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Donkey Kong Strategy => Basic Donkey Kong Strategy => Topic started by: marinomitch13 on October 28, 2013, 10:53:54 pm

Title: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on October 28, 2013, 10:53:54 pm
Ok, Kongers, here is the Donkey Kong Beginner's Manual so far!!!:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lPdtKh8KFqWSmL-YTZ2qpHD9HkQbjLQw-Km0VvBNbBA/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lPdtKh8KFqWSmL-YTZ2qpHD9HkQbjLQw-Km0VvBNbBA/edit?usp=sharing)

Please read through and critique at will. At the top of the wiki is a link to the GoogleDocs version. You all should be able to place markers and make comments in-text so that we can get your precise suggestion. If you are not signed into a google account, your comments will show up as anonymous -please post your name at the beginning or end of your comment(s) in this case, then, so we can contact you if we have to ask any clarifying questions. Also, this is actually a copy of the manual, as we didn't want to be editing the document while people were trying to comment on things at the same time. At this point we'd like the DK community to take part in purifying this document even more -since I know there are many people much more more knowledgeable about DK and the English language than I am (or we, the editors, are).

Thanks, in advance for all of your help! Enjoy!

EDIT: I added an attachment of the DK manual as of March 11th, 2014, below!

EDIT 2 (10-13-14): We now have the manual in wiki form for easier maneuverability around the text!!!: http://wiki.donkeykonggenius.com/Donkey_Kong_Basic_Manual (http://wiki.donkeykonggenius.com/Donkey_Kong_Basic_Manual) The GoogleDoc has been moved into this wiki link now as well to consolidate.

EDIT 3 (12-7-16): Cleaned up the google doc. Was long overdue. Should look a lot better now!

EDIT 4 (5-25-18): I cleaned up the doc again, changed the link from the DK Manual wiki (now defunct) back to the google doc, and added a couple pictures/backgrounds at the start of the google doc. I've sent out requests from the other collaborators so that I can get their bios and thanks so as to finally finish up the remaining sections of the manual. I'll just have to sprinkle a few more pictures/diagrams in the final half.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: lifereboot on November 13, 2013, 06:39:56 am
Nice write-up.  I'm about halfway through and have found these edits so far:

page 3
Purpose of this work (as a section heading, I think you may want to capitalize Work)

page 7
you say that fireballs have slightly bigger hitboxes
is that true?  i haven't done any delving into DK code or done any experimentation, but in my experience, firefoxes are harder to jump over so I'd expect them to have larger hitboxes.

page 8
upon being smash. (should be: smashed)

page 13
extra space or larger font size for the space between "simply when" (when viewed as PDF)

page 14
As a note, though Jumpman way climb (should be: "may climb")

page 20
while Juman is in the air (should be "Jumpman")

page 20/21
To do this, Jumpman needs to cross over above the location (confusing, should be "cross over the location" ?)

page 22
jumped/leached (should be "leeched")

page 23
jumped over . (remove space between over and period)

page 28
climb up passed (should be "climb up past")

page 29
In this stage there are a bottom platform, three middle platforms, and four conveyors.
"there are a bottom platform" reads strangely. this would read better ordered as "In this stage there are four conveyors, three middle platforms, and a bottom platform."

page 29
Doing this immediately finishes the stage.
extra space or larger font size for the space between "immediately finishes" (when viewed as PDF)

page 30
unliek other Stages (should be "unlike")

page 31
continue onto another level (should be "continue on to")

page 33
isimportant (should be "is important")

page 33
eMimicking this level, first stage (looks like some content may be missing here?  I think you're aiming for "Mimicking this level, the first stage"

page 34
Conveyor Stage . (remove space between Stage and period)

page 34
the second is a Conveyor Stage (4-2)
extra space or larger font size for the space between "Stage (4-2)" (when viewed as PDF)

page 44
there seems to be an invisible image causing text to display oddly, one word per line
"that
you
can
steer" (when viewed as PDF)

page 46
just outrun or juke (can't find a definition for "juke" -- expect you meant "jump")

page 49
directly their release (should be "directly beneath")

page 50
Type 3 ( which (remove space between left parenthesis and which)
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: LMDAVE on November 13, 2013, 06:52:39 am
Juke is a football slang term meaning to shake/move back and forth to fake out your opponent (the defensive tackle) so you can pass them.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on November 13, 2013, 07:31:47 am
Excellent, Shaun! Thank you very much for your help! These will be added to my list to edit later today.

