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Show your support /_ _\ | | and appreciation by clicking the recommendation button above! | | | |__________________________________________________________________| | |__|������������������������������������������������������������������|__| 7 74 287 587888818 887 784 47 77 48821882087887087887277824847 584 88488984 887 27 74887788788278888748887788440 28827 488857252748518828058847 2884887758 7870808718087 5877777847 48887587 7270788887894888 2877282 4 2878888528 88 780082 80 8877871 89780887072748 787228277477548 881757782700542701 5877487888207848887477117 7827887088847002777777 77777777772 7227 777750877877887057887 7888428774482 7 78007785074 47787428812072522077 7517448708888 7895507 88 87 7807242888 28 58787987 225108 77 487750477888888888 28 8982 78 77 77 7087 285 2477774 4 7 74 87 27727 77 77 7 77 77 77 7057 7 78524227807777074271 47777277407 77 7777 7227784 7777 777777 7288582 74 7777577 707252728 772777157454748805591087717 277 7 87 7 2 777 77 71777 74 792777 7774557728 7247 8845 7 7 7 77 22 7725 77 7 787 7 727 77 7 7777 772717 17 777 7 7 7727727 7772 772 777 4 7777 7777 8287777 7 17 777 7 777 7 7777724405 77 042755427757707775584247 7 7 7 _____________________________________________________________________________ | |��������������������������������������| |��������������������������������| | | | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | | FAQ/Walkthrough by ABXInferno | | | | Released February 21st, 2014 | | Guide began December 19, 2013 | | | | Exclusively for Nintendo Wii U | | Exclusively for GameFAQs.com | | | | Game by Nintendo and Retro Studios | | Version 0.0.5 (Sat 2-22-2014) | | | | (C) 2013-2014 Nintendo/Retro Studios | | (C) 2013-2014 ABXInferno | | | |______________________________________| |________________________________| | ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� _____ _ _ _____ _______________ ___ ______________________ _______ ______ | __ \ | | / / ____|_______________/_ |______________________|__ __| ____| | | \ \| |/ / / | | | | | |____ | | ) ) ( ( Introduction | | | ____| | |__/ /| |\ \ \____ ________________| |_________________________| | | | |_____/ |_| \_\_____|________________|__|_________________________|_| |_|[INT] ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ ___ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \/_ | ___ | |_) ) ( A Word from the Author ( () )| |/ _ | |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[WFA]_\__/ |__|\_._| ����������������������������������������������������� Hey there, adventurers! You're off to the archipelago around DK Island, home to the Kongs who are well-known in the gaming world. Your mission, pal, is to help the Kongs unfreeze their home who has been invaded and frozen by Vikings called Snomads! This guide contains all the useful information you need to know about the game, including all the KONG letter locations and puzzle piece locations once this is complete. I'm a big fan of platformers and if you are too, then you've picked a fantastic game to keep yourself busy with. This is one of the best 2D platformers ever. I enjoy its amazing level design, tight gameplay and hidden secrets like the KONG letters and puzzle pieces, which are detailed in this guide. Thanks for reading this guide and hope you have fun with Donkey Kong and friends! ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ ___ _ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \/_ || |_ | |_) ) ( Table of Contents ( () )| || _ \ |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[TOC]_\__/ |__||___/ ����������������������������������������������������� _________ ___________________________________________________________________ | SECTION | SECTION TITLE/HEADER | QA CODE | ||�������|||�������������������������������������������������������|||�������|| || 1 ||| INTRODUCTION ||| [INT] || ||_ _|||__________ __________||| || | | a | | | A Word from the Author | | |[WFA]| | | | b | | | Table of Contents | | |[TOC]| | | | c | | | How To Use This Guide | | |[HTU]| | | | d | | | Legal Notice | | |[LGL]| | | |___| | |_________________________________| | |_____| | | _______ | _______________________________________________________ | _______ | || ||| ||| || || 2 ||| GAMEPLAY BASICS ||| [GPB] || ||_ _|||_________ __________||| || | | a | | | Basic Controls | | |[BCT]| | | | b | | | The Playable Characters | | |[PLC]| | | | c | | | Powerups, Items and Enemies | | |[PIE]| | | |___| | |__________________________________| | |_____| | | _______ | _______________________________________________________ | _______ | || ||| ||| || || 3 ||| WALKTHROUGH ||| [WLK] || ||_ _|||_________ __________||| || | | a | | | World 1 | | |[WR1]| | | | b | | | World 2 | | |[WR2]| | | | c | | | World 3 | | |[WR3]| | | | d | | | World 4 | | |[WR4]| | | | e | | | World 5 | | |[WR5]| | | | f | | | World 6 | | |[WR6]| | | | g | | | World 7 | | |[WR7]| | | | h | | | World 8 | | |[WR8]| | | |___| | |__________________________________| | |_____| | | _______ | _______________________________________________________ | _______ | || ||| ||| || || 4 ||| CLOSING ||| [CLS] || ||_ _|||_________ __________||| || | | a | | | The Kongs' Checklist | | |[TKC]| | | | b | | | Version History | | |[VHS]| | | | c | | | Contact Me | | |[CTM]| | | | d | | | Acknowledgements | | |[ACK]| | | | e | | | A Final Word from The Author | | |[AFW]| | | | f | | | Extra Stuff | | |[EXT]| | | |___| | |__________________________________| | |_____| | | SECTION | SECTION TITLE/HEADER | QA CODE | ��������� ��������������������������������������������������������� ��������� ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ ___ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \/_ | ___ | |_) ) ( How To Use This Guide ( () )| |/ __| |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[HTU]_\__/ |__|\___| ����������������������������������������������������� This guide is divided into 4 primary sections, which are then divided into sub- sections as listed in the Table of Contents. If you wish to quickly get to, let us say, Section 2, enter the [TAG] that is listed in the QA Code column in your find-in-page settings, normally [CTRL+F]. Enter the tag and press enter on your computer once or twice depending on where you are to get to that section! The walkthrough of this guide uses this format: [Puzzle Piece 1] Head right and grab the Puzzle Piece, then jump atop the trees. [Letter K] Head right along the treetops just after the first Puzzle Piece, then roll at the end before jumping to reach the letter K. [Secret Life Balloon] Grab the DK barrel, then fling it at the wall to reveal a hidden cave. Inside you will find a secret Life Balloon. This method allows you to easily find all the hidden collectibles even when you don't read the descriptions since you know that if the Letter K comes after P1, you can narrow down on the search area. I hope you find this method of guide-writing useful. ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ ___ _ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \/_ | _| | | |_) ) ( Legal Notice ( () )| |/ _ | |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[TOC]_\__/ |__|\___| ����������������������������������������������������� This document is copyright 2013-2014 ABXInferno. Please read the section below. [Use of this Guide] This guide is limited strictly towards personal, private use. You may not use this guide for reasons such as money-making or claiming that you yourself did this guide. [Sharing] This guide is exclusive to GameFAQs.com. If you wish to put the guide on your site, please don't ask. You may only link to this guide at its official home, which is GameFAQs. If you do find it on any other source such as another site or magazine, you are highly encouraged to contact me immediately. [Copyright Materials] Even though I have tried to remove all copyrighted content from this guide, I cannot make a full guarantee so. If you do find copyrighted content which you think might belong to somebody else, please don't hestitate to contact me. [Trademark] Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Country are trademarks of Nintendo. I do not own, nor claim any ownership of these trademarks. [Disclaimer] I have used every reasonable method to make sure all information in the guide is correct and up-to-date. However, neither humans nor computers are perfect, so if you do find any incorrect information, don't lash out. Instead, send me an email about the information and you will be credited. _____ _ _ _____ _______________ _____ ____________________ _______ ______ | __ \ | | / / ____|______________/___ )____________________|__ __| ____| | | \ \| |/ / / / / | | | |____ | | ) ) ( ( Gameplay Basics | | | ____| | |__/ /| |\ \ \____ _______________/ /__________________________| | | | |_____/ |_| \_\_____|______________/______|_______________________|_| |_|[INT] ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ ___ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \/_ ) ___ | |_) ) ( Basic Controls ( () )/ / / _ | |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[BCT]_\__//___|\_._| ����������������������������������������������������� [UNDER CONSTRUCTION] ___ ___ / | | \ / ZL |_________________________________________________________________| ZR \ |�����| __ _ | | |_| STYLUS |�����| | L | \__/ (_) |___| | R | |_____|_________________________________________________________________|_____| / ___ _________________________________________________ ___ \ | //�\\ ||�����������������������������������������������|| //�\\ | | (( )) || || (( )) | | \\_// || || \\_// | | ���___ || || ___��� | | __| | |__ || || __( X )__ | | | - - ||| ||( Y )_( A ) | | ��| | |�� || || ��( B ) | | ��� || || ��� | | || || | | || || (+) | | || ||START | | || || (-) | | ||_______________________________________________||SELECT | | ������������������������������������������������� | | () ( ^ ) o MIC [TV] [O] | \_____________________________________________________________________________/ Wii U GamePad/Wii U Pro Controller controls ������������������������������������������� ___ ((L)) Left Stick ��� The left stick moves Donkey Kong and his buddy left or right. _|_ D-pad | The D-pad ... ___ ((R)) Right Stick ��� The right stick ... ___ ( A ) A Button ��� The A Button makes Donkey Kong and his buddy jump in the air. ___ ( B ) B Button ��� The B Button ... ___ ( X ) X Button ��� The X Button ... ___ ( Y ) Y Button ��� The Y Button ... ____ | ZL | ZL Button ���� The ZL Button makes DK use the new pluck move. ____ | ZR | ZR Button ���� The ZR Button makes DK use the new pluck move. ___ | L | L Button ��� The L Button ... ___ | R | R Button ��� The R Button ... _ (+) + Button � The + Button pauses the game. _ (-) - Button � The - Button ... Wii Remote ���������� _|_ D-pad | The D-pad ___ ( 2 ) 2 Button ��� The 2 Button makes Donkey Kong and his buddy jump in the air. ___ ( 1 ) 1 Button ��� The 1 Button ... ___ ( A ) A Button ��� The A Button ... ___ | B | B Button |___| The B Button ... Wii Remote + Nunchuk �������������������� ___ (( )) Control Stick ��� The Control stick moves Donkey Kong and his buddy left or right. _|_ D-pad | The D-pad ... _ | |_ Pointer |____| The Wii Remote pointer ... ___ ( A ) A Button ��� The A Button makes Donkey Kong and his buddy jump in the air. ___ ( B ) B Button ��� The B Button ... ___ ( 1 ) 1 Button ��� The 1 Button ... ___ ( 2 ) 2 Button ��� The 2 Button ... ___ | Z | Z Button ��� The Z Button ... _ (C) C Button � The C Button ... _ (+) + Button � The + Button pauses the game. _ (-) - Button � The - Button ... _____ _ _ _____ _______________ _____ ____________________ _______ ______ | __ \ | | / / ____|______________/___ )____________________|__ __| ____| | | \ \| |/ / / / / | | | |____ | | ) ) ( ( Walkthrough | | | ____| | |__/ /| |\ \ \____ _________________\ \________________________| | | | |_____/ |_| \_\_____|______________/______)_______________________|_| |_|[INT] ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ ___ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \\_ ) ___ | |_) ) ( World 1 ( () )( ( / _ | |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[WR1]_\__//___)\_._| ����������������������������������������������������� ___ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________ | _ \| ' /��������������������������������������������������������������������� |___/|_._\ World 1-1: Mangrove Cove | _ \| _ \_____________________________________________________________________ |___/|___/��������������������������������������������������������������������� | _ \\ ' / This peaceful level introduces you to some of the common enemies and |___//_._\ mechanics on the game, so get used to them as we will use them later / __|| ' / on in the game. \___||_._\_____________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ AT A GLANCE ����������� Puzzle Pieces: 9 Difficulty : 1/5 VIDEO WALKTHROUGH ����������������� http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0jdWIfa2Ok WALKTHROUGH ����������� [Secret Life Balloon] Instead of heading right as usual, head back inside the plane cockpit to your left to grab the Life Balloon inside it before you start your adventure. [Puzzle Piece 1] Head right from the starting point and slide down the water slide. You'll now fall down into a pond. Instead of swimming to the right, head left. Go to the airplane debris and swim into it to let it sink and reveal a secret area with the first Puzzle Piece inside. [Letter K] Swim right and head towards the dock which is a wooden platform on the right. Above ground, head right and use the leaf platforms to reach K in between the two leaf platforms. [MOAR BANANAS! (not a typo)] When you come across the destroyable stone platform, destroy the final one to reveal a path to an area with 9 banana bunches. [Puzzle Piece 2] Head right and you will notice a platform high in the air with a bulb. We can get to it by heading to the right a bit more and wait for the vine-like enemy and its platform to lower. Hop onto it, then head left to reach the area. You know what to do, just ground pound it to reveal Puzzle Piece 2. [Puzzle Piece 3] Head right and you'll be introduced to the pluck move, which replaces blowing from Returns. Pluck the ground below to allow the first platform to drop then head onto the platform and pluck again there to reveal the 2nd platform which has another pluck plug (which is what I will call them from now on). Pluck it to reveal a thingy which will float around for a while. Collect all the tasty bananas it leaves behind to spawn... Puzzle Piece 3! [1st Checkpoint] Head right past the area with Puzzle Piece 3 and walk past the stand with the pig to trigger the Checkpoint, afterwards pluck the next plug from the ground to be able to proceed. [Puzzle Piece 4] Head right and when the vine enemy goes up, ground pound the blue platform to reveal a hidden area underground which leads to Puzzle Piece 4. [Puzzle Piece 5] Immediately after, head back left and climb onto the vine enemy platform then jump to the left to reveal a secret area with Puzzle Piece 5. [Letter O] Head right & navigate your way among the falling platforms and make it to the end. Ground pound the bulb to reveal a heart if you're running low. Drop down into the swimming area again, this time immediately go above ground & head to the rightmost platform. Roll jump right to get O below the upper platform. [The Mangrove Tree] Head right and follow the path, avoiding the enemies. At the far right, there is another pluck plug. This time, keep pulling until the plant behind it goes below the ground. A second later, a huge mangrove tree that also has a Barrel Cannon. Use the leaf platforms to reach it. [Puzzle Piece 6] Along the way, aim carefully to get Puzzle Piece 6 circling the third cannon, if you miss it this time you get a second chance, but the game won't be that, you know, merciful or forgiving as you proceed. [Letter N] When you get to the 4 Barrel Cannons that change direction, on the first one, aim towards the left one to get the Letter N in mid-flight, then proceed. You will also come across a Life Balloon which will floating past the next set of cannons, so grab that if you can. [2nd Checkpoint] Head right and trigger the 2nd Checkpoint, then use the DD barrel if you have lost Diddy, then proceed right. [Puzzle Piece 7] Head right and jump past the spiked gap then continue right. You'll then come across a lot of crates. Destroy the third column of crates with the snowflake icons to drop down into a hidden area. Wait for the pigs to throw out all the bananas (patience is a virtue) and they'll give you Puzzle Piece 7. [Letter G] Head right and you'll come across two bulls-eye panels. Head past it and grab the Tuck (penguin) after defeating it, then throw it at the bulls-eye to spin the platform and reveal the Letter G on the other side [Puzzle Piece 8] Head back left and use the new platform to reach the higher swinging platform on the left, then roll jump off of that to the left towards the Barrel Cannon which will blast you to a bonus room. Grab all the bananas in the room within 30 seconds to get Puzzle Piece 8. [Heart] Head right and pluck the plug from the ground beneath the platforms to reveal