201st Banana | Updated 02 Jul |
| photo all 20 fairys then talk to the queen fairy to get your 201st banana |
Lanky Level Cheat | Updated 02 Jul |
| If you go to a level door and don't have enough bannanas,switch to Lanky and do his strech attack. It may take a few tries,but eventually you'll get through without the right amount of bannanas! |
Hint: Long Jump | Updated 19 Sep |
| Press B to do the jump kick move, then press A while still in the air. When he is high as possible press B again for the air attack. |
Hint: Front Flip | Updated 19 Sep |
| Press A, then quickly press A again to make Diddy Kong do a Front Flip. |
Hint: Aerial Cartwheel Attack | Updated 19 Sep |
| Press B quickly followed by A when playing as Diddy Kong. |
Hint: Confused Windup Kremlings | Updated 17 Sep |
First, activate both Bananaporter #3s. In the lobby area, let the Krems chase you to the BP. Once you are safely on the other side of the wall, watch as your former pursuer looks around wondering where you went. Note: Due to its obvious lack of intelligence, it may be a few seconds until it realizes you are gone.
*Note: Hint: Confused Windup Kremlings In Frantic Factory |
Glitch: Take Hunky Chunky Elsewhere | Updated 17 Sep |
In Jungle Japes as Chunky, go to the area where you find the Cranky's Chunky Barrel. Jump in to turn to Hunky Chunky. Try to long jump into the beehive (this may more than one attempt). If done correctly Chunky will go through the hive and land in the cave of the level.
*Note: Glitch: Take Hunky Chunky Elsewhere In Jungle Japes |
Hint: Monkey Smash Secret Passage | Updated 17 Sep |
Enter Monkey Smash stage 1 in multi-player mode. The secret passage is located in the area where the green and silver wall is. Go through the hole closest to the first bananaport pad. As you enter the hole on your right, go through the wall where the green and silver wall overlaps.
*Note: This code is for multiplayer mode. |
Glitch: Stage Exit | Updated 17 Sep |
| Go near Funky's Hut in Jungle Japes as Diddy. Walk to your right. Stand on the flower. Face the side of the cliff. Press Z + B to do the Chimpy Charge. You should wind up in a green area. If you have not fallen off screen yet, walk around. You should fall into the tag barrel in the stage lobby. |
Hint: Banana Fairy Locations | Updated 17 Sep |
Banana Fairies can be found at the following locations.
Angry Aztec
Enter the building with a Llama on the front. The Banana Fairy is in one of the side rooms.
Enter the tower with an entrance for each Kong. Go in as Tiny.
DK Isles
On the small island with one tree on it.
Use Chunky to smash the " [?] "crate in the lobby of Frantic Factory. There is also a Kasplat at this location.
Shoot the feather switch above the entrance in the lobby of Fungi Forestto.
Frantic Factory
Found In the room with Funky's Armory, but only after you have completed Tiny's dart game.
Jungle Japes
Behind the big picture of Rambi.
Past the gate with a peanut switch over it. Use Lanky to Orangstand up the hill. It is in there. |
Glitch: Discolored Banana | Updated 17 Sep |
| When you are in a Troff n' Scoff room with Diddy, go to the bottom of the screen where it shows how many bananas each Kong has given. Stand on one of the pads and wait until the number appears. Then, before the number disappears, run as fast as you can to another pad. Everything should appear as usual except the color of the banana, which will turn to the color of the Kong's pad that you were just on. |
Glitch: Disappearing Ammo | Updated 17 Sep |
| Enter the third multi player level using two or more players using any characters. Place one of the characters on the top between a portal pad and the entrance to the bottom section. Place another character on the opposite end of the "ramp" up. Put that character on C-Up mode, looking straight up. Let the first player fire a few rounds at the other character, and look down on the other screen. The ammo should disappear right in front of your eyes. Using homing ammo and sniper mode for this trick helps. You may also need to move the characters back more until the trick can be done. |
Glitch: Get Inside Of A Platform | Updated 17 Sep |
| Play as Chunky Kong in the Frantic Factory level. Go into the testing level of the place. Find where there are three yellow Banana Coins (Donkey Kong's) on a stairway. Face the stairway, then go to the left and you should see a block that has a rising part out of it. Jump onto the rising part then jump into the little crevice in the wall. Jump out of the crevice towards the edge of the barred platform (the upper level of where the yellow Banana Coins were). When you are right at the edge, do Chunky's aerial somersault towards the edge. If done correctly, you should be inside of the platform and still able to move around. To get out, simply jump or move over to the top of the stairway. |
Hint: Stand Still While Shooting | Updated 17 Sep |
| Hold Z when you have the gun out as any character and you can spin around and shoot. |
Hint: Shockwave Attack | Updated 17 Sep |
