Secrets of the DK Bongos | Donkey Konga Just Won't Stop | Punching Weight | SSFF

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

Hey all! Seriously, thanks for watching. Next month I'm back to Alaska to take a short break and visit family. I'll still be working on videos but I'm not sure exactly sure when the next one will be done. Stay powerful, and thanks for the support! | Click the link in the description box below and go to buyraycon.com/ssff to get 15% off!

[@ZacBobisKing]

Raycons are cheap crap

[@Dzuno18]

Have a good trip

[@CaptainJZH]

@@ZacBobisKing relax, he needs them to pay his way to alaska

[@BBWahoo]

Smack my arse like a drum

[@trupower22]

Hope you get some good coffee and have a great trip. AK is amazing.

[@remakeyourself]

"Girls don't like boys, girls like Donkey Konga" hit me way too hard. Well done.

[@BrainCleanser0]

I was hit over the head by being back in high school

[@warbossgegguz679]

Fun fact: Reggie HATED Donkey Konga and felt it was a stain on DK's reputation as a platform giant. While I think that's a bit excessive, I also can't pretend like the only thing noteworthy about it isn't the comedic value of DK play a bongo rendition of Smashmouth.

[@oscarzxn4067]

I'd say Is weird to only make bongo Centric DK games on the GC instead of being secondary games to something More traditional

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@oscarzxn4067 You can play both Donkey Konga and Jungle Beat with a controller. the latter is really weird, but still playable and fun.

[@oscarzxn4067]

@@warbossgegguz679 Yeah I played JB without the bongos and still was very fun, but is still not a traditional DK game at all, closer to an spin off, plus it tries to be a reboot of the series that went nowhere.

[@alfiehicks1]

​@oscarzx n It wasn't supposed to be a reboot. They just used DK as a vessel to hold the game that they wanted to make. It was a recently dormant series that was still enough of a part of the public consciousness to pique interest. If it was just a new I.P., then it definitely wouldn't have sold well.

[@braidena1633]

​@@alfiehicks1 exactly, he was already all over the place, in ssbm, mario kart, etc.

[@caffeineadvocate]

One thing you forgot to mention is how good they feel in a tactile sense. As a professional drummer, they made these really well :)

[@WaddleDee105]

Back when Nintendo products were exceptionally crafted. Shame we now have stuff like Joy-Con drift...

[@h3corptempbutevadinganass]

Agreed.

[@KickThePj]

i personally beat the entirety of hollow knight using the dk bongos just to see if it was possible, so I appreciate the love you're spreading for the bongos with this video!

[@vinesauce]

Just played and streamed jungle beat for the first time. Amazing game.. The concept and execution were great, but ultimately I think I'd rather watch someone else play it. As good as it is, I just want to play DKC instead. Sorry bongos.

[@snicksandstones]

Hi Vinny

[@Funkyent]

Grey Leno would use the bongos

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

using DK Bongos to play along with a cover of Staind's "It's Been a While" is peak mid-2000s gaming

[@CrackedRabbitGaming]

6:10 that’s me! Thanks for including it. It’s still my most viewed video. I agree with you: jungle beat is amazing, and taiko is better than Konga. But once rock band came out, I started playing drums and never looked back.

[@Taikofan04]

As a taiko no tatsujin enthusiast, I love when people don’t realize that they have technically played a taiko game because this is technically the taiko no tatsujin for the GameCube even if it’s not apparent at first cause there’s no tatacon involved lol

[@Marlyjade]

I got into the bongos because I like Taiko lol. It's the only rhythm game I'm ok at lol. I have yet to get the drum control but man I would love to see someone play a platformer or dark souls on a set of the drum controller with the poopy plastic sticks

[@MatthewCobalt]

We have finally reach the “DK Bongo era” of Punching Weight.

[@MylesMusic94]

Oh happy day

[@alexmott507]

Jungle Beat with the bongos is the only console game that lets you beat up animals by physically pummeling something IRL. 10/10

[@CobraCode]

Oh wow! This video has been sitting on my watch later list for a while and I wasn't even aware my project, Bull Beat is mentioned till today :) It was really fun to make and it took me about 2 months to create the proof of concept seen in the video, however I've moved on to other things since then. Thanks Derek!

