Donkey Konga

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Donkey Konga
The game-cover of Donkey Konga.
For alternate box art, see the related gallery.
Developer Namco
Publisher Nintendo
Platform Nintendo GameCube
Release date Japan December 12, 2003[1]
USA September 27, 2004[2]
Europe October 15, 2004[3]
Australia October 28, 2004[4]
Languages English
Japanese
French (Canada)
Spanish (Latin America)
Genre Rhythm
Ratings
ESRB:E - Everyone[?]
PEGI:3 - Three years and older[?]
CERO:A - All ages[?]
ACB:G - General[?]
USK:0 - All ages[?]
Modes Single player, multiplayer
Format
Nintendo GameCube:
Optical disc
Input
Nintendo GameCube:
Serial codes Japan DOL-GKGJ-JPN

Donkey Konga is a rhythm game released for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the first installment of the Donkey Konga series. The game was developed by Namco and published by Nintendo in 2003 in Japan and 2004 overseas. This was the first game to be compatible with the DK Bongos. In 2005, a sequel to the game was released, Donkey Konga 2, followed by Donkey Konga 3 JP, the latter of which never received an international release.

Story

Photo of the story mode of Donkey Konga
The opening sequence
Donkey Kong recognizes the potential to become famous by publicly performing on the Bongos. Opening sequence of Donkey Konga
Donkey Kong realizes the potential to become famous from playing bongos.

Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are strolling across a beach and suddenly find a mysterious pair of barrels. Donkey Kong attempts to open it but is stopped by Diddy, who believes it is a trap from King K. Rool.

Following Diddy's advice, the duo takes the barrels to Cranky Kong. Cranky chuckles and explains that they are bongos. Donkey Kong decides to call them the "DK Bongos," and he plays on them. Diddy comments that Donkey Kong is bad at the bongos, and he tries the bongos. Donkey Kong, in turn, laughs and claims that Diddy plays the bongos poorly. He claps, causing the bongos to glow. Cranky explains that the instrument glows and makes noises from detecting clapping.

In response, Donkey Kong and Diddy perform and clap with the bongos more. After they make a lot of loud noise, Donkey Kong becomes discouraged and admits that he and Diddy are not good at playing the bongos. Cranky explains that nobody starts out as a professional, and their performance gradually improves from practicing. Donkey Kong initially mentions his dislike of practicing, but he suddenly realizes that he might achieve fame if he becomes good at the bongos, which Cranky believes to be a possibility. Donkey Kong and Diddy then daydream about becoming rich and owning lots of bananas, causing Cranky to sigh and remind them to practice; the pair heads out to get some training in as the scene ends.

Gameplay

The main menu of Donkey Konga
The main menu.

The main gameplay is largely identical to the Taiko no Tatsujin games, which were also designed by the same developers. The player has the option to utilize the DK Bongos or a standard GameCube controller. During gameplay, the player controls Donkey Kong, whose goal is to hit "beats," which scroll across the screen and have to be hit with accurate timing when it moves under a cursor to the very left. Every note passed displays a word on screen, corresponding to how accurately the beat is hit. A combo is displayed if the player hits two or more beats in a row but vanishes if they miss. There are four types of beats:

Variant Button
Yellow
Left drum beat 		Bongos: Left pad
Controller: Control Stick or +Control Pad
Red
Right drum beat 		Bongos: Right pad
Controller: A Button, B Button, X Button, Y Button, C Stick
Light blue
Clap 		Bongos: Clap
Controller: L Button, R Button, Z Button
Purple
Both drum beats 		Bongos: Both pads
Controller: Simultaneously hitting a button representing each a yellow and red note

Modes

All four gameplay modes (except Challenge) have three levels of difficulty modes, from lowest to highest: Monkey, Chimp, and Gorilla. The second player plays as Diddy Kong in multiplayer modes. Every song has a varying number of beats, which is indicated from the number of barrels next to their titles on the selection menu.

