Nintendo GameCube: Difference between revisions
From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Luigi 64DD (talk | contribs) m (1.Stating the obvious, 2. The part about the Wii games is already stated in the text.) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
===DK Bongos=== | ===DK Bongos=== | ||
[[File:DK_Bongos.jpg|left|thumb|220px|A pair of '''DK Bongos'''.]] | [[File:DK_Bongos.jpg|left|thumb|220px|A pair of '''DK Bongos'''.]] | ||
The '''DK Bongos''' are bongo-like controllers for the Nintendo GameCube, primarily for use with the [[Donkey | The '''DK Bongos''' are bongo-like controllers for the Nintendo GameCube, primarily for use with the [[Donkey Konga (series)|''Donkey Konga'' series]]. Each side of the controller is shaped like a classic Donkey Kong barrel with a rubber drum skin fastened on top. It also has a built-in microphone to detect clapping (although hitting the sides of it also functions well). The DK Bongos detect left and right hits, and clapping. While created for the ''Konga'' series, they are also the recommended controller for ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' and had ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' been released for the Nintendo GameCube, it would have also used the DK Bongos. | ||
In Japan, the controller is called the 「タルコンガ」''TaruKonga'' (or "TaruConga") controller. The name is a multilayered pun, combining ''taru'' (the Japanese word for "barrel"), ''kon'', or "con" (a suffix used by Namco when naming their original peripherals, such as the "GunCon", or the "TaTaCon"), and "Konga" (or "Conga"). | In Japan, the controller is called the 「タルコンガ」''TaruKonga'' (or "TaruConga") controller. The name is a multilayered pun, combining ''taru'' (the Japanese word for "barrel"), ''kon'', or "con" (a suffix used by Namco when naming their original peripherals, such as the "GunCon", or the "TaTaCon"), and "Konga" (or "Conga"). | ||
