Big Bug Bash!
- Not to be confused with Fly Swatter.
| Big Bug Bash! | |
|---|---|
 Gameplay of Big Bug Bash! | |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong 64 |
| Time limit | 1 minute |
| Prize | Golden Banana (except Snide's HQ) |
- “Swat the flies!
to use the swatter.” - —In-game instructions
Big Bug Bash!, or Fly Swatter,[1] is a bonus stage in Donkey Kong 64.
Gameplay
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:
- DK Isles: 8 flies - Tiny Kong
- Angry Aztec: 4 flies - Lanky Kong
- Gloomy Galleon: 6 flies - Tiny Kong
- Creepy Castle: 10 flies - Diddy Kong
- Snide's H.Q.: 15 flies - Any Kong
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハエたたき![?] Hae Tataki! |
Fly Swatter! |
References
- ^ 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.