Everyone, feel free to keep them coming. Again, feel free to comment directly on the document too (within the link).

It's amazing how much an extra pair of eyes can find. I've nearly read this document 3 times over and I still missed a ton! As for any errors in formatting seemingly caused by graphics/pictures, those will hopefully be taken care of once Jeremy and I get together later tonight in Denver. I like the idea of double-checking everything in PDF form. I'll be sure to do this.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: corey.chambers on November 13, 2013, 09:56:06 am
Mitch, I did a basic spell check and made some changes. I made one section red that needs your attention. I am making the adjustments based on Shaun's suggestions.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: corey.chambers on November 13, 2013, 10:03:00 am
The hitbox for firefixes are smaller than fireballs. This is based on Ethan's study and images.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: corey.chambers on November 13, 2013, 10:28:11 am
I made all the changes except the following:

Page 13... I could not find the text "simply when"

Page 28... "passed" means having gone beyond a certain point, "past" means some time prior to this moment in time (past, present, future)

Page 44... Mitch will need to adjust some images at the point of final editing

Page 46... The term Juke has become associated with the process of placing Mario on one side of the type 3 wild barrel and then quickly moving to the left at the moment of the bouncing right. Maybe this should be more clearly defined or clarified in the text if we are to maintain the term.

Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: stella_blue on November 13, 2013, 11:26:06 am
Page 28... "passed" means having gone beyond a certain point, "past" means some time prior to this moment in time (past, present, future)

"For a beginner, the goal of this stage is to safely climb up passed past all of the girders until one reaches Pauline's platform at the top."

As used in the preceding sentence, "past" is the correct word (similar to "15 minutes past the hour" or "we drove past several office buildings").

Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: syscrusher on November 13, 2013, 12:11:07 pm
Page 28... "passed" means having gone beyond a certain point, "past" means some time prior to this moment in time (past, present, future)

"For a beginner, the goal of this stage is to safely climb up passed past all of the girders until one reaches Pauline's platform at the top."

As used in the preceding sentence, "past" is the correct word (similar to "15 minutes past the hour" or "we drove past several office buildings").

Correct.  "Passed" is a verb and it doesn't make sense to use a verb there.

Congrats on finishing the manual!
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: lifereboot on November 13, 2013, 01:43:11 pm
Finished reading all of it, here is the second half of suggested edits:

page 52
however, is
extra space or larger font size for the space between "however," and "is" (when viewed as PDF)

page 52
observation: oh, you did mean "juke" after all.  carry on!

page 52
when a it hits (should be: when it hits)

page 55
the ideal is
my brain stopped here for a second thinking "did they mean 'idea' ?"  it may read better as: the ideal situation is

page 57
preferable to ultimate (should be: ultimately)

page 59
If a barrel is passed this point (should be: "If a barrel is past this point" or "If a barrel has passed this point")

page 60
on these leveld (should be: levels)

page 61
it will be necessary for one to scoot over a bit more to the left to effect the same result as before. (suggestion: replace "effect" with "achieve" -- if keeping "effect" I believe the correct use here would be spelled "affect")

page 61
consists in (should be: consists of)

page 61
As mentioned earlier (add comma: As mentioned earlier,)

page 62
Similarly, directly below Donkey Kong is gonna be slightly more dangerous due to the “bombs” he may drop. (suggestion: rephrase to remove "gonna" -- Similarly, the area directly below Donkey Kong will be slightly more dangerous due to the “bombs” he may drop.)

page 62
the short ladders is most preferable. (should be either "the short ladder is most preferable" or "the short ladders are most preferable")

page 63
However, are two significant (should be: there are two significant)

page 63
On the previous levels this bouncing was more random and much less targeted towards Jumpman’s position yet still a threat. On levels 3 and 4, however, they will always bounce towards you. (suggestion: rephrase for flow and clarity: On the previous levels, this bouncing was more random and less targeted towards Jumpman’s position. On levels 3 and 4, Type 2 wild barrels are more of a threat because they will always bounce towards you.)

