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[[File:Letter K Artwork - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|frame|Letter "K" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'']]
|image=[[File:DKCR3D K.png|100px]][[File:DKCR3D O.png|100px]][[File:DKCR3D N.png|100px]][[File:DKCR3D G.png|100px]]<br>Artwork of the KONG Letters from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''
'''K-O-N-G Letters'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 9.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 8.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DKC_Returns.pdf NTSC] instruction manual, page 19.</ref> (also formatted as '''KONG Letters'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'' instruction booklet, page 10.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 17.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf PAL] instruction manual, page 24.</ref><ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' instruction manual (PDF).] Section 17</ref> or '''K O N G Letters'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' PAL Virtual Console digital manual, section 12</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' PAL Virtual Console digital manual, section 12</ref>), also known as '''Golden Letters'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Issue 66, pages 10-17.</ref>, are common collectable items in the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise. They are a set of four items that can be collected in a level to obtain extra features, most commonly [[extra life|extra lives]].
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{quote|Keep your eyes open for those KONG Letters, they might be worth something!|[[Cranky Kong]]|[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]}}
'''KONG Letters'''<ref>{{cite|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Land'' instruction booklet|page=10|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=17|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns''  PAL instruction manual|page=24|date=2010|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref> (also formatted as '''K-O-N-G Letters''',<ref>{{cite|date=1994|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=9|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=8|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction manual|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20101122232754/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DKC_Returns.pdf|page=19|publisher=nintendo.com|language=en-us|format=PDF|date=2010}}</ref> '''K O N G Letters''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Virtual Console electronic manual (British English). Tab 12.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' Virtual Console electronic manual (British English). Tab 12.</ref> or '''KONG letters'''<ref>{{cite|date=2014|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' instruction manual]. Tab 8.|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 1994|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #26 (NMS Special)|page=8}}</ref>), also known as '''Golden Letters''',<ref>{{cite|date=1994|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=22|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''KONG Golden Letters''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=June 17, 2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|language=en-us|page=7|isbn=0-7615-4334-1}}</ref> or simply '''letters''',<ref>{{cite|date=2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=13|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are recurring collectible items in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]], first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They are a set of four square-shaped objects, each displaying a letter of "[[Kong]]," and they appear in every [[level]] except boss levels. All four letters can be collected for a reward, usually an [[extra life]]; in some games, collecting them is mandatory. KONG Letters also serve as loose progress indicators, as the letter ''K'' usually appears at the start, the letters ''O'' and ''N'' appear midway through the level, and the letter ''G'' appears near the end.
 
In the original [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' trilogy]], KONG Letters are flat gold-lined objects with a letter stamped onto each of them. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' (and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]]), the KONG Letters are redesigned with a more simplistic appearance, resembling plain red panels with yellow letters.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' / ''Donkey Kong Land'' trilogy===
[[File:DKCletters.png|frame|The complete K-O-N-G Letters from ''Donkey Kong Country'']]
[[File:KONG Letters DKC art.jpg|thumb|Artwork of all four KONG Letters in ''Donkey Kong Country'']]
In their original appearances, KONG letters resemble flat, gold-lined objects with either of the K, O, N, and G letters stamped on them. They are found in every level except boss levels. Some are out in the open, while some are hidden throughout the stage in caches on the ground or in [[Bonus Area]]s. Their main function is granting an extra life to the player once all four are collected in a level, which is seen in the first three ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games.
KONG Letters appear in every level except for boss levels. The letters always appear in a specific location, either in plain sight or hidden. In the first ''Donkey Kong Country'', a KONG Letter sometimes appears in a ground cache, and it can be unearthed by landing from above. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', a KONG Letter is sometimes hidden inside a [[treasure chest]], and in the former game, the letter ''G'' is sometimes a reward at an [[End of Level Target]], such as in [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krockhead Klamber]].
 
[[File:KONG Letters Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|200px|thumb|Artwork of the KONG Letters from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'']]
In rare cases, there are two of a letter in a level, and by collecting either one, the duplicate letter disappears. For example, in ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s [[Snow Barrel Blast]], there are two letter ''G''{{'}}s, each appearing in a path that the Kongs can take. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''{{'}}s [[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Chain Link Chamber]], there are two letter ''O''{{'}}s in the same area. In certain versions of the original ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', the letter ''G'' does not appear in [[Rocket Rush (level)|Rocket Rush]].


Their role was changed in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They were redesigned to appear more simplistic, resembling plain orange panels with yellow letters. In these games, collecting all KONG Letters in one world unlocks a Key Temple stage, which conceals one of the [[Rare Orb|magical orbs]] that are required to enter the [[Golden Temple]], thus contributing to the game's 200% [[completion]]. When all letters are collected in a level, the game acknowledges it by adding an orange pin with a black star under the name of the level. While playing the game in Mirror Mode, the letters on the KONG Letters are flipped as they would appear in a mirror. Collecting them again in this mode does not contribute to the game's completion, but the orange pin will be replaced by a blue one for each level where this is done.
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', yellow letters similar to the KONG Letters appear in the "Spell it Out!" [[bonus room]] challenges. In them, there are letters spinning around in a circle, and the Kongs must [[jump]] at the highlighted letters to spell out a word (such as "[[Rare Ltd.|RARE]]" in [[Vulture Culture]]'s first Bonus Level). In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country'', the Kongs are required to collect every letter to add to the 101% [[completion]], and the player can check the statistics for KONG Letters from the overworld map's {{button|gba|Start}} menu. However, in the latter two Game Boy Advance remakes, collecting every KONG Letter remains optional.  