| After the camera is collected, hold B for a few seconds as any character. Release the button for the shockwave. |
Hint: Easy Multi Player Kill | Updated 17 Sep |
| Allow your opponent to follow you in multi player mode. Then, teleport, turn around quickly, face the bananaport pads, and shoot if your opponent also teleported. |
Hint: No Charge For Portals | Updated 17 Sep |
| When you have Lankey, do not bother getting those hard bananas to give to the B.Locker you meet before the end of the level. Just keep pressing B to attack right in front of B.Locker. Lanky's arms are so lanky he can touch the portal without paying. |
Hint: Quicker Movement | Updated 17 Sep |
| Some ways of moving are faster than others. You can roll around by running while holding Z and pressing B. You can also long jump, by running while holding Z and pressing A. |
Hint: Restore Musical Instrument Energy | Updated 17 Sep |
| Another way to restore your musical instrument's energy is to go to Candy instead of going through her headphones. |
Hint: Reload Ammunition Without Crates | Updated 17 Sep |
| Go to Funky to fill your fruit guns without using the ammunition crates. |
Hint: Easy Rareware Coin | Updated 17 Sep |
| Hover on the top of the screen collecting any items that fall. If any enemies come close to you, go faster and avoid them. Keep this up until you reach 5000 points or higher. Intentionally die anytime when you have the required amount of points. |
Hint: Rainbow Coins | Updated 17 Sep |
Locate the dirt mounds marked with "DK" scattered throughout the game. Stand on top of a mound, then hold B to attack and send a shockwave to destroy the mound. A large Rainbow Coin will appear that results in five Banana Bunch Coins for each Kong.
Information in this section was contributed by Danceboy69. |
Hint: K. Rool Doors | Updated 17 Sep |
| There are some doors that have pictures of items in the last level to get to K. Rool, .To past them, you need those items. The first door has a picture of four Battle Crowns and the next door has a picture of the Rareware and Nintendo coins. You cannot ignore the Donkey Kong and Jetpac games. They must be completed to get the coins to open that door. |
Hint: Character Locations | Updated 17 Sep |
Diddy
In Jungle Japes with DK, go to the mountain and shoot the three switches. Diddy's cage will open.
Lanky
In Angry Aztec with DK, free the Llama from its cage by completing DK's Barrel Blast. You will see the Llama again in the temple. Play DK's drums to turn the lava into water. Swim across to reach Lanky.
Tiny
In Angry Aztec with Diddy, go into the temple and jump from one platform to another. Shoot the target across the room, then go to the bridge and play Diddy's Guitar to melt the ice pond. Swim to Tiny's chamber and use Chimpy Charge to activate the letters and spell out KONG.
Chunky
In Funky's Factory with Lanky, look for a pipe coming out of the wall and into the ground. There will be a switch on top. Stomp it and Chunky's cage will appear.
Hint: Hidden bonus barrel locations:
DK Island
Select Diddy and go to the entrance of Fungi Forest. Go in Diddy's Barrel and get his jetpack. Fly to Donkey Kong's head and go to the end of his hair curl. You have to get very close to see the barrel. The bonus level is where you help the fairies get past the crooks.
Information in this section was contributed by cherokeelane.
Fungi Forest
Select Lankey and climb to the top of the huge 1000 feet tall mushroom. Use Lankey's Hand Stand (hold Z and press Attack). Walk to the top of the head and stomp on the button. You now only have ten seconds to find one of the two doors that opened. A hidden bonus barrel is inside one of the doors.
Information in this section was contributed by cherokeelane.
Hint: Restore watermelon meter:
Use the following trick if you are running low on health. Get next to a "Tag Barrel" when low on health. Jump into the barrel and exit. Your watermelon meter will be replenished. |
Hint: Coin Door Fairies | Updated 17 Sep |
| Go to the Rare/Nintendo Coin Door near the end of the game . Look through the window to find two Fairies. They do not move as much if you keep the door shut. |
Hint: Gloomy Galleon Banana Fairy | Updated 17 Sep |
| Get Tiny Kong and go to the cactus near Funky's shop. Go on Tiny's music pad and play her saxophone. Then, race the time to go into the bars that opened. When you enter, go to your right in the main room. The Banana Fairy would be on your right in a cage. |
Hint: Fungi Forest Fairies | Updated 17 Sep |
Go through the blue door in Fungi Forest as Diddy (or change there) at nighttime . Then, turn right and enter the medium sized barn. Go to your left and jump up the boxes. You should now be over a pad with Diddy's face on it. Hold Z and you should now be in a dark room with a music pad in front of Diddy. Play his guitar. The parrot should have brought a light. Walk carefully across the beams to the Golden banana. After you collect the Golden banana a fairy would come out behind you.
