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Donkey Konga

January 01, 1970

Donkey Konga[a] is a rhythm video game series for the GameCube starring Donkey Kong, developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. The series' games are played with a special controller called the DK Bongos that resemble two small bongo drums, but can optionally be played with the standard GameCube controllers.

  • Donkey Konga
  • Donkey Konga 2
  • Donkey Konga 3
North American cover art for Donkey Konga (left) and Donkey Konga 2 (center), and Japanese cover art for Donkey Konga 3 (right)
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Hiroyuki Onoda
Producer(s)Hiroshi Igarashi
Designer(s)Hiromi Endo
Artist(s)Naruhisa Kawano
Toki Iida
Composer(s)Junko Ozawa
Jesahm
SeriesDonkey Kong
Platform(s)GameCube
Release
  • Donkey Konga
    • JP: December 12, 2003
    • NA: September 27, 2004
    • EU: October 15, 2004
    • AU: October 28, 2004[1]
  • Donkey Konga 2
    • JP: July 1, 2004
    • NA: May 9, 2005
    • EU: June 3, 2005
  • Donkey Konga 3
    • JP: March 17, 2005
Genre(s)Rhythm
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Donkey Konga was developed by the team that were responsible for developing the Taiko no Tatsujin series. The tracks include songs such as "Louie Louie", "We Will Rock You", "Shining Star", "Rock Lobster" "Losing My Religion", and Hungarian Dance#5 in G Minor. There are tracks from the Mario series, The Legend of Zelda series, and other Nintendo related music. The Japanese, North American, and PAL region versions have different track lists, and in the North American version of the first two games, almost all of the licensed non-Nintendo/traditional songs are shortened covers. The first two games have around 30 tracks each, depending on the region; Donkey Konga 3 has 58.

Plot edit

 
The player hits notes as they pass through the middle of the screen.

Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are sitting on a beach one day when they come across some mysterious objects that resemble barrels. Fearing they had something to do with King K. Rool, they take them to Cranky Kong. Cranky explains that they are bongos, so Donkey tries playing them, as does Diddy. Then, when Donkey claps, the bongos start glowing. Cranky explains that the bongos have some kind of power inside them. Donkey and Diddy continue to play the bongos, but they both play terribly. Cranky advises them to practice. At first they are against this, but then they realize if they can become successful in playing the bongos, they could afford as many bananas as they wish, so they start practicing.

Sequels edit

Donkey Konga 2 edit

Donkey Konga 2,[b] marketed in Japan as "Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade!", is the 2004 sequel to Donkey Konga for the Nintendo GameCube, a video game where the player must pound on a special, barrel-like controller called the DK Bongos along with a selected song.

The main selling point of Donkey Konga 2 is over 30 new tracks to play with Bongos. Other features include slightly improved graphics, the inclusion of some classic Donkey Kong characters and a variety of new minigames.

This is the only Donkey Kong game to be rated T for Teen in North America, as it contained lyrics not suitable for younger players. Other regions featured lyrics more appropriate for younger players and thus received lighter ratings.

Donkey Konga 3 edit

Donkey Konga 3[c] is a music video game in the Donkey Kong series developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. Before the second installment was released in North America, Nintendo and Namco had already started plans for the third game in the series, which, unlike the first two Donkey Konga games, was eventually released only in Japan on March 17, 2005.

Donkey Konga 3 features a total of 57 tracks (none repeated from the previous games), over 20 tracks more than the first two games. 35 of these tunes are the usual classical, pop, and game selections, but an extra 21 tunes from Famicom games are included. It also features all new minigames.

Reception edit

Donkey Konga edit

Donkey Konga received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]

Maxim gave the game a score of eight out of ten and said that four bongos should be added "to create a frenzied, unholy din suitable for ritual virgin sacrifice".[15] The Sydney Morning Herald gave it four stars out of five and wrote: "The beginner's level is a breeze, but Konga later becomes deliciously challenging, with hilarity-inducing flustered panic as you start to fall behind and surprising levels of concentration required to clap instead of drum. Hysteria soon prevails".[16] The New York Times, however, gave it a mixed review and said: "Before you buy Konga, try clapping along with every song on the radio for half an hour and see how you feel at the end".[17]

