Look, I know that this game has not aged that gracefully.
It has reused boss fights, level design is unfair at times and the difficulty can be really uneven.

That being said, I really only mildly care about any of that, because DKC is simply the most charming and humorous game of all time.

Open YT. Look at that intro. Then look at those credits.
And tell me DKC is not just an absolute joy.