how2 sync 2 player 4 bomberman

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recently i bought bomberman/donkey kong2 from the virtual console library.
while trying to play 2 players, i could not get the 2nd controller to sync/turn on for either game. Can anybody help with this problem? Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[DBloke]

Try it on the wii main screen
(i have not had this prob)