page 63
The two real ways to deal with this will be to either outrun a particular wild barrel’s bounceback, or else quickly spin around and smash the wild barrel as it bounces towards your feet. (suggestion: rephrase for flow and clarity: The only two ways to deal with this will be to either outrun a particular wild barrel’s bounceback, or to quickly spin around and smash the wild barrel as it bounces towards your feet.

page 64
ANother (should be: Another)

page 64
o nthese (should be: on these)

page 64
positioned just barely to the right (suggestion: positioned just slightly to the right)

page 64
bombs’ danger zone (may need to be: bomb's) -- this may read better as "to the right of the bomb drop-zone"

page 64
safe zone’s utilized in this process (should be: safe zones utilized in this process)

page 67
Type 2 can still reach you though!
extra space or larger font size for the space between "you" and "though!" (when viewed as PDF)

page 67
you'll be hit from the side; but if you do jump, you get hit in the head. (for consistency, should be: you'll get hit in the head)

page 69
The Conveyor Stage is a uniques screen (should be: a unique screen)

page 69
SInce the main (should be: Since)

page 71
the Conveyor Stage is not
extra space or larger font size for the space between "Stage" and "is" (when viewed as PDF)

page 72
parasoul (should be: parasol)

page 72
Top Hammer: (the colon is colored blue, should be black)

page 72
Conveyor Stage . (remove space between Stage and period)

page 72
a fireball descending upon
extra space or larger font size for the space between "descending" and "upon" (when viewed as PDF)

page 72
once your hammer runs out
extra space or larger font size for the space between "hammer" and "runs" (when viewed as PDF)

page 72
the Elevator Stage can be
extra space or larger font size for the space between "Stage" and "can" (when viewed as PDF)

page 72
hand/eye coordination (suggestion: hand-eye coordination)

page 73
Getting onto the middle Island: (for consistency with other tips in this section, should be: middle island)

page 73
From the Middle: (for consistency with other tips in this section, should be: From the middle:)

page 75
about 1 platform width higher (suggestion: about one platform width higher)

page 76
In genera,l (should be: In general,)

page 77
doesn’t matter the length (suggestion: the length doesn’t matter)

page 77
It helps to situate Jumpman so that he is half and half above the right edge of the Down Elevator pulleys (this sentence is confusing, and even as a DK player it took me a while to understand its meaning without a picture. suggestion: rewording)

page 77
you’ll need to start getting used to how much contact with the springs does and doesn’t kill him (for flow and clarity, recommend saying: you'll need to practice in order to learn what locations are safe or not.)

page 77
you will need to have a good timing running (should be: you will need to have good timing when running)

page 78
It is also likewise important (suggestion: It is also important)

page 78
This includes how they spawn/move and also the nature of their freezing cycle. (suggestion: This includes how they spawn, how they move, and the nature of their freezing cycle.)

page 79
ad they spawn about every 2 seconds. (should be: as they spawn about every 2 seconds.)

page 80
when/how they climb/descend ladders (suggestion: when and how they will climb or descend ladders)

page 83
so that you can get passed them to a rivet (should be: so that you can get past them to a rivet)

page 89
there seems to be an invisible image causing text to display oddly, only a few words per line
"(it is based off
of the last
name of the
player who
popularized it).
Having to use
the Staal"

page 91
much more sooner (suggestion: much sooner)

page 91
bottome (should be: bottom)

page 91
screenso (should be: screen so)

page 100
screen, the best
extra space or larger font size for the space between "screen," and "the" (when viewed as PDF)

page 102
nomally (should be: normally)

page 102
the right for rivet (I believe there is an extra word or a missing word here.  may be "the right rivet" or "the right-most rivet")
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: lifereboot on November 13, 2013, 02:15:36 pm
After taking the time to read the whole thing, please allow me to recognize the effort that went into creating this manual.  As a practicing writer, I know that it is no small accomplishment to create, organize, and edit such a large amount of content.

I hope that the recommended edits I listed will be useful to you.  I'd also like to offer a few notes of constructive criticism:

As it stands, it is still relatively unpolished.  I know it's still a work in progress but I'd be upset if I paid $60 for it in this state.  Do what you need to increase its quality, and its value.

I'd like to see a better breakdown of "sections" of the manual, because right now it feels like it's just "INTRO" and "STRATEGY."  The Strategy section is never-ending and although there are headings introducing some paragraphs, it is a LOT of text.

