Asked why, Thompson’s Funky Kong theorized: “Funky don’t throw no barrels. Funky Kong spends his day cruising in. Dropping off packages of the sticky, and I spend my nights with a glass of ...

Funky Kong invites me into his home. He offers a drink, and pours himself up a scotch. His cigarette's smoke clouds the few rays that have penetrated the canopy into his home.

The gift shop in Donkey Kong Country at Universal Studios Japan is Funky’s Fly ‘n’ Buy. It’s inspired by Funky Kong’s shop of the same name from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Originally a Nintendo Gamcube title, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast quietly got moved to Wii in late 2006. When Barrel Blast was first announced, it was supposed to use the DK bongo drum accessory.

Funky Kong gets the Banana Barrel ability, which shoots off bananas just like Diddy Kong can. Dixie Kong gets Triple Bananas instead, which drops three bananas on the track, ...