For detailed information about this series, see: Donkey Kong Wiki
The character Donkey Kong, as he appears in Donkey Kong Country Returns
Donkey Kong is a series of video games by Nintendo. It stars the titular ape sometimes as the player's character, sometimes as the main villain (Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong 3 and Mario vs Donkey Kong series) and sometimes as the distressed character (Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong Country 2). In some episodes the character only has a supporting role, or doesn't even appear, and the main role is taken by another Kong.
The first game in the series, simply called Donkey Kong, came out in arcades in 1981 and starred a carpenter named Jumpman, later known as Mario, who would later become the star of his own game series.
Video games
This list includes every known Donkey Kong game, for a total of 30 different episodes, and 13 remakes or compilations, making a total of 43 different releases. The list does not count separately re-releases of single games, considered different "versions" of the same game, nor games outside the Donkey Kong series that include Donkey Kong games (such as the Game & Watch Gallery games). Also Diddy Kong Racing is not included because not being titled "Donkey Kong" is considered a series on its own.
Main games
- Donkey Kong (july 9, 1981), Arcade. Released in the following years for Famicom/NES, Famicom Disk System, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64 (in two different versions), Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Coleco Adam, Amiga, Coleco Tabletop, Apple II, DOS. The NES version of the game was also re-released in 2002 for e-Reader, in 2006 for Wii Virtual Console, in 2011 for 3DS Virtual Console, in 2013 for Wii U Virtual Console, in 2016 enclosed in the NES Classic Edition, and in 2018 for Nintendo Switch Online. A version based on the NES one, but more loyal to the original called "Original Version" was released in 2010 for Wii to celebrate the game's 30th annyversary, and in 2014 for Wii U Virtual Console. The arcade version was re-released for Nintendo Switch in the Arcade Archives series in 2018.
- Donkey Kong Jr. (1982), Arcade. Released in the following years for Famicom/NES, Famicom Disk System, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Commodore VIC-20, BBC Micro, in 2003 for e-Reader, in 2004 for Game Boy Advance in the NES Classics series, in 2006 for Wii Virtual Console, in 2012 for 3DS Virtual Console, in 2013 for Wii U Virtual Console, in 2019 for Nintendo Switch Online. The NES version was also enclosed in the NES Classic Edition in North America and Europe. The arcade version was re-released for Nintendo Switch in the Arcade Archives series in 2019.
- Donkey Kong 3 (1983), Arcade. Released in the following years for Famicom/NES, PC-88, FM-7, in 2003 for e-Reader, in 2008 for Wii Virtual Console, in 2013 for 3DS Virtual Console and Wii U Virtual Console, and in 2019 for Nintendo Switch in the Arcade Archives series (Arcade version) and for Nintendo Switch Online (NES version).
- Donkey Kong Country (November 24, 1994), SNES/Super Famicom. Also released in 2000 for Game Boy Color, in 2003 for Game Boy Advance, in 2006 for Wii Virtual Console, in 2014 for Wii U Virtual Console and in 2016 for New 3DS Virtual Console.
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (November 20, 1995), SNES/Super Famicom. Re-released in 2004 for Game Boy Advance, in 2007 for Wii Virtual Console, in 2014 for Wii U Virtual Console and in 2016 for New 3DS Virtual Console.
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (November 19, 1996), SNES/Super Famicom. Re-released in 2005 for Game Boy Advance, in 2007 for Wii Virtual Console and in 2014 for Wii U Virtual Console.
- Donkey Kong 64 (November 6, 1999), Nintendo 64. Re-released in 2015 for Wii U Virtual Console.
- Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (June 28, 2007), Nintendo Wii. Known as Donkey Kong Jet Race in Europe.
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (November 21, 2010), Nintendo Wii. Re-released for Wii U as a digital download in 2015.
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (February 13, 2014), Wii U. Also released in 2018 for Nintendo Switch, featuring some exclusive content.
Other classic series games
- Donkey Kong Jr. Math (December 12,1983), Famicom/NES. Re-released in 2007 for Wii Virtual Console and in 2014 for Wii U Virtual Console.
- Donkey Kong Circus (September 6, 1984), Game & Watch Panorama Screen.
- Donkey Kong Hockey (November 13, 1984), Game & Watch Micro Vs.
