Zarina Sakamoto~ #DKCGBCForSwitch

Banjo jumps between the 'K' and 'O' on the Treasure Trove Cove Sandcastle floor. Screenshot from Banjo-Kazooie.

The next #Kongversation will see @rare-gamer.bsky.social back on the show to help Beak Bust out one more episode on Stop 'N' Swop! We'll be discussing Gregg Mayles' recent document dump on the fabled Rare N64 master plan that would unite Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Banjo-Tooie, and more!

The "DKU" is the Donkey Kong Universe. It's the meticulous set of Rools that the Donkey Kong fandom (or at least a subset of it founded by high schoolers 27 years ago) uses to decide if a game is related to DKC sufficiently enough that they have to care about it.

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A great remix with artwork done by Rare veteran Pete Hentze.

It's a shame the internet believed the drawing was AI and raked Rare through the coals as they often do, but I'm just glad the art was real.

Internet, do better.

It’s not AI

Just to clear things up. This cover artwork was definitely not created by AI, but by the incredibly talented Pete Hentze, a long time Rare artist, and one of the concept artists on Conker: Live and Reloaded! 🙂

this is true i am just incredibly bad at reaching out

Rextro

Rextro was demanding a visual upgrade, we just had to cave into his demands!

Who would play Banjo and Conker though in a hypothetical Diddy Kong Racing movie?

Luis Guzmán announced as the voice of Wart in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Wart has a character icon utilizing his head and crown.

Following K. Rool's resurgence with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Donkey Kong Bananza, and now Luis Guzmán voicing Wart in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, we're 2 out of 3 for classic video game villains from my childhood returning to prominence.

You're up, Wizpig.

Screenshot from the original 8-bit version of Battletoads.

Screenshot from Battletoads in Battlemaniacs.

The Rare Super Pocket, a retro gaming handheld in red, yellow and blue colour scheme.

Enjoy some brawling with attitude on the @rare.co.uk Super Pocket with two great Battletoads games: the classic 8-bit original, and its 16-bit follow-up, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs! Preorders are open now!

I will forever debate New Donk City vs. Big Ape City until I'm blue in the face, but besides that I agree with you 105%! I'm so glad to see the 11 years was worth the wait 😌 (Seven years if you count the Rabbids DLC)

Donkey Kong shares a tender moment with Pauline as K. Rool’s rotten banana mush begins to dissipate in New Donk City. Screenshot from Donkey Kong Bananza.

I still can’t believe what a near-perfect game Donkey Kong Bananza turned out to be.

The Rare Edition Super Pocket, a handheld gaming device in blue, red and yellow.

Cover art for R.C. Pro-Am II

Cover art for Slalom

Cover art for Snake Rattle 'n' Roll

Rare's 8-bit console titles were some of the best around! Hit the track in R.C. Pro-Am II, take to the slopes in Slalom and many more, all on the @rare.co.uk Super Pocket, available now for preorder! https://hypermegatech.com/rare-edition/

The games for the Rare Edition Super Pocket: Banjo-Kazooie, Battletoads, Conker's Pocket Tales, Jetpac, Snake Rattle 'n' Roll, Lunar Jetman, Cobra Triangle, Solar Jetman, R.C. Pro-Am II, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, Atic Atac, Knight Lore, Gunfright and Slalom.

Go back to the '80s with the @rare.co.uk Super Pocket, featuring a selection of home computer classics from this beloved developer, including Atic Atac, Jetpac, Knight Lore and more! https://hypermegatech.com/rare-edition/

Adventure with the 64-bit era's most famous bear and bird in a brand new enhanced port of Banjo-Kazooie, featuring improved resolution and better frame rates! Play it on the @rare.co.uk Super Pocket, available now for preorder! https://hypermegatech.com/rare-edition/

I'm ready for MAR10 Day!

Nintendo right now

AAAAAAAAA THEY DID IT
I mean, with Birdo AND Mouser confirmed, I had a hope/feeling...
Wart is my original "Where did he go??? I want him back" from when I was a kid that I had essentially given up on.
He'll probably be in the movie for like 5 minutes, but still.

Rainbow Dress Rosalina 🌟
Thank you for the wonderful suggestion!
for @billydixon11.bsky.social

90'S KIDS STAY WINNING 🙏

Before Donkey Kong Country lured me away like a sultry homewrecker, I was a Super Mario kid. And because of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, the Super Mario Bros. 2/Super Mario USA/Doki Doki Panic characters had an outsized presence in my understanding of Mario's world.

So... this is surreal.

WART IS IN THE FUCKING MOVIE

Conker's Bad Fur Day is 25 today! Here's a few pieces of Conker art I've done, including the gamer pic I designed for Rare's 40th anniversary!

L.O.G. I want this on NSO so badly, it's the game that got me dragged into the DKU in the first place!

The Conker's Bad Fur Day title screen, with the logo appearing over Conker sitting on the throne in the former Panther King's throne room, surrounded by several of the weirdos from the game. Screenshot from Conker's Bad Fur Day.

Today, Conker's Bad Fur Day turns 25!

It's easy to take for granted if all you've ever known is BFD being the "naughty" game with diarrhea and piss, but having followed it since E3 1997 (as Conker's Quest) and the character's debut in Diddy Kong Racing, it's still surreal that this even happened...

Happy 25th anniversary to Conker's Bad Fur Day! Hopefully we'll be lucky enough to get it on NSO someday 🍺