Now, if only the developer could have found a way to sneak in Mitchell's undying admiration of hot sauce, or, you know, his overall winning personality.
Billy Mitchell's tie makes cameo in Donkey Kong Country Returns
by Griffin McElroy 
on Nov 29th 2010 7:45PM
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Now, if only the developer could have found a way to sneak in Mitchell's undying admiration of hot sauce, or, you know, his overall winning personality.
Reader Comments (50)
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 7:49PM aughscreennames said
They should have used his mullet
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:01PM Pure Black World Tendency said
This is not a photo of him in 1985?
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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:04PM DangerMouse001 said
@Trojan
Or maybe Donkey Kong could just ride Billy Mitchell.
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Or maybe Donkey Kong could just ride Billy Mitchell.
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 9:04PM Riley Freeman said
@Pure Black World Tendency
No, It's a photo of him in 1975.
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No, It's a photo of him in 1975.
Posted: Nov 30th 2010 3:30AM Misfit Toy said
@aughscreennames
Billy's mullet - sponsered by Vidal Sasoon. Because Billy only uses the best for Billy's hair (cue hairwhip).
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Billy's mullet - sponsered by Vidal Sasoon. Because Billy only uses the best for Billy's hair (cue hairwhip).
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 7:50PM aNoirKid said
That is a good Tie in...
Good to see he's still Hanging around..
Good to see he's still Hanging around..
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 7:53PM The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross said
He comes across as a douchebag but I still want to try his hot sauce.
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:02PM KentuckyFrydCow28 said
@The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross
You've fallen into his trap.
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You've fallen into his trap.
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 7:54PM DBuckEye said
Eff Billy Mitchell!
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:06PM Marco le Polo said
Billy Mitchell for President!
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:09PM Mazrael said
Apart from Viva Pinata, what have Rare actually made that was really anygood? I kinda like VP, but it's difficulty should of been aimed lower for kids, those red dudes in TiP are practically unstopable, so that your not ruined efforts were just a complete waste of time
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:34PM spin cycle said
@Mazrael True, they haven't done much good since Nintendo sold them off.
Well, except for Viva, which I love.
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Well, except for Viva, which I love.
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 9:18PM Epoque said
@Mazrael Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is one of the best games of this generation, and easily my favourite on any platform. It gets way to much hate from people disappointed it wasn't a pure platformer, when it's one of the most original and inventive games to come out since Pikmin.
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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 10:58PM Invigilator said
@Epoque
And yet, it doesn't hold a candle to anything Rare made on the Super NES and N64.
Donkey Kong Country, Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie: all of these games are infinitively superior to Viva Pinata, Banjo Nuts and Bolts or anything else that Rare has made in the last decade.
Rare really is the most unfortunate example of a developer failing. They used to be one of the best bar none, and now they model clothes for avatars. Talk about as far as you can fall.
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And yet, it doesn't hold a candle to anything Rare made on the Super NES and N64.
Donkey Kong Country, Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie: all of these games are infinitively superior to Viva Pinata, Banjo Nuts and Bolts or anything else that Rare has made in the last decade.
Rare really is the most unfortunate example of a developer failing. They used to be one of the best bar none, and now they model clothes for avatars. Talk about as far as you can fall.
Posted: Nov 30th 2010 3:47AM Riley Freeman said
@Mazrael
Conkers bad fur day, Donkey Kong Country.
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Conkers bad fur day, Donkey Kong Country.
Posted: Nov 30th 2010 5:15PM Mazrael said
@Invigilator
There's the thing though, the SNES/N64 days was possibly their best work
.. my first Rare game was Battletoads (in Ragnoraks World), which was damn near impossible since you had to guess where things were (unlike the SNES version).. seems to be when you get to the Microsoft years, Rare lose something.. perhaps it's MS's "ship it asap" mentality (like with Turn 10's Forza 3 was tidied up rather then being left til the dev's were 100% happy with it)
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There's the thing though, the SNES/N64 days was possibly their best work
.. my first Rare game was Battletoads (in Ragnoraks World), which was damn near impossible since you had to guess where things were (unlike the SNES version).. seems to be when you get to the Microsoft years, Rare lose something.. perhaps it's MS's "ship it asap" mentality (like with Turn 10's Forza 3 was tidied up rather then being left til the dev's were 100% happy with it)
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:09PM chazz06 said
If Billy Mitchell died tomorrow, I would be standing over his grave with the shovel...