a Heart, then use the platforms to reach the ledge above. [Puzzle Piece 9] Head right, ground pound the panel and enter the Barrel Cannon. DON'T GO INTO THE GOAL BARREL YET. Head right past it then roll jump past the edge to reach a hidden area, then pluck the plug from the ground to get Puzzle Piece 9. [Goal Barrel] Afterwards, hit the Goal Barrel! ___ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________ | _ \| ' /��������������������������������������������������������������������� |___/|_._\ World 1-2: Shipwreck Shore | _ \| _ \_____________________________________________________________________ |___/|___/��������������������������������������������������������������������� | _ \\ ' / This peaceful level introduces you to the secret exit mechanic which |___//_._\ was not in the last game. Scout hard for the exit and good luck! Or, / __|| ' / you can just use this guide. \___||_._\_____________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ AT A GLANCE ����������� Puzzle Pieces: 9 Difficulty : 1.5/5 VIDEO WALKTHROUGH ����������������� http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qyvQW2aSzA WALKTHROUGH ����������� [Puzzle Piece 1] Immediately, head left from the starting area and ground pound to destroy the stack of boxes, then pluck the plug from the ground to get Puzzle Piece 1. [Puzzle Piece 2] Head right past the first buoy and use the grabbable (inventing words!) grass to get past the spiked pit. You can head left and drop off from the left edge from the grabbable grass to get a single banana coin, then continue right. Drop off and jump on the turtle, then use its shell to kill the bird enemy on the buoy. Jump into the water and swim to the bottom-right corner of the area to see Puzzle Piece 2 hiding in the seaweed. [Letter K] Grab on the grabbable grass section, then head right before dropping off near the edge. Kill the penguin enemy, then throw the DX barrel to get Dixie Kong, who hasn't shown up in a DK game in ages, to join you! Head right, then cross on to the upper side of the wooden crates in the air using Dixie's hairspin. Once on the upper side, just head on over to the other crate to get the first KONG letter, K. [Puzzle Piece 3] Drop off from the crate, then head right a short ways until you come across a thin floor tile different in material from the rest of the ship. Ground pound it to fall into one of the game's many bonus rooms, then collect all there is to get inside the room within the time to get the third Puzzle Piece. [BANANAS!] Head right, then drop off into the water and swim under the boat to get a BIG banana bunch, the variety with 20 bananas! Now swim under the sharks and head back ashore. [Letter O] You might have gotten more bananas, but you've missed the Letter O. Backtrack across the hanging wooden platforms, then collect the Letter O in midair. [1st Checkpoint] If you need to, ground pound the banana plant under the rock to get one heart then head right to trigger the checkpoint. [Puzzle Piece 4] Roll into the penguins, then hang on to the grabbable grass and head far left then jump towards the rock on the left which is hiding the level's 4th puzzle piece. [Puzzle Piece 5] Continue heading right past the two bird enemies then ground pound the banana plant to reveal a punching bag. Drop off, then jump on the helmet penguin and throw him at the bag to reveal Puzzle Piece 5. [Puzzle Piece 6] Continue right into the next area, then use the spring platform in the middle to reach the high up grabbable grass, then head right. Grab the Life Balloon in midair before dropping off into the swimming section of the level. Break past the first wooden barrier, then swim down. Break this next wooden barrier, then collect all the bananas inside the area to get #6. [Letter N] Continue swimming right, then when the path splits into two take the top path to get the Letter N. [BANANAS!] After collecting the Letter N, kill the fish enemy, then jump into the alcove above and collect all the bananas inside to spawn 6 Banana coins! [Puzzle Piece 7] Immediately after, break one of the wooden crates to get Puzzle Piece 7. [2nd Checkpoint] You'll have to attack the fish enemy 3 times to defeat it as its blocking the way. Now swim up and break the wooden barrier then the crates to proceed back ashore. Now head past