and I’m so glad Jon is back to RUclips with let’s play content on the same level of quality as Emile.
Totally agree with your opinion on Twitch
It’s high time that Donkey Kong Country: Into the Kongverse has finally ended!
Emphasis on high
Aw, man, I was gonna say Monkeyverse
Here's a thing I learned about Tanked-Up Trouble. I once let the rail barge lose all fuel and fall off of the map while I was on a platform with no way forward, just to see if anything would happen. To my surprise, there IS an event for this so you don't have to self-destruct: if trapped without the barge, Donkey/Diddy will automatically perform the "you failed a bonus game" animation complete with the music, and then you lose a life.
And if you do it while standing at the edge of a platform, you find out Diddy is wearing an anti-gravity hat.
@@mumblingbiclops I figured it was obvious about that when falling the hat doesn't fly off his head
I found out that by complete accident when playing the game.
I hope that comes up in the bonus episode.
This is potentially the greatest LP you've ever done, and it has some serious competition for me to say that. A truly comprehensive LP of Donkey Kong Country, not just a game, but as a whole, with plenty of silly jokes and dumb quirks along the way. This is peak Proton Jon, pure and distilled, and it's why I've been subscribed for years upon years. Spectacular work, Jon.
This LP was made for me, it feels like.
I'm a big fan of meta-humor, playing with the metatextual stuff in story. Sometimes it can be done really well, sometimes...not so much. Stuff like Deadpool, Serious Sam, stuff that can make fun of itself while still being a good series with things to grab you, that stuff just entices me.
And doing this like a Let's Play where the game literally goes through every single version of Donkey Kong Country, even the bootlegs, and notifying every change possible...that's a treat. You are dedicated to sparkle motion, Jon. I've heard rumors about the Sonic 2 special edition, sometimes glanced the TVtropes page, but I never tried to experience it myself. Now...this is my generation's SomethingAwful Special Edition game: a fun run through Donkey Kong Country complete with wacky hijinks, in-jokes, the casual warping of time and space (well, could be bigger :P ), and an intent to teach something about a very important game originally released in the SNES library. So thank you, Jon. Thank you for being the creative bag of fun on streams and LPs that inspired a friend, fueled a lifestyle, and got me into collecting games from my own childhood, like-
OH GODDAMNIT JON THAT FUNKY BIT AT THE END KILLED ME! XD
This was the biggest mindfuck of a let's play I've ever seen. Was a real breath of fresh air after not seeing a good LP for a long long time. This was fantastic.
This LP felt like the perfect blend between your more structured RUclips LPs and the chaos that happens weekly over on Twitch. Knowing DKC, I knew what to expect out of the game itself, but in terms of how it was delivered, I was always kept guessing, never knowing what form the Kongs would take from moment to moment, video to video. You, Time Thief, and everyone else who contributed to the project should be proud. This will probably go down as one of my favorite LPs ever. Bravo!
Oh god, Jon actually did that for the final boss, this series is perfection
Glad to see a definitive sequel to your Donkey Kong 4 Country lets play.
I can't believe this entire LP was actually just the bonus episode for Donkey Kong for the Gameboy the whole time.
Sintax were insane bootleg developers, even Hummer Team never managed to fit their cartridges with interdimensional warp technology. Very impressive, hopefully more people will talk about this game now.
This is easily one of the best LP’s of all time.
Edit: HOLY SHIT THAT ENDING.
really wish if that was just a nod to the multiverse, was for a future lp or if it was just show off the could do rosajon
Yeah, I lost my shit on that too!
I should've known that Dracula was responsible for bringing about the day of Funky Kong, it was so obvious!
clearly every protonjon LP is part of the same universe and it only will finally end when he plays dawn of sorrow and kills dracula for good
@@Starfloofle but dawn of sorrow doesn't end with a dracula fight ...?
>1 hour and 17 minutes
Oh boy, we're in for a ride.
Well,..... just waiting for the bonus video and the rest of Su....... um,..... you know.
Oh my god, it's actually Donkey Kong Country: Enter the Joniverse
Incredible job, Jon, here's to more shenanigans
This LP is the closest anyones gotten to reaching super godzilla levels of insanity in years. Very well done
You know Jon, I usually don't Like LP's that are over the place like this, but this is defently an exception. this is the most unique LP I have ever watched, It is also my favorite LP I've ever seem. I am not joking when I say that.
