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Deep in the core of Donkey Kong and Rare fandom, DK Vine has long served as the root for celebrating the games branching off from Donkey Kong Country. Online since 1999, we've covered the launch of Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong Bananza, and everything between. And our golden fruit that tastes the sweetest? The Kongversation, the ripest Donkey Kong Universe audio program that's been nourishing ears since 2013. It's a new era for the Donkey Kong series. If you're just getting deeper into the fandom, be sure to give us a listen. And if you've been living underground for some time, you'll know we also cover related properties like Banjo-Kazooie, Conker, Dinosaur Planet, Sea of Thieves, Yooka-Laylee, and much more. Our mouths may be rancid, but we've still got Hearts of Gold. © 2026 DK Vine and File Two Productions
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@dkvine
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English
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12026308463
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http://www.dkvine.com/
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hyle@dkvine.com
1411 - Spotlight: Star Fox Assault (part 1)
5/11/2026
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 Rare's characters and lore.
Duration:03:22:39
1410 - The DKU ReDraftee 2026 Special
5/4/2026
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 once again eligible to be drafted, including newcomers Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart World, and more!
Duration:02:30:41
1409 - Casting Call: The Donkey Kong Movie
4/27/2026
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?
Duration:02:34:26
1408 - Sea of Thieves: Season 18
4/24/2026
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?
Duration:02:51:02
1407 - Call Sack: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
4/20/2026
Hyle and Malik answer listener calls and comments from the DK Vine Hotline (1-202-630-VINE) about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie!
Duration:01:48:25
1406 - Spotlight: Mario Party 2
4/13/2026
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.
Duration:03:31:05
1405 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: A Film Critique
4/6/2026
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.
Duration:02:31:15
1404 - The Fall and Rise of Virtual Boy
3/30/2026
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 Nintendo Classics - Virtual Boy, 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!
Duration:01:59:09
1403 - Mario Tennis Fever First Impressions
3/23/2026
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.
Duration:02:00:45
1402 - Stop 'N' Swop: A Denouement
3/16/2026
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!
Duration:02:32:22
1401 - Dixie Kong in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
3/9/2026
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!
Duration:03:06:42
1354 - New Year's Forecast 2026
12/30/2025
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!
Duration:01:34:38
1353 - Sea of Thieves: Season 17
12/29/2025
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?
Duration:02:48:12
1352 - Donkey Kong Bananza: Emerald Rush
12/22/2025
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.
Duration:03:08:21
1351 - Tiers of a Kong: Donkey Kong Country 2
12/15/2025
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!
Duration:03:32:47
1350 - Rare Collection 1 First Impressions
12/11/2025
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 to see?
Duration:01:57:22
1349 - Manual Transmission: Donkey Kong Country 2
12/8/2025
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!
Duration:03:32:08
1348 - 30 Years of Donkey Kong Country 2
12/1/2025
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.
Duration:03:14:19
1347 - Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island
11/24/2025
The Kongversation returns home to DK Island! Miles from off of KotBox joins Hyle to discuss the immaculate love letter to the Donkey Kong series in Donkey Kong Bananza's DLC capper. From the obvious references to the most obscure Easter eggs, we leave no corner of DK Island unturned! Note: This episode contains spoilers for the DK Island DLC.
Duration:03:54:45
1346 - Donkey Kong Bananza: The Post-Game (part 2)
11/18/2025
From the new Getaways in Lagoon Layer all the way through the Great Harmoneel's windpipe, the Kongversation finishes discussing Donkey Kong Bananza's post-game! It's the most difficult Bananza Rehearsals, the best character resolutions, and the simple joy of harmonizing Stickerbush Symphony with a bunch of disco rocks. Note: This episode contains spoilers through the end of the post-game.
Duration:05:25:23