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The GameCube games we still love, 20 years later
On the system's 20th anniversary, the Engadget staff talks about their favorite GameCube titles.
Punch-Out!!, bongo style
While we're sure that nobody is going to trash Soda Pop while using the Donkey Konga bongo controller in Punch-Out!!, it's good enough to take down Glass Joe with ease. And, it's a neat way to enjoy one of the best 8-bit games around. Just, uh, skip like the first minute of the video. It's kind of painful to watch.[Via Joystiq]
Donkey Konga quartet performed solo
As a party game, the appeal of Donkey Konga is self-evident -- who doesn't enjoy clapping and banging on things? But while the game is well-tuned to allow gamers of all skill levels to join in, experienced rhythm gamers will be bored to tears by most of the game's patterns. How to crank up the difficulty? Simple -- quadruple the bongos. Tommy Gun over at CrackedRabbitGaming has done just that, drumming along to the Pokémon Theme on four sets of bongos at once. Tommy posted a video of his feats as well as some tips for other bored gamers with four bongo controllers lying around (Hello? Anyone? Bueller?) Previous drumming insanity: Taiko: Drum Master
Donkey Konga bongos on sale for $10 at EBGames.com
[UPDATE: Ah, back to $19.99. Sigh... Thanks, Steven.] This sale comes and goes with some regularity these days, but if you've got a hankering for some bongo drummin' (whether for Donkey Konga or Jungle Beat on the GameCube), then check out this product page for some new $9.99 drums at EBgames.com. Throw in a cheap used game or two for free shipping (and a discount on the used goods with SAVER and CAG15 codes, as well as an Edge card if you've got one), and you've got the makings of a pretty decent drumming circle for Cube-enabled homes. The only questions that remain now are whether Odama will still support the drums for its military pinball game, and whether the Revolution will still support traditional GameCube controllers and their ports. Even people who don't own GameCubes (namely, this post's author) salivate at the possibilities. Only 92 left (as of 9:35 PM ET)! Of course, hoarding for profit is strongly discouraged; 4-player drumming, on the other hand, is something we roundly applaud. (Just don't forget to pick up a game to play with 'em!) [Via CAG (registration required); thanks, Doylerulez and Tricky]
Donkey Konga 2 review marched to the beat of the editor's drummer
Peterb has sent in an interesting story. Apparently Gamespy posted a heavily edited review of Donkey Konga 2, with favorable copy (and a final score) that was not part of the reviewer's original piece. Uh-oh. One take is that this is unethical, and an example of everything that's wrong with gaming journalism and its apologists. Another take is that this is more of the same and an example of how rushed we all are to get content - whether it's good, or not. The idea that Gamespy would do such a thing makes me wince. Editing a review is more than just touching grammar; but to change the entire intent of the piece? That's unethical. If Gamespy wants to remove the authors' names from their reviews, that's one thing. But if they offer writers credits, then they have to represent their brand, and their talent. After all, they hired the scribes. Don't they trust them?
The week in preview has cards and Donkey Konga 2
Something for everyone this week, except Xbox owners from the looks of it. The PC has far too many card games coming out for it, while the GC snags Donkey Konga 2. The full list is below, care of the ever-dependable Reed. PC: Knights of Honor (05/10) Restricted Area (05/10) Poker Superstars (05/10) Supreme Ruler 2010 (05/10) Hoyle Blackjack Series (05/12) Hoyle Poker Series (05/12) PS2: Cold Winter (05/10) Haunting Ground (05/10) In The Groove (05/10) GameCube: Donkey Konga 2 (05/09) DS: Need for Speed Underground 2 (05/10) PSP: Smart Bomb (05/10)
Nintendo shows Europe how much they care
Europe will be getting a nice stream of games this coming quarter. Nintendo has released their updated schedule for Q2's games, and it includes some doozies. The ones that stand out to us are: GameCube Viewtiful Joe 2 - 1 April 2005 (pictured above) Star Fox Assault - 29 April 2005 Donkey Konga 2:Hit Song Parade - 3 June 2005 Batman Begins - June 2005 Killer 7 - 27 June 2005 Game Boy Advance Yoshi's Universal Gravitation - 22 April 2005 KINGDOM OF HEARTS CHAIN OF MEMORIES - 6 May 2005 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - May 2005 WarioWare Twisted! - 3 June 2005 Mario Party Advance - 24 June 2005 Batman Begins - June 2005 Nintendo DS Yoshi Touch & Go - 6 May 2005 Need for Speed Underground 2 - 29 April 2005 Cocoto Card Racer - April 2005 Space Invadors Revolution - April 2005 Ultimate Brain games - May 2005 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - May 2005 Madagascar - June 2005 Ultimate Card games - June 2005 Pac-Pix - Q2 2005 Yeah, we left all the Nintendo DS games in the "stand-out" category. Every new game is a news event for the handheld at this point. What is this? No Star Wars movie game for the Gamecube? No Batman game for the DS? For a full list of the titles, follow the link.
Drum roll please... Donkey Konga!
While it was just yesterday that Nintendo shipped Donkey Konga off to retailers, the reviews have been piling up for some time now, and it certainly looks like this latest ape adventure is a mixed bag of bananas at best. You've got to hand it to Nintendo for being a risk taker, often lending to worthy innovations in the industry, but how significant is an undersized plastic drum-controller? Konga offers the kind of novelty that quickly wears off and doesn't offer enough complexity to satisfy true rhythm-heads. Cop this for your kids or younger siblings, otherwise find a different jungle to play in.
Celebs go ape$h!t over Donkey Konga
In an effort to raise money for charity-and promote their new game-Nintendo invited some celebrities to play Donkey Konga before the MTV VMAs last week. Joining the luxury suite foray were the likes of OutKast, Good Charlotte, Lil' Jon, Matchbox 20, Evanescence, Fabolous, and Chingy, among others. Each celeb was competing for a chance to contribute $10,000 in his/her name to the Red Cross, supporting the victims of Hurrican Charley. "It's not often you get to see Billy Martin (of Good Charlotte) playing music with Chingy!" exclaimed Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo's VP of Marketing & Corporate Affarairs. Now that 'Right Thurr" sounds like a 'Motivation Proclamation'. (FYI: Big Boi (of Outkast) was the winner of the private competition)