- Donkey Kong (June 14, 1994), Game Boy. Called Game Boy Donkey Kong in the title screen, also known as Donkey Kong '94. It was created as a remake to the arcade Donkey Kong, but since it features many new gameplay elements and a total of 101 levels, with only 4 of them based on the original game, it deviates from it enough to be considered a different game. It was re-released for 3DS Virtual Console in 2011.
Donkey Kong Land sub-series
- Donkey Kong Land (June 26, 1995), Game Boy. Basically a handheld version of Donkey Kong Country. Re-released in 2014 for 3DS Virtual Console.
- Donkey Kong Land 2 (September 1, 1996), Game Boy. Basically a handheld version of Donkey Kong Country 2. Re-released in 2014 for 3DS Virtual Console.
- Donkey Kong Land III (October 1, 1997), Game Boy. Basically a handheld version of Donkey Kong Country 3. Re-released in 2014 for 3DS Virtual Console.
DK Bongos games
- Donkey Konga (December 12, 2003), GameCube.
- Donkey Konga 2 (July 1, 2004), GameCube.
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (December 16, 2004), GameCube. Re-released in 2009 for Wii in the New Play Control! series, and this version was released in 2016 for Wii U through Nintendo eShop.
- Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku (March 17, 2005), GameCube. Only released in Japan.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong sub-series
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong (May 24, 2004), Game Boy Advance. Re-released for 3DS Virtual Console in 2011 and for WiiU Virtual Console in 2014.
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (September 25, 2006), Nintendo DS. Re-released for WiiU Virtual Console in 2015.
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (June 8, 2009), Nintendo DSiWare.
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem (November 14, 2010), Nintendo DS.
- Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (May 9, 2013), Nintendo 3DS.
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (March 5, 2015), Wii U, Nintendo 3DS.
- Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (January 28, 2016), Nintendo 3DS, Wii U.
DK sub-series
- DK King of Swing (February 4, 2005), Game Boy Advance. Re-released in 2014 for Wii U Virtual Console.
- DK: Jungle Climber (June 8, 2008), Nintendo DS. Re-released in 2015 for Wii U Virtual Console.
Remakes
- Donkey Kong (1982), LCD Tabletop by Coleco
- Donkey Kong (June 3, 1982), Game & Watch Double Screen. Adaptation of the first level of the arcade game. It was re-released in 1998 in the Mini Classics series.
- Donkey Kong Jr. (October 26, 1982), Game & Watch New Wide Screen. Adaptation of the first level of the arcade game. Re-released in 1998 in the Mini Classics series and in 2009 for DSiWare.
- Donkey Kong II (March 7 1983), Game & Watch Double Screen. Adaptation of the third and fourth levels of Donkey Kong Jr.
- Donkey Kong Jr. (April 28, 1983), Game & Watch Tabletop. Also released shortly after in the Panorama screen series, and by Coleco in their LCD Tabletop series.
- Donkey Kong 3 (August 20, 1984), Game & Watch Micro Vs. A competitive version of the arcade game.
- Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū (October 1984), NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1.
- Donkey Kong (1989), Nelsonic Game Watch.
- Donkey Kong (1994), Game Watch. Adaptation of Game Boy Donkey Kong.
- Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong (January 28, 2000), Game Boy Color. Colored remake of Donkey Kong Land III, only released in Japan.
- Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (May 24, 2013), Nintendo 3DS.
Re-releases in compilations
- Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros. (1983), Arcade.
- Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Math Lesson (1985), Famicom/NES.
- Donkey Kong Classics (October 1988), NES. Includes the NES versions of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.
Arcade Machines
- Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever (2005), medal game.
- Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom (16 november 2006), slot machine.
Cinema & TV
Three TV series have been released:
- Donkey Kong, part of the Saturday Supercade. It last 19 episodes in two seasons (13 episodes season one, 6 episodes season 2), starting 17 september 1983 and the last episode airing 13 october 1984.
- Donkey Kong Jr., still part of the Saturday Supercade, but only aired in the first season, lasting 13 episodes from 17 september 1983 to 10 december 1983.
- Donkey Kong Country, a computer-generated animated series, originally aired in France within the program La Planète de Donkey Kong. It lasted 40 episodes in two seasons (26 episodes season one, 14 episodes season 2), starting 4 september 1996 and the last episode airing 23 september 1997.
The documentary film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters revolves around Donkey Kong, but it'is not an actual part of the series since it's not fictional (also it's not actually titled "Donkey Kong").
