Donkey Konga (Includes Bongos) (GameCube)

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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]) 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] a b c Boyer, Brandon; Alexander, Leigh (November 27, 2007). "MIGS 2007: Nintendo's Koizumi On The Path From Garden To Galaxy". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020 . Retrieved July 10, 2020.

This series eventually inspired the creation of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, which also supports the use of the DK Bongos. 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. Lindemann, Jon (March 12, 2009). "2003: The Year in Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019 . Retrieved July 9, 2020. 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. a b "2004 winners". Game Critics Awards. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016 . Retrieved August 25, 2013.a b Hill, Jason (March 31, 2005). "Charming romp". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016 . Retrieved March 30, 2014. 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. On the other hand, the battle mode is strictly a head-to-head versus experience, in which two players try to outscore each other. The game adds a bit of chance to the battle mode with the introduction of a few special icons. The game borrows the "POW" icon from the original Mario Bros., and, when hit, this icon will take away a chunk of your opponent's score. A slot-machine interface will also randomly appear during battle mode, and at the same time you'll get three drum icons with the word "stop" over them. If you can hit all three of these icons with the same level of accuracy, you'll get a substantial point bonus. If competition, be it against the computer or another player, isn't your thing, the jam mode strips out any point tallies and lets up to four players just play.

D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Donkey Konga". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . Retrieved September 18, 2023. The beauty of the DK Bongo controller, which comes bundled with the game and looks like a basic set of bongo drums, is that it's largely self-explanatory. Though, aside from the obvious left and right drum pads, there is a small microphone in between that is there to sense the sound of a hand clap. Ultimately, tapping the sides of the bongos or simply saying the word "clap" into the mic seems to get the job done, too, which speaks to the extreme sensitivity of the microphone. Using these three basic motions--hitting the left drum, hitting the right drum, and clapping your hands--Donkey Konga builds a full-on rhythm action game. By design, it's fundamentally easy to control, but that doesn't prevent Donkey Konga from offering a hearty challenge.A multiplayer mode where Donkey Kong and Diddy competitively perform a song with a goal for the highest score. Juba, Joe (April 2005). " Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (GC)". Game Informer. No.144. p.130. Archived from the original on January 14, 2008 . Retrieved March 31, 2014. Theobald, Phil (March 8, 2005). "GameSpy: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (GCN)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Casamassina, Matt (March 8, 2005). "Apes Run Rampant". IGN. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020 . Retrieved July 12, 2020. Thorsen, Tor (July 13, 2004). "Game Critics award Best of E3 2004". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019 . Retrieved July 10, 2020.