Play as Donkey Kong at night. Go to the area with the barn surrounded by water. Find the spot near that location where the screen is filled with trees with thorns. You should then see a house (where you go to play Minecart Mayhem with Donkey Kong). Go to the left of the house and jump in Donkey's barrel (with his face on it) to become invincible. Go to the back of the house and press the switch. Go through the door that opened. Walk forward and climb up the ladder to the right. Walk on the platform until you see a box with a question mark on it. Go on top of it and press A, then Z to do a slam to reveal a Fairy. |
Hint: Frantic Factory Banana Fairies | Updated 17 Sep |
There is another Banana Fairy located in the room with the moving dice/domino enemies where the elevator blocks are located. It is located where Donkey Kong plays the number game, just around the corner before you enter the room.
Go to the lobby of Frantic Factory as Chunky and break open the box that is on the right side.
Go to the testing room and go left and jump up on the middle box. It will shoot you upwards. Then, walk in the tube thing and turn to find a Banana Fairy. |
Hint: DK. Isles Fairy | Updated 17 Sep |
| Play as Tiny and go to the Fungi Forest house. As soon as enter, go to your left until reaching the end of the room. Press C-Up and look to the left to see Tiny's feather switch. Shoot it to reveal a Fairy in the small room. |
Hint: Crystal Caves Fairies | Updated 17 Sep |
Go to the cabins that are to the left of Candy. Go to the very top one and play Diddy's Guitar Gazump. Defeat the two enemies with spiked mallets and use Diddy's Simian Spring to get into the jetpack. Fly up and collect all the bananas that are on top of the candles. A Banana Fairy will appear.
Play as Tiny Kong and enter the igloo. Defeat the moving circular bulls eye platform, get the Golden Banana, and a Banana Fairy will appear.
Play as Tiny Kong and enter the igloo. Use saxophone slam to open the gate, and hit the pad to activate the timer. Hit it three times and you will receive a banana, and a Banana Fairy will appear. |
Hint Creepy Castle Fairies | Updated 17 Sep |
In Creepy Castle, play Donkey's Barrel Blast and win. The tree will open and inside there will be a Banana Fairy at the end of the river where you obtained the Golden Bannana.
Use Diddy Kong must unlock the door to the bathroom which is located near the bananaport pad 4. Change to Tiny Kong and enter the door. Find a platform with Tiny's face on it. This will teleport Tiny to a scale model of what appears to be a barn. The Banana Fairy is located behind the barn. |
Hint: 201st Banana | Updated 17 Sep |
| Collect all 200 known Bananas so that Donkey Kong gets his hoard back. After collecting all 20 Banana Fairies, a message requesting you to visit the Head Fairy will appear. You must have Tiny to visit her. She will show you the way to the 201st Banana, that is marked with a Rareware sticker. |
Hint: King K.Rool Pads On Islands | Updated 17 Sep |
K.Rool pad #1 can be found on your way up to Frantic Factory. You will see a trail of vines. Go through that trail and then you will see an opening in the wall on the right. Enter and you will see Snide, a Diddy pad, and a K.Rool pad with a boulder on top of it. Use Chunky to remove the boulder.
