Donkey Konga

J Dogg · Administrator Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Nintendo unveiled their entry into the music game genre with their game Donkey Konga. This game features an interface similar to Taiko no Tatsujin, but it uses a controller made up of two congo drums and a microphone. The game is played by striking the left, right, or both congo drums, and clapping at the right time. Donkey Konga is fun for up to four players, but clapping your hands so much hurts after a while ;p.
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QuestionMark · Trick Member Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Location: Burke,VA

I heard yesterday that it would only keep music gamers interests for so long because of lack of difficulty after awhile...

Junior Asparagus · Administrator Joined: 23 Jan 2002 Location: Natick, MA

Taiko no Tatsujin isn't very hard, and that's like the most popular non-RPG PS2 game in Japan. This game is fun and I hope it becomes popular. And you need the bongo controllers to play DK Jungle Beat as well (which is more of a traditional DK platformer), so I think a decent of people will be getting the bongo drums.
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KitsuDeXstrosity · Trick Member Joined: 15 May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA

For sure I'm picking it up. The US songlist looks pretty good and it should be fun for a long time. Might even buy some extra sets for 4-player. That may be its strength, multiplayer.

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Larrikin · Contributor Joined: 17 Feb 2002 Location: Illadelphia

Its got Sing Sing Sing so its automatically good.
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Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

Yarrrr, whars thee songlist, maytees?
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sherl0k · Maniac Member Joined: 27 Jan 2002 Location: the internet

Here's your songlist:

Stupid Cupid
Rock Lobster
All The Small Things
Rock This Town
I Think I Love You
Louie Louie
Shining Star
The Loco-Motion
Wild Thing
We Will Rock You
Like Wow
Kirby - Right Back At Ya!
Pokemon Theme
Campfire Medley
Bingo
Diddy's Ditties
Donkey Konga Theme
Legend Of Zelda Theme
Super Mario Bros. Theme
DK Rap
Turkish March
Hungarian Dance No. 5 In D Minor
On The Road Again
Oye Como Va
Busy Child
Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)
Para Los Rumberos
Whip It
What I Like About You
The Impression That I Get
Dancing In The Street
Right Here, Right Now
You Can't Hurry Love
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skie · Vivid Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: olr studios

One interesting feature in the demo I liked was the ability to switch between Bongo noises and NES noises. OK, I suppose it could get annoying real fast and it's kinda cheesy, but it's also pretty hilarious when your bongo makes a bunch of strange noises from ol-school NES games (I recgonized sounds recycled in games like Mario Bros. and Ice Climber)
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Antipathy · Trick Member Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Location: Kansas

when are they gonna make a DDR for the GC? anyways, that game will rule the world, im gonna havta get it... but 1 question... are they gonna be plasic?

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DJ_QUACKQUACK · Trick Member Joined: 07 Mar 2003

Awww...i was hopin for wipeout to be on the list. it'd be quite the trip to see what they could do with the drum solo

. Heh, the song list doesn't look so bad though. Oye como va should be pretty fun too. If i had a gamecube, i'd buy that game, it sounds like fun

DDR_is_neat · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jul 2003 Location: Reading, PA

Yessss! Pokemon theme! The song list rules.. I'm SO buying this game!

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Hylian · Trick Member Joined: 08 Feb 2004 Location: TX

The Legend of Zelda theme? Woot!#!#!$!#% I'ma buy it just because of that lol.....j/k

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Dancing Dan · Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 5:05 pm Post subject:

i was kinda skeptikal about this until i saw the classic nintendo songs as options (Zelda, mario etc.) This looks interesting....maybe this is Nintendo's way of asking for ddr to come to them!! Hey if this catches on their may be a Donkey Konga 2nd mix
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Junior Asparagus · Administrator Joined: 23 Jan 2002 Location: Natick, MA

Radix · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jul 2002 Location: çå£«

Didn you see Donkey Kong Jungle Beat?
Dude. Music game platformer played with bongos.

Junior Asparagus · Administrator Joined: 23 Jan 2002 Location: Natick, MA

KitsuDeXstrosity · Trick Member Joined: 15 May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA

Quick question about the "Pokemon Theme" track on this game. Which theme is it? Original, Jhoto, or Advanced?

Thanks. BTW, hope there are more songs that are hidden, but if not, it'll still be good ^^.

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The Big C · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Location: Willis, TX

Good compilation of Oldies, Nintendo game music and other stuff. this should be great for the gamecube
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Flazh · Trick Member Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Location: Leeds, England

Perhaps the ENTIRE population of America has forgotten about the existence of imports! The game is a legitimately fun game, and if its anything like the two Japanese versions that are out now, then it will definately be fun

The game is very similar to Taiko no Tatsujin but with clapping involved too. There is an unlock system where you earn cash based upon how well you perform in songs. After earning money you can go buy songs, different bongo sounds and other options, (it takes a certain amount of intuitiveness to get around the Japanese menus), which then become available in normal play.
In the original Donkey Konga there were remixes of the DK rap, the Mario Theme Tune and Turkish March (Hi there Pump it Up!), so if the English (and by that I mean american, considering that the UK will never see it

) release is any thing like the Japanese one, it should be a great laugh