@dkvine.com “Mario Kart DS” is officially 20 years old. You know, the entry that gave us DK Pass (which came back in a big way 20 years later), the Rambi Rider (which is my favorite kart in that game), and…………whatever THIS was.🙃. (Oh, and for some reason, R.O.B. was an unlockable driver.)

@dkvine.com on the subject of the Nintendo Super Star Store at “Epic Universe”, I was at the right place at the right time to listen to the “Funky’s Fugue” remix in there. Someone just gave me the idea of video recording the audio recording from another device so here it is.😁

@dkvine.com @altermentality.bsky.social @kroolkountry.bsky.social @expanddong64.bsky.social @camreigle.bsky.social @thecartoongamer.bsky.social @theogsxips.bsky.social Happy 20th anniversary to this remake hitting the states! I still have the cartridge to play whenever I like & even the box.😁

@dkvine.com @kroolkountry.bsky.social @altermentality.bsky.social @expanddong64.bsky.social @daleykong.bsky.social @thecartoongamer.bsky.social @pyrrhickong.bsky.social I would’ve bought this at any Universal store but I did so at “Funky’s Fly’n’Buy” because it felt right.👌

@dkvine.com @altermentality.bsky.social @daleykong.bsky.social @thecartoongamer.bsky.social @expanddong64.bsky.social @kroolkountry.bsky.social @theogsxips.bsky.social Happy Birthday to me and in my natural habitat earlier today!😁😁

@dkvine.com Don’t mind me. Just celebrating my 32th birthday in my natural habitat.😄 “Minecart Madness” was the first thing I did with my “Express Pass” so I zoomed past the normal and even (sadly) Cranky & Squawks). It was janky and fast most of the time but it is on brand for those type of levels.

@micheleknotz.com Happy Birthday, Ms. Knotz! Much love and many hugs to you!🎂🎉🎊🎁💝💗😘😚🥰🫶💐🌹🌷

@dkvine.com Guess where I’m next door to.😜

@stephaniesheh.bsky.social Guess who I met over the weekend!😆🥰. Not only that but I was as there for her concert where she sang songs from “Belle” & “The Colors Within” and even an original song of her own. It was WORTH it.😭😭🙏🙏

@vanessamarshall.bsky.social Happy (belated) Birthday to you, Ms. Marshall!🎂🎉🎊🎁💝💗😘😚🥰🫶🌹

@kirbyshara.bsky.social I LOVE Ms. Catnipp!😍😍😍😍 #BleachTYBW

@maryemcglynn.bsky.social Happy Birthday to the beautiful Ms. McGlynn!🎂🎉🎊🎁💝💗😘😚🥰🫶💐🌹🌷

Simon Belmont: "ah dang, I have low health, what will i do?!" The ever so useful wall chicken:

@jamiemarchi.bsky.social Happy Birthday to the beautiful, Ms. Marchi!🎂🎉🎊🎁💝💗😚🥰🫶💐🌹🌷

@soymilkpudding.bsky.social Happy Birthday to the lovely Ms. Yu!🎂🎉🎊🎁💝💗🥰🫶🌷

@rialisms.bsky.social Happy Birthday to the voice of these two “Black Clover” beauties!🎂🎉🎊🎁💝💗😘😚🥰🫶💐🌹🌷

@ash.gvg.io Guess who I met on the weekend!😁😁😁

@katelynbarrva.bsky.social It was great meeting you yesterday!🥰🥰🥰

@erinfitzgerald.bsky.social Happy Birthday, Erin!🎂🎉🎊🎁💝💖😘😚🥰🫶🌹. It’s been awesome meeting you yesterday!

@dkvine.com A few DKU-related pics from Ultracon. There’s a girl playing as DK in MK64, a picture of DK looking like he’s looking up at something disturbing, and Nintendo Power magazine with the DKU on the cover. Let’s just say I’ll have one of them later down the line.😉

The internet was never a perfect place, but at least a lot of these media companies gave a darn about kids and gave them safe, fun spaces to be fully entertained online. Alas, this generation will never have that experience. Maybe those that had these places will bring them back for the next one.

