Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer	Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube
Release date	December 16, 2004[?] February 4, 2005[?] March 14, 2005[?] March 17, 2005[?]
Language(s)	English (United States) French (France) German Spanish (Spain) Italian Japanese
Genre	Platformer
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone 10+ PEGI: - Three years and older CERO: - All ages USK: - All ages
Mode(s)	Single player
Format	Nintendo GameCube: Optical disc
Input	Nintendo GameCube: Nintendo GameCube Controller DK Bongos
Serial code(s)	DOL-GYBJ-JPN

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a 2.5D platformer in the Donkey Kong franchise for the Nintendo GameCube. The game's main gimmick stems from the use of the DK Bongos Controller, previously affiliated with Donkey Konga, as the recommended controller, though a standard Nintendo GameCube Controller may still be used.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is the first console Donkey Kong platformer since the release of Donkey Kong Country to not be developed by Rare, since the company, which lost the rights to the Donkey Kong series due to the fact that it was trademarked by Nintendo, was bought out by Microsoft. Due to the change in developers, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was very different than the Donkey Kong Country games in gameplay, characters, and, perhaps most notably, the personality of Donkey Kong, who is shown to be more aggressive than in past titles. This was also the very first game in history to be given the "E10+" rating by the ESRB due to its cartoon violence.

The game received a re-release port to the Wii in 2008 titled New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.

Story

Story from the instruction booklet (GameCube):

Pound anything that gets in DK's way as he conquers the kingdoms and becomes the king of the jungle lands!!!

It was stated by game director Yoshiaki Koizumi in an interview in response to the game's minimal story that "The only thing Donkey Kong needs is to be the best, and to become the king of the jungle."

An expanded storyline was added in the Wii re-release.

Story from the instruction booklet (Wii):

One day, the peace of the jungle was disrupted by a rampaging pack of wild baddies who wreaked havoc on the residents of the jungle.

Not only that, but they laid claim to every kingdom and stole each one's precious bananas!

"This calls for the one and only Donkey Kong!"

Join forces with your jungle buddies to face an army of powerful enemies and restore peace to the jungle!

Gameplay

Donkey Kong using the Sound Wave Attack on a Sleep Pig Poppo.

The main goal throughout most of the game is to get to the end of a stage while also trying to earn as many beats as possible. At the beginning of each kingdom, the player starts with twenty beats (two hundred in the final levels) and may obtain more by collecting the bananas scattered throughout the stage and defeating enemies. These beats act as not only a score but also as the player's health throughout a kingdom. Taking damage after the beat total is reduced to zero results in a Game Over, and the player must restart from the beginning of the kingdom. At the end of each level is a fruit, which Donkey Kong must bite into to complete a level. The player can then play a minigame involving attempting to eat as many bananas as possible in a few seconds, giving them extra beats equal to the number of bananas eaten.

In this game, Donkey Kong is given a new move called the Sound Wave Attack. The Sound Wave Attack consists of an outer green ring mostly used to stun enemies and an inner red ring generally used to defeat enemies and grab beats. The Sound Wave Attack can also be used for various other purposes depending on the situation.

Donkey Kong about to fight Dread Kong, the boss of the Banana Kingdom.

Using the Sound Wave Attack, the player can collect all the bananas in a general area with one move, referred to as a clap grab, which increases the beat count by a greater number than by simply collecting each one individually. In addition, combos, which are obtained by performing special actions (backflips, ground pounds, riding a Jungle Buddy, etc.), also give the player more beats than normal. When one such move is performed, a counter starts at "Combo 2", and performing additional moves increases the counter by one for each action; the counter does not increase, however, for actions performed twice during one combo. Combos increase the amount of beats earned from bananas by the combo number; in the case of banana bunches, this number is also multiplied by three. A combo continues as long as Donkey Kong is airborne and ends when he lands on the ground again; the number of beats collected during the combo is then added to the total. However, if the player is damaged while a combo is active, the player loses all the beats accumulated during the combo.

