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| title         = Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi
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| image         = [[Image:DKFwM.jpg|200px]]
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| developer     = [[Nintendo]]
|image=[[File:DKFwM.jpg|200px]]
| publisher     = [[Nintendo]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]
| released      = [[Cancelled]] (copyright of 1983)
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
| genre         = Music video game
|release=Canceled <small>(intended for December 1983)</small>
| modes         = Music Quiz, Donkey Band
|genre=Music video game
| ratings       = [[ESRB]]: Not Rated (NR)
|modes=Music Quiz, Donkey Band
| platforms     = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|ratings=N/A
| media        = Cartridge
|platforms=[[Family Computer]]
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'''''Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi''''' ('''''Donkey Kong's Fun with Music''''') is a [[Vaporware|canceled]] game set for release on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. It would have followed ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' as one of the edutainment games in the early [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]].
'''''Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi''''' is a [[List of unreleased media|canceled]] game set for release on the [[Family Computer]]. It would have followed ''{{wp|Popeye no Eigo Asobi}}'' and released alongside ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' as one of the edutainment games based on the Famicom's launch titles.


''Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi'' starred the cast of the original ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'' plus series newcomer [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] The game never surfaced, and seems to have only been announced in 1983 in a Japanese gaming magazine.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/14/donkey-kongs-fun-with-music-nes-cancelled/ Unseen 64] (Accessed on 6-16-08)</ref>
''Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi'' starred the cast of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' The game never surfaced, and seems to have only been announced in 1983 in a Japanese handbill as well as magazines.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/14/donkey-kongs-fun-with-music-nes-cancelled/ Donkey Kong’s Fun With Music <nowiki>[NES – Cancelled]</nowiki>]. ''Unseen 64''. Accessed June 16, 2008.</ref><ref>Cifaldi, Frank. [https://gamehistory.org/nintendos-first-lost-donkey-kong-game/ Nintendo’s (First) Lost Donkey Kong Game]. ''The Video Game History Foundation''. Retrieved November 10, 2018.</ref>


==Game Modes==
==Game modes==
The prototype featured two modes, Music Quiz and Donkey Band.
The game featured two modes: Music Quiz and Donkey Band. Two songs are shown on the three released promo pictures: the 1962 Japanese translation of "{{wp|I've Been Working on the Railroad}}" by Satoshi Saki and the 1960 nursery rhyme "''Inu no Omawari-san''" by Yoshida Sato and Ai Tsuchida.


===Music Quiz===
===Music Quiz===
Music Quiz would seem to involve making the guitarist [[Donkey Kong]] play displayed notes by [[hammer]]ing piano keys with [[Mario]] and [[Pauline]]. Screenshots of the prototype revealed one- and two-player variations:
Music Quiz would seem to involve making bassist [[Donkey Kong]] play displayed notes by [[hammer]]ing piano keys with [[Mario]] and [[Pauline|Lady]]. Screenshots of the game revealed one- and two-player variations:
*'''One Player:''' Mario plays the notes, with Pauline and her hammer on the sidelines.
*'''One Player:''' Mario plays the notes, with Lady and her hammer on the sidelines.
*'''Two Players:''' Both Mario and Pauline play the notes; Mario is Player 1, while Pauline is Player 2.
*'''Two Players:''' Both Mario and Lady play the notes; Mario is Player 1, while Lady is Player 2.


===Donkey Band===
===Donkey Band===
Donkey Band may have been a composition mode, perhaps not unlike that featured in ''[[Mario Paint]]''. Donkey Kong is on guitar once more with Donkey Kong Jr. playing drums, Mario playing a grand piano, and Pauline as a vocalist.
Donkey Band would be played as a karaoke styled game in which included the player singing into the Famicom player 2 controller microphone. Donkey Kong is on bass once more with [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] playing drums, Mario playing a grand piano and Lady as a vocalist.
 