I've been recently thinking that the vanishing of dedicated portable gaming hardware has been a net loss for the game industry as a whole. That was where a lot of experimental or sidegames by bigger studios often popped up which have been replaced by...nothing, really.

@jessicacalvello.bsky.social Happy Birthday to the beautiful Ms. Calvello!🎂🎉🎊🎁💝💗😘😚🥰💐

It's great to see DK back in Bananza! Back in 1994, we were getting ready to bring DK back ourselves! With Nintendo having lost ground to Sega in the console wars, it can't be over-estimated how important DKC was for Nintendo (and Rare of course!)

This came in a little late.👌

I keep playing Bananza and getting irritated in my usual way, thinking to myself “There’s so much I adore about this adventure… but why couldn’t it be a Donkey Kong game? It’d be perfect for the series!” And then I remember that, for once, it actually IS a Donkey Kong game. Holy shit.

@dkvine.com @kroolkountry.bsky.social @daleykong.bsky.social @altermentality.bsky.social @thecartoongamer.bsky.social @geekcritique.org I HAVE WAITED ELEVEN YEARS FOR THIS.🥹🥹🥹🥹

@matthewmercer.bsky.social Happy Birthday, Matt!🎂🎉🎊🎁😁

@dkvine.com I finally got my “Donkey Kong Bananza” machine! With this and the game itself as well as the amiibo being pre-ordered, I am ALL SET!😁😁😁

@norgans.bsky.social @paulmach.bsky.social Happy 30th Anniversary to “Donkey Kong Land”! In spite of its wonky-ness, I still have a good time with it from its unique levels and underrated tunes.😊😊😊 (Yes, I somehow have TWO cartridges AND I have it digitally on my 3DS.)

NOW PUT THAT THING BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM OR SO HELP ME

@dkvine.com I found two DK Bongo-related things at OtakuFest. Plus, I bought a little time capsule known as this magazine that has a few that I think you’ll get a kick out of.

@sarahannewillia.bsky.social It was great seeing you again, Sarah!😊🩷🙏

@gregchunva.bsky.social It was nice meeting you, Greg!😄

@kylemccarley.com It was nice meeting you yesterday!😄

DK judges you.🫵

Say what you want about the newcomers in Mario Kart World. At least they’re miles better than THIS.👇

@daleykong.bsky.social This (indie) game is a high recommendation if you haven’t played it yet. GREAT blend of “DKC D.N.A.” both Rare AND Retro Studios (It’ll DEFINITELY scratch that DKC2 itch.) with a bit of “Crash Bandicoot hallways and a David Wise soundtrack to boot.😊👌

@dkvine.com Have you seen anyone in the community talk about this (indie) game? As one who played it, it has a GREAT blend of “DKC D.N.A.” both Rare AND Retro (It’ll ESPECIALLY scratch that DKC2 itch.) with a bit of Crash hallways, David Wise soundtrack, and it wouldn’t feel out of place in the DKU.

@dkvine.com My theory is that this isn’t the same DK Pass from previous appearances but an accurate replica of the location built by the Mushroom Kingdom workers after receiving the blueprints for it to make their own version for this MKW continent. Same case for “Dino Dino Jungle” & “Peach Beach”.

@dkvine.com Did you ever check out that recent “developer interview” about Mario Kart World? I think it does recontextualize some things. Maybe not in DKU terms but in terms of the time window between the Switch 1’s lifespan and now.

@daleykong.bsky.social I don’t know if this the right time to ask but are your excited for the first stand-alone DK game in over a decade and the first 3D one in over 25 years?🥹😊🙏

Is Twitter/X down for anyone?

@dkvine.com Not too shabby.😁. Now we know what he’ll look like going forward.

Well, now we have BOTH those things!😁😁😁

@larawoodhullvo.bsky.social @micahsolusod.bsky.social Guess what I’m doing!😁😁😁

@maryemcglynn.bsky.social Happy Mother’s Day, Ms. McGlynn!😘😘🥰🥰💐💐

@blumspew.bsky.social Happy Birthday, Mr. Blum!🎂🎉🎊🎁😁