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Donkey Konga
Namco's Donkey Konga series are music games, released on the Nintendo GameCube, which use a bongo-impersonating peripheral. They can be considered spin-offs of the voluminous Taiko no Tatsujin series, also by Namco, since both have very similar mechanics and rhythm notation. What is really wonderful about them is that apart from taking input from hitting the tops of the drums, they have a microphone built in to sense clapping!
Aside from Nintendo's Jungle Beat, these are the only games to support the Gamecube bongos. The series would get a huge nod in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as Donkey Kong's most powerful move requires the player to tap a button to the rhythm.
Track list
Each region's (Japan, North America, and PAL) games have their own track lists, with some overlap. While the NA/PAL versions have some pretty awful stuff, the Japanese versions have some decently fun J-Pop and anime themes. The third Japanese game (unreleased in the West) even has some Famicom music from Namco and Nintendo games—original versions, not covers.
You can reach Youtube clips of some songs by clicking on their title.
Donkey Konga
*bingo appears in dk 3 JP
| Title | Artist | Region | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 森のくまさん (The Bear in the Forest) | - | JP | Japanese version of the American folk song The Other Day, I Met a Bear |
| クラリネットをこわしちゃった (I Have Broken My Clarinet) | - | JP | Japanese version of the French folk song J'ai perdu le do de ma clarinette |
| 大きな古時計 (Big Grandfather's Clock) | Henry Clay Work | JP | Japanese version of American folk song My Grandfather's Clock |
| ひょっこりひょうたん島 (Unexpected Gourd Island) | - | JP | ひょっこりひょうたん Opening Theme |
| We are the ONE～僕らはひとつ～ (We are the Ones) | Akira Kushida | JP | Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger Ending Theme |
| ハム太郎とっとこうた (Hamtaro's Trotting Song) | - | JP | Hamtaro First Opening Theme |
| アドバンス・アドベンチャー (Advance Adventure) | - | JP | Pokémon First Opening Theme |
| カービィ！ (Kirby!) | - | JP | Kirby of the Stars Second Opening Theme |
| 伝説のスタフィー (The Legendary Starfy) | - | JP | Stafy Commercial Song |
| 愛のうた (The Love Song) | - | JP | Pikmin Commercial Song |
| またあえる日まで (Until the Day We Meet Again) | Yuzu | JP | Doraemon (1979) Eighth Ending Theme |
| 風のららら (The Wind's Lalala) | Mai Kuraki | JP | Detective Conan Twelfth Opening Theme |
| ♡桃色片想い♡ (♡ Peach Colored Unrequited Love ♡) | Aya Matsuura | JP | - |
| ミニモニ。ジャンケンぴょん！ (Paper, Rock, Hop!) | Minimoni | JP | - |
| 明日があるさ (There is Always Tomorrow) | Kyu Sakamoto, Hachidai Nakamura & Yukio Aoshima | JP | - |
| 恋のダンスサイト (The Dance Site of Love) | Morning Musume | JP | Also appears in Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan |
| Ｆｌｙ ｈｉｇｈ | Ayumi Hamasaki | JP | - |
| ＳＨＡＫＥ | SMAP | JP | - |
| ＤＥＳＩＲＥ ‐情熱‐ | Akina Nakamori | JP | - |
| ＣＯＬＯＲＳ | Hikaru Utada | JP | - |
| 明日への扉 (Door to Tomorrow) | I Wish | JP | Ride Together Opening Theme |
| Love Somebody | Yuji Oda | JP | Bayside Shakedown Ending Theme |
| THE GALAXY EXPRESS 999 | - | JP | Galaxy Express 999 Theme Song |
| マシュ・ケ・ナダ (Mas que Nada) | Jorge Ben | JP | - |
| ラ・バンバ (La Bamba) | Ritchie Valens | JP | - |
| マンボNo.5 (Mambo No. 5) | Dámaso Pérez Prado | JP | - |
| オクラホマミキサー (Oklahoma Mixer) | - | JP | A slower and more orchestral version of the American folk song Turkey in the Straw |
| Piano Sonata No. 11 (Turkish March) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | JP, NA, PAL | - |
| Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor | Johannes Brahms | JP, NA, PAL | - |
| Super Mario Theme | Koji Kondo | JP, NA, PAL | - |
| Monkey Rap | - | JP | - |
| Donkey Konga Theme | - | JP, NA, PAL | - |
| Diddy's Ditties | - | NA | Medley of Happy Birthday, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Row, Row, Row Your Boat |
| Bingo | - | NA | Also appears in the JP version of Donkey Konga 3 |
| Campfire Medley | - | NA | Medley of I've Been Working on the Railroad, She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain, and Yankee Doodle. |
| Pokémon Theme | - | NA | Series' first opening theme |
| Kirby: Right Back At Ya | - | NA | - |
| We Will Rock You | Queen | NA | - |
| Like Wow | Leslie Carter | NA | - |
| Wild Thing | The Troggs | NA, PAL | - |
| I Think I Love You | The Partridge Family | NA | - |
| Louie Louie | Richard Berry | NA, PAL | - |
| The Loco-Motion | Little Eva | NA, PAL | Also appears in the JP version of Donkey Konga 3 |
| Shining Star | Earth, Wind & Fire | NA | - |
| All the Small Things | Blink-182 | NA, PAL | - |
| Rock This Town | Stray Cats | NA | - |
| You Can't Hurry Love | The Supremes | NA, PAL | - |
| Right Here, Right Now | Jesus Jones | NA | - |
| Dancing in the Street | Martha and the Vandellas | NA, PAL | - |
| Rock Lobster | The B-52's | NA | - |
| Stupid Cupid | Neil Sedaka | NA | - |
| The Impression That I Get | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | NA, PAL | - |
| What I Like About You | The Romantics | NA | - |
| Whip It | Devo | NA | - |
| Busy Child | The Crystal Method | NA, PAL | - |
| Para Los Rumberos | Tito Puente | NA, PAL | - |
| Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) | Louis Prima | NA, PAL | - |
| Oye Como Va | Tito Puente | NA, PAL | - |
| On the Road Again | Willie Nelson | NA | - |
| DK Rap | - | NA, PAL | - |
| The Legend of Zelda Theme | Koji Kondo | NA, PAL | - |
| Alright | Supergrass | PAL | - |
| Canned Heat | Jamiroquai | PAL | - |
| Don't Stop Me Now | Queen | PAL | - |
| Tubthumping | Chumbawamba | PAL | - |
| 99 Red Balloons | Nena | PAL | - |
| I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 | PAL | - |
| Cosmic Girl | Jamiroquai | PAL | - |
| Richard III | Supergrass | PAL | - |
| Lady Marmalade | Labelle | PAL | - |
| September | Earth, Wind & Fire | PAL | - |
| Back For Good | Take That | PAL | - |
| Donkey Kong Country Theme | - | PAL | - |
| Rainbow Cruise | - | PAL | - |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee Opening | - | PAL | - |