Donkey Konga won an award at the Game Developers Conference for the best "Innovation" in 2005.[18] During the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded Donkey Konga for "Console Family Game of the Year", as well as received nominations for "Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming", "Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack", and "Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering".[19]

Donkey Konga 2 edit

Donkey Konga 2 received "average" reviews according to Metacritic.[20]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Japanese: ドンキーコンガ, Hepburn: Donkī Konga
  2. ^ ドンキーコンガ2, Donkī Konga Tsū
  3. ^ ドンキーコンガ3 食べ放題!春もぎたて50曲♪, Donkī Konga Surī: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku, lit. Donkey Konga 3: All You Can Eat! Spring 50 Music Works Mix

References edit

  1. ^ . PALGN. October 24, 2004. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Donkey Konga for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Edge staff (February 2004). "Donkey Konga". Edge. No. 133. p. 111.
  4. ^ EGM Staff (November 2004). "Donkey Konga". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 184. p. 151.
  5. ^ Bramwell, Tom (October 12, 2004). "Donkey Konga Review". Eurogamer. from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "ドンキーコンガ". Famitsu. Vol. 783. December 18, 2003.
  7. ^ Helgeson, Matt (November 2004). . Game Informer. No. 139. p. 161. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  8. ^ Test Monkey (November 2004). . GamePro. p. 106. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  9. ^ Liu, Johnny (October 18, 2004). "Donkey Konga Review". Game Revolution. from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  10. ^ Davis, Ryan (September 27, 2004). "Donkey Konga Review". GameSpot. from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  11. ^ Theobald, Phil (September 24, 2004). "GameSpy: Donkey Konga". GameSpy. from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  12. ^ Castro, Juan (September 23, 2004). "Donkey Konga". IGN. from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  13. ^ Willington, Peter (July 16, 2011). "Donkey Konga (GameCube) Review". Nintendo Life. from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  14. ^ "Donkey Konga". Nintendo Power. Vol. 185. November 2004. p. 128.
  15. ^ a b Porter, Alex (September 27, 2004). . Maxim. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  16. ^ a b Hill, Jason (October 28, 2004). "Soccer sorcery". The Sydney Morning Herald. from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  17. ^ Herold, Charles (December 9, 2004). "New Breed of Games Is Not All Thumbs". The New York Times. from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  18. ^ "Game Developers Choice Online Awards 5th Annual GDCA". Game Choice Awards. from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  19. ^ "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Donkey Konga". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Donkey Konga 2 Critic Reviews for GameCube". Metacritic. from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  21. ^ Bramwell, Tom (June 13, 2005). "Donkey Konga 2 Review". Eurogamer. from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  22. ^ "Donkey Konga 2". Game Informer. No. 147. July 2005. p. 121.
  23. ^ Davis, Ryan (May 6, 2006). "Donkey Konga 2 Review". GameSpot. from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  24. ^ Vasconcellos, Eduardo (June 2, 2005). "GameSpy: Donkey Konga 2". GameSpy. from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  25. ^ . GameTrailers. May 10, 2005. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  26. ^ Watkins, Rob (July 4, 2005). "Donkey Konga 2 - GC - Review". GameZone. from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  27. ^ Castro, Juan (May 4, 2005). "Donkey Konga 2". IGN. from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  28. ^ "Donkey Konga 2". Nintendo Power. Vol. 192. June 2005. p. 97.
  29. ^ Crumm, David; Crumm, Benjamin (May 29, 2005). . Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on September 17, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2014.