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Al and Kev talk about whether or not farming game remakes are worth it. Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:02:08: What Have We Been Up To 00:38:42: Game Updates 00:58:01: New Games 01:11:11: Farming Game Remakes 01:51:29: Outro Links Research Story 1.0 Tiny Garden Switch Info Go-go Town “Tourist Trap” Update APICO Physical Edition Farming Simulator 16-bit Limited Edition Romestead Contact Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript (0:00:30) Al: Hello, farmers, and welcome to another episode of the harvest season. My name is Al. (0:00:34) Kev: My name is Kevin (0:00:36) Al: And we’re here today to talk about Cottagecore games. (0:00:39) Kev: You woo supposedly the word on the street is it says on the box (0:00:46) Al: Does it? (0:00:47) Kev: That’s odd, yeah, it does it what does the websites I’m assuming it does (0:00:51) Al: I don’t know. This is a good question. What does it say on the website? (0:00:54) Kev: You know, we’ve never done (0:00:55) Al: It says farming. It says a podcast about farming simulators. (0:00:58) Kev: Well, there you go, I guess we were lying somewhere, you know one of these days (0:01:00) Al: Yeah, classic. (0:01:04) Kev: Not days we should do in April fools and switch it up (0:01:07) Kev: Or we talk about I don’t know something else. I guess we kind of do that sometimes but you know something really different (0:01:12) Al: Something, something else. (0:01:14) Kev: Yeah (0:01:16) Kev: We talk about gotcha games, I mean I already do but you know all in oh (0:01:23) Kev: Yeah (0:01:24) Al: Hello. We are going to talk this episode about, I want to have a discussion about remakes. (0:01:25) Kev: Hello listener (0:01:34) Kev: We don’t oh (0:01:34) Al: Specifically remakes of farming games. (0:01:38) Kev: Oh, that’s well hmm. I mean it’s still in the neighborhood like there’s stuff to be discussed for sure (0:01:47) Al: Well, that’s why we’re doing it. (0:01:51) Al: I don’t tend to have topics that I don’t think I’ll have much discussion. (0:01:55) Kev: That is died and I believe that’s factually not true (0:02:00) Al: Wow, how dare, how dare you, how very dare you. (0:02:04) Kev: Oh (0:02:06) Al: Before that, we have a bunch of news, but first of all, Kevin, what have you been up to? (0:02:13) Kev: Okay, let’s see here when I wrote things down (0:02:16) Kev: Okay, Marvel snap. Okay, I should have talked about this earlier because it ended this week, but I mean all snap goes (0:02:22) Kev: It’s good the the new Fantastic Four (0:02:27) Kev: Season with cards based off the movies coming up (0:02:30) Kev: They’re just doing a whole new season like first step family (0:02:34) Kev: First steps whatever but but that’s coming so you know and that looks good (0:02:38) Kev: But I didn’t talk about maximum voltage overdrive or whatever that thing was called (0:02:45) Kev: You played snap outs been a minute. Did you play maximum voltage? (0:02:49) Kev: Do you remember that mode at all? (0:02:50) Al: I think it was around when I was playing, but I don’t think I played it. (0:02:54) Kev: Uh-huh (0:02:56) Al: I did the Deadpool Diner and I did. (0:02:59) Kev: Yeah (0:03:00) Al: There was one other one that I did, but I don’t think I did maximum. (0:03:02) Kev: Okay, so (0:03:04) Kev: So yeah, every once in a while snap introduces these like alternate modes with different rules or different words or whatever (0:03:12) Kev: And so one that they’ve done is called maximum voltage (0:03:16) Kev: and previously maximum voltage was a three-turn game instead of six turns and (0:03:20) Kev: They would give you a random amount like two to four energy every turn like extra so it was you know (0:03:27) Kev: Not just the one two three four (0:03:29) Kev: So you had you could play cards quickly and you had to do on three turns (0:03:34) Kev: It’s a it’s a different pace a game. It’s fun even shorter. I liked it (0:03:41) Kev: Well this past week or two they did maximum voltage overdrive or overcharge whatever’s over something (0:03:50) Kev: Where it was a four-turn game (0:03:53) Kev: The same rules of okay, you get random two to four energy every turn (0:03:59) Kev: on top of what you already have (0:04:02) Kev: But they (0:04:04) Kev: Also filled your deck out with like was it eight or twelve extra random cards in your deck (0:04:10) Kev: Those extra cards had lower costs and higher power (0:04:15) Kev: So it was it was a wild ride because it was a lot of like kind of RNG really right what you get (0:04:22) Kev: It’s hard to build around like, you know real strategy around it (0:04:26) Kev: and you know, I (0:04:28) Kev: I enjoyed it enough. It was fine enough. You know a lot of people don’t like RNG sort of (0:04:34) Kev: modes or strategy so you know I don’t think as popular as other ones but at (0:04:40) Kev: least they tried something right like I always did they say hey try it and then (0:04:43) Kev: we’ll see how it goes but the bigger fiasco was the rewards because when they (0:04:52) Kev: have these side missions they’ll give you usually like a sort of bonus currency (0:04:56) Kev: or side currency or whatever specific for that mode with a shop or reward tier (0:05:01) Kev: or something like that. (0:05:04) Kev: In this case they gave you a shop, you could earn let’s just call them vault points or whatever they were called. (0:05:08) Kev: And so there was a new card in the shop. (0:05:12) Kev: Kid Omega, I don’t know who that character is but they had a decent enough ability. (0:05:16) Kev: But regardless, so yeah, it was a new card and very cool and all. (0:05:24) Kev: But here’s the thing, for the first time ever in one of these side modes, you could not earn the card for free. (0:05:32) Kev: Um… (0:05:34) Kev: Well, I guess you technically could, but… (0:05:36) Kev: So how it works is every eight hours you get a set of three missions, and you get X number of points for it, right? (0:05:44) Kev: Well, people did the math. (0:05:46) Kev: If you did all the missions, every single set of three for every eight hours for the entire duration of the thing, (0:05:52) Kev: you would still have to win 500 games, I think it was, to earn enough points to earn the new card. (0:05:57) Al: That is so many games. (0:06:04) Kev: But… (0:06:04) Al: I don’t think I’ve ever won 500 games combined in the, like, what, combined what, six months (0:06:06) Kev: Yeah, totally. (0:06:14) Kev: I mean, I might be there with you. (0:06:18) Kev: But yeah, so that was wild. (0:06:24) Kev: And a lot of people were up in arms about it, as you can imagine, and I think understandably so. (0:06:30) Kev: Also, because Marvel Snap, traditionally, has been… (0:06:34) Kev: Play-ish where or at least you if you played enough you could get a decent pool of cards or you could get work (0:06:40) Kev: You know the new cards they were releasing if you kept up you could (0:06:45) Kev: You could you could play for free (0:06:48) Kev: the boat the money was either spent on generally speaking on (0:06:55) Kev: Cosmetics, you know variants and bundles (0:06:57) Kev: I guess the season passed you could unlock a new card and that’s ten bucks a month and like that (0:07:02) Kev: But they would drop for free later (0:07:04) Kev: So you didn’t have to do it. But anyways (0:07:08) Kev: Point is that a lot of players feel like the the snap devs are kind of leaning a little more into (0:07:15) Kev: You know pay to win or pay to get the new cards (0:07:19) Kev: So that was a big (0:07:20) Kev: Yeah, big big bit a little bit of fiasco (0:07:25) Kev: and (0:07:26) Kev: Yeah, it’s over now. We went to another mode called sanctum showdown, which is but it’s much slower paced modes fun (0:07:35) Kev: They’re playing it safe. No crazy (0:07:38) Kev: Expensive card or whatever but (0:07:40) Kev: It’s interesting to see (0:07:43) Kev: kind of a shame that they you know, they’re a little money hungry, but (0:07:48) Kev: Cuz though otherwise the game I think is in still in a decent shape (0:07:52) Kev: They’ve released so many cards like I think it’s almost in a state of we can play whatever you want more or less (0:07:59) Kev: But yeah, I mean I’m still playing it. I’m still enjoying it. I did not get the kiddo-megan card (0:08:05) Kev: You know, it’s wild. I saw somebody with that card on day one (0:08:08) Kev: Which means they must have put a lot of money or gold or whatever. Yeah, there’s always an I found the whale. Oh (0:08:08) Al: Hmm there’s always one. There’s always one. Yeah (0:08:16) Kev: Speaking of not having money or wanting money (0:08:20) Kev: Yes, let’s talk about unicorn overlord. So I reached the end of what’s called best stories. That’s the beast land (0:08:30) Kev: Campaign area there’s basically like five countries in the game or whatever and each one is kind of (0:08:34) Kev: Its own little chapter if you will write its own little story and arc and so I reached the end of the best stories chapter (0:08:41) Kev: Which is fine and all the villain was a rat man a rat where rat I guess. I don’t I don’t know how to describe it (0:08:50) Kev: You know, I’ll show you a picture (0:08:52) Kev: but (0:08:53) Kev: And so I enjoyed it. It was a fun chapter. I think the Beast people were cool, but what is funny and (0:09:00) Kev: I can feel it. I learned about this (0:09:04) Kev: When I went online because it felt something felt like it was changing the writing in unicorn overlord who was pretty alright (0:09:12) Kev: Up until around now because they really just kind of did not give the the rat man’s name (0:09:19) Kev: His name was Elgore and he kind of had an interesting story (0:09:23) Kev: The rats were generally oppressed people and he wanted to rise up and then you know, he became a general (0:09:29) Kev: So it’s kind of an interesting story and there was some evil the evil bad guy team (0:09:34) Kev: We’re doing experiments on him yada yada (0:09:38) Kev: But it was really really rushed. And so I kind of looked into it and it turns out (0:09:45) Kev: That oh (0:09:47) Kev: Hold on one second now (0:09:49) Kev: my mic (0:09:51) Kev: Sorry, there we go. Sorry. My mic had a hiccup and I think we’re good now while checking (0:09:57) Kev: double-checking (0:09:58) Al: Sounds fine to me. (0:09:59) Kev: Yes, okay. I lost a few seconds of the recording, but okay. I’m okay (0:10:03) Kev: I don’t know, at least the– (0:10:03) Al: It’s fine now. (0:10:05) Al: Zoom is pretty good at like starting out. (0:10:05) Kev: Yeah, all right (0:10:09) Kev: Well, anyways, so I looked up that why it started feel rushed and turns out that the unicorn (0:10:15) Kev: Overlord development ran out of money and basically the director producer they started funding it out of their own pocket (0:10:22) Kev: so apparently this last (0:10:25) Kev: quarter or so of the the game is gonna feel very rushed and (0:10:30) Kev: There’s no time for story anymore. Which is sad but (0:10:34) Kev: That said the game is still (0:10:38) Kev: Entertaining. I like it. It’s fun. Yeah, like unicorn overlord to two thumbs up from me (0:10:45) Kev: Let’s see (0:10:47) Kev: So yeah, so that’s good. Um, oh, okay follow up from last week (0:10:50) Kev: So we spent a little time having a fun little chat about magic the gathering and capitalism and the $1,000 (0:10:58) Al: Like 20 minutes. (0:10:59) Kev: pack of set of four packs (0:11:02) Kev: and it was all started as you may recall because (0:11:04) Kev: I was looking at the, or you know, the Final Fantasy set of Magic the Gathering cards came out, (0:11:12) Kev: and I did not want to buy them because I didn’t want to spend them, or spend the money for them. (0:11:17) Kev: Well, this week I bought the Final Fantasy card set from Magic the Gathering, virtually, virtually, there’s my caveat, haha. (0:11:26) Kev: Uh, no, I did not spend money, but… yeah, haha, virtual versions of my cardboard. (0:11:27) Al: Oh, wait, that’s that’s even that’s even all right. (0:11:30) Al: I was going to say that’s even worse if you bought digital cards. (0:11:35) Kev: No, no money spent. So I’ve been, I’ve played Magic the Gathering Arena, though that’s the online client. I fired it up to get in there and try. (0:11:43) Al: Good game. I’ve not played in a long time, but when I was playing, I was doing a lot of arenas. (0:11:49) Kev: Alright, it’s good. It feels comparable, I think, to, you know, Pokemon TCG live. (0:11:54) Al: Oh, I think it’s way better. (0:11:56) Al: I think it’s way, way better. (0:11:57) Al: I think the I mean, it’s been a while since I played it. (0:12:00) Al: But in my experience, the app was much less slow in menus and the effects were much better. (0:12:05) Kev: Yeah. (0:12:08) Kev: I agree with that. It is much, much more polished, right, overall. A little fancier. And you’re right, a little less laggy. (0:12:17) Kev: But, yeah, but I mean, the point is, it serves as a decent online, you know, substitute for the paper game. (0:12:26) Kev: So I got some, yeah, Final Fantasy cards there and