Screenshot Mode Description
Gameplay of Street Performance mode of Donkey Konga, with a beach background. Street Performance
1 player 		Donkey Kong can perform songs and earn coins from doing street performances and use them to purchase unlockable content at DK Town. One and two coins are earned per regularly perfectly timed hits, respectively. The number of coins is shown at the bottom, next to Ellie, and a bar at the top right keeps track of how many notes the player hit. The "CLEAR" label in the center is divided into red and yellow sections, representing poor and good performance, respectively. Every note fills the bar more but decreases per each miss. Once the performance is done, the player wins if the bar passes the clear label and gets to keep their coins.
Gameplay in Donkey Konga, with a ruins background theme. Rambi stands next to the counter, along with Cranky Kong. Numerous Banana Birds hop around the bottom of the screen. Challenge
1-2 players 		An endless run-style mode where the player performs endless songs in a row, kept track by a counter with Steel Kegs.
The multiplayer "Battle" mode of Donkey Konga Battle
2 players 		A two-player competition between Donkey Kong and Diddy competing for the highest score.
The "Jam Session" mode of Donkey Konga Jam Session
1-4 players 		A practice variation of Street Performance. The scoreboard counts by accuracy (Great, OK, and Bad) along with the number of missed beats.
The Ape Arcade menu of Donkey Konga Ape Arcade
1-2 players 		Unlockable mini-games can be played here.
The DK Town mode of Donkey Konga DK Town
1 player 		The player can buy various unlockables, listed below, in addition to viewing Street Performance, Challenge, and mini-game high scores in the Hall of Records. The former two options have individual charts per difficulty level. The Electric Hut is the settings sub-menu, where the player can change Stereo/Mono, Volume Balance, and toggle between DK Bongo and Controller. Selecting "Default" resets the settings.

DK Town unlockables

Jungle Jams

The player can purchase individual songs to perform on Gorilla (expert) difficulty.

Bongo Sets

The player can purchase alternate sounds for the bongos to make during gameplay. They cost the following amount of coins:

  • Electric Drum Set: 25,000 coins
  • Konga Crew Set: 64 coins
  • Toy Set: 14,900 coins
  • Quiz Set: 912 coins
  • Mario Set: 4,599 coins
  • Dogs Set: 11 coins
  • Kirby Set: 2,599 coins
  • Latin Percussion Set: 1,900 coins
  • Zelda Set: 4,599 coins
  • Big Band Set: 88 coins
  • Laser Space Set: 77 coins
  • Car Set: 66 coins
  • Country Set: 49 coins
  • Barnyard Set: 1,050 coins
  • Classical Orchestra Set: 2,220 coins
  • Cold Set: 460 coins
  • Whip It Set: 707 coins
  • Jungle Set: 333 coins

Monkey Shines

The player can purchase three mini-games to play in the ape arcade, two of which have a 2-player competitive (Vs.) mode.

Screenshot Minigame Summary
Gameplay of Donkey Kong in the 100M Vine Climb mini-game of Donkey Konga 100M Vine Climb
Cost: 4,800 coins 		Single player: "Climb vines and collect fruit to set records!"
Multiplayer (Vs.): "Climb vines and collect fruit to be the king of the Jungle!
The Banana Juggle mini-game of Donkey Konga Banana Juggle
Cost: 5,800 coins 		Single player: "Juggle bananas and set records!"
Multiplayer (Vs.): "Compete at juggling! Only one ape can win!"
Gameplay of the Bash K.Rool mini-game of Donkey Konga. Bash K.Rool
Cost: 5,800 coins 		"Slam King K.Rool back into the ground. Go for high scores!"

List of songs

Donkey Konga features around thirty songs, most of which differ between regional release. Every region has songs that originate from other Nintendo titles along with traditional music, including kids' medleys, pop and classical. Almost every traditional song was made into a shortened cover for the North American release.