[@3DSage]

I thought for sure you already made this video but I'm glad to see it now! :)

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

Taiko Drum master's fantastic illustrations are the product of Yoko Yukiko, who is married to Drakengard/Nier director Yoko Taro. She has done official art for some of those games in her style, including art that is in Drakengard 3.

[@otaking3582]

I had Donkey Konga 1 as a kid. The track listing isn't the best, but at least it had the English Pokemon and Kirby anime themes, so it deserves some amount of credit.

[@ThatFantasyPenguin]

Man jungle beat is such a hidden gem

[@jjmini]

Its talked about constantly its not really hidden at this point lol

[@Nielzabub]

The best part of this video...was when I realized you were wearing a Rocket Knight Adventures shirt. Even after all these years, you're still showing it your support. Still one of my favorite childhood games.

[@McAster99]

There is no better game for these konga controllers than Super Hexagon. It's just pure bliss when you get into the zone playing that game with them and last a whole minute.

[@BobaSlayer34]

I totally remember participating in a donkey konga tournament at Game Crazy and getting first place

[@petereverling9519]

I participated in one those tournaments too. I recall the setups being in some kind of Nintendo van parked in front of Game Crazy. I didn't win, but it was fun.

[@rwiseart2269]

Awesome video! Just a tip for further Bongo enjoyment: No need for clapping! You can hit either side/rim of the Bongo and it’ll register as a clap 👏🏾

[@rummyraisin]

Odama, yessss...can't wait to see your thoughts on that beautiful mess! Great coverage of the bongos here as well 😎🙌

[@jonstoll8278]

The thing about watching uncle Derek is that most of his videos are timeless. Go back and watch the HVGN videos, the videos during that weird time where he wasn't quite stop skeletons yet but stopped the gimmicks. Go back and watch anything he's made. Almost all of it stands up today and that's because this man is talking about what he's passionate about and he wants to share that passion. Hats off to you and all involved with your channel over the years.

[@AndrewCrimefighter]

I used to play divekick with donkey konga bongos. The builds at UFGT used these custom controllers with popin music buttons, it was very satisfying and all the menus only used 2 buttons. I also played persona 4 arena with it once, for whatever reason my converter constantly sent a downback input so I could play on p1 side and just do auto combo or DP. It's not really possible to win like that but it's funny

[@gamerkingmayathe064th5]

I never even thought about how good these things would be for Divekick, literally made for it lmao

[@Noelle_S.]

bongo foot pedals for motion control gba games in the gameboy player is PEAK silly gaming, i love it

[@BugsyFoga]

“Look at me, I’m donkey Kong “ - Game Dude

[@matthewlane518]

I bought my GameCube shortly after release and loved it instantly and still do

[@helkeel]

This makes me want to go through my parents storage and see if I can find my DK Bonga chair

[@PANDORAZTOYBOKZ]

Small (insignificant) correction: Oye Como Va isn't a Santana song, it was written and performed by Tito Puente about 8 years before Santana covered it

[@brendanroberts1310]

I have heard of him he was in a simpsons episode.

[@cqbSarge]

I remember spending my Xmas money back in the day to get donkey konga and loved it as a kid, I rented jungle beat when it came out and the rental store actually gave you bongos when you rented it 🤣 great memories!

[@Genowhirl910]

So happy to see someone finally give Jungle Beat the praise it deserves! Such a cool game!

[@kirbyfanprime]

You've finally done it, Mr. Uncle Derek. You flipped that switch in my brain that made me go "Heh, bongos" when I saw them at my local retro store, to "I should see if they still have those bongos and a copy of Jungle Beat." You just seem to have that magic power to make those stupid games I barely thought twice about into something magical enough to go back into the proverbial Cave of Wonders to dig up. I still haven't played RE4 in any form, and that's the bizarre hill I seem to have pre-dug my grave on, though.

[@ClaireZhasa]

I was literally sitting around on my break thinking, "hey, I wonder when that DK bongos video is gonna go up" and then I got a notification

[@ShawnAuth]

I had to look it up to confirm, buy Happy Days is an amazing song by Ai Otsuka. I had no idea one of her songs was in at least one of these games.

[@insu_red]

Great video! I still pull out the bongos now and then to show off to friends who live for equally stupid shit :) Personally I've found two-button games like One Finger Death Punch, Timberman, Kung Fury - Street Rage or Super Meat Boy Forever to be a really fun time with them, people are usually sold on the concept very fast and it is surprisingly addictive!