played a little, doing a choco bow deck. (0:12:33) Kev: I’m really upset (0:12:35) Kev: Those cards are really good, art-wise and gameplay-wise (0:12:42) Kev: They have, because I mentioned I was playing Final Fantasy, the proper FFTCG (0:12:49) Kev: That game doesn’t have equipment cards (0:12:51) Kev: Magic the Gathering does, so Magic the Gathering can include iconic items and weapons (0:12:57) Kev: Like the Buster Sword, or a cup of instant noodles from Final Fantasy XV (0:13:04) Kev: So I’m more…a little… (0:13:05) Kev: I’m jealous that Magic did it so well. (0:13:07) Kev: Whoever…the people working on the Final Fantasy set, they really love Final Fantasy. (0:13:13) Kev: They have Souplex the Train as a card. (0:13:17) Kev: People who know FF5 understand that reference. (0:13:25) Kev: But yeah, I mean, I try to… (0:13:27) Kev: I’m still thinking about it. I’m looking at it. (0:13:31) Kev: The card’s proper. I’m not gonna buy it yet. (0:13:35) Kev: Oh, it’s been…I’ve been craving it. It’s a siren song. (0:13:38) Kev: So I had to…you know…I had to at least do it virtually to enjoy it a little. (0:13:46) Kev: But I digress. That’s what I’ve been up to this week. (0:13:50) Kev: What about you, Al? What’s going on? (0:13:52) Al: Well, let’s see, what have I been up to? (0:13:56) Al: Shock surprise. (0:13:58) Al: I have been playing some Mario Kart World up. (0:14:00) Kev: Yeah, you’re going for it, man. Getting all those knockouts here. I’ve seen your progress. (0:14:04) Al: Yes, so update on that. (0:14:07) Al: I have done all of the Grand Prix’s 150, three stars and all of the knockout (0:14:13) Al: all of the knockout tours, 150, three stars. (0:14:19) Al: and I have done enough in free. (0:14:22) Al: Rome to unlock mirror mode. (0:14:25) Kev: Okay. (0:14:27) Al: And I have unlocked all of the costumes. (0:14:30) Kev: Oh, you’re- you’ve done it all almost pretty much at this point. (0:14:33) Al: I am still missing three characters. (0:14:36) Kev: Wait, wha- oh. How d- uh- uh-huh. (0:14:38) Al: But that’s because they are the Kamek characters, (0:14:43) Al: so you have to be on a specific course (0:14:47) Al: and someone use the Kamek behind you on that specific course. (0:14:50) Kev: Uh, okay, I did notice that I got some kamiks and I think I got kamiks characters out of that. (0:14:53) Al: There’s a chance that you get one that character, so. (0:15:00) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah. (0:15:01) Al: So I’ve got most of them, but I’m still missing three of them. (0:15:04) Al: And it’s like they are dreadful to try and force like the bet. (0:15:08) Kev: Yeah, who are they? (0:15:10) Al: How who am I missing? (0:15:12) Al: Let me check my spreadsheet. (0:15:14) Al: I am missing Rocky, wrench. (0:15:18) Al: Peepa and Swoop. (0:15:20) Kev: Oof, oof, oh man, I like swoop. (0:15:21) Al: I have the rest of them. (0:15:22) Al: So that’s I have that’s 15 out of 18 characters unlocked (0:15:26) Al: and 103 out of 103 costumes unlocked. (0:15:31) Al: So, yeah, and I’ve got all the vehicles as well. (0:15:36) Al: All 40 of them. (0:15:37) Al: So I am going to I’m definitely going to do. (0:15:40) Al: I’m definitely going to start doing mirror modes. (0:15:42) Al: I really want to restart all the mirror modes (0:15:45) Al: before I get too much muscle memory for specific courses. (0:15:46) Kev: Yeah. (0:15:49) Kev: Mmm. (0:15:50) Al: Right, because that that’s when it becomes really hard. (0:15:52) Kev: Yeah, you’re right. (0:15:53) Kev: That’s an excellent point. (0:15:53) Al: But I’d love I’d love to three star mirror mode (0:15:56) Al: because I’ve never restarted every mirror mode in a Mario cart. (0:16:00) Kev: I mean you’re like there, you’re wide as well, right? You’ve gone the 90%? (0:16:06) Al: Yeah, it’s I guess the thing is it’s just about like time now, right? (0:16:10) Kev: Uh-huh. (0:16:10) Al: Like we’ve got two and a bit weeks until Donkey Kong comes out. (0:16:15) Al: That’s basically my deadline, right? (0:16:15) Kev: I was about to say, that’s the deadline, right? (0:16:17) Al: Like if it’s if I’ve not done it by (0:16:20) Al: Donkey Kong coming out, it’s probably never happening. (0:16:23) Kev: Yeah, well, maybe they’ll release some DLC, but I understand what you generally say. (0:16:28) Al: Yeah, but at that point, I don’t I think at that point I’ll play the DLC, (0:16:31) Al: but I don’t think I’ll go back and try and do the other mirror modes. (0:16:31) Kev: Yeah, it’ll be out of your system, I get it. (0:16:34) Al: Right. (0:16:36) Al: So we’ll see. We’ll see how I feel. (0:16:38) Al: But I’m going to I’m going to at least try and see how far I get. (0:16:42) Al: But obviously it’s quite few and, you know, I can see I should be able to do them. (0:16:47) Al: Right. Because I’ve done one hundred and fifty. (0:16:49) Al: I should be able to do mirror mode. (0:16:50) Al: I don’t think I’m in use to them enough that I will cause problems. (0:16:53) Al: Although maybe there’s a couple of courses that are recreations of previous ones, (0:16:58) Al: like the Mario Bros circuit, which is just like the continuation from the one (0:17:00) Kev: Yeah (0:17:03) Al: and since the sna is- (0:17:06) Al: right? That one might be trouble because I suspect I’ll have muscle memory for that course (0:17:06) Kev: Yeah (0:17:12) Kev: Sure sure (0:17:12) Al: but we’ll see, we’ll see. I’m gonna try and we’ll see how I go (0:17:17) Al: and I think that’s all I was considering. So have you done much free roam? (0:17:22) Kev: Not too much myself now (0:17:25) Al: So you’ve got the P switches, you’ve got peach medallions and you’ve got the question mark blocks. (0:17:27) Kev: Yeah (0:17:29) Kev: Yeah (0:17:32) Al: the only one that’s actually like shown on the map. (0:17:36) Al: The P switches where each course has a certain number of P switches and it shows you how (0:17:38) Kev: Mm-hmm (0:17:40) Al: many you’ve got. So I’m considering doing the P switches, but there’s no way I’m going (0:17:47) Al: to look for all of the peach medallions and all not not P switches sorry the question mark blocks. (0:17:52) Al: It’s not the P switches the question mark blocks. There’s no way I’m going for the piece all the (0:17:56) Al: P switches and all the peach medallions. I’ll probably do some more just playing around in (0:18:00) Al: free roam and if I see some I will do some, but I’m not going to go out my way to get (0:18:04) Al: every day because it’s like (0:18:06) Al: 300 P switches or something it’s mad how many there are I’m not going to do (0:18:08) Kev: Yeah, you don’t want to collect all the Koroks? (0:18:12) Al: all of them definitely not but I can see myself doing all the question mark (0:18:17) Al: blocks just because they’re like clearly like there’s six on this course six on (0:18:22) Al: this course six on this course I could see myself doing that but I’m not I’m (0:18:28) Al: not going all in on that at this point right like we will see (0:18:31) Kev: man. I gotta say the free roam is a little disappointing from what I’ve experienced and (0:18:39) Kev: seen. I was really hoping for, for lack of a better word, secrets, right? Little nooks (0:18:47) Kev: and crannies you could explore that, you know, you wouldn’t experience on a race or whatever, (0:18:52) Al: - Yeah, yeah, yeah. (0:18:53) Kev: right? Like in, you know, shooting for the stars, like even a handful of courses not in any of the (0:19:01) Kev: pre-write, you know, unofficially labeled, like you enter a cave and all of a sudden (0:19:06) Kev: there’s this little racetrack down there. Stuff like that, but anyways, yeah, there’s not much (0:19:12) Kev: going on other than unlocking mirror mode, I guess, on free roam. Although I do like the (0:19:20) Kev: Princess Peach Castle, the window easter egg, that’s fun. (0:19:23) Al: Yeah, yeah, it’s I will agree that I think free roam is a little bit of a disappointment, but yeah, I am still very much having fun. (0:19:35) Al: And I will definitely be playing this with people in person a lot. (0:19:40) Kev: I’m sure. I mean, it’s Mario Kart. It’s built for that. (0:19:41) Al: No, it’s 100% worth. (0:19:44) Al: Yeah, it’s 100% worth it, especially as, you know, it was what, like 30 quid in the bundle, right? (0:19:49) Kev: Yep. (0:19:50) Kev: Exactly. (0:19:50) Al: Like it was very much worth that. (0:19:53) Al: And just, it is, I still stand by it’s the most fun to control the, with the new physics reactions. Like I feel like all the other ones will feel quite stiff going back to them. (0:20:04) Kev: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I don’t think (0:20:10) Kev: Yeah, I yeah, I don’t think a lot of people are gonna push back on that it does feel very good to control (0:20:16) Kev: I agree (0:20:19) Kev: Yeah, it’s it’s I mean it’s Mario Kart right like it’s still gonna be good (0:20:22) Kev: It’s a but it is funny though that you know insert the the Simpsons sheep gif when Donkey Kong bonanza comes out (0:20:28) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Definitely. That is going to be like a couple of weeks of just (0:20:34) Kev: Yeah (0:20:37) Al: like that’s the only thing I’m playing. Yeah. And we, has the direct been since we recorded (0:20:39) Kev: It looks so good, I only more (0:20:44) Al: our last episode? I can’t remember. Super fun. I’m so excited for this. I think it’s (0:20:44) Kev: I I can’t remember. We haven’t talked about it either way, but that’s uh (0:20:51) Kev: that’s a (0:20:52) Kev: good looking direct (0:20:53) Al: really, yeah, I think they, that was a great direct because it shows (0:20:58) Al: it kind of confirmed a bunch of the stuff we already knew while also giving us enough (0:21:03) Al: to be like, oh, there’s more. Right. And, and I think it’s really, I think it’s really (0:21:09) Al: good looking. Like I love the different effects that you get in transforming into other animals (0:21:16) Al: and also having Pauline basically be like a parrot on your shoulder. Right. It’s really (0:21:22) Kev: yep it’s it’s so good I i love the online reaction that we the internet gave of like you (0:21:23) Al: fun. (0:21:30) Kev: know the trifecta of uh was it ralph and vanellope uh sully and boo and now we’ve got dk and pauline (0:21:38) Kev: you know big guy and then little girl um it’s it’s fun (0:21:38) Al: Look, it works, right? Like why, why break it? Why try and fix it if it’s not broken, (0:21:47) Kev: Exactly. It’s great. Um, yeah, I’m I’m very pumped. Uh, (0:21:52) Kev: for uh uh the the game or general, I guess. Um, it’s I’m a (0:21:59) Kev: little disappointed that we don’t get the animal buddies (0:22:02) Kev: per se. I mean, I know Rambi’s in there and and it’s kind of (0:22:06) Kev: in there, but you know, it’s it’s the functions been replaced (0:22:09) Kev: by your transformations and the transformations are cool. I (0:22:12) Kev: won’t lie. Um but uh I don’t know. I’m a guy who likes Rambi. (0:22:17) Al: Well, look, I don’t have any real history with the previous DK games other than trying them and not enjoying them. (0:22:23) Al: So I don’t particularly mind. (0:22:27) Al: I’m not a lower muncher. (0:22:30) Kev: Sure, I mean, it’s not even like lore stuff because that’s uh, that’s just uh, you know, I guess mechanics or (0:22:38) Kev: Gameplay traditions, whatever. But if you want to talk about lore, I mean we can get trying to you know (0:22:43) Kev: We can try figure out why on earth (0:22:48) Kev: Does how is Pauline hanging out a DK? How does that timeline work? (0:22:52) Al: Well, I think everything lines up if you just ignore the original DK game. I don’t think (0:22:59) Al: anything else is a problem. I think it’s only that. And I think that this ties in so much (0:23:00) Kev: Yeah. Which… (0:23:05) Al: better to Odyssey, because why would Pauline be the mayor of a city that’s named after (0:23:11) Al: her kidnapper? But she would be the mayor of a city that’s named after her hero. (0:23:12) Kev: Yeah, I like the way you think there that’s a good point, yeah, but and also like this (0:23:28) Kev: is even more so than Odyssey cuz I mean Paulina was in there was you know, she’s first time (0:23:32) Kev: back in forever or whatever but she’s you know, she has a starring role finally, that’s (0:23:40) Al: Yeah, my I also I have another theory that it might be time (0:23:47) Kev: All right, oh well there you are now we’re talking let’s get into that Zelda split timeline (0:23:55) Al: Well, I don’t even think it needs to be a split timeline, right? (0:23:58) Al: Like, if something happens and she gets shot forward and then she goes back in time after this, (0:24:04) Kev: Oh, I like it. I like. (0:24:05) Al: you know, she could still go through the whole thing, because the thing is, right, (0:24:09) Al: Pauline in Donkey Kong, that’s not this Donkey Kong, that’s Cranky Kong. (0:24:14) Kev: that is cranky kong who does exist yeah oh I like that that’s clever yeah there you go all right I like it (0:24:15) Al: So, you know, she’s obviously from the past. (0:24:22) Al: