Barrel Jet

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This article is about Diddy Kong's jetpack. For the barrel resembling a jet plane, see Jumbo Barrel.
"Rocketbarrel" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Rocket Barrel.
Barrel Jet
Diddy Kong with his jet pack
Artwork of Diddy Kong with his Barrel Jet strapped onto his back, from Donkey Kong Country Returns
First appearance Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)
Variant of Barrel
“After jumping and while in the air, hold A to activate Diddy Kong's Barrel Jet. When Diddy Kong is on Donkey Kong's back, Donkey Kong will have control of the Barrel Jet.”
—Donkey Kong Country Returns manual

The Barrel Jet,[1] [2] also called the Rocket Barrel[3] [4] (or Rocketbarrel)[5] and the Jet Pack[6] and originally known as the Jetbarrel[7] and then the rocketbarrel pack,[8] is Diddy Kong's signature jetpack that he uses to travel around in the air. It usually has the appearance of a crate with a barrel attached on each side. The crate has a belt that straps around Diddy's waist while using it, and each barrel is connected to the crate from a black pole. Both barrels have an opening at the bottom for the flames to expel from.

History[edit ]

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Donkey Kong 64[edit ]

Rocketbarrel Boost in the game Donkey Kong 64.
Diddy performing Rocketbarrel Boost using his Jetbarrel
“He can fly real high with his jetpack on.”
—DK Rap

In its debut appearance, Donkey Kong 64 , Diddy can use his Jetbarrel to fly around in the sky while using his Rocketbarrel Boost move. The move is fueled by Crystal Coconuts, as with the other Kong Barrel moves. If Diddy runs out of Crystal Coconuts, he can no longer take control of his Jetbarrel, and therefore falls back to the ground.

Donkey Kong Country series[edit ]

Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D / HD)[edit ]

In Donkey Kong Country Returns , the Barrel Jet is redesigned as a gray backpack that a single barrel extends from with a mechanical arm. The barrel is more like a rocket than a jetpack, as it has a red metallic nosecone and red fins. It is also thinner overall. The shade of brown is darker than a normal barrel. All elements are retained in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD .

If the jump button is held while Diddy Kong is in the air, and he is not rising from a jump, Diddy uses his Barrel Jet to significantly slow down falling for a few seconds. This also ends the increased speed cap provided by Roll Jumping. If the jump button is released early, the Barrel Jet's effects end early, but a Roll Jump's speed cap increase is not returned. The Barrel Jet can be reactivated mid-fall, but each use shares the overall timer. To reset the timer the player has to land on terrain or stomp an enemy. The Barrel Jet is not a mandatory ability, but the extra hang time can make certain jumps easier, allow the player to jump farther than they can otherwise, or adjust the timing of their landing. One set of Bananas in Jungle Hijinxs is positioned in a gently descending line over spikes to demonstrate the trajectory moving with the Barrel Jet creates. While Diddy is on Donkey Kong's back, the player controlling Donkey Kong has control of the Barrel Jet and the move benefits both characters. While riding Rambi, the Barrel Jet's effect is shortened significantly. It is more of a way to stall the players fall for a fraction of a second than a hover. This may be due to Rambi's weight.

Diddy uses his Barrel Jet in four cutscenes. In Pinchin' Pirates, Ruined Roost, and Thugly's Highrise, the Kongs fall some reasonable distance. Diddy Kong breaks his fall with his Barrel Jet. After defeating Tiki Tong in Tiki Tong Terror, the ending cutscene plays out differently depending on which Kongs are present. When both are together, Diddy Kong uses it to boost Donkey Kong into the Moon so he can punch it at the Tiki Tong Tower. Then he activates it mid-fall to carry Donkey Kong so that they land on Donkey Kong Island safely. If only Donkey Kong is present, Diddy Kong appears during Donkey Kong's fall to rescue him, to the same effect. If only Diddy Kong is present, then he uses the Barrel Jet to prevent himself from falling into the Moon, only for it to malfunction and propel Diddy Kong headfirst into the Moon. This still causes the Moon to drop onto Tiki Tong Tower.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit ]

The Barrel Jet reappears in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze where it serves the same purpose as in its predecessor. One Play Nintendo article identifies the action Diddy Kong does as a Rocket Barrel Boost.[9]

Mario Power Tennis[edit ]

