Donkey Kong Country Returns/Jungle Hijinxs



After shaking the Wii Remote to get rid of a pesky Tiki, you'll be in the game's first level, Jungle Hijinxs. This level is a great place to learn the controls, as there are very few bottomless pits and only the weakest enemies stand in your way.

Points of interest

 * From where you start, get back to your hut and go inside for a balloon.
 * Sometime past the first checkpoint, you'll have to pound a DK switch to make platforms appear in the background. Jump into the barrel that appears to shoot yourself off to the background. Grab puzzle piece #6 to your left, and the N block to your right. Climb the platforms to a barrel and jump in to return to the foreground.

KONG letters

 * K: The first KONG letter is on a treetop, but it's too high for you to jump on. Instead, hop on the stone block to the right of the treetop, then jump to the left to grab the letter.
 * O: After puzzle piece #5, you will come to the O block, suspended above a bottomless pit. From the left edge, roll to the right to collect the O block, and jump in midair to the right edge so you don't fall down the pit.
 * N: The N block is hard to miss. It's on a platform in the background after you hit the DK switch past the checkpoint.
 * G: Keep going right after puzzle piece #7 and jump on a crooked treetop. The G block is floating in the air after the platform to the right; use a hover-jump or a rolling jump to easily grab it.

Puzzle pieces

 * 1) At the very start, go left into a cave to find the first piece.
 * 2) After collecting the K block, keep moving to the left, jumping from treetop to treetop. Blow on the dandelion on the last treetop to reveal a puzzle piece.
 * 3) Go right, past the spot where you collected the K block. Carefully dodge statues as they fall, then jump over them. The third statue will leave two stone blocks instead of one; pound on them to reveal the third piece.
 * 4) When you run across three yellow gourds, pound the second one to get a puzzle piece.
 * 5) Jump on a flower platform between two giant stone statues. Bananas will start to fly overhead for a limited time. Use the bouncy platform to collect all the bananas before time runs out and you'll receive a puzzle piece.
 * 6) Once you've shot off into the background, hover-jump to the left to a separate platform. Blow on the dandelion to reveal the next piece.
 * 7) Shortly after returning to the foreground, you'll see a trapdoor on an elevated platform. Ground-pound the trapdoor to drop down to a bonus stage. Use the barrel to collect everything within 30 seconds. If you succeed, you'll be rewarded with a puzzle piece.
 * 8) Keep going right after puzzle piece #7 and jump on a crooked treetop. Keep jumping to the left until you reach a platform with the puzzle piece.
 * 9) Once you reach the end barrel, hop down to the ground and go all the way right to reveal the final piece.