Bobbing Basalt

The first Puzzle Piece is located at the level’s start. Pound the container and then pick up the Puzzle Piece that pops out. One down and six more to go.

As you head across the moving platforms sticking out of the lava, you come upon a Tiki Doom. Jump on top of it, and then jump again to get the Puzzle Piece hovering over this enemy. Then knock him off the platform to get a coin for your efforts.

The K KONG letter is in an area with lots of Char-Chars floating around. You can’t blow these out, so just move carefully past them and get the letter so you can continue to the right, away from these hotheads.

Pound a DK platform to cause a tall structure to start sinking into the lava. Quickly move through the passage inside it, and collect all of the bananas and coins as you go. If you get them all, a Puzzle Piece will appear on a platform as you exit the structure.

The O KONG letter hovers over the lava. Get onto a small platform to its left and let it sink almost all the way into the lava. Then roll across to the next platform and get the letter along the way.

Shortly after passing the checkpoint, jump into a barrel to enter a bonus area. Here you can get a couple balloons and two coins. Clear out these items and all the bananas to earn the Puzzle Piece.

Make your way across a long platform. Blow on the windmill to make bananas drop from the sky, along with a Puzzle Piece.

The N KONG letter is located just below where you got the previous Puzzle Piece. Head back to the left. In order to get it, you must move across the small platforms below the long platform. This is extremely difficult, since if you jump too high, you will end up on the long platform and have to start over. Roll and jump to get across to the N KONG letter, and then jump onto the long platform to continue.

You need to break open this brick wall to enter a bonus area. To do this, carry the DK Barrel from the checkpoint back to this location, and throw it at the brick wall. Then enter the bonus area and clear out the coins and bananas to get the Puzzle Piece.

After how tough some of the previous items have been to collect, this Puzzle Piece is easy to get. Just blow on the flower and the Puzzle Piece will float into the air for you to collect.

As you get to the G KONG letter, stand on the platform to the left as it sinks. Once it is low enough, jump up to get the letter and land on the platform to the right. Continue to the Slot-Machine Barrel to complete the level.