Someone beat Dark Souls using Donkey Konga bongos

[MightyJordan]

 

 

If you thought fighting monsters with a horn was bats*** crazy, then try besting Dark Souls with a set of bongo controllers. Because that's what dedicated player Bearzly just did.

 

You may remember Bearzly from completing both Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2 with a guitar controller. That was pretty impressive, but the assbackwards bongo controllers might just be the most impractical method he's used yet. Here's how it works.

 

The bongos technically have six inputs: The front and back halves of each bongo, an actual button in the middle, and a mic. This isn't enough to handle the commands necessary to get through Dark Souls, so Bearzly programmed the bongos to essentially switch gears between three different input sets which he can cycle through by hitting both back (or front) halves of the bongos at the same time.

 

Once you understand that, the inputs are still really hard to wrap one's mind around (especially as there's no feedback for successfully switching gears). In one setup he can only move forward. In another he can only move back. He can't move to the sides and there's no option anywhere for a heavy attack. It's bonkers!

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-20-someone-completed-dark-souls-using-a-bongo-controller?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialoomph

[soniqstylz]

Do it with Kinect and I'll be impressed.

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[+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹]

imagine, if he put his muscle memory and learning skills into something more useful