In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', they serve the same function as in its predecessor, unlocking a temple level once all of them are collected in a world. Each temple now holds a [[Mysterious Relic|relic]] required to unlock the [[Secret Seclusion]]. They have the same design introduced in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' in normal gameplay, but become blue when playing in [[Hard Mode#Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze|Hard Mode]].
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', the KONG Letters' purpose was changed to saving the player's game progress. To do so, [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] must collect all four KONG Letters in a level and complete it. The KONG Letters have a unique role in one of the levels, [[Kong Krazy]], which has numerous sets of KONG Letters. Shortly after collecting all letters in a set, the active Kong encounters a button, which he must press to form a bridge from the letters, thus allowing him to cross over a gap. Contrarily, in the game's two sequels, ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', the KONG Letters have the same role as in the first three ''Donkey Kong Country'' games.


===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
In the original version of ''Donkey Kong Country'', the KONG Letter sprites sparkle and shimmer. In the sequels and Game Boy Advance version, however, they spin instead.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', KONG Letters play a completely different role, where they must be collected to save game progress. If the players miss any letters in a level, they will be unable to save their progress up to that point. The level [[Kong Krazy]] contains multiple sets of KONG Letters; after a set is collected, a button must be pressed in order to form all currently collected letters into a bridge that helps the Kongs cross a gap. Such buttons are always encountered shortly after the end of each set.


In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', KONG Letters retain their role from the original ''Donkey Kong Country'', in that they simply grant an extra life upon collecting them all in a level.
===''Donkey Konga 3''===
In ''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP|Donkey Konga 3]]'', the KONG Letters are hung as decorations, surrounded by garlands in the Christmas background.


===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
KONG Letters, now referred to as '''KONG Panels''',<ref>''Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber'' instruction booklet, page 15.</ref> make a reappearance in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', where they have the same role as in the original three ''Donkey Kong Country'' games.
In ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', KONG Letters were renamed '''KONG Panels''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber'' English instruction booklet|page=15|date=2007|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and they retain their role as collectible items. Like in ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s Game Boy Advance version, the KONG Panels are required collectibles, and they grant an extra life if all four in a level are collected.
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===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD''===
In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and its [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake, ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', KONG Letters are required collectible items. When Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong obtain every letter in a level, an orange pin with a black star appears under the name of the level. When they collect every KONG Letter in a [[world]], Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong unlock a Key Temple featuring one of the [[Rare Orb]]s. In Mirror Mode, the letters on the KONG Letters are flipped like the other surroundings. Unlike in the normal mode, it is optional for the player to collect the KONG Letters in a level, though doing so changes the orange pin to blue. KONG Letters do not appear in the [[Golden Temple]] or in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''{{'}}s other [[Cloud (world)|Cloud]] levels.
 
[[Prima Games|Prima]] refers to the KONG Letters individually as the '''K Block''',<ref name=KO>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=30|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 21, 2010|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4}}</ref> '''O Block''',<ref name=KO/> '''N Block''',<ref name=NG>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=31|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 21, 2010|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4}}</ref> and '''G Block'''.<ref name=NG/>
 
