Donkey Kong Country/Controls

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[edit] Controls

  • A Button: Tag your secondary partner so you are controlling that partner.
  • B Button: Performs a jump. The longer you hold down B Button, the higher you will jump. Same applies for how short you hold B Button down.
  • Y Button: If pressed, DK will do a roll attack. If held down, DK will start to run. Press Y Button to pick up and drop barrels (press Down Dpad and release Y Button if you have a barrel and want to drop it). Press Y Button to throw a barrel if you have a barrel.
  • Start Button: Pauses/Unpauses a game.
  • Select Button: If paused, press Select Button to leave the level. If unpaused, press Select Button to tag your secondary partner.
  • Neutral Dpad: Moves a character up, down, left, and right. If on ground, press Down Dpad to perform a duck.

[edit] Moves

  • Roll Jump - Right after rolling, press B Button to jump, effectively allowing DK to jump much farther than before. Use this technique when large gaps await you.
  • Ground Pound - Press Down Dpad to duck, then Y Button to slam the ground to gain easy bananas that pop out of the ground.