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About The Game

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Donkey Konga News

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Harris, Craig (June 17, 2010). "E3 2010: Shigeru Miyamoto Likes Donkey Kong Country After All". IGN. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021 . Retrieved April 23, 2022.This series eventually inspired the creation of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, which also supports the use of the DK Bongos. 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. Tanaka, John (October 2, 2008). "First Look: Wii de Asobu Pikmin". IGN. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021 . Retrieved July 12, 2020. Donkey Konga [a] is a GameCube rhythm video game series starring the ape Donkey Kong, developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. The series' games are intended to be played with a special controller called the DK Bongos that resemble two small bongo drums, but can optionally be played with the standard GameCube controllers. Beach: The starting area, where each of the levels of the Donkey Konga training session are played.