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
[[File:Letter K Artwork - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|frame|The letter ''K'' from ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']]
In ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port, KONG Letters retain their appearance and role from the previous game, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. The Kongs must collect every KONG Letter in a world to unlock a temple level, which has a [[mysterious relic]] instead of a Rare Orb. On [[Hard Mode#Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze|Hard Mode]], the KONG Letters are colored blue; collecting them colors the star icon near a level's name from red to blue, although they are not required for 200% completion.
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==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Land''====
{{Multilang profile
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|EngE=There is one of each letter to be found in each level. Collect them all and you will be able to save your progress.
|FreE=Ces 4 lettres se trouvent dans chaque niveau. Obtenez-les toutes pour pouvoir sauvegarder votre progression.
|Ger=Diese Buchstaben können in jedem Level gefunden werden. Wenn du sie alle sammelst, kannst du deinen Fortschritt speichern.
|Ita=In ciascun livello del gioco si celano le quattro lettere della parola KONG. Trovale tutte per salvare i tuoi progressi.
|SpaE=En cada fase podrás encontrar las letras que forman la palabra KONG. Si consigues reunirlas todas, podrás guardar la partida.
}}
====''Donkey Kong Land 2'' / ''Donkey Kong Land III''====
{{Multilang profile
|type=vc_3ds
|EngE=Retrieve all of the K O N G letters in a single stage to receive an extra heart.
|FreE=Récoltez toutes les lettres K O N G dans un niveau pour obtenir un cœur supplémentaire.
|Ger=Sammele alle K-O-N-G-Buchstaben in einem einzelnen Level ein, um ein zusätzliches Herz zu erhalten.
|Ita=Scova le lettere KONG disseminate in ciascun livello per ottenere un cuore extra.
|SpaE=Si recoges las letras K O N G en una misma fase, conseguirás un corazón adicional.'' (''Donkey Kong Land 2'')<br>''Si recoges todas las letras K O N G en una misma fase, conseguirás un corazón adicional.'' (''Donkey Kong Land III'')
}}
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
{{Multilang profile
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|Eng=Collect the letters to spell KONG and earn an extra life.}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
KONGletters.jpg|The letter "K" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Letter K DKC.png|Letter ''K'' sprite from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Letter_K_DKC.png|Sprite of the letter "K"
Letter O.png|Letter ''O'' sprite from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Letter_O_DKC.png|Sprite of the letter "O"
Letter N DKC GBC.png|Letter ''N'' sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
Letter_N_DKC.png|Sprite of the letter "N"
G Letter DKJC.png|Letter ''G'' sprite from ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
Letter_G_DKC.png|Sprite of the letter "G"
K-O-N-G Letters DKL.PNG|Sprite from ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
0-K Letter.png|A "0" number and a "K" Letter
6-O Letter.png|A "6" number and an "O" Letter
8-N Letter.png|A "8" number and an "N" Letter
9-G Letter.png|A "9" number and a "G" Letter
DKL2 GB Letter K sprite.png|The letter "K" in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
DKL2 GB Letter O sprite.png|The letter "O" in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
DKL2 GB Letter N sprite.png|The letter "N" in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
DKL2 GB Letter G sprite.png|The letter "G" in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
KONG Letters Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
Letter K DKC GBC.png|Sprite of the letter "K" (GBC)
Letter O DKC GBC.png|Sprite of the letter "O" (GBC)
Letter N DKC GBC.png|Sprite of the letter "N" (GBC)
Letter G DKC GBC.png|Sprite of the letter "G" (GBC)
Letter K DKC GBA.png|Sprite of the letter "K" (GBA)
Letter O DKC GBA.png|Sprite of the letter "O" (GBA)
Letter N DKC GBA.png|Sprite of the letter "N" (GBA)
Letter G DKC GBA.png|Sprite of the letter "G" (GBA)
Sun Sun Beach.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
KONGdkcr.png|KONG Letters from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=K・O・N・Gの{{ruby|文字|もじ}}<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|page=11|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapN=''Super Donkey Kong''
|JapR=K O N G no Moji
|Jap2=K・O・N・Gの{{ruby|文字|もじ}}パネル<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=21|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet|page=29|date=1996}}</ref>
|Jap2N=''Super Donkey Kong 2'' and ''Super Donkey Kong 3''
|Jap2R=K O N G no Moji Paneru
|Jap3=「KONG」のパネル
|Jap3N=''Super Donkey Kong 2'', [[Kong Kollege|Wrinkly]]
|Jap3R="KONG" no Paneru
|Jap4=K・O・N・Gパネル<ref>{{cite|title=ドンキーコング ジャングルクライマー (''Donkī Kongu Janguru Kuraimā'') instruction booklet|page=20|publisher=Nintendo|date=2007}}</ref>
|Jap4N=''Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber''
|JapR4=K O N G Paneru
|Jap5=「K」「O」「N」「G」
|Jap5N=''Donkey Kong Returns'' and ''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze''
|Jap5R="K" "O" "N" "G"
|JapM=K O N G Letters
|Jap2M=K O N G Letter Panels
|Jap3M=“KONG” Panels
|Jap4M=K O N G Panels
|Jap5M=“K” “O” “N” “G”
|FreE=Lettres KONG<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European French). Tab 11.</ref>
|FreE2=Lettres K O N G<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European French). Tab 12.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European French). Tab 12.</ref>
|Ger=KONG-Buchstaben<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (German). Tab 11.</ref>
|Ger2=K-O-N-G-Buchstaben<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Virtual Console electronic manual (German). Tab 12.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' Virtual Console electronic manual (German). Tab 12.</ref>
|Ita=Lettere di K-O-N-G<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' Italian booklet|page=9}}</ref>
|Ita2=Lettere K-O-N-G<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Italian manual|page=7}}</ref><ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (Game Boy Advance) European booklet. Page 112.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 36.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 47.</ref>
|Ita3=Lettere KONG<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' Italian booklet|page=10}}</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', GIG's Italian manual{{page needed}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Spanish-Italian booklet|page=51}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Italian manual|page=16}}</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (Italian). Tab 11.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Virtual Console electronic manual (Italian). Tab 12.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' Virtual Console electronic manual (Italian). Tab 12.</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber'' Italian booklet|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Italian booklet|page=24}}</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' Italian e-manual. Tab 12.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' Italian e-manual. Tab 17.</ref>
|ItaM=K-O-N-G's letters
|Ita2M=K-O-N-G letters
|Ita3M=KONG letters
|SpaA=Letras<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Chile) ''La Jungla de Donkey Kong: Edición Especial''|page=45}}</ref>
|SpaAM=Letters
|SpaE=Las letras de la palabra KONG<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European Spanish). Tab 11.</ref>
|SpaE2=Letras K O N G<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European Spanish). Tab 12.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' Virtual Console electronic manual (European Spanish). Tab 12.</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', in some bonus games, other letters exist in K-O-N-G Letter form. All letters except F, H, J, L, Q, V, and Z are used in game.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_Country_(SNES)/Unused_Object_Graphics</ref>
*In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', in some bonus games, other letters exist in K-O-N-G Letter form. All letters except ''F'', ''H'', ''J'', ''L'', ''Q'', ''V'', and ''Z'' are used in-game.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Donkey Kong Country (SNES)/Unused Object Graphics|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)/Unused Object Graphics]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=July 5, 2024}}</ref>


