Donkey Kong 64: One of the composers apologizes for the DK rap

Game news Donkey Kong 64: One of the composers apologizes for the DK rap

Released for Nintendo 64 in 1999, Donkey Kong 64 was very well received by gamers and critics. However, something had a lasting impact on the players

, and not necessarily in a good way. Some may remember it, but the title started with a particularly strange rap, was supposed to introduce the different characters in the game; the general opinion was that this music was not good at all and is remembered for it. This rap DK appears again today as our colleagues from
Game blog discovered and forwarded a tweet from Grant Kirkhope, composer this introduction. 22 years later, the musician is celebrating 40 years of license Sorry to Donkey Kong, and by expanding to players. Obviously there is no gravity in the words, and the composer approaches the subject with humor.

Happy 40th Birthday Donkey Kong, it was an honor to play a little part in your story and I apologize for bringing you this really terrible rap! OKAY !!

Don’t let this anecdote give you a negative opinion about the musician who has worked successfully on many titles. It’s in the credits of the Banjo-Kazooie DLC from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario + The Rabbids Kingdom Battle, GoldenEye 007 Perfect Dark, A Hat in Time, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, StarFox Adventures or Civilization: Beyond Earth. A career that is partly dedicated to Rare, especially Donkey Kong and Banjo-Kazooie, which makes this little oddity largely forgotten.