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Kourtney in Kroctober

@altermentality.bsky.social
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4'10" artist, streamer, joyfully married, lover of nature and musty old books and pirates. Fan of too many games but mostly the DK series! Kremling lorekeeper, fool for the Rool, general crocodile person. 🐊👑☠️🤖🥊🏙️ Largely retired from social media.

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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Unfortunately Klump's nips are not completely free globally.
The first episode of my DKC cartoon watch party (and presumably the future sessions, which will be on Oct 24 and then at the end of the Kronology) is blocked in quite a few territories, which is completely understandable for reacting to a show that's still under various kinds of copyright, and I'm glad I can do this type of thing on Twitch/YT at all. Luckily, I think the vast majority of my small audience should be able to see it. If you can't, the VOD will still be up on my twitch for a few weeks, or, y'know. You can temporarily relocate to the USA or whatever.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Friends, the time is upon us. Before the Kremling Kronology enters an era of innovative 3D games, we need to check out an innovative 3D show. Noon pacific/3:00 eastern. Tomorrow. www.twitch.tv/altermentality Four to five hours of as much of season 1 as we can get through. 🍌 slamma.
Group artwork of characters from the DKC show that actually goes kinda hard. Good Kremling representation and also Bluster isn't here, get rekt Bluster
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yeah, maybe bonking him over the head with the metal part? I was looking at the concept art to see if I could find any hints of what it might have been, but no luck. If anything some of these unused battle concepts are more on the comical end, lol
Concepts for the Kaptain K. Rool battle, by Gregg Mayles.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Accidentally discovered the best place in the house for a selfie
Selfie standing in front of my Lethal Lava Land painting in the basement so it looks like my head is on fire
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For a while now I've been meaning to make a compilation of the illustrations I used for my Bananza playthrough videos! Here you go- this sums up the experience, I guess!!
Kourtney in her miner outfit making the following poses: praying nervously, catching some of the small colorful ice cubes from the Freezer Layer (and elsewhere), pointing in consternation, and reacting with such shocked joy that her glasses fly off.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Saturday at 2 PM Pacific, The Kremling Kronology bids farewell to the SNES and [original] GB era with a review of the story so far, and a round-up of odds and ends we missed, including kommercials! From badass biker Kiddy Kong to Krunchas jiggling their pecs, how sold are you??
Five Krunchas dancing around a fire from a Japanese Super Donkey Kong 2 commercial.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This year I'm kicking off Halloween stream-season early [because I'm gonna be out of town for part of October]! Look forward to Mina the Hollower, MediEvil, and of course the annual Grabbed by the Ghoules! 👻🎃 But TONIGHT I'll be checking out one of Konami's Best! 🦇
Infamous box-art-in-a-box-art for the "Konami's Best" edition of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Koshas also have this. If you look closely you'll see it's the same color as their bellies in both cases. It looks a bit weird because it doesn't connect (at least on Kasplats) but I think it's just an attempt at stylizing a crocodile's jaw in a certain way you sometimes see. Like these examples.
Louie from The Princess and the FrogWally Gator, Hanna-Barbera character
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Donkey Kong Land III #DonkeyKong #AltersArtTag
Unamused Baron K. Roolenstein begrudgingly hands Dixie Kong the 103% trophy for completing all the time trials. Kiddy Kong is behind Dixie poking his tongue out.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What do British sci-fi comedies, a local lunch spot for Rare employees, Charles Dickens novels, and Schwarzenegger movies have in common? You'll find all of them referenced in the Northern Kremisphere! Tomorrow at 2:00 Pacific, The Kremling Kronology examines real-world references in DKC3/DKLIII!
The level "Miller Instinct" in Donkey Kong Land III.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
King "Dingaling" Jingaling
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
BEHOLD! My Bananzasona! The concept has existed since before the game came out, but I was too distracted to draw it back then. Here it is now, just before the game's first birthday! Lore in alt text 🐊 #DonkeyKong #AltersArtTag
[A yellow Kremling with a miner helmet, suspenders, huge glasses, long brown hair (yes it gets messy down in the mines but I don't like ponytails on myself), and two giant pickaxes.]