Crests

Most of the Kingdoms in the game contain three stages: two standard levels to earn beats, followed by a boss battle in which the player must deplete the boss' health bar to zero. At the end of each kingdom, the player's total remaining beat count is tallied at the Sacred Tree. By earning a certain number of beats, the player can earn up to four crests from the tree. These crests are used to unlock new kingdoms, as each one can only be unlocked when a certain number of crests have been obtained. By default, the player earns a Bronze Crest no matter how many beats they have, though the others can only be earned by collecting the following amounts of beats:

• 400 - Silver Crest
• 800 - Gold Crest
• 1200+ - Platinum Crest

Controls

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat can be played using either the DK Bongos Controller or a standard Nintendo GameCube Controller. When using the bongos, hitting one of the drums repeatedly sends Donkey Kong running in that direction, while holding down on the bongo causes him to walk. To jump, the player must hit both bongos simultaneously, and can use the bongos to move in midair. To jump diagonally, the player must hit the bongo in the direction they want to jump while using the other bongo to run. Hitting both drums in midair causes Donkey Kong to perform a ground pound. The Sound Wave Attack is used by clapping into the microphone. The Jungle Buddies are also controlled by using the drums.

With a Nintendo GameCube Controller, the actions performed by the bongos are mostly incorporated into the . To move, the player must tap the in the desired direction in order to move Donkey Kong; holding it causes Donkey Kong to walk, and repeatedly tapping it causes him to run. To jump, the player must press or tap the upwards, and to move in midair, the player must tap the in the desired direction. The Sound Wave Attack is used by tapping the . To punch when necessary, the player must tap the back and forth repeatedly. Moving any of the Jungle Buddies is done once again by tapping the .

Kingdoms

The selection screen, allowing the option to play any of the 16 kingdoms.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat contains a total of 16 kingdoms, all of which are named after a fruit. Each kingdom features two normal levels followed by a boss battle, with the only exceptions being Opening Ceremony and the moon barrel levels (all one level each), making 51 total stages and 19 total kingdoms. The settings between the three levels in the main kingdoms rarely have any cohesion with each other, unlike the worlds in most games. Kingdoms are unlocked by clearing each barrel (and in the D Barrel's case, by clearing Opening Ceremony and the Banana Kingdom), but may not be accessed until the number of crests shown on each plaque is obtained.

Each kingdom is contained within one of six "barrels", with each barrel containing four kingdoms, while the moon barrel only has two kingdoms and Opening Ceremony is in its own sun barrel. The four barrels containing the game's sixteen main kingdoms are the "D", "K", "J", and "B" barrels, the letters composing the abbreviation for Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.

Barrel	Kingdom	Levels	Boss	To Unlock
Sun Barrel	Opening	Opening Ceremony
D Barrel	Banana Kingdom	Dawn Savanna	Dread Kong	Clear Opening Ceremony
		Jungle Deeps
		VS. Dread Kong
	Orange Kingdom	Silver Snow Peak	Scruff Roc	1 Crest
		Sky Garden
		VS. Scruff Roc
	Watermelon Kingdom	Monkey Fest	Rogue-Hog	2 Crests
		Desert Oasis
		VS. Rogue-Hog
	Apple Kingdom	Massive Canyon	Turret Tusk	3 Crests
		Ice Warren
		VS. Turret Tusk
K Barrel	Strawberry Kingdom	Helibird Nest	Mo-Hog	6 Crests
		Spirit Tree
		VS. Mo-Hog
	Pineapple Kingdom	Rumble Falls	Karate Kong	7 Crests
		Pristine Sea
		VS. Karate Kong
	Lemon Kingdom	Chopperbird Race	Fleet Roc	8 Crests
		Cactus Mine
		VS. Fleet Roc
	Grape Kingdom	Sweet Paradise	Grave Tusk	9 Crests
		Primeval Ruins
		VS. Grave Tusk
J Barrel	Cherry Kingdom	Aurora Glacier	Hard Roc	12 Crests
		Grim Volcano
		VS. Hard Roc
	Peach Kingdom	Arctic Plunge	Torch Tusk	14 Crests
		Ancient Foundry
		VS. Torch Tusk
	Melon Kingdom	Iguanagon's Realm	Bloat-Hog	16 Crests
		Banshee Swamp
		VS. Bloat-Hog
	Durian Kingdom	Battle for Storm Hill	Ninja Kong	18 Crests
		Aerie Fortress
		VS. Ninja Kong
B Barrel	Pear Kingdom	Deep Sea Sprint	Gloat-Hog	25 Crests
		Clock Tower
		VS. Gloat-Hog
	Lychee Kingdom	Helibird Dash	Thunder Roc	29 Crests
		Lava Cavern
		VS. Thunder Roc
	Chili Pepper Kingdom	Cloudy Heights	Double Tusk	34 Crests
		Magma Coliseum
		VS. Double Tusk
	Star Fruit Kingdom	Ninjape Rally	Sumo Kong	41 Crests
		Asteroid Belt
		VS. Sumo Kong
Moon Barrel	VS. Cactus King	Cactus King	22 Crests Clear D-J Barrels
	VS. Ghastly King	Ghastly King	51 Crests Clear B Barrel

