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 guzzling, dusty Wiggler milk! Yum yum. Pour me some more of that lusty caterpillar juice, Hudson Soft.

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 gross in his mouth, so stick around for that bit.

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 Tooie into a future Rare game!

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!