Kourtney is tired of waiting. She knows where her King and most of the Krew went... just not what happened to them. Eventually, she has no choice but to trade in her Kutlass blades for pickaxes and go digging. With a smile on her face, but absolute dread in her heart, she sets off into the Underground World. After all, someone like him doesn't stay gone for this long, unless the worst has happened... and the crocodilian skeletons she finds along the way aren't encouraging. But she has to keep going, no matter what: it's what he taught her.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Tomorrow, The Kremling Kronology begins Donkey Kong Land III, the Donkey Kong game for roman numeral fans. Please join me for that time K. Rool lived in a pipe and became a speedrunner. I might like this game entirely too much for silly reasons. 1:00 PM Pacific!
Donkey Kong Land III cover art render. Kiddy is in the process of jumping off a dock to join Dixie in the water and get away from a Krumple. Or maybe the Krumple is pushing him in to help him learn how to swim!
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I feel like they would/can eat anything, lol. Crocs can digest just about anything organic including bones and hooves due to their stomach acid. I wonder if that biology played into their decision to make K. Rool the lord of eating things that would make others sick, because he'll be just fine!
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Scars-out Summer
Courtney with her pacemaker surgery scar visible because it's cool
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Mumbo PLEASE!!!
"Mumbo not minigame type. Nothing mini about Mumbo Jumbo! OOMA-NAKA!" -Mumbo
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Tomorrow @ 1 PM Pacific, the Kremling Kronology takes a look at DKC3's lovely bear-filled Player's Guide, and some small odds & ends including interviews with Eveline Novakovic, because I *insist* you appreciate this game's original soundtrack-- wait K. ROOL IS IN THIS GAME?!?!
Krematoa map page from the DKC3 Nintendo Power player's guide. I hope images are working now for real
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I reset my YouTube algorithm so now I think it's just mostly going off of what I've uploaded or my likes and is much more accurate.
YouTube recommended categories for me: "Gaming, King K. Rool, Donkey Kong, Music"
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Truly classic literature is eternally relevant to the human (or crocodile) condition, as Nintendo Power issue 91 from December 1996 provides me with content that is usable in my life today.
Heading that says "The Pitfalls of Writing on the Kremling Kutting-Edge"
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This is a redraw of the original from.... uh. Just over 20 years ago.
Kosha from Donkey Kong 64, drawn in 2006. I still love him.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Have you seen this man? WANTED for throwing off the vibe in Crystal Caves. Unforgivable. #AltersArtTag #DonkeyKong
Kosha from Donkey Kong 64
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The year is 1996. The Nintendo 64 is coming out but 5-year-old me only had eyes for DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 3. And tomorrow on the Kremling Kronology, we will too! We'll look at how Nintendo Power promoted hype for DKC3 before and after its release, even amidst the brave new 3D era. 2 PM Pacific!
Bazuka helpfully shoots some Nintendo consoles and cartridges out at you to replace your broken-down ones. Meanwhile, a Nintendo 64 ad urges you to "experience true freedom" and "don't be told how to view the world"
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Happy 30th, Super Mario 64! It's my husband's favorite game; here's some stuff I've made as gifts for him over the years. #SuperMario #AltersArtTag
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Last repost: Less of a "general audience" thing, but over a century and a half ago, Charles Dickens changed the ending of Great Expectations because his friend said it was too depressing.