Characters

Main

Character	Image	Description
Donkey Kong		The heroic Kong.
Helper Monkeys		Small monkeys who assist Donkey Kong in various ways throughout the game.

Jungle Buddies

Like the Donkey Kong Country games, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat features four animals to assist Donkey Kong.

Animal	Description	First level appearance	Last level appearance
Flurl	Flurl the squirrel acts like a parachute, causing the player to slowly float downward when encountered. Flurl is controlled by pounding the drums to make him move in that direction; this also causes him to slow down.	Jungle Deeps	Ninjape Rally
Hoofer	Hoofer the wildebeest is only found in ice-based levels. When controlling Hoofer, he continuously moves forward; the player must pound the right drum to run faster, and both to jump, like Donkey Kong. Hoofer is either found at the end of a level, or at the beginning of one, and depending on which determines what minigame is played at the end of the stage. If Hoofer is ridden from the beginning, the player must make as far a jump as possible. If Hoofer is at the end, the minigame involves jumping across as many gaps as possible. Both games earn the player additional beats.	Silver Snow Peak	Asteroid Belt
Helibirds	Helibirds are first encountered in the Strawberry Kingdom and are common afterward. They are controlled by pounding the bongos in either direction to make them fly upward in that direction.	Helibird Nest	VS. Ghastly King
Orco	Orco the killer whale is only encountered in Pristine Sea. Orco moves along a set path, and the player can only use the Sound Wave Attack when riding him; pounding the drums causes Donkey Kong to dismount Orco.	Pristine Sea

The Evil Kings

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat features a total of eighteen bosses, together known as the Evil Kings. There are four basic types of bosses, one of each occupying each of the main kingdoms in one barrel, while the other two occupy the last levels. The four different types of bosses are:

• Kongs - New Kongs which fight Donkey Kong one-on-one with different fighting styles.
• Rocs - Birds which carry massive eggs that must be attacked.
• Hogs - Pigs which throw electric coconuts that must be knocked back at them.
• Tusks - Tusked elephant machines that shoot cannonballs which are defeated by throwing Blood Pines at them.

In addition, the bosses in later barrels gain the attacks used by that type of boss in the previous barrel, and depleting a boss's HP to below half causes them to start attacking with their own additional attack.

Promotional artwork showing off the game's four Kong bosses.