Although I can appreciate what you're trying to accomplish by not leaving out any details, many parts in the Strategy section are challenging to follow even as a regular DK player.  If the intended audience is beginners, I fear they will not follow at all.  To offer an example, many of the tip sections read like "You will encounter two possibilities. The first is this, in which case you do this. The second is this, in which case you do this. But on rare occasions you may see this, in which case you'll want to do this, except in the cases where in that rare case it played out like this instead so you need to do this instead. Oh but if you're on Levels 3 or 4..." I think you get what I mean.

There are so few pictures it's almost shameful.  My understanding is that you're going to work on including more pictures.  In my opinion, a picture with a short description will say so much more than walls of text can.  For example, the discussion on Star Pattern versus Weave pattern could be almost completely eliminated with just two images.  Writing out the precise steps is less important than simply showing the difference between the popular patterns using images.

Although I understand that this is difficult to do with multiple writers contributing to the finished manual, I must stress the importance of consistent lingo.  Sometimes you say "smashing" or sometimes you say "hammering."  Sometimes you say "platform" and sometimes you say "girder."  When you're talking about removing the rivets you sometimes say "remove," sometimes say "unplug," and sometimes say "snag."  Pick single terms for each action or obstacle and stick with it.

On the topic of consistency, some of your sections are introduced with capitalization ("Smashing With the Hammer"), others are not ("Passing the first fireball").  Furthermore, sometimes the document has "3rd" or "4th" terminology written as regular text, and sometimes it's in superscript (where the rd in 3rd is smaller than the 3 and lifted).

This is just the writer in me talking, but I also want to stress the importance of brevity.  There are so many excess words that could be removed throughout the text.  Some examples:

"try to at least get the left side of the broken ladder as quickly and as safely as you can" does not need "at least" at all.

"Another piece of knowledge that is useful is understanding is" could be shortened to "Another helpful tip is"

"it has to be remembered that Jumpman" could be shortened to "Remember that Jumpman"

Finally, there are constant references to "the player" where you're moving back and forth between saying "One" and "you."  From a writing standpoint, this is technically wrong.

"If one is lucky, you actually might" should be either "If you're lucky, you actually might" or "If one is lucky, one actually might."

In my opinion, it is a "friendlier," and more personal experience as a reader to ALWAYS use "you," whereas "one" sounds very rigid and impersonal.  On that note, the tone of the manual bounces from using really sophisticated, almost mechanical words like "normative" to slang like "gonna" and "scoot."  I'd edit to shoot for a more middle-of-the-road tone where reading strategy will sound as though a friend of mine was explaining it to me in plain language.

I don't want to come off as too critical, because I do appreciate and respect the work that went into the manual.  It is a nice write-up, that needs some editing.  I just want to suggest some recommendations for making it great, instead of good.

Cheers
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: corey.chambers on November 13, 2013, 06:03:55 pm
Thanks for your advice, Shaun. The original text was written be Vincent and we all know that English is his second language. Then Mitch attempts to take those concepts and rewrite the sections and write new ones. My job was to read through the text and make adjustments in order to clear up concepts and smooth up the text such as the examples you have shown. I personally started out in my general edit by trying to rewrite everything but given the time and interest that I had to give to the manual I would have needed a lot more time in order to write in that way. Often times, as long as the text made sense, I made little attempts to focus too much on that and had to just focus on the general flow and clarity of ideas. As a first edition, and given the circumstances, I think this is a very good text. It does need more pictures and hopefully newer editions will have more pictures. I am not ashamed of this text. I think that it will be helpful and useful. The cost for the concepts is invaluable. Most people will not be paying for a $60 color version. And if someone wanted a free copy from the Forum then they have that option too. We are just printing some out for people to make that format available to them.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: corey.chambers on November 13, 2013, 07:47:50 pm
I just finished the second part of Shaun's edits. I found the space on page 13 now. I fixed the "past" issues.

Once again, Mitch will be doing some final editing in order to deal with the page 89 issue.

Thanks.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: Monstabonza on November 13, 2013, 09:50:59 pm
I believe Page 25 has the wrong picture at the bottom of the page

Page 36: "The goal of this manual is to assist the beginner in achieving their first Killscreen with a score of around 850,00 points"
should be 850,000
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on November 14, 2013, 01:49:04 am
Shaun, you, sir, are awesome. (Seriously! :) ) I'm amazed that you were able to stand reading through that much DK-ness so quickly and with such attention to detail.