==References==
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KONG Letters
The K KONG Letter from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DThe O KONG Letter from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DThe N KONG Letter from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DThe G KONG Letter from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Artwork of the KONG Letters from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
“Keep your eyes open for those KONG Letters, they might be worth something!”
—Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong Country Returns

KONG Letters[1][2][3] (also formatted as K-O-N-G Letters,[4][5][6] K O N G Letters,[7][8] or KONG letters[9][10]), also known as Golden Letters,[11] KONG Golden Letters,[12] or simply letters,[13] are recurring collectible items in the Donkey Kong franchise, first appearing in Donkey Kong Country. They are a set of four square-shaped objects, each displaying a letter of "Kong," and they appear in every level except boss levels. All four letters can be collected for a reward, usually an extra life; in some games, collecting them is mandatory. KONG Letters also serve as loose progress indicators, as the letter K usually appears at the start, the letters O and N appear midway through the level, and the letter G appears near the end.

In the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy, KONG Letters are flat gold-lined objects with a letter stamped onto each of them. In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (and its Nintendo Switch port), the KONG Letters are redesigned with a more simplistic appearance, resembling plain red panels with yellow letters.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country / Donkey Kong Land trilogy[edit]

Artwork of the KONG Letters for Donkey Kong Country, also used for Donkey Kong Land
Artwork of all four KONG Letters in Donkey Kong Country

KONG Letters appear in every level except for boss levels. The letters always appear in a specific location, either in plain sight or hidden. In the first Donkey Kong Country, a KONG Letter sometimes appears in a ground cache, and it can be unearthed by landing from above. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, a KONG Letter is sometimes hidden inside a treasure chest, and in the former game, the letter G is sometimes a reward at an End of Level Target, such as in Krockhead Klamber.

Artwork of K-O-N-G Letters from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of the KONG Letters from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

In rare cases, there are two of a letter in a level, and by collecting either one, the duplicate letter disappears. For example, in Donkey Kong Country's Snow Barrel Blast, there are two letter G's, each appearing in a path that the Kongs can take. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest's Chain Link Chamber, there are two letter O's in the same area. In certain versions of the original Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, the letter G does not appear in Rocket Rush.

In Donkey Kong Country, yellow letters similar to the KONG Letters appear in the "Spell it Out!" bonus room challenges. In them, there are letters spinning around in a circle, and the Kongs must jump at the highlighted letters to spell out a word (such as "RARE" in Vulture Culture's first Bonus Level). In the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country, the Kongs are required to collect every letter to add to the 101% completion, and the player can check the statistics for KONG Letters from the overworld map's Start Button menu. However, in the latter two Game Boy Advance remakes, collecting every KONG Letter remains optional.

In Donkey Kong Land, the KONG Letters' purpose was changed to saving the player's game progress. To do so, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must collect all four KONG Letters in a level and complete it. The KONG Letters have a unique role in one of the levels, Kong Krazy, which has numerous sets of KONG Letters. Shortly after collecting all letters in a set, the active Kong encounters a button, which he must press to form a bridge from the letters, thus allowing him to cross over a gap. Contrarily, in the game's two sequels, Donkey Kong Land 2 and Donkey Kong Land III, the KONG Letters have the same role as in the first three Donkey Kong Country games.

In the original version of Donkey Kong Country, the KONG Letter sprites sparkle and shimmer. In the sequels and Game Boy Advance version, however, they spin instead.

Donkey Konga 3[edit]

In Donkey Konga 3, the KONG Letters are hung as decorations, surrounded by garlands in the Christmas background.