Barrel Jet
Diddy Kong using his Barrel Jet Defensive Power Shot from Mario Power Tennis
Used by Diddy Kong
Type Defensive Power Shot
Appears in Mario Power Tennis

Diddy uses his Barrel Jet during his Defensive Power Shot in Mario Power Tennis , which itself is named Barrel Jet. It involves Diddy attaching a special barrel to his back, which opens up into a jet. Diddy then flies around the court in a loop towards the ball, returning it as a topspin shot.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit ]

Main article: Rocketbarrel Boost

The Barrel Jet also appears in the Super Smash Bros. series, where it is known as the Rocketbarrel Pack. It first appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl , the first installment with Diddy Kong as a fighter. Diddy uses the Rocketbarrel Pack during his up-special move, Rocketbarrel Boost, which blasts him slightly upward, allowing him to blast back onto the main stage. Diddy also uses it during his Final Smash, named Rocketbarrel Barrage, where he rapidly flies around in his Rocketbarrel Pack while blasting fire explosive peanuts at opponents.

During The Subspace Emissary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Diddy uses his Rocketbarrel Pack to propel himself onto the smash skiff, after Falco releases him from the Arwing.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit ]

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie , a few Barrel Jets are seen on some of the karts built by the Kong army. They use their design from Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Profiles and statistics[edit ]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit ]

In Western releases of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast is listed as the Rocketbarrel Pack's other game appearance instead of Mario Power Tennis.

Trophy
Rocketbarrel Pack
Rocketbarrel Pack trophy
Appears in:
N64 Donkey Kong 64
Wii Mario Power Tennis
How to unlock: Clear level 4 of Target Smash
An item that looks like regular barrels but becomes a rocket-powered jet pack when Diddy Kong straps them on his back. It's a convenient gadget to have when adventuring, but for whatever reason, Diddy also uses it when playing tennis and basketball. The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair. Almost.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit ]

Trophy
Rocketbarrel Pack
3DS:
A trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Wii U:
Rocketbarrel Pack trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Fighter Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
N64 Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)
Wii Donkey Kong Country Returns (11/2010)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 18: Animal Friends and Items
How to unlock:
Random
Two barrels modified into jet engines—if you throw them on, you're airborne! You can charge them up for a bigger, more accurate boost, but be careful while using these. If you get hit while you're powering up on the ground or zipping around the sky, you'll lose all control of this jet pack! (American English)
Two barrels equipped with jet engines. Strap them onto your back and the sky's the limit! Use this contraption to boost your jump and control where you land with pinpoint precision. Just try not to let yourself get attacked when you're charging the jets or in the air, or things'll go haywire! (British English)

Gallery[edit ]

Sprites and models[edit ]

