Donkey Konga

Donkey Konga
Developer: Namco Publisher: Nintendo Platform: GameCube Released in JP: December 12, 2003 Released in US: September 27, 2004 Released in EU: October 15, 2004 This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has regional differences.

Donkey Konga takes the rhythm drumming gameplay of Namco's Taiko no Tatsujin games and gives it the old banana slamma. It was the first game to introduce the plastic cover tune DK Bongos, which ended up becoming a staple feature in all subsequent Donkey Kong games on the GameCube.

Debug Menu

To do: Document more thoroughly. Codes for other regions.

Enter the following Action Replay code to access a debug menu after the Nintendo and Namco logo screens in the PAL version. The options are, for the most part, self-explanatory.

Version	Encrypted	Decrypted
USA	4Z8F-7P2Q-Z6NKP AA10-7N49-Z0F7Q 2XWB-7MXZ-5UN7A DQX8-TFC6-J7HB4 5FH3-RWPZ-459Z2 XEX7-M4U3-U8EP0 RE6Y-E07Q-BE1VX G1E5-3EXF-6WVDA	00005F83 08000000 04003600 807E0020 04003604 907E0024 04003608 7FC3F378 0400360C 48052558 0403A89C 38600001 04055454 38600001 04055B60 4BFADAA0
Europe	EEVC-A7HR-A6QN9 AA10-7N49-Z0F7Q 2XWB-7MXZ-5UN7A DQX8-TFC6-J7HB4 PR1B-K9WB-8RE4W XJ2W-968T-34C8M 9WAX-A8R3-J660A HKDF-BCBF-44MRM	05EE454D 18000000 04003600 807E0020 04003604 907E0024 04003608 7FC3F378 0400360C 48054848 0403CDA4 38600001 04057724 38600001 04057E50 4BFAB7B0

(Source: Ralf@gc-forever)

Regional Differences

To do: More regional differences. Source Check for more note count differences between regions. Also provide screenshots of differences.

Songs

This game features around thirty songs, most of which differ between regional release.

Song #	Japan	US	Europe
1	Mori no Kumasan	Diddy's Ditties	Alright
2	Clarinet o Kowashichatta	Bingo	Canned Heat
3	Okina Furudokei	Campfire Medley	Don't Stop Me Now
4	Hyokkori Hyoutanjima	Pokémon Theme	The Loco-Motion
5	We are the One (Bokura wa Hitotsu)	Kirby: Right Back at Ya!	Dancing in the Street
6	Hamtaro Tottoko Uta	We Will Rock You	Para Los Rumberos
7	Advance Adventure	Like Wow	Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
8	Kirby!	Wild Thing	Tubthumping
9	Densetsu no Starfy	I Think I Love You	You Can't Hurry Love
10	Ai no Uta	Louie Louie	All the Small Things
11	Mata Aeru Hi Made	The Loco-Motion	Oye Cómo Va
12	Kaze no La La La	Shining Star	Louie Louie
13	Momoiro Kataomoi	All the Small Things	99 Red Balloons
14	Mini-Moni Jankenpyon!	Rock This Town	The Impression That I Get
15	Ashita ga Arusa	You Can't Hurry Love	Busy Child
16	Koi no Dance Site	Right Here, Right Now	I Want You Back
17	Fly High	Dancing in the Street	Cosmic Girl
18	Shake	Rock Lobster	Richard III
19	Desire (Jōnetsu)	Stupid Cupid	Lady Marmalade
20	Colors	The Impression That I Get	Wild Thing
21	Asu e no Tobira	What I Like About You	September
22	Love Somebody	Whip It	Back for Good
23	The Galaxy Express 999	Busy Child	Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor
24	Mas que Nada	Para Los Rumberos	Turkish March
25	La Bamba	Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)	Super Mario Bros. Theme
26	Mambo No. 5	Oye Cómo Va	Donkey Kong Country Theme
27	Oklahoma Mixer	On the Road Again	The Legend of Zelda Theme
28	Turkish March	Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor	Rainbow Cruise
29	Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor	Turkish March	Super Smash Bros. Melee Opening
30	Super Mario Bros. Theme	DK Rap	Donkey Konga Theme
31	DK Rap	The Legend of Zelda Theme	DK Rap
32	Donkey Konga Theme	Super Mario Bros. Theme
33		Donkey Konga Theme

Song Oddities

For some reason, Donkey Konga Theme has one less note in the Monkey difficulty in the Japanese version compared to European and USA, but also a considerable difference in Quartet. In Europe and USA, the note count for lanes 1, 2, 3 and 4 is 182, 174, 180 and 181 notes respectively, where as in Japanese the count is 231, 223, 230 and 223 notes respectively.

Warning Screen

The Japanese version has a start-up warning advising players to be wary of vibrations, the sound and the amount of time they play. This warning is absent for the International releases.

Title Screen

Japan	US	Europe

Every title screen depicts a scene of the beach, but the US version displays a different scene from the international versions. The latter depicts a straight view of the beach, which is partially obscured by the game's logo. The Japanese version's title screen has the logo shifted up to accommodate the game's title in Japanese and has additional copyright info. The US version's title screen shows Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong partying at the shore, with a pair of bongos and a boombox in the scene, the "PRESS START BUTTON" text also had the word "BUTTON" removed for the international versions.

Banner

International	US

The banner was changed to accommodate the game's logo.

(Source: Mariowiki.com)