Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a 2004 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It follows the gorilla Donkey Kong as he sets out to defeat a series of evil kings to conquer the jungle. Jungle Beat is designed for use with the DK Bongos, a bongo drum-style GameCube controller created for the Donkey Konga (2003) rhythm game. The player controls Donkey Kong through various side-scrolling levels as he collects bananas, swings on vines, chains combos, rides animals, and defeats enemies and bosses.
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- Released
- 2004
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 16 December 2004 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q936413, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Donkey Kong Jungle Beat? How long to beat it
Total play time for Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is about 11 hours to do everything, and around 4.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 4.3h | 57 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 7.3h | 20 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 11h | 18 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Donkey Kong Jungle Beat sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Donkey Kong Jungle Beat lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 66ahead of 18% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 38ahead of 79% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
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Common questions about Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
What platforms is Donkey Kong Jungle Beat on?
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is available on Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii. It first released in 2004.
Who made Donkey Kong Jungle Beat?
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Donkey Kong Jungle Beat?
about 4.3 hours for the main story, 7.3 hours with the main extras, 11 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.