Donkey Kong

The Donkey Kong Family Tree

January 29, 2017

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I decided to get in-depth with an explanation of the Donkey Kong family tree. It’s a pretty complex web of relationships that bind the DK crew. Cranky Kong, Wrinkly Kong (RIP), DK Jr., Donkey Kong III, Funky Kong, Swanky Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Tiny Kong, Kiddy Kong, Chunky Kong, Manky Kong, and Lanky Kong […]

Let’s Play Donkey Kong Country

July 12, 2015

In the latest instalment of Splode Plays, our world famous let’s play series, the team attempts to tackle that SNES blockbuster, Donkey Kong Country. Watch as we struggle through the first few levels of the game, and be sure to check back for part 2!

Diddy Kong Racing Review – Definitive 50 N64 Game #19

June 5, 2014

The list so far: The Definitive 50 N64 Games In the same way that Rare built on Nintendo’s Mario 64 success with a number of 3D platformers of their own, they also followed Mario Kart 64 with Mickey’s Speedway USA and Diddy Kong Racing. Believe it or not, Diddy Kong Racing actually has a story… […]

Radio Splode 67: Most Disappoint Games Spectacular

May 9, 2013

Download Directly “I am disappoint.” Radio Splode returns in this, our most action-packed episode. This time around, we try to talk about the worst games we’ve played, but mostly stick to simply the most disappointing ones. Titles discussed include Donkey Kong 64, Operation Darkness, Jurassic Park II: The Chaos Continues, Final Fantasy X-2, and many […]

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Review – Definitive 50 GameCube Game #32

January 15, 2012

The series so far: The Definitive 50 GameCube Games. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is the second DK Bongo game to appear on the Definitive 50, but unlike the more traditional rhythm game that is Donkey Konga, Jungle Beat is actually a 2D platformer. That’s right, the geniuses at EAD Tokyo actually found an intuitive way […]

Donkey Konga Review – Definitive 50 GameCube Game #42

November 2, 2011

The series so far: The Definitive 50 GameCube Games. Welcome back to the Definitive 50. Today, I’d like to introduce you to perhaps the GameCube’s greatest accessory: the DK Bongos. This is a bongo set shaped like a pair of Donkey Kong’s trademark barrels. They also include a Start button and microphone. Four games with […]

Donkey Kong Country – Definitive 50 SNES Game #11

June 4, 2011

Click here to view our list of the Definitive 50 SNES games. Links to each video and write-up are included. When Donkey Kong Country was released November 21, 1994, it changed the world. Rare and Nintendo’s collaborative experiment with pre-rendered video game art using Silicon Graphics equipment blew minds, raising the bar for what was […]

Donkey Kong Country 2 – Definitive 50 SNES Game #14

May 25, 2011

Click here to view our list of the Definitive 50 SNES games. Links to each video and write-up are included. This week on the Definitive 50 SNES games, I present to you Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest. This second entry in the classic Country franchise debuted with much fanfare in December of 1995. […]