Game Theory: How DEADLY Is Donkey Kong’s Punch?

In this episode, MatPat dives deep into Donkey Kong’s signature uppercut—crunching numbers, physics and Smash frame data—to find out just how much damage (and real-world force) that massive fist can dish out. Expect surprising comparisons, geeky physics breakdowns and a final verdict on whether DK’s punch could really level city blocks in the Donkey Kong Bananza universe.

Along the way you’ll catch shout-outs to today’s sponsor Boot.Dev (score 25% off with code “THEGAMETHEORISTS”), a preview of fresh Theorywear merch, plus credits to the writers, editors and sound designers who brought this theory to life.

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