Since I grew up with games like the Donkey Kong Country Trilogy on the Super Nintendo, I have always seen King K. Rool as Donkey Kong's greatest foe. So when I heard some info (that turned out to be a rumor not too long ago), about how Nintendo didn't like the kremlings, I was hurt. While the vikings from tropical freeze were okay, the bad kongs from jungle beat were kinda hallow villans, and the tikis from Donkey Kong Country Retruns were a joke. K. Rool and the kremlings were a good balance of funny and dangerous that people have a hard time creating nowadays, so the idea that Nintendo seemed to not like them really bugged me. When Donkey Kong Bananza first came out, I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy it, since it didn't seem to have any villans worth fighting...however, when I found out that Nintendo's comments about the kremlings were mistranslated, and more importanly...that King K. Rool and the kremlings were in Bananza (with the appropriate respect and tributes that game creators can give to classic characters)...I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE GAME! Because I actually had a gaming goal WORTH pursuing, batting a worthy foe like King K. Rool for the first time in a long time. Other people have said that K. Rool's return is the best comeback story ever! And I absolutely agree with them. Cause unlike most villans nowadays, foes like K. Rool are actually good at being bad.