Miscellaneous[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese バレルジェット
Bareru Jetto		 Barrel Jet [?]
Arabic حقيبة نفاثة
Haqibat nafaatha		 Jetpack [10]
Dutch Raketton-jetpack Rocket Barrel jetpack [?]
French Tonneaux Rapido Rocket Fast Rocket Barrels [?]
German Raketenrocker Rocket Rocker [?]
Italian Barile Jet Barrel Jet Donkey Kong 64 [?]
Barile a Reazione Rocket Barrel; same as Booster Barrel Mario Power Tennis [?]
Scimmia jet Monkey jet Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze [?]
Razzobarili Rocketbarrel Super Smash Bros. series [?]
Portuguese Mochila de Barris a Jato Barrel Jet Backpack [?]
Spanish Barriles retropulsados Retropulsed barrels [?]
Spanish (Latin American) Barril propulsor Propulsion barrel [11]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 15.
  2. ^ "This time he’s helping Donkey Kong dodge obstacles with his hovering Barrel Jet and pummel foes with his Peanut Popgun." – Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Playable Characters Quiz. Play Nintendo. Retrieved 6 Aug. 2025. (Archived December 23, 2024, 00:17:47 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ "He can ride on Donkey Kong’s back and blast his buddy to new heights with his Rocket Barrel." – 2024. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD product page. Nintendo of America (English). Retrieved February 3, 2025. (Archived February 11, 2025, 07:52:02 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ "Diddy Kong is a peanut-popping powerhouse who can ride on Donkey Kong’s back and extend jumps by gliding with his Rocket Barrel." – 5 Tips and Tricks for New Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Players. Play Nintendo. Retrieved 6 Aug. 2025. (Archived April 9, 2025, 15:28:36 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ November 25, 2018. Today's Fighter - #36: Diddy Kong. Super Smash Bros.. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  6. ^ "You can try to master special moves, including unique abilities like Diddy Kong’s Jet Pack, Dixie Kong’s Spinning Ponytail, and Cranky Kong’s Cane Bounce." – Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Switch Release Date. Play Nintendo. Retrieved 6 Aug. 2025. (Archived August 10, 2021, 00:44:05 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  7. ^ 1999. Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 7.
  8. ^ "The moves he can pull off with the rocketbarrel pack are so cool that they're almost not fair." – Rocketbarrel Pack trophy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
  9. ^ "Why walk when you can have Dixie Kong and Diddy Kong give you a Rocket Barrel Boost or a Helicopter spin?" – 6 ways to get around the jungle - Donkey Kong Tips. Play Nintendo. Retrieved 6 Aug. 2025. (Archived April 27, 2025, 09:46:59 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  10. ^ DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS HD متوفرة الآن على NINTENDO SWITCH. Nintendo Saudi Arabia (Arabic). Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  11. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns's instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish). Page 59. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
Barrels
Objects Carryable Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Merfle Barrel • TNT Barrel • Vine Barrel
Enterable Animal Barrel • Arrow Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Button Barrel • Cranky's Kong Barrel • Dance Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Launcher Barrel • Fishing Barrel • Golden Barrel • Shrinkbarrel • Spin Barrel • Spinner Barrel • Steerable Barrel • Style Barrel • Tag Barrel • Tracker Barrel • Training Barrel • Warp Barrel • Yellow Launcher Barrel • Yoo Who Cannon
Triggerable Check and X Barrels • Explosive barrel • Fuel Drum • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Light Barrel • Oil barrel • On & Off Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Question Barrel • Roulette Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel • Star Barrel • Stop & Go Barrel • Switch Barrel • Trigger Barrel