DK: Jungle Climber[edit]

In DK: Jungle Climber, KONG Letters were renamed KONG Panels,[14] and they retain their role as collectible items. Like in Donkey Kong Country's Game Boy Advance version, the KONG Panels are required collectibles, and they grant an extra life if all four in a level are collected.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D / Donkey Kong Country Returns HD[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country Returns and its Nintendo 3DS remake, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, KONG Letters are required collectible items. When Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong obtain every letter in a level, an orange pin with a black star appears under the name of the level. When they collect every KONG Letter in a world, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong unlock a Key Temple featuring one of the Rare Orbs. In Mirror Mode, the letters on the KONG Letters are flipped like the other surroundings. Unlike in the normal mode, it is optional for the player to collect the KONG Letters in a level, though doing so changes the orange pin to blue. KONG Letters do not appear in the Golden Temple or in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D's other Cloud levels.

Prima refers to the KONG Letters individually as the K Block,[15] O Block,[15] N Block,[16] and G Block.[16]

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Artwork of the Letter K from the K-O-N-G Letters, in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
The letter K from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port, KONG Letters retain their appearance and role from the previous game, Donkey Kong Country Returns. The Kongs must collect every KONG Letter in a world to unlock a temple level, which has a mysterious relic instead of a Rare Orb. On Hard Mode, the KONG Letters are colored blue; collecting them colors the star icon near a level's name from red to blue, although they are not required for 200% completion.

Profiles[edit]

Donkey Kong Land series[edit]

Donkey Kong Land[edit]

  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English (British):
      There is one of each letter to be found in each level. Collect them all and you will be able to save your progress.
    • French (Europe):
      Ces 4 lettres se trouvent dans chaque niveau. Obtenez-les toutes pour pouvoir sauvegarder votre progression.
    • German:
      Diese Buchstaben können in jedem Level gefunden werden. Wenn du sie alle sammelst, kannst du deinen Fortschritt speichern.
    • Italian:
      In ciascun livello del gioco si celano le quattro lettere della parola KONG. Trovale tutte per salvare i tuoi progressi.
    • Spanish (Europe):
      En cada fase podrás encontrar las letras que forman la palabra KONG. Si consigues reunirlas todas, podrás guardar la partida.

Donkey Kong Land 2 / Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English (British):
      Retrieve all of the K O N G letters in a single stage to receive an extra heart.
    • French (Europe):
      Récoltez toutes les lettres K O N G dans un niveau pour obtenir un cœur supplémentaire.
    • German:
      Sammele alle K-O-N-G-Buchstaben in einem einzelnen Level ein, um ein zusätzliches Herz zu erhalten.
    • Italian:
      Scova le lettere KONG disseminate in ciascun livello per ottenere un cuore extra.
    • Spanish (Europe):
      Si recoges las letras K O N G en una misma fase, conseguirás un corazón adicional. (Donkey Kong Land 2)
      Si recoges todas las letras K O N G en una misma fase, conseguirás un corazón adicional. (Donkey Kong Land III)

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

  • Wii U Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      Collect the letters to spell KONG and earn an extra life.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:KONG Letters.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese K・O・N・Gの文字もじ[17]
K O N G no Moji 		K O N G Letters Super Donkey Kong
K・O・N・Gの文字もじパネル[18][19]
K O N G no Moji Paneru 		K O N G Letter Panels Super Donkey Kong 2 and Super Donkey Kong 3
「KONG」のパネル[?]
"KONG" no Paneru 		“KONG” Panels Super Donkey Kong 2, Wrinkly
K・O・N・Gパネル[20] K O N G Panels Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber
「K」「O」「N」「G」[?]
"K" "O" "N" "G" 		“K” “O” “N” “G” Donkey Kong Returns and Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
French (NOE) Lettres KONG[21] -
Lettres K O N G[22][23]
German KONG-Buchstaben[24] -
K-O-N-G-Buchstaben[25][26]
Italian Lettere di K-O-N-G[27] K-O-N-G's letters
Lettere K-O-N-G[28][29][30][31] K-O-N-G letters
Lettere KONG[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] KONG letters
Spanish (NOA) Letras[43] Letters
Spanish (NOE) Las letras de la palabra KONG[44] -
Letras K O N G[45][46]

Trivia[edit]

