Donkey Kong 64
K.Rool Returns 
Let's Meet the Cast! 
Supporting Characters 
Some Help From Your Friends 
Expansion Pak 
Helpful Items 
Controlling Yourself 
Enemy Atlas 
DK Island 
Jungle Japes 
Angry Aztec 
Frantic Factory 
Gloom Galleon 
Fungi Forest 
Crystal Caves 
Creepy Castle 
Hideout Helm 
Ask Cranky! 
Banana Fairies 
Multi-Player Mayhem 
Mini-Game Madness 
Secretive Secrets 
Back to Main 
A Rare logo 
Cool Stuff 
Links 
Soundoff 
Downloads 
Jukebox 
Credits 
Awards 
Studio 64 
Poke-Mart 
Contact 
Group Hug!! 
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Controlling Yourself
With Donkey Kong 64, you will find yourself controlling five different apes. While it seems overwhelming, keep in mind that you won't have all your moves or Kongs right away, so you'll have time to learn moves as you advance.
Common Moves  All Kongs can perform these moves.
Control Stick This moves the Kong you are controlling. You will either walk or run depending how much pressure you put on the Stick. Also selects items in the menus.
A Button - Jump  All Kongs can jump. However, some can jump higher than others.
- Backflip  Hold Z to duck and press A to jump higher.
- Swim  Use it to swim quickly underwater
B Button - Attack All Kongs have their own attack. Press B to use it
- Charge Attack  After you visit the Banana Fairy, hold B to charge up your attacks and release B to unleash it.
- Dash Attack  While running, press B to unleash a super attack
- Air Attack  While jumping, gain a little air by pressing B
- Slow Swim  You can swim slower underwater by pressing B. Alternatly, if you are on the surface, you can swim faster by holding B.
Z Button - Duck  Duck down to avoid danger
- Long Jump While running, hold Z and press A to jump further
- Quick Attack  While running, hold Z and press B to unleash a new attack
- Simian Slam  Press Z while in the air to slam the ground
- Dive  Press Z on the water surface to dive down.
- Water Brake  Hold Z to hold still underwater
C Buttons - Camera  Use C Down to Zoom in or out. Use C Up to go into first person mode. Use C Left or Right to pan the camera.
- Play Instrument  Hold Z and press C Up to play an Instrument
- Take out Shooter  Hold Z and press C Left to take out a Shooter
- Toss Orange  Hold Z and press C Right to toss an Orange
- Camera  Hold Z and press C Down to take out the Banana Camera.
Specialized Moves  Only the Kong indicated can perform these moves. These moves have to be bought from Cranky before they can be used.
Donkey Kong - Baboon Blast  Press Z on a Donkey Pad and blast off to new challenges.
- Strong Kong  Hop into a Donkey Barrel to become invincible
- Gorrila Grab  Stand on the pad next to a lever and press B to grab it.
Diddy Kong - Chimpy Charge  Hold Z and press B to attack with your head
- Rocketbarrel  Hop into a Diddy Barrel to use the Jetpack
- Simian Spring  Blast off by pressing Z on a Diddy Pad
Tiny Kong - Mini Monkey  Hop into a Tiny Barrel and get... uh, tiny.
- Ponytail Twirl  Be like Dixie and twirl your tresses by hold A while in the air.
- Monkeyport  Stand on a Tiny Pad and press Z to teleport
Lanky Kong - Orangstand  Hold Z and press B to walk on your hands and up steep slopes.
- Orangsprint  Hop into the Lanky Barrel and get fast hands
- Baboon Balloon  Press Z on a Lanky Pad to fill up with air.
Chunky Kong - Hunky Chunky  Jump into a Chunky Barrel to grow in size.
- Primate Punch  Hold Z and press B to put the hurt on baddies
- Gorrila Gone  Hide from enemies by pressing Z on a Chunky Pad.
 
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