[@mudgeonline]

This was such a treat! DK bongos were my first, weird video game peripheral. They have always felt like a strange childhood fever dream. I gotta go dig mine out of the garage and play some jungle beat. Loved the interview btw!

[@curlybob17]

WOOOOO start the Friday right with some SSFF before eating some gluten free spaghetti!

[@Maniac4Bricks]

14:07 "and then I took it too far" should be the motto of The Internet. Literally applies to everyone and every post. But we love it sometimes.

[@Mega_Mikey]

Dude literally less than a week ago I found a set of bongos, Konga 1 and Jungle Beat for sale as a set for $65 at a local game resale shop! Best believe I bought it. And talk all the crap you want I’ll smoke anybody at Oye Como Va 😂

[@MetroidFREAK21]

DK Jungle Beat is so damn good. I no lifed the game in 2005 and I got really good at it. I have the GC version and Wii version as it's still one of my favorite platformers of all time

[@chemergency]

DK Jungle Beat got a lot of flak back when it was new since it was such a drastic departure from the games Rare made, but in-retrospect it's a ton of fun to go back and play. Very arcade-esque experience and the bongo controllers really sell that feeling.

[@MotherKojiro]

I've never clicked like on a video so fast; an entire episode on the bongos! Also love the Rocket Knight Adventures shirt!

[@HeavenlyKnight96]

Wow I loved the the first Donkey Conga game. Literally prompted me to buy actual bongos. And instruction books and videos.

[@PerrydactylShow]

Maaaan this is peak bongo content, Derek! As a hyuuuuuge Jungle Beat fan not only did you do JB justice but the potential and reason why the bongos are just a super fun peripheral. Y'all are truly the goats! Also I didn't know about the lineage between Jungle Beat and Mario Galaxy! Super interesting!

[@thomasjohnston9795]

Someone went to Singer's Amy Winehouse in the late 00s and got her to sign their Donkey Konga bongo's. Why? Who knows but she did it and is a legend for it! RIP

[@WesDoesGames]

So excited to watch this one after work! All your stuff is great!

[@gorfelbt]

YES!!! HE FINALLY DID A VIDEO ON THE BONGOS!!!

[@ryanfriscia1132]

My 9 year old sister fell in love with Soul Calibur 2 because I gave her the bongos to play with and it clicked way better than controllers. I'm reusing that tactic on my future kids.

[@baeblade8645]

The most fun I’ve ever had with dumb controllers is messing around with the 2 controllers function from goldeneye and perfect dark. I had movement controller by a steering wheel and a flight stick for aiming and it’s the most fun I’ve had with a n64 game in a long time. I feel like there’s a lot of potential for weird setups there. Thank you for highlighting weird tech like this so often, love the channel!

[@madelinetracy3847]

Thank you for this lovely video about the bongos! I was 15 when the bongos came out and they’ve become a treasured piece of nostalgia for me. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who loved them!

[@Dualblades47]

I LOVE jungle beat. One of my later childhood games, but one of my favorites hands down 🙌

[@JohnnyBurnes]

I saw it! I saw DK Bongos and I clapped! IT BROKE NEW GROWND!!!

[@Maniac4Bricks]

When the GameCube was still on the shelf at GameStop around the time of the Wii, I bought Donkey Konga 2 and 2 pairs of bongos for my older brother and I. Worked out a deal with my mom with giftcards I had for another store at the time. The bongos we first owned were Pelican, not the official Nintendo ones. I wouldn't get those until a few years ago from a retro game store, but both worked about the same. But one thing I learned recently was that clapping was only one of a few options to activate the middle of the bongos for input, and found that I could blow air around it to clap in the games harder than I ever could before - a silly way to rack up points in the long sections but useful nonetheless. I have tried to play Cars the Video Game with DK Bongos, but aside from a lack of joystick, it was a flop. My main goal was to play the minigame where you input button combinations as Guido to repair the cars at a pit stop. Problem is, the game can ask for any button combination in any given order, including buttons not native to the Bongos or the Active Life Challenge mat on the Wii (GameCube controller input): both joysticks, Z button, L and R, can be there just as much as standard face buttons. But fun to try anyways!