the checkpoint to trigger it. [Puzzle Piece 8] Drop off into the water and swim past the chest to open it and spawn Piece 8. [SECRET EXIT ALERT!] If you want to, drop off into the water just after the first buoy. Swim using DK and Dixie Kong to swim faster by holding A to get past the strong current. Then swim into the portal and you'll find the Secret Exit, but you will miss: (1) Puzzle Piece 9 and (2) Letter G. [Puzzle Piece 9] If you chose not to use the secret exit, get onto the boat with a spring. Now collect all 4 columns of bananas to get the ninth and final Puzzle Piece. [Letter G] Immediately after, grab on to the grass overhead to collect the Letter G. [Goal Barrel] Past the big propeller, use your spring on the boat to finish off the level! _____ _ _ _____ ________________ ____ ____________________ _______ ______ | __ \ | | / / ____|_______________/ |____________________|__ __| ____| | | \ \| |/ / / / /| | | | | |____ | | ) ) ( ( / Closing_ | | | ____| | |__/ /| |\ \ \____ ____________/_____ _| ____________________| | | | |_____/ |_| \_\_____|__________________|__|_______________________|_| |_|[INT] ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ _ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \ / | ___ | |_) ) ( The Kongs' Checklist ( () /_' |/ _ | |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[TKC]_\__/ |_| \_._| ����������������������������������������������������� ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ _ _ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \ / | | |_ | |_) ) ( Version History ( () /_' || _ \ |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[TKC]_\__/ |_| |___/ ����������������������������������������������������� [What they mean] UNPUBLISHED - This version of the guide was never released to the public. OBSOLETE - This version of the guide was released to the public but is now outdated and has been replaced by a newer version. CURRENT - This version of the guide is the newest available. [Version 0.0.a] - [UNPUBLISHED] - [12-19-2013] It's now just a little over 2 months left to one of my most anticipated games of next year! I've taken care of many of the basic non-game content like this section, introduction, legal etc. [Version 0.0.b] - [UNPUBLISHED] - [2-19-2014] 2 months later, I came back to update a lot of the information on some of the info that was missing during the first time around. [Version 0.0.5] - [CURRENT] - [2-22-2014] First two levels have been completed! By the way, did anyone notice the guide is justified to 80 characters? Took a lot more work than imagined. ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ _ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \ / | ___ | |_) ) ( Contact Me ( () /_' |/ __| |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[CTM]_\__/ |_| \___| ����������������������������������������������������� [Why you should contact me] If you happen to find: - Typos - Grammatical Errors - Formatting Errors - Suggestions - Incorrect Strategies - Incorrect Locations of Secrets - Incorrect Directions - This guide on any other site than GameFAQs.com - Other things that I might want to know about THAT ARE RELATED TO THE GUIDE. [How to contact me] You can reach me via GameFAQs PM or email at: ab [dot] inferno [at] hotmail [dot] com Replace [dot] with . and [at] with @, also don't forget to remove the spaces. 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You should not expect money or any other compensation. ____ _ _ _____________________________________________________ __ _ _ | _ \| |/ /�����������������������������������������������������/ \ / | _| | | |_) ) ( Acknowledgements ( () /_' |/ _ | |____/|_|\_\_______________________________________________[ACK]_\__/ |_| \___| ����������������������������������������������������� [Nintendo] for co-developing the game and developing such an amazing system to play on. [Retro Studios] for co-developing this awesome game. [GameFAQs] for hosting the guide and being a place where you can share your knowledge to the rest of the gaming world. [My family] for supporting me. [Donkey Kong Wiki: dkwiki.com] for having a large database where I can check information when I'm not sure. ABXInferno, signing out. --- youtube.com/abxinferno twitter.com/abxinferno facebook.com/abxinferno abxinferno.wordpress.com