K.Rool pad #2 can be found In the Fungi Forest. You will see a mushroom on the roof. Note its color, and shoot it with the appropriate character (Red: Diddy, Blue: Lanky, Green: Chunky, Purple: Tiny, Yellow: Donkey Kong). It will be red first, then another color. On the fifth time that it is a different color, shoot it with that character and a wall should open to reveal a Chunky pad. Turn invisible and a pad will appear on the big box in the lobby |
Hint: Invincible Kong In Frantic Factory | Updated 17 Sep |
| Once Donkey has opened up the gate that allows you to enter the Battle Arena, switch to either Diddy or Tiny. Go down into the hole but do not kill the Kasplat or you will have some waiting to do. When you are in the hole, the Kasplat cannot harm you. You can make it even madder by shooting at it. You might try teasing it by jumping through the air between the shock waves. |
Hint: Accurate Orange Throw | Updated 17 Sep |
| Take out your Kong's weapon and activate the aiming feature. Line up the intended target and throw the orange as normal. |
Original Donkey Kong Mini Game | Updated 29 Aug |
| Use a Gorilla Grab to operate the lever in the Frantic Factory area, then play the original Donkey Kong game. Successfully complete all four stages, then play once more and complete the game to collect the Nintendo Coin. Find and photograph six Banana Fairies to unlock the original Donkey Kong option at the "Mystery Menu". |
DK Isle Cheat | Updated 14 Aug |
| Turn into big chunky in DK isle, next to the banana fairy island. Go to the area with the tree you use to get to the desert level 2. Find a high ledge under the tree and jump holding Z and pressing A. Don't get on the ledge get close enough so the computer gets kind of glitchy. It is trying to decide whether you are on the ledge or not. It may take a couple of tries. If you do it right you should have fallen in DK Isle. Turn around and go toward the waterfall underneath DK Isle. Chunky should act like he's swimming. Swim toward the door that goes toward DK's house it may be hard to find. Stop midway and try to swim toward the surface. You should be in a type of control room the Krool used in his jet. If you don't make it into to the control room go to the waterfall and try again. This works because Dk Isle is one giant empty polygon so they decided to film the scene in there. |
Alternate Costumes In Multiplayer Mode | Updated 11 Jul |
| Press Analog stick Up or Down after selecting a character. This is in the instruction manual, but may be useful to gamers that have rented the game. |
Multi Player Mode | Updated 11 Jul |
| Go to the first level in adventure mode, where you find Diddy. Locate the big pad with King K. Rool's face in front of Funky's Place. Stand on the pad and press Z. You will be transported to a "battle arena", where you must defeat a group of small enemies. Once the timer runs out, you will receive a crown and have ability to play two multi-player games a third-person death match like game, and a multi-player version of the Battle Arena. |
Jetpac Mini Game | Updated 11 Jul |
| Collect at least fifteen Banana Medals, then visit Cranky to play the Jetpac game. Get 5,000 points in the game to collect the Rareware Coin. Find and photograph six Banana Fairies to unlock the Jetpac option at the "Mystery Menu". |
Krusha In Multiplayer | Updated 11 Jul |
| Find and photograph fifteen Banana Fairies to unlock the Krusha In Multi-Player option at the "Mystery Menu". |
Camera | Updated 10 Mar |
| Use Tiny and shrink to enter the fairy-shaped stone building in the main hub. Collect the camera to start photographing the Banana Fairies hidden in the game and unlock the "Mystery Menu" options. |
DK Theater | Updated 10 Mar |
| Find and photograph two Banana Fairies to unlock the DK Theater option at the "Mystery Menu". This option allows all the animation sequences to be viewed. |
DK Bonus Stages | Updated 10 Mar |
| Find and photograph six Banana Fairies, then locate Rambi the rhino, and Enguarde the swordfish to unlock their bonus stages. |
Boss Battle | Updated 10 Mar |
| Find and photograph ten Banana Fairies to unlock the Boss Battle option at the "Mystery Menu". This allows any Boss that already has been defeated to be fought again. |
Cheat Mode | Updated 10 Mar |
| Find and photograph all twenty Banana Fairies to unlock the Cheat Mode option at the "Mystery Menu". This allows unlimited items during game play. |
Bonus Levels | Updated 10 Mar |
| Find and collect forty Blueprints and bring them to Snide to unlock eight bonus levels (Batty Barrel Bash, Beaver Bother, Big Bug Bash, Krazy Kong Klamor, Kremling Kosh, Peril Path Panic, Searchlight Seek, and Teetering Turtle Trouble). |
Kasplut Colors | Updated 10 Mar |
Look at the hair color of a Kasplut when one is encountered. The color will reveal what color Blueprint he is holding. Green hair indicates a green Blueprint). If the Kasplut has white hair, then he does not have anything.
Another way to find out the color of the blueprints that a Kasplut has is to check the color of the shockwave he sends. |
Alternate Ending Sequence | Updated 10 Mar |
| Successfully complete the game after collecting all bananas to view the normal ending, with an extra sequence with K. Lumsy taking the Kongs for a ride. Successfully complete the game after getting all the collectibles to view the normal ending, K. Lumsy sequence, and an extra sequence featuring Cranky. |
Swim Faster | Updated 10 Mar |
When swimming above water, hold B to swim faster.
Quickly swimming stop:
Press C-Up while swimming. |
Avoid Damage When Falling | Updated 10 Mar |
| When you are high enough to get hurt from falling, press C-Up just after you fall off and you reach the ground safely. |
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