If MasterTimeThief has the time, I would love to see a "making of" video for this series showing some of the editing that went into this, especially for the cutting and audio between that final battle. That was incredible, and I'd love to see how it was done!
Amazing LP!
Dang it, my title prediction was so close. I was betting on this part being called "Finale Fugue".
I've been watching your content for about 10 years at this point, and I honestly think this might be your best work. As soon as I saw the warp in the first part I knew this was going to be one hell of a ride, and it just kept getting better from there.
I legit enjoyed this as a Let’s Play, I was actually upset with the K. Rool fight being channel flipped and equally delighted.
I pray that Rosa can find a suitable Jon to stop the funk.
Absolutely loved this let’s play. Such an insane idea that was fun to watch all the way through.
Also I REALLY hope that the fortune cookie roll at 44:21 is a hint towards the next let’s play. Would love to see you let’s play that game.
I don't know if it's next, but Jon has confirmed that he is going to LP JSRF at some point.
This LP is the definitive DKC experience. Even if something quite like this never happens again, I'd be interested to see any other non standard LP structures from you. I am looking forward to your next big project and hope that making this masterpiece was anywhere near as enjoyable as watching it.
It did really throw me for a loop at first, but when I realized that this was to show case all the different content across the 3 versions, I was immediately on board. A fun unique take!
I was never ever able to beat the first DK Country game (or the next two), and Jon did it repeatedly across, like, 5 versions.
Jon I understand why you did this, enjoyed it for most part. Was not so sober when the series started to go crazy so thanks for that heart attack dude.
I’d mentioned this to TimeThief at one point in discord, but I had a blast with this LP series. I know that it likely took a lot of doing, but this has been my favorite LP in a long time. I hope that you try something like this again in the future, or at least something in this kind of flavor. Thank you for coming back to LPing, even if I love watching your Twitch stuff too.
This LP was great, Jon. As DK64 is my favourite video game, I really enjoyed the Beaver Bother segment, and have a few related things I noticed that you may not know;
The GBA port of DKC has quite a few things added from '64, namely the idea of a photo collectable and new sound effects (including that weird "Miss!" SFX in the dance minigame).
I've actually never played DKC, so I just want to say that I adored this LP. I love the extra mile you always go with your videos and thank the editor for making it all come together so well.
I love how Cranky's dialogue still holds up even today. Fantastic Let's Play, Jon.
Hell, a lot of Cranky Kong’s remarks not only hold up, but continue to get more and more relevant the more obsessed with high-end graphics and flashy fluff people become. It is ridiculous how easily the masses are wowed by shiny things. Fucking birdbrains. (Wait, that’s not fair-not fair to the birds, that is. Birds can sometimes be kind of dumb, but not to the extent that people tend to be. Some birds attack their own reflections because they don’t understand the concept of reflections and think they’re being directly challenged by rival birds, not because their brains are unstable and they care far too much what others think.) All it takes is the latest graphics, superfluous bells and whistles, and/or “socially conscious” content (which is entirely subjective and essentially just based on whatever’s trendy in society at a given time), and scores of ravenous mutants will flock to game stores and eat these products up no matter how soulless, sloppy, or shitty they are. It’s embarrassing and endlessly frustrating-especially for those of us who care more for substance and stability than superficial nonsense. I don’t care how pretty something is if it either has no heart or is warped at the core. (Incidentally, these last two sentences generally apply to my views on pretty much everything-anything from video games to people to clothing, and everywhere in between.) Little wonder I don’t give a rat’s ass about 99% of new releases.
Excuse the rant; I tend to ramble a lot-partly because I have a lot to say, and partly because I’m just wordy by nature. Also I relate to Cranky alarmingly well, considering I’m only about a year older Donkey Kong Country.
Love the (probably) unintentional pun of "A blind maze. A-maze-ing" at 30:42
If it comes to the GBA DK Attack Mode: the max possible Score for every Stage is 500.000. If you manage to get that, under the thing they actually call your score "Max. Score"
I have to say, one of my favorite things about your content is how off the wall you go with stuff. At least half the fun is wondering what shenanigans you're going to pull next.
Major props for playing through the game 3 times at the exact same time. I know that can be rough, depending on how much you love the game.
I also love that all 4 final battles had the same continuity between them. Amazing stuff all around and one of the reminders as to why you are one of my favourite youtubers.