From Wikipedia. "Revised Ending: Following comments by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that the ending was too sad, Dickens rewrote it before publication. The ending set aside by Dickens has Pip, who is still single, briefly see Estella in London; after becoming Bentley Drummle's widow, she has remarried.[39][45] It appealed to Dickens due to its originality: "[the] winding up will be away from all such things as they conventionally go".[39][46] Dickens revised the ending for publication so that Pip meets Estella in the ruins of Satis House; she is a widow, and he is single. His changes at the conclusion of the novel did not quite end either with the final weekly part or the first bound edition, because Dickens further changed the last sentence in the amended 1868 version from "I could see the shadow of no parting from her"[39] to "I saw no shadow of another parting from her".[47] As Pip uses litotes, "no shadow of another parting", it is ambiguous whether Pip and Estella marry or Pip remains single. Angus Calder, writing for an edition in the Penguin English Library, believed the less definite phrasing of the amended 1868 version perhaps hinted at a buried meaning: 'at this happy moment, I did not see the shadow of our subsequent parting looming over us.'[48]"
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
K. Lumsy imprisoned by 6 7
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Finally finished this sketch I'd had sitting around since after I saw the Galaxy movie. This was the only part of it that matters to me really. #AltersArtTag #SuperMario
Wart lounging on his sofa booth and blowing some bubbles.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I hope we get to see the original art come to life in the remake and things aren't redesigned too heavily. It looks like for Link and possibly other main characters they might be going for more complexity. But there are plenty of monsters just waiting to finally live up to their true original design
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I thought of this immediately #DonkeyKong #AltersArtTag
The meme where the shiba inu is eating someone's chess pieces, except with Tiki Tong and K. Rool.
Text over Tiki Tong: "The ancient island god, not understanding how he's losing to me"
Text over K. Rool: "Me, who's been eating his pieces when he's not looking"
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
It feels like
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Maybe this is why DK Junior v2 came out pink
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Average Nintendo Switch Sports Resort enjoyers:
The weird thumb people from Spy Kids
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I actually drew this during the crowdfunding campaign (I still haven't played the game yet) I hope he lives up to my expectations 🙏
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The chosen Kremling Elder has recently reclaimed his destiny and begun his training to channel the song of his people. #DonkeyKong #AltersArtTag
K. Lumsy drawn in the style of a Donkey Kong Bananza loading screen.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Karousel of Progress ^_^
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Happy 6/7 from the big man Mr. 67 himself ^_^
Screenshot from the official Smash Bros website of fighter #67, King K. Rool
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Artist! Quote with your fan art!
A color wheel art meme with the following characters drawn.
Red: Fire Donkey Kong (from the Mario Movie specifically), Red Sussy Crewmate (Among Us)
Orange: Larry Butz (Ace Attorney), Chester Cheetah (...the Cheetos mascot)
Yellow: The Cheat (Homestar Runner), Snorpy (Bugsnax)
Green: Chandlo (Bugsnax), Dragon Kazooie (Banjo-Tooie), Gooigi (Luigi's Mansion 3)
Light blue: Globox (with Andre on his tongue- Rayman series), Clawitzer (Pokemon)
Dark Blue: King Slime (Dragon Quest)
Purple: Cursa (Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope)
Pink: Murray (Sly Cooper), Kirby (...from Kirby)
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I freed him
Expanded version of the above image, without the background and cage/bars in the way.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
"I'll be your bestest friend..." Happy DK64 Day! 💛❤️💜💙💚 #DonkeyKong #AltersArtTag
K. Lumsy kneeling down on the floor of his cage and reaching out below the bars to allow Donkey Kong to stand on his palm. DK gives a hearty "OK!" to helping the giant Kremling.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I still do the excited point whenever he's acknowledged in any official capacity, even though that will hopefully be increasingly normal. (Although it should be *krew in their announcement, but I forgive.)
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This Saturday @ 2:00 Pacific! We've finally made it to Chapter 3! www.twitch.tv/altermentality The weirder something is, the more fun it is to talk about, and DKC3 and its krop of Kremlings are pretty weird! Let's hop on our hovercraft and head out!
The Kremling Kronology Chapter 3: The Reign of the Mecha Maniac!!