Publications
Some very minor Donkey Kong comics have been released within magazines, mainly for promotional purposes:
- Donkey Kong Country, a three part comic published on the german Club Nintendo magazine from january to march 1995.
- Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24, an original story published on the june 1996 issue of the german Club Nintendo magazine.
- Donkey Kong 64: Bumm-Badabumm im Urwald, published on the german Nintendo Fun Vision magazine in 2000.
- Donkey Kong in When the Banana Split, published on the Disney Adventures magazine in 2000.
Board Games
- Donkey Kong - Net zo spannend als het echte videospel (1981), dutch game based on the Donkey Kong arcade game.
- Donkey Kong Card Game (1983).
- Donkey Kong Country Board Game (1998).
- Donkey Kong Country Cards(1998)
- Donkey Kong 64 Cards (1999).
- Donkey Kong Jenga (2008).
LPs & CDs
Soundtrack CDs for almost every game in the series have been released.
Toys
Many Donkey Kong toys have been released. The most interesting include:
- Super Donkey Kong 2 Plush Puppets (1996).
- Donkey Kong Country Action Figures (1998), Based on the game series.
- Donkey Kong Country Toys (1998), based on the TV show.
Merchandise
Other Donkey Kong merchandise include:
- Donkey Kong Collectible Arcade Figures (1981).
- Donkey Kong Cereals (1982).
- Donkey Kong Junior Cereals (1984).
- DK Bongos (2003), GameCube peripheral.
- Donkey Kong Country Returns Banana Pouch (2010), pouch that can store a Wii Remote.
Links to other series
Note: this list also includes cameos of Mario as hero of the game Donkey Kong, while cameos of Donkey Kong as a Mario Kart character will only be listed in the Mario series' page. It's not included every time in a TV show somebody says "It's on like Donkey Kong", that being a pop culture expression no more connected with the series. Also it's not included every time a game, or any other media imitating a game, features a character throwing barrels or other rolling obstacles, being an element common to videogames and not necessarily a reference to Donkey Kong.
| Direction | Series | Date | Description | Type
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| King Kong | July 1981 | Donkey Kong is partially inspired on King Kong; The King Kong LCD game is based on Donkey Kong. | 3 |
| Popeye | July 1981 | Donkey Kong is partially inspired on Popeye. | 3 |
|
| Crazy Kong | 1981 | Crazy Kong is a clone of Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Greenhouse | 1983 | Donkey Kong 3 features many similarities to Greenhouse, and the main character might also be the same. | 3 |
| Pinball (Nintendo) | 1983 | Mario and Pauline from Donkey Kong make an appearance in a bonus minigame in Nintendo's Pinball. | 1 |
|
| Killer Kong | 1983 | Killer Kong is a clone of Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Mario | July 14, 1983 | The Mario series is a spinoff of the Donkey Kong series and characters from Donkey Kong appeared in many Mario games; Mario makes an appearance in Donkey Kong Country 2, while elements from the Mario series are featured in "Modern" versions of Donkey Kong games within the Game & Watch Gallery series; the Mario vs Donkey Kong sub-series is part of both series. | 1 |
|
| Frogger | September 17, 1983 | Frogger meets Donkey Kong between the episodes of their shows in the Saturday Supercade. | 1 |
|
| Pitfall | September 17, 1983 | Donkey Kong characters meet Pitfall! characters between episodes of their shows in the Saturday Supercade. | 1 |
|
| Q*bert | October 01, 1983 | Mario meets Q*bert between the episodes of Donkey Kong and Q*bert, in the Saturday Supercade, while Q*bert meets Donkey Kong Jr. between the episodes of their respective shows. | 1 |
|
| Mickey Mouse | February 28, 1984 | The Mickey Mouse Panorama screen Game & Watch and Donkey Kong Circus have the same gameplay and got their serial numbers swapped. | 3 |
|
| Gremlins (Warner Bros.) | June 08, 1984 | The Coleco LCD Tabletop Donkey Kong can be seen in a scene in Gremlins. | 2 |
|
| Punch-Out!! | July 31, 1984 | Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. make an appearance in the audience in the arcade game Punch-Out!!; Donkey Kong is a secret opponent in Punch-Out!! for Wii. | 1 |
|
| Kangaroo (Atari) | September 08, 1984 | Kangaroos Joey and Katy meet Donkey Kong between the episodes of their shows in the Saturday Supercade. | 1 |
|
| Space Ace | September 08, 1984 | The Donkey Kong TV show was aired with the Space Ace TV show in the Saturday Supercade. | 3 |
|
| Family Basic games | February 21, 1985 | Mario and Pauline from Donkey Kong make an appearance in built-in games in Family Basic - v.3. | 1 |
|
| Konami's Ping Pong | May 30, 1987 | Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in the audience in Smash Ping Pong, the Famicom Disk System version of Konami's Ping Pong. | 1 |
|
| Mother | July 27, 1989 | In the first Mother an arcade cabinet for a game very similar to Donkey Kong can be spotted. | 2.5 |
|
| Captain N | September 09, 1989 | Donkey Kong is a recurring character in Captain N: the Game Master. | 1 |
