Giant Donkey Kong (SSB): Difference between revisions

Due to being a boss character only playable through [[hacking]], Giant Donkey Kong has been banned in tournaments since ''Smash 64's'' inception. However, arguments have been made to legalise Giant Donkey Kong due to his attributes arguably making him worse than the regular Donkey Kong, as well as mods like [[19XXTE]] and [[Smash Remix]] making him much easier to access, which sometimes see use over the original game for their quality of life enhancements. Notably, they fix the results screen for unplayable characters like Giant Donkey Kong, making tournaments run more smoothly; in the past, this was problematic due to requiring resets, and thus reloading the chests to make him playable, delaying tournament sets. Due to his changes arguably making him worse than the regular character, it's argued that the metagame impact of Giant Donkey Kong's unbanning would be minimal, making the ban irrational. Due to a lack of novelty resulting from the very traits that make the argument, though, Giant Donkey Kong has seen very little competitive experimentation, and thus, few campaign for an unban.