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Level 6 - Cristal Caves

Cristal Caves: Lanky 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
  • Get the orangstand sprint by visiting Cranky's lab with seven coins. Whenever Lanky sees a barrel with his face on it, jump in to emerge with super-fast running skill (great for races and timed courses). This move uses up crystal coconuts as long as Lanky has the need for speed.

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

Five Golden Bananas to Get

1. Lanky needs the orangstand sprint before attempting this. Head to the miniature ice castle; it's on a platform across the river near the start of the level. Behind the castle is a blue stomp switch with Lanky's face on it. Simian slam it and run immediately to a circular pad with Lanky's face. Press Z to balloon up to the roof of the castle, where another Lanky circular pad lies. Land on the pad and hit Z again to float into the hole in the top of the castle before time expires. Once inside, race the beetle and beat him with more than 50 coins for the banana. (Don't jump to clear the lava ramps in the race; press forward on the analog joystick to gain speed. On the second lava jump, angle left or right off it to make it across - going straight ahead off it will kill Lanky. Finally, it's vital that Lanky take a lead as early in the race as possible to avoid slowing down as well as miss as few coins as possible. In fact, it's likely impossible to win the race with more than 50 coins if Lanky gets hit, so consider pausing and restarting the race if that occurs. Otherwise, it's just a matter of learning the course and not slowing down unless absolutely necessary.)

2. From the 2 bananaport in the area behind the waterfalls, walk on a wooden plank to a log cabin. Right of the cabin is a circular pad with Lanky's picture on it. Press Z to balloon up to the roof, where there's a trombone music pad. Play trombone tremor while on it to open the log cabin door. Go inside and kill the club-wielding Kremlings with the fairy invincibility attack (hold down B). With that done, walk onto the circle pad and press Z to float up to the barrel (make sure Lanky has got a good supply of coconut crystals) to trigger the orangstand sprint. Run to the floor switch in the back end of the cabin, then run back to the entrance and jump for the banana that appears before the timer expires. (It may seem tough, but it's perfectly doable. Try grazing the switch while running back. In some cases, Lanky can get a running head start before the timer kicks in.)

3. After Diddy activates the music pads around the big igloo island, look for the trombone music pad. Play the trombone tremor while on the platform to open a door into the igloo. Go inside and kill all the monsters so a pad with Lanky's face on it appears. Press Z on the pad to balloon up to another similar pad. Balloon to the top, where the banana is. (Shoot the blue balloon floating around the banana before leaving.)

4. Head to the miniature ice castle; it's on a platform across the river near the start of the level. To one side of the castle is a blue switch with Lanky's face on it. Stomp it to open a door into the castle. Go inside and play the stomping game. (The goal is to have more green than red squares showing, so avoid stomping ? squares at all costs. Aim directly for the red squares to keep the lead in the game, then follow the path the opponent makes, flipping back any squares he flips. Stomp quickly by just tapping on the jump button to avoid jumping high. If Lanky doesn't waste any time between squares and keeps pace with the enemy, he'll win.) After the game, shoot the floating blue balloon above before leaving!

5. This looks impossible, but it can be done. Go to the miniature ice castle. Use the circular pad with Lanky's face on it to balloon to the roof. When on the roof, use the pad with Lanky's face on it to balloon again. Rather than float to the roof, make a beeline toward an isolated outcropping near Funky's Arsenal. On it are four blue banana bunches and a big blue-haired Kasplat. Immediately upon landing, play the trombone to kill the Kasplat for the piece, then return to Snide for the banana. Also, get the bananas and activate the 5 bananaport before leaving. (Alternatively, use Diddy's jet pack to land on the same platform to activate the 5 bananaport for Lanky to use - but the first method is faster and looks much more impressive! The other end of that 5 bananaport lies at the highest level of the large log building in the area behind the waterfall.)

100 Blue Bananas to Find

In each level there are 100 bananas for each Kong to find. Lanky has to collect the blue 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 the start as far as the 1 and 2 bananaports and Tag barrel.
5In Lanky's room inside the big igloo. On the platforms leading to the Golden Banana.
10In the water from the waterfall near Funky's Cabin to the other waterfall near the log cabins.

Bananas Bunches
No.Location
3 (15)Use the Baboon Ballon pad near Cranky's Cabin to float up and collect them.
1 (5)When the miniature castle flips his lid to enter the rematch with beetle (Golden Banana number 1). It's there just before entering.
4 (20)On the rock plateau with the blue-haired Kasplat.
1 (5)From the 2 bananaport in the area behind the waterfalls, on top of the log cabin. It's on the music pad.
1 (5)Inside the log cabin with Golden Banana number 2.

Ballooned Bananas
No.Location
1 (10)Inside Lanky's room in the big igloo. It's near the ceiling.
1 (10)Inside the miniature castle, just above the exit/entrance (when going for Golden Banana number 4).
1 (10)It's below the waterfall near the 2 bananaport that's near the log buildings on the right of Candy.


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