# donkey kong (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover donkey kong. Page: Feed: --- ## [Things I Like: Amanda Waller (DCEU)](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/21/things-i-like-amanda-waller-dceu/) _2026-08-21 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ Amanda Waller is one of the more distinctive presences in the DC Extended Universe. She occupies an unusual space, neither the stereotypical villain nor hero, possessing no powers whatsoever but making up for it entirely through intelligence, political reach, and an absolute willingness to do whatever she determines is necessary. Her two most prominent appearances… Read More The post Things I… ## [Fun Facts and Trivia About Squares](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/20/fun-facts-and-trivia-about-squares/) _2026-08-20 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ The word “square” has ancient roots in the Proto-Indo-European root kwetwer, meaning “four.” That root fed into the Latin quadrus, denoting a four-sided shape, and then into the Vulgar Latin verb exquadrare, meaning to make something square. From there, it passed through Old French as esquarre before entering Middle English as “square,” displacing the older… Read More The post Fun Facts and Trivia… ## [Things I Like: Alexis Meade (Ugly Betty)](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/20/things-i-like-alexis-meade-ugly-betty/) _2026-08-20 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ Alexis Meade was one of the most memorable characters on Ugly Betty, which is saying something given that she was kept hidden for the first half of season one and was long gone before the show reached its conclusion. I had a significant crush on Rebecca Romijn when I was around ten years old, having… Read More The post Things I Like: Alexis Meade (Ugly Betty) first appeared on Neko Random . The… ## [Fun Facts and Trivia About Emojis](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/19/fun-facts-and-trivia-about-emojis/) _2026-08-19 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ Emojis are small digital symbols that have grown into one of the most widely recognized communication systems in modern history 🌎📱, drawing on writing ✍️, visual art 🎨, and technology 💻 to help people convey emotions 😊, objects 🏠, and ideas 💡 across language barriers 🌐. The word itself is Japanese in origin 🇯🇵: “e”… Read More The post Fun Facts and Trivia About Emojis first appeared on… ## [Things I Like: Mad Mixer (Donkey Kong Bananza)](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/19/things-i-like-mad-mixer-donkey-kong-bananza/) _2026-08-19 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ Mad Mixer is a minor boss in Donkey Kong Bananza for the Nintendo Switch 2. He shows up early in the game and left more of an impression on me than he probably should have, given how minor a role he plays overall. It has been more than 25 years since Rare developed a Donkey… Read More The post Things I Like: Mad Mixer (Donkey Kong Bananza) first appeared on Neko Random . The post Things I Like:… ## [Fun Facts and Trivia About Mark Antony of Ancient Rome](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/18/fun-facts-and-trivia-about-mark-antony-of-ancient-rome/) _2026-08-18 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ He was born Marcus Antonius on January 14, 83 BC, but the English-speaking world has known him as Mark Antony for centuries, a rendering rooted in literary tradition and cemented above all by Shakespeare. His military career began in the cavalry before he rose to become one of the most consequential generals of the late… Read More The post Fun Facts and Trivia About Mark Antony of Ancient Rome… ## [Things I Like: X-Men ’97 (TV Series) Season 2](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/18/things-i-like-x-men-97-tv-series-season-2/) _2026-08-18 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ I remember catching the X-Men cartoon as a kid in the 1990s, though it always seemed to air at inconvenient times. It was my first real introduction to the team, and when X-Men ’97 arrived and picked up the old series as though it had never stopped, I was genuinely excited. Season 1 delivered on… Read More The post Things I Like: X-Men ’97 (TV Series) Season 2 first appeared on Neko Random . The… ## [Why Do Video Games Associate Mice With Bombs?](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/mouse-bomb-connection-japan) _2026-08-17 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ From Mouser to Mappy Land, Japan seems to think mice should go kaboom. ## [Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Promethium](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/17/fun-facts-and-trivia-about-the-chemical-element-promethium/) _2026-08-17 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ Promethium is among the rarest elements that can be considered naturally occurring on Earth, though in practice it exists in the planet’s crust in amounts too small to detect or measure. Every one of its isotopes is radioactive, and all of them decay on timescales that are brief by geological standards, which