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Contents

  • How to Play
    • Introduction
    • Save Data Management
    • Understanding Game Screens
    • Controllers
    • Advanced Character Controls
    • Buddy Abilities
    • Game Modes
    • Level Progression
  • Important Items and Objects
    • Collectible Items
    • Inventory Items
    • Item Containers
    • Interactive Objects and Platforms
    • Hazards
  • Characters
    • Allies
    • Mechanical Allies
    • Domestic Enemies
    • The Snowmads
    • Boss Fights
  • Walkthrough
    • Island 1: Lost Mangroves
      • Introduction
      • Stage 1-1: Mangrove Cove
      • Stage 1-2: Shipwreck Shore
      • Stage 1-3: Canopy Chaos
      • Stage 1-4: Trunk Twister
      • Stage 1-A: Zip-Line Shrine
      • Stage 1-B: Busted Bayou
      • Stage 1-Boss: Big Top Bop
      • Stage 1-K: Swinger Flinger
    • Island 2: Autumn Heights
      • Introduction
      • Stage 2-1: Windmill Hills
      • Stage 2-2: Mountain Mania
      • Stage 2-3: Horn Top Hop
      • Stage 2-4: Sawmill Thrill
      • Stage 2-5: Alpine Incline
      • Stage 2-6: Wing Ding
      • Stage 2-A: Crumble Cavern
      • Stage 2-B: Rodent Ruckus
      • Stage 2-Boss: Mountaintop Tussle
      • Stage 2-K: Bopopolis
    • Island 3: Bright Savannah
      • Introduction
      • Stage 3-1: Grassland Groove
      • Stage 3-2: Baobab Bonanza
      • Stage 3-3: Frantic Fields
      • Stage 3-4: Scorch N Torch
      • Stage 3-5: Twilight Terror
      • Stage 3-6: Cannon Canyon
      • Stage 3-A: Rickety Rafters
      • Stage 3-B: Bramble Scramble
      • Stage 3-Boss: Triple Trouble
      • Stage 3-K: Precarious Pendulums
    • Island 4: Sea Breeze Cove
      • Introduction
      • Stage 4-1: Deep Keep
      • Stage 4-2: High Tide Ride
      • Stage 4-3: Amiss Abyss
      • Stage 4-4: Irate Eight
      • Stage 4-5: Sea Stack Attack
      • Stage 4-6: Current Capers
      • Stage 4-A: Rockin Relics
      • Stage 4-B: Shoal Atoll
      • Stage 4-Boss: Fugu Face-Off
      • Stage 4-K: Spinning Spines
    • Island 5: Juicy Jungle
      • Introduction
      • Stage 5-1: Harvest Hazards
      • Stage 5-2: Reckless Ride
      • Stage 5-3: Fruity Factory
      • Stage 5-4: Panicky Paddles
      • Stage 5-5: Jelly Jamboree
      • Stage 5-6: Frosty Fruits
      • Stage 5-A: Beehive Brawl
      • Stage 5-B: Jammin Jams
      • Stage 5-Boss: Punch Bowl
      • Stage 5-K: Platform Problems
    • Island 6: Donkey Kong Island
      • Introduction
      • Stage 6-1: Homecoming Hijinxs
      • Stage 6-2: Seashore War
      • Stage 6-3: Aqueduct Assault
      • Stage 6-4: Blurry Flurry
      • Stage 6-5: Forest Folly
      • Stage 6-6: Cliffside Slide
      • Stage 6-7: Frozen Frenzy
      • Stage 6-8: Meltdown Mayhem
      • Stage 6-A: Dynamite Dash
      • Stage 6-B: Icicle Arsenal
      • Stage 6-Boss: Volcano Dome
      • Stage 6-K: Slippy Spikes
    • Island 7: Secret Seclusion
      • Introduction
      • Stage 7-1: Levitation Station
      • Stage 7-2: Rocket Rails
      • Stage 7-3: Crazy Clouds

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Guide › Walkthrough › Island 2: Autumn Heights

Stage 2-A: Crumble Cavern

Note

To unlock this map, you must find the secret exit in stage 2-4: Sawmill Thrill.

Stage Basics

In addition to teetering platforms and mobile Barrel Cannons, this stage contains some particularly fragile vines. Green vines are healthy enough to support your weight, but any vine with a brown tint will break loose as soon as you cling to it—when this happens, leap to the nearest vine, platform, or flying enemy to avoid a costly fall. As you progress through the map, beware of falling stalactites. Once the cavern begins to collapse, it’s important to keep moving.

There’s a Puzzle Piece on the ledge at point 1. As you pass under the ledge, bop the Tucks ahead of you and bounce up to the nearest vine, then climb to the top of the vine and leap across to the Puzzle Piece.

Tip

If you defeat the Tucks without clinging to the vine, hop onto the teetering platform to the right. When the platform tilts toward the vines, jump up and leap across the vines to reach the Puzzle Piece.

The first KONG Letter is between the vines at point 2. Bop the nearby Fluff and bounce up to the vines, or use the teetering platform to the right. Once you reach one of the vines, jump through the K to collect it before you move on.

Bop the Tuff Tucks at point 3, then grab the stunned enemy and leap to the next platform.

Stop just before you reach some Cheesy Chesters patrolling the main path. Jump up and throw the Tuff Tucks through the sandbag above them to reveal another Puzzle Piece.

There’s a secret Barrel Cannon floating at point 4. Drop down between the platforms to launch yourself into a bonus room.

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

Collect all of the bananas at point 5 to reveal a Puzzle Piece. As the Barrel Cannon sweeps back and forth across the area, you must launch yourself up through each group of bananas. As long as you avoid launching yourself into the next Barrel Cannon, you can take as much time as you need to accomplish the task.

When you reach the green vine at point 6, look for the KONG Letter to the right. Climb up toward the cavern ceiling, then leap along the brown vines and drop through the O. Bop the Hootz below you and leap along the remaining vines to reach the next platform.

The Barrel Cannon at point 7 tilts back and forth between two similar paths. When it tilts upward, launch yourself out of the Barrel Cannon to take the higher path. The path splits again when you reach several Barrel Cannons floating behind a large rock formation. The partially hidden Barrel Cannon at the top of the screen leads to a bonus room. Launch yourself into the Barrel Cannon at the center of the rock formation, then launch yourself straight up to the appropriate barrel.

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 center of the area.

A Puzzle Piece floats at point 8. Climb the nearby vines and drop through the Puzzle Piece to collect it before you move on.

Collect all of the bananas at point 9 to reveal a Puzzle Piece. As the Barrel Cannon sweeps through the area, launch yourself into the air to collect any bananas above you. Avoid entering the next Barrel Cannon until you’ve collected all of the bananas and the resulting Puzzle Piece.

When you reach the Barrel Cannon at point 10, the attached stalactite breaks loose from the ceiling. As you fall, look for the KONG Letter to the right. Launch yourself through the N and into the next Barrel Cannon before you fall off of the map.

The last KONG Letter appears along the giant stalagmite at the end of the map. As the Barrel Cannon sweeps through the area, launch yourself up through the G to collect it.

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