Or, or, here’s another suggestion. (0:24:25) Al: If Donkey Kong, if Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong are both Donkey Kong, then maybe Pauline. (0:24:32) Al: This could be a different Pauline. Maybe this is Pauline’s daughter. (0:24:35) Kev: You know, I mean, that’s well established, right? Bowser Jr. looks just like Bowser when he’s a baby, I guess, so you know. (0:24:45) Al: Pauline Jr. (0:24:46) Kev: Pauline Jr. could be! (0:24:49) Kev: Although, okay, you know what? You know what? I’ll even point the bat at the stands here. (0:24:54) Kev: I bet we get little Pauline here as a character in Mario Kart World War 2. (0:24:58) Al: I hope so. I do hope there is some stuff coming, so I saw someone note that some of the characters (0:25:06) Al: have lots of costumes, and some of them have almost none. In fact, some of them have none. (0:25:11) Al: And the interesting thing is, one of the characters that has almost none is Donkey Kong. He only (0:25:12) Kev: Yeah. (0:25:16) Al: has one costume. Just before a Donkey Kong game comes out, suspicious. So are we interested (0:25:17) Kev: It is very strange considering, you know, he’s… (0:25:21) Kev: Uh-oh, uh-oh! (0:25:28) Al: in a Mario Kart World update coming with some Donkey Kong costumes to encourage you (0:25:34) Kev: I mean (0:25:36) Al: to be interested in the new game? Maybe. Yeah. And we obviously have all the baby characters, (0:25:37) Kev: If if it feels like the most obvious dough in the world, right, um, so yeah (0:25:46) Al: so would we get a young Pauline, as well as the babies that we’ve got of the other characters? (0:25:48) Kev: I like it (0:25:51) Kev: How cute (0:25:51) Al: We don’t have Pauline at all. Oh no, we do have Pauline. But also Pauline only has one (0:25:53) Kev: We do it, Paul (0:25:58) Kev: Like a generic racer costume, so there you go (0:25:58) Al: costume. So, you know, the two of them, both in an upcoming game. You know, I will be very (0:26:05) Kev: Yeah, yeah, yeah (0:26:09) Al: disappointed if there’s not. But this makes you wonder what else could be related to things, (0:26:11) Kev: I you know that’s I don’t think you’re being unreasonable (0:26:16) Al: right? Birdo only has two costumes, so that’s an interesting one. Could there be a Birdo (0:26:22) Al: thing coming up? Who knows? Lakitu only has two costumes, and there is an update to… (0:26:28) Al: Why can’t I remember the name? Goodness me. Mario Party. Which Lakitu obviously has a (0:26:34) Kev: Which Mario what okay? (0:26:40) Al: big part in Mario Party. Maybe I’m stretching at this point. Who knows? But we’ll see. I’m (0:26:41) Kev: Yeah (0:26:48) Kev: We we will see I think that’s the end that’s all we can kind of say really um (0:26:54) Al: I’m sure we can say much more, but let’s not. (0:26:56) Kev: Well, well, okay, yeah, you know, I will say this like each his legs still make me very uncomfortable. I (0:26:59) Al: Fair, very fair. (0:27:03) Kev: Don’t like it (0:27:05) Kev: Get in the car. Don’t look at those freak. Yeah, no, no, I don’t like it. That’s (0:27:08) Al: Don’t put him on a bike. (0:27:15) Al: He should be in the cloud cart. (0:27:19) Al: That’s the only one he’s allowed to be in. (0:27:20) Kev: Yeah, you really or you know, I don’t care I (0:27:23) Al: No, I’m just saying. (0:27:26) Kev: Look, I don’t care if it’s like (0:27:29) Kev: Horrendous I don’t care if it’s horrendous like animation clipping just (0:27:35) Kev: Just stick the the dang (0:27:36) Al: The cloud around every cart you put them in. (0:27:40) Kev: Yeah, yeah, when he’s the bike it’s just clipping right to the cloud (0:27:45) Kev: Okay, you make it it’s worth it (0:27:50) Al: All right, so that’s my car. (0:27:52) Al: I’ve also I don’t want to talk too much about this, but I do want to mention it. (0:27:58) Al: I’ve opened Lens Island again and started playing that. (0:28:02) Al: So for context, I originally backed on. (0:28:06) Al: Kickstarter and I started playing it when it first came out, but it had no controller (0:28:11) Al: support and basically was horrible to use on the steam deck. (0:28:16) Al: So I have started playing it again, and it is less horrible to play on the steam deck. (0:28:24) Kev: But that’s always the bar we want less horrible (0:28:25) Al: And I think that’s as far as I’m going to go on this comp on it just now. (0:28:33) Al: I will probably go into it a lot more in the next. (0:28:36) Al: episode, probably, but no promises. (0:28:38) Kev: Okay, fine. Okay. (0:28:43) Al: So that is a thing that is currently happening that I am not going to give any opinions on right now. (0:28:52) Al: But finally, we are recording this on Saturday, the 28th of June. (0:28:57) Al: I have just finished the first day of Pokémon Go Fest 2025 Global. (0:29:01) Kev: Oh, is that what’s going on? Okay. (0:29:03) Al: That’s what’s today. (0:29:04) Al: Yeah. So, uh, I had. (0:29:06) Al: Fun. I got a few hours where I was allowed to remove my (0:29:14) Al: responsibilities from children and just go play Pokemon in Edinburgh. (0:29:17) Al: And yeah, I got a good amount of stuff done and I enjoyed that. (0:29:20) Kev: Cool. What is going on? What are they releasing? (0:29:24) Al: This is the Crowned in Shield form Zacian and Zamazenta. (0:29:30) Kev: Wait they weren’t in there already that’s weird, but okay (0:29:32) Al: No, they had the base forms, but not this Crowned in Shield form. (0:29:37) Al: Uh, because they’ve got to release them separately to make the most money, right? (0:29:42) Kev: - Oh, yeah, yeah. (0:29:46) Al: But yeah, so, uh, yeah, I think they did this one a lot better than the previous (0:29:52) Al: other forms, because with Curum and with, uh, oh, what’s the other one? (0:29:59) Kev: Uh, uh, uh, Nick Asma. (0:30:03) Al: Nick Rosma, thank you. (0:30:05) Al: with both of them. (0:30:06) Al: You have a certain amount of energy you need to get to fuse them, but if you separate (0:30:15) Al: them, you have to use the same amount of energy again to fuse them again. (0:30:21) Al: It’s like a thousand-fuse energy, or whatever they call it. (0:30:25) Al: I can’t remember and I don’t care. (0:30:26) Kev: Yeah, that’s correct (0:30:29) Al: Once you fuse them, you use up that thousand, but you get like a hundred per raid that you (0:30:33) Al: do. (0:30:34) Al: raids to get enough defuse once (0:30:35) Kev: Okay (0:30:36) Al: set of them. And then if you’re like, “Oh, I fused the wrong one”, and you unfuse it, (0:30:37) Kev: Yeah, oh (0:30:42) Al: you then have to do another 10 raids to do it. But of course, those raids were only available (0:30:45) Kev: It sounds like a lot (0:30:48) Al: for one weekend. They’ve never been available again, so you can’t get the energy anymore. (0:30:55) Al: It’s dreadful! (0:30:56) Kev: That sounds like a lot. (0:30:58) Al: Well, the good thing is that Zamasenta and Zacian, once you turn it into crown form, (0:31:04) Al: If you revere its form, you can… (0:31:06) Al: you can then do it again without using any energy. (0:31:09) Kev: Sure, okay. Okay, I mean, that’s that’s definitely nice. I just, man, I just got to say I didn’t go that long at all. But hearing how like, because I think Megas were kind of the first one where you had, you know, special mega energy or whatever. Like, it’s, oh, it doesn’t sound great. Just the oddest. (0:31:33) Al: The the Megas actually I think is a lot better than it was when it first launched. (0:31:38) Al: So like you you can get one free mega for each of your mega Pokemon once a week. (0:31:45) Al: So once you’ve done the initial one, every week, you can do it once for free. (0:31:49) Al: You only have to pay more energy after the first one (0:31:53) Al: if you want to do it faster than that. (0:31:55) Al: And as you get up the power, like once you can level up the mega and once you get (0:32:00) Al: Mega level 3. It matters. (0:32:04) Al: How much it costs so like every if you were to do it every single day, you wouldn’t be using a huge amount of energy so it’s it’s not it’s it’s much better than it was initially launched and I get why you know it is a bit frustrating that you still have to use it energy at all but it’s a lot less annoying you also get energy if you walk with them as a buddy and stuff like that so you know it’s it’s fine it’s fine it’s these fusing ones that are the most annoying because it’s like. (0:32:33) Al: I know have my necrosimas and my cutums fused and I can never unfuse them because I would never be able to fuse them again right like it’s just that’s it if you chose the wrong one tough and it’s really annoying because one of them I did choose the wrong one and but there’s nothing I can do about that I’m stuffed and that’s just what I have to live with. (0:32:40) Kev: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. (0:32:46) Kev: Oh, no! (0:32:50) Kev: Ugh. (0:32:52) Kev: Oh, that’s rough. That’s rough, buddy. (0:32:53) Al: Still. Yeah, that is life but yeah so there’s actions Amazon to was done much better and I got shiny. (0:33:03) Al: And I got my energy and I’ve I’ve powered them up so nice powerful Pokemon looking looking great my shiny shield was it shield form kind of what it’s called and they have new adventure effects so. (0:33:04) Kev: Yeah! (0:33:10) Kev: Yeah, that’s the game! (0:33:18) Kev: That’s cool, that’s good. (0:33:19) Al: There we go. (0:33:22) Al: And they can also be used because they’re when they’re in that form they can be used at power spots, which normally only dynamics Pokemon can be used a pair of spots, but of course you can’t you can’t. (0:33:33) Al: And they can also be used in Dynamax session and Amazon to but when they’re in that form you can use them a pair of spots so that’s fun. (0:33:44) Al: So yeah, I probably do a little bit tomorrow as well because it was Amazon to things action tomorrow, but which is a bit annoying, but if you got the ticket for go fest you do get enough energy to do one of one of the dogs, so I do have enough to do as action, but I probably want to get enough to do another one. (0:34:02) Kev: Sure. Well, I am glad that you’re enjoying it. (0:34:03) Al: Continuing to enjoy Pokemon go despite everything. (0:34:07) Kev: I don’t… (0:34:11) Kev: This, well, that’s kind of, uh, I mean, that’s just a blanket save these days. (0:34:20) Al: They keep trying to ruin the game, but I still somehow enjoy it. (0:34:24) Al: All right, let’s talk about some game use a woo. (0:34:31) Kev: Oh, wait, wait, back up. (0:34:32) Kev: I’m sorry, I just– (0:34:33) Kev: I don’t know why you just clicked something in my mind. (0:34:34) Kev: I forgot. (0:34:35) Kev: I want to follow up my Magic the Gathering thing. (0:34:39) Kev: So as I look, you know, I was dipping my toe in the MTG pool. (0:34:44) Kev: Guess what’s the next secret layer? (0:34:45) Al: I don’t know. (0:34:46) Kev: You know me. (0:34:48) Al: Ah, ah, ah, pressure, um, unicorn over the light! (0:34:53) Kev: Haha, oh, oh, that’d be so (0:34:54) Al: No, ah, no, um, let’s see, so Kevin, something Kevin would like. (0:34:59) Al: Well, it’s not going to be like anything Nintendo. (0:35:02) Kev: No, no it’s just very funny hearing that. (0:35:04) Al: Wait, is it? (0:35:06) Al: No. (0:35:08) Kev: I didn’t intend, I didn’t intend, life log Nintendo Pass. (0:35:09) Al: Well. (0:35:12) Kev: You don’t like Nintendo things, um, but it won’t, uh, MTG, I gotta say, it wouldn’t be (0:35:15) Al: I mean, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, that’s the opposite of what I thought, Kevin. (0:35:19) Kev: in there. (0:35:20) Kev: Yeah, okay. (0:35:21) Kev: Yeah, okay, yes, yeah, I know what you’re saying, but the way it came in my ears, it’s (0:35:21) Al: What I thought was, oh yeah, it could be, you know, you like Nintendo stuff. (0:35:25) Al: And I was like, oh no, but they’re not going to do something with Nintendo. (0:35:27) Al: That was my point. (0:35:30) Kev: It’s not too funny. (0:35:31) Al: Trying to accuse me. (0:35:32) Al: Accuse me of not thinking you like Nintendo stuff. (0:35:34) Al: Ah, no, I’ve not got anything. (0:35:39) Al: Nothing’s coming. (0:35:40) Kev: Ow! The lowest hanging fruit! Gotta go fast! (0:35:44) Al: Oh, Sonic. (0:35:45) Al: What? They’re doing Sonic, Magic the Gathering? (0:35:47) Kev: They’re doing- okay. (0:35:49) Kev: Yeah! Dude, they already did SpongeBob! Who cares? (0:35:53) Al: What? This is what one out all these cards look so good. (0:35:54) Kev: Oh, you missed that! SpongeBob’s in magic! Oh, yeah! (0:36:02) Kev: Don’t they? (0:36:03) Al: Oh, no. Oh, no. (0:36:04) Kev: They look- that’s- that’s the exact reaction. (0:36:10) Al: I don’t want this. Well, no, I do want this. (0:36:14) Kev: And you- and- oh, my- like, Shadow- (0:36:15) Al: I managed to not even look at the Doctor Who and Lord of the Rings ones somehow. (0:36:18) Kev: Oh- oh, yeah. (0:36:20) Kev: Shadow looks busted. It’s insane. (0:36:24) Kev: They’re no big the cats, so point against them for that. No cream, either. (0:36:28) Kev: But overall, it’s- it’s in their- (0:36:31) Kev: