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Special Events to obtain statues will be held regularly for #DonkeyKongBananza

The key art to the Kongversation's "Donkey Kong Bananza: Sublayer 1300" episode. Donkey Kong lies on the floor behind a Fractone jail cell as two guards with spears stand on either side.

The #Kongversation is joined by @pyrrhickong.bsky.social to harmonize discussion on Bananza's 13th world! Lost, alone, and incarcerated, how will Donkey Kong get his groove back? Note: This episode only contains spoilers through the end of Sublayer 1300.

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@playtonicgames.com Playtonic NAILED this experience, LOVE what I see and play 💚💜

3D render, in the style of 1990s CG, of Bob-Omb Battlefield from Super Mario 64 (1996). It has been reimagined to appear more wartorn, with faded grass and bomb craters. The weather is foggy.

Peacetime variant. The barbed wire fences have been replaced with wooden posts, flowers replace the craters and the trench has a river going through it. The weather is bright and sunny.

Yooka-Replaylee is out now on... well EVERYWHERE! 💚💜

The open world 3D platforming epic with hundreds of collectibles to discover, an evil capitalist bee to defeat, and a snake in trousers await!

It's bigger. It's better. It's Yooka-Replaylee!

DK Vine • News • Yooka & Laylee Set Sail on Re-Maiden Voyage Yooka-Replaylee, Playtonic's enhanced remaster of their 2017 debut, is out today on all platforms.

Yooka & Laylee set sail today on their (re)maiden voyage, as Yooka-Replaylee has digitally disembarked on all platforms.

@playtonicgames.com Yooka-Replaylee today!

Close to you - Nintendo

They could have at LEAST made the baby in blue pajamas and a pacifier Kiddy Kong

YouTube video by Playtonic The Battle of Yooka-Laylee VS Yooka-Replaylee with @Caddicarus​

5 DAYS TO GO?!

A while ago, we rang up @caddicarus.bsky.social. Then we superglued him down onto the sofa and made him play our game for 1.5h hours.

Grab a bevvy and a snack and join us for a comparison video between Yooka-Laylee and Yooka-Replaylee.

WATCH HERE ⤵️⤵️
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Yooka & Laylee got a glow-up, so of course, the soundtrack had to as well. 🎶 Brand-new tracks + fully orchestrated classics from Wise, Kirkhope, Burke, Murdoch & Griffin — with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra bringing it all to life. Turn it up! 🔊

Yooka-Replaylee launches October 9th.

Watch 2 hours of incredible art come to life in under a minute! 🎨✨

Our talented artist Dean Wilson brings the Yooka-Replaylee key art to life stroke by stroke, and you get to see it all in fast-forward.

See more of Dean’s amazing work here 👉 instagram.com/deanwilsonart

A carton of red balloon lollipops with the tagline “FEED YOUR FEAR,” ostensibly to tie into the motion picture adaptation of Stephen King’s “IT” novel.

The same red balloon lollipops with a label affixed over the carton. “DONKEY KONG LIFE BALLOONS (NOT SCARY!)”

Suddenly remembered the time when I stumbled upon some red balloon lollipops inspired by Stephen King’s “IT” and decided to come back later to rebrand them.

A cartoon fridge door with Fan Art Friday in colourful magnets. A framed piece of art sits on the right showing a colourful scene of many grey squirrels in army uniforms surrounding a red squirrel trying to enjoy a beer. Text reads: Art by Jenny-Jinya, reddit.com/user/Jenny-Jinya

A cartoon fridge door with Fan Art Friday in colourful magnets. A framed piece of art sits on the right showing a black and white sketch of the masked Sea of Thieves pirate known as the Servant of the Flame. Text reads: Art by Ungraceful_Apple, reddit.com/user/Ungraceful_Apple

You there, look smart, we've got a pair of Reddit highlights for #FanArtFriday coming through and you don't want to be caught looking scruffy, do you? Not for Jenny-Jinya's Conker scene or Ungraceful_Apple's @seaofthieves.com sketch you don't. Everyone's homework is to buy an iron.

DK Vine • News • Yooka-Replaylee Physical Editions Arrive December 18, 2025 While the game debuts on digital storefronts on October 9th, the physical version, complete with a map and stickers, arrives in stores this festive season.