Song Difficulty Jungle
Jams Cost 		Ordering
Artist Song Name Monkey Chimp Gorilla NA EU JP
Diddy's Ditties[note 1] ★★ ★★ ★★★★ 365 1
Bingo ★★★★★ ★★ ★★ 25 2
Campfire Medley[note 2] ★ ★★★ ★★★ 580 3
Pokémon Theme ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★ 250 4
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ 848 5
Queen We Will Rock You ★ ★ ★★★★ 69 6
Leslie Carter Like Wow ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★★ 1898 7
The Troggs Wild Thing ★★ ★★★ ★★★★★★ 580 8 20
The Partridge Family I Think I Love You ★★★★★★★ ★★★ ★★★ 99 9
Richard Berry Louie Louie ★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★ 1990 10 12
Little Eva The Loco-Motion ★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★ 2060 11 4
Earth, Wind, & Fire Shining Star ★★ ★★★ ★★★★ 1005 12
Blink-182 All the Small Things ★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★ 1313 13 10
Stray Cats Rock This Town ★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★ 644 14
The Supremes You Can't Hurry Love ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ 3399 15 9
Jesus Jones Right Here, Right Now ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ 1200 16
Martha and the Vandellas Dancing in the Street ★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ 1745 17 5
The B-52's Rock Lobster ★ ★★★★★ ★★★ 980 18
Connie Francis Stupid Cupid ★★★★★ ★★★ ★★ 1599 19
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Impression That I Get ★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★ 1399 20 14
The Romantics What I Like About You ★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★ 590 21
Devo Whip It ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★ 707 22
The Crystal Method Busy Child ★★★ ★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ 800 23 15
Tito Puente Para Los Rumberos ★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ 380 24 6
Louis Prima Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) ★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ 12 25 7
Tito Puente Oye Como Va ★★★ ★★★ ★★★★★★★★ 2250 26 11
Willie Nelson On the Road Again ★★ ★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ 1600 27
Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★ 1848 28 23 29
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Turkish March ★★ ★★★★ ★★ 331 29 24 28
DK Rap ★★★ ★★ ★ 6800 30 31 31
The Legend of Zelda Theme ★★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4900 31 27
Mario Bros. Theme ★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4900 32 25 30
Donkey Konga Theme ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 100 33 30 32
Supergrass Alright ★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★★★ 250 1
Jamiroquai Canned Heat ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ 25 2
Queen Don't Stop Me Now ★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★ 1777 3
Chumbawumba Tubthumping ★ ★★★ ★★★★★ 69 8
Nena 99 Red Balloons ★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ ★★★ 99 13
The Jackson 5 I Want You Back ★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★ 1898 16
Jamiroquai Cosmic Girl ★★★ ★★★ ★★ 980 17
Supergrass Richard III ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ 111 18
Christina Aguilera, Mýa, P!nk and Lil' Kim Lady Marmalade ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ 365 19
Earth, Wind & Fire September ★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★ 930 21
Take That Back for Good ★★ ★★★ ★★ 707 22
Donkey Kong Country Theme ★★★ ★ ★★★ 1600 26
Rainbow Cruise ★★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ 1200 28
Super Smash Bros. Melee Opening ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ 644 29
Yoshihiro Baba Mori no Kumasan ★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ 903 1
Yoshiko Ishii Clarinet o Kowashichatta ★★★ ★★★ ★★★★ 1001 2
Tachikawa Sumito Ōkina Furudokei ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★ 969 3
Yoko Maekawa Hyokkori Hyōtanjima[note 3] ★ ★ ★ 8 4
Akira Kushida We are the ONE ~Bokura wa Hitotsu~[note 4] ★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★ 1200 5
Hamtaro Tottokōta[note 5] ★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★★ 868 6
GARDEN Advance Adventure[note 6] ★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★ 1300 7
Hiroko Asakawa Kirby![note 7] ★★ ★★ ★★★★ 1260 8
Becky Densetsu no Starfy[note 8] ★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★ 1000 9
Strawberry Flower Ai no Uta[note 9] ★★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★ 1000 10
Yuzu Mata Aeru Hi Made[note 10] ★★ ★★★ ★★★★ 1293 11
Mai Kuraki Kaze no La La La[note 11] ★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★ 1000 12
Aya Matsuura Momoiro Kataomoi ★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ 1020 13
Mini-Moni Mini-Moni. Jankenpyon! ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ 1020 14
Re:Japan[note 12] Ashita ga Arusa ★★ ★★★★ ★★★ 23 15
Morning Musume Koi no Dance Site ★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★ 1020 16
Ayumi Hanasaki Fly High ★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ 1365 17
SMAP Shake ★★ ★★★★ ★★★ 971 18
Akina Nakamori Desire -Jōnetsu- ★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★★ 1986 19
Hikaru Utada Colors ★★★ ★★★ ★★★★★ 1100 20
I WiSH Asu e no Tobira[note 13] ★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ 1223 21
Maxi Priest and Yūji Oda Love Somebody[note 14] ★★★★ ★★★ ★★ 110 22
Godiego The Galaxy Express 999[note 15] ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★ 999 23
Sérgio Mendes[note 16] Mas que Nada ★★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★★ 777 24
Ritchie Valens La Bamba ★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ 666 25
Pérez Prado Mambo No. 5 ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★ 555 26
Oklahoma Mixer ★★ ★★★ ★★ 4900 27

