Wii #0195 - Donkey Kong Taru Jet Race (Japan)

[Arthur77]

Nice

 

[Maikel Steneker]

get donkey kong jungle beat. i really enjoyed it

Funny that you mention it, it's one of the Gamecube games that I still want to buy... Can't find it atm though. Might be because I want all my games brandnew

 

[gamermole]

yeah will be hard to find it brand new now. kind of like when mario strikers came out on the cube i searched everywhere, and eventually found a shop that had just 1 copy of it

 

[Tomobobo]

DK Jungle Beat is one of the best games for the cube. Much recommendation.

Anyone tested on NTSC-U yet?

 

[EddyB]

The bongos wont work on the wii, as you can see you need to pull the mote and chuck back to jump, wont be able to do this with the bongos. Another thing is is the bongos cant be as acurate as the mote and chuck

 

[Darkforce]

I was a bit disapointed at first seeing this shifted over to the Wii but I think it is a good decision, the game looks like it has a bit more polish visually and being able to use the Wii remote is a good thing, trust me. I couldn't really play Donkey Konga or Jungle Beat for more than an hour in a single session because my hands would just get too sore!

Any idea when the US or PAL version is due? IGN have it as TBA.

 

[gamermole]

The bongos wont work on the wii, as you can see you need to pull the mote and chuck back to jump, wont be able to do this with the bongos. Another thing is is the bongos cant be as acurate as the mote and chuck

and thats what i call the double bongo bash. whack both bongos at the same time to jump

 

[Pikachu025]

Or clapping.

 

[gamermole]

yes or indeed the clap. that stings my hands after while though

 

[supo]

so does this support NTSC/U consoles?

 

[AshuraZro]

yes or indeed the clap. that stings my hands after while though

I always just tapped the side of the bongos. Worked much better and could keep up with the pace more.

 

[Vater Unser]

And its really weak from Nintendo to make Jet Race a Wii game now, it was clearly designed for the GC Bongos, its really a very cheap turn from Nintendo.

the same goes for Zelda TP and Super Paper Mario...
I bet Zelda TP would have been much better if they hadn't ported it to the Wii...they say they used the delay time to 'polish' the game, but it's clear they only used the time to port the game to the Wii...

 

[asher]

And its really weak from Nintendo to make Jet Race a Wii game now, it was clearly designed for the GC Bongos, its really a very cheap turn from Nintendo.

the same goes for Zelda TP and Super Paper Mario...
I bet Zelda TP would have been much better if they hadn't ported it to the Wii...they say they used the delay time to 'polish' the game, but it's clear they only used the time to port the game to the Wii...

hell i loved twilight...but now without the wii hype...
i can say this.

twilight and temple of time dungeons sucks ass... same for all the hyrule field
was too useless big.

wind waker was so much better... at least the useless islands were fun to explore.

and after playing okami , twilight felt very shallow.

anyway i love kart games...
and i would love a mario themed wave race or a mario wave kart race.

 

[Darkforce]

Boo hoo it was originally a GC game, so what?! SO WHAT?! What is the problem?! Most of you guys already own a Wii and a GC (or a Wii that plays GC games) so honestly what difference does it make what system it comes out on? Think about it!

Heck Nintendo could have just cancelled the game altogether. And now it's coming out on the Wii it has the benefit of slightly better graphics and what I would consider a better control scheme (you try using the bongo controller for an hour or two and tell me your hands aren't sore). Also for consumers they now don't have to purchase any additional accessories in order to play the game.

Finally is it not logical from a business perspective for Nintendo to launch the game on a new sucessful system rather than a redundant system that isn't being manufactured anymore?

*Sigh*

 

[patz]

Does it come with an update?

 

[Njosnavelin]

What is the problem?!

The problem is that a large percentage of forum posters come here to whine and cry, and nothing more.

 

[poarno]

It doesnt work on a PAL system on 50 or 60 hz (wiikey+wiibrickblocker)

 

[Duckula]

That sucks.

 

[amrod]

it work on ntsc ?

 

[Vater Unser]

Boo hoo it was originally a GC game, so what?! SO WHAT?! What is the problem?! Most of you guys already own a Wii and a GC (or a Wii that plays GC games) so honestly what difference does it make what system it comes out on? Think about it!

Heck Nintendo could have just cancelled the game altogether. And now it's coming out on the Wii it has the benefit of slightly better graphics and what I would consider a better control scheme (you try using the bongo controller for an hour or two and tell me your hands aren't sore). Also for consumers they now don't have to purchase any additional accessories in order to play the game.

Finally is it not logical from a business perspective for Nintendo to launch the game on a new sucessful system rather than a redundant system that isn't being manufactured anymore?

*Sigh*

no need to get dramatic...

the point is that Nintendo should develop original games which make good use of the Wiimote, instead of porting all games that didn't make it on the GameCube

and honestly, I wish they had cancelled DK Taru Jet Race to make room for another game...the game never looked exciting at all