Red Wharf

Level
Red Wharf
Level code	1 - 1
Game	Donkey Kong Land III
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Red Wharf is the first level of Donkey Kong Land III and the first world, Cape Codswallop, where it is located in the southeastern area. The level's name is a pun on the British television comedy series, Red Dwarf. Red Wharf involves Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong having to walk along a series of boardwalks overhanging a large body of water. Red Wharf is the game's equivalent to Lakeside Limbo, also a boardwalk level and the first level of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Both levels have Sneeks and Kobbles as enemies. During parts of the level, the Kongs can also swim in the shallow water to find extra bananas and a Bonus Barrel, as well as climb across some short ropes and blast through some Barrel Cannons to obtain collectible items such such as Banana Bunches, bear coins, and even a Red Balloon.

Layout

At the start of the level, the heroes need to walk down a few boardwalks and defeat some enemies. Following some banana trails, the Kongs pass a few Sneeks and find the letter K. After that, they need to hop up onto a ledge and continue east, where they have to run down some slanted pathways and then follow some bananas, in the formation of an arrow, into the shallow water. There, the heroes find the letter O. Once they get the letter, they have to jump out of the sea and walk up the path to find the level's Star Barrel.

About halfway through the level, the Kongs need to walk down more other the path, defeating enemies, and hop into a barrel to be shot into the letter N. They, then, land on a higher area of the level. At the end of the area, they need to follow a banana trail downwards and roll into a small abyss to get the letter G. After that, they are greeted by more enemies to beat. Knocking each one out, the apes have to walk down the straight boardwalks to find the End of Level Flag.

Enemies

The following enemies appear in the following quantities:

• Kobble: 9
• Koco: 1 (Bonus Level only)
• Sneek: 7 (1 of them is in a Bonus Level)

Items and objects

The following items and objects appear in the following quantities:

• Bananas: 72
• Barrel: 1
• Bear coins: 2
• DK Barrels: 2 (located at the start and after the Star Barrel respectively)
• Extra Live Balloons: 3
• Steel Barrel: 1

K-O-N-G Letters

• K: Right after a pair of two Sneeks
• O: Near the first Bonus Level, underneath a crack in a boardwalk that has a group of bananas shaping an arrow
• N: Dixie and Kiddy are launched into the "N" from a Barrel Cannon
• G: In a gap of a boardwalk near the End of Level Flag

DK Coin

Kiddy defeats the level's Koin using a Steel Barrel

After the letter G, the Kongs must jump into a midair Barrel Cannon. They are blasted through a few more Barrel Cannons to land on a roof above the End of Level Flag. The Koin is on the roof, and Dixie or Kiddy must pick up a Steel Barrel next to Koin and throw it at the right edge of the screen. The Steel Barrel ricochets into Koin from behind, defeating it and earning the Kongs the DK Coin.

Bonus Levels

The second Bonus Level of Red Wharf

Red Wharf has two Bonus Levels, listed by type:

• Find the Token!: When the Kongs find the letter O, they must swim left under the boardwalks and enter into a Bonus Barrel. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs have 15 seconds to cross a pool of water with a Koco and a boardwalk with a Sneek and obtain the Bonus Coin on the other side.
• Collect the Stars!: Shortly after the letter N, the Kongs drop to a lower area and climb a rope attached to two poles and above a Kobble. The Kongs must go right and jump into the second Bonus Barrel. In it, Dixie and Kiddy have 15 seconds to collect 15 stars. They must jump into a Rotatable Barrel and blast onto a roof-like part of a wharf. From there, the Kongs must jump off and collect the stars, which collectively make up the shape of an arrow. After the Kongs collect every star, the Bonus Coin appears on a roof at the top-right, which the Kongs must blast to.

Gallery

Game Boy

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  Dixie starts the level

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  Dixie at the letter K

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  Dixie climbing toward the second Bonus Barrel

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  Kiddy finds an Extra Life Balloon underwater

Game Boy Color

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  Dixie finds the letter O

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  Dixie finds the first Bonus Barrel

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  Kiddy at the Star Barrel

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  Dixie reaches the End of Level Flag

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	赤いふなつきば[?] Akai Funatsuki-ba	Red Dock