Stage BasicsAs you move through this stage, the platforms bob and sway along with the music. Time each jump to ensure that you can reach your intended landing spot. Many of the map’s items and platforms are hidden under dried grass—Roll Attack through these patches of brown grass to reveal whatever’s beneath them. Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong can all be very helpful, so just choose your preferred partner from each of the map’s Buddy Barrels. |
There’s a Puzzle Piece hidden near the platform at point 1, so don’t leave the area until you’ve collected it. Jump up and collect the banana on the platform to force a flying banana out of hiding.
When the flying banana appears, move to the right and drop down to the main path. As the flying banana circles the area, jump up and collect the bananas trailing behind. Grab all of these bananas before they leave the area to reveal the map’s first Puzzle Piece.
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The first KONG Letter is floating at point 2, high above a patch of brown grass. Perform a Roll Attack through the grass to reveal a hidden platform, then use the platform to reach the K before you move on.
Brown grass hides a Puzzle Piece at point 3. Perform a Roll Attack to destroy the grass and defeat the patrolling Pointy Tucks. When the platform is clear, pluck the revealed handle to free the Puzzle Piece from the ground.
When you reach the platform at point 4, jump up and cling to the grassy surface above you. Move left and climb up to the large flower hidden high above the main path, then perform a Ground Pound to free the Puzzle Piece trapped inside of it.
There’s a hard-to-spot Barrel Cannon floating at point 5. As you use the grassy surface to cross this gap, drop into the Barrel Cannon and launch yourself across the area and through a Puzzle Piece.
When you reach the checkpoint at point 6, perform a Barrel Roll Jump to reach the brown grass to the left. After you land, move to the platform’s left edge, then turn back, roll through the grass, and jump back to the checkpoint. Once the grass is destroyed, a Puzzle Piece appears in its place. Barrel Roll Jump back across the gap to collect it before you continue.
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The second KONG Letter appears and vanishes in time with the music. Before you leap between the giraffes at point 7, wait for the O to launch up from the bottom of the screen. Jump through the KONG Letter before it drops back off-screen, then continue across the giraffes.
Collect all of the bananas at point 8 to reveal another Puzzle Piece. To accomplish this, you must cling to the giraffe that sweeps back and forth across the area. During each pass, slide up or down to adjust your position and collect any bananas you haven’t yet snagged.
Jump up to the platform at point 9, then collect all of the nearby bananas to reveal a Puzzle Piece to the right. As you do, make sure you dodge the spiked roller that moves back and forth across the platform.
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The third KONG Letter floats at point 10. If you have an active partner, use his or her special jumping ability to reach the N. If not, perform a well-timed Barrel Roll Jump to collect the KONG Letter as it moves into range.
Two additional giraffes are hiding near point 11. To reveal them, roll through the brown grass growing beneath the bobbing platforms. Climb the giraffe that appears just past point 11, then leap into the nearby Barrel Cannon 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 near the center of the area.
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The last KONG Letter hovers at point 12. Wait for the platforms to rise, then drop through the G as they begin to descend. Bop the Puffton beneath you and bounce to the next platform. If needed, bop the Puffton up to three times while the platforms finish moving into position.
As you approach point 13, a flying banana appears. Collect all of the bananas it drags through the area to earn another Puzzle Piece.