Tree Top Bop

Make your way to the right, jumping onto blue Awks and Tiki Dooms as you go. When you reach the edge, pick up the DK Barrel. You don’t need Diddy Kong to get the first Puzzle Piece but it is easier with him. So, once you have him, run to the edge and hover-jump across the gap to a platform on the opposite side, where you will find the Puzzle Piece. Hover-jump back to the main level to continue.

Head up the tilting tree on the right side near the edge. From there jump into the floating barrel. It will move back and forth from left to right. When you are under the K KONG letter, shoot out of the barrel to collect it. When you drop back into the barrel, shoot yourself up into the other barrel to the right of the K KONG letter. It will then shoot you up to the next part of the level.

On the top part of the level, venture across several tilting treetops and continue to where you see a jumping Frogoon on a Screaming Pillar. Watch how it jumps high and then low. Time it so you jump over the Screaming Pillar and under the Frogoon as it is jumping high. From the Screaming Pillar, jump across to grab the O KONG letter and then keep moving to the right.

Just past the checkpoint, pound a trapdoor to drop into an underground chamber. Pound on the Rambi crate to release Rambi. Ride it through the two stone Rambi blocks and then jump onto the barrel so you can return to the surface.

On Rambi, head left to the pit of spikes under the blue Awks. Rambi will clear spikes as he walks over them. Pound on the Rambi block to drop into a bonus area. Here you must clear out two coins and lots of bananas before the timer runs out. Start at the top and then work your way down to get them all. If you clear it in time, you will get another Puzzle Piece.

Ride to the right. You can still jump onto platforms while riding Rambi. You can find the next Puzzle Piece by crashing through the stone blocks underneath the platform where a Tiki Doom and a couple blue Awks are located. Jump onto the platform to grab the Puzzle Piece.

Jump onto the tilting platforms and then continue moving right. You must jump across tilting treetops as well. When you see the N KONG letter, time your jump so you can hit it as you go to the next treetop. If you have Rambi, you don’t have to worry about the Frogoons, since they can’t hurt you.

Keep going right. Be careful as you jump over the Flaming Tiki Buzz. He can knock you off Rambi. If this happens, quickly climb back down to the ground before he runs away. You need Rambi to get the next Puzzle Piece. Crash through the spike pit and then through some stone blocks to enter another bonus area. Jump into a barrel and shoot yourself to other barrels. These will turn to face different directions when you are inside. Collect a balloon, three coins, and all the bananas to reveal the Puzzle Piece.

When you emerge from the bonus area, head left. Get onto the high platform, and from there jump over to get the G KONG letter to complete K-O-N-G.

Head to the right again. However, instead of jumping up to the Slot-Machine Barrel, take Rambi all the way to the right to crash into some stone blocks. This opens a passage to a hidden area where you will find the last Puzzle Piece and lots of bananas—almost enough to get you another balloon. After collecting the items in this area, head back to the Slot-Machine Barrel to complete the level.