Regional differences

Aside from a different set of songs, Donkey Konga's North American logo is different from the European and Japanese logo. This change is reflected both in-game and on each region's box cover. The Japanese logo has a subtitle, which western versions do not have.

Title screen for Donkey Konga
North America
European title screen for Donkey Konga
Europe
Japanese title screen for Donkey Konga
Japan

Every title screen depicts a scene of the beach, but the North American one displays a different scene from the European and Japanese versions. The latter two depict a straight view of the beach, which is partially obscured by the game's logo. The North American title screen shows Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong partying at the shore, complete with a pair of bongos and a boombox in the scene.

The GameCube menu banner for Donkey Konga in North America.
North America
The European and Japanese GameCube menu banner for Donkey Konga.
Europe/Japan

The logo on the GameCube menu banner is also different between regions.

A start up warning that only appears in the Japanese release of Donkey Konga. It reminds players to be mindful of play time, sounds, and vibrations.

There is a start-up warning advising players to be wary of vibrations, the sound, and the time of day they play, though this message does not appear in international releases. A health and safety warning is featured in every regional release of Donkey Konga 2, but this exact warning was also featured in the Japanese version of the sequel.

Staff

Main article: List of Donkey Konga staff

Hiroyuki Onoda was the director of this game and would later reprise his role for its sequels. Koji Kondo and Toru Minegishi are credited as sound support. Along with Masanori Sato, prominent Super Mario franchise illustrator Yoichi Kotabe served as graphic support.

Reception

“As an executive, I hated Donkey Konga[...] The first game actually sold reasonably well, but boy was I not a fan.”
—Reggie Fils-Aimé

In a 2022 interview, Nintendo of America executive Reggie Fils-Aimé confessed to hating Donkey Konga, stating he had "pushed back" against the Japanese office regarding the game, finding it unfun to play and that it might hurt the Donkey Kong brand.[5]

Reviews
Release Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Nintendo GameCube Tom Bramwell, Eurogamer 6/10 In the end, Donkey Konga is just too short-lived, even in multiplayer, to be worth the sort of outlay it represents. Nintendo has been surprisingly generous in its pricing here - most people will sell you the game and a set of bongos for £30 as far as we can see, and extra sets run to just £20 - but with the songs already shortened (and covered by a fairly decent bunch of impersonators, rather than licensed, curiously) Donkey Konga just doesn't have the legs. We appreciate the simplicity of the idea, but in the absence of the hidden depths we normally expect from this sort of game - or the ritual humiliation we now demand - it ultimately wears thin far too quickly. And for that reason we can't see it becoming the eBay legend that Samba was, although we've little doubt that you'll be able to find it on there all too quickly.
Nintendo GameCube Juan Castro, IGN 8.5/10 Donkey Konga packs hours of fun. It's a good single-player experience and a great multiplayer one. If you can round up four buddies and four bongo controllers, you're set for the evening. All that's missing in a room with this game (and four bongos) is booze and a bowl of Tostitos. A somewhat limited song selection is the only thing keeping the multiplayer aspect from being the greatest thing EVAR, so to speak. The graphics, while bland and lacking several layers of polish, get the job done without causing too much of an eye-sore. The mini-games offer a little fun, but your best still sits in Kongo's primary game modes.
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
Metacritic 76
GameRankings 77.67%

