Good thing extra lives are easy to come by!Īt last, a break from all the minecart levels! Ride a rocket barrel through a crystalline cavern as tiny moles with short little arms and big pickaxes try their darndest to kill you. This level is home to the most stupidly placed K-O-N-G letter in the entire game. The mole community living in world 4's caves aren't too happy about you're using their underground railroad, and they're willing to destroy it to make sure you never come back. This isn't the most difficult of minecart levels, but time those jumps carefully - one false move, and you're toast.Ī cart ride with a fuzzy twist - you'll spend half the time hanging from the bottom of the tracks! Good old subterranean ingenuity! Such is the fate of Stu, the giant red bird Donkey Kong must defeat at the end of World 3.
Those golden blocks adorned with sprites from classic Donkey Kong games sure are nice to look at, but pay attention or they'll make you flatter than banana pancakes.Īh, to hatched into a golden cauldron full of deadly explosives. It's a race against time on the back of Rambi the rhino as the temple falls apart around you.
Tiny furballs with teeth like razors? Now that's more like it! Giant waterwheels and snapping sharks.what did you expect to find inside of a long-abandoned temple? Take a break from the tomb raiding for an explosive adventure on the high seas with those pesky pirate crabs. Kong contends with spike switches, stilted chickens, and deadly hummingbirds as he ventures deeper into the ruins. Make your way to the entrance of the ruins hidden deep within the jungle while the world tumbles down around you. Keep one thing in mind as the platforms quickly sink beneath your feet: that's not a delicious tomato soup waiting for you at the bottom of the temple.įinally, Kong gets a chance to stick it to those scurvy pirates. Don't cave to banana-lust when the waves are rolling in.find shelter and stay there until it's safe to move on! It seems you've overstayed your welcome on this idyllic beach, and the ocean itself is going to make sure you don't live to tell anyone about it. Ride on the back of a majestic DK Island whale as you make your way through this stage, and don't forget to slug them right in the blowhole to reach those out of the way Puzzle Pieces and K-O-N-G letters! Is that a thing, now?ĭon't be too frightened by that enormous octopus statue at the beginning of the level, because you'll have a real tentacled behemoth trying to kill you for the next 4 minutes or so. In case you didn't get your fill of pirates firing cannonballs at you in the last level, here's a whole stage dedicated to it! Also, flying jellyfish. What, exactly, is "peaceful" about soaring on an explosive rocket barrel while sharks try to eat you and pirates try to blow you out of the sky? What's that, you say? A joke? What could be worse than pirate sharks and gorilla-eating fish? How about some razor-tipped, electri-flying squid? White sands and crystal-clear sea views invite ignorant gorillas and their little monkey friends into this nasty den of pint-sized pirates and snapping sharks. Nobody knows exactly what Mugly is, but two things are abundantly clear: he's ugly, and he's got a banana to pick with Kong. Now you see it, now you don't! Move quickly, because the moment you step on a platform in this ridiculously challenging secret stage is the moment it begins to fall from under you. Because that would be rude.ĭeep in the jungle hides an underground cave filled with primeval mushrooms and.what's this? A mine cart? Well, it wouldn't be a Donkey Kong Country game without one, now would it? Take a long walk on the beach in this Limbo-inspired, silhouette stunner.īlast from barrel to barrel high above the thick jungle foliage, but make sure you don't smash too many ancient statues as you make your way to the goal. K-O-N-G Letters, 5 Puzzle Pieces, Time Trial, Mirror Mode Swaying trees, perilous pits and patrolling Tikis: it's Tree Top Bop! K-O-N-G Letters, 7 Puzzle Pieces, Time Trial, Mirror Mode
Good thing, too, because Kong will have to learn to climb the thick grass blanketing the walls and ceilings if he's going to make it through this one. It's common knowledge that you can teach an old gorilla new tricks. K-O-N-G Letters, 9 Puzzle Pieces, Time Trial, Mirror Mode
Now get out there, and get those bananas back! Welcome to the jungle! The opening stage of Donkey Kong Country Returns sends players stomping back into a familiar world of barrel-blasting gorillas and banana-hoarding baddies. Otherwise, click on a section below to get started.
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