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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3h

Beauty is subjective.

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Kroctober Kourtney @altermentality.bsky.social · 15h

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Layer

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 16h

Where am I? What Layer is this? Why is the Elder hitting on me? Wha-what’s her Bananza Rehearsal going to entail? 😳

Vendi talks to Yooka & Laylee in Tribalstack Tropics.

“Workin’ hard?”

Screenshot from Yooka-Replayee (Switch 2).

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 21h

It's an end-of-the-week merchandise roundup! First 4 Figures now has two versions of a Conker's Bad Fur Day statue to pre-order, while Turtle Beach is releasing a Donkey Kong series Switch/Switch 2 PlayTrek travel case in November.

DK Vine • News • Monkeys Be Shopping: The DKU Merchandise Roundup (10/10/2025)

First 4 Figures presents a statue that can storm the Tediz beach, while Donkey and Diddy wisely keep to one that belongs to a Turtle.

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 1d

Is Yooka-Replaylee worth your time? What platform should you play it on? My feature-length review addresses it all, while also making the usual contractually-mandated references to Vendi and goldfish.

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A purple Yooka-Replaylee scrapbook with the characters appearing on the cover is placed on their sunbathing rock in Shipwreck Creek. Screenshot from Yooka-Replaylee (Xbox Series X/S).

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 1d

It’s still perfectly playable on Switch 2, but you know the performance is bad when even I notice it, the guy who hardly ever cares about frame rate. Hoping it’s something that can be patched in time.

Replaylee seems to be smooth as silk on every other platform.

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 1d

The final Wave of Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush Switch Icons is now live for NSO subscribers.

Those scared Fragmentones have no larger Fractone to reunite with. Won't you give them a loving home? *Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" plays in the background*

DK Vine • News • Wave 4 of DK Island & Emerald Rush Switch Icons: Rambi Rams, Stompoid Stomps, and Void... Voids.

Plus, a new Switch Icon of the Donkey Kong baddie everyone's been waiting for... Antickoid!

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 1d

Is Yooka-Replaylee worth your time? What platform should you play it on? My feature-length review addresses it all, while also making the usual contractually-mandated references to Vendi and goldfish.

dkvine.com/Yooka_Replay...

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Cam-of-Rot Reigle @camreigle.bsky.social · 2d

Me when I replay Grabbed by the Ghoulies in 2025:

Cropped screenshot of the Xbox game Grabbed by the Ghoulies by Rare. The face of Baron Von Ghoul, an eccentric mustachioed man in aviator gear, appears above text reading "What sauce!".

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 2d

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

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.

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 2d

The DK Vine review of Yooka-Replaylee will be posted a bit later today. Still, after staying up too late playing it last night, I'll say it's definitely an upgrade from the original (and I REALLY LIKE the original!). No wasted space, better flow, and it has way more heart and humor.

More to come.

The One Book meets Yooka & Laylee in a cavern in Shipwreck Creek. Screenshot from Yooka-Replaylee (Xbox Series X/S).

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Playtonic @playtonicgames.com · 2d

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!

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3d

One night, I dreamed I was walking along processed American cheese with the Kong.

During my low periods, I could see only one set of
footprints. "Why, Kong, have you not been there for me?"

The Kong replied, "The times when you have seen only one set
of footprints, Pauline, is when I carried you."

Donkey Kong carries Pauline across a partially melted slice of processed American cheese, leaving behind only one set of footprints. Inspirational screenshot from Donkey Kong Bananza.

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3d

a video game character named donkey kong is standing next to another character

Alt: Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong stand in the jungle and hold out their fists in unison. GIF from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

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Kremling Kampaigner @kroolkountry.bsky.social · 3d

As first reported by @dkvine.com in Sept. 2021*

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DK Vine • News • The Donkey Kong Movie Plans Now Picked up by Larger Gaming Sites

But remember: You first heard it through the DK Vine.

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Playtonic @playtonicgames.com · 3d

We know a lot of you have questions about the owner’s discount for both the digital and physical releases of Yooka-Replaylee. 💚💜
So, we’ve neatly compiled the most frequently asked questions into one handy, easy-to-read FAQ!
👉 https://www.playtonicgames.com/news/yooka-replaylee-faq/

Yooka-Replaylee | FAQ | Playtonic Games

How do I get the discount? We’re really excited to be able to provide a discount on Yooka-Replaylee for existing owners of Yooka-Laylee. You can secure 30% off the new platforming adventure on each of...

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Unjust Andre @justandre.bsky.social · 3d

2/5 If anyone reading this has been actively waiting during the month since this one was posted, I can confirm there's finally movement on the remaining three videos again after I initially hit a wall trying to "decipher" the lyrics to "Ostrich" and "Elephant Bananza." ❤️

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"Zebra Bananza" – English* Lyrics

YouTube video by Just Andre

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3d

What time does it come out in Shipwreck Creek?

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Playtonic @playtonicgames.com · 3d

Yooka-Replaylee review scores are trinkling in and what beautiful scores they are!

95/100 - DualShockers
9.5/10 - Pizza Fria
9/10 - Gamespew
80/100 - Destructoid
80/100 - Nintendo Life

We cannot wait for you to experience the game for yourselves tomorrow 💚💜

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3d

One night, I dreamed I was walking along processed American cheese with the Kong.

During my low periods, I could see only one set of
footprints. "Why, Kong, have you not been there for me?"

The Kong replied, "The times when you have seen only one set
of footprints, Pauline, is when I carried you."

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3d

You can comment under the post for the episode (just clarify you'd like it to be read aloud on the podcast) or simply send me a DM!

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3d

I've been letting people on Bluesky submit questions or comments I can read aloud!

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3d

Rather than disowning all of them, I'll just blame Tate.

DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3d

Going to use that line in the show.

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 3d

I thought it was a Squeekly or Flipflap, and I about flipped my flaps when I realized what it was.

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