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Donkey Kong Isles

Welcome to Donkey Kong Isles, the home of Donkey Kong and family! At the start of the game, the tranquillity of this tropical island is shattered by the invasion of K. Rool. Although the island is the jumping-off point to get to the game's other levels, it has its own set of 26 golden bananas (that's right, 26 not 25), 4 fairies, and 2 battle arena pads to find.

Isles: Level FAQ

Here are answers to fundamental questions that players may have about the isles. If the question isn't answered here, be sure to check each character's Important Things to Do list for this level as well as the 100 Percent Strategy section of this guide.

Where's Cranky's Lab?
It's near Donkey's tree house inside the main island. Look for the icon of Cranky's face and an arrow pointing down.

Where's Snide's HQ?
It's on K. Rool's boat. Midway up the circular path that leads to the Frantic Factory entrance, look for a branch-off point that leads to vines. Swing across to find a cave entrance. Inside is Snide's headquarter in plain view.

Where are K. Rool's Battle Arenas?
There are two to find:
1. At Snide's headquarters, have Chunky lift the boulder to the grey pad in front of the hut. Press Z while on the pad and survive the arena game for a crown.
2. All the Kongs (and preferably the sniping ability) are needed for this. Go in the entrance to Fungi Forest. On the ceiling is a red mushroom. Using Diddy, shoot the mushroom until it changes color. Use the nearby character switch barrel to switch to the character associated with the mushroom color (yellow for Donkey, purple for Tiny, green for Chunky, and blue for Lanky). This eventually unlocks a door to a circular pad with Chunky's face on it. Press Z to turn invisible. Look for the now-visible battle arena pad, and press Z on it to begin. Survive Forest Fracas for the crown.

What's the Deal with the Fairies?
Remember all their locations (or use this guide). After Tiny learns the mini monkey ability, visit the island with the yellow fairy face and the 5 bananaport. Use the mini monkey barrel there to shrink. Enter the small mouth hole and talk to the fairy for the camera. Use the camera (Z+C-down to activate, press B to take pictures) to capture the 20 fairies hidden in the game. The big fairy also teaches all the Kongs a special ground shock wave move (hold down B, at the cost of one crystal) that kills all nearby enemies and unlocks some secrets.

Where are the Four DK Isles Banana Fairies?
1. Next to the fairy-faced island is a small island with a palm tree. A fairy flies above the island.
2. Go to the entrance to Frantic Factory. A fairy is trapped inside the ? box in the corner. Use Chunky's primate punch to smash the box.
3. Go to the entrance to Fungi Forest. Using Tiny, look high above one wall for a feather switch. Shoot it to release a fairy.
4. Behind K. Rool's boat, look for a platform with Tiny's face on it. After Tiny gets the teleport ability, use the platform to get to the top of K. Rool's boat. A fairy awaits there.

Where is K. Lumsy and the Level Entrances?
The super-sized lizard remains caged in the floating island connected to K. Rool's boat. Swim there and go inside to find his huge cage. This is where the Kongs take the eight Donkey Kong boss keys (won after beating each boss) to free K. Lumsy. In return, K. Lumsy unlocks new areas for the Kongs to explore.

1. In your first visit, K. Lumsy destroys the boulder blocking the cave entrance to Jungle Japes, located on the right side of the main island midway between the entrance to Donkey's home and the 3 bananaport. You need one golden banana to enter Jungle Japes.

2. After beating the Jungle Japes boss for one key, K. Lumsy opens up the tan building that leads to Angry Aztec, located at the top of the main island. Jump up the steppes that lead to vines overlooking a waterfall. Then, swing across to reach the building. A 2 bananaport lies in front of the level; activate it to get here easily. You need five golden bananas to enter Angry Aztec.

3. After beating the Angry Aztec boss for two keys, K. Lumsy unlocks the door to Frantic Factory located midway up K. Rool's boat. To get there, walk on the spiral passage around the boat to the top. A 4 bananaport lies in front of the level; activate it to get here easily. You need 15 golden bananas to enter Frantic Factory. K. Lumsy also unlocks the gates to the underwater cave in K. Rool's boat. Swim around K. Rool's boat to find its entrance, which leads to Gloomy Galleon. You need 30 golden bananas enter Gloomy Galleon.

4. After beating the Frantic Factory boss for three keys, oddly enough, there's nothing.

5. After beating the Gloomy Galleon boss for four keys, K. Lumsy breaks the boulder on an island across from the waterfalls and the 3 bananaport to reveal a cannon. Jump into the cannon to get shot to the floating sky island with the building that leads to Fungi Forest. You need 50 golden bananas to enter Fungi Forest.

6. After defeating the Fungi Forest boss for five keys, K. Lumsy opens the cave entrance that leads to Crystal Caves. To get there, Diddy's jet pack barrel on the sky island must be discovered (see Chunky's strategy for details) to fly to the entrance. The cave is the left ear of the main island, which is shaped like Donkey's face. You need 60 golden bananas to enter Crystal Caves. K. Lumsy also breaks the large boulder on the island next to his floating island that reveals a cannon. Enter the cannon to shoot up to the Creepy Castle level. You need 80 golden bananas to enter Creepy Castle.

7. After defeating the Crystal Caves boss for six keys, the mouth atop K. Rool's boat opens, which leads to the Hideout Helm entrance. Tiny must be used to get there, after she learns her teleport ability. At the bottom level, behind K. Rool's boat is a circular pad with Tiny's face on it. Press Z to teleport to the top. Walk down the stairs to the mouth, then jump in. Once inside, use the character switch barrel to choose Chunky, then look for a circular pad with Chunky's face on it. Press Z on the pad to turn invisible, then swing on the middle set of vines to the 1 bananaport and the door to Hideout Helm. You need 100 golden bananas to enter Hideout Helm.

8. After defeating the Creepy Castle boss for seven keys, use the same strategy as you did with the six keys.

9. After completing Hideout Helm and unlocking the Nintendo coin/Rareware coin door for the eighth key, without spoiling too much of the story, this unlocks the final K. Rool boss battle. It's found near the waterfall and the 3 bananaport.

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