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:24PM Jack Kevorkian said
@chazz06 Because you can only get a job as a gravedigger?
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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 9:06PM TheDarkWayne said
@chazz06 Just remember that the trophy is in Donkey Kong
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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 10:24PM BananaBoat said
@TheDarkWayne - We've got a live burial coming up here if anyone wants to see it. Live burial.
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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:20PM Captain Worcestershire said
Butler/Mitchell 2012
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 9:30PM DarkTwisted said
@Captain Worcestershire
How dare you put the name of a legend such as Kevin Butler next to the massive douchebag known as Billy Mitchell.
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How dare you put the name of a legend such as Kevin Butler next to the massive douchebag known as Billy Mitchell.
Posted: Nov 30th 2010 7:12PM Captain Worcestershire said
@DarkTwisted My god... What have I done? *kills self*
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Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:22PM Ventus said
It's a trap!
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:44PM Fuzunga said
It looks backwards, though.
Also, when did Joystiq come out of beta? Is it a new thing or have I just not been paying attention?
Also, when did Joystiq come out of beta? Is it a new thing or have I just not been paying attention?
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:44PM Fuzunga said
It looks backwards, though.
Also, when did Joystiq come out of beta? Is it a new thing or have I just not been paying attention?
Also, when did Joystiq come out of beta? Is it a new thing or have I just not been paying attention?
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 8:49PM Special Agent Bob said
if he cut his hair he might look like billy mays
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 9:09PM LittleMofreaky said
and he still won't be happy enough with it
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 9:14PM headphase said
I'll give you a hint... it's three letters.
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 11:46PM xxcaptain said
billy mitchell sucks
steve weobe got the title back for donkey kong i hope you all kno that.
and he's not suckin someone off at twin galaxy like mitchell is.
anyone who saw the king of kong knos wat im talkin about,
that video he sent in was bull n everyone knos it.
steve weobe got the title back for donkey kong i hope you all kno that.
and he's not suckin someone off at twin galaxy like mitchell is.
anyone who saw the king of kong knos wat im talkin about,
that video he sent in was bull n everyone knos it.
Posted: Nov 29th 2010 11:46PM xxcaptain said
billy mitchell sucks
steve weobe got the title back for donkey kong i hope you all kno that.
and he's not suckin someone off at twin galaxy like mitchell is.
anyone who saw the king of kong knos wat im talkin about,
that video he sent in was bull n everyone knos it.
steve weobe got that shit legit cuz hes the true kong champ!
steve weobe got the title back for donkey kong i hope you all kno that.
and he's not suckin someone off at twin galaxy like mitchell is.
anyone who saw the king of kong knos wat im talkin about,
that video he sent in was bull n everyone knos it.
steve weobe got that shit legit cuz hes the true kong champ!
Posted: Nov 30th 2010 2:00AM ShadowXIII said
Ugh...now I don't want this at all.
Last thing I want to be reminded of when I play a game is some self-important douchebag.
Last thing I want to be reminded of when I play a game is some self-important douchebag.
Posted: Nov 30th 2010 2:01AM ShadowXIII said
Ugh...now I don't want this at all.
Last thing I want to be reminded of when I play a game is some self-important douchebag.
Last thing I want to be reminded of when I play a game is some self-important douchebag.
Posted: Nov 30th 2010 4:42AM Epsilon said
HI BILLY MITCHELL HERE.
Posted: Nov 30th 2010 11:18AM Marty McFly 1985 said
There's a Donkey Kong killscreen coming up...
Posted: Nov 30th 2010 3:28PM Centaur said
@Mazrael
...So I'm confused ...why are we talking about Rare? Because they made a DK game over a decade ago?
FWIW, I believe Rare is responsible for most (if not all) of the Xbox Avatar stuff, so I guess they've kept themselves busy. But yeah I do miss games like Jet Force Gemini and Donkey Kong 64.
...So I'm confused ...why are we talking about Rare? Because they made a DK game over a decade ago?
FWIW, I believe Rare is responsible for most (if not all) of the Xbox Avatar stuff, so I guess they've kept themselves busy. But yeah I do miss games like Jet Force Gemini and Donkey Kong 64.