[@ThatguyPanda86]

I see you using a broadcast reference monitor. Best quality CRT’s ever made. Well done Uncle Derek

[@kill_repeat8491]

This. THIS is why we all love SSFF

[@Xyabra]

4:51 My dad being more proud of our dog rather than his precious child

[@Spookybluelights]

Not my two Internet crushes being totally adorable dorks with each other. Top tier content.

[@hectormg9617]

Barrel Blast WAS supposed to be a Bongo game, I remember it being announced for the gamecube and mentioning bongo support

[@davidnabbit]

Yeah, I remember it being pretty widely covered as a bongo game. Then when it came out on Wii without bongo support everyone was just scratching their heads.

[@Pablo-ng6og]

Idk if you have ever covered it but I have recently found a fully 3d third person shooter on the gba called killswitch and I needed to let you know

[@SethGaramonde]

Here in Malaga, Spain, we celebrate an event called RetroPixel focused on retro-computers and retro-consoles since 10 years ago. One thing we have every year is the Donkey Kong Bongos. Every year we see kids enjoying them and playing them from morning to closing hour of both days long of the event. The bongos are something weird, I'll not deny it, but I've seen the kids enjoying them even without knowing the game. It's certainly something of interest to analyze.

[@Tecrus]

I have a full 4 bongo set. Now my dream of playing All-Star on Donkey Konga 2 as a troop can come to fruition.

[@rho-starmkl4483]

9:53 Remember when they sent a submarine to fight the piranhas and one of them swan down the periscope and bit some guy’s eye and that old lady said she knew that would happen?!

[@oofta.gaming]

Greatest peripheral or best peripheral?

[@rj78678]

I had no idea the bongos have so many buttons, that makes a lot of sense 😂

[@stevenmidrano6145]

"The shot came from the bell tower, I should make my way up there." - Batman says to himself once every 5 seconds at the beginning of Arkham City

[@CaptainxSupreme]

It always warms my heart to hear Goemon music hidden in the background

[@truegrit2060]

(2:55) Hey at least both of them outsold the Virtual Boy.🤣

[@darktetsuya]

I don't know if it's been mentioned but speaking of Taiko Drum Master, I hear the original Switch release actually *supports* the DK Bongos if you have those and the Smash Wii U USB-to-GCN adapter! I didn't know the controller actually had all the inputs already for taiko, but that definitely makes sense.

[@akaunderdog4223]

2:02 Didnt know you can block Chainsaw with cute little DK Bongos lolo

[@Yuoaman]

"🎵Girls don't like boys, girls like Donkey Konga!🎵" has been stuck in my head since I watched this yesterday, thanks Uncle Derek.

[@NewGabeOrder]

Ever heard of DiveKick? It's a 1-on-1 2D fighter where you have to fight while using only two buttons: Jump and DiveKick. First player to land an attack wins a round, and first player to win five rounds wins the match. You might be thinking this has nothing to do with the DK bongos, but if you have the game on your PC and a GameCube-to-USB controller adapter, you can use the bongos with said fighting game.

[@lilwyvern4]

Props for shouting out ZeroLenny. The lad does wonderful, horrible things to Souls games, including beating it with a "real" broken sword.

[@JohnnyCProduction]

I loved Donkey Konga and Junglebeat growing up. I never clapped when playing, I always just tapped the sides of the bongos.

[@Uncreative1]

Hell yea finally a bongo episode!!! Back in the day I used them to perform the "Black Hole Glitch" in Super Smash Bros. Melee.... solo, I might add. I posted it on KZbin but I can't find it or the account I used to upload it, perhaps it got auto deleted.

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

I participated in a Gamestop tournament for a DK jungle beat upon first release. I had no Idea what the bongo controllers were at the time. I remember getting an official DK jungle beat T-shirt, which I still have

[@acmiguens]

Ironically I hate the camera system in Galaxy, but in Sunshine it works for me 99.9% of the time. Love the video, as usual :)

[@catholiccontriversy]

Something you didn't mention, there are 2 spots on the bottom that are meant to put the controller plug into when storage. Everyone wraps the wires around their controllers, but this was designed to have the cable wrap around the center and then tuck.

[@utubechannel8670]

I just realised I'm in the habit of hitting 'like' as I start watching the video, rather than at the end. That's how good you are. Seriously.

[@Korncakes1]

I own two CIB pairs of DK Bongos. I’ve also been following this channel for like 15 years or whenever it started. It, and I, are both equally stupid. Thank you Derek.

