Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Guide Walkthrough Island 1: Lost Mangroves
Stage 1-4: Trunk Twister
Stage BasicsWhile playing through this stage, you’ll spend most of your time riding in a Mine Cart. You can’t control the speed of the Mine Cart, but you are able to jump and duck—use these moves to avoid enemies and obstacles, and to reach the collectible items scattered throughout the stage. Pay special attention to any platforms that react to your weight—these makeshift ramps can both help and hinder your efforts to collect the available items. |
Stand on the loose panel at point 1, then perform a Ground Pound to drop into a bonus room.
Once you enter the bonus room, you must use the Barrel Cannons to collect the available bananas. You must launch yourself between the barrels, as well as into each of the springboards at the center of the area. Timing is very important! Before you activate a Barrel Cannon, make sure that it’s pointed in the desired direction and that any nearby bananas have moved into your path. Collect all of the bananas within the 30-second time limit to reveal a Puzzle Piece near the bottom of the room.
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The first KONG Letter floats between two track segments. As you move through this area, ride to the very end of the lower track, then jump through the K and land on the upper track.
The next Puzzle Piece is floating high above the track. To reach it, you must bounce along the dragonflies hovering at point 3. Press and hold the jump button just before you bop each enemy to maximize the height and distance of each bounce.
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The second KONG Letter is just past the flaming wreckage at point 4. Duck into the Mine Cart to avoid the spinning propellers and grab the O as you speed through the area.
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The third KONG Letter floats just past the platform at point 5. To collect it, simply avoid jumping across the gap. Instead, ride over the edge of the rising platform to grab the N as you land on the next track segment.
When you reach point 6, avoid jumping from the end of the track segment. Simply allow the Mine Cart to drop onto the next platform’s lower track to grab the next Puzzle Piece as you speed through the area.
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The final KONG Letter hovers high above the track. Hop onto the crate at point 7, then jump up and grab the G before you return to the track.
As you approach point 8, a red ship bursts out of the water to serve as a makeshift track segment. Avoid jumping across the next gap. Instead, allow the Mine Cart to drop off of the end of the ship, then duck into the Mine Cart to avoid the upcoming propellers as you speed through the next Puzzle Piece.
The last Puzzle Piece is hidden at the end of the map. Before you hit the Slot Machine Barrel, hop into the water and swim down to grab the Puzzle Piece under the plane.