Would you have preferred a colorized DKL I over the GBC port of DKC1? I would have because I would have enjoyed seeing DKL 1 in color and DKC 1 ended up getting a GBA port anyway.
I lovw your theory about Kloaks being dead Krooks. That makes so much sense. I never thought to look at the appearance of the different Kremling types for clues. Thanks for that idea.
Going by the appearance of various Kremlings, might Kackle be related to Mr. X? They look similar to me.