is why the… Read More The post Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Promethium… ## [Our Visit to Anthony’s Pizzeria (Simpsonville, SC)](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/17/our-visit-to-anthonys-pizzeria-simpsonville-sc/) _2026-08-17 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ Anthony’s Pizzeria is located in Simpsonville, South Carolina, not too far from home, though the traffic in that area is enough to give me pause about making the trip regularly. My mother came to spend the day with me and Alex, and since she loves the Baskin-Robbins that sits close by, it worked out as… Read More The post Our Visit to Anthony’s Pizzeria (Simpsonville, SC) first appeared on Neko… ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K4OOUj68JzQW) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [Fun Facts and Trivia About The Indian Rupee](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/16/fun-facts-and-trivia-about-the-indian-rupee/) _2026-08-16 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ The Indian rupee traces its origins to a silver coin called the rupiya, introduced by Sher Shah Suri, ruler of the Sur Empire, during his reign from 1540 to 1545 CE. The word rupee itself derives from the Sanskrit rupyakam, meaning a silver coin, connected to the ancient term rūpya used in historical texts to… Read More The post Fun Facts and Trivia About The Indian Rupee first appeared on Neko… ## [Things I Like: Harley Quinn (DCEU)](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/16/things-i-like-harley-quinn-dceu/) _2026-08-16 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ There is plenty to criticize about the DC Extended Universe, but one point where almost everyone agrees is that Margot Robbie did an exceptional job as Harley Quinn. The character first came to life in the Batman animated series, and the performance there was strong enough to earn her a permanent place in official Batman… Read More The post Things I Like: Harley Quinn (DCEU) first appeared on Neko… ## [Fun Facts and Trivia About The Birds (1963 Film)](https://nekorandom.com/2026/08/15/fun-facts-and-trivia-about-the-birds-1963-film/) _2026-08-15 · Adam (Neko Random) · Neko Random_ The Birds was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1963, taking its place among his most celebrated works alongside Psycho and Rear Window. The film grew out of a short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, who also wrote the novel behind Hitchcock’s Rebecca. The director kept little beyond the central… Read More The post Fun Facts and Trivia About The Birds (1963 Film) first… ## [Ganon’s Mysterious Origins (Revisited)](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/ganon-name-origin-kamen-rider) _2026-08-14 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ Kamen Rider might help explain where the Zelda big bad gets his name. ## [The Mysterious Connection Between Lufia and Lunar](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/the-mysterious-connection-lufia-and-lunar) _2026-08-07 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ Two RPGs focus on mysterious girls with blue hair and a divine connection. ## [💭 It's not the BEST Pokemon game, but...it is?](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/its-not-the-best-pokemon-game-butit-is/) _2026-08-05 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ It was my birthday recently, and as you know, I have a rule that I'm not allowed to buy any new games. But... if someone gives me a game, that's allowed. For my birthday, my brother got me Pokémon Legends Z-A. I don't know about you, but when I get a new game, I can't just let it sit on the shelf...I have to start it up immediately. So the moment I got back home from my trip, I booted up Legends… ## [The Dream Machine Hiding in Super Mario Bros. 2](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/dream-machine-super-mario-bros-2) _2026-08-01 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ It’s alluded to in the game’s manual, but you have to look to Doki Doki Panic to understand what it is. ## [Why Does Art of Fighting 3 Take Place in Mexico?](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/art-of-fighting-3-mexico-glasshill) _2026-07-27 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ And while we’re at it, why doesn’t the roster include any Mexican fighters? ## [💭 I Think I Miss Having Fewer Games](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/i-think-i-miss-having-fewer-games/) _2026-07-22 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ I've been thinking a lot about how much digital ownership has changed the way I interact with games. And I think a lot of my problem isn't actually that I like too many games. It's that all of the games are there, all the time. It's so easy to jump from one thing to another. You go on the eShop, see something interesting, and within a few minutes it's sitting there, ready to play. And I think that… ## [Since When Is There a Telephone in Donkey Kong?](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/donkey-kong-arcade-telephone-pauline) _2026-07-15 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ And why was Pauline carrying a landline receiver when Donkey Kong kidnapped her? ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/URLUTynT1f7l) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [💭 I sucked the fun out of my own life](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/i-sucked-the-fun-out-of-my-own-life/) _2026-07-15 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ Dear reader, I’m doing this letter style because I feel it will be easier. You see, I’m writing this at 21:00 on Wednesday July 15. I wanted to post this today because Wednesday is usually my post day and I already posted a day late last week. I am currently in a hotel bed, my five year old son asleep next to me after a full day out and about in Rotterdam. Me and him travelled here to meet up with… ## [Sonic’s First Girlfriend Was Madonna](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/sonic-girlfriend-madonna) _2026-07-14 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ A pop culture mystery involving sexy singers, red dresses and mismatched love interests. ## [💭 The dream is coffee and a game](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/the-dream-is-coffee-and-a-game/) _2026-07-09 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ Good morning! This is unprecedented. This is a whole new thing, because for the first time in, I think, the last five years, I am waking up to an empty house. My son and my partner are gone. They went on a dolphin-watching expedition early this morning, and I'm waking up to a house just for myself. I am sitting here with my cup of coffee. I don't have to rush. I don't have to do anything for… ## [Super Mario RPG and the Mystery of the Fifth Card Suit](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/super-mario-rpg-geno-star-suit) _2026-07-07 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ Yes, there’s a reason Hudson’s Adventure Island uses the same symbol. ## [💭 Why even have a backlog if you're not going to play the games on it?](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/why-even-have-a-backlog-if-youre-not-going-to-play-the-games-on-it/) _2026-06-30 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ We went away for a long weekend in Marseille. Which was really nice. But I came home from our trip really looking forward to playing a game. Like, really looking forward to it. You know when you're away, and you're like, "yeah, when I get back I'm going to sit on the sofa, cold drink (it's still hot but not as hot as the week before, thank goodness), Switch 2, World Cup on in the background… ## [How Samurai Shodown Turned a Catholic Radical Into a Gay Warlock](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/amakusa-samurai-shodown-gay-martyr) _2026-06-30 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ Here’s the story of how Shirō Amakusa went from real-life martyr to queer boogeyman. ## [At Last! A Webring in 2026!](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/warp-point-retrogaming-webring) _2026-06-28 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ Warp Point allows gamers to connect in an old-school way. ## [💭 Things I've Learned About My Son Through Mario](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/a-heatwave-gaming-report/) _2026-06-24 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ So it's a heatwave, and unfortunately, I didn't really get a chance to sit down and really write anything this week. The schools are closed because of the heat. We don't have snow days here; we have sun days (get it? 😅). Too much sun, too much heat, the schools can't handle it, so the kids are home. Which means my son has been with me for the last three days, somewhat unexpectedly, and while I… ## [Bill in Street Fighter vs. Bill in Final Fight](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/bill-bull-street-fighter-bill-cravens-capcom) _2026-06-23 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ Could both honor the same behind-the-scenes Capcom exec? ## [How Donkey Kong Smashed King Kong (Universal v Nintendo)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/how-donkey-kong-smashed-king-kong-universal-v-nintendo/) _2026-06-19 · Ethan Johnson · Gaming Alexandria_ Inside legal papers lies the truth. The full story of how Nintendo proved Universal's claim to King Kong to be hooey. ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IR4KZUA6HFrT) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [📝 Of Donuts and Aliens](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/of-donuts-and-aliens/) _2026-06-17 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ Spoiler warning for Project Hail Mary! I was driving around in Forza Japan one evening when a random person tried to communicate with me... and it was at the same time that, in the book Project Hail Mary, Dr. Grace discovers Rocky. In much the same way that Dr Grace was confused and surprised by the attempt to communicate in a very constrained way, so was I with this random stranger. This person… ## [ROADRACE (Rugg, Feldman)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/roadrace-rugg-feldman/) _2026-06-14 · eboy71 · Gaming Alexandria_ ## [OBSTACLE (Rugg, Feldman)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/obstacle/) _2026-06-14 · eboy71 · Gaming Alexandria_ ## [JOT (Rugg, Feldman)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/jot-rugg-feldman/) _2026-06-14 · eboy71 · Gaming Alexandria_ ## [GROAN (Rugg, Feldman)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/groan/) _2026-06-14 · eboy71 · Gaming Alexandria_ ## [DECODE (Rugg, Feldman)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/decode/) _2026-06-14 · eboy71 · Gaming Alexandria_ ## [ARGO (Rugg, Feldman)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/argo/) _2026-06-14 · eboy71 · Gaming Alexandria_ ## [The Mystery of Marin](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/marin-malon-maril-aryll-legend-zelda) _2026-06-12 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ Princess Zelda’s first lookalike is a dream Link can’t stop having. ## [Wham Ball (Rick Bauer)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/wham-ball/) _2026-06-12 · eboy71 · Gaming Alexandria_ ## [Castle of Questionmarks (Ralf Jahnke)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/castle-of-questionmarks/) _2026-06-12 · eboy71 · Gaming Alexandria_ ## [Castle of Doom (Clifford Ramshaw, Mark Ramshaw)](https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/castle-of-doom/) _2026-06-12 · eboy71 · Gaming Alexandria_ ## [💭 My Thoughts On The June 2026 Nintendo Direct](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/my-thoughts-on-the-june-2026-nintendo-direct/) _2026-06-10 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ Yesterday was the Nintendo Direct, the big summer one. The last time they had a full direct like this was December 9th 2025! They've had game-specific directs since then, but a proper direct has been overdue. So it was quite a build-up. I tried to stay away from reading any leaks or what people were guessing or predicting. But even when you try really hard, things always slip through the cracks,… ## [The Pop Culture Relevance of Mudman from World Heroes](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/mudman-world-heroes-origin) _2026-06-06 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ The masked shaman may live on, even if his fighting game series doesn’t. ## [📝 Am I All Farmed Out?](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/am-i-all-farmed-out/) _2026-06-02 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ I was looking at my list of The Long Play games, a list I've "curated" from my actual backlog, and noticed that none of the farming games I own made the cut. How interesting...Not Fields of Mistria (which I bought at Early Access and told myself I would return to when 1.0 comes out), not Roots of Pacha, not Rune Factory, not Coral Island...Which is weird because I love farming games. Or I did. I… ## [💌 Dear Donkey Kong Bananza](https://thelongplay.bearblog.dev/dear-donkey-kong-bananza/) _2026-06-01 · thelongplay · The Long Play_ This is my version of a game “review.” I’m less interested in graphics scores or technical breakdowns, and more interested in how a game feels… So instead of reviewing games, I write them letters. They won’t always be the newest games that have come out (I’m a slow finisher), but they are games that left an impression…enough for me to consider writing them a letter. Dear Donkey Kong Bananza, You… ## [Why Can Pokémon Only Say Their Names?](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/why-can-pokemon-only-say-their-names) _2026-05-25 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ Pikachu and friends can teach us a lot about how humans relate to the natural world. [Listen](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61d0d6b5e7f7444a96edf02f/t/6a14a5477c209c460bbaba06/1779737928931/yoshi-zip-zup-noise.mp3) ## [notes dump 2026](http://harmonyzone.org/blog/posts/mere%20gripes%202026/) _2026-05-19 · harmony corpsepit_ what i want from vgames is very faint, very hard to put my finger on, it's a desire, but i'm not sure for what. and this thing i want from games seems to be hidden inside the format: it's not whatever games imagine they're about. so to see it you have to sift for it, through all the other stuff - the layers the format drapes around itself to make sure anyone who wants to see what it has to first… ## [Mario 101: For Super Players](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/mario-101-history) _2026-05-14 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ The weird history of Super Mario, told in one hundred and one stories. ## [The Logic to Mega Man’s Robot Master Weakness System](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/logic-mega-man-robot-master-weakness) _2026-04-27 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ It’s more heavily inspired by Rock Paper Scissors than you might realize. ## [Is There a Vibrator Joke in Super Princess Peach?](https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/super-princess-peach-vibrator) _2026-04-20 · Drew Mackie · Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games_ It wouldn’t be the only instance of Nintendo letting Mario get risque.