  • In Donkey Kong Country, in some bonus games, other letters exist in K-O-N-G Letter form. All letters except F, H, J, L, Q, V, and Z are used in-game.[47]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 10.
  2. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  3. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns PAL instruction manual (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 24.
  4. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 9.
  5. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 8.
  6. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction manual (PDF). nintendo.com (American English). Page 19. Archived November 22, 2010, 23:27:54 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Virtual Console electronic manual (British English). Tab 12.
  8. ^ Donkey Kong Land III Virtual Console electronic manual (British English). Tab 12.
  9. ^ 2014. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze instruction manual. Tab 8.] (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (British English).
  10. ^ November 1994. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #26 (NMS Special). Page 8.
  11. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 22.
  12. ^ Hodgson, David S. J. (June 17, 2003). Donkey Kong Country Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4334-1. Page 7.
  13. ^ 2003. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  14. ^ 2007. Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber English instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  15. ^ a b Knight, Michael (November 21, 2010). Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-307-47102-4. Page 30.
  16. ^ a b Knight, Michael (November 21, 2010). Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-307-47102-4. Page 31.
  17. ^ 1994. Super Donkey Kong instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 11.
  18. ^ 1995. Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet. Nintendo. Page 21.
  19. ^ 1996. Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 29.
  20. ^ 2007. ドンキーコング ジャングルクライマー (Donkī Kongu Janguru Kuraimā) instruction booklet. Nintendo. Page 20.
  21. ^ Donkey Kong Land Virtual Console electronic manual (European French). Tab 11.
  22. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Virtual Console electronic manual (European French). Tab 12.
  23. ^ Donkey Kong Land III Virtual Console electronic manual (European French). Tab 12.
  24. ^ Donkey Kong Land Virtual Console electronic manual (German). Tab 11.
  25. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Virtual Console electronic manual (German). Tab 12.
  26. ^ Donkey Kong Land III Virtual Console electronic manual (German). Tab 12.
  27. ^ Donkey Kong Country Italian booklet. Page 9.
  28. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 7.
  29. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) European booklet. Page 112.
  30. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 36.
  31. ^ Donkey Kong Land III Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 47.
  32. ^ Donkey Kong Land Italian booklet. Page 10.
  33. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, GIG's Italian manual[page number needed]
  34. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 51.
  35. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 16.
  36. ^ Donkey Kong Land Virtual Console electronic manual (Italian). Tab 11.
  37. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Virtual Console electronic manual (Italian). Tab 12.
  38. ^ Donkey Kong Land III Virtual Console electronic manual (Italian). Tab 12.
  39. ^ Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber Italian booklet. Page 15.
  40. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns Italian booklet. Page 24.
  41. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Italian e-manual. Tab 12.
  42. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Italian e-manual. Tab 17.
  43. ^ Club Nintendo (Chile) La Jungla de Donkey Kong: Edición Especial. Page 45.
  44. ^ Donkey Kong Land Virtual Console electronic manual (European Spanish). Tab 11.
  45. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Virtual Console electronic manual (European Spanish). Tab 12.
  46. ^ Donkey Kong Land III Virtual Console electronic manual (European Spanish). Tab 12.
  47. ^ TCRF. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)/Unused Object Graphics. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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Donkey Kong Country (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country (GBC) / Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong
Items and objects Animal token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Big Animal Token • Continue Barrel • Donkey Kong Balloon (red · green · blue) • DK Barrel • Exit • Fuel Canister • Jumbo Barrel • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Mini Animal Token • On & Off Barrel • Steel keg • Stop & Go Barrel • Tire • TNT Drum
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Winky • Squawks • Expresso
Bosses Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mini-Necky • Necky • Rock Kroc • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger
Obstacles Black drum • Mincer • Oil drum
Worlds Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon
Other Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait • DK Attack • DK Jamz • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Kremling Krushin • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Read the unfinished Donkey Kong Country story...and finish the adventure! • Staff • Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy
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Donkey Kong Land
Playable characters Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong
Items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Blast Barrel • Buddy Barrel • Continue Point • End of stage • KONG Letters • Kong Token • Steel keg • Life Balloon • TNT Barrel
Animal Friends Expresso • Rambi
