DK Bongos

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DK Bongos are drum-like controllers for the Nintendo GameCube game series Donkey Konga, Donkey Konga 2, Donkey Konga 3, Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, and the upcoming Wii title DK Bongo Blast. Each side of the controller is shaped like a classic Donkey Kong barrel with a rubber drumskin fastened on top. It also has a built-in microphone to detect clapping (although hitting the sides of it also functions well).

In Japan the controller is called the Tarukonga (or "TaruConga") controller. The name is a mulitlayered pun, combining "Taru" (the Japanese word for "barrel"), "Kon", or "Con" (a suffix used by Namco when naming their original peripherals, such as the "GunCon", or the "TaTaCon"), and Konga (or Conga).

In the Donkey Konga series, the DK Bongos detect left and right hits, and clapping.

The DK Bongos are also confirmed to be compatible with the Wii.

[edit] Games that utilize DK Bongos

• Donkey Konga
• Donkey Konga 2
• Donkey Konga 3 (Japan Only)
• Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat

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