Editing Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)

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|image=[[File:Jungle Hijinxs SNES.png]]

|track=[[DK Island Swing]]

'''Jungle Hijinxs''', also spelled '''Jungle Hijinx''',<ref>{{cite|author=McVittie, Andy, et al.|publisher=EMAP Images|language=en-gb|date=January 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 28|page=59}}</ref> is the first [[level]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and of the first world, [[Kongo Jungle]]. Being the first level, Jungle Hijinxs is simple, having few [[pit]]s and consisting of basic enemies. During the latter half, the Kongs can find an [[animal crate]] with [[Rambi]]. The music for Jungle Hijinxs as well as other jungle levels, "[[DK Island Swing]]," went on to become an iconic theme in various ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games, especially jungle settings that involve [[Donkey Kong]].

{{multiframe|[[File:Jungle Hijinxs GBC.png]] [[File:Jungle Hijinxs GBA.png|180px]]|Jungle Hijinxs' appearance in the Game Boy Color version, top, and the Game Boy Advance version, bottom|align=left|size=200}}

The level begins with Donkey Kong shooting of his [[DK's Tree House|tree house]].<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:04|url=youtu.be/EBH-da6ZXGY?feature=shared&t=4|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES) - Kongo Jungle - Jungle Hijinxs|date=June 7, 2020|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 28, 2024|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]}}</ref> If Donkey Kong enters his [[banana hoard|banana cave]], he finds it empty, while if he enters his tree house found higher up, he can nab a [[Red Balloon|Life Balloon]] to gain an extra life along the way. Donkey Kong must continue a few steps to encounter a [[Gnawty]] and [[Diddy Kong]] stuck in a DK Barrel. Alternatively, from the treehouse's entrance, the Kongs have the option to hop from several treetops and collect two Life Balloons and one [[Green Balloon|2-Up Balloon]]. There is also a [[Iron Barrel|steel keg]] that the Kongs can optionally ride; by jumping from the treetops and then down a gap with a group of bananas forming a down arrow, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong land on a ground patch, which breaks open to reveal a steel keg. By throwing it at DK's Tree House on the left, the steel keg ricochets and rolls in the Kongs' direction. They must jump on the steel keg, which they can ride until it falls into a gap shortly after the Rambi Crate. After the aforementioned 2-Up Balloon, the Kongs must continue along to a raised piece of land with a Kritter on it and a Gnawty underneath it so they can obtain the letter K of the [[KONG Letters|K-O-N-G Letters]]. Afterwards, the Kongs encounter two Kritters on two raised pieces of land and two [[Klump]]s, whom they must defeat to continue along so they can reach the [[Star Barrel|Continue Barrel]] and the letter O next to it.

Next, the Kongs come past another DK Barrel and the letter O to encounter a Necky, who shoots nuts at them as a weapon and along the way. The foe stands on a raised area of land with a few bananas and an [[Expresso]] [[animal token|Token]] on it. They can hop onto Rambi, found in his crate nearby, who helps them defeat the three Gnawties in their path and find the letter N just ahead. Next, Rambi and the Kongs can either enter a Bonus Level to instantly gain the letter G upon exiting it (except in the Game Boy Color version), or hop onto some ledges acting as stairs so they can climb and jump onto the tree holding the letter G. The Kongs and Rambi can fall down from the treetops to break a barrier to find another Bonus Level which they can enter. They can either enter it to continue along if they finish it, or continue down the path, defeating a Klump, hopping over a ledge, and then going to the level's exit on the way, where Rambi stays. Optionally, if the player climbs the hill above the exit sign and jumps off Rambi, they can get a hidden [[Blue Balloon]]. The exit then allows the Kongs to move into the [[Ropey Rampage|next level]].

 

 

{| class="wikitable sortable dk" style="text-align:center"

! class="unsortable" | Image

! Name

! Count

| [[File:Gnawty.png]]

| [[Gnawty]]

| 5

| [[File:Klump DKC sprite.png]]

| [[Klump]]

| 3

| [[File:Kritter-DKC.png]]

| [[Kritter]]

| 6

| [[File:Necky perched DKC.png]]

| [[Necky]] (perched)

| 1

==Items and objects==

 

{| class="wikitable sortable dk" style="text-align:center"

! class="unsortable" | Image

| [[File:Banana Bunch DKC SNES.png]]

| [[Banana Bunch]]

| 18{{footnote|main|b}}

| [[File:Blue Balloon DKC SNES.png]]

| [[Blue Balloon]]

| 1

| [[File:DK Barrel DKC.png]]

| [[DK Barrel]]

| 2{{footnote|main|c}}

| [[File:Expresso Token Sprite SNES.png]]

| [[Expresso]] [[animal token|Token]]

| 2{{footnote|main|d}}

| [[File:Red Balloon DKC SNES.png]]

| [[Red Balloon]]

| [[File:Steel Keg DKC.png]]

| [[Iron Barrel|Steel keg]]

| 1

===K-O-N-G Letters===

*'''K''': The letter K is floating above the first ledge, which itself has the first Kritter.