Bosses Wild Sting • Giant Clam • Hard Hat • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Basket of snakes • Chomps • Clambo • Fangfish • Flapper • Gloop • Gnawty • Hogwash the Flying Pig • Klaptrap • Kritter • Krusha • Mincer • Mini-Necky • Necky • Nemo • Slippa • Swirlwind • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! Jungle Jaunt • Freezing Fun • Simian Swing • Deck Trek • Rope Ravine • Tire Trail • Riggin' Rumble • Congo Carnage • Arctic Barrel Arsenal • Wild Sting Fling
Kremlantis Tricky Temple • Kremlantis Kaos • Reef Rampage • Snake Charmer's Challenge • Chomp's Coliseum • Nautilus Chase • Swirlwind Storm • Seabed Showdown
Monkey Mountains & Chimpanzee Clouds Pot Hole Panic • Mountain Mayhem • Track Attack • Spiky Tire Trail • Sky High Caper • Landslide Leap • Collapsing Clouds • Mad Mole Holes
Big Ape City Construction Site Fight • Kong Krazy • Balloon Barrage • Fast Barrel Blast • Skyscraper Caper • Button Barrel Blast • Oil Drum Slum • K. Rool's Kingdom
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Star • Toxic waste
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book • Uncle Kong
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Donkey Kong Land 2
Protagonists Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Bosses Krow • Kleever • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Lockjaw • Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Krem Cauldron Hothead Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Redhot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Kleaver's Kiln
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Blast • Rickety Race • Bramble Scramble • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Krazy Koaster • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Dungeon Danger • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Light Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Star • Toxic waste
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Konga • Lanky Konga • Tiny Konga • Chunky Konga
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelora • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopusa • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krackaa • Kremling (boater)a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolatesa • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rosea • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Minea • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrierb • Kroctopus Krusha
Pacificaa Dingy Drain-Pipea • Stormy Seasa • Sunken Sprucea • Cliffside Blasta • Ripcurl Reefa • Surf's Upa • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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Donkey Kong Land III
Characters Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Niknak • Rekoil • Skidda • Sneek
Levels Cape Codswallop Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion
Primate Plains Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic
Blackforest Plateau Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack
Great Ape Lakes Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy Kaos
Tin Can Valley Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K Rool Duel
Lost World Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K Rools Last Stand
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Extra Life Balloon • KONG Letters • Propellerpack • Star • Toboggan
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Cards • Pre-release and unused Content • Quotes • Staff
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DK: Jungle Climber
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong
Non-playable Candy Kong • Cranky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Xananab
Enemies and obstacles Bramble • Click-Clack • Flipflap • Flitter • Ghost • Klobber • Kritter • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spike • Zinger
Bosses Banana Ship • Junklomp • Mega Amp • Draglinger • King K. Rool
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Crystal Banana • Crystal Star • DK Coin • Gem • Hammer • KONG Panels • Oil barrel • Torch • Wings
Objects Booster Barrel • Cannon Barrel • DK Barrel • Exit • Giant flower • Handle Peg • Iron Barrel • Jack Peg • Mine • Peg • Peg Board • Question Barrel • Rock • Spike • Spirowarp • Spinner Barrel • Spinning Peg • Switch Peg • TNT Barrel
Worlds Sun Sun Island • Lost Island • Ghost Island • Chill 'n' Char Island • High-High Island • Wormhole • Extra Stages
Minigames Rolling Panic • Banana Grab • Speed Climb • Throw 'n' Crush • Orange Picker • Booster Battle • Banana Bonanza
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Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D / Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Characters Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Rambi • Squawks • Super Kong • Tutorial Pig • Wigglevine
Bosses Mugly • Scurvy Crew • Stu • Mole Miner Max/Train • Mangoruby • Thugly • Colonel Pluck • Tiki Tong
Enemies and obstacles Tiki Tak Tribe Fireball • Flaming Tiki Buzz • Giga Goro Ball • Screaming Pillar • Screaming Pillar (big) • Tiki Boing • Tiki Bomber • Tiki Buzz • Tiki Doom • Tiki Goon • Tiki Pilot • Tiki Pop • Tiki Seeker • Tiki Tank • Tiki Tong Tower • Tiki Torch • Tiki Tork • Tiki Zing • Tiki Zing (big) • Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
Other Ack • AckStack • Ape-Eating Plant • Awk • Big Squeekly • Bonehead Jed • Bopapodamus • Bowling bird • BuckBomb • BuckBot • Buzzbite • Cageberry • Char-Char • Chomp • Chū Komorin • Electrasquid • Electroid • Fireball • Firebite • Frogoon • Giant Chomp • Giga Rangwi • Green Chomp • Hopgoon • Hothead Jed • Humzee • Jellybob • Kowalee • Leaping flame • Mimic • Mole Guard • Mole Miner • Muncher • Pinchly • Rawk • Ready-Bots (Pogobot • Pyrobot) • Rentamaguma • Robobī • Shooting Chomp • Skellirex • Skittler • Skittler Pillar • Skullyrex • Snaggles • Snippys • Squeekly • Squiddicus • Squidly • Stilts • Toothberry • Wiggle • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Crash Guard* • Green Balloon* • Heart • Heart Boost • K-O-N-G Letters • Map Key • Puzzle Piece • Rare Orb • Red Balloon