	D Barrel	K Barrel	J Barrel	B Barrel
Kongs	Dread Kong King of the Banana Kingdom	Karate Kong King of the Pineapple Kingdom	Ninja Kong King of the Durian Kingdom	Sumo Kong King of the Star Fruit Kingdom
Rocs	Scruff Roc King of the Orange Kingdom	Fleet Roc King of the Lemon Kingdom	Hard Roc King of the Cherry Kingdom	Thunder Roc King of the Lychee Kingdom
Hogs	Rogue-Hog King of the Watermelon Kingdom	Mo-Hog King of the Strawberry Kingdom	Bloat-Hog King of the Melon Kingdom	Gloat-Hog King of the Pear Kingdom
Tusks	Turret Tusk King of the Apple Kingdom	Grave Tusk King of the Grape Kingdom	Torch Tusk King of the Peach Kingdom	Double Tusk Kings of the Chili Pepper Kingdom

Moon Barrel
Boss Pig Poppo Mount of the final king	Cactus King The supreme king	Ghastly King The supreme king refought

Other

Other	Image	Description	First level appearance	Last level appearance
Bloom Fairy		Fairies that drop a trail of blooms.	Jungle Deeps	Asteroid Belt
Combo fairies		Fairies that surround Donkey Kong when a combo is active.	All stages
Dragon Pipes		Two-ended tubes that transport Donkey Kong.	Ice Warren	Asteroid Belt
Banana Heli Birds		Birds that appear in flight-based areas and leave a trail of bananas as they fly away.	Helibird Nest	Banshee Swamp
Banana Squids		Squids that infrequently appear in underwater levels and leave a trail of bananas as they swim away.	Pristine Sea	Arctic Plunge