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Donkey Konga.

Multimedia

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References to other media

Donkey Kong
  • When choosing whether to display the screen in 50Hz or 60Hz, Mario (as he appears in Donkey Kong) acts as a cursor, and Donkey Kong (also as he appears in Donkey Kong) stands to the left.
  • The "NES" Bongo Set use sound effects from this game. The left bongo plays Mario's jump sound effect and clapping plays the sound effect of Mario jumping over an obstacle.
  • If the game is unable to save to a memory card[6] or the game's disc cannot be read,[7] the error screen contains Donkey Kong's defeated sprite and the girders from 100m.
Donkey Kong Jr.
  • In the "NES" Bongo Set, the right bongo plays the sound effect of Donkey Kong Jr. getting hit by an obstacle.
The Legend of Zelda series
Donkey Kong Country
  • The track "Donkey Kong Country Theme" is the Super Smash Bros. Melee arrangement of "DK Island Swing" from this game.
  • Rambi appears in the Challenge and Jam Session modes.
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
  • Ellie appears in the Street Performance and Jam Session modes.
  • Banana Birds appear in the Street Performance, Challenge, and Jam Session modes.
Pokémon animated series
  • The North American release includes the anime's theme song for the first season.
Donkey Kong 64
  • The Super Smash Bros. Melee version of the DK Rap appears in the game.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
  • The Japanese and North American releases both include the anime's theme song.
Mario Party 4

References in later media

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Donkey Kong's Final Smash Konga Beat is based off this game. The bongos he uses are the DK Bongo controller.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
  • Konga Beat returns as Donkey Kong's Final Smash. The new timing indicator is taken from this game.
Donkey Kong Bananza

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドンキーコンガ[1]
Donkī Konga 		Donkey Konga

Footnotes and references

Footnotes

  1. ^ A medley of "Happy Birthday to You," "Itsy Bitsy Spider," and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."
  2. ^ A medley of "I've Been Working on the Railroad," "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain," and "Yankee Doodle."
  3. ^ The theme song for the animated film of the same name.
  4. ^ The ending theme for Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger.
  5. ^ The opening theme for Hamtaro.
  6. ^ The first Japanese opening theme for Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
  7. ^ The second Japanese opening theme for Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
  8. ^ The theme from a Japanese commercial for the game.
  9. ^ A song created for Japanese commercials for Pikmin.
  10. ^ The eighth ending theme for the second incarnation of the Doraemon anime.
  11. ^ The twelfth opening theme for Case Closed, better known as Detective Conan.
  12. ^ Originally performed by Kyu Sakamoto.
  13. ^ Opening theme of Ainori.
  14. ^ Opening theme of Bayside Shakedown.
  15. ^ Opening theme of the 1979 film adaptation of Galaxy Express 999.
  16. ^ Originally performed by Jorge Ben.
  17. ^ The following are several instances of DK Vine using the phrase "PAN PAN":
    • "[...] the mere inclusion of the PAN PAN-errific DK Bongos from the past generation is the equivalent of rubbing a fresh container of salt all over an open wound." – darkmark8 (July 30, 2007). DK's Final Smash Revealed!. dkvine.com. Archived August 5, 2007, 10:26:11 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
    • "At least [Dixie Kong and Diddy Kong are] using their Donkey Kong Country 2 instruments. Instead, they could both be on the bongos trying to PAN PAN a Good Charlotte song!" – dkvine (April 18, 2019). Post. Facebook. Retrieved May 7, 2025. (Archived April 5, 2025, 22:59:46 UTC via archive.today.)
    • Hyle (May 5, 2022). Reggie's Not a FAN FAN of the PAN PAN. dkvine.com. Retrieved May 7, 2025. (Archived April 5, 2025, 23:04:14 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
    • DK Vine. PAN! PAN! T-Shirt. teepublic.com. Archived April 5, 2025, 22:33:03 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 7, 2025.

