DK Attack

DK Attack
Gameplay of DK Attack in the level Trick Track Trek.
Appears in	Donkey Kong Country
Time limit	One minute
Prize	Points

DK Attack is a time attack mode in the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country. Its objective is for Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to complete a level while scoring as many points as they can along the way. The Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest has a time attack mode called Diddy's Dash, which is loosely based on DK Attack.

Gameplay

After selecting a level, Donkey and Diddy start off with a time limit of one minute. The Kongs must rush through the level, gain Time Bonuses (indicated with a simple "+5", "+10", "+15", and "+20".), and reach the end before the timer reaches zero. Points are earned for getting bananas, K-O-N-G Letters, Donkey Kong Balloons, freeing Animal Friends and defeating enemies. The amount of enemies defeated in a row allows the score to be multiplied by the amount defeated for each cumulative enemy (x2 for the second enemy, x3 for the third, etc.) Points are needed to get a high ranking.

The end score is based on the following rubric:

• The score prior to finishing
• Time Left, with a thousand points added per second remaining
• Buddy Bonus, for finishing with an Animal Friend (always five thousand bonus points)
• Kongs Bonus, for finishing with both Kongs (five thousand bonus points)

The game then tallies up the points and rates the player on a ribbon scale of "D" through "S", with "D" being the lowest and "S" being the highest, just above an "A" rank.

Through exploiting the system where bonus rooms reset each time they are entered, a max score can be obtained in certain levels by continually increasing the time. The base score is limited to 500000 at which point it turns into a blinking yellow text displaying "Max Score". The time is also limited, not increasing after a time of 2:59 is reached. If the level is ended with max score and close to max time, the variable which saves the score can be overloaded and restart from 0, making a potentially high score turn into an extremely low score. This limit is 655360, and when a higher score is earned, it will save as an extremely low score, the difference between the score and 655360.

Point values

Enemies

Enemies provide points when they are defeated. If multiple enemies are defeated in a row, either through a continuous roll or jump, each enemy will get a multiplier to its score depending on when they were defeated in the combo. For example, if a purple Kritter and two Armies were jumped on, the first Kritter would add its normal score, 2500 points, the first Army would get a x2 multiplier to its score, yielding 11000 points, and the second Army would provide a 3x multiplier to its normal score, adding up to 16500 points, for a total score of 30000 for the combo.

Enemy	Color	Point value
Army		5500
Bitesize		250
Chomps		2500
Chomps Jr.		2000
Gnawty		1000
Klap Trap*	Blue	2500
	Red	5000
Klump		5000
Krash (Static)		2500
Kritter	Purple	2500
	Brown	3500
	Grey	3500
	Red	3500
Krusha	Blue	7500
	Gray	9000
Manky Kong		6000
Mini-Necky		3000
Necky		4000
Rock Kroc		5000
Slippa		1000
Squidge		3500
Zinger		5000

* Does not apply for Klap Traps found in "Bash the Baddies" bonus levels.

Objects and Items

Object/Item	value
Collecting an animal token	3000
Collecting a banana	10
Collecting a Banana Bunch	500
Collecting a Life Balloon	1000
Collecting a 2-Up Balloon	5000
Collecting a Blue Balloon	10000
Collecting a fuel canister	1250
Collecting a K-O-N-G Letter	5000
Collecting all K-O-N-G Letters	10000
Entering a Blast Barrel	100
Entering a Barrel Cannon	100
Entering a bonus / warp barrel	1500
Opening a cache	250
Opening a crate	500
Opening a wall	250
Hitting a Star Barrel	2000
Hitting a ON/OFF Barrel	10
Hitting a Stop & Go Barrel	10

Rank by score

Kongo Jungle
Level	Failed
Jungle Hijinxs	Level incomplete (Ran out of time or fell off of edge.)	0 - 39990	40000 - 59990	60000 - 99990	100000 - 129990	130000+
Ropey Rampage		0 - 39990	40000 - 69990	70000 - 89990	90000 - 119990	120000+
Reptile Rumble		0 - 39990	40000 - 69990	70000 - 99990	100000 - 124990	125000+
Coral Capers		0 - 19990	20000 - 29990	30000 - 49990	50000 - 54990	55000+
Barrel Cannon Canyon		0 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 109990	110000 - 159990	160000+
Monkey Mines
Winky's Walkway	Level incomplete (Ran out of time or fell off of edge.)	0 - 49990	50000 - 69990	70000 - 99990	100000 - 179990	180000+
Mine Cart Carnage		0 - 39990	40000 - 79990	80000 - 99990	100000 - 129990	130000+
Bouncy Bonanza		0 - 29990	30000 - 49990	50000 - 79990	80000 - 154990	155000+
Stop & Go Station		0 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 99990	100000 - 139990	140000+
Millstone Mayhem		0 - 89990	90000 - 119990	120000 - 149990	150000 - 169990	170000+
Vine Valley
Vulture Culture	Level incomplete (Ran out of time or fell off of edge.)	0 - 99990	100000 - 129990	130000 - 159990	160000 - 199990	200000+
Tree Top Town		0 - 49990	50000 - 69990	70000 - 89990	90000 - 119990	120000+
Forest Frenzy		0 - 49990	50000 - 69990	70000 - 89990	90000 - 109990	110000+
Orang-utan Gang		0 - 69990	70000 - 89990	90000 - 109990	110000 - 144990	145000+
Clam City		0 - 19990	20000 - 29990	30000 - 39990	40000 - 64990	65000+
Temple Tempest		0 - 69990	70000 - 89990	90000 - 109990	110000 - 129990	130000+
Gorilla Glacier
Snow Barrel Blast	Level incomplete (Ran out of time or fell off of edge.)	0 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 99990	100000 - 119990	120000+
Slipslide Ride		0 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 89990	90000 - 134990	135000+
Croctopus Chase		0 - 39990	40000 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 124990	125000+
Ice Age Alley		0 - 69990	70000 - 89990	90000 - 109990	110000 - 129990	130000+
Rope Bridge Rumble		0 - 39990	40000 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 119990	120000+
Torchlight Trouble		0 - 49990	50000 - 69990	70000 - 89990	90000 - 99990	100000+
Kremkroc Industries Inc.
Oil Drum Alley	Level incomplete (Ran out of time or fell off of edge.)	0 - 69990	70000 - 89990	90000 - 109990	110000 - 184990	185000+
Trick Track Trek		0 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 99990	100000 - 114990	115000+
Poison Pond		0 - 59990	60000 - 69990	70000 - 79990	80000 - 99990	100000+
Elevator Antics		0 - 19990	20000 - 39990	40000 - 49990	50000 - 119990	120000+
Blackout Basement		0 - 69990	70000 - 99990	100000 - 119990	120000 - 149990	150000+
Mine Cart Madness		0 - 19990	20000 - 39990	40000 - 59990	60000 - 89990	90000+
Chimp Caverns
Tanked Up Trouble	Level incomplete (Ran out of time or fell off of edge.)	0 - 39990	40000 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 119990	120000+
Manic Mincers		0 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 89990	90000 - 99990	100000+
Misty Mine		0 - 39990	40000 - 59990	60000 - 79990	80000 - 119990	120000+
Loopy Lights		0 - 69990	70000 - 89990	90000 - 109990	110000 - 179990	180000+
Platform Perils		0 - 119990	120000 - 139990	140000 - 199990	200000 - 249990	250000+

Gallery

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  The level select screen of DK Attack

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  Gameplay in Jungle Hijinxs

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  The result screen after finishing Jungle Hijinxs