It wasn't that recently that this came to my mind, but I'm shocked that it took me so long to realize that DK does actually have the ability to throw barrels in SSB... just that the barrels are items and not a part of his moveset. DK even has his general movement not as harshly reduced like most other fighters, so it was definitely an intentional reference.
... I really should have realized that way sooner.
And ever since realizing that, I think it's way better off left that way. DK only being able to use barrels when they're actually around instead of being able to continuously be able to pull them out of thin air is far more faithful, and forcing in a barrel throw on his current (and mostly perfectly fine at worst) moveset would almost certainly not go well.
... I really should have realized that way sooner.
And ever since realizing that, I think it's way better off left that way. DK only being able to use barrels when they're actually around instead of being able to continuously be able to pull them out of thin air is far more faithful, and forcing in a barrel throw on his current (and mostly perfectly fine at worst) moveset would almost certainly not go well.
