Fungi Forest

Fungi Forest
Entrance requirement	50 Golden Bananas
Boss	Dogadon
Boss requirement	300 bananas
Trapped Kongs	None
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Fungi Forest is the fifth level of Donkey Kong 64. It becomes accessible after the Gloomy Galleon Boss Key is returned to K. Lumsy's prison and at least fifty Golden Bananas are obtained. It is, as the name states, full of mushrooms. The stage centers around a giant Cuckoo Clock. The Cuckoo Clock has the ability to change day into night and vice-versa. Many areas are only accessible during certain times of the day. Enemies are also affected by time. They often become more hostile when the sun goes down. This level also introduces blue Kong Switches, though a blue one does appear in the lobby of Gloomy Galleon. They can only be activated once the Kongs get the Super Simian Slam potion from Cranky Kong. Although this is the second level that Candy's Music Shop does not appear in (the first being Jungle Japes), her headphones can be found at various locations in this level. Dogadon is fought in a rematch by Chunky Kong here.

Geography

Starting area

This area is notable for the giant clock where the Kongs can change between day and night, and vice-versa. The first 1, 2, 3, and 4 Bananaport Pads are located here. It has three tunnels leading to three different areas. The colors of the tunnels are indicated by three of the four Bananaport Pads in the area. In other words, the blue tunnel leads to the mill area with the blue #1 pad; the green leads to the garden with the #2 pad; and the purple leads to the giant mushroom area with the #3 pad. The well leading to Chunky's minecart bonus game is located here.

Watermill area

Can be accessed through the blue tunnel. This area contains several barns and mills that house several creepy enemies. Inside these mills are mechanical tasks the Kongs will have to face to get their Golden Bananas. These tasks include walking on dimly lit planks, turning on a conveyor belt, taking out Bats in the attic, and battling a giant spider with Tiny Kong only. Snide's H.Q. appears in this area, but is only accessible during the day. The 1 pad is located here. There is a section surrounded by dangerous plants which can only be accessed at night. It contains Donkey Kong's Kasplat and a shed containing a Bonus Barrel. Both Banana Fairies are in the area and are hidden in buildings only accessible at night.

Giant mushroom area

Can be accessed through the pink tunnel. This area has a gigantic mushroom surrounded by water. Inside the fungus, the Kongs have to climb up the different floors of this mushroom to tackle bananas and bonus barrels. These floors also lead to terraces outside, which have many other tasks as well. Cranky's Lab, a 3 pad, and both 5 pads can be found here. Three of the five Kasplats are located here.

Big tree area

Can be accessed through the orange tunnel from the giant mushroom area, hit the grape switch to open the tunnel. This area has a humongous redwood tree, inside of which sleeps the Owl that Diddy Kong must race (only during the night). Around the tree is the Rabbit's house, a tree stump where Tiny Kong collects a Golden Banana and a seed, and Lanky Kong's Kasplat. The 4 pad is located here.

Garden area

Can be accessed through the green tunnel. This area requires Tiny and Chunky to open with their shooters. It has a tomato patch with several Tomatoes surrounding an apple with a Worm in it, which can be moved by Chunky to the starting area for a Golden Banana. Tiny Kong can plant a seed from the treestump in the Big Tree Area in a hole which grows a giant living beanstalk. Funky's Store and a 2 pad can be found here.

