Post by: JGarcia050 on September 22, 2004, 06:40:21 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 22, 2004, 06:42:50 AM
Post by: kennyb27 on September 22, 2004, 11:18:04 AM
/sarcasm
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on September 22, 2004, 11:51:58 AM
Post by: JGarcia050 on September 22, 2004, 11:55:50 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 22, 2004, 12:00:22 PM
Post by: Pikkcuber on September 22, 2004, 01:47:03 PM
Post by: kennyb27 on September 22, 2004, 01:57:49 PM
Post by: Pale on September 22, 2004, 03:15:45 PM
Or I guess Nintendo could have just called you and asked you what would make you happiest.. =P
Post by: JGarcia050 on September 22, 2004, 05:25:13 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 22, 2004, 05:28:03 PM
Post by: Rob91883 on September 22, 2004, 08:51:39 PM
Post by: joshnickerson on September 23, 2004, 03:07:43 AM
Post by: olanmills on September 25, 2004, 10:51:59 PM
They probably can't really afford to sell the extra bongos cheaper than $30, otherwise, they probably would.
Anyways, the game's a lot of fun but there needs to be an expansion. I want more songs. Plus it is kind of dissappointing that none of the songs are performed by the original artists.
I guess Nintendo was trying to keep the licensing costs down. If you check the manual, all of the songs are licensed from EMI/Virgin. A larger soundtrack obviously would have cost more money, and probably be from multiple publishers, further adding to cost.
Still, there should have been a lot more Nintendo game songs. Really there are only three in the game. I can think of a whole ton of Nintendo game songs that they could have had on Donkey Konga. The DKC soundtrack would have been a good place to start.
Post by: Bartman3010 on September 26, 2004, 05:27:19 AM
Maybe in Konga 3...
By the way, is there going to be a special promotion with Konga packed with GCNs? Or was that just a rumor?
Post by: Chongman on September 26, 2004, 06:07:59 AM
Isn't there already a japanese expansion??
Hmm...that tells me donkey konga 2 in about...april or march
Post by: joshnickerson on September 26, 2004, 08:26:35 AM
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Originally posted by: Bartman3010
Yeah, that always irked me. If its Donkey Konga, why no Donkey Kong songs?
It's got the DK Rap from DK64 and SSBM. If that's a good thing or a bad thing is entirely up to you...
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Originally posted by: Bartman3010
By the way, is there going to be a special promotion with Konga packed with GCNs? Or was that just a rumor?
I've seen display boxes for it on IGN somewhere (too lazy to look now) but I think it's UK only. Especially since we've got the Metroid Bundle going on right now...
EDIT: Okay, I'm not that lazy. The picture for it is
here. Looking closely at it, the "Only For" symbol on the picture of the DK box looks like the PAL bubble instead of the US triangle. So it's for Europe only.
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on September 26, 2004, 10:51:31 AM
Post by: Perfect Cell on September 26, 2004, 06:06:49 PM
Trust me, i bought Samba De Amigo and the Slightly more Expensive Marracas back in the Day.... Ahhh the Sega Dreamcast.
Post by: Rancid Planet on September 26, 2004, 09:03:32 PM
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Originally posted by: Bartman3010
Yeah, that always irked me. If its Donkey Konga, why no Donkey Kong songs?
Maybe in Konga 3...
Please don't give Nintendo any ideas. By this time next year I may be posting news about
Donkey Konga Songa at my site. jk
Post by: KDR_11k on September 27, 2004, 02:47:54 AM
Post by: Caliban on September 28, 2004, 09:54:59 AM
Post by: Pale on September 28, 2004, 10:32:40 AM
Post by: Caliban on September 28, 2004, 01:21:28 PM
Yes, the drum controller does come included with the game here in Canada but apparently the game-shop clerks didn't even know it would be included. I went to get the game at noon and they didn't have it so I asked when they would and they said by 2pm they would, I also asked if the drum would be included and they said no because that's what they've been told. When I went back to get it they had just received it and they still didn't know if it was included or not but on the box it said "Donkey konga (DK Bongos included)", so they and I concluded that indeed they were included. I got mine at EBGames btw and I had checked if futureshop would have it included but even futureshop's site said that the drums had to be bought seperatly. This mis-information is bad for Nintendo's buisness because people want to buy/pre-order it and they are told that the drum has to be also bought, so I think that Nintendo should either inform the retailers or at least publicize that info better to the buyers.
