Pot Hole Panic (Donkey Kong Country 3)
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| Pot Hole Panic | |
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| Level code | 6 - 4 |
| World | Razor Ridge |
| Game | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! |
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Pot Hole Panic is the twenty-ninth level in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! It is also the fourth area of Razor Ridge. The level takes place in a purple cavern with four sections where Dixie and Kiddy can ride on each of the four Animal Friends. In the first section, the Kongs get to ride Squawks, who encounters Kopters and Booty Birds along the way. This is followed by a water portion, where the Kongs can optionally ride Enguarde (for the only time in the entire game if playing the SNES version) by breaking his animal crate to the right of the letter O. There are Kocos, Bounty Basses, and Lurchins in the underwater section. After this, the Kongs can ride Ellie, where she must avoid Kopters and bombs thrown by Kuchukas, who make their first appearance in the level. Ellie can reach the letter N and the first Bonus Barrel. Lastly, the Kongs can ride Squitter, who can reach the letter G and the second Bonus Barrel.
Layout
When the Kongs begin the level, they must fall into a thin gap and land on a crate with Squawks in it. They should grab onto the parrot and ride to the east. As they fly through the mostly straight path, they are greeted by Kuchukas, whose bombs must be avoided at all costs. After passing four Kopters gliding in and out of small alcoves, the heroes must float downwards, and then hover to the west. As they travel in this area, they need to defeat a few Booty Birds. Soon, the heroes find an underwater area. There, Squawks drops them off and flies away. So, the monkeys need to swim over a few Kocos to find Enguarde. The large fish must be ridden through the water, beating many different species of foes. After the three swim through the narrow paths around several Lurchins and Bounty Basses, they enter an open area with more Lurchins. They need to swim around the foes and swim in a U shaped path to find the outside of the lake, where they must hop off of Enguarde and jump onto a ledge. There, they can find the Star Barrel, as well as a crate.
Halfway through the level, the group needs to break open the crate near them to find Ellie. The friend must be ridden through an area full of rowdy Kuchukas and Kopters. After they dodge each of the foes on the eastward path, they must fall into a gap and land into another lake. There, the Kongs have to say goodbye to Ellie as they leave her and hop up into a high up barrel nearby. It shoots them to the next area, where Squitter can be found. The spider must be ridden under two dangerous Kopters. After that, the heroes must avoid a Booty Bird, being surrounded by another Kopter. Once they pass this short part, the monkeys and Squitter should continue east and watch out for the bombs of a Kuchuka. Farther on is a No Animal Sign. Squitter disappears when this sign is passed, allowing the Kongs to get onto the flagpole to the right and exit the level.
Enemies
| Sprite | Name | Amount |
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Booty Bird | 5 |
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Bounty Bass | 7 |
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Buzz (red) | 1 |
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Koco (green) | 2 |
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Kopter | 7 |
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Kuchuka | 8 |
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Lurchin | 10 |
Items and objects
| Sprite | Name | Amount |
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Banana Bunch | 5 |
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Bear coin | 3 |
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DK Barrel | 4 |
K-O-N-G Letters
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The letter K is found by defeating the first Booty Bird in the level with Squawks' attack. |
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The letter O is found right after the Squawks segment, floating at the end of a banana trail. |
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The letter N is beneath the first Bonus Barrel. |
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The letter G is found above a red Buzz in the Squitter area (or below it in the Game Boy Advance version). |
Secrets
Bonus Levels
| Image | Type and description |
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Collect 20 Stars! While the Kongs are riding Ellie, they must eventually jump below into the water. The group must swim to the left until they reach the letter N. From there, Dixie and Kiddy must jump off Ellie for a height boost into the Bonus Barrel above. At the start of the Bonus Level, the Kongs are back to mounting Ellie. They must collect 20 stars within 20 seconds. The stars are hovering over a pool of water and can only be reached by Dixie and Kiddy jumping off Ellie for a height boost. After collecting all the stars, the Bonus Coin appears on the right platform. In the Game Boy Advance remake, Ellie does not appear in the Bonus Level, and the stars were lowered for the Kongs to reach by themselves. |
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Collect 15 Bananas! After mounting Squitter and passing the letter G, the group come across an open area. A Kuchuka is throwing down bombs from a wide opening in the ceiling. Squitter must use his web platforms to go up the opening to find the Kuchuka on a left platform. The Kongs and Squitter must continue slightly higher to enter the Bonus Barrel on the ceiling. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs and Squitter must collect 15 green bananas within 30 seconds while avoiding a Kuchuka, who is throwing bombs at them from the top-left platform. After collecting every green banana, the Bonus Coin appears at the bottom-right in front of the exit. The second Bonus Level has also been changed in the Game Boy Advance version, like the first one. In the remake, the Kongs cannot use Squitter in the Bonus Level, and the main objective was made easier so that the Kongs must collect 10 green bananas within 45 seconds. |
DK Coin
| Screenshot | Location |
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At the end of the level, right before the Level Flag, Kiddy must use a Team-up throw to elevate himself and Dixie onto a high ledge with the Koin. The Kongs must do another Team-up throw to reach a ledge at the top-left, where they can pick up a Steel Barrel. The Kongs must then jump down to the right to land back on the ledge with the Koin. The Kongs must stand on Koin's shield and throw the Steel Barrel at the left wall. This causes the Steel Barrel to bounce off into the Koin and defeat him; the Kongs are rewarded with the DK Coin. |
Gallery
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Kiddy rides on Squawks.
The apes swimming underwater.
At the surface of the water.
Ellie's animal crate.
Kiddy riding on Ellie.
The location of the second Bonus Area.
A Kopter.
Game Boy Advance
Squawks flies past a Kuchuka.
The underwater area.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ともだちがいっぱい[?] Tomodachi ga ippai |
Full of Friends | |
| German | Höhlen-Humbug[?] | Cave Hokum | |
| Italian | Panico nel Canyon[?] | Panic in the Canyon | |
| Spanish | Pánico en la Gruta[?] | Panic in the Grotto |
Trivia
- This level is very similar to Animal Antics from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, as the Kongs will get to ride all of the game's ridable Animal Friends in it.
