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Nintendo Media | DK Jet Screens, Video, Official Website

16.06.2007

A late-night update for Donkey Kong fans brings fresh screens from the ape's latest escapade, a waggle filled video and the launch of the official Japanese website.

DK Jet takes players on some high speed barrels as they race through some classic Donkey Kong locations - lush jungles, gorgeous oceans and terrifying volcanic mountains.

Official Japanese Website

Be sure to look through the screens album below for more tasty shots...

Donkey Kong: Jet Race (Wii)

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Also known as

Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast

Developer

Paon

Publisher

Nintendo

Genre

Driving

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Ph00p 16.06.2007#1

The whole bongo concept makes absolutely no sense when you remove the bongo peripheral from the equation, you could really make it any kind of turd making Donkey fly. Speaking of turds, this game is just retarded looking.

snkngshps 16.06.2007#2

Agreed. I'm not interested in waving my arms in the air all day long. Not to mention, the tracks look very sad.. there is no room for any exploring or anything. I was pretty excited about this game until this very second.

Mandown 16.06.2007#3

From what I understand the default controller option is NOT the DK Bongo's and the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. LS

MIS 16.06.2007#4

I would prefer it if Nintendo DIDN'T make games like these and devoted the surplus resources and manpower to getting/optimising/localising the games Nintendo fans ALL want out that much quicker. ie Metroid, Mario Galaxy and Brawl.

Also, with Mario Kart Wii on the way, games like these are really unnecessary.

knighty 16.06.2007#5

Well I think this looks really fun myself...

ohm 16.06.2007#6

I would prefer them to devote their resources to new franchise. This game looks okay though. I will probably get it if it gets +8.

Marzeee 16.06.2007#7

I agree with Knighty, it looks like great fun, regardless of the use of bongo drums.

The fact that this game was original designed for Nintendo's Bongo Peripheral, will not affect the game. I actually think it will improve it. Anyone else suffer from the dreaded, Stingy Hand Disease? I sure did and it wasn't very pleasant, especially while playing Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat for long periods.

Using the Wii-mote and Nunchuck looks to be just as responsive and gets rid of the dreaded stingy hands. In my opinion, it's a good thing.

dartmonkey 16.06.2007#8

It doesn't look retarded! The music's shite, but it hardly looks turd-esque. It's a shame they're not including bongo functionality because it would work fine and DK actually has a bongo jetpack thingy. That said, it'll probably work better with the Wiimote - does anyone else get sore hands with the bongos?

Less posty, more gamey.

mooojc 16.06.2007#9

Very interesting and looks like fun, though the music definitely needs improvement.

Raff 16.06.2007#10

I've already pre-ordered this 3 times for each region.

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.

James2t3 16.06.2007#11

Looks pretty average, nothing to really get excited about, the controls look fine though they look like they could emulate the bongo controls fine and your gonna look much less of a retard playing the game now Smilie

XBL Gamertag: James2t3

Jump_button 16.06.2007#12

Nintendo need to do alot better

My ART Gallery la la la la!

Megadanxzero 17.06.2007#13

artmonkey said:
That said, itll probably work better with the Wiimote - does anyone else get sore hands with the bongos?

Only if clapping loads, and I usually just tapped the side instead, so not really... I'd probably get it if it used the bongos but using the Wiimote just looks weird... I don't see why they couldn't just let you use either, it makes no sense at all. I'll probably end up getting it and plugging the bongos in anyway, randomly hitting them in an attempt to make things happen and then crying myself to sleep...

Still a proud member of the 'omfg amazing water in games' society

Ikana 17.06.2007#14

Looking at screenshots I didn't think much to this, but seeing it in motion makes me think it could be quite fun. Losing the bongos isn't much of a problem, they were just a novelty anyway. And Jungle Beat almost left my hands in bandages...

Rinx 17.06.2007#15

I don't know about you guys, but I'm just happy to see DKC characters, locations, and barrel blasting action in a Donkey Kong game again. It might be a racer, but it's the first 3D Donkey Kong game to have a proper DKC feel. DK64 had the characters, and some gameplay elements (animal riding, minecarts), but it fell way short on the locations and general 'feel' the old games had.

It does look like it'll be great fun, even without the bongos. I'm just hoping there'll be plenty of depth, like hidden routes and stuff. From what I gather though, there's an absolute buttload of secret characters to unlock, which should be nice.

And Mario Kart? Since when has the series been any good for anything other than multiplayer? Smilie