|
| Tetris | November 1989 | Donkey Kong makes an appearance in Tetris for NES and in Tetris DS. | 1 |
|
| The Muppets | December 02, 1989 | The Muppets Babies episode "It's Only Pretendo" features gameplay scenes from Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. | 2 |
|
| F-1 Race | November 09, 1990 | Donkey Kong makes a cameo in the game boy version of F-1 Race. | 1 |
|
| Golf (Nintendo) | November 28, 1991 | Donkey Kong makes a cameo in NES Open Tournament Golf. | 1 |
|
| Billy Madison | February 10, 1995 | In a scene in Billy Madison, some characters talk about Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Earthworm Jim | March 15, 1995 | In the Sega CD version of Earthworm Jim, a Donkey Kong mask is unlockable; in Donkey Kong Country 2 a gun looking like Earthworm Jim's can be seen in Cranky Kong's video game hero challenge results. | 2 |
|
| Wario | June 1995 | Wario meets Donkey and Diddy Kong in the comic Warios Weihnachtsmärchen; various microgames in the WarioWare series are based on Donkey Kong games; a music track from WarioWare Twisted! is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 1 |
|
| Yoshi | November 20, 1995 | Yoshi makes an appearance in Donkey Kong Country 2; a baby version of Donkey Kong, called Baby Donkey Kong, is playable in Yoshi's Island DS. | 1 |
|
| Zelda | November 20, 1995 | Link makes an appearance in Donkey Kong Country 2 and is referenced in Donkey Kong Country 3. He is also playable in a minigame version of Donkey Kong within NES Remix. | 1 |
|
| Killer Instinct (Rare) | November 20, 1995 | Arcade cabinets and a poster for Killer Instinct can be seen in Donkey Kong Country 2. | 2 |
|
| The Simpsons | December 17, 1995 | Bart imagines Donkey Kong in The Simspons episode "Marge Be Not Proud"; there are other Donkey Kong references in other episodes of the series as well as the comics and videogames. | 2 |
|
| Kirby | March 21, 1996 | The "Kong's Barrel" is an obtainable item in Kirby Super Star; the theme from the Kirby TV show is featured in the Japanese and North American versions of Donkey Konga, while a song from Kirby's Adventure is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 1 |
|
| Crash Bandicoot | August 31, 1996 | The Crash Bandicoot series features references to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Indiana Jones | September 1996 | La Planète Donkey Kong features an episode titled "Raiders of the Lost Banana", referncing Raiders of the Lost Ark. | 3 |
|
| Manhole | February 01, 1997 | UNDIRECT: Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in Modern Manhole within Game & Watch Gallery. | 1 |
|
| Fire (G&W) | February 01, 1997 | UNDIRECT: Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in Modern Fire within Game & Watch Gallery and Game & Watch Gallery Advance. | 1 |
|
| Oil Panic | February 01, 1997 | UNDIRECT: Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in Modern Oil Panic within Game & Watch Gallery. | 1 |
|
| James Bond | August 25, 1997 | GoldenEye 007 features a cheat mode called "DK mode" as a reference to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Game & Watch Gallery | September 27, 1997 | Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in the ending credits for Game & Watch Gallery 2 and in various "Modern" games through the series, while he and Donkey Kong appear in the title screen for Game & Watch Gallery Advance; Donkey Kong Game & Watch games are playable in Game & Watch Gallery and its sequels; | 1 |
|
| Parachute | September 27, 1997 | UNDIRECT: Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in Modern Parachute within Game & Watch Gallery 2. | 1 |
|
| Diddy Kong Racing | November 21, 1997 | Diddy Kong Racing is a spinoff of the Donkey Kong series. | 1 |
|
| Jazz Jackrabbit | April 13, 1998 | Jazz Jackrabbit 2 features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Super Smash Bros. | January 21, 1999 | Characters, places and items from the Donkey Kong series are featured in all Super Smash Bros. games; Mr. Game & Watch makes a cameo in Donkey Kong Country Returns. | 1 |
|
| N-Gang | June 1999 | Characters from the Donkey Kong series appear in "Freeze Frame" and other N-Gang episodes. | 1 |
|
| Conker | June 08, 1999 | Conker plays a tune from Donkey Kong in Conker's Poket Tales. | 2 |
|
| Banjo-Kazooie | November 06, 1999 | Musical instruments from Banjo-Kazooie can be seen in Donkey Kong 64; there also are minor references to the Donkey Kong series in Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie. | 1 |
|
| Jetman | November 06, 1999 | Donkey Kong 64 features Jetpac as a playable minigame. | 2 |
|
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | January 18, 2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Doomed" feature a reference to Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Picross | June 01, 2000 | Picross NP Vol. 8 includes images from the Donkey Kong series. | 2 |
|
| Pokémon | December 14, 2000 | In Pokémon Stadium 2, connecting an NES to a TV can show an image from Donkey Kong; music themes from the Pokémon series are featured in Donkey Konga games. | 2 |
