Donkey Konga 2

Donkey Konga 2
Also known as: Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade (JP) Developer: Namco Publisher: Nintendo Platform: GameCube Released in JP: July 1, 2004 Released in US: May 9, 2005 Released in EU: June 3, 2005 This game has unused code. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences.

Donkey Konga 2 is a follow-up of Donkey Konga. It's the last Donkey Konga game released in US and Europe. Japan would get one more Donkey Konga game called Donkey Konga 3.

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Unused Graphics

Funky Kong Badge

Unused	Final

In the Game > Badge.nut file (Intentional versions) is a different badge design of Funky Kong. The unused one shows a front-facing render, while the final one uses the image from Diddy's Kong Quest.

ASCII Font

US

While the letters Œ œ ‘ ’ “ ” are in the texture file, they can't be displayed since the game uses Shift-JIS. If the first hex byte is between 81 - 9F, this tells the game this is a Japanese character, and the second byte confirms which Japanese character to use. Since those European characters also use 81 - 9F, the game won't display them.

Regional Differences

Startup Screens

Japan	US	Europe

The Japanese version uses the same start-up warning image from the Japanese version of Donkey Konga that tells the players to be wary of vibrations, the sound, and the amount of time they play. The International versions replaces this image with a Health and Safety message.

Japan	International

A common change where the Nintendo logo is blue in the Japanese version, while it is red in the International versions.

Title Screen

Japan	US	Europe

• The Japanese version has ドンキーコンガ2 below the English title.
• The Japanese version has a subtitle ヒットソングパレード which translates to Hit Song Parade.
• The Japanese title has additional copyright information.
• The US version reuses the title from Donkey Konga, but adds a 2 to the title.
• The European version modifies the Japanese title by removing the Japanese text and making it larger.
• The PRESS START BUTTON text has had the word BUTTON removed for the International versions.

Song Genres

Japan	US	Europe

The Japanese and European versions display the Genre on the Song Panels, while the US version doesn't display them.

Buttons on DK Bongos

Japan	US	Europe

The American version removed the Green Arrow that indicated which button to press that represented A on the DK Bongos.

Japan	US	Europe

The American version removed the Red Arrows that indicated which buttons to press that represented B on the DK Bongos.

Currency Symbol

Japan	International

The currency symbol in the Japanese version (which is a parody of the Japanese ¥ currency) was changed to look like a Banana Coin in the International versions.

Results Screen

Japan	International

The Results Screen on the Japanese version has shapes behind GREAT, OK, BAD, and MISS. These were removed in the International versions.

Jam / Beat-Mix

Japan	International

The Japanese version reuses the ＣＯＯＬ / Jam mode from Donkey Konga where all the required notes to hit are not displayed, which means you have to memorize which notes to hit.

This mode was replaced with Beat-Mix in the International versions where the notes you need to hit are different each time you play a song.

Challenge

US	Europe

The Song Number text position in the European version is placed above the Number Flag, and the font color was changed from red to blue.

Additional Text below Notes

Japan	International

Like in Donkey Konga, the Japanese version has text below the notes to explain what action to perform. These were disabled in the International versions (the textures are still present in the Game.nut file). The sounds with パ (pa) correspond to the higher-pitched drum, those with ポ (po) correspond to the lower-pitched drum, and those with チャ (cha) correspond to clapping. Those that end with ン (n) tend to be used at the end of a sequence of notes. For example, a sequence involving three hits of the lower drum in rapid succession might be represented as ポ ポ ポン (po po pon).

(Source: [1])

Left Notes:

パ pa

パッ pa—

パン pan

Right Notes:

ポ po

ポッ po—

ポン pon

Clap Notes:

チャ cha

チャッ cha—

チャン chan

Both Notes:

Ｄ Double

Other Notes:

～ Drum / Clap Rolls

連打 Consecutive Hits

拍手 Applause

The text below the notes can be enabled by using the following Gecko Codes:

US Version:
  0401C678 60000000
  0401C67C 60000000
  0401C884 60000000
  0401C888 60000000

Europe Version:
  0401DBF0 60000000
  0401DBF4 60000000
  0401DDFC 60000000
  0401DE00 60000000

US

Badges

Japan	International

Some of the badges were changed in the International version:

• The human badges were removed.
• The Boo badge was removed.
• Six extra Donkey Kong Country badges were added.
• Five new Star Fox Assault badges were added.

Japan	International

The default badges in the Japanese version are the human badges, while they are the Donkey Kong Country badges in the International versions.