Enemies

Enemy	Image	Description	First level appearance	Last level appearance
Bakky		Bat enemies that swoop in to attack.	Massive Canyon	Primeval Ruins
Fire Bakky		Flaming bats that fly down and can burn Donkey Kong.	Grim Volcano	Magma Coliseum
Ice Bakky		Frozen bats that swoop down to attack and freeze Donkey Kong when touched.	Ice Warren	Aurora Glacier
Sea Bat		Aquatic Bakkies that swim toward Donkey Kong.	Pristine Sea	Arctic Plunge
Bee		Bee enemies that can be attacked with the Sound Wave attack, making them smaller.	Sky Garden	Aerie Fortress
Big Bee		Large Bees that take several hits to defeat.	Helibird Nest	Clock Tower
Black Fairy		Fairy projectiles that merge into harmful Black Fairy Attacks.	Grim Volcano	Magma Coliseum
Black Fairy Attack		Horned creatures that can be deflected into their source.	Grim Volcano	Magma Coliseum
Blood Pine		Explosive bouncy pineapples used as projectiles.	VS. Turret Tusk	Asteroid Belt
Chopperbird		A man in a bird costume who races Donkey Kong in Chopperbird Race in the Lemon Kingdom.	Chopperbird Race
Coco Pig		Bipedal pigs that sit in a tree and throw coconuts at Donkey Kong.	Desert Oasis	Asteroid Belt
Dan Spider		Large spiders that move back and forth and take several hits to defeat.	Cactus Mine	Asteroid Belt
Gōrumondo		Armadillo enemies that take several hits to beat.	Massive Canyon	Magma Coliseum
Iguanagon		A massive lizard that chases Donkey Kong in Hoofer's stages.	Silver Snow Peak	Asteroid Belt
Jelly Fish		Jellyfish that are immune to any attacks.	Pristine Sea	Asteroid Belt
Pea Jelly Fish		Petit jellyfish that can be defeated with the Sound Wave Attack.	Pristine Sea	Arctic Plunge
Karikari		Small rodents that latch on to Donkey Kong.	Dawn Savanna	Spirit Tree
Kamikami		Poisonous rodents that latch on to Donkey Kong and deplete his beat total.	Desert Oasis	Asteroid Belt
Kobu Kokko		Drowsy, large chicken-like plants that take several hits to defeat.	Sky Garden	Ice Warren
		Irate, large chicken-like plants that are more aggressive than their sleepy counterparts.	Cactus Mine	Magma Coliseum
Mini Elephant Cannon		Miniature Tusks that fire singular cannonballs.	Battle for Storm Hill	VS. Ghastly King
Mini-Iga		Round enemies that float toward Donkey Kong.	Jungle Deeps	Cloudy Heights
Fire Mini-Iga		Flaming Mini-Igas that burn Donkey Kong on contact.	Grim Volcano	Magma Coliseum
Ice Mini-Iga		Frozen Mini-Igas that can freeze Donkey Kong.	Ice Warren	Asteroid Belt
Mini Panda		A miniature panda that dances around and has its own Sound Wave Attack.	Grim Volcano	Asteroid Belt
Mini Slump Birds		Red, smaller Rocs that drop Blood Pines and other fruit.	Banshee Swamp	Asteroid Belt
		Brown, smaller Rocs that fly above in Hoofer levels; in Iguanagon's Realm they sometimes attack by dropping chestnuts.	Iguanagon's Realm	Asteroid Belt
Gold Mini Slump Bird		Gold Rocs that only appear in Iguanagon's Realm and do not attack.	Iguanagon's Realm
Spined Puffer		Fish that swim around a given area and defend themselves with retractable spikes.	Pristine Sea	Aerie Fortress
Ninjape		Black-clothed ninja monkeys that attack with swords.	Battle for Storm Hill	VS. Ghastly King
		Red-clothed ninja monkeys that attack with mounts.	Spirit Tree	VS. Ghastly King
		Green-clothed ninja monkeys that attack with shuriken and can run away.	Battle for Storm Hill	Ninjape Rally
		Blue-clothed ninja monkeys that attack with shuriken and can jump, stand on ceilings, and disappear.	Battle for Storm Hill	VS. Ghastly King
Pig Poppo		Red pigs that blow Donkey Kong away when he gets close.	Jungle Deeps	Asteroid Belt
Fire Pig Poppo		Black pigs that breathe fire.	Banshee Swamp	Aerie Fortress
Kiba Pig Poppo		Green pigs ridden by Ninjapes that charge across a certain area.	Spirit Tree	VS. Ghastly King
Mini Pig Poppo		Small black pigs that can be defeated with a single punch.	Dawn Savanna	Magma Coliseum
		Small white pigs that can be knocked into the air and punched into other enemies.	Desert Oasis	Ancient Foundry
Sleep Pig Poppo		Blue pigs that only sleep in place.	Dawn Savanna	Magma Coliseum
Rolling Frog		A round frog enemy that rolls around in a set area and can be stunned by attacking its front with the Sound Wave Attack.	Primeval Ruins	Asteroid Belt
Pea Frog		Petit frogs that inflate whenever the Sound Wave Attack is used on them.	Jungle Deeps	Clock Tower
Sea Turtles		Three marine turtles that race Donkey Kong in Deep Sea Sprint in the Pear Kingdom.	Deep Sea Sprint
Snow Man		Snowmen that can be defeated in a single hit.	Ice Warren	Arctic Plunge
Snow Mole		Furry, spiked enemies that act as obstructions.	Silver Snow Peak	Iguanagon's Realm
Stinga		Wasp enemies that fly after Donkey Kong and can be defeated with the Sound Wave Attack.	Monkey Fest	Asteroid Belt
Armored Stinga		Stingas in metal armor that cannot be defeated with a single attack; using the Sound Wave Attack turns them into unarmored Stingas.	Aerie Fortress
Tar Man		A large, tar-like enemy that spits projectiles back and forth.	Grim Volcano	Magma Coliseum
Tar Fish		A very large piranha similar to the Tar Man that spits a projectile back and forth.	Arctic Plunge	Aerie Fortress

New Play Control! series

Donkey Kong fighting a Sleep Pig Poppo in the New Play Control! version.

Main article: New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

In 2008, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was ported to the Wii as part of the New Play Control! series of games, a series of GameCube games remade to take advantage of the Wii's motion controls. In addition to the new control style, the port also features new levels, additions and changes to the existing stages, and some gameplay mechanics having been altered from the original version to accommodate the change in controls.

Derivatives

In Japan, two Donkey Kong Jungle Beat-themed medal games were developed by Capcom and released on Sega's Triforce line of arcade machines:

• Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005)
• Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (2006)

Development

“Our manual writer had an easy job on this one.”