Ugh, Sonic’s ability, ‘cause you know, when they have an ability, they have a little, like, name for it. (0:36:36) Kev: It- it’s literally “Gotta go fast.” (0:36:38) Kev: You know “Gotta go fast” isn’t even from the games. (0:36:40) Kev: It’s just from the, uh, the- the dub intro of an anime. [Laughter] (0:36:45) Al: Yeah, I’m not particularly surprised. (0:36:48) Kev: Oh, yeah, Sonic’s going to magic. (0:36:50) Kev: It’s- ugh. I don’t like it. I’m- I’m- I’m- oh, dear. I’m cooked, as the children would say. (0:36:58) Kev: You know, Unicorn Overlord, it- wild as it- it’s not in Magic the Gathering, but in- they have one of those- (0:37:04) Kev: What is it? I think it’s, like, the Overlord edition. You know, one of the big fancy collector’s editions. (0:37:08) Kev: There’s actually a whole (0:37:10) Kev: building card game inside that it’s wild (0:37:16) Kev: Yeah, card games are my vice. They’re my legal addiction. Sonic’s coming to magic (0:37:16) Al: And will this be coming and will this be coming to arenas? (0:37:28) Kev: uh good question I don’t know arena is very weird because arena has (0:37:39) Kev: arena is kind of its own environment it has exclusive arena cards it has its own formats (0:37:45) Kev: and i’ll tell you the the bad ones we’re getting a spider-man set in a few months (0:37:51) Kev: that the spider-man set cards are coming to arena but not with spider-man full (0:37:58) Kev: they’re going to replace them with whatever generic magic card characters or whatever (0:38:02) Al: What? What does that even mean then? (0:38:05) Kev: it means they didn’t get the license to use it digitally (0:38:07) Al: What would be the point in adding the cards then, if they’re not the cards? (0:38:11) Al: So they’re gonna have like the same effects, but not use any names for Spider-Man. (0:38:14) Kev: yeah yeah you you get yeah you get pied or arachnid avatar I don’t know (0:38:18) Al: That’s so stupid. (0:38:20) Al: Just don’t do it. (0:38:28) Kev: uh good old magic together I i joined just this year what a good time to get into this game (0:38:36) Al: Update, I have downloaded Magi the Gathering Eraser. (0:38:39) Kev: yeah oh we gotta play some games um all right let’s go to non sonic base oh or is there (0:38:44) Al: Yes, yeah, news, game news. No, no, no, no, there’s obviously not. Research story have (0:38:47) Kev: is there sonic base news maybe not yet one day it’s inevitable (0:38:56) Al: announced that their 1.0 is coming the 21st of July, so it has been a long time coming. (0:39:00) Kev: Okay (0:39:02) Al: Let’s see, when did this first come into Early Access? February 2023 was when this launched (0:39:04) Kev: Yes, oh wait research, so I don’t know I heard something else okay that that is exciting (0:39:11) Al: in early access. (0:39:12) Kev: Research work takes forever to ask Cody. That’s why the 1.0. It’s it’s forever (0:39:14) Al: So, maybe we need to get our second harvest on this after the 1.0 is out. (0:39:18) Kev: It’s the equivalent of getting their PhD congratulations research story (0:39:23) Kev: I’m sure Cody isn’t triggered by this at all (0:39:31) Kev: Okay, so wait we got let’s see what is the date on the oh July 21st there (0:39:38) Kev: It is but it’s available on the on a beta branch. That’s weird. What do you mean? (0:39:43) Kev: 1.0 will be available in beta before one point (0:39:45) Al: No, no, that’s so. So that’s before launch, you’ll be able to play the beta. (0:39:48) Kev: Yeah, I know that that’s very weird to me like (0:39:52) Al: Well, OK, I see what you mean. I see what you mean. I see what you mean. So (0:39:57) Al: it’s not actually that uncommon in software development where you go, this is our beta for (0:40:05) Al: 1.0 or 1.1 or whatever. That is not that uncommon, actually. I think it’s less common in games, (0:40:07) Kev: Sure. Yeah. Sure. And I mean, like, you know, public betas and test servers, (0:40:12) Al: But it’s definitely something that you see quite a lot. (0:40:18) Kev: like they’re common and I’m not saying it’s unheard of, but I don’t know. (0:40:21) Kev: It just feels weird, especially in game dev, like the 1.0 is the big fitting, right? (0:40:25) Kev: So, uh, I don’t know, but whatever, um, but hey. (0:40:28) Al: You still have to pop the game you can’t just play it’s not just anybody can play it like it’s public (0:40:33) Kev: Yeah. (0:40:34) Al: But public for people who have paid for the game, right? (0:40:37) Kev: That’s true. Good point. (0:40:40) Kev: All right. But hey, it’s here. (0:40:42) Al: Tiny garden the content the (0:40:45) Al: Featured game of last week’s episode have released a statement regarding the Nintendo switch version (0:40:52) Kev: I didn’t think I’d ever hear a statement from Tiny Garden. (0:40:56) Al: This is this is great. I’m just (0:40:58) Al: going to read some of the statement because I don’t think I can really (0:41:01) Al: summarize it better than they have done. “We wanted to clarify some questions (0:41:06) Al: that have arisen regarding the Nintendo Switch version of Tiny Garden. We have (0:41:09) Al: been vague and perhaps not communicated with you as well as we could have, for (0:41:14) Al: which we apologize. We did not want to cause you unnecessary concern or bore (0:41:18) Al: you with technical details. The truth is that the Switch version of Tiny Garden (0:41:23) Al: will be ported by an external company. As we are such a small team it was very (0:41:28) Al: hard for us to do everything in-house. The problem here is we’ve not yet found a (0:41:32) Al: company that can port the game with the polish and quality that we feel (0:41:35) Al: comfortable with. Both our publishers Super Rare Games and us want to deliver (0:41:40) Al: the best possible version of Tiny Garden on Switch. However, we did not (0:41:43) Al: anticipate that this porting would be so complicated.” Hey, I could have told you. (0:41:48) Al: We’ve seen this before. (0:41:50) Kev: What are you talking about? (0:41:52) Kev: It’s katrossi katronfi, it’s fuckies! (0:41:56) Al: And then they go into details about complaining. (0:41:58) Al: About their game engine and that’s the reason. (0:42:02) Al: Sure, fine. (0:42:05) Al: It’s funny because it’s like, oh no, we didn’t know it would be complicated to bring it to a (0:42:10) Al: console. Like what did you expect? Like these things are always complicated. (0:42:14) Kev: Well, yeah, I mean anything game dev is complicated pretty much anything dev software dev is always complicated (0:42:19) Al: Yeah, exactly. (0:42:21) Kev: Well, look here. Here’s your free advice tiny garden people call biting studio (0:42:27) Kev: Those are the guys who make cassette beasts that except beasts is on Godot. They brought it to switch (0:42:32) Kev: It’s awesome on switch. There you go (0:42:33) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s the thing. I suspect if you do it in Unity or Unreal, I suspect (0:42:42) Al: it is slightly easier because they are obviously like larger companies use them and so therefore (0:42:51) Kev: They’re established. (0:42:53) Al: need the console support to be as good as it can be, right? Because otherwise there (0:43:00) Al: There would be big problems because Godot is. (0:43:04) Al: open source and therefore more likely to be used by smaller teams, and they are less likely to be focusing on consoles at all more likely to be focusing on just PC because that is the easiest for. (0:43:18) Kev: Uh-huh (0:43:18) Al: I mean, it’s just the easiest to develop for full stop right because there’s no gatekeeper right like that has has been the case for a long, long time. (0:43:20) Kev: Yeah, I mean yes, yes, that’s correct (0:43:26) Kev: And probably will always be the case because just the nature of the beast so yeah (0:43:28) Al: Exactly. (0:43:29) Al: Exactly. (0:43:30) Al: Exactly. (0:43:31) Al: So there’s, they’re probably simplifying. (0:43:33) Al: Things in what they’re saying, you know, these things happen. (0:43:40) Al: I would like to clarify again, please, if you’re backing a game on Kickstarter, if you (0:43:47) Al: want it for console, don’t back it on Kickstarter, right? (0:43:50) Al: Like just, just like it’s the console is always like, it is when the Kickstarter happens normally, (0:43:59) Al: the way that it is happened is there is a working version of the game. (0:44:03) Al: It may not be final. (0:44:04) Al: It may not have all the content, but they have a game and it can run on PC. (0:44:08) Al: There will be nothing running on console at that point. (0:44:11) Al: And it’s very likely, unless they are a team that have ported to console before, it’s very (0:44:16) Al: likely that they have no idea what they’re doing with consoles at all, right? (0:44:20) Kev: Yep. (0:44:21) Al: And this, this isn’t meant to be harsh on them. (0:44:24) Al: This is just a fact that if you have, if you’re not a console developer, you do not know how (0:44:29) Al: complicated it is. (0:44:30) Al: I am not a games developer, right? (0:44:33) Al: I’m a web developer. (0:44:34) Al: And even in web development, there are things that if you don’t know how it works, it is (0:44:38) Al: so much more complicated than you realize. (0:44:42) Al: And there are just certain things that are more awkward. (0:44:45) Al: And if you haven’t started development on it, you don’t know how complicated it is. (0:44:49) Al: And it is likely not going to be done until the game is finished. (0:44:52) Al: That’s the other thing, right? (0:44:55) Al: Even Stardew Valley still doesn’t get updates out day and date on console, right? (0:45:00) Kev: Yeah. (0:45:01) Al: and stardew valley (0:45:03) Al: is one of the biggest indie games, full stop. (0:45:06) Kev: Yeah. (0:45:07) Al: It’s not like he’s only on his own anyway. He has a team that he works with, he worked with (0:45:12) Kev: Nice. (0:45:12) Al: porting companies before, he has done many different things, and even he can’t do it. (0:45:20) Al: It takes so much work, even big companies struggle with that. (0:45:26) Al: It is rare for a game to come out at the same time on PC and console unless you are one of (0:45:31) Al: of the biggest games and they will. (0:45:34) Al: Completely different teams working on the PC version, working on the switch version, working on the PlayStation version Xbox is different because they’re like the Microsoft of well, pretty much Microsoft have done so much work and I, you know, I’m the first to jump on Microsoft a bad bandwagon, but Microsoft have done so much work to make putting games to Xbox so incredibly easy it’s not. It’s still not just as simple as click a button. It does. (0:45:36) Kev: Mm-hmm (0:45:41) Kev: Yeah (0:45:44) Kev: They are a PC (0:46:03) Al: It does it, but it is so much easier than any other console. If you have an existing PC game, especially if you’re using the tools that Microsoft give to make the game on PC. (0:46:07) Kev: Sure. Yeah. Well, I mean, guess. Hi. Hey, I’m still holding out for mighty number nine (0:46:15) Al: All that being said, all that being said, never back a Kickstarter for a switch game. Just don’t do it, right? (0:46:25) Kev: on the 3DS. Uh, but. (0:46:31) Al: I have, I have, when I, when I bought my steam. (0:46:33) Al: Dick, it was so good because it meant that I could go through and like change (0:46:37) Al: all of my kickstarters to use to steam codes instead of switch get codes. (0:46:41) Kev: Mmm, yeah, at least (0:46:41) Al: And you get the game a year before, right? (0:46:44) Al: It’s just every, every, every single one is there’s none of them. (0:46:49) Al: Not a single game that I have backed on Kickstarter has released (0:46:53) Al: on switch at the same time as steam. (0:46:54) Kev: year you’re not wrong not at all ah well you know what though in this (0:47:03) Kev: particular case there’s an easy way to fix this you know what you don’t even (0:47:07) Kev: have to release on the switch tiny garden just so you know what we’re (0:47:11) Kev: canceling it we’re investing everything into the playdate port and we’re all in (0:47:12) Al: Honestly, a Playdate port would probably be quicker, because it would have to lose features, (0:47:17) Kev: we’re good all is forgiven (0:47:24) Al: right? It’s not going to be the same, the graphics are simpler, like honestly, if they started now (0:47:31) Al: from scratch, they could probably get a Playdate version out before they could port their version (0:47:34) Kev: Well, well there you go, Tiny Guard. The path is there. (0:47:34) Al: to Switch. I’m not joking. They would of course get a fraction of the sales, right? There are (0:47:42) Al: Playdates. Yes, it does. I love the Playdate, it’s so good. I just wish I played it more. (0:47:44) Kev: the dozens look I mean I might join the dozens I’ll say that (0:48:00) Kev: Yeah (0:48:05) Al: As far as I can see, the only number I’ve seen on Playdate sales was in May of last year, (0:48:10) Al: They said 70,000 have been sold (0:48:12) Al: But that was one year into it, and we’re now a year later, so who knows

