Krematoa

Krematoa
Game	Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Level(s)	5
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“Back for more clues, eh? Well, if you think I'm telling you the Lost World is in the compass rocks...”

—Blunder, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Krematoa (also known as the Lost World) is a large, hidden area in the game Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! It takes place in a dormant volcano, and much of its terrain consists of cliffs and caverns. Contrarily, Krematoa also has both a jungle and a forest area, located at opposite ends of Krematoa. A large lake is in the center of the area. Krematoa's name is a pun of the volcanic island Krakatoa. Boomer is the Brother Bear of Krematoa and resides in a bomb shelter near the world entrance. In the original Super Nintendo version, the world's theme is "Krematoa Koncerto", which is a more sinister arrangement of the game's main map theme, "Northern Kremisphere". Krematoa is the only world to not have a Swanky's Sideshow or a secret cave. Krematoa is somewhat similar to the Lost World from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Both worlds require the Kongs to pay an exclusive currency (Kremkoins or Bonus Coins) to access each of the levels, and both worlds have a lake in the center where the final boss battle takes place.

Krematoa was originally just a legend believed to exist by Blunder. As the Kongs progress through the game, Blunder slowly leaks clues as to how they can find Krematoa. He reveals the actual method when the player completes the game. Krematoa once stood to the east of Mekanos but at some point had sunk to the bottom of a lake. The only remains of Krematoa are four rocks, each pointing in a compass direction. With the Hover Craft or Turbo Ski, Dixie and Kiddy must circle around these rocks in a clockwise direction to make Krematoa rise out from the water.

Inside Krematoa, there is a group of large boulders, each one blocking the path to one of the levels. The Kongs must visit Boomer's Bomb Shelter and pay him Bonus Coins so that he sends explosives to destroy a set of boulders in the path. The Kongs can then access that level. The Kongs are rewarded a cog for completing a level. Boomer puts the cogs on a machine in his bomb shelter. When all five cogs are on Boomer's machine, a tremor occurs in Krematoa, causing Baron K. Roolenstein's Knautilus to rise up in the central lake. The lake turns from blue to red, and the entire Krematoa glows a faint red, which also affects each of Krematoa's levels (although not in the Game Boy Advance remake). After the Knautilus rises, a bridge rises out of the lake and extends to the submarine. In the Game Boy Advance remake, the Kongs can swim across the water to reach the Knautilus.

The levels of Krematoa are as follows:

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  Stampede Sprint
  The first level of Krematoa, Stampede Sprint involves using Ellie and Parry for most of the level. Ellie will begin to run out of control after being scared off by three Sneeks and try to avoid dangerous obstacles or bash enemies until the end of the level.

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  Criss Kross Cliffs
  The second level of Krematoa, it involves the Kongs having to get to the top via shooting steel barrels from a Bazuka. The Kong also must switch barrels to eliminate red Buzzes with TNT Barrels that will block the Kongs' way.

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  Tyrant Twin Tussle
  The third level of Krematoa, Tyrant Twin Tussle is filled with Kuff 'n' Klout duos that can be defeated by TNT Barrels or by Squitter's webs.

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  Swoopy Salvo
  The fourth level of Krematoa, Swoopy Salvo features several Swoopies. Most will fly in a line to get in the Kongs' way, though some Swoopies will act as platforms to climb to the top of the finish.

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  Rocket Rush
  The fifth level of Krematoa, Rocket Rush involves Dixie and Kiddy riding a Rocket Barrel to glide down and gather fuel, then upward for the second half. The level's only enemies are red Buzzes that are vulnerable to the fire from the rocket.

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  Boss level: Knautilus
  This second duel with Baron K. Roolenstein takes place in a submarine. The Kongs must toss steel barrels at Baron K. Roolenstein and avoid getting electrocuted from flying sparks.

Gallery

Map

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  Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! map, prior to completion

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  Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! completed map

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  The interior of Krematoa (Game Boy Advance version)

Screenshots

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  The four rocks that must be circled for Krematoa to rise out of the water

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  Krematoa, as seen from the world map

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  Krematoa as seen from the Northern Kremisphere map (Game Boy Advance version)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	クレマトアとう[?] Kurematoa-tō	Krematoa Isle
French	Krémata[?]	Krematoa
German	Krematoa[?]	-
Italian	Krematoa Mondo Perduto[?]	- Lost World
Spanish	Mundo Perdido: Krematoa[?]	Lost World: Krematoa