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'''Big Bug Bash!''', or '''Fly Swatter''',<ref>Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 86.</ref> is a [[Bonus Area|bonus stage]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.
'''Big Bug Bash!''', or '''Fly Swatter''',<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=86|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref> is a [[Bonus Area|bonus stage]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The player controls a fly swat inside a giant barrel. Their objective is to swat a given number of [[Fly (Donkey Kong 64)|flies]] with within 60 seconds. If the player unsuccessfully swats a fly, it giggles and flies faster for a few seconds. Each fly usually buzzes around in a circular pattern. If the player does not swat enough flies within the time limit, they lose at the mini-game. If they win, the Kong who jumped in the Bonus Barrel wins a [[Golden Banana]].
The object is to use a fly swat to swat a given number of [[Fly (Donkey Kong 64)|flies]] inside of a barrel within 60 seconds. Each fly usually buzzes around in a circular pattern. If the player does not swat enough flies within the time limit, they lose at the mini-game, though if they win, the Kong who jumped in the Bonus Barrel wins a [[Golden Banana]].


==Variations==
Big Bug Bash! has five different [[Bonus Barrel]] challenges. The required number of flies to swat increases in each challenge. Just like every other mini-game, the Kongs can replay the mini-game at Snide's HQ after they retrieve all forty [[Blueprint]]s. Like the other mini-games, the Kongs do not obtain a Golden Banana if they complete the mini-game. The following locations have their own variations with a given number of flies, and can be played by only the following Kong:
Big Bug Bash! has five different [[Bonus Barrel]] challenges. The required number of flies to swat increases in each challenge. Just like every other mini-game, the Kongs can replay the mini-game at Snide's HQ after they retrieve all forty [[Blueprint]]s. Like the other mini-games, the Kongs do not obtain a Golden Banana if they complete the mini-game.
 
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*[[Angry Aztec]]: 4 flies - [[Lanky Kong]]
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*[[Gloomy Galleon]]: 6 flies - Tiny Kong
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*[[Creepy Castle]]: 10 flies - [[Diddy Kong]]
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*[[Snide's H.Q.]]: 15 flies - Any [[Kong]]
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|align="center"|[[Creepy Castle]]
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Latest revision as of 10:35, June 2, 2024

Not to be confused with Fly Swatter.
Big Bug Bash!
Big Bug Bash! in Donkey Kong 64
Gameplay of Big Bug Bash!
Appears in Donkey Kong 64
Time limit 1 minute
Prize Golden Banana (except Snide's HQ)
“Swat the flies! A Button to use the swatter.”
In-game instructions

Big Bug Bash!, or Fly Swatter,[1] is a bonus stage in Donkey Kong 64.

Gameplay[edit]

The object is to use a fly swat to swat a given number of flies inside of a barrel within 60 seconds. Each fly usually buzzes around in a circular pattern. If the player does not swat enough flies within the time limit, they lose at the mini-game, though if they win, the Kong who jumped in the Bonus Barrel wins a Golden Banana.

Big Bug Bash! has five different Bonus Barrel challenges. The required number of flies to swat increases in each challenge. Just like every other mini-game, the Kongs can replay the mini-game at Snide's HQ after they retrieve all forty Blueprints. Like the other mini-games, the Kongs do not obtain a Golden Banana if they complete the mini-game. The following locations have their own variations with a given number of flies, and can be played by only the following Kong:

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハエたたき![?]
Hae Tataki!
Fly Swatter!

References[edit]

  1. ^ Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica (December 1, 1999). Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2279-4. Page 86.