Jon, I think you peak with this LP, it was such an amazing journey, Thanks for the laughs, I legit lose it during the FMV joke, Trully, this was the best series that I've seen online.
This LP has just been quite a trip. Constantly making me question my sanity.
I loved it.
Props to you Jon - for playing 3 versions of the same game on this playthrough. Plus the bootleg. And the Race Cart. I didn't even know those two existed. I also agree on the ranking of the original trilogy, that being 2, 3 and 1. And to be fair the original DKC was them just figuring stuff out. I enjoyed the trippy nature of this LP, and how it was basically a Rick and Morty style dimension-hopping adventure. It kept me on my toes - not going to lie, especially seeing I have played the SNES original to death as a kid.
This is one of the best let's plays I have ever seen. This is a beautiful mindfuck and showcase of DK games and I enjoyed it immensely! Never can watch streams due to timezones and these LPs scratch an itch for more content from you.
This has to be one of my favorite LPs of all time. The work that was put into it and the comedy of it all was really entertaining, and I can see myself coming back to watch the madness unfold again and again. There's nothing quite like a Proton Jon LP, and this has got to be one of your best. Thank you for this wild ride!
As someone who's been playing DKC 1 for as long as I can remember, I gotta say, I really enjoyed this LP. There has never been a DKC 1 LP that was more interesting to me than this one, that was a really fun ride. Thanks Jon, hope to see DKC 2 and 3 if you wind up doing something similar for those at some point too. Fantastic work on this LP.
The freaking smash cut in had me in stitches.
Fantastic LP, truly a journey of over time and space. Interesting to see that both DKC and Sonic 2 Special Edition reused the same “belief-based engine”.
Oh my gosh, this was amazing. I’ll admit, I’ve never played DKC, and I was SUPER confused in episode two, but like… ultimately? The confusion and little bits of metanarrative just made it even more fun.
i remember between my 2 older brothers and i that i was the one to find that rambi.
Not because i was 'smarter' or 'more explorative' but because i sucked that badly i actually fell in that hole when one of them was watching lol
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I'm just gonna imagine that Jon is playing Donkey Kong Country 1nfinite on his Omnintendo console.
This LP was fantastic. Every twist caught me off guard, and I loved it. I absolutely lost my shit when you loaded into the "full-motion video minigame" and the Smash match
39:20 just when I thought there weren't any more surprises left in store
Love this multiverse playthrough. I had fun with this honestly.
Oh cool! I forgot to ask last time if you were gonna show off the GBC exclusive stage. And you did!
On that note, thank you for screwing with all of us this entire LP, you madman.
This series made me so happy!! It was extremely well done. The DKC trilogy is really close to my heart, and I played a bunch of it on the SNES, and the first one on GBA, but I loved being exposed to the different games featured.
This LP... it's beautiful. I've looked at this for 5 hours now.
This is probably one of my absolute favorite let’s plays I’ve ever seen. Maybe my favorite ever
This whole LP was a freaking rollercoaster, and I loved every minute of it. Thank you for this amazing experience Jon XD
I was SO confused when the first game switch happened in episode 2. This was hilarious! Can’t wait for the bonus video :)
This has probably been one of the most unique LP I have seen in a long time oh my lord, I think I might do something similar if I ever get around to doing the original Castlevania
Donkey Kong Country 1 for me is up there because it's the only game you can play through in a single sitting. I made a habit of replaying the entire game, start to finish, every Christmas, because the game takes me back to the Christmas I got it in 1995. DKC2 is a great game, but it's 2-3 times longer than DKC1, so it turns in to a game I start a lot but never finish as often. And DKC3... that game feels like a combination of "these are the table scraps left over after 1 and 2" and "all our friends are off having fun working on N64 games and we're stuck on the SNES"
Jon this was amazing, I've played DKC so many times and seen so many lets plays it borders on boring for me, but these multiverse shenanigan's with all these different versions were not only an entertaining breath of fresh air but also a great essay like summation of the games history. You should absolutely be proud of this accomplishment.
oh my god we made it. we're finally at the end.
This LP has to be the best way to experience DKC for the first time. Loving the lore implications, too.
Man, Donkey Kong 5 is such a wacky game. Thank you for this ride between the timespaceverse of multiness!
And so, as the Jons lay their controllers and handhelds down, their minds merged once again into the prime being. Jon took a breath. He sat back in his chair and for the first time in his lives, he was grateful for the fact that he had experience in time travel and spatial manipulation back from his adventures in the vast variations of Dinosaur Land.
