Thanks for giving my game a shot !
I tried to have everything as cohesive as possible, so i'm happy to see you liked both gameplay and graphics ^^
Yep i modeled all the moving sprites in 3D to have easier animation and did some finishing touches in 2D to the renders to have them fit in a bit more with the rest of the thing i did directly in 2D.
I'm humbled to be compered to DK ! cause i would not consider what i did anywhere close to the quality of what Rare did haha :p