Donkey Kong Country - Tips, Codes, Cheats, & Secrets
Donkey Kong Country 1
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
| On game select screen, highlight erase data, press B, A, Down, B, Up, Down, Down, Y and then A. | Bad Buddy Code (Free Switching between 2 players) |
| Highlight ''Erase game'' and press Down, A,R,B,Y, Down, A,Y, then press Select. | Music Test |
| While the intro is playing, press Down, Y, Down, Down, Y. | Practice the bonus rounds |
| Go to File Select Screen, select Erase Game (should flash), press B, A, R, R, A, L. Now choose a game. | Start with 50 Lives |
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Secret Ending | Do everything in the game to achieve 101% (Win every level, every bonus level, secret bonus level, defeat final boss). |
| Secrets | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Jump in mid-air. | This works in the stage, "Mine Cart Carnage". Hit the Star Barrel in the level, and then either die or pause and press "Select". Enter the stage again. When the Star Barrel explodes, IMMEDIATELY press Y and B simultaneously. You should now be jumping in the air, keep jumping by pressing Y and B in succession. You can use this glitch to jump all the way to the end of the stage. NOTE: Do not backtrack to the beginning, as the glitch will stop functioning when you go back to the start. |
| Blast through mine cart carnage | Near the begining jump over the cannon and fall next to the wall underneath. You should get blasted out of a cannon and sent in a cart almost all the way to the end of the level. |
| Infinite Bananas | In Bouncy Bonanza, after you obtain the frog, you will continuously be brought down this small path. If you jump up, you will get three bananas. Now, enter the cave where you got the frog, and you will fall down again. The same three bananas are there! That means you can do this forever and you will get infinite bananas. |
| Unlimited lives | To make this work you must use a save game.On your last life die as Diddy Kong.Then press start at the "Game Over" screen. When Cranky Kong appears press down,Y,down,down,Y. You will be brought to a room with 3 of each golden animal.You can enter any of these bonus games as often as you like.To exit, just press start, then select. You will be brought back to the last place you died in your save game. |
| Warp past Stop & Go Station. | As soon as you start the level, walk left back into the entrance. You will warp to the end of the stage, where some manuevering will get you past the level. |
| Glitch | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Jump in mid-air. | This works in the stage, "Mine Cart Carnage". Hit the Star Barrel in the level, and then either die or pause and press "Select". Enter the stage again. When the Star Barrel explodes, IMMEDIATELY press Y and B simultaneously. You should now be jumping in the air, keep jumping by pressing Y and B in succession. You can use this glitch to jump all the way to the end of the stage. NOTE: Do not backtrack to the beginning, as the glitch will stop functioning when you go back to the start. |
Donkey Kong Country 2
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
| Highlight Two Player Contest and press Down, Down, Down, Down, Down | Sound Test |
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
| Y, A, Select, A, Down, Left, A, Down | 50 Lives |
| B, A, Right, Right, A, Left, A, X | Hard Mode (No Barrels) |
Lost World To unlock the Lost World, you must pass the first world. In the all the other worlds, you will start to find a ''Klubba's Koisk'' in each world. When you visit one, a Kremling named Klubba will ask you to give him 15 Kremcoins to enter The Lost World. If you do give 15 Kremcoins to Klubba in a particular world, you will unlock one particular level of the Lost World.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| "Animal Antics" Level | Give Klubba 15 Kremcoins in "K. Rool Keep" |
| "Black Ice Battle" Level | Give Klubba 15 Kremcoins in "Krem Quay" |
| "Fiery Furnace" Level | Give Klubba 15 Kremcoins in "Gloomy Gulch" |
| "Jungle Jinx" Level | Give Klubba 15 Kremcoins in "Crocodile Cauldron" |
| "Klobber Karnage" Level | Give Klubba 15 Kremcoins in "Krazy Kremland" |
| "Krocodile Kore" Boss | Beat the game and all 5 Lost World levels. |