Obstacles Barrel • Barrel Bomb • Barrel Cannon (Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast) • Basket of snakes • Black drum • Enemy Barrel • Oil • Oil drum • Spiked Barrel
Items Backward Barrel • Banana Barrels • Barrel Bolt • Mega TNT Barrel • TNT Barrel • Wrench Barrel • Yoo Who Cannon
Scenery Barrel Shield • Drum • Floating barrel • Tumbling barrel
Vehicles Barrelcopter • Barrel Jet • Barrel Rocket • Barrel Train • Biplane Barrel • Boomerang-a-barrel • Chrome DK Jumbo • DK Body • DK Jumbo • DK Maximum • Gold Train • Gyrocopter • Hover Craft • Jumbo Barrel • Motor Boat • Plane • Rocket • Rocket Barrel • Supersonic Satellite • Taru-gata Machine • Turbo Ski
Characters Belcha • Dumb Drum • Sharpcask (Glohm Sharpcask)
Miscellaneous Barrel 007 • Couch Potato Cruiser • K.C.C.B.M. • Shortfuse
Donkey Kong 64
Protagonists Playable characters Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Chunky Kong • Krusha a • Klaptrap b • Mario c
Non-playable characters B. Locker • Banana Fairy • Banana Fairy Princess • Beanstalk • Beetle • Buzzard • Candy Kong • Funky Kong • Ice Creature • K. Lumsy • Llama • Mermaid • Microphone • Mini-Car • Owl • Professor Cranky Kong • Rabbit • Scoff • Seal • Snide • Troff • Worm • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Squawks • Lightfish
Antagonists Bosses Army Dillo • Dogadon • Toy Monster • Mad Jack • Puftoss • Giant Spider • King Kut Out • King Krusha K. Rool
Enemies Bat • Block • Book • Buzzard • Donkey Kong c • Fire c • Fireball c • Flame • Fly • Ghost • Giant Viking Kremling • Gnawty • Kasplat • Klaptrap • Klobber • Klump • Kosha • Krash • Kremling cop • Kritter • Kroc • Mechanical Zinger • Mr. Dice • Oyster • Puftup • Resident demon • Robokremling • Scubi • Shroom • Shuri • Sir Domino • Skeleton Kremling • Small Spider • TNT Bomber • Tomato • Zinger
Locations DK Isles Kong Isle • Banana Fairy Island • Crocodile Isle • K. Lumsy's Prison
Levels Jungle Japes • Angry Aztec • Frantic Factory • Gloomy Galleon • Fungi Forest • Crystal Caves • Creepy Castle • Hideout Helm
Other areas DK's Tree House • Funky's Store • Candy's Music Shop • Cranky's Lab • Troff 'n' Scoff • Wrinkly Door • Snide's H.Q. • Kremling craft • Boxing arena
Objects Items 5-Banana Coin • Bananas (Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Green) • Banana Balloon • Banana Bunch • Banana Camera Film • Banana Coin • Banana Medal • Battle Crown • Blueprint • Boss Key • Candy's Headphones • Crystal Coconut • DK Coin • Golden Banana • Melon • Nintendo Coin • Orange • Rareware Coin • Supply Crate
Barrels & crates Animal crate • Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Cranky's Kong Barrel • Metal keg • Tag Barrel • TNT Barrel • Training Barrel
Switches Kong Switch • Target Switch • Wall switch
Pads Bananaport Pad • Battle Arena Pad • Cranky's Kong Pad • Music Pad
Weapons Coconut Shooter • Peanut Popgun • Grape Shooter • Feather Bow • Pineapple Launcher • Orange grenade launcher a
Obstacles Barrel c • Cement tub c • Jack c • Oil drum c • Toxic waste
Others Boulder • Cannon • Cannonball • DK Dirt Pile • DK Portal • DK Star • Hanging vine • Melon Crate • Minecart • Pineapple
Minigames Bonus stages Batty Barrel Bandit! • Peril Path Panic! • Big Bug Bash! • Searchlight Seek! • Kremling Kosh! • Splish-Splash Salvage! • Speedy Swing Sortie! • Mad Maze Maul! • Minecart Mayhem! • Stealthy Snoop! • Teetering Turtle Trouble! • Busy Barrel Barrage! • Beaver Bother! • Krazy Kong Klamour! • Stash Snatch!
Others Donkey Kong • Enguarde Arena • Jetpac • Mine Cart Ride • Rambi Arena
Special moves From Cranky Baboon Balloon • Baboon Blast • Chimpy Charge • Gorilla Gone • Gorilla Grab • Hunky Chunky • Mini-Monkey • Monkeyport • OrangStand • OrangStand Sprint • Pony Tail Twirl • Primate Punch • Rocketbarrel Boost • Simian Slam • Simian Spring • Strong Kong
From Candy Bongo Blast • Guitar Gazump • Trombone Tremor • Saxophone Slam • Triangle Trample
Other Banana Fairy's Camera • Super Slam
Music "DK Island" • "DK Rap"