To be honest, I had feared that I might have actually missed more grammatical errors than maybe just a few. After having gone through the manual so many times, I'm surprised I missed so many areas. It is really helpful for us that you were able to spot these errors!

Additionally, I can honestly say that many of the general suggestions you made in terms of terminology, repetitiveness, and complexity I had been consciously wrestling with while working through the manual myself. I asked myself things like: Will people know I am using these terms as synonyms? Will being more explicit about describing the situation bog down the reader? Or will it give them more clarity once they put in the effort to work through more words? How can we be more clear and simple while also being exhaustive concerning the essentials? Do we want this manual to be read like a book, or like an encyclopedia? Do we need a definitions/terms section and/or an index? I'm open to the fact that in some/many of these choices we've made some mistakes in our judgment. It's actually a whole lot ore important to me (us) that the DK community is pleased with and enjoys the manual than for it to fit some sort of expectation I may have.

Being honest, I agree with you, this manual can be polished much further. I had had my suspicions, but your review has confirmed them for me. Because of this, Jeremy and I talked about some of the details we'd like to improve on in the manual and have decided that we probably won't be selling the manuals at the KO3 (don't worry, we didn't spend any money on copies, so we didn't waste any money/paper). We'd like to continue work on the manual at a more reasonable pace for some more time before we come back with an updated version to then be critiqued again by the community. We really don't want to sell anything that we can't say we are totally proud of.

In the meantime, we will be working on putting up a website and looking for ways we might be able to make the manuals more customizable to purchase in hard-copy form, as well as cheaper. Feel free (as always) to offer even more suggestions on what you would like to see improved on in the manual. I will probably be coming back to this thread as I work on the manual from now on and will be asking more specific questions pertaining to the DK community's desired format/syntax/tone/etc. Thanks again, everyone!
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: ChrisP on November 14, 2013, 10:56:53 am
I didn't have time to read much of the manual, but while I thought what I saw was decent, my honest feeling was "this is not ready to be printed. There are too many things that need fixing, and too much potential for it to be better. There's also just not enough time for everybody to give feedback and for the authors to respond to/incorporate the feedback."

I didn't want to be discouraging though so I just didn't say anything.

But now I am relieved. Your decision NOT to publish it for KO3 is 100% correct.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on November 14, 2013, 11:08:56 am
Yeah, Chris. One thing that would suck is if we had tons of people order something trashy or inaccurate. That would potentially undo a lot of work that has been done over the years by the DK community as a whole.

I think we just got carried away with how far it has already come. I really need to post Vincent's original draft for all to enjoy. I may do this later this weekend!  ;D
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on November 30, 2013, 01:56:57 pm
Just so people know, I am currently very busy with school until about December 17th and after this I will be resting from stressful stuff until after Christmas, after which, I will (hopefully) be doing four, big, DK-related things during the end of December and through January:

1) I will be working on updating the DK Beginner's Manual (hopefully, Jeremy will be free at this time as well so that we can do a big overhaul on both the number of pictures as well as how the pictures and text interact with one another). So, please, keep making suggestions on the manual, as there is a whole month yet for people to give feedback! Thanks!

2) I will be working with my friend, Alex, to put up a site for the manual to be purchased in hard-copy form (hopefully with many customizable options) for when the manual is finally perfected to the DK community's satisfaction.

3) I will also be working with Alex on re-vamping the DK pace site found here: www.alexwgold.com/dk (http://www.alexwgold.com/dk) There are too many ideas we have to explain them all here, but the main things will be creating some sort of interface to set lots of options as well be able to create online profiles to store, share, organize, classify, and comment on data! Lots of work here, so this project might go well beyond the month of January with successive updates as Alex has time.

4) I will be probably putting in two weeks of serious attempts for at least 1.1m. The first few days will probably consist of getting the rust off and getting my stamina back for playing multiple games in a row.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on May 07, 2014, 05:42:40 pm
Ok, I've put this off for too long. Below I've linked two files of older versions of the DK manual from September 14-15 of 2012 wherein much of the best selections of Vince's original first draft of the manual is composed. Some of the stuff is just silly because of his use of the english language and other parts are just utter hilarity as he goes on and on creating extravagant metaphors. Enjoy!