| Glitch | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Beat Screech's Sprint Without Racing | Once you get half way through "Screech's Sprint" you will transform into the bird, and, normally, you will fly up to Screech and the race will start. If you come up right behind Screech to where the race will not start yet, and you fly upwards (you must have both characters at this point for this to work), you will then hit the the ceiling and hurt yourself causeing yourself to blink. Quickly, while you are still blinking, pass Screech and head off to the rest of the level without having to worry about doing it in good time. |
| Secret | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| 75 Kremlin coins |
1. In Pirate Panic, go into K.Rool's cabin (don't collect the balloon) and then leave. 2. Jump over the first two bananas, then collect the next bunch on top of the barrels. Still avoiding the first pair of bananas, return to the cabin and grab the balloon. 3. Jump over the first two bananas, then collect the next bunch on top of the barrels. Still avoiding the first pair of bananas, return to the cabin and grab the balloon. 4. Return to the cabin, still avoiding the first two bananas. You'll see a floating Kremcoin in the air. Grab it to collect all 75 Kremlin Coins. |
Donkey Kong Country 3
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
| At the Select Game menu, highlight a saved game and press L, R, R, L, R, R, L, R, L, R then enter LIVES | 50 Lives |
| At the Select Game menu, highlight a saved game and press L, R, R, L, R, R, L, R, L, R then enter ASAVE | Auto Save |
| At the Select Game menu, highlight a saved game and press L, R, R, L, R, R, L, R, L, R then enter MERRY | Christmas bonus games |
| At the Select Game menu, highlight a saved game and press L, R, R, L, R, R, L, R, L, R then enter COLOR | Color Switch |
| At the game over screen press, L,R,A,B,X,Y. | Continue Game Over Music |
| At the Select Game menu, highlight a saved game and press L, R, R, L, R, R, L, R, L, R then enter MUSIC | Dixie Kong's Music Test |
| At the Select Game menu, highlight a saved game and press L, R, R, L, R, R, L, R, L, R then enter WATER. | Enter first Waterfall (85 Bonus Coins) |
| At the Select Game menu, highlight a saved game and press L,R,R,L,R,R,L,R,L,R then enter ERASE | Erase Times |
| At the Select Game menu, highlight a saved game and press L, R, R, L, R, R, L, R, L, R then enter HARDR | Extra Difficulty |
| At the Game Over Screen, wait for the song to stop playing, then you can play with the blocks by pressing L, R, X, A, B or Y | Play with Blocks |
| At the Select Game menu, highlight a saved game and press L, R, R, L, R, R, L, R, L, R then enter TUFST | Super Difficulty Level (No Continue Barrels) |
| Secrets | Description |
|---|---|
| Unlock Lost World | To unlock Lost World, using the jet ski or hovercraft, swim several clockwise circles around four rocks (On the first section of the map) for as many times as you can, until Lost World forms. |
All of the stages in the first two Worlds have invisible Warp Barrels that skip you ahead to the end of the stage. For most of them you need both Kongs.
| Warp Barrel Location | How to find |
|---|---|
| W1 - Lakeside Limbo: | When you reach the first DK Barrel, have Kiddy throw Dixie towards the top-left of the screen to find the first Warp Barrel. |
| W1 - Doorstop Dash: | When you jump up to the second floor (near the 'O' letter), stand on the edge and throw one of the Kongs into the top-right corner to find the Warp Barrel. |
| W1 - Tidal Trouble: | Get past the first red Koco and stand on the narrow plank jutting out of the water. Throw Dixie to the top-left of the screen to find the Warp Barrel. |
| W1 - Skidda's Row: | Stand on the very top of the first cabin (kill the Skidda) and throw Dixie up and left to find the Warp Barrel. |
| W1 - Murky Mill: | Ride the lift at the start to the very top, then toss one of the Kongs into the top-left corner to uncover the Warp Barrel. |
| W2 - Springin' Spiders: | Jump to the left from the second Nid (the jumping spider) under the platforms to find the Warp Barrel. |
| W2 - Riverside Race: | Run right up to the pond as Kiddy, then toss Dixie up and to the right to find the Warp Barrel (but quickly, or the bees will get you). |
| W2 - Squeals on Wheels: | Pass through the first door, then toss a Kong into the top-right above the door. |
| W2 - Barrel Shield Bust-Up: | Pass up the first tree, head left, then to the top of the second tree. Now head back to the right and, with Dixie, helicopter spin into the hole while holding left. You should land in the Warp Barrel instead of the invisible Blast Barrel. |
| W2 - Bobbing Barrel Brawl: | Just after the two enemies at the start of the level, toss Dixie up and to the right to find the final Warp Barrel. |
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