DKTV channels The DK Gorilla Project "Hitting The Road" • "Are We There Yet?" • "Off The Map" • "Whimpering" • "Waking Up To Terror" • "Answers In The Basement"
The Game Channel Donkey Konk • Kremling Krunch • Donkey Kong 64 Lore Quiz
The Real Jungle Earning a Living • Trouble At Home • The Big Date
Miscellaneous promotional content 1999 Nintendo Power Awards • Ask Dan • Ask Uncle Tusk • DK Rap Attack • Donkey Kong (electronic tabletop pinball) • Donkey Kong 64 (Dynatech Play2O Micro) • Donkey Kong 64 konkurransen • Donkey Kong Card Game (Gallery · DK Card Nyūmon Guide · Hikaru · Sensei · Takeshi) • Lost in the DK Isles • Nintendo 64 Funtastic Series Personality Test • Nintendo e-Card • Nintendo e-kort • Nsider • Questiomario Donkey Kong 64 • Rösta på ditt favoritspel och vinn en N64! • The Dan Report • Who Wants to Win a Banana Hoard? • The Beast Is Back Tour
Other Banana hoard • Blast-o-Matic • Da Banana Bunch: The Original Donkey Kong 64 Soundtrack • Donkey Kong 64 Official Soundtrack / Soundtrack CD • Gallery • Glitches • Pre-release and unused content • Rare Treats: DONKEY KONG 64 Revisited • Staff
a Multiplayer only
b Minigame only
c Donkey Kong arcade game only
Mario Power Tennis / New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis
Playable characters Default Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Wario • Waluigi • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Yoshi • Koopa Troopa • Boo • Shy Guy
Unlockable Fly Guy • Koopa Paratroopa • Wiggler • Petey Piranha
Non-playable characters Gooper Blooper • Mecha-Bowser
Species Birdo • Chain Chomp • Fighter Fly • Freezie • Ghost (Blue Twirler • Bowling Ghost • Garbage Can Ghost • Gold Ghost • Purple Puncher) • Klaptrap • Kritter • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Noki • Paragoomba • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Police • Shellcreeper • Sidestepper • Thunder Lakitu • Toad • Ukiki
Courts Bowser Castle Court • Delfino Plaza Court • DK Jungle Court • Gooper Blooper Court • Luigi's Mansion Court • Mario Classic Court • Peach Dome (Hard • Clay • Grass) • Wario Factory Court
Items Green Shell • Red Shell • Mushroom • Banana • Star • Lightning
Minigames Artist on the Court • Balloon Panic • Chain-Chomp Challenge • Coin Collectors • Gooper Blooper Volley • Mecha-Bowser Mayhem • Terror Tennis • Tic-Tac-Glow
Power Shots Offensive Iron Hammer • Squeaky Mallet • Super Peach Spin • Wonder Flower • Thunder Cast Shot • Whirluigi • Fire Breath • Magic Paint • Barrel Cannon Blast • Acrobatic Banana • Rainbow Flutter • Water Bomb • Boo Blast • Lightning Spear • Tornado Twist • Energy Ball • Anger Management • Sludge Racket
Defensive Spin Jump Return • Poltergust Return • Sweet Kiss Return • Flowerbed Return • Ultra-Hand Return • Swimming Return • Spinning Shell Dash • Rolling Brush Return • Boomerang Banana Return • Barrel Jet • Rolling Egg Return • Water Shell Dash • Boo Brigade Return • Spear Dance Return • Tornado Return • Sky Dive • Flutter Return • Piranha Swingback
Cups Mushroom Cup • Flower Cup • Star Cup • Rainbow Cup • Moonlight Cup • Planet Cup • Fire Cup • Thunder Cup
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Mario Power Tennis (lenticular jigsaw puzzle) • Mario Power Tennis - Hammer Power • Multimedia • Player Shindan Test • Pre-release and unused content • Staff • Super Smash Bros. Brawl-konkurransen • The Year of Luigi Sound Selection
Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D / Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong c
Supporting Cranky Kong • Rambi • Squawks • Super Kong • Tutorial Pig • Whale • Wigglevine
Bosses Mugly (Krazy Kalimba) • Scurvy Crew (The Maraca Gang) • Stu (Gong Oh) • Mole Miner Max/Mole Train (Banjo Bottom) • Mangoruby (Wacky Pipes) • Thugly (Xylobone) • Colonel Pluck (Cordian) • Tiki Tong
Other Elephant • Giraffe • Zebra
Enemies and obstacles Tiki Tak Tribe Fireball • Flaming Tiki Buzz • Giga Goro Ball • Screaming Pillar • Screaming Pillar (big) • Tiki Boing • Tiki Bomber • Tiki Buzz • Tiki Doom • Tiki Goon • Tiki Pilot • Tiki Pop • Tiki Seeker • Tiki Tank • Tiki Tong Tower • Tiki Torch • Tiki Tork • Tiki Zing • Tiki Zing (big) • Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
