John is joined this week by Crystal, Lilith, and Jackson to talk about all the games they've been playing. John's been playing Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army while Jackson's been streaming a lot of PEAK when he's not playing Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. Lily's been digging into the Lies of P DLC and playing the demo for Parkside: Decayed Soul Manipulation while Crystal started up Final Fantasy IX and has been playing Eastward. The crew also goes over the news from Warner Games, Sakurai getting heat, Dreamsettler being cancelled, and a whole bunch of Donkey Kong. You can support us on our Patreon, and follow us on Social Media @TheGamesline, Scott, John, Lilith, Jackson, and Crystal. Also, don’t forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell a friend about the show! If you want to send in questions, send them to our email podcast@gamesline.net! You can also join our Discord channel at thegamezone.zone! Our theme song is “Crush” by Melt Channel, from the album Magic is Real. Edited by Lorelai Video Production by Scott Here's an excerpt by Crystal: [Listener Question: Which Donkey Kong characters do you think could eat 15 ice cream cones at once without getting a headache?] John: I don’t think Lanky feels… anything. I think that he would eat those ice creams and I don’t think he could process the concept of “cold.” He’s like a fucked-up homunculus. Jackson: It’s not a real creature, it’s a clay golem. Lilith: Monkey as imagined by Hunter S. Thompson. John: I’m gonna be honest, I feel like that is just something that all Kongs would be able to do. I think Kongs can just eat whatever. They’re big apes. Lilith: Are you implying that Kong is a title you earn after eating 15 ice cream cones? John: No! They’re like… they’re apes. That’s just what they are. I don’t know, can a real gorilla eat a bunch of ice cream cones? I mean, they would probably get brain freeze because we get brain freeze. Diddy Kong is a monkey, he has a tail. Jackson: Yeah, but he’s still a Kong. He’s still part of the group. I’m thinking Donkey and Diddy can’t, but Dixie and Candy can, and it makes them really mad. It’s something they passively work towards, and when they do it Dixie and Candy are like: “We don’t care. This doesn’t mean anything.” Lilith: You’re describing an episode of that old animated Donkey Kong series. John: I was about to say that is 100% just from the animated show, oh my god. Yeah, if we’re taking that into account then I guess Yeti Kong would be eating all the ice cream, cause he’s in the cold, he’s a Yeti. Jackson: Yeti Kong?? John: Okay, so Bluster Kong can’t, but Leo Luster can. Jackson: What are you saying?? Crystal: I’m learning so much! John: Everyone’s saying “Oh John with the lore, he should be going into it more,” and now I’m out here talking about fuckin’ Leo Luster, oh my god. That series is all available on Youtube now. I don’t know if they did that to line up with Bananza or what. Donkey Kong is not one of my favorite Nintendo properties, okay?! Lilith: Do you think Funky Kong could do it? John: Oh, totally. 100%. Crystal: I think Funky Kong would get a headache, but he would try to tank it and not show it. Lilith: Oh, so he’s crying behind the sunglasses. Jackson: He walks behind a corner so nobody can see him and he curls into a ball like “Ouughhhhh… oughhhh!!” John: He’s trembling behind his surfboard! Jackson: “Ohhhh, why’d I do this…” John: Oh, Funky Kong is like the L.A. Beast of Kongs, I can see that. Jackson: I was just thinking like, he’s not going to eat them one at a time, he’s going to put them all into a big banana float and then chug it. And he’s like, “Yeah, I’m fine!” John: Yeah, exactly, and like ten minutes later he’d be yarfing like crazy, and that would be in the video. Oh yes, the new Bananza Kongs, we can’t forget them. Do you think Grumpy Kong and Void Kong and Poppy Kong could do it? Jackson: Poppy’s not doing it. Poppy’s watching them and just shaking their head no, like “This is stupid.” John: “Nah, I’m not participating in that.” But then Void Kong is like “I’ll do it for evil!!” Jackson: First ice cream in, Void Kong headache, freaking out, tapping out. And then Grumpy’s on their 30th cone like, “What?” John: “There was a contest? Okay.” Jackson: “Okay, yeah, whatever.” John: Donkey Kong… [laughs]. Thank you Ina for the question. Let’s do one last question from chat and then we’ll wrap this up. Maverick is asking, “Do you think that Banjo and Conker could also eat the ice cream?” Lilith: Conker’s too hungover to do it. John: Banjo? Absolutely. Kazooie? I think Kazooie would also be someone who’s above it, but I think Kazooie could do it. Kazooie wouldn’t want to do it, but Kazooie could do it.