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Level 6 - Cristal Caves

Cristal Caves: Diddy Kong Strategy

In general, try to complete all the Things to Do tasks before attempting to grab any golden bananas - many require the completion of special tasks or ability upgrades to get them.

TIP 1:
Get the super duper simian slam by visiting Cranky's lab with seven coins. This lets all the Kongs simian slam the red stomp switches.

TIP 2:
Get the third life melon by visiting Candy with seven coins to increase all the Kongs' health meter.

TIP 3:
Get more musical energy by visiting Candy with nine coins.

TIP 4:
Get ammo belt 2 by visiting Funky's arsenal with five coins. This gives the Kongs the ability to carry more ammo (up to 200 rounds).

TIP 5:
Activate the sniper ability by visiting Funky's arsenal with seven coins. This gives the Kongs the ability to zoom in on targets and shoot from afar. In the weapon aiming view, press C-right to zoom in and Z to slow down the crosshair movement.


Important Things to Do
  • Activate the musical platforms. Just to the left of Cranky's lab, look for a jet pack barrel. Fly to the area with the large igloo. Above it is a DK star. Fly through it to activate the musical platforms.

  • To get the banana medal, collect at least 75 bananas in this level.

Five Golden Bananas to Get

1. Leaving Funky's arsenal, look for a stone walkway that spans the water. On that walkway is a jet pack barrel. While flying, look for a bonus barrel and red banana bunch to the left of Funky's arsenal, in front of the waterfall. Fly into the barrel and complete Mad Maze Maul for the banana.

2. Go to the big log building in the area behind the waterfalls, where the 5 bananaport lies. Next to the 5 bananaport is a guitar pad. Play the guitar gazump while on it to open the door into the log building. Once inside, kill both club-wielding Kremlings to reveal a switch with Diddy's face on it. Press Z while on it to spring into a jet pack barrel. Light the three candles above by flying over each one (also grab the banana bunches above each of them). When all three candles are lit, get the banana on the ground.

3. After Diddy activates the music pads around the big igloo island, look for the guitar pad. Play the guitar gazump while on the pad to open the door into the igloo. Once inside, lift the barrels off their platforms in order, from 1 to 6, before time runs out - there should be more than enough time to finish this task. Grab the banana that appears afterward. (Don't forget to shoot the red balloon floating above the room on the way out.)

4. Make sure to have a good supply of orange grenades before starting. Go to the big log building in the area behind the waterfalls. On the second level is another guitar pad. Play the guitar gazump while on it to open the door into the log building. Once inside, some flawless fighting is required to complete the following task within the time limit. Run straight to the jet pack barrel and fly to the nearest corner with a green Kremling on it. Shoot the Kremling and land. On that platform, quickly make your way to the very edge closest to the square in the middle, then change the view with the R button. If done correctly, Diddy should be perfectly lined up with two barrels. Throw two orange grenades - those should kill the two barrels. Now here's the key: Jump from Diddy's standing position toward the square. If Diddy's on the edge, he can just grab the corner of the square and pull himself up. (If he misses, try to jet pack back up to that corner, but you'll lose some seconds.) Before moving, turn Diddy toward each barrel on the square and throw a grenade at each to destroy it - in some cases, the barrels will be running at Diddy, so get ready. If Diddy's lucky, he'll have 15 to 20 seconds left on the timer. Now, go near each corner and throw grenades at the three remaining creatures, taking great care to not get knocked off the square by an enemy grenade. All the enemies must disappear before the timer expires - it's possible to kill them, but if they're still on screen when the timer expires, tough luck! Don't feel bad if Diddy's struggling; this is probably one of the toughest golden bananas in the game.

5. After Tiny activates the 4 bananaport (see her strategy for details), go to Cranky's lab. Just to the left of Cranky's lab, look for a jet pack barrel. Fly over the water to find the 4 bananaport atop a thin, tall rock projection coming out of the water (a banana bunch should be atop it). Activate it by landing on it, then teleport to the room with a big red-haired Kasplat. Kill him for the piece (and get the five stray bananas before leaving), then return to Snide for the golden banana.

100 Red Bananas to Find

In each level there are 100 bananas for each Kong to find. Diddy has to collect the red ones. When you collect 75 you get a Banana Medal. The bananas are scattered loose (1 piece), in bunches (5 pieces) and in balloons (10 pieces). Below are the locations of the bananas, devided in single, bunched and ballooned bananas.

Single Bananas
No.Location
5From Funky's Arsenal as far as the Jetpack Barrel.
5Inside the cave with the red-haired Kasplat.
5Inside the log cabin with Golden Banana number 4. They're around the center square.

Bananas Bunches
No.Location
1 (5)On top of the stone pillar with the 4 bananaport, which is near Cranky's Cabin.
1 (5)In the middle of the DK star that's floating above the big igloo island.
3 (15)Use the Jetpack to collect 3 bunches in the igloo area.
1 (5)Underneath the bonus barrel that is next to Funky's Arsenal in the waterfall.
1 (5)On the 4 bananport in the cave with the red-haired Kasplat.
3 (15)In the log cabin with Golden Banana number 2. Collect them when lighting the candles.
1 (5)In the log building with Golden Banana number 4. It's in the middle of the centre square.

Ballooned Bananas
No.Location
1 (10)Floating around the stone pillar near Cranky's Cabin. The one with the 4 bananport on top.
1 (10)Inside Diddy's room in the big igloo.
1 (10)Near the ceiling of the big log building that is next to Candy's.


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