Other Ack • AckStack • Ape-Eating Plant • Awk • Big Squeekly • Bonehead Jed • Bopapodamus • Bowling bird • BuckBomb • BuckBot • Buzzbite • Cageberry • Char-Char • Chomp • Chū Komorin • Electrasquid • Electroid • Fireball • Firebite • Frogoon • Giant Chomp • Giga Rangwi • Green Chomp • Hopgoon • Hothead Jed • Humzee • Jellybob • Kowalee • Leaping flame • Mimic • Mole Guard • Mole Miner • Muncher • Pinchly • Rawk • Ready-Bots (Pogobot · Pyrobot) • Rentamaguma • Robobee • Shooting Chomp • Skellirex • Skittler • Skittler Pillar • Skullyrex • Snaggles • Snippys • Squeekly • Squiddicus • Squidly • Stilts • Toothberry • Wiggle • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Banana Mirror • Crash Guard b • Green Balloon b • Hanging vine • Heart • Heart Boost • K-O-N-G Letters • Map Key • Puzzle Piece • Rare Orb • Red Balloon
Barrels Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • DK Barrel • Regular Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel
Miscellaneous Bag • Container • Green surface • Rambi Crate • Red and blue blocks • Tire • Mole Train • Spiked shaft (Jagged Jewels) b • Spiked shaft (Tiki Tong Terror) • Trapdoor • Tar pit
Vehicles Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Moves Barrel Jet • Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Charge • Cling • Crouch • Grab • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Jump • Kong Roll • Peanut Popgun • Run • Helicopter Spin c
Levels Jungle 1-1: Jungle Hijinxs • 1-2: King of Cling • 1-3: Tree Top Bop • 1-4: Sunset Shore • 1-5: Canopy Cannons • 1-6: Crazy Cart • 1-K: Platform Panic • 1-B: Mugly's Mound
Beach 2-1: Poppin' Planks • 2-2: Sloppy Sands • 2-3: Peaceful Pier • 2-4: Cannon Cluster • 2-5: Stormy Shore • 2-6: Blowhole Bound • 2-7: Tidal Terror • 2-K: Tumblin' Temple • 2-B: Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins 3-1: Wonky Waterway • 3-2: Button Bash • 3-3: Mast Blast • 3-4: Damp Dungeon • 3-5: Itty Bitty Biters • 3-6: Temple Topple • 3-K: Shifty Smashers • 3-B: Ruined Roost
Cave 4-1: Rickety Rails • 4-2: Grip 'n' Trip • 4-3: Bombs Away • 4-4: Mole Patrol • 4-5: Crowded Cavern • 4-K: Jagged Jewels • 4-B: The Mole Train
Forest 5-1: Vine Valley • 5-2: Clingy Swingy • 5-3: Flutter Flyaway • 5-4: Tippin' Totems • 5-5: Longshot Launch • 5-6: Springy Spores • 5-7: Wigglevine Wonders • 5-8: Muncher Marathon • 5-K: Blast & Bounce • 5-B: Mangoruby Run
Cliff 6-1: Sticky Situation • 6-2: Prehistoric Path • 6-3: Weighty Way • 6-4: Boulder Roller • 6-5: Precarious Plateau • 6-6: Crumble Canyon • 6-7: Tippy Shippy • 6-8: Clifftop Climb • 6-K: Perilous Passage • 6-B: Thugly's Highrise
Factory 7-1: Foggy Fumes • 7-2: Slammin' Steel • 7-3: Handy Hazards • 7-4: Gear Getaway • 7-5: Cog Jog • 7-6: Switcheroo • 7-7: Music Madness • 7-R: Lift-off Launch • 7-K: Treacherous Track • 7-B: Feather Fiend
Volcano 8-1: Furious Fire • 8-2: Hot Rocket • 8-3: Roasting Rails • 8-4: Smokey Peak • 8-5: Bobbing Basalt • 8-6: Moving Melters • 8-7: Red Red Rising • 8-K: Five Monkey Trial • 8-B: Tiki Tong Terror
Cloud b 9-1: Crushin' Columns b • 9-2: Gushin' Geysers b • 9-3: Spiky Surprise b • 9-4: Mischievous Moles b • 9-5: Topsy Turvy b • 9-6: Tar Ball Fall b • 9-7: Robo Factory b • 9-8: Lavawheel Volcano b • 9-1a/9-9b: Golden Temple
Further info Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Valentine's Day Cards • Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery (3D · HD ) • Iwata Asks • "Mine Menace" • Staff (3D · HD )
Related Play Nintendo activities
Can’t-miss games • Who are these jerks of the jungle? • Who's Your Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Banana Bud?
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) / Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong *
Supporting Don Zunāna • Funky Kong • Professor Chops • Rambi • Squawks • Tawks *
Bosses Pompy • Skowl • Ba-Boom • Fugu • Bashmaster • Lord Fredrik
Other Big Squeekly • Fish • Goats • Mugly • Skittler • Snippys