Is the Donkey Kong fandom in BRAMBLE SHAMBLES? The Donkey Kong Bananza Direct has kicked up a regular Zinger's nest about Donkey Kong lore. "Nintendo doesn't worry about Donkey Kong lore, and neither should you." Oh, is that so? Courtney returns to the show to defend the notion of caring about a fictional universe, while also helping Hyle push aside some of the bad-faith readings about what's going on with DK's upcoming game!

Broadcast live on https://www.twitch.tv/dkvine the day of the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, Hyle and Dustin try their best to process a rarity in their line of work: 16 minutes of pure, unfiltered Donkey Kong news. Who, what, or when is the young Pauline? What's that about Donkey Kong's buttocks? Expresso's shoes WHERE? Diddy and Dixie Kong finally get Donkey Kong Racing off the ground... under the ground? All this and Hyle names the Kong he NEVER wants stuck in his teeth on a jam-packed episode!

Despite Donkey Kong Bananza releasing in under two months, we still know little about DK's new adventure. With positive and negative speculation abundant for the first 3D Donkey Kong game in 25 years, Hyle and Dustin address their own Bananza hopes and fears!

The Kongversation takes listener calls about Donkey Kong Bananza! From excitement to concern, Hyle and Cameron dig deep to address some of the hottest-button Bananza issues in DK fandom!

A couple of days after Donkey Kong Bananza's reveal, Hyle and Josh sit down to discuss their in-depth thoughts on the first new, standalone Donkey Kong in 11 years, the first new 3D Donkey Kong in 25 years, and the beginning of Donkey Kong's new era under Nintendo EPD!

Matt aka Stormageddon emerges from a pipe to surprise Case and Sam with the power up of a movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie! Can they make it through with only three continues?   Music by Vin Macri and Matt Brogan Podcast Edited by Sophia Ricciardi   Overview   In the podcast recording discussion titled "Another Pass at The Super Mario Bros Movie," hosts Case Aiken and Sam Alicea, joined by guest Matt (Stormageddon), delve into their cinematic experiences of the 2023 film, praising its 92-minute runtime and appeal to both children and nostalgic adult fans. They highlight standout performances, notably Jack Black as Bowser and Anya Taylor-Joy as a proactive Princess Peach, while critiquing Chris Pratt's portrayal of Mario as merely average. The hosts discuss the film's visual splendor and numerous Easter eggs, though they express disappointment over its reliance on pop music rather than classic Mario compositions. Despite some criticisms of the plot's formulaic nature and suggestions for improvement, the overall consensus is positive, deeming the film entertaining while respecting the franchise's legacy; potential sequels and upcoming projects are also touched upon as they conclude the episode.   Notes Introduction to The Super Mario Bros Movie Discussion (00:02 - 08:33) Matt (Stormageddon) returns as a guest to discuss The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023) Case Aiken introduces podcast with co-host Sam Alicea The hosts discuss their viewing experiences of the film The 92-minute runtime is highlighted as a positive factor that keeps the movie from overstaying its welcome Initial thoughts: The film works well for both children and nostalgic adult Nintendo fans Cast Performance and Character Representation (08:33 - 18:50) Jack Black as Bowser receives unanimous praise as a standout performance Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach also praised for making the character active rather than a damsel Charlie Day as Luigi received positive reviews Chris Pratt as Mario described as 'just fine' - not as bad as internet feared but not exceptional The group appreciates Charles Martinet's cameo as Mario's father and Giuseppe The opening commercial sequence featuring the 'Super Mario Super Show' song noted as a clever homage Keegan-Michael Key's performance as Toad highlighted as charming The film successfully modernizes Princess Peach as a proactive character rather than a damsel in distress Music, Visuals and Fan Service (18:50 - 30:01) Major criticism: The film relies too heavily on pop music needle drops instead of using iconic Mario game music Case and Matt express disappointment that classic Koji Kondo compositions weren't featured more prominently The DK rap inclusion was appreciated, though Grant Kirkhope wasn't properly credited initially The visual design receives high praise, described as 'one of the most gorgeous animated films' they've seen The group appreciates the many Easter eggs and references to various Mario games Notable references: Mario Kart customization, power-ups, Rainbow Road, and Luigi's Mansion sequence Film balances content for children with nostalgic references for adult fans of the games ️ Plot Structure and Pacing (30:01 - 40:01) The basic plot follows Mario Brothers from Brooklyn to the Mushroom Kingdom Main criticism: The plot feels 'paint by numbers' and moves from set piece to set piece for fan service The hosts appreciate the quick pace preventing the film from becoming boring Donkey Kong's substantial role questioned as potentially excessive for this film The 'plumbing scene' at the beginning described as feeling too 'illumination-style' and skippable The Mario Kart sequence, while visually impressive, doesn't serve the plot significantly The movie makes excellent use of character power-ups during action sequences Luma (star creature) from Mario Galaxy highlighted as a standout supporting character Suggested Improvements (40:01 - 50:06) Matt suggests removing or reducing the Kong Kingdom sequence to streamline the story The hosts discuss using more game music instead of pop songs for needle drops Fred Armisen's casting as Cranky Kong questioned; suggestions of other older actors who might have been better The group agrees the final act works well in terms of hero's journey storytelling Suggestions that Donkey Kong could have been integrated differently - as a mid-boss or obstacle rather than major character Discussion of how the film could have better incorporated game mechanics into the storytelling The movie's brief runtime (92 minutes) praised as preventing it from overstaying its welcome Final Thoughts and Future Discussion (50:07 - 01:00:38) Overall positive consensus: While not groundbreaking, the film is entertaining and respects the source material The film succeeds as a fun, colorful movie for kids while providing nostalgic entertainment for adults Comparison to other video game adaptations like Detective Pikachu and Sonic Discussion of potential sequels and the upcoming Donkey Kong movie The hosts appreciate the film's visual quality while acknowledging its formulaic approach to storytelling Matt mentions returning for future episodes to discuss the Venom movies Discussion wraps with information about where to find the hosts and their other podcasts

What made Donkey Kong Country such a unique, groundbreaking cultural event for Nintendo fans in 1994? Yes, it was the graphics, music, sound, and game design. But as Hyle and Dustin argue, it was also the instruction booklet's unique sense of humor. The Kongversation opens up Dan Owsen's manual masterpiece!

Broadcast live on https://twitch.tv/dkvine after the first ever Donkey Kong-themed Nintendo Direct, Hyle and Josh discuss Shigeru Miyamoto's walkabout in Donkey Kong Country at Super Nintendo World!

Show Notes On this week's podcast, Dan, Dean, and Kris talk about Season 2, episode 5 of the unbelievably terrible Donkey Kong Country cartoon, Message in a Bottle Show. There are so many questions ranging to why some characters have blue tongues, where King K Rool's cape and tail went, and what exactly is going on with Cranky Kong's balls. Seriously, none of us were prepared for this episode. It was so very bad. At the top of the show, Kris once again gets in a fight with his electric company, but manages to spend some time enjoying Yars Rising and Cash Cow DX, while rewatching Dragon Ball. Dean didn't do a whole lot more gaming, but he did manage to give some impressions of a game called Star Trucker, and Dan finally shaved his head, but his beard remains more majestic than most. He also got a super nice care package from our friends at the Weekend Rental podcast! Finally, in Week Old News, Concord gets pulled just two weeks after its launch, leading to pretty passionate discussion about the state of PlayStation, especially when contrasting Concord's failure with Astro Bot's success. Xbox finally gets the new Capcom fighting collections, while the black Myth Wukong mystery continues, and some guy makes a metric ton of money defrauding music streaming services. Enjoy! What's New at Stone Age Gamer Kirby Plush restock! Useful Links Support us on Patreon StoneAgeGamer.com The Gratuitous Rainbow Spectrum Safe at Home Rescue Shoot the Moon Stitches Art of Angela SAG's theme Song “Squared Roots” by Banjo Guy Ollie Social Stuff Join us on Discord! Stone Age Gamer YouTube Twitch Geekade Facebook Stone Age Gamer Facebook Geekade Twitter Stone Age Gamer Twitter Geekade Instagram Stone Age Gamer Instagram YouTube Geekade Contact Us Break Music Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - An Empty Tome Minecraft - Door Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Mode Menu Donkey Kong Country Intro Theme

The Kongversation catches up with all the latest news and updates on the Donkey Kong Country half of Super Nintendo World! While the expansion has been delayed until the end of the year in Japan, Universal Orlando has fully revealed its existence for next year's Epic Universe. This includes new details, never-before-revealed specifics, and a fresh international identity for a certain Donkey Kong character.

Nintendo and Illumination have announced they're releasing "a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros." in 2026. The question that naturally arises with such odd phrasing is, will this be a direct sequel to the previous film or the purported Donkey Kong spinoff? The Kongversation champs some popcorn and slanders some Hollywood stars in our debate over the nature of Nintendo's next blockbuster film!

The most recent new, standalone Donkey Kong game is now one decade old. It's a dubious, depressing milestone for any DK fan, but Hyle's joined by The Cartoon Gamer, Malik, to help look on the bright side of things and warm the cold sensation of 10 years wandering the frozen tundra!

We discuss the recent 30-second ad for the upcoming Donkey Kong Country expansion to Super Nintendo World!

2023 saw a unique video game crossover when the world of LucasArts' Monkey Island, the classic point-and-click adventure series, crossed over with Rare's shared universe in Sea of Thieves. Stalwart Rare diehard Hyle is joined by Monkey Island fanatic Dustin and Sea of Thieves expert Jeff to break down all three installments of "The Legend of Monkey Island" and determine if it was the middle ground to win us all over!

Universal Studios Japan has unveiled many of the details for the upcoming expansion to Super Nintendo World entitled Donkey Kong Country. DK Vine discusses all of the major news and ramifications of the biggest Donkey Kong story of the decade!

Having recently passed the 25th anniversary of the infamous Donkey Kong Country cartoon's premiere in his native United States, Hyle comes to terms with the adaptation that many fans love and that he's historically loathed. The Cartoon Gamer joins the show to discuss with him how his feelings have softened over the years and why he now respects its place in history. (Mostly!)

The Donkey Kong sub-series for LEGO Super Mario has arrived! Hyle shares his first impressions with Dustin, full of amusing anecdotes about building the characters and playsets, navigating the LEGO Super Mario app, and trying to figure out the all-important question: IS IT CANON?

Meet Donkey Kong, Private Eye. DK gets involved in a case about a horde of stolen bananas. At first, it seems like just your ordinary case, but it quickly becomes a wild adventure which will lead DK to one of the most notorious villains. Guest stars include Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Baby Kong, Funky Kong, Candy Kong, and Cranky Kong. 

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has reignited a debate for the ages (and a debate about the aged). Is Cranky Kong the father or grandfather of the current Donkey Kong? And does that make the current Donkey Kong an adult Donkey Kong Jr. or his son? And where does Baby Donkey Kong fit into this mess? The Kongversation recounts the complicated, sometimes contradictory history of Cranky and Donkey's relationship!

The Kongversation discusses the four new Donkey Kong sets coming to LEGO Super Mario! The surprises, the references, and even the hidden lore of the upcoming expansion to the sprawling toy series!

When The Super Mario Bros. Movie was first announced with scant details except an all-star cast, rumors ran wild. Will they try live action again, or is it animated? Will they try one of the many recent video game plots, or will this be an all-new story? Is this a complete and utter financial folly, with $300 million in development and promotion? Vinnk and Sean review the highest-grossing film of 2023, and (so far) the 19th top grossing film of all time, point out every visual and audio Easter egg they could find, and actually share some criticisms of a Nintendo product! Gasp! Starring: * Chris Pratt - Mario * Charlie Day - Luigi * Anya Taylor-Joy - Princess Peach * Jack Black - Bowser, King of the Koopas * Keegan-Michael Key - Toad * Seth Rogen - Donkey Kong * Fred Armisen - Cranky Kong Available in theaters. Logo by by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. This podcast is brought to you by the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network. Listen to other great shows at http://nerdandtie.com.

It's another spoiler-filled episode on the Super Mario Bros. Movie as Hyle is joined by The Cartoon Gamer himself, MALIK! They're opening the show up to our listeners, who have called in to ask for our opinions on the role of the Kongs in the movie, the potential possibilities for the Donkey Kong film, and much more!

