Is Donkey Kong Bananza Just Minecraft, But Good? – Talking to My Boy about Videogames 12

Talking to My Boy about Videogames is a podcast where Jonathan gets reactions to videogame news and trends from his young son Ryan. The conversations are often chaotic in a charming way and sometimes episodes have cameos from family pets or unseen toys.

Jonathan and Ryan dig deep on Donkey Kong Bananza to uncover what’s great and what’s maybe not so great about it, getting into some interesting theories about characters and contrasting DK with CK (Clark Kent, AKA Superman). Has Nintendo basically been making “good” Minecraft over and over with all their games from the last few years? Do people Ryan’s age care about the Switch 2 or GTA6? Jonathan is excited for Mina the Hollower and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, but can he pry Ryan away from his Minecraft Lego set before Ryan falls asleep? Who knows?!?

0:00:00 – Rick Rock Beleebok
0:01:12 – Donkey Kong Bananza: What if Minecraft Was Good?
0:04:31 – Splatoon is Baby Noises in a Microphone
0:06:05 – What Even is Donkey Kong Bananza?
0:10:01 – Donkey Kong’s World is Open For Business
0:15:09 – The Split Pauline Theory
0:17:36 – Mario’s Dark Origins?
0:18:03 – Ryan Doesn’t Really Care about Superman
0:19:51 – Donkey Kong is Bizarro Superman
0:22:11 – Mina the Hollower Excitement Intensifies
0:25:28 – Do Young People Care About Any New Videogames?
0:27:40 – What are Ryan’s Friends Saying about the Switch 2?
0:30:10 – Palpable Apathy, the Silent Podcast by Ryan
0:30:29 – Flipping Around in Geometry Dash
0:32:45 – The Stuff!
0:35:08 – Sleepy Time Reviews
0:39:08 – Wrap Up/B-E-Y!

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