|
| Animal Crossing | April 14, 2001 | The NES games Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. Math are featured as unlockable playable games in Dobutsu no Mori with Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3 added in its revisions, while Donkey Kong can be heard playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze; Louie from Animal Forest is based on Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Rain Shower (G&W) | October 25, 2002 | UNDIRECT: Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in Modern Rain Shower within Game & Watch Gallery Advance. | 1 |
|
| Futurama | January 06, 2002 | Donkey Kong appears as one of the video game characters in Futurama's episode Anthology of Interest II. | 2 |
|
| The Fairly OddParents | September 13, 2002 | The Fairly Odd Parents episode "Fairy Fairy Quite Contrary" features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Sabreman | June 06, 2003 | Sabre Wulf's head appear in Cranky Kong's house in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country. | 1 |
|
| Hyokkori Hyotan-jima | December 12, 2003 | The theme from the Hyokkori Hyotan-jima TV show is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga. | 2 |
|
| Super Sentai-Power Rangers | December 12, 2003 | The ending theme from Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga, while the opening theme from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Hamtaro | December 12, 2003 | The opening theme from the Hamtaro TV show is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga. | 2 |
|
| Starfy | December 12, 2003 | The Legend of Starfy theme is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga. | 2 |
|
| Pikmin | December 12, 2003 | "Ai no Uta" and "Tane no Uta", the songs from the japanese commercials for Pikmin and Pikmin 2, are featured respectively in the japanese versions of Donkey Konga. | 2 |
|
| Doraemon | December 12, 2003 | Themes from the Doraemon TV show are featured in the Japanese versions of Donkey Konga and Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Detective Conan | December 12, 2003 | Opening themes from the Detective Conan TV show are featured in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga and in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Bayside Shakedown | December 12, 2003 | The ending theme from the Bayside Shakedown TV show is featured in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga. | 2 |
|
| Galaxy Express 999 | December 12, 2003 | The theme from the Galaxy Express 999 TV show is featured in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga. | 2 |
|
| Angel (Fox) | February 04, 2004 | In the Angel episode "You're Welcome", Spike plays a game implied to be Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Heidi, Girl of the Alps | July 01, 2004 | The theme from the Heidi, Girl of the Alps TV show is featured in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Mazinger | July 01, 2004 | The theme from the Mazinger Z TV show is featured in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Chibi Maruko-chan | July 01, 2004 | The theme from the Chibi Maruko-chan TV show is featured in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Gundam | July 01, 2004 | The theme from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is featured in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga 2, while the theme from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Naruto | July 01, 2004 | Themes from the Naruto TV show are featured in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga 2 and in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo | July 01, 2004 | Themes from the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo TV show are featured in the Japanese version of Donkey Konga 2 and in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Pretty Cure | July 01, 2004 | The theme from the Pretty Cure TV show is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Kaiketsu Zorori | July 01, 2004 | The theme from the Kaiketsu Zorori TV show is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Aim for the Ace! | July 01, 2004 | The theme from the Aim for the Ace! TV drama is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Minimoni de Bremen no Ongakutai | July 01, 2004 | The theme from Minimoni de Bremen no Ongakutai is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Monkey (Nippon Television) | July 01, 2004 | The theme from Monkey is featured in the japanese version of Donkey Konga 2. | 2 |
|
| Daigasso! Band Brothers | December 02, 2004 | Songs from the Donkey Kong series are featured in Daigasso! Band Brothers. | 2 |
|
| Mr. Pants | December 07, 2004 | The game It's Mr. Pants is based on the never released Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers. | 3 |
|
| Clu Clu Land | February 04, 2005 | Bubbles from Clu Clu Land is unlockable in DK King of Swing. | 1 |
|