Barrels Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • DK Barrel • Regular Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel
Miscellaneous Bag • Container • Green surface • Rambi Crate • Red and blue blocks • Tire • Train • Trapdoor
Vehicles Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Moves Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Cling • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Ranged attack
Levels Jungle Jungle Hijinxs • King of Cling • Tree Top Bop • Sunset Shore • Canopy Cannons • Crazy Cart • Platform Panic • Mugly's Mound
Beach Poppin' Planks • Sloppy Sands • Peaceful Pier • Cannon Cluster • Stormy Shore • Blowhole Bound • Tidal Terror • Tumblin' Temple • Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins Wonky Waterway • Button Bash • Mast Blast • Damp Dungeon • Itty Bitty Biters • Temple Topple • Shifty Smashers • Ruined Roost
Cave Rickety Rails • Grip 'n' Trip • Bombs Away • Mole Patrol • Crowded Cavern • Jagged Jewels • The Mole Train
Forest Vine Valley • Clingy Swingy • Flutter Flyaway • Tippin' Totems • Longshot Launch • Springy Spores • Wigglevine Wonders • Muncher Marathon • Blast & Bounce • Mangoruby Run
Cliff Sticky Situation • Prehistoric Path • Weighty Way • Boulder Roller • Precarious Plateau • Crumble Canyon • Tippy Shippy • Clifftop Climb • Perilous Passage • Thugly's Highrise
Factory Foggy Fumes • Slammin' Steel • Handy Hazards • Gear Getaway • Cog Jog • Switcheroo • Music Madness • Lift-off Launch • Treacherous Track • Feather Fiend
Volcano Furious Fire • Hot Rocket • Roasting Rails • Smokey Peak • Bobbing Basalt • Moving Melters • Red Red Rising • Five Monkey Trial • Tiki Tong Terror
Cloud*+ Crushin' Columns*+ • Gushin' Geysers*+ • Spiky Surprise*+ • Mischievous Moles*+ • Topsy Turvy*+ • Tar Ball Fall*+ • Robo Factory*+ • Lavawheel Volcano*+ • Golden Temple
Further info Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery • Staff
Related Play Nintendo activities:
Can’t-miss games • Who are these jerks of the jungle?
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) / Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong*
Supporting Don Zunāna • Funky Kong • Professor Chops • Rambi • Squawks • Tawks*
Bosses Pompy, the Presumptuous • Skowl, the Startling • Ba-Boom, the Boisterous • Fugu, the Frightening • Bashmaster, the Unbreakable • Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King
Other Big Squeekly • Goats • Mugly • Skittler • Snippys
Enemies Snowmad Tucks (Archy · Archy (fire) · Big Sphen · Boom Bird · Painguin Tucks · Papa Painguin · Pengatcha 1-gō · Pointy Tucks · Soary · Speedy Tucks · Trench Tucks · Tuff Tucks · Tenacious Tucks) • Fluff (Harey · Harold · Tuff Fluff) • Hootz (Blue Hootz · Hot Hootz · Puffton · Tuffton) • Ice dragon • Lemmington • Waldough (Chum Chucker Charlie · Fish Poker Pops · Walbrick · Walnut)
Other Bouncelisk • Bucky • Buffaloafer • Buzzy • Carnivorous Plantlife (Venus Trap Platform · Chompette) • Cheesy Chester • Chompasaurus • Dozy • Electrified Anemone • Finley (Blue Finley · Green Finley · Red Finley) • Flaming Falling Totem Pole • Fritz • Gordo • Green fish • Hermit crab • Horror Gills • Jellyfish • Large Mimic • Mama Saw • Mimic • Monocle Monica • Porcupal • Pufftup • Punch Piranha • Punchy Paddy • Schnautzel • Sea Urchin • Snaggles • Sour Dodo • Squiddicus • Swooper Dooper • Thug Slug • Toucan't • Wild Wendell • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Blue Balloon • Capsule Toy Machine • Crash Guard • Flying banana • Gold Heart • Green Balloon • Heart • Heart Boost • KONG Letters • Mysterious relic • Puzzle Piece • Red Balloon
Projectiles Barrel • Kong Barrel • Water Sack • Watermelon Fuse Bomb
Miscellaneous Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bell • Burlap Hanging Sack • Climbing grass • Collapsible Underwater Grass • Cracked Block • Current • Item container • Item Handle • Pile of leaves • Purple Flower Platform • Rambi Crate • Rolling leaf • Slot Machine Barrel • Snowflake Shield • Spinning Platform • Spring Platform • Vine-Triggered Platform • Zip-Line Vine
Vehicles Log Canoe • Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Obstacles Avalanche • Chunk of ice • Electroid • Fireball • Fire Floor • Giant Spiked Nut • Hanging TNT • Icicle • Proximity mine • Snowball • Snowflake • Sting Tentacle • Tornado • Volcanic debris
Moves Cane Bounce • Cartwheel Attack • Cling • Corkscrew • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Helicopter Spin • Ranged attack • Roll Attack
Levels Lost Mangroves Mangrove Cove • Shipwreck Shore • Canopy Chaos • Trunk Twister • Zip-Line Shrine • Busted Bayou • Big Top Bop • Swinger Flinger
Autumn Heights Windmill Hills • Mountain Mania • Horn Top Hop • Sawmill Thrill • Alpine Incline • Wing Ding • Crumble Cavern • Rodent Ruckus • Mountaintop Tussle • Bopopolis
Bright Savannah Grassland Groove • Baobab Bonanza • Frantic Fields • Scorch 'n' Torch • Twilight Terror • Cannon Canyon • Rickety Rafters • Bramble Scramble • Triple Trouble • Precarious Pendulums
Sea Breeze Cove Deep Keep • High Tide Ride • Amiss Abyss • Irate Eight • Sea Stack Attack • Current Capers • Rockin' Relics • Shoal Atoll • Fugu Face-Off • Spinning Spines
Juicy Jungle Harvest Hazards • Reckless Ride • Fruity Factory • Panicky Paddles • Jelly Jamboree • Frosty Fruits • Beehive Brawl • Jammin' Jams • Punch Bowl • Platform Problems
Donkey Kong Island Homecoming Hijinxs • Seashore War • Aqueduct Assault • Blurry Flurry • Forest Folly • Cliffside Slide • Frozen Frenzy • Meltdown Mayhem • Dynamite Dash • Icicle Arsenal • Volcano Dome • Slippy Spikes
Secret Seclusion Levitation Station • Rocket Rails • Crazy Clouds
Miscellaneous Extras • Lord Fredrik's horn
Further info Gallery • Media • Staff
* Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version
Related Play Nintendo activities:
A matching game to flip over • Can’t-miss games • The multiplayer way • Which Kong could fit your style? • Who’s that toy?
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