Enemies

• Kasplat
• Tomato
• Dogadon (boss)

Day only

• Klump
• Shroom
• Zinger

Night only

• Skeleton Kremling
• Bat
• Kosha
• Small Spider (during the mini-boss battle)
• Giant Spider (mini-boss)

Golden Banana locations

Donkey Kong

Images	Description	Type
	Requires daytime. Enter the watermill using the door next to Bananaporter #1, once inside Simian Slam the ?-Box and then repeat to hit the blue Donkey Kong switch beneath it. Enter the now-opened iron-cage and switch the levers by using a hung-up sign as a guide (middle, left, left, right, middle; where right is next to the Donkey Kong switch). Finally, change the time to night and collect the Golden Banana in the small iron cage outside.
	Requires nighttime. Enter the barn that's surrounded by hedges, once inside destroy the ?-Box to the right of the entrance using a Simian Slam. Afterwards, hit the green Donkey Kong switch and enter the Bonus Barrel within 25 seconds.	Minecart Mayhem!
	Found behind the barn that's surrounded by hedges. Defeat the yellow Kasplat and give their blueprint to Snide.
	Go to the giant mushroom and hit the 5 switches above the entrance to spawn a cannon. Afterwards, hit the blue Donkey Kong switch found nearby and hop into the cannon to reach the newly spawned Golden Banana within 30 seconds.
	Climb the giant mushroom and use the Baboon Blast pad to enter the Barrel Cannon course, the Bonus Barrel can be found at the end of it.	Peril Path Panic!

Diddy Kong

Images	Description	Type
	Requires nighttime. Use the rope to climb atop the watermill, then hit the blue Diddy Kong switch to open the gate to the attic. Enter the attic, hit the high-up 'ON' switch with peanuts, Chimpy Charge the green switch to raise the iron cage with a Golden Banana in it. Finally, walk over towards the barn surrounded by hedges and use the Guitar Gazump pad to open up the iron cage.
	Requires nighttime. Jump onto the boxes next to a barn in the watermill area to enter the dark attic. Inside, use the Guitar Gazump pad to see the path to the Golden Banana.
	Use a red, bouncy mushroom to reach the Rocketbarrel Boost barrel near the giant mushroom, then fly atop the giant mushroom to reach a high-up Bonus Barrel.	Teetering Turtle Trouble!
	Found in the center at the start of the second section inside the giant mushroom. Defeat the red Kasplat and give their blueprint to Snide.
	Requires nighttime. Use the Guitar Gazump pad in the Big Tree Area to wake the owl up. Afterwards use the Rocketbarrel Boost ability to fly towards the owl and start a race, win it to reveal a Bonus Barrel.	Busy Barrel Barrage!

Lanky Kong

Images	Description	Type
	Requires nighttime. Enter the attic of the watermill by using the Baboon Balloon pad. Once inside, hit the blue Lanky Kong switch and hit all Bats that appeared. Homing Ammo is recommended but not required.
	Hit the blue Lanky Kong switch atop the giant mushroom, use the OrangStand ability to reach it, then enter one of the two newly opened doors. Inside one of the rooms you'll find 5 mushrooms colored after the 5 Kongs, hit the switches according to the order that's displayed on the painting.	Krazy Kong Klamour!
	Hit the blue Lanky Kong switch atop the giant mushroom, use the OrangStand ability to reach it, then enter one of the two newly opened doors. Inside one of the rooms you'll find 2 red, bouncy mushrooms, bounce on either of them to reach the high-up Golden Banana at the center.
	Found beneath the big tree, accessed by going through the orange tunnel. Defeat the blue Kasplat and give their blueprint to Snide.
	Requires the OrangStand Sprint ability from the next world. Requires daytime. Go through the orange tunnel to find the Rabbit, use the Trombone Tremor pad next to him to start a race. The first race gives three blue Banana Coins, but the second has a Golden Banana as the reward.

Tiny Kong

Images	Description	Type
	Requires nighttime. Enter the watermill at night through the tiny hole right next to the Mini-Monkey barrel. Jump up a bunch of boxes to reach the Giant Spider's arena, defeat said boss to receive a Golden Banana.
	Hit the blue Tiny Kong switch at the bottom of the giant mushroom and then reach the Bonus Barrel within 37 seconds, it can be found by jumping left after the second ladder.	Speedy Swing Sortie!
	On the wooden pathway outside the giant mushroom at the halfway point. Defeat the purple Kasplat and give their blueprint to Snide.
	In the Big Tree Area, use the Mini-Monkey barrel behind a big tree-stump, then use the Saxophone Slam pad in front of it to enter the tree-stump. Once inside, defeat all purple Klaptraps to receive the Golden Banana, best done with another Saxophone Slam.
	Bring the bean that was gotten inside the tree-stump of the previous Golden Banana to the Garden Area and plant it in the back. Once planted, use the Saxophone Slam pad as Mini-Tiny to reach the Golden Banana.