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 2003. ドンキーコンガ. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl Chronicle
  3. ^ Donkey Konga | Nintendo GameCube | Games | Nintendo UK. Nintendo UK (British English). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  4. ^ Updated Australian Release List – 24/10/04. PALGN Video Game Feature (Australian English). Archived March 7, 2012, 08:47:11 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Xplay (May 3, 2022). Reggie Fils-Aimé Interview + Star Wars Games! | Xplay Live (1:07:24). YouTube (English). Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  6. ^ 2003. Donkey Konga instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10.
  7. ^ Supper Mario Broth (February 23, 2025). Supper Mario Broth - While the vast majority of GameCube and Wii games.... Tumblr. Retrieved February 23, 2025. (Archived February 24, 2025, 04:24:52 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  8. ^ Nintendo of America (April 4, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza – Exploration Gameplay – Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2 (14:32). YouTube. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  9. ^ "Absolutely gobsmacked that Nintendo Treehouse Live made a 'PAN PAN' joke in their Donkey Kong Bananza session today (14:32). I feel like that's an ultra-specific joke that's never really broken outside of the insular DK Vine network and associated weirdos..." – dkvine.com (April 5, 2025). Post. Bluesky. Retrieved May 7, 2025. (Archived April 5, 2025, 22:37:18 UTC via archive.today.)