==Cancelation==
According to Ichirou Sakurada, a former [[Hudson Soft]] employee, ''Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi''{{'}}s main reason for cancelation was that it featured songs originally written by {{wp|Seiko Matsuda}}, a popular Japanese singer. Nintendo lost the rights to these songs (or possibly never had them to begin with) before the game's scheduled release, and it would have been difficult to import new music over them. Furthermore, there were very few songs in the game at all, with the limited storage capacity of early Famicom games not being able to hold much data. This cartridge was given to Hudson Soft during their development of the [[Family BASIC]] accessory as sample software.<ref>https://famicoms.net/blog-entry-2236.html (Japanese)</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:MusicQuiz.jpg|<center>Music Quiz mode (2-Player)
MusicQuiz2.jpg|Music Quiz (1-Player)
Image:DonkeyBand.jpg|<center>Donkey Band mode
MusicQuiz.jpg|Music Quiz (2-Player)
DonkeyBand.jpg|Donkey Band
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドンキーコングの音楽遊び
|JapR=Donkī Kongu no Ongaku Asobi
|JapM=Donkey Kong's Music Play
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Years later, another ''Donkey Kong'' music game, ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', would be released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], spawning two sequels. Whether or not ''Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi'' and ''Donkey Konga'' have any relation, though, is unknown.
*Although the game was never released, Lady, or rather, Pauline's role as the vocalist in a band was integrated into ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', with her acting as the lead singer of a [[Band (Super Mario Odyssey)|band]].
*[[Cranky Kong]], classically portrayed as the original Donkey Kong, plays a bass at the end of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:44, November 28, 2024

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Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi
Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi title screen
Developer Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Family Computer
Release date Canceled (intended for December 1983)[?]
Genre Music video game
Rating(s) N/A
Mode(s) Music Quiz, Donkey Band
Format
Famicom:
Cartridge
Input
Famicom:

Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi is a canceled game set for release on the Family Computer. It would have followed Popeye no Eigo Asobi and released alongside Donkey Kong Jr. Math as one of the edutainment games based on the Famicom's launch titles.

Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi starred the cast of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. The game never surfaced, and seems to have only been announced in 1983 in a Japanese handbill as well as magazines.[1][2]

Game modes[edit]

The game featured two modes: Music Quiz and Donkey Band. Two songs are shown on the three released promo pictures: the 1962 Japanese translation of "I've Been Working on the Railroad" by Satoshi Saki and the 1960 nursery rhyme "Inu no Omawari-san" by Yoshida Sato and Ai Tsuchida.

Music Quiz[edit]

Music Quiz would seem to involve making bassist Donkey Kong play displayed notes by hammering piano keys with Mario and Lady. Screenshots of the game revealed one- and two-player variations:

  • One Player: Mario plays the notes, with Lady and her hammer on the sidelines.
  • Two Players: Both Mario and Lady play the notes; Mario is Player 1, while Lady is Player 2.

Donkey Band[edit]

Donkey Band would be played as a karaoke styled game in which included the player singing into the Famicom player 2 controller microphone. Donkey Kong is on bass once more with Donkey Kong Jr. playing drums, Mario playing a grand piano and Lady as a vocalist.

Cancelation[edit]

According to Ichirou Sakurada, a former Hudson Soft employee, Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi's main reason for cancelation was that it featured songs originally written by Seiko Matsuda, a popular Japanese singer. Nintendo lost the rights to these songs (or possibly never had them to begin with) before the game's scheduled release, and it would have been difficult to import new music over them. Furthermore, there were very few songs in the game at all, with the limited storage capacity of early Famicom games not being able to hold much data. This cartridge was given to Hudson Soft during their development of the Family BASIC accessory as sample software.[3]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドンキーコングの音楽遊び[?]
Donkī Kongu no Ongaku Asobi
Donkey Kong's Music Play

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong’s Fun With Music [NES – Cancelled]. Unseen 64. Accessed June 16, 2008.
  2. ^ Cifaldi, Frank. Nintendo’s (First) Lost Donkey Kong Game. The Video Game History Foundation. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. ^ https://famicoms.net/blog-entry-2236.html (Japanese)