| Fullmetal Alchemist | March 17, 2005 | The theme from the Fullmetal Alchemist TV show is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Star Fox | March 17, 2005 | A song from Star Fox: Assault is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Touch | March 17, 2005 | The theme from the Touch TV show is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Dragon Ball | March 17, 2005 | The theme from Dragon Ball Z is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Shin-chan | March 17, 2005 | The theme from the Shin-chan TV show is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Atashin'chi | March 17, 2005 | The theme from the Atashin'chi TV show is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Fire Emblem | March 17, 2005 | The song from the Fire Emblem: Fuin no Tsurugi commercial is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Balloon Fight | March 17, 2005 | A song from Balloon Fight is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Kid Icarus | March 17, 2005 | A song from Kid Icarus is featured in Donkey Konga 3, while Kid Icarus: Uprising features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Nazo no Murasame Jo | March 17, 2005 | A song from Nazo no Murasame Jo is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Ice Climber | March 17, 2005 | A song from Ice Climber is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Dig Dug | March 17, 2005 | A song from Dig Dug is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Xevious | March 17, 2005 | A song from Xevious is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Mappy | March 17, 2005 | A song from Mappy is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Babylonian Castle Saga | March 17, 2005 | A song from The Tower of Druaga is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Sky Kid | March 17, 2005 | A song from Sky Kid is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Pac-Man | March 17, 2005 | A song from Pac-Man is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2 |
|
| Robot Chicken | July 03, 2005 | "The Sack" and other later episodes feature segments parodying Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Dance Dance Revolution | July 14, 2005 | Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix includes a track from Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Asterix | October 16, 2005 | In Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum there are some references to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Baten Kaitos | February 23, 2006 | There's a reference to Donkey Kong in Baten Kaitos Origins. | 3 |
|
| Kappa Mikey | March 04, 2006 | The Kappa Mikey episode "Ship of Fools" features a game based on Donkey Kong. | 2.5 |
|
| Scott Pilgrim | May 24, 2006 | Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| The Fast and the Furious | June 16, 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Supernatural | October 5, 2006 | Evan plays Donkey Kong on his tablet in the Supernatural season 2 episode 'Everybody Loves a Clown". | 2 |
|
| Code Monkeys | July 11, 2007 | Code Monkeys features references to Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| July 27, 2006 | Plättchen Twist 'n' Paint was originally intended to include DK Bongos compatibility, but this feature was scrapped. | ||
|
| Game & Watch Collection | July 28, 2006 | The Game & Watch Donkey Kong is included in Game & Watch Collection. | 2 |
|
| Class of 3000 | November 17, 2006 | The Class of 3000 episode "Funky Monkey" features a reference do Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| My Name Is Earl | February 01, 2007 | The My Name Is Earl episode "Foreign Exchange Student" features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | September 08, 2007 | The Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! episode "Galactic Smash: Space Attack (Part 1)" features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Sonic | November 06, 2007 | The first Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games features a reference to the game Donkey Kong, while Donkey Kong himself is selectable in its sequels; also in Donkey Kong Country 2 a pair of shoes looking like Sonic's can be seen in Cranky Kong's video game hero challenge results. | 1 |
|
| Wii games | December 01, 2007 | The moving beartraps in Wii Fit may be based on Snapjaws from Donkey Kong Jr. | 3 |
|
| Braid | August 06, 2008 | Braid features a level based on Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Strong Bad | December 15, 2008 | Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 5: 8-Bit Is Enough features a fictional game based on Donkey Kong. | 2.5 |
|
| Matt Hazard | February 26, 2009 | Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard features references to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| The Big Bang Theory | January 18, 2010 | The Big Bang Theory episode "The Bozeman Reaction" features a reference to Donkey Kong; characters from the show play Donkey Kong Jenga in the episode "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver". | 2 |
|
