Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
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 (4)
Input methods	Wii Remote + Nunchuk
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	RDKE01, RDKJ01, RDKP01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

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.

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. Corrected prior to 5.0-6004.

Configuration

No configuration changes are known to affect compatibility for this title.

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.

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r5423	Windows 7	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT	Playable. Graphics and sound issues. Donkey Kong Barrel Blast on Dolphin v2.0 - Nintendo Wii Emulator	dTerenciano
r7478	Windows 7	Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6950	Controller disconnects and game becomes unresponsive.	Robodt7
3.0-201	Windows 7	AMD Phenom II X4 980	AMD Radeon HD 6870	No graphical issues, but sound is bad and controller disconnects after a few seconds.	Squareby
4.0	Windows 8.1	Intel Core 5 i5-2500T @ 2.4 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti	playable, 46-60 FPS with 2,5x native, but Graphic issues/glitches, when framerate drops down(happens often(not under 46 FPS))sound is stuttering	BlackHawk2306

Gameplay Videos

(r5423) Donkey Kong Barrel Blast on Dolphin v2.0 - Nintendo Wii Emulator

Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast Wii HD Gameplay (Dolphin 5.0-16407)

(Dolphin 4.0-4905) Donkey Kong Barrel Blast - Wii Gameplay 1080p (Dolphin GC/Wii Emulator)

• Dolphin Emulator 4.0.1 - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (1080p HD) - Nintendo Wii