Donkey Konga

Donkey Konga
North American box art
Developer(s)	Namco
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube
Release	Donkey Konga Donkey Konga 2 Donkey Konga 3
Genre(s)	Music game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Donkey Konga (ドンキーコンガ, Donkī Konga) is a GameCube rhythm video game starring the ape Donkey Kong, developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. Instead of the standard GameCube controllers, the game is intended to be played with a special controller called the DK Bongos that resemble two small bongo drums.

Donkey Konga was developed by the same team of people who made the Taiko: Drum Master series for the PlayStation 2. The songs include hits such as "Louie Louie", "We Will Rock You", "Shining Star", "Rock Lobster" and "Losing my Religion". There are songs from the Mario series, the The Legend of Zelda series and other Nintendo related music.

The Japanese, PAL, and US versions have different track lists. The different versions have between 31 and 33 songs.

Story

Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are hanging out at the 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. Diddy tries to do so as well. Then, when Donkey claps, the bongos started glowing. Cranky explained that the bongos had 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.

Songs

Main article: List of songs in the Donkey Konga series

Sequels

Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade!

Donkey Konga 2 (ドンキーコンガ2, Donkī Konga Tsū)-- 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 songs to play with the 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, as it contained dialogue not suitable for younger players.

Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku

Donkey Konga 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, Donkey Konga 3: All You Can Eat! Spring 50 Song Mix) is a music video game in the Donkey Kong series by Nintendo and Namco. Before the second installment was released in North America, Nintendo and Namco had already started plans for the third game in the series, which was eventually released in Japan in early 2005. It features all new songs and mini-games.

Donkey Konga 3 features a total of 57 songs, over 20 songs more than the first two games. 35 of these tunes are the usual classical, pop, and game selections, but an extra 21 tunes from Nintendo Famicom games are included. Unlike the previous Donkey Konga games, Donkey Konga 3 was only released in Japan.

Reception

Donkey Konga has received a aggregate scores of 76 at Metacritic and a 77.63% at GameRankings.

Donkey Konga won an award at the Game Developer's Conference for the best "Innovation" in 2005.

External links

• Template:Nintendo.com
• Nintendo Europe
• Donkey Konga at MobyGames
• Metacritic
• GameRankings