Post by: Ian Sane on September 28, 2004, 01:34:42 PM
Why does Nintendo keep unearthing that thing? It's the only track on the SSBM soundtrack that people complained about. The general consensus is that the DK Rap SUCKS so why keep re-using it? Considering the general backlash against DK64 you figure they would make an effort to try not to make any references to it in the hope that we'll all forget. But then this is the company that has Krystal in Star Fox Armada and has kept Yoshi in his Yoshi's Story look so maybe they have some weird obsession with any of their titles people hate.
Post by: Caliban on September 28, 2004, 01:46:25 PM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
The general consensus is that the DK Rap SUCKS
What's wrong with DK Rap? I like it quite a bit and I see no reason to say that this is a bad song considering there are other songs in this game that should have been substituted with something else, but then again I almost only listen to video-game and anime soundtracks so me not liking most of the mainstream songs in this game is quite obvious.
Post by: Ian Sane on September 28, 2004, 02:11:46 PM
It's kind of hard to explain. How does one decribe why a song sounds bad? It's just really cheesy and lame. The quality of the lyrics is pretty poor as well. To me the whole thing reaks of some NOA exec suggesting it to be "hip" with the kids.
That doesn't mean that there aren't other songs in Donkey Konga that are worse. But of all the DK related songs to pick the DK Rap is probably the worst. There are tons of songs from DKC that would work well in it's place that are pretty much universally loved by all. Plus why pick a song from Donkey Kong 64 instead of Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 which are WAY more popular with the fans? Like if you had to pick one song from a Mario game which game would make more sense? Super Mario Land or Super Mario Bros 3? Picking the theme song from the least popular DK game just doesn't make any sense.
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 28, 2004, 02:27:06 PM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"It's got the DK Rap from DK64 and SSBM. If that's a good thing or a bad thing is entirely up to you..."
Why does Nintendo keep unearthing that thing? It's the only track on the SSBM soundtrack that people complained about. The general consensus is that the DK Rap SUCKS so why keep re-using it? Considering the general backlash against DK64 you figure they would make an effort to try not to make any references to it in the hope that we'll all forget. But then this is the company that has Krystal in Star Fox Armada and has kept Yoshi in his Yoshi's Story look so maybe they have some weird obsession with any of their titles people hate.
I happen to like the cheesiness of the DK Rap, I like Krystal, and I love the look of Yoshi's Story...Stop generalizing please...
Post by: Caliban on September 28, 2004, 02:36:21 PM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"What's wrong with DK Rap?"
It's kind of hard to explain. How does one decribe why a song sounds bad? It's just really cheesy and lame. The quality of the lyrics is pretty poor as well. To me the whole thing reaks of some NOA exec suggesting it to be "hip" with the kids.
That doesn't mean that there aren't other songs in Donkey Konga that are worse. But of all the DK related songs to pick the DK Rap is probably the worst. There are tons of songs from DKC that would work well in it's place that are pretty much universally loved by all. Plus why pick a song from Donkey Kong 64 instead of Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 which are WAY more popular with the fans? Like if you had to pick one song from a Mario game which game would make more sense? Super Mario Land or Super Mario Bros 3? Picking the theme song from the least popular DK game just doesn't make any sense.
Now that seems like a better way to explain why they would be doing a better choice other than DK Rap.
I know that the lyrics aren't that top notch but then again when I listen to music I listen to it as a whole and not just the lyrics or just the tune, i.e. the vocals I hear are interpreted as a tune just as if it was an instrument playing.
Post by: Pale on September 28, 2004, 03:07:34 PM
Post by: joshnickerson on September 29, 2004, 04:19:02 PM
Post by: Caterkiller on September 29, 2004, 05:59:20 PM
Post by: Rob91883 on September 30, 2004, 11:16:12 PM
sorry about hearing you losing $30, that's like 3 pizzas dude.
Post by: couchmonkey on October 01, 2004, 07:07:00 AM
I'm quite sure Rare intended for the DK Rap to be corny. I mean, the monkeys are getting into all kinds of stupid slapstick antics all the way through the "video" at the beginning of DK64. I thought it was funny, in a somewhat embarrassing way.
But mostly, I bet that the Japanese devs that keep bringing it back just don't see it our way. They probably don't realize how bad the lyrics are (and it's really the lyrics that break that song - the song would be kind of boring without the lyrics, but it's not downright terrible until you add the lyrics in).
