When last we left off, we were just entering the doors of Rare headquarters. What happened on the inside? Who did we meet? What did we see? Take our hand as we tour Rare Ltd. in the most surreal Kongversation of all time.

Surprise! A few weeks ago we had the amazing experience of being invited to Rare Ltd. in Twycross to tour the studio, meet the staff, and play Sea of Thieves before anyone else. Here's the first chapter in the untold story of our week at Rare.

Hyle is joined by "future DK Vine staff member" Mitchell Wolfe on this, the Nintendo episode of the Kongversation's E3 2016 specials! Mitchell was at E3 alongside Chad and Hyle and actually got to play Zelda (no small feat considering the lines). They talk a bit about that game before delving into the Donkey Kong Universe offerings for Nintendo: The new Donkey and Diddy amiibos, Mario Party Star Rush and even a bit on Yooka-Laylee and Skylanders Imaginators.

Now that the cat's out of the bag (and the bag's in the Sea of Thieves) about us going to Rare headquarters a few weeks back, we discuss E3 2016's Microsoft Monday festivities! The big Sea of Thieves coming out party was impressive. We just didn't know that we were actually going to play a part in it...

It's time once again for E3! We know Sea of Thieves and Yooka-Laylee will both make big appearances at the show, but what other surprises could be in store for the Donkey Kong Universe? We invite our listeners to call in and speculate with us in this special E3 kickoff!

It's the second part of the Yooka-Laylee news orgy! In this episode, we try to pivot to talk about the gameplay-centric reveals in Edge Magazine, but our callers keep wanting to discuss "those" implications in the story. Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in!

Playtonic has revealed a plethora of information on Yooka-Laylee, including the story, the supporting characters, and, oh, yeah, a certain goldfish beloved by the DK Vine community. It's time for a Yooka-Laylee news orgy!

It's the Kongversation season 4, episode 20! Naturally, there's only one topic we could do. It's a character history of Funky Kong! This is one dank episode. It's some good ass podcast.

Which characters should get into the DK Vine Hall of Fame Class of 2016? The debate is on, so for this episode we invited our listeners to call in to stump for their favorites. Ready to cast your ballot? Vote at www.dkvine.com/halloffame through May 21st of 2016!

Internet chatter has it that Retro's next game is neither Donkey Kong Country nor Metroid, but rather a completely new IP. We spend this episode trying to come to term with this news, reflecting on Retro's massive contributions to the series along the way. Will we play their new game? Who do we think will develop a DKC game next, and do we think a new DKC is even remotely likely anytime soon?