General Strategy
IV. Time-saving Tips
Keep a List
The most important ability for the Kongs to have is a good memory because
backtracking and character switching are two facts of life in this game.
Keep a pencil and notepad handy and keep a checklist of every area deemed
suspicious - one checklist for each level. That way, when you're stuck on a
level, you can look at your checklist before you resort to this guide.
These checklists will also help narrow the search for any missing items
at the end of the game.
Don't Force the Issue
Rather than try to complete each level 100 percent for each character
in order, stop at the moment you feel stuck and switch to another characters
freely. The added variety may help the Kongs find new areas, which you can
then go visit with the character you abandoned.
Restart Bonus Games and Mini-Games
Rather than waste time playing all the way through a game the Kong's probably
going to lose, press Start and choose the Restart option. This option is
especially great for timed bonus levels, mine cart trips, and the racing levels.
Balloon-Busting Advice
A Kong has a better chance of shooting and hitting a floating balloon at one
end of its movement, rather than somewhere in the middle of its flight.
Stand close to one end and wait for it to come, then shoot it as it pauses
ever so slightly to reverse direction! For those balloons that maintain a
circular orbit, fix the weapon crosshairs and wait for the balloon to enter
the viewing scope, as opposed to following the balloon's motions.
For those 101 Percenters
Don't leave a level without getting all 25 golden bananas, 500 bananas,
and as many coins as possible. It's much easier to explore a level when its
features are fresh in your memory rather than revisiting and backtracking at the end.
Only one golden banana in the game requires true backtracking: Lanky's rabbit race
for the golden banana in the fungi forest.
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