As a note: In the later version of the manual I attached below I have gone over and edited a few paragraphs from the previous update, so you'll have to read the early form for that section to see Vince's writing. However, between edits, he had added a considerable amount to the end of the manual (I basically gave him an outline and told him to go at it... so he's made some more progress between these two "snapshots" of the developing text).

EDIT: The initial non-bold, black text is my writing/2nd edit... anything else is down by Vince.

2nd EDIT: Feel free to post your favorite selections here! ;)
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: durden77 on August 03, 2014, 02:01:14 am
I just wanna say, I'm very new to the true Donkey Kong gameplay, and I've been chipping away at this manual every night. Incredibly well done. Thanks so much I've been looking for something like this for a while now. Very glad I got brought to this forum.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: WCopeland on August 03, 2014, 09:26:14 am
durden hype Kreygasm
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on August 03, 2014, 12:19:55 pm
I just wanna say, I'm very new to the true Donkey Kong gameplay, and I've been chipping away at this manual every night. Incredibly well done. Thanks so much I've been looking for something like this for a while now. Very glad I got brought to this forum.

Glad it is helping you! Feel free to provide me with any questions or typos you may have/find to help me improve upon it!

P.s. Someone here on DKF -I won't say who (but I'm sure you'll hear about it in the months to come)- is currently working on something concerning this manual I think will be pretty cool!
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on October 13, 2014, 12:58:47 pm
Just wanted to let everyone know that, thanks to Corey, we now have the DK Manual up in wiki format! The GoogleDoc is at the top of the wiki page and is still available for the posting of comments. The tentative goal now is for me to finish up putting the last touches on the manual about 6 months from now (which is when I'll be purchasing a new computer as well as some other tech supplies for a side-business I'll be starting with a friend) as well as eventually tweaking some minor stuff with the wiki (adding in references to pics).

Your comments are still very much welcome!
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on December 07, 2016, 10:24:08 am
Whew! Finally got around to cleaning up the google doc, as some of the incidental edits had gotten out of hand. Sorry for the long delay on this.

Also, I may be moving forward soon on finishing up the final touches on the manual and starting to distribute them at least locally at the Minneapolis Up Down bar and arcade (where I work as a game technician and bouncer). I'll let you know how this goes in case I can then make copies for others that want them.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: Rev John on March 16, 2018, 04:35:31 pm
This manual is ABSOLUTE GOLD, however the link - http://wiki.donkeykonggenius.com/Donkey_Kong_Basic_Manual - seems to be unavailable, for me at least.  Very glad to be able to download the PDF from the initial post and continue reading.  Cheers all and thanks!  :)
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: zapwai on March 16, 2018, 05:17:39 pm
Yes, that donkeykonggenius website seems to be down... I was trying to read about Kong's different types of barrels thrown yesterday, I'm still hoping it will come back up. It doesn't seem to be in the PDF, but maybe I just missed it.

(i.e. I think there are 3 or 4 types of barrels, one that targets where you're going, one that covers half the distance to your current location on each girder, one wild, and one bomb straight down. I was hoping to confirm this and find some strategy on the barrel board.)
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: Rev John on March 16, 2018, 05:52:40 pm
Round about page 47 of the PDF in the first post is the in-depth discussion of the various barrels.   :)  It looks like the PDF has all the barrel goodness that was on the webpage
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: zapwai on March 16, 2018, 09:54:08 pm
Round about page 47 of the PDF in the first post is the in-depth discussion of the various barrels.   :)  It looks like the PDF has all the barrel goodness that was on the webpage

