Since his debut Donkey Kong's character design has remained fairly unchanged, but his 'new' look isn't quite as fresh ... Sure, he's a little goofy but the exaggerated proportions and animated ...

And coming up with the look of how those characters fit ... was part of a 2D unit comprised of seven artists who got to utilize their hand-drawn skills on the goofy beagle and his handy pouch.

others said close-up shots of the character looked off. Many comments said David was very 'goofy-looking' and his eyes seemed too far apart. Others criticised 'bad CGI' for the undesired effect.