Based on the concept of street performance, Donkey Kong can perform songs and earn Coins, which he can use to purchase unlockables at DK Town. Beats are obtained by grabbing bananas, which are scattered throughout levels or can be summoned by defeating enemies and interacting with objects.

He said that Jungle Beat "show[s] how we take experiences with our own families at home, or in places other than work, and bring those experiences back to our work". Before the second installment was released in North America, Nintendo and Namco had already started plans for the third game in the series, which, unlike the first two Donkey Konga games, was eventually released only in Japan on March 17, 2005. During gameplay, the player controls Donkey Kong, whose goal is to hit scrolling notes, known as beats.Despite these criticisms it was rated the 95th best game made on a Nintendo System in Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games list. This is the only Donkey Kong game to be rated T for Teen in North America, as it contained lyrics not suitable for younger players.

Donkey Konga was developed by the team that were responsible for developing the Taiko no Tatsujin series. Because the tone differed from previous Donkey Kong games, EAD Tokyo excluded most of the series' recurring characters and elements, aside from Donkey Kong himself and bananas. Aside from a different set of songs, Donkey Konga's North American logo is different from the European and Japanese logo. Compatible with the Donkey Konga series of games, these bongos offer an immersive and entertaining experience for players of all skill levels. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are hanging out at the beach, when they come across some mysterious objects that resemble barrels.Players earn coins by accurately beating their drums, which they can spend on new sound schemes that replace the conga noises (such as dog barks or sounds from past Nintendo games) or expert challenges. The European version was released on the same day as the Game Boy Advance Donkey Kong game DK: King of Swing. All refurbished products go through our Refurbish and Inspection process to insure workability and are backed by a 1 year warranty. The Japanese version has a start-up warning advising players to be wary of vibrations, the sound, and the time of day they play.

Donkey Kong Country • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Adobe Flash) • Hurling for Distance (2005, Adobe Flash) • Barrel-Blastapalooza (2005, Adobe Flash) • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005, arcade) • Mario vs. It features an "About Donkey Konga" section, as well as a minigame where Donkey Kong must throw coconuts at barrels to release 6 music notes.There were also complaints of repetitive boss fights, as the same four bosses are used several times throughout the game with limited features to distinguish them. Koizumi, who had handled character controls and virtual camera systems on previous projects, had been "hearing from many people" that controlling characters in modern games was becoming challenging and harbored a desire to create a game with a simple control scheme that did not rely on a traditional gamepad. A displayed scoreboard counts by accuracy (Great, OK, and Bad) along with the number of missed beats. Donkey Kong Barrel Blast was originally planned to use the Bongos before it was switched from the Nintendo GameCube to the Wii.