Stage 2-1: Windmill Hills — Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze eGuide

Stage Basics

Many of the platforms in this stage are attached to windmill blades and spinning gears, so you’ll have to land on a lot of moving targets on your way through each area. Also, several rickety platforms can only support your weight for a short time, so don’t stop to catch your breath unless you’re sure it’s safe. The map provides a DX Barrel and a DD Barrel. Use the special abilities of each partner to help ensure that you’re able to reach all of the available collectibles.

There’s a bonus room hidden behind the shield near your starting location. Hop onto the logs at point 1 and perform a Ground Pound to reveal a handle, then pluck the handle to pull a barrel out of the ground. Move back to your starting location, toss the barrel through the shield, and head through the opening.

Once you arrive in the bonus room, you have 30 seconds to collect all of the available bananas. If you succeed, a Puzzle Piece appears in the center of the area.

When you reach the windmill at point 2, a single banana is floating above one of the attached platforms. There are more bananas hidden in the area. Grab the first banana to reveal the bananas above the next platform, then collect those to reveal the next cluster of hidden bananas. Jump between the platforms and grab the items as they appear. Collect all of the hidden bananas to reveal a Puzzle Piece floating at the center of the rotating platforms.

The first KONG Letter is floating above the Hootz at point 3. Ride one of the nearby platforms until you’re above the K, then hop down and grab it. Press and hold the jump button just before you bop the Hootz, then use the bounce to return to a nearby platform. You should have already freed Dixie Kong from the nearby DX Barrel, so use her Helicopter Spin if you need an extra boost during your bounce.

When you reach the windmill at point 4, bop the Tucks patrolling each of the attached platforms. Defeat all four enemies to reveal a hidden Puzzle Piece.

There’s a Puzzle Piece hidden in the tankard at point 5. Defeat the nearby Schnautzel to secure the area, then return to the tankard and perform a Ground Pound to release a cluster of bananas. Collect all of the bananas before they vanish to reveal a Puzzle Piece.

Toss an enemy or object into the sandbag at point 6 to find another Puzzle Piece. Use the nearby DD Barrel, or bop and grab the Tuff Tucks patrolling the area to the right. When you destroy the sandbag, the Puzzle Piece drops to the ground.

Perform a Roll Attack through the leaves at point 7 to find a hidden handle, then pluck the handle to reveal the Puzzle Piece below you.

Move onto the loose platform just to the right, then perform a Ground Pound to drop down to the Puzzle Piece.

The second KONG Letter is floating at point 8. Use one of the nearby platforms to reach the O on your way through the area.

There’s a bonus room hidden in the crates at point 9. Make sure you head through the opening before you use the nearby Barrel Cannon.

Once you enter the bonus room, you have 30 seconds to collect all of the available bananas. If you succeed, a Puzzle Piece appears near the bottom of the area.

There are four bells attached to the windmill at point 10. Perform a Ground Pound near each of the bells to reveal the Puzzle Piece hidden between the rotating platforms.

The third KONG Letter is floating above the fragile planks at point 11. Ride one of the nearby platforms into range, then hop over and grab the N. The planks can’t support your weight for long—jump back to one of the rotating platforms before the planks give way.

When you reach the Barrel Cannons at point 12, the last KONG Letter appears in front of you. Watch the nearby windmill blades as they sweep across your path, then launch yourself through one of the gaps to grab the G as you move between the Barrel Cannons.

When you reach the Barrel Cannon at point 13, pause and watch the nearby windmill blades. The last Puzzle Piece is hovering at the end of these blades—as it moves into your path, launch yourself out of the Barrel Cannon to grab the Puzzle Piece on your way through the area.