Donkey Kong

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🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Donkey Kong[a] is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. It follows the adventures of Donkey Kong, a large, powerful gorilla, and other members of the Kong family of apes. Donkey Kong games include the original arcade game trilogy by Nintendo R&D1; the Donkey Kong Country series by Rare and Retro Studios; and the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series by Nintendo Software Technology. Various studios have developed spin-offs in genres such as edutainment, puzzle, racing, and rhythm. The franchise also incorporates animation, printed media, theme parks, and merchandise.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to citation needed.
0:25.2	Podcast where we choose a subject, read a single article about it on Wikipedia, and pretend we're experts.
0:30.4	Because this is the internet, and that's how it works now.
0:33.0	I'm Heath, and I'll be leading this Kong expedition.
0:36.6	And I'm joined by the usual cast of characters.
0:39.6	Nobody wants, ditty.
0:41.2	I get it.
0:42.0	I totally get it.
0:43.6	So we have Funky Kong, Swanky Kong, Cranky Kong, and Captain Scurvy, Cecil Tom, Noah, and Eli.
0:52.1	I feel like Funky Kong isn't a You're So Cool reference
0:55.0	and more of like a put your shoes away reference.
0:59.2	It is true.
1:00.1	I am swanky.
1:00.9	I prefer a tie with no pants.
1:02.8	That is my signature look.
1:04.5	And to be clear,
1:06.3	canonically,
1:06.9	cranky Kong is Donkey Kong.
1:08.6	So that's actually a compliment.
1:09.9	You might not know what.
1:10.5	And I have a surprising amount of single genre erotica based on me.
1:15.2	So, yeah, correct.
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