Columbia chose this as the album's second single. Of the album's games, Donkey Kong was certainly the biggest hit after Pac-Man at the time. But it just didn't make the impact "Pac-Man Fever" did. Buckner estimated it sold 200k-300k. A far cry from the 1 million of "Pac-Man Fever."
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| "Do the Donkey Kong" 45 picture sleeve, side 1 |
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| "Do the Donkey Kong" 45 picture sleeve, side 2 |
Only sold as a 45, it came in an attractive picture sleeve featuring the Donkey Kong logo and screenshot. Notably, the 45 has a ™ after the game name and a Nintendo trademark notice at the bottom. The "Pac-Man Fever" single had neither. (For Midway, in that case.)
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| "Do the Donkey Kong" side 1 |
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| "Do the Donkey Kong (Instrumental)" side 2 |
Side 1 is an abbreviated version (3:16) of the album track (4:32). The song only consists of two verses and choruses, a keyboard solo, and then repeated adlibs on the chorus, so it's simply a matter of fading early. The album version of the song features a false ending fade out inspired by "Do You Love Me" by the Contours. But side 1 of the 45 fades even before that point. You can find it on YouTube.
Side 2 features an exclusive instrumental version of "Do the Donkey Kong". Today it'd be called a karaoke version. And THIS version fades out where the false ending is on the album version. This version was not currently on YouTube, so I believe my upload is a 52 Weeks of Pac-Man Fever exclusive.
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