Ep. 387 - Ethical Banana Diamonds, with Brian David Gilbert

Diddy and Dixie were literally in the Mario movie, I wouldn’t worry about them.

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Yeah the talk about getting rid of Rare made characters was just the usual anti-british bias from the panelists in action

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They’re pulling references to the world map in Donkey Kong Country 3, the Rare stuff hasn’t gone anywhere.

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I also want to report that while Tempo on 32X and Game Gear may be chronically alright, Super Tempo on Saturn is the one that has some sauce with cool set-pieces and fun variety. Don’t sit out on it.

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Now that I’ve seen the name sans Kong, I suddenly have an idea as to why Nintendo wouldn’t want Diddy in their games.

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Oh man, I would believe that is why Diddy Kong has been (arguably) on the bench recently.
They did also just rerelease Donkey Kong Country Returns where Diddy is the double jump.

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Seriously, one of the best games @Jaffe has come up with. and that’s a stacked list.

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The good thing is Diddy Kong had the name first.

On the topic of Diddy Kong, he also appears on merch they recently introduced. These are just from the online store, I am sure you can find plenty more over at the Donkey Kong section in Super Nintendo World as well.

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I refuse to learn anything about donkey kong. I will remain ignorant - that’s my pledge to you!!

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But for a small fee, you could BE Diddy Kong!

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FMK: drive scorpion jacket, akira pill jacket, diddy Kong zip up

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Not sure about Akira and Diddy Kong, but Drive is definitely kill.

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I have played it with friends IRL several times now and it is always a blast

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On a very bad day for people who professionally talk about video games, just wanted to say that this episode was really delightful

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Ooze gang