Stage 3-2: Baobab Bonanza — Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze eGuide

Stage Basics

The giant flowers scattered throughout this stage react to your weight. When you stand at the edge of one of these special platforms, it tilts in the corresponding direction. Use this behavior to move toward hard-to-reach items and footholds, but be careful! If you allow a giant flower to tilt too far, its petals collapse. Jump to safety before this happens, or allow the flower to return to its upright position. Your choice of partners will have a major impact on your specific tactics. Cranky Kong’s Cane Bounce can be very handy, but Dixie Kong’s Helicopter Spin makes it much easier to collect valuable items.

Collect all of the bananas at point 1 to reveal a Puzzle Piece. You must tilt the giant flower to reach each cluster of bananas. The flower moves back toward its upright position each time you jump, so choose an angle that ensures you make a safe landing.

The first KONG Letter is at point 2. Wait until the patrolling Waldough moves to the right edge of the platform, then bop the enemy and bounce through the K. The spiked fruits rolling down the next slope can make it difficult to land safely. If needed, bop the Waldough up to three times before you collect the KONG Letter—this should give any nearby fruit a chance to roll out of your intended landing spot.

When you reach point 3, avoid engaging the Tuff Tucks until you’ve plucked the handle on the ground. Once the giant flowers spring into place, bop the Tuff Tucks, then grab the dazed enemy. Carry the Tuff Tucks along the giant flowers, then toss it through the shield to the right. After you destroy the shield, jump through the opening to find 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.

The second KONG Letter floats under the platform at point 4. Stand on the platform and wait for any incoming spiked fruit to roll past, then drop down and collect the O. It won’t be long until more fruit arrives, so return to the platform as quickly as possible.

Pluck the handle at point 5 to release a cluster of bananas. Dodge the spiked fruit that comes rolling through the area, and collect all of the bananas before they vanish to reveal a Puzzle Piece.

After you reach the DX Barrel at point 6, free Dixie Kong and use her Helicopter Spin to reach the Puzzle Piece hidden on the stone platform to the left.

The third KONG Letter hovers at point 7. Use the nearby vine to collect the N as you swing through the area. The Hot Hootz below you makes this seemingly simple task somewhat dangerous. If evading incoming attacks causes you to miss the KONG Letter, adjust your position and make another attempt as you swing back across the gap.

When you reach the waterfalls at point 8, collect all of the bananas that come drifting down from the top of the screen. Each time a bunch of bananas appears, hop onto the giant flower that’s closest to it, then tilt the platform to collect the bananas as they move into range. If you manage to collect all of the available bananas, a Puzzle Piece appears in the area.

Wait on the platform at point 9 and watch the spiked fruit roll down the slope. When it’s safe, drop and stand near the large flower to the right. Perform a Ground Pound to release a cluster of bananas, then jump up to collect them as you dodge the next piece of spiked fruit. Collect all of the bananas before they vanish to reveal a Puzzle Piece.

As you approach point 10, a giant spiked fruit drops onto the path behind you and begins rolling downhill. This massive hazard picks up speed very quickly, so you’ll have to keep moving if you hope to stay ahead of it. To reveal the map’s final Puzzle Piece, however, you must also collect all of the items floating throughout the area.

Use Dixie Kong’s special ability to collect closely grouped items in a single maneuver. Perform a small hop to grab the lower item, then use a Helicopter Spin to propel yourself up through the higher item and onto the next platform. If you manage to collect all of the available items, a Puzzle Piece appears at the end of the map. Climb up and grab it before the last platform topples over and drops off the screen.

The last KONG Letter is beside the platform at the end of the map. Grab the G when you leap to the grassy surface, then climb up to the ledge and wait for the giant spiked fruit to catch up to you.