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Donkey Konga news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Donkey Konga a is a rhythm video game series for the GameCube starring Donkey Kong developed by Namco and published by Nintendo The series games are played with a special controller called the DK Bongos that resemble two small bongo drums but can optionally be played with the standard GameCube controllers Donkey KongaDonkey Konga 2Donkey Konga 3North American cover art for Donkey Konga left and Donkey Konga 2 center and Japanese cover art for Donkey Konga 3 right Developer s NamcoPublisher s NintendoDirector s Hiroyuki OnodaProducer s Hiroshi IgarashiDesigner s Hiromi EndoArtist s Naruhisa KawanoToki IidaComposer s Junko OzawaJesahmSeriesDonkey KongPlatform s GameCubeReleaseDonkey KongaJP December 12 2003NA September 27 2004EU October 15 2004AU October 28 2004 1 Donkey Konga 2JP July 1 2004NA May 9 2005EU June 3 2005Donkey Konga 3JP March 17 2005Genre s RhythmMode s Single player multiplayer Donkey Konga was developed by the team that were responsible for developing the Taiko no Tatsujin series The tracks include songs such as Louie Louie We Will Rock You Shining Star Rock Lobster Losing My Religion and Hungarian Dance 5 in G Minor There are tracks from the Mario series The Legend of Zelda series and other Nintendo related music The Japanese North American and PAL region versions have different track lists and in the North American version of the first two games almost all of the licensed non Nintendo traditional songs are shortened covers The first two games have around 30 tracks each depending on the region Donkey Konga 3 has 58 Contents 1 Plot 2 Sequels 2 1 Donkey Konga 2 2 2 Donkey Konga 3 3 Reception 3 1 Donkey Konga 3 2 Donkey Konga 2 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPlot edit nbsp The player hits notes as they pass through the middle of the screen Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are sitting on a beach one day when they come across some mysterious objects that resemble barrels Fearing they had something to do with King K Rool they take them to Cranky Kong Cranky explains that they are bongos so Donkey tries playing them as does Diddy Then when Donkey claps the bongos start glowing Cranky explains that the bongos have some kind of power inside them Donkey and Diddy continue to play the bongos but they both play terribly Cranky advises them to practice At first they are against this but then they realize if they can become successful in playing the bongos they could afford as many bananas as they wish so they start practicing Sequels editDonkey Konga 2 edit Donkey Konga 2 b marketed in Japan as Donkey Konga 2 Hit Song Parade is the 2004 sequel to Donkey Konga for the Nintendo GameCube a video game where the player must pound on a special barrel like controller called the DK Bongos along with a selected song The main selling point of Donkey Konga 2 is over 30 new tracks to play with Bongos Other features include slightly improved graphics the inclusion of some classic Donkey Kong characters and a variety of new minigames This is the only Donkey Kong game to be rated T for Teen in North America as it contained lyrics not suitable for younger players Other regions featured lyrics more appropriate for younger players and thus received lighter ratings Donkey Konga 3 edit Donkey Konga 3 c is a music video game in the Donkey Kong series developed by Namco and published by Nintendo Before the second installment was released in North America Nintendo and Namco had already started plans for the third game in the series which unlike the first two Donkey Konga games was eventually released only in Japan on March 17 2005 Donkey Konga 3 features a total of 57 tracks none repeated from the previous games over 20 tracks more than the first two games 35 of these tunes are the usual classical pop and game selections but an extra 21 tunes from Famicom games are included It also features all new minigames Reception editDonkey Konga edit Donkey KongaAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic76 100 2 Review scoresPublicationScoreEdge7 10 3 Electronic Gaming Monthly7 5 10 4 Eurogamer6 10 5 Famitsu31 40 6 Game Informer7 10 7 GamePro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 GameRevolutionB 9 GameSpot7 5 10 10 GameSpy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 IGN8 5 10 12 Nintendo Life nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Nintendo Power4 2 5 14 Maxim8 10 15 The Sydney Morning Herald nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 Donkey Konga received generally favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 2 Maxim gave the game a score of eight out of ten and said that four bongos should be added to create a frenzied unholy din suitable for ritual virgin sacrifice 15 The Sydney Morning Herald gave it four stars out of five and wrote The beginner s level is a breeze but Konga later becomes deliciously challenging with hilarity inducing flustered panic as you start to fall behind and surprising levels of concentration required to clap instead of drum Hysteria soon prevails 16 The New York Times however gave it a mixed review and said Before you buy Konga try clapping along with every song on the radio for half an hour and see how you feel at the