Jon out here with the only 711% run of Donkey Kong Country, complete with all the nightmare fuel of DK climbing out of a Game Boy Color.
This was....outstanding! Jon you did amazingly with this and it was absolutely fantastic watching you just have an absolute ball with this trip. I’m glad you decided to drag us all along on Mr Jon’s Kongs Ride.
I would love you to do more LP's like this, this was absolutely incredible, and I'd love to see more normal LP's and LP's just like this, thank you for everything so far :)
This has been my favorite thing ever to watch. I've played this series a ton, but I still found myself wanting to know what was happening next.
39:23 Damnit, Jon. XD Even when I expected it, it still managed to catch me off guard.
It's funny how Candy's Dance Studio was initially something I'd share to people purely for the "Oh god" reactions, and now people will remember you being obsessed with the minigame :P
This LP was a lot of fun! The ideas for the meta LP really worked out really well thanks to there being multiple version of DKC (plus bootlegs). I always love it when there's some kooky narrative behind the Let's Play of a game beyond the game itself.
"For all KONGs?" "Always."
This man is abusin the powers of King K. Rimson and destorying time and space because of it.
This was one crazy trip. Who knew Jon had powers to travel through the multiverse? I had a lot of fun watching this LP and this is one of my all time favorite LP's on RUclips ever. Excellent work to the entire Jon team from all multiverses!
This trip was borderline unfiction with how it panned out. An excellent LP, to say the least. It's great to have you back, man.
This is the most ingenious LP I've ever seen. Your return was well worth the wait, right on Jon!
This was a fun trip through the multiverse. So, I guess this means the AltJons are canon to your RUclips content now?
Truly the Joniverse has no bounds after seeing this unfold.
I loved this. This playthrough was quite the journey and made me smile every episode.
With all the shit Future Jon has had to deal with over the years, opening up a multiverse was inevitable, and you handled it brilliantly
Can't wait for the bonus episode: Gaslight, Gatekeep, Gongshow
This let's play has been such a treat. It's awesome how much effort you went through to play through each of these DKCs, and making sure the characters and little details match up.
Easily one of the most entertaining lets plays I have ever seen. Amazing work! Thank you so much.
This has been one of my favorite LP's in a long time, thanks for doing this (especially the donkey kong 5 part) :D
Best LP EVER! Hitting right on my favorite trope of multi-verse shenanigans. I 110% would LOVE to see more LPs like this since it's just so fun.
wow! This was NUTS! Thank you for this Jon, I have very little knowledge of these games, but I had fun with this wacky premise
How did I not realize that each version of the game was a different alt jon
This was a lot of fun, Jon! Thanks for putting in the insane effort to put this together.
I will continue to watch this over and over again and forever continue to watch you Jon, the amount of work you put in to this is amazing. It’s so much more effort then I ever thought you would put back into RUclips ever again and it’s just beautiful!
This LP was a massive trip and I loved it all. Amazing job
I'm more impressed than confused honestly, way to be amazing Jon.
41:50 so climactic and awesome. This game is a master piece.
Loved this playthrough, especially the meta humor. Even as someone who hasn't played through the original games, this was a great watch, and I'm honestly re-encouraged to try this game again, considering the last time I played this I was a kid who thought this game was incredibly difficult on the GBA. I'm not even usually the type to enjoy platformers, funnily enough.
This was a fantastic LP. It shows how much love and commitment you have.
Great LP! I love it when people twist the medium like this. It shows how creative someone can really be with something that’s otherwise just playing a video game while talking.
Also, I honestly didn’t believe Donkey Kong 5: The Journey of Over Time and Space was real. Like, I looked it up after watching a second time and was shocked that the ending wasn’t some animation you had commissioned or something.
I’m so glad I watch Jon’s streams from time to time and know about the multiversal John thing, so the ending of this probably threw me off somewhat less then others. Plus I’m a sucker for Multiverse concepts and the entire idea that this was somehow a John playing a weird Donkey Kong reskin of Super Mario Bros that also took him through multiple timelines, and then all of this was also caused by a version of RosaJon was really...interesting.
John. If you ever see this comment, thank you for this weird, WTF, yet fun series of game I’ve played none of, in which after some episodes I felt like I was being slapped by what was happening. I wouldn’t be surprised if it had actually been a John who was somehow also reality itself that slapped me.
Thank you again ProtonJohn!
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