External links

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Donkey Konga
Characters Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Rambi • Ellie • King K. Rool • Mario* • Yoshi* • Princess Peach* • Wario*
Songs Japan Advance Adventure • Ai no Uta • Ashita ga Arusa • Asu e no Tobira • Clarinet o Kowashichatta • Colors • Densetsu no Starfy • Desire -Jōnetsu- • DK Rap • Donkey Konga Theme • Fly High • The Galaxy Express 999 • Kaze no La La La • Koi no Dance Site • Hamtaro Tottokōta • Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor • Hyokkori Hyōtanjima • La Bamba • Love Somebody • Kirby! • Mambo No. 5 • Mario Bros. Theme • Mas que Nada • Mata Aeru Hi Made • Mini-Moni. Jankenpyon! • Momoiro Kataomoi • Mori no Kumasan • Ōkina Furudokei • Oklahoma Mixer • Shake • Turkish March • We are the ONE ~Bokura wa Hitotsu~
America All the Small Things • Bingo • Busy Child • Campfire Medley • Dancing in the Street • Diddy's Ditties • DK Rap • Donkey Konga Theme • Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor • The Impression That I Get • I Think I Love You • Kirby: Right Back at Ya! • The Legend of Zelda Theme • Like Wow • The Loco-Motion • Louie Louie • Mario Bros. Theme • On the Road Again • Oye Como Va • Para Los Rumberos • Pokémon Theme • Right Here, Right Now • Rock Lobster • Rock This Town • Shining Star • Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) • Stupid Cupid • Turkish March • We Will Rock You • What I Like About You • Whip It • Wild Thing • You Can't Hurry Love
Europe 99 Red Balloons • All the Small Things • Alright • Back for Good • Busy Child • Canned Heat • Cosmic Girl • Dancing in the Street • DK Rap • Donkey Konga Theme • Donkey Kong Country Theme • DK Rap • Don't Stop Me Now • Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor • The Impression That I Get • I Want You Back • Lady Marmalade • The Legend of Zelda Theme • The Loco-Motion • Louie Louie • Mario Bros. Theme • Oye Como Va • Para Los Rumberos • Rainbow Cruise • Richard III • September • Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) • Super Smash Bros. Melee Opening • Tubthumping • Turkish March • Wild Thing • You Can't Hurry Love
Minigames 100M Vine Climb • Banana Juggle • Bash K.Rool
Miscellaneous Click-n-Stick • DK Bongos • Donkey Konga: The Hottest Hits • Flash game • Gallery • Staff
* Cameo icons in the Battle mode
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Donkey Kong games
Platformers Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, arcade) • Donkey Kong 3 (1983, arcade) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū (1984, computer) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
Donkey Kong Country series Donkey Kong Country (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010, Wii) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014, Wii U)
Donkey Kong Land series Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
DK series DK: King of Swing (2005, GBA) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007, DS) (Banana Bonanza [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Rolling Panic [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Banana Grab [Unknown, Adobe Flash])
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong 64 (1999, N64) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004, GCN) • Donkey Kong Bananza (2025, Switch 2)
Racing games Diddy Kong Racing (1997, N64) • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007, Wii)
Donkey Konga series Donkey Konga (2003, GC) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004, GC) • Donkey Konga 3 JP (2005, GC)
Other Donkey Kong Circus (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Swanky no Bonus Slot (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong Country roulette machine (Unknown, arcade) • Donkey Konk (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Donkey Kong 64 Lore Quiz (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Memory Kong (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Couic d'or ! (1999, Windows/Mac OS) • Picross NP Vol. 8 (2000, SFC) • Kremling Krushin (2000, Adobe Flash) • Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait (2003, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze (2003, Adobe Shockwave) • Donkey Konga (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Hurling for Distance (2005, Adobe Flash) • Barrel-Blastapalooza (2005, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005, arcade) • Donkey Konga 2 (2005, Adobe Flash) • Mario vs. DK 2: Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006, arcade) • Timber's Balloon Pop (2007, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
Reissues Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1982, tabletop) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, New Wide Screen) • Donkey Kong II (1983, G&W) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983, Table Top) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson (1983, NES) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984, G&W) • Donkey Kong Classics (1988, NES) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (1994, SNES) • Donkey Kong Country (2000, GBC) • Donkey Kong Country (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004, GBA) • Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005, GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007, DS) • New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii, 2008) • Donkey Kong Original Edition (2010, VC) • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013, 3DS) • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2018, Switch) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch) • Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025, Switch)
Tech demos Unnamed Donkey Kong Country proof-of-concept (Unknown, VB) • puzzle (Unknown, N64) • spritemonkeyEX (Unknown, N64) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo (2014, Wii U)
Pitches / canceled games Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi (FC) • Donkey Kong IV (arcade) • Return of Donkey Kong (NES) • Super Donkey (SNES) • CD-i Donkey Kong game (CD-i) • Donkey Kong vs. Super Wario (SNES) • Donkey Kong and the Golden Bananas (SNES) • D.K.R. DMG (GB) • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (GBA) • Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) (GBA) • Donkey Kong Racing (GCN) • Donkey Kong Plus (GCN/GBA) • Diddy Kong Racing Adventure (GCN) • Donkey Kong Country 4 (DS) • DK Bongo Blast (GCN) • Freedom (Switch)
Crossovers Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
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Nintendo GameCube games
Super Mario franchise Luigi's Mansion (2001) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002) • Mario Party 4 (2002) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) • Mario Party 5 (2003) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) • Mario Power Tennis (2004) • Mario Party 6 (2004) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005) • Mario Superstar Baseball (2005) • Mario Party 7 (2005) • Super Mario Strikers (2005)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Konga (2003) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004) • Donkey Konga 3 JP (2005)
Wario franchise Wario World (2003) • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (2003)
Other Super Mario 128 (2000, demo) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003) • NBA Street V3 (2005) • SSX on Tour (Nintendo Village) (2005) • Donkey Kong Racing (cancelled) • Diddy Kong Racing Adventure (cancelled)
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