In episode 44 of The Neon Crew Podcast, Kyle and Mac talk about the absolute cringe of Cranky Kong, what kind of performance Dennis Hopper was attempting to channel, and the most uncomfortable scenes to sit through with your family. Films talked about: The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Super Mario Bros. Hosts: Kyle Yates and McClain Parker Music: Gideon Hunter Gideon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wakerisefall Logo design: Lauren Hunter Lauren's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pineandsun/

A complete reinvention of the words "movie based on mario, the video game character from Nintendo." Watch the video version for the extra beginning, outro, and outfits: https://youtu.be/KDuPExExSpA   Check out our episode on Resident Evil 4 or our Gears Franchise Ranking video: Forced Feedback - Resident Evil 4: https://youtu.be/bEYpxkra_EM GoW Ranking vid: https://youtu.be/lymVxcY-o_I Spoilercasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ8UAZp_byp9jGAujkQLSjdIKy8LS9p_v Become a podlord or normal patron today! http://www.patreon.com/GBPodcasts RSS Feed: https://gbpods.podbean.com/ GigaBoots' Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gigaboots Kris Wolfheart's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kriswolfheart GB Fan Discord: https://discord.gg/XAGcxBk GB Main Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gigaboots Music List (in order of appearance) incoming at a later date #MarioMovie #Review #discussion   Tags: gigaboots,The Super Mario Bros Movie,Mario Movie 2023,Review,spoilers,discussion,toad,mario,peach,girlboss,daisy,king bobomb,king boo,cosplay,waluigi,Luigi,Seth Rogan,Donkey Kong,Fred Armisen,Cranky Kong,Illumination,Minions,despicable me,easter eggs,references,fanservice,bowser,jack black

Broadcast live on https://www.twitch.tv/dkvine, it's our massive four-person, four-hour roundtable discussion of the Super Mario Bros. Movie! We spoil everything by getting into all of the film's triumphs and flaws... and all of that Donkey Kong content.

The Super Mario Bros. MovieOnly In Theaters April 5, 2023For the first time, the iconic global entertainment brands Illumination and Nintendo join forces to create The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a new, big-screen adventure starring one of pop culture's most prominent plumbers of the past four decades.Based on the world of Nintendo's Mario games, the film invites audiences into a vibrant, thrilling new universe unlike any created before in an action-packed, exuberant cinematic comedy event. While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers Mario (Chris Pratt; Jurassic World and The LEGO Movie franchises) and brother Luigi (Charlie Day; It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi. With the assistance of a Mushroom Kingdom resident Toad (Keegan-Michael Key; The Lion King) and some training from the strong-willed ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy;The Queen's Gambit), Mario taps into his own power. The Super Mario Bros. Movie features an extraordinary comedic cast, including Jack Black (Jumanji films) as Bowser, Seth Rogen (Neighbors franchise) as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen (Portlandia, Saturday Night Live) as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson (American Dad!, Family Guy) as Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco (Green Book) as Spike, plus a special voice appearance by Charles Martinet, who has voiced the characters of Mario and Luigi in the Super Mario games for more than 30 years.The film is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (collaborators on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (Minions: The Rise of Gru, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part). From Nintendo and Illumination—creator of the global blockbuster Despicable Me, Minions, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets franchises—The Super Mario Bros. Movie is produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri p.g.a. and by Nintendo's Representative Director and Fellow Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, after more than six years of close bond and discussions between the two. The film is co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and will be released worldwide by Universal Pictures.This episode is sponsored by www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn and presented to you by The Barn Media Group.

Broadcast LIVE earlier tonight on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/dkvine), Hyle and Cameron give their thoughts on the final trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie, as well as some surprising reveals from the Japanese website! Hear the exact moment we found out that another Kong has surfaced!

In this brief time betwixt the full-length and final trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie, Hyle and Jeff have a Kongversation about all of the little bits of news relating to Donkey and Cranky Kong's appearance in the film. Their voices! DK Island's portrayal! Leaked merchandise! We also take a detour to Brooklyn to discuss the film's nostalgia-heavy marketing!

Hyle and Cameron discuss the multitude of changes Mario Kart Tour's gone through in 2022! From the removal of the controversial gacha system and the addition of Balloon Battle all the way to the new Donkey Kong-related karts and tracks... and the possibility that new content in the game may finally be winding down (before we even get Cranky Kong, Brash Bear, and Glow in the Dark Lube Funky Kong).

In a special LIVE episode of the Kongversation broadcast on Twitch, Hyle and Cameron give their full thoughts on the full-length trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie featuring Donkey and Cranky Kong! They also dive into all of the Kong cameos from the trailer and poster, and break down how the Kongs will drive the plot of the film!

While both buzzed on the alcohols, Hyle and Jeff give their GROUNDBREAKING thoughts on the Super Mario Bros. Movie teaser trailer, which did not have Donkey or Cranky Kong in it. It didn't even have any ass in it, which is what most of our listeners pony up to the bar for here at the Coyote Ugly. But anyway, it's a kid's movie and we're adults with some serious opinions.

Podcast juice, huh? I have no idea what it is, dude, but it tastes radical! Welcome back to the podcast and our final episode in Ape-ril! We're going to be discussing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. This is a sequel to Donkey Kong Country Returns which is itself a spiritual follow up to the original series of games from the SNES, which puts this in a fairly odd position as a part of the franchise. A lot of the base elements of the game are tied to those original titles as the new series tries to relate back to what made those games so memorable, but then again the mechanics and designs of DKCR are being iterated on to further polish the game and the “tropical freeze” goes much further than a fresh coat of paint. This sequel-to-a-successor status and strong thematic elements make Tropical Freeze actually a very interesting standalone game, despite it's close ties to its predecessors. We're going to be talking about level design and the kind of platformer this strives to be, the way its stages tell stories on both a micro and macro level, and we discover the punchline to a joke about Cranky Kong that started over twenty years ago. Thank you for joining us again and for closing out this mon(key)th with us! What are your feelings on Retro Studio's take on the Donkey Kong franchise? Do you think these games are great? Are they overhyped? What about, and this is extremely important, what about Rambi? Do you…do you like Rambi? Let us know in the comments, or over on our Discord server where we talk about the games. Next time, we're diving into our annual tradition of Mystery May and talking about Disco Elysium, so we hope you'll join us then!

It's time to make a moveset for our favorite grump, Cranky Kong! Zantok and Jonno tackle the spectacular ape, one taunt, victory pose, and special move at a time. The oo oo and the aa aa, aren't that right?

Ray Tracer is here to deliver the behind-the-scenes scoop on your favorite video game characters. Ray goes over Cranky Kong's hated rival, an unsuspected moment on Street Fighter 2, and Mega-Man's cosmetic addiction, on this episode of Mostly True Video Game History. Twitter & Instagram: @JustAewch Bassrebels.co.uk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aewch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aewch/support

Người Nhật là ai? Donkey Kong, also known as DK, is a male gorilla, the main protagonist of the Donkey Kong franchise, and the leader of the DK crew. Over the years, Nintendo has been ambiguous about just how many Donkey Kongs there have been. The first character named Donkey Kong appeared in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong and its sequels, serving as the villain. In 1994's Donkey Kong Country, a new, different-looking Donkey Kong was introduced, said to be the grandson of the original arcade character, who was now the elderly Cranky Kong. In subsequent games, however, the likeness of the "new" Donkey Kong is often used in place of that of the "old" Donkey Kong in games such as Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Game and Watch Gallery (in the title screen only), and Yoshi's Island DS, in which Mario and DK are both babies. However, the modern DK being the same age as Mario would be anachronistic, as Mario is portrayed as significantly older in age than the original Donkey Kong's offspring in Donkey Kong Jr.

 It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Bunch of release dates in TV/Streaming. Some updates to the like in Movies as well. We really gotta talk about the hullabaloo around the Super Mario Bros animated movie casting. BABYLON 5 REBOOT!!! All that and MORE!! Catch up on all the nerdy headlines in TV and Movies, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.       TV/StreamingFollow-ups/CorrectionsAndor - Finished with principal photography.Book of Boba Fett - Release Dec 29 2021TrailersStranger Things 4 - https://youtu.be/hgsUzL75Yjk Cobra Kai - https://youtu.be/KfQ3EQl_W98 Dec 31Sandman - https://youtu.be/VBXqrBl6pEo still no official release dateCowboy Bebop - https://youtu.be/Yq2N-9EmedA Nov 19thDC DocumentaryHBO Max will host a 3 part documentary on the almost century long influence DC has had on nerd culture. Will be written, directed, and produced by Leslie Iwerks, Academy Award and Emmy nominated.Babylon 5That other Star Trek clone series is being completely rebooted on the CW. J. Michael Straczynski original series creator will be a producer and writer on the project.https://deadline.com/2021/09/babylon-5-series-reboot-j-michael-straczynski-development-cw-1234845022/ MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsMario Movie - [John Leguizamo twitter shenanigans] Chris Pratt will provide the voice of MarioCharlie Day will voice LuigiAnya Taylor-Joy is voicing Princess PeachJack Black is voicing BowserKeegan-Michael Key is voicing ToadSeth Rogen is Donkey KongFred Armisen is Cranky KongKevin Michael Richardson is KamekSebastian Maniscalco voices Spikehttps://deadline.com/2021/09/super-mario-bros-animated-movie-cast-chris-pratt-charlie-day-anya-taylor-joy-jack-black-seth-rogen-1234843447/ Fantastic Beasts 3 - Secrets of Dumbledore will release April 15 2022, up from july. Clifford the Big Red Dog - Nov 10 in theaters and on Paramount Plus.TrailersRed Notice - https://youtu.be/Yhodo7vwC6E Nov 12Army of Thieves - https://youtu.be/Ith2WetKXlg Oct 29Disney/Marvel TroubleThere are a number of pending lawsuits looking to give ownership, or at least PARTIAL ownership, to the original creators, or their heirs.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-suing-avengers-copyright-termination-1235020110/ Rumor MillSuicide SquadAyer cut is the new Snyder Cut? Now saying next year direct to HBO Max…FlashNOW Zod is the next character rumored to be making an appearance… though oddly the rumor doesn't say specifically if Michael Shannon will be in the role.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

 It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Bunch of release dates in TV/Streaming. Some updates to the like in Movies as well. We really gotta talk about the hullabaloo around the Super Mario Bros animated movie casting. BABYLON 5 REBOOT!!! All that and MORE!! Catch up on all the nerdy headlines in TV and Movies, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.       TV/StreamingFollow-ups/CorrectionsAndor - Finished with principal photography.Book of Boba Fett - Release Dec 29 2021TrailersStranger Things 4 - https://youtu.be/hgsUzL75Yjk Cobra Kai - https://youtu.be/KfQ3EQl_W98 Dec 31Sandman - https://youtu.be/VBXqrBl6pEo still no official release dateCowboy Bebop - https://youtu.be/Yq2N-9EmedA Nov 19thDC DocumentaryHBO Max will host a 3 part documentary on the almost century long influence DC has had on nerd culture. Will be written, directed, and produced by Leslie Iwerks, Academy Award and Emmy nominated.Babylon 5That other Star Trek clone series is being completely rebooted on the CW. J. Michael Straczynski original series creator will be a producer and writer on the project.https://deadline.com/2021/09/babylon-5-series-reboot-j-michael-straczynski-development-cw-1234845022/ MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsMario Movie - [John Leguizamo twitter shenanigans] Chris Pratt will provide the voice of MarioCharlie Day will voice LuigiAnya Taylor-Joy is voicing Princess PeachJack Black is voicing BowserKeegan-Michael Key is voicing ToadSeth Rogen is Donkey KongFred Armisen is Cranky KongKevin Michael Richardson is KamekSebastian Maniscalco voices Spikehttps://deadline.com/2021/09/super-mario-bros-animated-movie-cast-chris-pratt-charlie-day-anya-taylor-joy-jack-black-seth-rogen-1234843447/ Fantastic Beasts 3 - Secrets of Dumbledore will release April 15 2022, up from july. Clifford the Big Red Dog - Nov 10 in theaters and on Paramount Plus.TrailersRed Notice - https://youtu.be/Yhodo7vwC6E Nov 12Army of Thieves - https://youtu.be/Ith2WetKXlg Oct 29Disney/Marvel TroubleThere are a number of pending lawsuits looking to give ownership, or at least PARTIAL ownership, to the original creators, or their heirs.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-suing-avengers-copyright-termination-1235020110/ Rumor MillSuicide SquadAyer cut is the new Snyder Cut? Now saying next year direct to HBO Max…FlashNOW Zod is the next character rumored to be making an appearance… though oddly the rumor doesn't say specifically if Michael Shannon will be in the role.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

The Monkey's Paw curls one finger up as Miyamoto announces the voice cast for the Super Mario Bros. movie hitting theatres in December 2020. Aaron, Chapin, and Jamie muster up the courage to discuss it. Enjoy.CREW INFO:Follow Aaron on Twitter at @TurboHoodieFollow Chapin on Twitter at @chap0liFollow Jamie on Twitter at @PrattPrattPrattJoin the conversation on the Party Chat Discord! Head to https://bit.ly/PartyChatDiscord to join!Download the Curtain Call RPG Starter Kit at curtaincall.games today for FREE!Join Aaron & Chapin's Marvel Strike Force Alliance by joining their server here: https://discord.gg/wA5FpVwCETTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Theme Song0:55 - Quick Nintendo Direct Rundown2:00 - Super Mario Cast Reaction3:35 - What is a single word you would use to describe the Mario movie casting?5:06 - The Cast Rundown and FEELINGS5:23 - Mario9:36 - What voice do we give him?11:11 - Luigi13:13 - Princess Peach15:18 - Bowser16:46 - Donkey Kong18:00 - Toad18:49 - Cranky Kong, Kamek, Spike22:30 - Overall feelings on the cast25:06 - What the hell is the story?35:15 - What do we want to happen in this movie?42:13 - Lightning Round51:49 - Plugs/Call for Reviews53:24 - Wrap UpBig thanks to Sam Begich for the uses of our theme song and tunes, and high-fives to Chris Russell for providing timestamps!