The wait will be a bit longer if you're holding out for a physical version of Yooka-Replaylee. As announced today by @playtonicgames.com and @pmstudios.bsky.social, Replaylee physical editions, complete with map and sticker inserts, arrive on December 18 for a suggested retail price of $49.99.

Pauline sits upon Donkey Kong’s shoulders in the Racing Layer (Sublayer 1100) of the Underground World. Pauline: “‘Rambi Rumble’? That sounds fun.” Screenshot from Donkey Kong Bananza.

Rambi the rhino gets eviscerated by King Zing, an enormous Zinger (a hybrid of a wasp/hornet and honeybee) in the beehive level called Rambi Rumble. Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest.

DK Vine • News • Abra-abracajabya, Reach Out and Grab Ya Wave 3 of DK Island & Emerald Rush Switch Icons Can you dig it? You can with when the shovel-wielding Cranky Kong unearths a Buzzoid, an Ostrich Fractone, and sad Donkey Kong doomscrolling the news (conjecture).

Wave 3 of Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush Switch Icons is now available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. That Donkey Kong Icon is so sad because he let his subscription expire, meaning he'll miss out on the novelty Fractone eyes Icon.

DK Vine • News • Rare Collection 1 Pre-Orders Go Live Today, Releases November 27th The Evercade compilation features 12 classic Ultimate Play the Game and Rare titles, including Conker's Pocket Tales.

Pre-orders have gone live for Rare Collection 1, the 12-game compilation for Evercade... and the first time that Conker's Pocket Tales has been commercially available in 25 years! The cartridge releases on November 27th.

Roysten the goldfish in a fish bowl atop a chest of drawers in Banjo's house. Ignorant denizens of the year 2025 can't possibly comprehend how good life was in 1998.

Remember when Nintendo 64 used to have fish tank. Man those goldfishes are awesome

Donkey Kong’s supple mouth, opening wide just how you like it. Cropped screenshot from Donkey Kong Bananza.

POV: You’re a dental hygienist giving Donkey Kong his regular cleaning. You’re about to insert the hook to scrape off the Banandium residue. You admonish him that he needs to floss more, he need to open wider, and his tongue is moving. You brace yourself for the blood about to spray from his gums.

The entrance to Nintendo of America Inc. in Redmond, Washington. Five of my uncles work there, but please don't tell anyone else on the playground. It's a secret.

Who are the top candidates for Nintendo of America's next president once Doug Bowser retires at the end of 2025? My uncles who work at Nintendo.

1. Ronald Tiki Tong
2. Walter Wizpig
3. Timothy Ghastly King
4. Gerald K. Roolenstein
5. Frederick Lord Fredrik

(Uncle Stanley the Bugman works at SEGA.)

eh the hell with it

Diddy Kong yawning. Screenshot from Donkey Kong Bananza.

Me, after wrapping up talking about Donkey Kong Bananza’s Sublayer 1100 with @camreigle.bsky.social for the podcast and realizing we’ve gone for over four-and-a-half hours.

The Yooka-Replaylee demo is now out on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series!

AND GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉 Play the demo, share your clips with us, and you could win a copy of the full game when it launches October 9th!

Show off your best platforming moves!

DK Vine • News • The Yooka-Replaylee Demo Returns to Steam, Is Now Available on PlayStation 5 One week after coming to Xbox Series X/S, Playtonic has brought the demo to PS5 and also back to Steam, this time with stability improvements and Steam Deck support.

One week after it arrived on Xbox Series X/S, Playtonic has released the Yooka-Replaylee Demo on PlayStation 5. It's also returned to Steam, this time with much-needed stability fixes and Steam Deck support!

Donkey Kong & Pauline look at a pink rhino sculpture on a rock near the reception desk of the Racing Layer. Behind the desk sit Diddy and Dixie Kong. Screenshot from Donkey Kong Bananza.

The #Kongversation will be ready to rumble when our Donkey Kong Bananza discussion takes Cameron and me to Sublayer 1100! There, a long-awaited reunion unfolds as DK stumbles upon Diddy and Dixie Kong... and the promise of an unreleased DKU racing game!

Donkey Kong & Pauline fall through a sinkhole in the Underground World. Pauline: “That layer was super deep, huh?” Screenshot from Donkey Kong Bananza.

Me, when I surmise that there’s profound philosophical, sociological, and existential commentary to be found in a Donkey Kong world.