Show Notes
The Kongversation shines the Spotlight on the second Mario Party, i.e., the one with all of the silly hats! Part-time DK Detective and full-time Mario Party fanatic Sxips returns to the show to help Hyle make sense of the time Donkey Kong put on a board game-themed stage play for Mario Land park guests. We're talking 1 vs. 3 Mini-Game Tree! We're talking haunted mansion orgies! We're talking, and guzzling, dusty Wiggler milk! Yum yum. Pour me some more of that lusty caterpillar juice, Hudson Soft.
Producer: Hyle Russell Host: Hyle Russell Special Guest: Sxips Music: Matt Cornah ©2026 DK Vine and File Two Productions
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