—Takao Shimizu

Development on the game started after director Yoshiaki Koizumi and producer Takao Shimizu attended a meeting featuring the bongo controller developed for Donkey Konga. The team spent some time thinking of mechanics that would fit the controller.

After working on several titles using a traditional controller, Koizumi wanted to make something with a different input method. He also heard various complaints that controls in contemporary games were becoming too complex and thus desired to develop a simpler game. As such, he was pleased when the game's E3 2004 demo was well-received by female and "casual" players.

The development team wanted to keep the game's mechanics and presentation as simple as possible to appeal to players intimidated by the complexity of modern games. Elements from previous Donkey Kong games except Donkey Kong himself and the bananas were not featured as the game's development team thought Jungle Beat was too different in tone from previous Donkey Kong titles and that they hoped the game would showcase the style of the newly-formed EAD Tokyo (a statement that would be notoriously mistranslated as Koizumi saying the Donkey Kong Country cast was not "fresh enough").

Staff

Main article: List of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat staff

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was the first game developed by Nintendo EAD's Tokyo division, which would later go on to develop every 3D Super Mario game starting with Super Mario Galaxy. The game's producer was Takao Shimizu, the manager of EAD Tokyo Group No. 1, and it was directed by Yoshiaki Koizumi, the manager of Group No. 2, both of whom had been a part of development of several previous Super Mario games. The music was composed by Mahito Yokota, who later collaborated with other Nintendo staff to compose the soundtracks for various other Nintendo games. Donkey Kong's voice clips were provided by his current voice actor Takashi Nagasako.

Promotion

Nintendo sent out fifty people dressed in ape costumes to compete in the Los Angeles Marathon on March 6, 2005, to promote Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Several of said runners were wearing Donkey Kong Jungle Beat-themed t-shirts and sweatbands, and some were also carrying DK Bongos.

In volume 190 of Nintendo Power, a sweepstakes was held to promote the game. The grand prize was given to one entrant and consisted of a trip for two to Australia, New Zealand, and the Vanuatu islands, 5000 USD in spending money, and a copy of the game with a set of DK Bongos. The second prize was given to 20 entrants and consisted of the game and a set of DK Bongos. The third prize was given to 50 entrants and consisted of Nintendo Power's official 2005 T-shirt. The sweepstakes ended on March 1, 2005.

Reception and legacy

At release, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was received well by critics. The most prominent criticisms of the game were its short length and departure from the classic Donkey Kong Country gameplay, as well as a lack of replay value. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat mainly received praise for its advanced graphics, as well as its unique use of the DK Bongos controller, which many critics called innovative. The game was rated the 95th best game made on a Nintendo system in the Top 200 Games List by Nintendo Power in its February 2006 issue, and in the final issue the game was rated 130th in the 285 best Nintendo games of all time list. EAD Tokyo would also use the experience from developing this game when they went on to develop Super Mario Galaxy.

Reviews
Release	Reviewer, Publication	Score	Comment
Nintendo GameCube	Matt Casamassina, IGN	8.8/10	"Jungle Beat is a surprisingly addictive and well-made platformer with a unique control twist. Anybody who says differently either didn't take the time to really play it or has no business playing games."
Nintendo GameCube	Jeff Gerstmann, GameSpot	7/10	"Overall, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a scream...for the first eight levels. Once you've seen what the game has to offer, though, there's not a lot to come back to. Anyone with moderately developed action game skills will finish this game in one day, probably without actually dying once. That makes this a rental, at best, but if you're shopping for young children that like to smack stuff, or if you already picked up the bongo drums and are desperate for anything else that uses them, you could make a case for adding this one to your permanent collection."
Nintendo GameCube	Brett Elston, GamesRadar	4/5	"Nintendo’s Revolution is promising something crazy unique, but for now the bongo controllers offer enough gameplay diversity to show that the innovator has its heart in the right place: making games accessible and exciting for everyone. Jungle Beat may be the only game to make good use of the bongos, but it does one hell of a job."
Nintendo GameCube	Tom Bramwell, Eurogamer	8/10	"But, as we glance around for a cymbal to cap things off, it would be cruel to hold these things against Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Nintendo's burgeoning Revolution means it's barely even the most innovative 2D platform game we've played this month, but compared to the last two decades' output it's gloriously refreshing, and it's only the lack of longevity that leads us to hesitate in recommending it. If you can stomach the cost though, you'll soon see that it's far more than a gimmiEEEEOWWW. A suitable drumroll for the Revolution, then."
Nintendo GameCube	Game Informer	7.5/10	"A gorgeous game with a couple examples of spectacular level design, but it doesn't have any tricks up its sleeve once the novelty wears off."
Aggregators
Compiler		Platform / Score
Metacritic		80
GameRankings		81.74%

