Donkey Kong is one of Nintendo's oldest and most important characters. But listen to how he sounds in the 80s, the 90s versus in modern games like Donkey Kong Country Returns, the character's voice has totally changed! So why won't Nintendo leave the voice of their oldest mascot alone? Let's find out! PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://www.thomasmerchdocs.com/ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Hollywoodedge,_Chimpanzee_Screeche_PE026201 (DK sound effect on Sound Effects Wiki) - https://soundideas.sourceaudio.com/#!details?id=11473078 (DK sound effect on publisher’s website) - https://web.archive.org/web/20120209061849/http://www.grantkirkhope.com:80/donkeykong64.html (Grant Kirkhope’s website) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsqCnMMjylg (Grant Kirkhope review - starts at 43:00) CREDITS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtaZ5csXxpc (Grant Kirkhope interview footage)