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I would love to pull out my bongos again.  Jungle Beat is indeed one of the GameCube's best, and I loved it so much I completed every last medal challenge in that game.  I had a blast with it, and would purchase the repackage if it had new levels and continued bongo support.  Honestly, if they can program Smash to accept GC controllers, how hard can it be to program bongo support?  (Apparently hard, since the DK racer lacked bongo support.)

Fifteen bucks? HA! Your lucky to get anything Gamecube related(that's worth a crap) for fifteen bucks. Except, the system, maybe.

Odin> I assumed the racer was done as such just to try and encourage more Wii-control use.  Sort of like Star Fox Command and its stupid touch controls.

Anyway, I can't see there being any actual <em>harm</em> in adding bongo support; if anything, it might move a few more of them that have been left clogging shelves.  Here's hoping.

I wouldn't consider this being Nintendo hating us, at least, certainly not on the level of the Microsoft NXE yesterday; this would be more like apathy or lack of foresight, at least where downloading the levels for the old game is concerned; would that even work on a GameCube game not designed to work with online content?  For that matter, the Wii completely shuts off Wii functionality when the Cube mode goes on; I don't think it would help.

Also, fifteen bucks?  Really?  I need to visit your GameStop, because mine would charge more than that for any title alone.  Nonetheless, I'm hopeful these will be more budget priced.  But I'm all for it, especially for Metroid Prime and Mario Tennis, and the added Wii controls will probably entice people who bought a Wii more, especially in the case of Mario Tennis.

I just wonder what other games might benefit... Super Mario Sunshine or Luigi's Mansion, perhaps?  The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker?

--LBD "Nytetrayn"

Never owned the bongos, so it's preferable to me that they DON'T let you use them, else I'd feel I was missing out on part of the experience without the bongos. That'd be annoying.

Not letting GC owners being able to play the new levels or controls is probably a limit of how the Wii runs GC games. Pretty sure it pretends it's a Gamecube and ignores all the new neat do-dads it has access too.

I REALLY don't think these games are going to be full price.

Nintendo may very well give you the option to use the bongo controller with the Wii version of Jungle Beat. If they don't, I think motion controls should be ok. Either way, I don't think it would mean Nintendo hates everyone. :P

Also, are there going to be new levels? I haven't heard anything about that.

Roto> Check the IGN link, they mention the new levels there.

Demaar> Indeed, regarding the Wii-as-a-GameCube part.  I've found it bothersome that the Classic Controller can't be used for GameCube games, or that you can't even use the Wii remote to shut the thing off after it goes into that mode.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"

I've discussed with several people since its announcement that Jungle Beat without the bongos defeats the entire charm of the game, in my opinion. Defeating each boss felt like an accomplishment because your hands legitimately hurt from pounding bongos relentlessly and frantically. I tried Barrel Blast, the Wii racer that was originally designed to use the bongos and then had that functionality removed, and the Wii controls were sloppy and tiring with none of the visceral thrill that the game seemed to crave, visceral thrill that would have totally existed if you had to actually hit things to control it.

The IGN article states that the controls are being changed to analog stick for movement and A to jump. That's all well and good, turning Jungle Beat into a traditional platformer, but again, that sort of defeats the entire purpose of this game. It'll still be pretty and charming, but it won't be the same experience at all. Thankfully, I still have my Gamecube disc and bongos, which work on the Wii, so I can play the game as it was meant to be played, which is awesome. Count me right the flip out of this particular wiimake.