Crocodile Isle lies at the bottom of the ocean,
its survivors scattered and its Kaptain-King
gone missing. In place of the neighboring
island that had loomed their whole lives, the
Kongs look out and see nothing.

In this uncanny peace, rumors arise of unusual activity in the Northern Kremisphere,
the modern world's other Kremling stronghold; a land of rich scenery and equally vibrant
pollution, long held in uneasy truce between reptiles and bears after the Kremean War.

The Kongs have connections there too, and when Diddy and Donkey go missing,
this troubled paradise is the place Dixie thinks to look. When she gets there, she finds
a different kulture of Kremlings serving a mysterious robotic ruler... and some
unexpected help from her own cousin, the Kongs' youngest hero-to-be.

KRONOLOGIST'S NOTE
This chapter will cover Donkey Kong Country 3 and Donkey Kong Land III, along with
associated official materials. DKC3 was the first DK game I owned and was extremely
important to me, especially as a young girl. Join the Kronology Kommunity as we examine
this strange, divisive, silly, and perhaps under-appreciated chapter in the history of the
Kong-Kremling rivalry! How do the Kremispherians differ from their Islander
kounterparts? Is there more to this story than meets the bloodshot eye? Is that a
Fractone in the jungle? Is K. Rool's wife real? All this and more!
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This actually explains why it's called Spiny Desert despite not featuring Spinies (Mario). Spinies (DKC2) used to live here, their Kremling kompanions as well, and they perished
Spiny the porcupine from Donkey Kong Country 2
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
So this is straight up a ripoff of KPop Demon Hunters I guess?? but uhhhh... no comment
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Aside from everything else, you couldn't ask for a worse advertisement for AI "art" lol The posters here should be an opportunity for creativity, inside jokes/references to inspirations... instead it's garbled nonsense Their gig is at the "Puking Pic"? Is that supposed to be Puking Pig? Satorsay?
Screenshot of the Punky Duck show from the article quoted below. A claymation looking duck and cat stand in a room full of nonsensical posters.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
At any rate, it was changed, maybe because the Klubba fight just didn't work out. But also they wanted to make extra sure we knew he was ok in DKC2's true ending. Why? Idk. They didn't want us to worry. You just can't help but get attached to the special big boy. Also he refuses to die. Always.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I'm all about this guy, personally. Seems like the remake gave him a more realistic skull but ironically it makes him look goofier.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I already did that part, so I was gonna say "makes sense, that guy was the original Chancellor Cole" and.......then I decided to look up what he actually looks like in the remake and I'm dying
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Ok depending on your device it may not let you see the whole thing so here lol
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I try to stay out of discussions like this for my own mental health, but I had a lot of thoughts so I asked Sleepy Charjabug to smuggle them in. Check the alt text
(Image: Charjabug sleeping next to a vending machine in Pokopia.)

Media discussion and fandom online is hopelessly broken. I don't want to say "beyond repair", but as long as social media incentivizes and supercharges human nature's preference for negativity and witch-hunting, the problem won't fix itself.

It helps to call out relentless entitlement/negativity in your communities. And obviously not just ppl who are discussing their grievances or something's flaws, but people who actually attack and bully others over harmless fandom shit, disparage creators in cruel terms, etc. You'll know it when you see it. 

But these attitudes tend to thrive because it's hard to confront people like that for a number of reasons. I know! 1) People being relentlessly rude and negative are often not called out because "that's just their opinion" and they haven't done anything MORALLY EVIL or whatever. 2) People don't want to argue with someone who's already showing themselves to be an asshole so they let it slide. 3) People fear overcorrecting and their spaces becoming cloyingly "toxically positive". 4) People have a lot to worry about IRL and don't have the mental space to try and stand up to this type of stuff, even as the internet becomes less and less of a fun escape from those very problems.

These are not easy problems to navigate and I have dealt with them as the leader of a small community, not to mention hearing them pop up again and again when it comes to discussions of moderating larger spaces. But I believe anyone who despairs at the state of modern fandom, and who has the mental bandwidth to do so, can benefit us all by telling fandom bullies to back off in whatever ways we can. I have seen smaller communities thrive and be places for great and honest discussion when commonsense rules are put in place and bullying is not allowed to stand.
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I'm playing FF3 now, and there are a lot of jobs but they all remain cute. They really learned. The geomancer is basically just a black mage in a Santa hat
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Kourtney in Kroctober @altermentality.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I had a great time hashing out all my thoughts about the Mario Galaxy movie with pals a while back!! Here's the full art as well! #AltersArtTag
George, Kourtney and Flipz doing the excited point meme at the Mario RPG references on the books in Rosalina's library.
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