Chunky Kong

Images	Description	Type
	Simian Slam the gate in the well of the Starting Area to enter a Mine Cart minigame, collect 50 coins to receive the Golden Banana.
	Open the cracked door of the watermill by using Chunky's Primate Punch, once inside destroy the ?-Boxes and use the Triangle Trample pad found underneath one of them. The crusher is now running, grab the metal barrel and walk to the other room of the watermill and put it on the conveyor belt, repeat with the other two metal barrels that are found near the conveyor belt. A Golden Banana will appear after all three metal barrels are crushed.
	Requires nighttime. Swing across some vines in the second section inside the giant mushroom to reach a balcony of sorts with the Kasplat. Can also be reached with a precise jump from the top in daytime. Defeat the green Kasplat and give their blueprint to Snide.
	Climb the giant mushroom and hit the blue Chunky Kong switch atop it to open the door to a puzzle room. Inside it, hit the switch and complete Chunky Kong's face by shooting pineapples at each panel.
	Use the Hunky Chunky barrel next to Funky's Store in the Garden Area and Simian Slam all four tomatos around the apple, afterwards carry the apple into the Starting Area to place it down on the apple marking near the green tunnel.

Colored Bananas

Main article: List of Bananas in Fungi Forest

There are a total of 500 Bananas (100 for each Kong) to collect.

Banana Coins

Main article: List of Banana Coins in Fungi Forest

There are a total of 74 Banana Coins across all five Kongs and 2 5-Banana Coin to collect.

Banana Fairies

Image	Description
	Inside a ?-Box on the upper floor of the barn surrounded by hedges in the Watermill Area.
	Inside the dark attic of a barn near the watermill. The Banana Fairy appears once the Golden Banana has been collected.

Battle Arena Pad

Image	Description
	On the side of the giant mushroom, only reachable at nighttime, by using the Rocketbarrel Boost or by jumping down from the top precisely.

Gallery

Exterior

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  The Cuckoo Clock

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  Watermill

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  Mushroom yard

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  The tree the Owl lives in

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  Farm

Interior

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  Watermill front

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  Watermill back

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  Watermill crane

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  Watermill attic

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  Spider lair

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  Barn

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  Cabin

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  Giant mushroom

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  Mushroom room

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  Tree trunk

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  Boss arena

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ひるよるウッド[?] Hiruyoru Uddo	Day-Night Wood
French	Forêt Foldingue[?]	Crazy Forest
German	Wunder Wald[?]	Wonder Forest
Italian	La Foresta dei Funghi[?]	The Mushrooms Forest
Spanish	Selva de Setas[?]	Mushroom Forest

Trivia

• This level was originally going to be in Rare's other Nintendo 64 game, Banjo-Kazooie (where it was called "Fungus Forest"), but was instead added to Donkey Kong 64.
  • The lobby theme is based on the track known as "Advent" which has been found in Banjo-Kazooie.
  • The main theme for the level was originally composed for Dream: Land of Giants. It was titled "Temple" by the composer of both Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64, Grant Kirkhope.
• There is a 5-Banana Coin in this level that went undocumented until January 28, 2017, seventeen years after the game's release. The collectible was first brought to public attention when Isotarge datamined the game and found data for a 977th Banana Coin located here; prior to his findings, it was assumed that only 976 of them were in the game. The 5-Banana Coin is located in in a dirt patch hidden in a patch of tall grass surrounding the DK Barrel just outside one of the mills.