DK Vine teams with The Cartoon Gamer to have a Kongversation about the big DKU stories of the September 2021 Nintendo Direct: Banjo-Kazooie on the Nintendo Switch and Seth Rogen and Fred Armisen as Donkey and Cranky Kong in Illumination's Super Mario movie!

Bill Burr, who is a comedian, when on Late Night, which is a comedy show, and did a comedy routine in which he joked that he hopes the virus gets deadlier. Let's see if everyone freaks out.Not everyone understands comedy, and a theater is apologizing for booking comedian Tim Dillon who also sometimes says some things as part of a comedy routine because that's what comedians fo.Julia Louis-Dreyfus is in the new Eddie Murphy movie with the secret plot.Chris Pratt will star as Mario in a movie about the Mario Brothers. Charlie Day plays Luigi. Mac-Packer Keegan-Michael Key is Toad, Sebastian Maniscalco is Spike and Seth Rogen and Fred Armisen will appear as Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong.Charlie Day will also be in "I Want You Back" with Jenny Slate.TMZ just happened to run into Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy, imagine that!Todd Barry would like to play with Foo Fighters.www.buymeacoffee.com/dailycomedynewsInstagram @dailycomedynews to see who should play Johnny Mac in "Buy Me A Coffee" opposite Adam Sandler.Scott Beckett may be the best person in the history of the world.

Show us your favourite doors this week on Gaming Fyx! We take a look at various great doors in games like Atelier Online, Atelier Ryza 2, Scarlet Nexus, Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake and Cruelty Squad!!! Also, holy cannoli the new Switch is a reality! Also Apex has been hacked!! Also Sony did an event!!! And far more news, as well as some discussions about work culture and SGDQ 2021! Timestamps00:03:15 - Atelier Online00:21:25 - Atelier Ryza 2 & TV recommendations00:22:45 - Scarlet Nexus00:32:13 - Resident Evil: Code Veronica00:45:03 - Cruelty SquadNewwwwwwssssssss00:56:00 - The new Switch!! It is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!01:09:40 - Apex got hacked. To talk about Titanfall hackers.01:13:24 - Sony's latest State of Play01:23:04 - Tencent Kiddo Curfews01:35:05 - Tencent wants to say bye to 99601:43:27 - SGDQ is great01:52:06 - DK is 4001:55:54 - Dota 2's TI10 is being delayed. And also moved. Music by Jeff Davis - @strangerpeace https://twitter.com/strangerpeace/ https://fyx.spacehttps://twitter.com/fyxpodcastshttps://podchaser.com/gamingfyxgaming@box5800.temp.domains Allyson – @writerserenyty https://twitter.com/writerserenytyAndre – @coolsl4w https://twitter.com/coolsl4wErica – @airehcuh https://twitter.com/AirehcuhPat – @pjcplays https://twitter.com/pjcplaysSam – @sgch https://twitter.com/sgch(Alex doesn't have social media)

Show us your favourite doors this week on Gaming Fyx! We take a look at various great doors in games like Atelier Online, Atelier Ryza 2, Scarlet Nexus, Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake and Cruelty Squad!!! Also, holy cannoli the new Switch is a reality! Also Apex has been hacked!! Also Sony did an event!!! And far more news, as well as some discussions about work culture and SGDQ 2021! Timestamps00:03:15 - Atelier Online00:21:25 - Atelier Ryza 2 & TV recommendations00:22:45 - Scarlet Nexus00:32:13 - Resident Evil: Code Veronica00:45:03 - Cruelty SquadNewwwwwwssssssss00:56:00 - The new Switch!! It is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!01:09:40 - Apex got hacked. To talk about Titanfall hackers.01:13:24 - Sony's latest State of Play01:23:04 - Tencent Kiddo Curfews01:35:05 - Tencent wants to say bye to 99601:43:27 - SGDQ is great01:52:06 - DK is 4001:55:54 - Dota 2's TI10 is being delayed. And also moved. Music by Jeff Davis - @strangerpeace https://twitter.com/strangerpeace/ https://fyx.spacehttps://twitter.com/fyxpodcastshttps://podchaser.com/gamingfyxgaming@fyx.space Allyson – @writerserenyty https://twitter.com/writerserenytyAndre – @coolsl4w https://twitter.com/coolsl4wErica – @airehcuh https://twitter.com/AirehcuhPat – @pjcplays https://twitter.com/pjcplaysSam – @sgch https://twitter.com/sgch(Alex doesn't have social media)

Show us your favourite doors this week on Gaming Fyx! We take a look at various great doors in games like Atelier Online, Atelier Ryza 2, Scarlet Nexus, Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake and Cruelty Squad!!! Also, holy cannoli the new Switch is a reality! Also Apex has been hacked!! Also Sony did an event!!! And far more news, as well as some discussions about work culture and SGDQ 2021! Timestamps00:03:15 - Atelier Online00:21:25 - Atelier Ryza 2 & TV recommendations00:22:45 - Scarlet Nexus00:32:13 - Resident Evil: Code Veronica00:45:03 - Cruelty SquadNewwwwwwssssssss00:56:00 - The new Switch!! It is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!01:09:40 - Apex got hacked. To talk about Titanfall hackers.01:13:24 - Sony's latest State of Play01:23:04 - Tencent Kiddo Curfews01:35:05 - Tencent wants to say bye to 99601:43:27 - SGDQ is great01:52:06 - DK is 4001:55:54 - Dota 2's TI10 is being delayed. And also moved. Music by Jeff Davis - @strangerpeace https://twitter.com/strangerpeace/ https://fyx.spacehttps://twitter.com/fyxpodcastshttps://podchaser.com/gamingfyxgaming@fyx.space Allyson – @writerserenyty https://twitter.com/writerserenytyAndre – @coolsl4w https://twitter.com/coolsl4wErica – @airehcuh https://twitter.com/AirehcuhPat – @pjcplays https://twitter.com/pjcplaysSam – @sgch https://twitter.com/sgch(Alex doesn't have social media)

In aflevering nummer 44 van Bonuslevel zitten Lucas, Jacco en Cody voor het eerst sinds tijden weer samen in de BonusSchuur™ in plaats van op Discord en komt er genoeg interessants aan bod voor Nintendo-liefhebbers. Qua nieuws gaat het onder andere over de financiële cijfers van het afgelopen fiscale jaar van Nintendo, de nieuwe game/tool Gamestudio waarmee je zelf games maakt op de Switch, de rechtszaak tussen Apple en Epic en de releasedatum voor Tony Hawk 1+2 voor Switch. In het Bonusonderwerp bespreken we de mogelijkheden van een Nintendo Cinematic Universe, zoals een Mario Kart-film, Caption Toad-spin-off of Cranky Kong-serie. Verder komen jullie fantastische Discord-antwoorden aan bod en hebben we leuke mails van luisteraars en huisdier Harry. Coverart van de Nintendo Cinematic Universe door Raf Grassetti. Wil je zelf ook een vraag insturen of heb je iets leuks om te melden? Dat kan! Stuur een mailtje naar bonuslevelcast@gmail.com (of bonuslevelkast@gmail.com) en wellicht hoor je jezelf terug in de volgende aflevering! Kom bij onze Discord! Via deze link kan je met ons en andere luisteraars kletsen over games en de nodige onzin. Gewoon doen, is leuk! Dan kan je ook de Discord-vraag beantwoorden. Je vindt alle Bonuslevel-podcasts op een rijtje via bonuslevel.nl Volg ons ook op Twitter via deze link en volg ons dan ook gelijk op Instagram via deze link. Thanks!

Super Nintendo's side-scrolling and swinging simian is our game for this week! Donkey Kong Country is an absolute classic from it's first days on the SNES to it's multiple ports on the Game Boy and more, we love this game. This was the first look at the Donkey Kong we all know and love today. It cemented him as not only a Nintendo icon but for gaming as a whole. I don't know anyone who is a bigger fan than Numan so it's great to get his take on what makes this game so great.We discuss some big money deals in the world of gaming, there's some...technical difficulties and the Grumpy Times with Cranky Kong quiz!!Get in contact at: presstheactionbuttonpod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of "What's Your Favorite?," Billy learns all about comedian Andy Barrett's obsession with Donkey Kong Country and the entire Donkey Kong Extended Universe.  No kidding.  

This week we look at some great games we love that didn't get the credit they deserve! Come along with us as we discover one by one what's on each other's lists! There's some great songs in this episode if we do say so ourselves!We get Numan's outrageous overreaction to naming conventions, his continuous threats to replace Yusuf and Grumpy Times with Cranky Kong! Also the secret Meat & Bones society! It's an underwhelming secret...We'd love to hear from ya!Get in contact at: presstheactionbuttonpod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I'm old. So old that in school we were taught how to use email. Yeah, I'm ancient. So anyway, they actually taught us in school to never ever ever use Reply All and it bugs the mess out of me because there are times where i's the proper move. So yeah, I'm a cranky old man and Cranky Kong is my role model/life goal. Intro from Dreamland by Splyt. Used with permission. Outro from Undead Mess by Splyt. Used with permission.

In DONKEY KONG you’ll duck barrel bombs and flaming fireballs as you help Mario save his girlfriend Pauline from the clutches of Donkey Kong. In DONKEY KONG JR., you’ll join forces with these madcap monkeys to help Donkey Kong Jr. rescue his father from Mario’s prison. Are you ready for laughter? You’d better be. Because this double dose of monkey business will have you rolling in the aisles! Show Notes Donkey Kong Classics Menu Episode 18 - Donkey Kong Episode 19 - Donkey Kong Jr. Chrono Trigger Versions Cranky Kong is Donkey Kong More evidence Cranky Kong is Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Cereal --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nestalgia/support

The here and now is a confusing, scary, uncertain place to be. So let's live in the future! In this episode, Hyle and Jeff examine the trajectory the Donkey Kong franchise seems to be on and attempt to figure out what this means for the next game... or even the next several games!

We're going underwater again in Clam City, the fourth stage of Vine Valley! Jack joins us again for this tricky dive into the waters of DK Isle. Where's Engarde when you need him? Then in the Lore Corner, we examine Cranky's in-game quotations to see what they can reveal to us about his estranged wife (and possible murder victim), Wrinkly Kong. This show is also available as a video podcast on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5hAb-3ciPoAuHKKkWWbFg). You can find us on Instagram (@onestagepod) and on Twitter (@onestageatatime). Our intro music is 8-bit Eighties by injury (via ocremix.com). Our email is onestagepod@gmail.com. One Stage at a Time is created and produced by Aaron Nieson (@aaronindatwits) and Andy Primm (@Primmtropolis). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-stage-at-a-time/message

It's a scary stroll through everyone's favorite elevated haunted forest for crocodile people: Gloomy Gulch! In the very first Destination DKU episode, Hyle is joined by Playtonic's Daley "Kong" Johnson to discuss the beloved Donkey Kong Country 2 world!

The gang bounces past tires, snakes, and bees in stage 1-3 of Donkey Kong Country, Reptile Rumble! And in our first Lore Corner of the season, we investigate the OG DK, Cranky Kong! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-stage-at-a-time/message

Cranky Kong is back in this nightmare-fueled 3D animation hellish show! Join him and his friend Bluster as they make constantly inappropriate faces that make Dan regret ever starting this series. Episodes we watched:S1 E1: Bad Hair DayS1 E17: Legend of the Crystal CoconutS1 E23: Ape-nesiaS2 E10: Hunka Hunka Burnin' Bluster Watch the series yourself: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07V3TN8G7/ Get our Commentary Track over on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/GBPodcastsRSS Feed: https://gbpods.podbean.com/ KZXcellent's Channel: http://www.kzxcellent.comMr Feel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrfeelswildrideGigaBoots' Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gigabootsGB Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/gigabootsDiscord: https://discord.gg/XAGcxBk

I say it almost every episode, but I'm really excited to talk about this week's game. Donkey Kong Country is easily on  "10 favourite games of all-time" list. It's a masterpiece.   Donkey Kong Country is just one of those games that everybody has played. It's one of the best selling video games in history, and at one point it was even been packaged with the Super Nintendo itself. At a time when people were looking at the Sega Genesis and it's graphical capabilities, this game was the SNES's way of pushing back. It's absolutely gorgeous, and as far as I'm concerned it looks as good today as it did twenty-five years ago.    I've said it a million times, but Super Mario World is my favourite game ever. I think it's literally the perfect video game. Donkey Kong Country is just as good. Frankly, it looks better and it has better music than Mario does. The 16-bit era of video games is still the golden age in this old timer's mind, and this game is one of the crown jewels of that generation. I don't even know what to say about, I just love it that much.    I've beaten this game a million times, and I find myself going back to it again and again. The gameplay is tight, it's fun to play, it's perfect. It introduced us to Diddy Kong, and it showed the world why Cranky Kong (who's the original Donkey Kong, FYI) is the best character in gaming history.    And we got Funky Kong. And Donkey Kong is a boss. King K Rool is a dope villain. The mine cart levels! Shooting from barrel to barrel! In a blizzard!! You can ride a swordfish! So damned good.   Games like Donkey Kong Country are why I started this podcast in the first place. I have so many great memories of playing it as a kid. And this week, my buddy Henry came by to listen to me talk about some of them. He had a few of his own too. Great game, great guest, great episode. Check it out.

