He will turn off his game to read the book. In order to get him off the game, Flo has to get the book full of game cheats higher up on the bookshelf and give it to him. Kingston is playing his handheld video game in the DinerTown Library, which is one of the obstacles hindering Bernie's speed-reading. He's usually present as an informant for several cases. He maintains his appearance in Cooking Dash (2016).
He dislikes listening to the jukebox, Sophie's opera singing voice, and mariachis he only listens to his music on his headphones.
The 2014 Diner Dash reboot makes him an extremely different person, and an impatient one. Kingston is seen together with his family, making his appearance in the Diner Dash series.