- “This isn't a game, Kong! Those Blueprints are vital to us both, so please go and find some.”
- —Snide, Donkey Kong 64
Blueprints are the design plans for the Blast-o-Matic from Donkey Kong 64. They are collectible items that the Kongs must return to Snide, who rewards them with a Golden Banana for every Blueprint returned to him. There are forty Blueprints in total.
Aside from Hideout Helm, every world and DK Isles have five Blueprints, one for each Kong to collect. Every blueprint is guarded by a Kasplat, whose hair color and Blueprint color corresponds to a specific Kong. Every blueprint can only be collected by a specific Kong, based on their color (yellow for Donkey Kong, red for Diddy Kong, purple for Tiny Kong, blue for Lanky Kong, green for Chunky Kong). If an incorrect Kong is active, the Blueprint appears in the form of a hologram, and the Kong cannot collect it.
Blueprints play a somewhat critical role in the final level, Hideout Helm, because Snide uses them to delay the Blast-o-Matic's countdown timer by a minute per blueprint. By default, the timer starts at ten minutes and can reach up to 50 minutes, if all 40 blueprints are collected.
Blueprints are required for a 101% completion. Additionally, by recovering every blueprint, Snide allows the Kongs to replay most of the Bonus Stages from a sub-menu at his headquarters.
Gallery
Sprite of a blue blueprint
Incomplete blueprint
Completed blueprint
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | せっけいず[1] sekkeizu |
Plan (drawing) | |
| German | Pläne[?] | Literal translation | |
| Spanish | Plano[?] | Literal translation |
References
- ^ 『任天堂公式ガイドブック ドンキーコング64』 Page 10.