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 See what I did there? It's funny because there's a ship, and it's a banana. And "boat-load" means "a lot." It's also funny because it happens to be the name of a Polish vocal group, as well a brand of sunscreen. I was going to throw in a picture of hot Banana Boat girls until I realized that I was actually thinking about Hawaiian Tropics. But I digress ... it was Nick's joke anyway.

Moving on, DK Jungle Climbers, due out in September for the DS, is the spiritual successor of the GBA's DK: King of Swing. Unfortunately, I might like the older game's art style a little more. For some reason, I'm overwhelmingly ambivalent about the new batch of screens in the gallery. They're just not crisp, which is a shame because we all know what the DS is capable of.

On the other hand, the gameplay looks fun, frenetic, and addictive. Judging by these shots, it seems like that obnoxious piece of hardware between the two screens won't obscure the dual-screen action too much.

So guys, does a game involving Banana Aliens crash landing into Donkey Kong's jungle (in what appears to be the most phallic of ships) pique your interest? Or do you wish that Rare would get it's act together and make another DK platformer, harkening back to the 16-bit days of yore (and Donkey Kong Country)?

Oh, and if your insatiable thirst for all things primate isn't satiated, head over to Poetic Justice's blog for some new Donkey Kong Jet footage.

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Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 08:50
Mabec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91AlqOYkiaE
Tempus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 08:52
Tempus
rofl, banana boats... now there's an insult if you ever need one :D
dprim3's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 10:29
dprim3
Where the hell is New Donkey Kong Country for DS? I want my fucking platformer.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 10:48
Velt
I like the plataformer 2d looks of it. The Donkey Kong for the Nintendo 64 wasnt good in my opinion because of the 3d looks of it.

Im looking forward for a solid single player plataformer like the donkey kong country of the snes.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 12:54
Darren Nakamura
How could we not be piqued by something phallic. Really, that's all you need.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 13:30
Aaron Mxy Yost
Does this support wifi, or just local multiplayer?
nightmareci's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 13:40
nightmareci
Looks like this will be a good fit on the two screens, as King of Swing was primarily vertical (and I'm betting this one is too), so the two screens will complement the gameplay of this game.

But yeah, I'm not digging the "3D-rendered-to-sprite" graphics, either. Worked in the Donkey Kong Country games, but not working here.
TheBrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 14:31
TheBrain
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring, banana phone
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 19:48
Bob Muir
Wasn't there already a sequel to King of Swing on DS? Or was that only announced, not released, and then renamed to this?
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 20:22
MechaMonkey
(insert phallic reference here)

(insert joke about the word "insert" in reference to phallic references here)
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