Glitches

Defeating both Double Tusks

By defeating one of the two Double Tusks with an attack that brings the total HP of both down to zero, both Tusks are destroyed, but the "enraged" animation (when a boss' HP is below half) for the one that is destroyed second plays instead of the "victory" animation (though the music and sound effects still play).

Infinite wall clap/clap momentum

By clapping on every frame while on a wall, the player can slide up the wall. Additionally, the player's momentum increases for every clap, causing them to speed away if the player reaches the top of the wall or jumps off of it, similar to the backwards long jump in Super Mario 64.

Pre-release and unused content

Main article: List of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat pre-release and unused content

In the E3 2004 demo, the Party Monkeys are shown to be normal brown monkeys, similar in appearance to Donkey Kong. The Dread Kong boss did not exist, the stand-in boss being a gray clone of Donkey Kong. Most of Donkey Kong's voice clips for the demo were also reused from Donkey Kong 64.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.

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  Donkey Kong

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  Hoofer

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  Dread Kong

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References to other games

• Donkey Kong: At the very beginning of the Cactus/Ghastly King battles, part of the music that plays is a remix of the tune that plays when Donkey Kong climbs atop the Construction Site with Pauline.
• Donkey Kong Country: The entire concept of collecting bananas and riding Jungle Buddies originated from this game. Additionally, the background music that plays in Dawn Savanna, after clearing any boss stage, and the ending are remixes of the Jungle Hijinxs theme. Lastly, voice clips from Funky Kong's theme can be heard towards the end of the Opening Ceremony.

References in later games

• Mario Kart DS: Many of Donkey Kong's voice clips from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat are reused for this game.
• DK: Jungle Climber: Many voice clips from this game are reused. Also, the pose that Donkey Kong strikes after completing the bonus stage (where the player has to catch bananas with a barrel) is identical to the pose that he strikes in Jungle Beat after completing the banana-eating bonus at the end of each stage.
• Super Mario Galaxy: Several gameplay mechanics and elements from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat are reused in this game, including sound effects. Several assets from this game have also been found that go unused in the final game.
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Rumble Falls is a default stage that can be selected in the game, and the background also changes rapidly, with one of them being the background that was used in the Sky Garden stage. Also, the song, "Battle For Storm Hill", in its original form, may be selected as background music for that stage and custom stages. Lastly, the Party Monkey, Gale Hawg, Hoofer, Karate Kong, and Donkey Kong's appearance in this game appear as Stickers, and Helibird and Turret Tusk appear as trophies.
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Donkey Kong's Final Smash in this game is based on his combo punch attacks in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Additionally, Karate Kong and Ninja Kong both appear as Spirits.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ドンキーコングジャングルビート[?] Donkī Kongu Janguru Bīto	Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

Trivia

• This is the first Donkey Kong game since Donkey Kong for the Game Boy to not feature Diddy Kong.
• One of the bosses in this game, Karate Kong, is voiced by Hironori Miyata, the current voice of Ganondorf and Tingle from the Legend of Zelda series. Coincidentally, Takashi Nagasako, the voice actor for Donkey Kong in this game and in the current Donkey Kong series, had previously voiced Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

External links

• Japanese site
• Nintendo UK site