ASCII Font

US	Europe

Some of the ASCII letters in the European version were changed (see table below).

ASCII Letter	Letter in US	Letter in Europe
~	œ	œ
$	★	★
@	♪	♪
{	{	ͤ
}	}	ʳ
"	“	"
'	‘	'

Songs

Like the first Donkey Konga game, Donkey Konga 2 has different songs between the Japanese, American, and European versions.

Song #	Japan	US	Europe
1	愛のために。 For the Sake of Love	Predictable
2	さくらんぼ Cherries	The Anthem	That's The Way (I Like It)
3	secret base ～君がくれたもの～ Secret Base (What You Gave Me)	Drive
4	ＷＩＬＤ　ＣＨＡＬＬＥＮＧＥＲ Wild Challenger	Wish You Were Here	Jungle Boogie
5	Ｏｖｅｒ　Ｄｒｉｖｅ Over Drive	Trouble
6	ダイナマイト Dynamite	Road Trip	Don't Let Me Get Me
7	全部だきしめて Embracing Every Bit of You	Sidewalks
8	Go Girl ～恋のヴィクトリー～ Go Girl (Victory of Love)	La Bamba The Bamba
9	ＷＡになっておどろう Let's Dance in a Circle	Boombastic
10	モンキーマジック Monkey Magic	I Don't Want To Know (If You Don't Want Me)
11	Yeah！めっちゃホリディ Yeah! Super Holiday	Unpretty	I'm A Slave 4 U
12	おどるポンポコリン Dancing Pompokolin	U Don't Have To Call	I Just Wanna Live
13	ドラえもんのうた Doraemon's Song	Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)	Are You Ready For Love?
14	チャレンジャー！！ Challenger!	All Star
15	ハッスル Hustle	Why Don't We Fall In Love	Pumping On Your Stereo
16	ＤＡＮＺＥＮ！ふたりはプリキュア Absolutely! We are Pretty Cure	No More Drama	Mansize Rooster
17	ビバ★ロック Viva ★ Rock	Contact
18	Ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ Realize	Come Clean	Green Greens (Kirby)
19	おしえて Tell Me	Born Too Slow	Pokémon Main Theme
20	マジンガーＺ Mazinger Z	Rock The Boat	Mute City Theme (F-ZERO)
21	ラッキーチャチャチャ！ Lucky Cha Cha Cha!	Send the Pain Below	Super Mario Bros. 3 Theme
22	特捜戦隊デカレンジャー Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger	Donkey Konga 2 Theme
23	ゼルダの伝説　ラテンフュージョン The Legend of Zelda Theme	Headstrong	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
24	スーパードンキーコングのテーマ Donkey Kong Country Theme	Pieces	La Cucaracha The Cockroach
25	Donkey-Kong-A-Go-Go!! Donkey Konga 2 Theme	Full Moon	Breakfast At Tiffany's
26	ＡＭＢＩＴＩＯＵＳ　ＪＡＰＡＮ！ Ambitious Japan!	Losing My Religion
27	種のうた The Seed Song	Shiny Happy People
28	アルプス一万尺 10,000 Feet Up in the Alps	It's Been a While	Runaway Train
29	ガンタナメラ Guantánamera	High Roller	Eine kleine Nachtmusik A Little Night Music
30	トレパーク Trepak	Trepak
31	ハバネラ Habañera	Habañera aka Havanaise
32	子犬のワルツ Minute Waltz	Minute Waltz	William Tell Overture
33			Enjoy The Silence
Hidden	蛍の光 Auld Lang Syne	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

The Hidden Song is played at the end of the Challenge set.

Sound Sets

There are sixteen new sound sets that were added to Donkey Konga 2 that can be purchased from the Shopping Mall. Most of the sound sets were changed in the International versions.

Sound Set #	Japan	US	Europe
1	アルプス Alps	Alarms
2	スーパーカー Super Car	Birds
3	ジャングル Jungle	Boing
4	ＳＦ Science Fiction	Party
5	ラテン Latin	Drums
6	ゼルダ Zelda	Fight
7	サイレン Siren	Gigglebox
8	オーシャン Ocean	Gong
9	木魚 Mokugyo (Wooden Fish)	Horns
10	音符の色 Colored Notes	Kittycat
11	チャイナ China	Office
12	じゃんけん Janken (Rock Paper Scissors)	Safari	Carmen
13	純正ドラム Drums	Ding
14	カルメン Carmen	Sea Mammals
15	いたずら Prank	Symphony
16	ＤＪ Disc Jockey	Synth