end 17 Donkey Konga won an award at the Game Developers Conference for the best Innovation in 2005 18 During the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards the Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences awarded Donkey Konga for Console Family Game of the Year as well as received nominations for Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack and Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering 19 Donkey Konga 2 edit Donkey Konga 2Aggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic69 100 20 Review scoresPublicationScoreEurogamer5 10 21 Game Informer7 10 22 GameSpot6 9 10 23 GameSpy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 24 GameTrailers8 10 25 GameZone7 8 10 26 IGN8 10 27 Nintendo Power3 9 5 28 Detroit Free Press nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 29 Donkey Konga 2 received average reviews according to Metacritic 20 Notes edit Japanese ドンキーコンガ Hepburn Donki Konga ドンキーコンガ2 Donki Konga Tsu ドンキーコンガ3 食べ放題 春もぎたて50曲 Donki Konga Suri Tabe houdai Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku lit Donkey Konga 3 All You Can Eat Spring 50 Music Works MixReferences edit Updated Australian Release List 24 10 04 PALGN October 24 2004 Archived from the original on March 7 2012 Retrieved July 7 2014 a b Donkey Konga for GameCube Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on November 9 2023 Retrieved November 1 2023 Edge staff February 2004 Donkey Konga Edge No 133 p 111 EGM Staff November 2004 Donkey Konga Electronic Gaming Monthly No 184 p 151 Bramwell Tom October 12 2004 Donkey Konga Review Eurogamer Archived from the original on March 30 2014 Retrieved March 30 2014 ドンキーコンガ Famitsu Vol 783 December 18 2003 Helgeson Matt November 2004 Donkey Konga Game Informer No 139 p 161 Archived from the original on February 8 2005 Retrieved March 30 2014 Test Monkey November 2004 Donkey Konga Review for GameCube on GamePro com GamePro p 106 Archived from the original on February 4 2005 Retrieved March 30 2014 Liu Johnny October 18 2004 Donkey Konga Review Game Revolution Archived from the original on March 30 2014 Retrieved March 30 2014 Davis Ryan September 27 2004 Donkey Konga Review GameSpot Archived from the original on March 30 2016 Retrieved March 30 2014 Theobald Phil September 24 2004 GameSpy Donkey Konga GameSpy Archived from the original on October 10 2013 Retrieved March 30 2014 Castro Juan September 23 2004 Donkey Konga IGN Archived from the original on March 30 2014 Retrieved March 30 2014 Willington Peter July 16 2011 Donkey Konga GameCube Review Nintendo Life Archived from the original on March 30 2014 Retrieved March 30 2014 Donkey Konga Nintendo Power Vol 185 November 2004 p 128 a b Porter Alex September 27 2004 Donkey Konga Maxim Archived from the original on March 30 2014 Retrieved March 30 2014 a b Hill Jason October 28 2004 Soccer sorcery The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on June 4 2016 Retrieved March 30 2014 Herold Charles December 9 2004 New Breed of Games Is Not All Thumbs The New York Times Archived from the original on March 29 2019 Retrieved March 30 2014 Game Developers Choice Online Awards 5th Annual GDCA Game Choice Awards Archived from the original on March 21 2019 Retrieved December 8 2010 D I C E Awards By Video Game Details Donkey Konga interactive org Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences Archived from the original on September 27 2023 Retrieved September 18 2023 a b Donkey Konga 2 Critic Reviews for GameCube Metacritic Archived from the original on December 14 2023 Retrieved March 30 2014 Bramwell Tom June 13 2005 Donkey Konga 2 Review Eurogamer Archived from the original on July 8 2015 Retrieved March 30 2014 Donkey Konga 2 Game Informer No 147 July 2005 p 121 Davis Ryan May 6 2006 Donkey Konga 2 Review GameSpot Archived from the original on October 15 2018 Retrieved March 30 2014 Vasconcellos Eduardo June 2 2005 GameSpy Donkey Konga 2 GameSpy Archived from the original on April 3 2015 Retrieved March 30 2014 Donkey Konga 2 Review GameTrailers May 10 2005 Archived from the original on June 29 2006 Retrieved July 4 2016 Watkins Rob July 4 2005 Donkey Konga 2 GC Review GameZone Archived from the original on May 19 2009 Retrieved March 30 2014 Castro Juan May 4 2005 Donkey Konga 2 IGN Archived from the original on March 30 2014 Retrieved March 30 2014 Donkey Konga 2 Nintendo Power Vol 192 June 2005 p 97 Crumm David Crumm Benjamin May 29 2005 Donkey Konga 2 Detroit Free Press Archived from the original on September 17 2005 Retrieved March 30 2014 External links editDonkey Konga at Nintendo com archives of the original at the Internet Archive Nintendo Europe Donkey Konga at MobyGames Donkey 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