*'''O''': The letter O is to the upper-right of the Continue Barrel.

*'''N''': The letter N is near the Rambi Crate, next to a group of three Gnawties, and just before a pit.

*'''G''': The letter G is floating above two treetops, found after moving up a set of stairs with Rambi.

===Key items===

[[File:Jungle Hijinxs Photograph 2.png|thumb|The location of the second photograph in the Game Boy Advance version]]

*'''[[DK Sticker Pack]]''' ([[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]] only): Just before the level exit, [[Donkey Kong]] must go to a ledge below, with a [[green banana]] hinting to the DK Sticker Pack. Donkey Kong can [[Hand Slap]] the Banana Bunch to obtain the DK Sticker Pack.

*#Hidden behind a large bunch of bananas on the left side of DK's Tree House. The photograph shows [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] swinging from vines, an artwork used for the original version's title screen, and appears on the 11th page of the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]].

 

==Bonus Levels==

{{multiframe|[[File:JungleHijinxs-Bonus1.png|180px]] [[File:JungleHijinxs-Bonus2.png|180px]]|size=380|The first and second Bonus Levels, respectively}}

*'''''Find the Exit!''''': The entrance to the first Bonus Level comes after the letter N. It is accessed by [[Rambi]] breaking open a wall.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' Player's Guide|date=1994|quote=Bash him [Rambi] into the wall and the wall will break open revealing the first Bonus Area of the game.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=29}}</ref> The area consists of several [[banana]]s and a [[Red Balloon|Life Balloon]] towards the end.<ref>{{cite|quote=The impact will open а passage to a bonus area that includes bunches of bananas and a 1-Up Balloon.|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 139|page=109|date=December 2000|author=Tsuboike, Yoshio, et al.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>

*'''''Stop the Barrel!''''': After exiting the first Bonus Level, there is another wall directly below that is breakable by Rambi,<ref>{{cite|quote=When you break out of the first Bonus Area, directly below you will be the entrance to the second Bonus Area in this stage. You can use Rambi again to break the door open.|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=29}}</ref> or alternatively a [[barrel]].<ref>{{cite|quote=However, if necessary, you could use a barrel to break it open.|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=29}}</ref> The object is to stop each of the three barrels to depict the same [[animal token]], earning the player that token.<ref>{{cite|url=url=archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-169-june-2003/page/124/mode/2up|quote=Stop all three barrels on the same Animal Token to win the token.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 169|page=125|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Tsuboike, Yoshio, et al.|date=June 2003}}</ref>

 

==Warp Barrel==

[[File:Jungle Hijinxs GBA Warp.png|thumb|The Warp Barrel in the Game Boy Advance version]]

The [[Warp Barrel]] appears only in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]]. It comes directly after crossing the fourth treetop, just after an arrangement of bananas.<ref>{{cite|quote=The Warp Barrel in Jungle Hijinxs is to the right of the fourth tree, just after the banana arrow.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 169|page=125}}</ref> After exiting, the Kongs land on a ground patch above the second Bonus Level entrance.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/yxYf8wtJ_JI?feature=shared&t=24|title=DONKEY KONG COUNTRY (GBA) - All Warp Barrel Locations|timestamp=0:24|author=Dark Lord Chaos|date=March 16, 2023|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

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Jungle Hijinxs SNES 4.png|The Kongs next to an [[Expresso]] [[animal token|Token]] beneath the level's only perched Necky.

 

===Game Boy Color===

Jungle Hijinxs GBC Star Barrel.png|Diddy next to the [[Star Barrel]] and letter O

Jungle Hijinxs GBC Bonus Area 1.png|Rambi going through the first Bonus Level

Jungle Hijinxs GBC Klump and barrel.png|Rambi approaching a Klump after the second Bonus Level

DK's Tree House DKC GBA.png|The inside of DK's Tree House with the photograph barely visible behind the bananas

JungleHijinxsAdvance-Bonus1.png|The Kongs and Rambi jump at the Life Balloon in the first Bonus Level

|Jpn=バナナジャングル

|JpnR=Banana janguru

|JpnM=Banana Jungle

|FreE=Jungle Déjantée

|FreEM=Crazy Jungle

|Fre=Jungle Jaja

|FreM=Jaja Jungle

|Ita=Baldoria nella Giungla

|ItaN=SNES

|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Italian instruction booklet|page=20}}</ref>

|Ita2=Giungla Gincana

|ItaM=Spree in the Jungle

|Ita2M={{wp|Gymkhana}} Jungle; same as [[Jungle Jinx (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Jungle Jinx]]

}}

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[[Category:Jungles]]

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