Enemies Snowmad Tucks (Archy · Archy (fire) · Big Sphen · Boom Bird · Painguin Tucks · Papa Painguin · Pengatcha 1-gō · Pointy Tucks · Soary · Speedy Tucks · Speedy Tuff Tucks · Trench Tucks · Tuff Tucks) • Fluff (Harey · Harold · Tuff Fluff) • Hootz (Blue Hootz · Hot Hootz · Puffton · Tuffton) • Ice dragon • Lemmington • Waldough (Chum Chucker Charlie · Fish Poker Pops · Walbrick · Walnut)
Other Bouncelisk • Bucky • Buffaloafer • Buzzy • Carnivorous Plantlife (Venus Trap Platform · Chompette) • Cheesy Chester • Chompasaurus • Dozy • Electrified Anemone • Finley (Blue Finley · Green Finley · Red Finley) • Flaming Falling Totem Pole • Fritz • Gordo • Green fish • Hermit crab • Horror Gills • Jellyfish • Large Mimic • Mama Saw • Mimic • Monocle Monica • Piranha • Porcupal • Pufftup • Punchy Paddy • Schnautzel • Sea Urchin • Snaggles • Sour Dodo • Squiddicus • Swooper Dooper • Thug Slug • Toucan't • Wild Wendell • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Blue Balloon • Capsule Toy Machine • Crash Guard • Flying banana • Gold Heart • Green Balloon • Heart • Heart Boost • KONG Letters • Mysterious relic • Puzzle Piece • Red Balloon
Projectiles Barrel • Kong Barrel • Water Sack • Watermelon Fuse Bomb
Miscellaneous Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bell • Burlap Hanging Sack • Climbing grass • Collapsible Underwater Grass • Cracked Block • Current • Item container • Item Handle • Pile of leaves • Purple Flower Platform • Rambi Crate • Rolling leaf • Slot Machine Barrel • Snowflake Shield • Spinning Platform • Spring Platform • Swinging vine • Vine-Triggered Platform • Zip-Line Vine
Vehicles Log Canoe • Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Obstacles Avalanche • Chunk of ice • Electroid • Fire • Fireball • Fire Floor • Giant Spiked Nut • Hanging TNT • Icicle • Mine • Shokushu • Snowball • Snowflake • Spiked ball • Tornado • Volcanic debris
Moves Cane Bounce • Cartwheel Attack • Charge • Cling • Corkscrew • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Helicopter Spin • Kong POW • Ranged attack • Roll Attack • Water Skip
Levels Lost Mangroves 1-1: Mangrove Cove • 1-2: Shipwreck Shore • 1-3: Canopy Chaos • 1-4: Trunk Twister • 1-A: Zip-Line Shrine • 1-B: Busted Bayou • 1-K: Swinger Flinger • 1-BOSS: Big Top Bop
Autumn Heights 2-1: Windmill Hills • 2-2: Mountain Mania • 2-3: Horn Top Hop • 2-4: Sawmill Thrill • 2-5: Alpine Incline • 2-6: Wing Ding • 2-A: Crumble Cavern • 2-B: Rodent Ruckus • 2-K: Bopopolis • 2-BOSS: Mountaintop Tussle
Bright Savannah 3-1: Grassland Groove • 3-2: Baobab Bonanza • 3-3: Frantic Fields • 3-4: Scorch 'n' Torch • 3-5: Twilight Terror • 3-6: Cannon Canyon • 3-A: Rickety Rafters • 3-B: Bramble Scramble • 3-K: Precarious Pendulums • 3-BOSS: Triple Trouble
Sea Breeze Cove 4-1: Deep Keep • 4-2: High Tide Ride • 4-3: Amiss Abyss • 4-4: Irate Eight • 4-5: Sea Stack Attack • 4-6: Current Capers • 4-A: Rockin' Relics • 4-B: Shoal Atoll • 4-K: Spinning Spines • 4-BOSS: Fugu Face-Off
Juicy Jungle 5-1: Harvest Hazards • 5-2: Reckless Ride • 5-3: Fruity Factory • 5-4: Panicky Paddles • 5-5: Jelly Jamboree • 5-6: Frosty Fruits • 5-A: Beehive Brawl • 5-B: Jammin' Jams • 5-K: Platform Problems • 5-BOSS: Punch Bowl
Donkey Kong Island 6-1: Homecoming Hijinxs • 6-2: Seashore War • 6-3: Aqueduct Assault • 6-4: Blurry Flurry • 6-5: Forest Folly • 6-6: Cliffside Slide • 6-7: Frozen Frenzy • 6-8: Meltdown Mayhem • 6-A: Dynamite Dash • 6-B: Icicle Arsenal • 6-K: Slippy Spikes • 6-BOSS: Volcano Dome
Secret Seclusion 7-1: Levitation Station • 7-2: Rocket Rails • 7-3: Crazy Clouds
Miscellaneous Extras • Funky Kong's surfboard * • Lord Fredrik's horn
Further info "Canada's Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Banana Mania Contest" • "Canada's Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Banana Mania Contest - Behind the Scenes" • Gallery • Multimedia • Staff (Switch)
Related Play Nintendo activities A matching game to flip over • Can’t-miss games • The multiplayer way • Which Kong could fit your style? • Who’s that toy?
* Exclusive to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Switch