Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's King K. Rool -- Designing For Rivalry

Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at King K. Rool's new "rival" angle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, adding a new dimension to the character absent from his home series.

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Writing/Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing/Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong (  / pyrrhickong  )

Script Editing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi

Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...

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Also check out our other episode on King K. Rool, specifically his boss fight from Donkey Kong Country 2, and how it's an excellent way to design boss patterns:    • Donkey Kong Country 2's K. Rool Duel ...  

Or our episode on Tropical Freeze's first world, which adheres a bit too strongly to previous tropes of the series rather than embracing the unique strengths of later levels:    • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'...  

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Images/Footage Used:

Altermentality's Twitter (the source of many K. Rool images):   / 1030524358542774272  

"Gangplank Galleon Big Band":    • Gangplank Galleon Big Band  

"KirbyKid's King K Rool Montage":    • KirbyKid's King K Rool Montage  

Smash Ultimate Frame Data: https://ultimateframedata.com/

"SSB64 Level 1 DK Combo Video":    • SSB64 Level 1 DK Combo Video  

"[TAS] DK: King of Swing Jungle Jams TAS":    • [TAS] DK: King of Swing Jungle Jams TAS  

"DK: Jungle Climber - King K. Rool FINAL Boss Fight":    • DK: Jungle Climber - King K. Rool FIN...  

"King K. Rool Got In Ultimate - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast":    • King K. Rool Got In Ultimate - Donkey...  

"Evolution of King K. Rool (1994 - 2018)":    • Evolution of King K. Rool (1994 - 2024)  

"The DK Rap but everyone is King K. Rool (Real N64 Capture)":    • The DK Rap but everyone is King K. Ro...  

"Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Gangplank Galleon On Drums and Kazoo!" -- The8BitDrummer":    • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Gangplan...  

"DDR Mario Mix - Episode 01 Waluigi Time":    • DDR: Mario Mix - Episode 01 "Waluigi ...  

"[TAS] Ryu VS Ken (Street Fighter)": [TAS] Ryu VS Ken (Street Fighter)

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