When the level begins, pound on the DK platform several times to cause three skeletons to rise. Jump into the skulls to get coins and a Puzzle Piece.
Move to the right edge of the first platform and drop down instead of jumping into the barrel. You will fall into another barrel that shoots you into a bonus area. Clear out the bananas and coins to get the Puzzle Piece.
As you jump from collapsing rock platforms and springboards, look for the K KONG letter. When you jump up to get it, be careful to jump to the right and avoid the barrel. Once you have the letter, then jump into the barrel to continue.
After shooting from a barrel near the K KONG letter, you work your way up another series of small platforms. Stay to the left and use a springboard to get onto a platform with a cactus. Pound the plant to find another Puzzle Piece. Then jump over to the barrel to the right to move on.
After passing by the first checkpoint, you will shoot up to some swinging blocks. Jump across to the left from one to the other. Along the way, grab the O KONG letter for your collection.
When you reach another pair of swinging blocks, jump up and hover over to the left to enter a cave. A bonus area is located here. Collect the four Coins and several bunches of bananas to earn a Puzzle Piece.
The N KONG letter is located underneath a large swinging block covered in spikes. Move across the collapsing platforms and carefully leap over the Skellirex to get the letter while avoiding the spikes. This can be tough, since you have to keep moving or you will fall when the platforms drop away.
The G KONG letter is hovering over a springboard. The platform beneath the springboard will fall away after a while, so you must quickly jump up, grab the G KONG letter, and move to the left to land on the next platform. You get only one shot, so make it count.
Near the level’s end, as you are using barrels to shoot your way to the top, move to the left so you land on this platform. Pound on the cactus to get the last Puzzle Piece, then jump into the nearby barrel and continue to the Slot-Machine Barrel to complete the level.