A skilled player used the most unlikely controller in Call of Duty: Vanguard: DK Bongos to achieve an impressive succession of killings.
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A skilled Twitch anchor figured out how to use Nintendo's infamous DK Bongos controller to play Call of Duty: Pioneer, and even created an impressive streak in the process. The gaming industry giant first designed this drum controller for the Donkey Konga derivative series. This is a series of rhythm games in which players must tap various songs to help Donkey Kong and his friends become musical legends. In addition to the first Donkey Konga and its two sequels (the latter is only released in Japan), Donkey Kong drums will also be used in the 2005 platform game Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, which requires players to help DK cross the colorful and follow the prompts Tap and clap to enjoy the scenery.
In addition to the official use in the Donkey Kong game, over the years, module makers have creatively figured out how to use DK's patented Bongos controller to play many other games. The most prominent example is the YouTuber under the Super Louis 64 controller. . Last December, he used DK Bongos to defeat the huge tower knight of Dark Souls, shocking the audience. Earlier that year, he played the 2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with tiny drum-shaped peripherals—a feat that seemed to have inspired others to bring a pair of plastic percussion instruments to the battlefield.
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Kotaku reported that the Twitch anchor named DeanoBeano recently used the DK Bongos controller to increase a streak of approximately 105 kills and assists in Call of Duty: Vanguard. DeanoBeano is inspired by Super Louis 64's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" game and described how he can make the most of the five buttons of the Donkey Kong Bongo controller to perform shooting, crouching and sliding functions, just like using a more Players of traditional controllers. This is not the first time DeanoBeano has used an instrument to play Call of Duty-he has played the 2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on a tape recorder in the past, and even has a real drum kit.
Call of Duty: Pioneer is the latest entry in the long-running military FPS series, which was launched on all contemporary consoles in September. So far, the response from fans and critics has been mixed. The single player campaign and multiplayer games of "Call of Duty: Vanguard" have received reasonable praise; but fans criticized the traditional Call of Duty Zombie mode and the past Call of Duty games. The overall lack of any innovation. Call of Duty: Vanguard encountered some technical issues even after its release, and the game’s Pacific Secret Update was cancelled shortly after its release last week because it caused a crash during a multiplayer round.
At the same time, it's always interesting to see the creativity of some players in the multiplayer rounds of Call of Duty: Vanguard-especially when it involves quirky alternative controllers like DK Bongos. The 105 players that DeanoBeano defeated in Call of Duty: Vanguard probably didn't expect them to be knocked down by a pair of plastic drums-until it actually happened.
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"Call of Duty: Pioneer" is available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, PS4 and PS5.
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