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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.
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.
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