That's exactly what I was looking for - thanks Rev. John!
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on May 22, 2018, 04:24:13 pm
Hey guys, sorry, but I've been absent from DKF for about 9 months now. I just saw these posts. I intend to remedy the lack of working links as soon as I am able to find some time.
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: marinomitch13 on May 24, 2018, 10:30:27 pm
Ok, I fixed up the links and touched up the manual. Hope that helps!
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: DonkeyKongGenius on May 27, 2018, 04:36:01 pm
The site has been down for more than 5 months. When I started the site with Nixihost a person named Andrew helped me put up the wiki. I was paying about 6.00 a month at that point with Nixihost. But Nixihost does not have support for third party software like MediaWiki. So when I saw that Talentsy was offering a lot of stuff like Youtube Buddy, Epidemic, and web hosting with a web admin for only 7.99 then I move over to them. Their web admin got my site up with the files I gave him. Then I found out in March that Talentsy dropped offering webhosting back in January and never told me about it. Jerks. They were nice enough to offer me refund for those 3 months after I complained enough to them. I then went back to Nixihost because they offered me $30 a year, a good deal, and uploaded all the files to the server exactly as they were before and got them to import the .sql into the database. Does the site work? Nope. I contacted Talentsy again and bitched them out for the situation they placed me in. They claim to have "no way" of contacting their previous web admin that took these exact same files and put up the site. So that is where we are... files and no knowledge on how to use them. I tried a lot of different stuff, read some ideas, tried those, etc, etc. So I reached out on facebook and twitter to see if anyone knew how or knew someone that possibly could.

The links below are the files in their proper file structure and the .sql file. If you want to put up the site yourself and own it them you are more than free to do that. I don't use the site, read it, nor update it anymore since I have moved on to other projects. If more than one person wants to own and change the Wiki then you can work as a team. This will be my only post about it so if you know anyone who wants the Wiki as their own, to change, and what not, then please refer them to this post. Thanks.

Wiki Server File Structure: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18dvMRLRipvGxvDGAD8n2aI2eiK9nPrrf?usp=sharing

SQL File: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_wAUmJaVs6UIdZEnWD0EM7GWpaCwxnA5
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: muscleandfitness on June 23, 2023, 02:01:25 am
Im in the book classic lit wht da brian allen , vincent wow .mitch wow classic..

 Star Pattern to what has become known as the ‘Staal’ Pattern (it is based off of the last name of the player who popularized it). Having to use the Staal Pattern is not the most ideal situation to be in, but it allows the player to retain some amount of hope for

Dadfkk  <Allen> <Allen> <Billy> <Billy>
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: QAOP Spaceman on June 23, 2023, 08:26:51 pm

What on earth are you talking about sir  <Allen>@$*~*+
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: muscleandfitness on June 26, 2023, 12:18:19 am
Spacie pls im mentioned in the Book sir.. Staal Pattern. i copied and pasted what it said fttt  FailFish <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Roy> <Kuh> <Roy> NotLikeThis
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: Simpsons99 on June 26, 2023, 11:54:50 am
Spacie pls im mentioned in the Book sir.. Staal Pattern. i copied and pasted what it said fttt  FailFish <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Roy> <Kuh> <Roy> NotLikeThis
[ There is no way Allen sat there and read all this
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: homerwannabee on June 26, 2023, 04:45:48 pm
Although we no longer get the competitions it's great that the smack talk still exists.  8)
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: Simpsons99 on June 26, 2023, 04:50:12 pm
Although we no longer get the competitions it's great that the smack talk still exists.  8)
why is that?
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: muscleandfitness on June 26, 2023, 11:02:37 pm
Brian pls .  JacePlz <Allen> NotLikeThis NotLikeThis <Billy>
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: Simpsons99 on June 27, 2023, 11:49:15 am
I was doing Donkey Kong Events and Kong League stepped on my toes .
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: muscleandfitness on June 27, 2023, 11:24:34 pm
Ba pls Kong leauge, wtf lol classic fttt  FailFish FailFish <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Billy> NotLikeThis NotLikeThis NotLikeThis JacePlz JacePlz
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: Mario500 on June 28, 2023, 06:04:51 am
Im in the book classic lit wht da brian allen , vincent wow .mitch wow classic..

 Star Pattern to what has become known as the ‘Staal’ Pattern (it is based off of the last name of the player who popularized it). Having to use the Staal Pattern is not the most ideal situation to be in, but it allows the player to retain some amount of hope for

Dadfkk  <Allen> <Allen> <Billy> <Billy>

(suggestion for creator or creator of messages similar to this one on this site: explain messages similar to this one or else be bound to serious consequences (such as regrets, misunderstandings, and misinterpretations))
Title: Re: The Official Donkey Kong Manual Thread
Post by: muscleandfitness on June 29, 2023, 02:08:03 am
wtf  FailFish