| Pink Panther | March 28, 2010 | In the episode "Pinxillated" of the Pink Panther and Pals TV show, there's an arcade game similar to Donkey Kong. | 2.5 |
|
| Fish Hooks | September 24, 2010 | The Fish Hooks episode "Fish Out of Water" features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Megamind | November 05, 2010 | A scene in the movie Megamind parodies Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Metroid | November 21, 2010 | Creatures from the Metroid series appear in the background in Donkey Kong Country Returns, along with other references to the series, while Samus' Gunship and a Metroid appear in Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze. | 1 |
|
| American Dad! | February 13, 2011 | A character based on Mario can be seen in the American Dad! episode "A Piñata Named Desire", while in "School Lies" a parody of Donkey Kong can be seen; there also are other references to the game in other episodes. | 2.5 |
|
| Ready Player One | August 16, 2011 | Donkey Kong is mentioned several times in Ready Player One. | 2 |
|
| Two and a Half Men | September 26, 2011 | The Two and a Half Men episode "People Who Love Peepholes" features a cabinet of Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Pushmo | October 05, 2011 | Pushmo features a level based on a sprite of Donkey Kong Jr. | 2 |
|
| Minecraft | October 07, 2011 | Minecraft features a picture of Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Mii Plaza | December 2011 | Mii Plaza includes a Puzzle Swap puzzle based on Donkey Kong Country Returns. | 2 |
|
| The Lorax | March 02, 2012 | Once-ler mentioned to Ted about Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Gravity Falls | September 14, 2012 | The Gravity Falls episode "Fight Fighters" features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Borderlands | September 18, 2012 | The Donkey Mong enemy in Borderlands 2 is based on Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Wreck-It Ralph | November 02, 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph features some references to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Nintendo Land | November 18, 2012 | Nintendo Land features a minigame based on Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Lego City | March 18, 2013 | The videogame Lego City Undercover features a reference to Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| Annoying Orange | June 24, 2013 | "Grapefruit vs Donkey Kong" is a Annoying Orange parody of Donkey Kong. | 3 |
|
| NES Remix | December 18, 2013 | NES Remix includes challenges based on Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3. | 2 |
|
| Captain Toad | December 05, 2014 | There's a Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker level based on the Donkey Kong Arcade game. | 3 |
|
| Nintendo Badge Arcade | September 24, 2015 | Nintendo Badge Arcade features badges based on Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. | 2 |
|
| Johnny Test | December 25, 2014 | Johnny avoids barrels and climbs up ladders in like Jump-man in the Donkey Kong arcade games. | 3 |
|
| Ace Combat | January 29, 2015 | Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy + features unlockable aircraft themed after Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Family Guy | February 15, 2015 | The Family Guy episode "Encyclopedia Griffin" features a skit based on Donkey Kong. | 2 |
|
| Community | March 31, 2015 | In the Community episode "Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing", the original Donkey Kong game is mentioned, saying that it's the rip-off of a game called "Construction snake". | 2 |
|
| Pixels | July 24, 2015 | Donkey Kong appears as one of the videogame characters in the movie, Pixels. | 1 |
|
| Death Battle! | August 12, 2015 | Donkey Kong has been a subject for Death Battle! | 2 |
|
| Skylanders | September 20, 2015 | Donkey Kong appears as a playable character in Skylanders: SuperChargers. | 1 |
|
| Luigi | January 28, 2016 | Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge features a level based on Luigi's Mansion. | 2 |
|
| Angry Video Game Nerd | March 29, 2016 | A poster for Donkey Kong Country 2 can be seen in Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation. | 2 |
|
| Miitopia | December 8, 2016 | Miitopia features a costume based on Donkey Kong, obtainable by scanning a Donkey Kong amiibo. | 2 |
|
| Splatoon | July 21, 2017 | A poster based on the Donkey Kong series appears in the stage Ancho-V Games in Splatoon 2. | 2.5 |
|
| Rabbids | August 29, 2017 | DK Barrels from the Donkey Kong series make an appearance in Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle where there also is a Rabbid Kong enemy. The Donkey Kong Adventure expansion to the game is based on the Donkey Kong series and features Donkey Kong as a selectable character. | 1 |
|
| Pop Team Epic | January 28, 2018 | There's a minor reference to Donkey Kong Country 2 in episode 4 of Pop Team Epic. | 3 |
|
| Simple Samosa | 2020 | Donkey Kong is referenced in the Simple Samosa episode "Khelo Samosa". | 2.5 |
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA
unless otherwise noted.
