Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, known in Europe and Australia as Donkey Kong Jet Race, and prior to E3 as Donkey Jet and DK: Bongo Blast, is a racing game for Nintendo's Wii video game console, announced on May 9, 2006, and that year's E3 convention for the Nintendo GameCube under the title of DK: Bongo Blast. The Gamecube version was ultimately cancelled in favor of a Wii release. The game was released for the Wii in Japan and the United States in 2007, and in PAL regions in 2008.
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Developer(s) | Paon |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Series | Donkey Kong |
Platform(s) | Wii |
Release date(s) | JP June 28, 2007 NA October 8, 2007 EU January 25, 2008 AUS February 7, 2008 |
Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Input methods | Wii Remote, Nunchuk |
Compatibility | 4 Playable |
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The game was originally developed to be controlled using the DK Bongos for the GameCube; the left and right drums would steer in their respective directions, and rolling both drums accelerated. When the game was moved to the Wii, the DK Bongos were replaced with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, having the player shake the controller in place of hitting the drums. The game has faced with generally negative reviews from critics, criticizing the replaced bongo control scheme with that using the Wii Remote, as well as the last-generation visuals.
Problems
White Rectangle Top-left Corner
If using the OpenGL plug-in a white rectangle may appear in the top-left corner.
Configuration
Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.
Graphics
Config | Setting | Notes |
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Video Backend | DirectX 9 | Fixes the white rectangle at the top-left corner, caused by OpenGL. |
Version Compatibility
The graph below charts the compatibility with Donkey Kong Barrel Blast since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.
Testing
This title has been tested on the environments listed below:
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Revision | OS | CPU | GPU | Result | Tester |
r7478 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4GHz | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | Controller disconnects and game becomes unresponsive. | Robodt7 |
3.0-201 | Windows 7 x64 | AMD Phenom II X4 980 | AMD Radeon HD 6870 | No graphical issues, but sound is bad and controller disconnects after a few seconds. | Squareby |