Can we hit 50? Levins forces us to rank the past 5 weeks of Kanye West produced music (it stops at 60 minutes if you get sick of it), Angus watched too many movies in a short amount of time and blames it on the weather. Also, Cranky Kong is a bike now. Hear even more Kanye chat in the latest episode of Hey FM, our Patreon only radio show: http://patreon.com/heyfam Listen to Levins's Neptunes special of Old Raps: http://oldraps.tumblr.com Read up on Johnny Depp for next week's episode: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/johnny-depp-lawsuit-marriage-w521671SUPPORT HEY FAM ON PATREONHEY FAM ON FACEBOOKTWITTER: LEVINS / ANGUSINSTAGRAM: LEVINS / ANGUS - Hey Fam is a weekly pop culture podcast hosted by good pals Andrew Levins and Angus Truskett, reviewing the latest in movies, TV and video games with regular guests from Sydney’s comedy and arts scene. Get in touch with us to ask us a question or tell us to check out something we’re missing out on. Email us at heyfampodcast@gmail.com or find us at facebook.com/heyfampodcast. If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review on iTunes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So there's this whole country of Kongs, which are like apes, and their leader is Donkey Kong. You know he's the leader because he wears a red tie and the other apes aren't allowed to wear clothes except for some of them. And Donkey Kong's grandpa is Cranky Kong who used to fight Mario. Okay, so who's Donkey Kong Jr.? Not sure. Sometimes the Kongs also rap.

We wade into the contentious familial history of Donkey Kong to decide once and for all whether Cranky Kong is a dad or a grandfather.

Welcome to the 40th episode of the Dogcast! This week we've got the Battle Royale fever. Josh and Tom talk about the newest game genre that is taking over the world and our thoughts on the two biggest Dogs in the fight: Fortnite and Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (or PUBG). And, of course, this discussion occurred over some delicious brews by two of our favorite brewery's in the Dairy State. Which Battle Royale game did we enjoy more? Which one did we suck at least? Which one made us all warm and fuzzy? Find out inside! We also talk about stuff like: American Gods! Persona 5 and bad Japan-to-English translations! Injustice 2! Farpoint! Cher! (wait, what?!) ATTENTION: Join us LIVE at Mobcraft Beer in Milwaukee on April 11th! There will be a Mario Kart 64 tournament to celebrate the release of their newest barrel-aged imperial stout: Cranky Kong! Big money, big prizes, I love it! For more details visit mobcraftbeer.com Visit our website: hairofthedogcast.com Email us at: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Twitter us: @HOTDogcast  

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It's been over a year since the last Kevin Callahan sighting, but if we look even further backwards in time we'll learn about a different Diddy Kong Racing sequel. On this episode we discuss the studio Climax's bizarre pitch to Nintendo for Diddy Kong Racing Adventure, a GameCube fever dream featuring Diddy Kong, Banjo, Conker, Mumbo Jumbo, and Cranky Kong soaking in mud.

The Kongversation examines the life history of the Kong who started it all. We're not talking Godzilla! No, we're talking gorilla. Cranky Kong!

Error Machine is back with another retrospective episode. This time, Luke takes the lead and he and Dustin discuss an SNES classic. While they heap loads of praises on the game, they also express some frustrations and gripe a bit as well. Time marks below 1.30 Dustin gets borderline racist 3.00 Hype for original DKC 8.30 What's different from the original? 15.00 Tons of collectibles/secrets 17.50 What makes the game good? 19.25 What could make the game better? 20.40 Difficulty 28.15 Diddy and Dixie's controls 30.50 Themed worlds 34.20 Different types of levels 43.45 Soundtrack 51.00 Animal buddies 54.25 Bosses 56.10 K. Rool battle 59.00 Whatever happened to the different Kongs? 1.01.10 Cranky Kong is a jerk 1.02.30 Character roll call 1.06.10 How Luke feels about the game now Music in order of appearance Opening Theme Bayou Boogie Minecart Melancholy Stickerbrush Symphony Snakey Chantey Donkey Kong Rescued Rate/Comment/Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio

So it's come to this... Patreon. DK Vine is evolving, and with this episode we're proud to usher in the new era of the site. Discover what you get by becoming a Patron and what DK Vine can become if we convince enough of you to do so. Then, in the second hour, we take listener calls and discuss some of the Donkey Kong Universe news of the day. Learn more about DK Vine on Patreon at https://dkvine.com/patreon!

Another fortnight and another episode to close us out for the upcoming holiday season. We're happy to have brought it to you just on time and hope you enjoyed everything the team has to discuss in this episode. From the Cranky Kong announcement to Nintendo's attitudes towards their fans opinions, it's all discussed in this episode. Donkey Kong, Smash Brothers (with a touch of Majora's Mask) and all of Nintendo's recent eShop shenanigans are covered in this content packed season finale.To round things off, we speak about the biggest game to release recently – the Square Enix produced Bravely Default, as well as other games that we missed throughout the year including Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (haters to the right), the latest Harvest Moon (A New Beginning) and the first wave of the SEGA 3D Classics line from the eShop. Direct to you!We'll be going on break until January 15 in the meantime, but you can help influence what we talk about in our post-2013 reflection when we return. Stay tuned for more details!Full production and music credits available on Vooks.NetSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/vooksdotnet)

A Kickstarter campaign is successful. A video game character finally gets his public due. A game magazine finally provides us with worthwhile information after more than a decade. In this epic Kongversation, the world as we once knew it is changed forever. Welcome to the new era of human existence.

Da die letzte Ausgabe aus vor allem Zeitmangel-Gruenden sehr lange zurueck liegt, ist Ausgabe 19 ausnahmsweise mal wieder besonders lang und beinhaltet sogar noch ein Gewinnspiel. Wie es funktioniert, erfahrt Ihr natuerlich im Podcast! Timecodes und Themen 0:00:00 = Einleitung 0:00:25 = Gewinnspiel zu Scribblenauts Unlimited fuer Wii U ** 0:02:08 = Shuhei Yoshida sagt: "Nintendo macht sehr unterhaltsame und familienfreundliche Spiele. Wir brauchen Nintendo, um so viele Konsumenten wie moeglich an das Spielen mit Controllern heranzufuehren!" 0:08:15 = Nintendo Direct vom 13.11.2013 0:08:30 = Direct: 3DS-System-Update 7.0.0 0:12:02 = Direct: YouTube-App fuer 3DS 0:15:38 = Direct: Update der YouTube-App fuer Wii U 0:16:39 = Direct: The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds 0:22:39 = Direct: Super Mario 3D World 0:28:33 = Direct: Mario Party: Island Tour 0:32:11 = Direct: Nintendo Pocket Football Club 0:32:38 = Reggie sagt: "Es wird in 2014 keine Spiele-Ebbe geben!" / Stimmt das wirklich? Kann man das glauben? 0:35:31 = Reggie sagt: "Die Konsumenten verstehen nun, dass die Wii U ein brandneues System mit brandneuen Eigenschaften ist!" / Haben die Konsumenten es tatsaechlich verstanden? / Lag das Problem einzig und allein nur am Namen der Wii U? 0:40:13 = Reggie sagt: "Die Third-Party-Entwickler fragen mich taeglich, wie sie helfen koennen, die Wii U weiter zu verbreiten!" / Sieht die Realitaet nicht anders aus, wenn man sich mal die News der letzten Wochen anguckt? 0:42:53 = Reggie sagt: "Petitionen beeinflussen nicht die Entscheidungen von NIntendo!" / Aber sagte Iwata nicht, man haette Earthbound gebracht, weil die Fans es unbedingt wollten? 0:46:31 = Reggie sagt: "Grosse Ankuendigung von Nintendo bei den VGX-Awards! Cranky Kong ist in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze spielbar!" / DAS soll eine GROssE Ankuendigung sein? 0:51:55 = "Intergi Entertainment"-Umfrage besagt: Nur 1% der Gamer/innen wollen zu Weihnachten 2013 eine Wii U! / Seltsames Ergebnis, kaum zu glauben! 0:53:37 = IGN-Umfrage besagt: Insgesamt 12% der Gamer/innen werden bis Ende 2013 eine Wii U besitzen! / 27% der Gamer/innen werden gar keine Current-Gen-Konsole besitzen! / Nintendo muss Fingerspitzengefuehl beweisen, wenn sie in 2014 regelmaessig Spiele veroeffentlichen wollen! 1:00:48 = "Electronic Arts"-Umfrage beruecksichtigt Nintendos Plattformen ueberhaupt nicht 1:04:18 = Ein TIME-Redakteur nennt 10 Gruende, warum man jetzt die Wii U kaufen sollte 1:08:45 = Unsere persoenlichen TOP-5-Games fuer Wii U und 3DS 1:23:54 = Themenvorschlaege und Fragen unserer User und Userinnen / Wie feiern wir Weihnachten und Silvester? / Fragen zu externen Festplatten fuer die Wii U / Welche Hobbies haben und welche Musik hoeren wir? 1:37:54 = Verabschiedung und Outtake ** = Hinweise zum Gewinnspiel Das Gewinnspiel ist mittlerweile beendet. Fuer die Bereitstellung des Preises bedanken wir uns bei Nintendo of Europe! Vielen Dank!

Google has its hands all over Youtube & they're slowly taking the You out of Youtube. This episode the crew explains why. The illumiNaughty also discusses the 2013 VGX, Cranky Kong, Drones & so much more. Enjoy the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giupdates/message

Very Special episode of the show today! Why? You ask.. because this show, Aaron Carter is pulling the strings. Now I want to prepare you a little for what you are going to hear, and lay down a few disclaimers... For starters this show will not contain an awesome opening catch phrase.. I know this may upset many of our listeners. The other thing is that while we really didn't want to 'bash' the VGX we have to stay honest and give out opinions on the impressions the show left on us.. and our impression for the show is that it was terrible. If your were one of the thousands, if not millions of people watching the VGX.. I'm sorry for your loss. The internet has spoken and the word that is most used when describing the event seems to be 'awkward'. The show featured a seemingly disinterested Joel McHale, and as always felt way out of touch with the hardcore gaming community. Videogame BANG! Host Aaron Carter endured watching VGX twice.. in the name of research of course. This week we discuss the hits and misses, of this years VGA.. err.. VGX. From the lows of Cranky Kong, to the sweet highs of No Mans Sky top to bottom we try to make sense of this debacle. After the VGX talk we go into part two of our hands on with the Wii U, this time focusing in on more hardcore gaming on this next gen Wii. Tekken, Call of Duty Black Ops 2, and Mass Effect 3 are on the menu and boy were we hungry. We evaluate the Wii U from a less 'Nintendo' stand point and look at the titles you might play when you aren't having a party. I should also mention that since my cohort Aaron is running the show, and the fact that he doesn't know how to tell time means the show goes a tad bit long this weekend, but he does finish strong with his very own outro line! This is an outro line you don't want to miss! All this and much much more on this weeeeeeeeeeeeks.. Videogame BANG!!!

Google has its hands all over Youtube & they're slowly taking the You out of Youtube. This episode the crew explains why. The illumiNaughty also discusses the 2013 VGX, Cranky Kong, Drones & so much more. Enjoy the show!

Diversions into Lobodestroyo shilling and Star Trek minutae can't keep Chad and Hyle distracted from the big DKC Tropical Freeze news. Especially when that news decides to break during recording, prompting our heroes to awkwardly catch up on the info while reacting to it in real time. It was weird for them too.

We discuss a playable Cranky Kong in Donkey Kong Country, the sales of the PS4 and PS Vita TV, and the relevancy of Nintendo in a new generation of consoles. Then Kyle updates us on his Nuzlocke journey, Chris and Dave destroy Knack on PS4, Chris really enjoys Assassin's Creed IV, and Dave buys a 2DS for A Link Between Worlds and Animal Crossing. Joe laments over failure in Spelunky but rejoices in the fun that was had on a late night Cloudberry Kingdom session. Finally, we discuss why you should or should not buy a PS4 or an Xbox One.  Oh, and Uncle Donna stops by...