Missy Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 What happened to Donkey Kong, Jr.? At first I thought he was Diddy Kong, but then I read that DKJr and Diddy aren't the same characters. So where is the little fellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Yeah, Donkey Kong Junior had a T-Shirt, while Diddy Kong has a red hat. Clearly different characters! :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 From Wiki: During the development of Donkey Kong Country, Diddy was originally meant to be an updated version of Donkey Kong Jr.. Not liking the radical changes Rare had made to Donkey Kong Jr., Nintendo told them that they could either use Donkey Kong Jr.'s original appearance for Donkey Kong Country or rename their new version of him. Deciding to simply rename the character, who Rare felt was perfect for their updated version of Donkey Kong's world, Rare at first decided on the name "Dinky Kong", but due to legal issues settled on the name Diddy Kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 From Wiki: During the development of Donkey Kong Country, Diddy was originally meant to be an updated version of Donkey Kong Jr.. Not liking the radical changes Rare had made to Donkey Kong Jr., Nintendo told them that they could either use Donkey Kong Jr.'s original appearance for Donkey Kong Country or rename their new version of him. Deciding to simply rename the character, who Rare felt was perfect for their updated version of Donkey Kong's world, Rare at first decided on the name "Dinky Kong", but due to legal issues settled on the name Diddy Kong. Dinky Kong sounds like a midget porn star. If not, it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keith Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Dinky Kong? Thank god for those legal problems, that would of been a horrible name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annericelover Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Supposedly Cranky Kong is the original Donkey Kong that was in the 1981 original game with Mario, Donkey Kong Jr is the eldest Donkey Kong from Donkey Kong Country all the way through Donkey Kong 64 and more. Diddy Kong is the great nephew of the original DK. The rest are cousins(Swanky, Chunky, Lanky, Funky, Kiddy, etc)... Candy is DK Jr's Girlfriend. Dixie is Diddy's girlfriend and Tiny is her younger sister, Wrinkly Kong is DK Jr's mother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 I'd have thought that Diddy Kong would present greater legal problems with P Diddy and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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