Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze 10th Anniversary Interview With Former Retro Studios Devs

Happy 10th anniversary to DKC: Tropical Freeze!! Let's celebrate former artists on the game Eric Kozlowsky and Ted Anderson to go on a deep dive of working on it. TWITTER LINKS Eric Kozlowsky - @VoNKoZ Ted Anderson - @Pixel_Possum #donkeykong #donkeykongtropicalfreeze #retrostudiosTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:50 - DKC: Tropical Freeze Early Days/Wii U Hardware04:55 - Artists Experimented Very Early On/Mangroves Were The First Levels Worked On07:15 - Office Structure Of Retro Studios08:50 - Artists Collaborating With Animators10:00 - Playtesting/Brilliant Design Of The Levels/Meltdown Mayhem12:40 - Ted & Erics Collaboration On The Steamship14:05 - ARTWORK REEL - World 3 Boss Behind The Scenes Art16:15 - ARTWORK REEL - World 2 Boss Behind The Scenes Art17:20 - ARTWORK REEL - Updating DKCR Art19:45 - ARTWORK REEL - Creating A Texture Map22:20 - ARTWORK REEL - Difficulty Of The Fruit In World 523:15 - ARTWORK REEL - Ensuring Colours Don’t Blend In With Donkey Kong24:20 - ARTWORK REEL - Foreground To Background25:10 - ARTWORK REEL - Rocket Barrel/Barrel Cannons26:30 - Will They Use Tropical Freeze Art For The DK Movie?27:10 - ARTWORK REEL - Fruity Factory Level28:30 - ARTWORK REEL - Wireframes/Nintendo Ninjas29:48 - ARTWORK REEL - Steamship Level Of Detail31:20 - Alternate Universe - Working On Metroid Prime 4/Metroid Dread33:25 - Limitations Fosters Creativity34:30 - Tropical Freeze’s Crunch Period37:00 - Oversight From Nintendo Of Japan/DK Fur Tech39:30 - How To Deal With Frustration Of Having To Redo Art Due To NOJ41:30 - Sign Off For Easter eggs42:21 - Backlash Of The Tropical Freeze Trailer/Tropical Freeze Was Made Due To DKCR Sales45:20 - The Legacy Of DKC: Tropical Freeze46:50 - Where Donkey Kong Goes From Here/DK Spinoff Film49:00 - Q + A - Working With Vince Joly & Ryan Harris50:20 - Q + A - Stuff That Was Discussed But Never Made It Into DKC:TF52:50 - Q + A - How Did The Snowmads Idea Come Up/Ted Voicing The Penguins55:36 - Q + A - Would A David Wise Track Or Level Layout Inspire The Artwork59:58 - Favourite Level In DKC: Tropical Freeze1:03:28 - Plugs For Ted & Eric’s Games