


It's the next big console game after Jungle Beat, just like how Jungle Beat itself was the next big console game after DK64. Hell, arguably Donkey Kong Country Returns is more of a sequel to Jungle Beat.

They're more like oversized, expensive pieces of merchandise. They're slot machines made up entirely of recycled assets and the same set of generic mini-games that Capcom uses on all their other medal games. These stupid medal machines have absolutely nothing new whatsoever nor do they really update or change anything about the original game. These are all things you'd typically see in what's generally agreed to be a proper sequel to a console video game. Maybe new enemies, maybe new worlds, maybe new moves for DK to do, maybe updated graphics, maybe a new character like Diddy, maybe new animal pals to ride, maybe some other new gimmickry you can play around with. A second game on a console that uses the bongo controller (or perhaps the Wii Nunchuck setup from the Wii release) and expands upon the first game in one or more ways. Banana Kingdom is unfortunately huge, and, given what I've seen in the videos, looks like it would hold less interest for me anyway.Ī actual fucking sequel would be "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat 2". The arcade flyers for it support my theory though, as they show off various slots scores and have very few minigame screens on themĪnyway, as we never really got much info on these, I thought I'd share! I'd love to get my hands on a Jungle Fever cabinet someday. Granted, there's less videos of this one, and they're mostly of people showing off their haul and less gameplay. It is, in my opinion, less interesting, as it seems more of a digital slots machine housed in a coindozer, and isn't doing as much with the format as Jungle Fever does. It's fascinating to see how they designed all the levels and minigames and bosses(!) around the control schema, and have a legit full game with multiple worlds, animal buddies, power-ups, and bosses housed in a fucking pachinko/coindozer mashup.Īlso found some videos of Banana Kingdom, the second arcade sequel to Jungle Beat.

I find it fascinating that you maneuver DK around by pachinkoing your medallions through the appropriate directional arrow gates. Most people seem to be recording just the tail end, as the arcade flyers depict scenes of earlier bosses and other minigames: Found some videos of Jungle Fever, the first of Jungle Beat's arcade sequels.
