New Play Control! DK Vine Forum

Has this ever happened to you? You want to get involved with the community but don't know what to do! Well, I have a solution JUST for you! In this board, only staff can create threads but anyone can participate.

Where the puns are clever but the hosts are not. It's the board for DK Vine's official podcast! See, that was wordplay. Because of how bored you are when you listen. But before we post, it's time for some due diligence. Check out our Patreon at...

This is the place for discussion that relates to the entire Donkey Kong Universe. Would you like to debate the map placement of Timber's Island compared to the Isle O' Hags? How long is a bus ride to Pants Land from Ghoulhaven Hall? Would Big Al riding Rambi be as awkward as it sounds?

Here is where you can talk about Rare's Kong family and friends, rumored to now be in the loving banana bosom of Nintendo EPD. Whispers of the new era for the series are the hot topic of the moment, but you can also discuss the original Donkey Kong Country games, the Donkey Kong Land trilogy, Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong 64, the DK Bongo titles, PAON's contributions, and Retro Studio's duology. Back in my day, we didn't even have a message board to discuss Donkey Kong!

Wahay! Here's the board for Diddy Kong Racing's hillbilly bear and the wacky inhabitants of Spiral Mountain who love him. Discuss Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, Grunty's Revenge, Banjo-Pilot, the mobile titles, Nuts & Bolts, and any potential future Banjo-Kazooie games.

Things have taken a dark turn for Conker since we first met him in Diddy Kong Racing. While he's fallen into depression and alcoholism, he'll always have a sanctuary here. Discuss Conker's Pocket Tales, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Conker's Big Reunion, and Young Conker... but watch out for those Acorn People. BEHIND YOU! *Evil Acorn theme intensifies*

In Star Fox Adventures, we learned that Diddy Kong Racing's Tricky was from the Lylat System, bringing Fox McCloud and crew into the Donkey Kong Universe. Discuss the Dinosaur Planet trilogy (Star Fox Adventures, Star Fox Assault, and Star Fox Command) here. Sorry, but you'll need to leave your blasters on the ship.

It's the Banjo-Kazooie spinoffs! Roysten the goldfish appears in Grabbed by the Ghoulies, the Viva Piñata franchise, and Kinect Sports: Season Two! Old man Sabreman legs it into Sabre Wulf! Mr. Pants stuffs it into It's Mr Pants! Captain Blackeye sails into Sea of Thieves! Fish. Chaps. Chaps wearing chaps. Chaps becoming fish. Fish in chaps. Fish 'n' Chaps.

It's the newest category in the DKU! Playtonic has promised a robust shared universe all their own, but thanks to a legally unnamed but directly implied goldfish, Yooka-Laylee and all subsequent Playtonic games are also part of the grand legacy of the Donkey Kong Universe. Look, we somehow justified Star Fox as a DK spinoff. Are you really going to fight us on this? Discuss the Yooka-Laylee and Demon Turf games here!

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL (OR GOLF, TENNIS, OR KARTING)? Occasionally, Cranky Kong's old nemesis invites Donkey Kong and friends to the Mushroom Kingdom for some athletic competition or life-sized board gaming. Discuss the Cameo Games here. Of course, 95% of topics will just be who you want in Smash Bros.

If you're a Nintendo gamer who just can't stick to the DKU, here's where you can discuss Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, and the like. Pokémon? I hardly know your mon!

Here's the board to discuss all of Rare's non-Donkey Kong Universe titles, from Anticipation to X the Ball and everything between. This is also the place to discuss current projects from former Rare staffers!

Discuss other video game companies and the industry as a whole aside from the DKU's parents. Minesweeper fanatics rejoice!

Here's our off-topic board for things less important than the exchange rate of Banana Coins. Discuss television, movies, literature, music, time, space, water polo, and everything else that makes people avoid you.