We love a bit of niche video game history here at Nintendo Life, and the work of Mr Talida (aka Keshi Corner) has caught our attention on more than one occasion. This is the 3D scanning specialist that has ensured rare Zelda and Mario figures from the 1980s and '90s live to fight another day and now, they have turned their attention to DK.
Celebrating Donkey Kong Country's 30th anniversary, Mr Talida has been hard at work scanning the game's tie-in Keshi figures (small, unpainted rubber figurines found in gachapon machines) that Bandai produced in Japan in 1995.
There are 15 different figurines to check out this time, featuring obvious picks like DK, Diddy Kong and Cranky as well as some of their animal pals, including Chomps, Winky the Frog and Expresso. As with Mr Talida's previous work, these figures would be quite a Rare (*ba dum, tsssh*) find these days, but their 3D scans are now available via the Internet Archive for home printing or just general appreciation.
Heck, there's even a new Keshi Corner animation accompanying this collection that recreates the original DKC opening with the scanned figurines:
You'll find our coverage of Mr Talida's Zelda and Mario preservations below, or you can head over to the Keshi Corner Internet Archives page to see even more figure scans, including a range of Dragon Quest III designs.
What do you make of this figure-scanning mission? Let us know in the comments.
[source archive.org, via bsky.app]
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I bet these will provide amazing reference material for trying to recreate the look of the characters from Donkey Kong Country, they look remarkably faithful to the game.
That little intro recreation with the 3D scanned keshi? Simply delightful.
Love to see that Mr Talida continues to scan Nintendo figures and even more so since scanning and sharing these specific ones (along with that little video) is such a great way to celebrate Donkey Kong Country's 30th anniversary!
These look like the things I got at the zoo as a small child. Like there was this machine that would mold these wax figures you could buy of different animals like gorillas and tigers. Childhood memory unlocked. Does anybody else know what I'm talking about?
thank god, when the seeds of humanity are scattered among the stars and earth has been swallowed by the sun along with the original DK figures, all will be well.
Does anybody know the status of Internet Archive? I read that it was under attack and people were trying to get it shut down. Obviously, it’s still up. I'm wondering if they're winning or losing.
I love that we live in an era where I can literally download and print the toys I could never get as a kid.
Side note: love seeing Bluesky over the other app
@outsider83 I forgot what exactly was up. It was down for a period of time and then came back up in "read only mode" but now it's fully functional again
Technology like this is really cool. I am a big fan of preserving history for future generations to enjoy and reflect on.
Yeah I remember having a pack of soft, rubbery feeling neon dinosaurs as a kid, and even then they started getting little tears and cracks. This is cool stuff.
@Not_Soos Yeah i do.
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