Donkey Kong Country

Grab 100 of these to earn an extra life. A banana bunch is worth 10 bananas.

Find all four letters on a single level to receive an extra life.

Earn extra lives by collecting balloons. Red balloons are worth one extra life, green are worth two, and blue will give you three.

Collect three of a kind to play a bonus level and possibly win lots of extra lives.

Uncover these hidden items, found near green bananas, with stomps or hand slaps, then use the Game Boy Printer to print them out.

Use regular barrels to knock out enemies or uncover secret bonus areas.

Roll steel kegs to take out several enemies at a time. You can also bounce one off a wall, then hop onto it for a smooth ride.

Throw one of these powder kegs-the resulting explosion will harm any nearby baddies.

Break one of these to keep the other Kong ready and waiting. He'll take over when your current Kong takes a hit, or you can press SELECT to swap them at any time.

Break open a star-spangled Continue Barrel to restart at that location the next time you lose a life.

Leap into a barrel cannon to get launched into the air. Ones marked with an an explosion symbol will fire automatically, while others will require that you press the A Button. You'll also find some barrel cannons that move, so be sure to time your shots carefully.

The king of swing... the thrilla gorilla... the prime primate... It's Donkey Kong!

Diddy's goal in life is to be a big-shot video game star, just like DK. With his speed and agility, he'll get there in no time!

DK's surf-punk friend operates a Flight Barrel Service that can take our heroes back to any level they've already finished.

Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong's eye. She'll send DK and Diddy to bonus areas where they'll have a chance to find extra Multiplayer games.

Although most of Cranky's conversations are hot air, he'll occasionally drop a hint or two about the game.

Jump into a crate to get a little help from an animal friend. Press SELECT to return control to your Kong.

Rambi can charge straight through any enemy in his path. Hold down the B Button to make him run and press the A Button to make him jump over pits and cliffs. He is also useful for breaking into some bonus levels.

Though he can't really fly, if you press the A Button, Expresso will make a long jump. Tap the A Button to flap his wings in midair. He can also run faster than any other animal friend when you hold down the B Button. Small enemies will pass right underneath his legs, but be warned that he isn't strong enough to jump on the larger ones.

Press the A Button to charge into enemies with Enguarde's sword nose, taking out most underwater baddies.

This Kremling Kommander was the mastermind behind the great banana heist.

If you press the A Button, Winky can out-jump any other animal friend. Plus, his powerful legs can take out some of the toughest enemies.

You'll find this helpful bird in only one place-the deepest, darkest cave level. He'll help guide you through the level with his flashlight.

You'll encounter this commonplace Kremling quite frequently.

This robust reptile is impervious to most attacks.

Klump's helmet protects him from attacks from above.

Don't even bother with roll attacks, or you'll end up right in his klamp-like jaws.

He'll use his krafty Kremling kamouflage for sneak attacks.