The Kongversation: Donkey Kong Universe Discussion

Broadcast live on https://www.twitch.tv/dkvine on June 7th, 2026, Hyle and Gibbon talk about XBOX! IN ALL CAPS! Specifically, the 2026 XBOX Showcase! But why? Why does DK Vine always do a Kongversation episode on this? We question the meaning of that, and the meaning behind life, as we try to appeal to Gen Alpha by celebrating 6-7 with a 67-minute installment of this busted-ass podcast that's been...

Broadcast live on https://www.twitch.tv/dkvine on June 4th, 2026, Hyle and Matt kick off DK Vine's Stinky Ape Summer with a discussion about the game announcement season and what could be in store for the DKU! That means getting into the new Playtonic game leak and some depressing chat about Xbox. But if you'd like to skip straight ahead to the bits where we cover Donkey Kong 64 on Nintendo Switch...

The Spotlight on Star Fox Assault concludes! Hyle and Cameron discuss the back half of the game, with the Lylat System under (the aforementioned) assault by the Aparoids. It's Dinosaur Planet decimated! Corneria City crushed! And several Star Fox characters irrevocably changed... forever! Until the next Star Fox 64 remake, that is.

It's the life and tides of Enguarde the swordfish! The Kongs' reliable underwater steed has spent decades experiencing coral quarrel, and Hyle and Dustin finally sum up his journey by serving as his Character Witness! It's all of his game appearances, all of his cameos, and all of the references made to him across the extended Donkey Kong Universe!

The Spotlight on Star Fox Assault continues! Hyle and Cameron discuss the first half of the game, as what starts as a minor coup attempt by an old villain quickly escalates into an extrasolar invasion by an assimilating swarm of insectoids!

What were the ReSultees of 2026's DKU ReDraftee? Hyle, Jeff, and Mitchell meet up to analyze their picks on episode 1410, then find out who the DK Vine's Patrons voted as having the winning teams! When it comes to the games of the DKU and its 3D worlds, which host is most in touch with the fandom?

Return to a time when the Star Fox series got regular games that were sequels to the one that came before! But what to make of the GameCube's Star Fox Assault, the 2005 follow-up to Star Fox Adventures? We look at the origins of Namco's contribution to the Star Fox mythos and how it took the series back to something a bit more traditional... while still pushing the gameplay forward and embracing R...

Finally! A fifth version of the Lylat Wars is coming to Nintendo Switch 2! Well, I guess it's the sixth if you count that LCD watch from Kellogg's brand cereals that you could get in the mail in 1993. However, nobody's going to need to eat a big bowl of cornflakes to repress their self-pleasuring inclinations when it comes to these character designs.

The DKU Draft returns for its third year! And are 3D platformers having a moment? They are. Looking to finally topple the Jeff Dynasty, Hyle and Mitchell hope that they'll have the right picks when the three teams draft the best lineup of DKU 3D platformer worlds! Then, the trio once again attempts to draft the most popular lineup of DKU games! All games are eligible to be drafted, including newco...

Hyle and Jeff cast the upcoming Donkey Kong movie from Illumination and Nintendo! Which Hollywood celebrities and comedians can capably fill the shoes, neckties, prehensile tails, and golden belly armor of the Donkey Kong series' stable of characters?

Season 18 of Sea of Thieves returned pirates to the oft-neglected Devil's Roar region, opening up the all-new Sanctuaries of the Banished and Ashen Garrisons, along with giving an actual reason to visit Molten Sands Fortress. But did the renewed focus on the most overlooked corner of the game make us say volcaNO or volcaYES YES YES?

Hyle and Malik answer listener calls and comments from the DK Vine Hotline (1-202-630-VINE) about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie!

The Kongversation shines the Spotlight on the second Mario Party, i.e., the one with all of the silly hats! Part-time DK Detective and full-time Mario Party fanatic Sxips returns to the show to help Hyle make sense of the time Donkey Kong put on a board game-themed stage play for Mario Land park guests. We're talking 1 vs. 3 Mini-Game Tree! We're talking haunted mansion orgies! We're talking, and...

Broadcast live on https://www.twitch.tv/dkvine, it's another four-person roundtable episode on an Illumination Super Mario movie! We get into spoilers for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, discussing the Star Fox and marginal Donkey Kong connections, how the film improved on the original (and suffers in comparison), and the wild backlash it's receiving from critics and fans! Hyle also sticks something...

Why is a Donkey Kong and Rare fan community hung up on a Nintendo system lacking Donkey Kong and Rare games? In celebration of the launch of Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics, Hyle and David discuss DK Vine's history with the red-and-black head trip, why we consider it Nintendo's most interesting failure, and how playing it on the Switch family of systems compares to the original!

Hyle and Dustin discuss Mario Tennis Fever, Camelot's latest Cameo Game featuring Donkey and Diddy Kong, medical malpractice, adults embracing the diaper life, creepy romantic gestures, reverse vampiric spiders, loads of spilled goo, and sometimes the sport of tennis.

Is this finally all that there is to know about Stop 'N' Swop? The legendary scrapped feature across Rare's Nintendo 64 library was laid bare by bear and bird creator Gregg Mayles, revealing precisely how Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Banjo-Tooie would have interacted, what the Ice Key would be used for on both Donkey Kong Island and the Isle O'Hags, and what might have been taken out of Tooi...

The Kongversation is returning with the return of the return RETURN to Returns! Donkey Kong Country Returns HD received an unexpected update in January 2026, adding enhanced graphics, resolution, and loading times for Switch 2, as well as a new Turbo Attack mode... and Dixie Kong as a playable partner character!

Broadcast live on https://twitch.tv/dkvine, the Kongversation's annual season-ending New Year's Forecast reckons with the monumental year we've just had for Donkey Kong... and looks at what 2026 might bring for the entire DKU!

Hyle and Jeff check back in with Sea of Thieves, giving their thoughts on the game's recently-concluded Season 17! Subtitled "Smugglers' Tide," it gave the creaky seasonal structure a much-needed refurbishment and a fresh wainscoting of storytelling. Narrative? In a DKU game? What does Sea of Thieves think it is, Donkey Kong Bananza?

The Kongversation wraps up its 2025 Donkey Kong Bananza coverage with one last look at the game's DLC! Hyle is joined by Sxips to discuss the intricacies of Emerald Rush, the monthly events that kicked off in October, the statues celebrating DK series heritage, and how the mode can serve as a bridge to the next Donkey Kong game! Note: This episode contains spoilers for the Emerald Rush DLC.

Out of the 24 (Krocodile) core, singular characters in the game, how does the cast of Donkey Kong Country 2 rank? Hyle and Jeff put the Kongs, Animal Buddies, Bosses, and other errant notables of Diddy's Kong Quest through Tier Maker to see how they stack up to each other... using only the criteria of their performance and presentation up to that point in history!

It's a Hyle and Matt chat about Rare Collection 1, the new 12-game compilation on Evercade! Featuring a dirty dozen of Ultimate Play the Game and Rare Ltd. classics, DK Vine's primary concern is the first-ever reissue of Conker's Pocket Tales. Does Conker's solo debut still hold up? Did it ever? What do we think of this format and the Evercade itself? And what future Rare Collections would we like...

Just as Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest improved on the original in numerous ways, so too did its classic instruction booklet! Once again written by Nintendo of America's Dan Owsen, with story by Rare newcomer Leigh Loveday, it's 30-plus pages of immersive table setting and subversive tablecloth pulling!

Celebrating three decades of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest! Hyle and Dustin discuss how the second Donkey Kong Country game still holds up to this day, now made ever more relevant thanks to Donkey Kong Bananza.