[@rezracer6986]

Feels like we all waited forever for these to be covered by Uncle Derek. Great vid

[@TimewornUncle]

I've been subscribed for years because at 13:07 you can see that S2F2 proves once again that he is an absolute savage.

[@creamycoffee]

You are a hero! Please never take down this video.

[@MADPoltergeist]

Why is it that you always make worthwhile videos? Like some people grind out videos for the sponsor, I’ve only seen solid videos from you. And I’ve been around for a while😂

[@joshsweet7512]

This is some old school Derek, but with New Derek production and stylings. ALL HAIL THE BONGO KINGS

[@emperormegaman3856]

Imagine Louis' family seeing him with Bongo and thinking he is getting into music. And then he tells them he is just going to play Dark Souls.

[@Rexdrinksredbull]

"No one can admit they liked Wind Waker for five more years" killed me

[@Athenor]

When the Bongos were being put on clearance, I picked up a full set. I have 4 DK Bongos, sitting in my closet, just taking up space. I need to look into the adapters out there. I do have the Gamecube adapter for the Wii U...

[@pda1799]

Bongo fun. A little on the short side though. Oh well, thank you very much!

[@JediMB]

The actual physical taiko drums for Taiko no Tatsujin are (in my experience) pretty expensive, but the DK Bongos look like they're fairly cheap on the second hand market. Strongly considering trying to pick up a pair or two for drumming game purposes. It helps that I already have adapters for Gamecube controllers.

[@SCMabridged]

DK Jungle Beat is seriously one of the most fun, smooth, and beautifully-designed platformers out there. I had a friend who owned it but without the Bongos so we played it with a GameCube controller: still very much a wonderfully time with a very unique control scheme. This also allowed for a sort of unofficial co-op in the game as it would accept input from all 4 ports on the GameCube so we could "alternate" through some of the tougher levels without needing to physically pass controllers. I must say though I would NOT recommend the Wii Play Control version: it alters the game mechanics MUCH more than the other Wii Play Control games to the point where the game is much less enjoyable and coherent as a result.

[@MegaMicah12]

A video on the bongos? Excellent. I'll watch it soon, but I want to just put on this comment mentioning that I have done a whole 4 player party of Konga 1 and can say with full force, that you won't get a bigger workout on the hands then until you have done a 4 player Gorilla DK Konga session.

[@davidwatkins1059]

I hear you using music from Blues Brothers 2000 N64...excellent choice! As always, awesome video! I was definitely around for this oddity, but didn't really get to have much experience with the bongos. Thank you!

[@videogameobsession]

5:04 No reason to clap, just tap the base of the bongos. You're welcome. 😁

[@jacksparrow4111]

I have two of them and another friend had other two, and we used to play Donkey Konga with 4 players with a big projector at his mom's appartment. He even bought the 3 japanese Donkey Konga games. From time to time I love to take them but usually to play Jungle Beat.

[@UnstableChemist]

Sometimes I am just living my life, and then I remember I have a DK bongo controller permanently rendered on my shoulder. Not really my smartest moment lol

[@AtulVinayakS]

I love your channel! Don't worry it seems like things are difficult. Keep doing what you love. Things will be better soon!!

[@heronoverdose]

Hey dude used to really enjoy your stuff on retroware back in the day, glad to see you still going strong.

[@DaveVoyles]

I had those bongos in my living room forever, and people always asked “what the hell are there for?”

[@Great-Documentaries]

DK Barrell Blast (aka DK Bongo Blast) is one of the great lost titles for the GC/Wii. The GameCube prototypes of the game had DK Bongos support, and it was even demonstrated by Nintendo in a video. They ripped out support for them and made it a Wiimote and Nunchuck game. I love Wii motion controls. But not on this unplayable game. I REALLY wish someone would NintendoLeak™ the prototype GC version with Bongos support so we could finally play the final DKBongos game, which I am certain would be FAR better than the gimped Wii version we got. :(

[@SpideyfanX]

Jungle Beat and the DK Bongos: Two essentials that guarantee the loss of one's virginity.

[@Blackhawk19892]

Derek turns over chalkboard, a well worn stick of white chalk brushes back and fourth. A room of Victorian professors scoff and drop their monocles. 'Jungle Best, the ancestor of Mario Galaxy' The headlines scold this foolish man, this unconventional buffoon. Time and science will remember this man as a hero.