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 #retrostudios
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - DKC: Tropical Freeze Early Days/Wii U Hardware
04:55 - Artists Experimented Very Early On/Mangroves Were The First Levels Worked On
07:15 - Office Structure Of Retro Studios
08:50 - Artists Collaborating With Animators
10:00 - Playtesting/Brilliant Design Of The Levels/Meltdown Mayhem
12:40 - Ted & Erics Collaboration On The Steamship
14:05 - ARTWORK REEL - World 3 Boss Behind The Scenes Art
16:15 - ARTWORK REEL - World 2 Boss Behind The Scenes Art
17:20 - ARTWORK REEL - Updating DKCR Art
19:45 - ARTWORK REEL - Creating A Texture Map
22:20 - ARTWORK REEL - Difficulty Of The Fruit In World 5
23:15 - ARTWORK REEL - Ensuring Colours Don’t Blend In With Donkey Kong
24:20 - ARTWORK REEL - Foreground To Background
25:10 - ARTWORK REEL - Rocket Barrel/Barrel Cannons
26:30 - Will They Use Tropical Freeze Art For The DK Movie?
27:10 - ARTWORK REEL - Fruity Factory Level
28:30 - ARTWORK REEL - Wireframes/Nintendo Ninjas
29:48 - ARTWORK REEL - Steamship Level Of Detail
31:20 - Alternate Universe - Working On Metroid Prime 4/Metroid Dread
33:25 - Limitations Fosters Creativity
34:30 - Tropical Freeze’s Crunch Period
37:00 - Oversight From Nintendo Of Japan/DK Fur Tech
39:30 - How To Deal With Frustration Of Having To Redo Art Due To NOJ
41:30 - Sign Off For Easter eggs
42:21 - Backlash Of The Tropical Freeze Trailer/Tropical Freeze Was Made Due To DKCR Sales
45:20 - The Legacy Of DKC: Tropical Freeze
46:50 - Where Donkey Kong Goes From Here/DK Spinoff Film
49:00 - Q + A - Working With Vince Joly & Ryan Harris
50:20 - Q + A - Stuff That Was Discussed But Never Made It Into DKC:TF
52:50 - Q + A - How Did The Snowmads Idea Come Up/Ted Voicing The Penguins
55:36 - Q + A - Would A David Wise Track Or Level Layout Inspire The Artwork
59:58 - Favourite Level In DKC: Tropical Freeze
1:03:28 - Plugs For Ted & Eric’s Games