Bongo

Bongos are drum-like instruments first encountered in the game Donkey Kong 64; they can be found in many subsequent games after Donkey Kong 64.

In Donkey Kong 64 a pair of Bongos can be purchased by Donkey Kong from Candy Kong in Candy's Music Shop. With these bongos Donkey Kong is able to use the special attack, "Bongo Blast". The attack sends out soundwaves that can defeat ant nearby enemies; if Bongo Blast is used on a Bongo Blast Music Pad then it will cause an event to occur.

In the game Donkey Konga Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, while lazing around on the beach one day, come across some bongos half-buried in the sand. Taking the bongos, Donkey and Diddy decide to become experts with them and hold concerts to make which they can make money to buy huge amounts of bananas with.

Bongos are also used by Donkey and Diddy (among others) in Donkey Konga 2 and Donkey Konga 3. They are also used by the player in Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat to control Donkey Kong. Special jet-propelled bongos will aparently be used by the Kongs and the Kremlings to race eachother in the upcoming game, DK Bongo Blast.