Stage BasicsYou’ll spend most of your time in this stage piloting a Rocket Barrel. You can’t alter this vehicle’s speed, but you can control your altitude. Hold the jump button to raise the Rocket Barrel, and release the button to lower it. With a bit of practice, you should be able to keep the Rocket Barrel fairly steady. Avoid the enemies and obstacles that appear in your path until you reach the end of the map. |
There’s a bonus room hidden behind the rocks at point 1. Hop over the spikes, then follow the path to the right to head inside.
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.
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The first KONG Letter hovers at point 2. Fly above the cheese wheel rolling along the ground, then swoop down and grab the K. The space left by the cheese wheel’s missing wedge should allow you to accomplish the task without crashing the Rocket Barrel.
As soon as you pass under the tall cheese block at point 3, steer the Rocket Barrel toward the top of the screen. When the next cheese block drops into place, a Puzzle Piece appears above it—make sure you’re in position to grab it as you continue through the area.
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As you approach the KONG Letter at point 4, you must drop low to avoid a wedge of cheese swinging from the ceiling. Stay near the bottom of the path until the cheese breaks free and passes over your head. When it does, activate the thrusters to swoop up and grab the O.
As you pass through the spotlight at point 5, collect all of the available bananas. If you succeed, more bananas appear ahead of you.
Follow the trail of bananas clear through the third spotlight to reveal a Puzzle Piece, then activate the Rocket Barrel’s thrusters to swing up and grab it. The Puzzle Piece only appears if you collect every banana in the area, so make sure you’re in position as you approach the first spotlight.
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As you approach point 6, look for the KONG Letter floating in the spotlight. Stay near the top of the screen until you pass over the nearby Cheesy Chester, then swoop down and grab the N. The spotlight moves as you approach, so you’ll have to remember exactly where the KONG Letter is located.
The Cheesy Chester at point 7 leaps up as you approach. Stay near the top of the screen until you pass over the enemy, then drop down and collect the Puzzle Piece floating just past the rocks.
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The last KONG Letter floats at point 8. You’ll have to dodge several obstacles during your approach, but make sure you’re in position to collect the G by the time you reach it.
After the Rocket Barrel crashes near the Slot Machine Barrel, move to the right and Barrel Roll Jump from the edge of the platform to find the Puzzle Piece at point 9.