Cranky's Lab
| Cranky's Lab | |
|---|---|
 The exterior of Cranky's Lab  Donkey Kong visiting the inside of Cranky's Lab | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong 64 (1999) |
| Owner | Cranky Kong |
Cranky's Lab is Cranky Kong's abode in Donkey Kong 64. The interior consists of several strange potions and a computer on a counter, which Cranky stands behind to speak to the Kongs. It appears in all of the levels in DK Isles, except for Hideout Helm. Here, the Kongs can purchase, for a certain amount of Banana Bunch Coins, special potions concocted by Cranky to learn special attacks, ranging from Simian Slam to Hunky Chunky. If the Kongs have obtained 15 Banana Medals, they can play the classic Rare title Jetpac on Cranky's computer.
Three out of the five Kongs receive temporary physical changes after drinking the potion before reverting back to normal: Lanky Kong's head enlarges a bit and causes him to fall backwards, but shrinks back down to its original size after he removes the potion from his mouth; Tiny Kong's torso and limbs shrink, causing her to spin around and fall backwards, and then they enlarge back to their original sizes right before she angrily kicks the potion bottle away; and Chunky Kong's torso and limbs inflate and in the next few seconds deflate back to their normal shapes. The only Kongs to remain normal without any physical changes to themselves while drinking the potion are Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
Inventory
The following potions are sold in as early as the following locations, at the following price:
- All Kongs
- Simian Slam (DK Isles): Free
- Super Simian Slam (Fungi Forest): 5 Banana Bunch Coins
- Super Duper Simian Slam (Creepy Castle): 7 Banana Bunch Coins
- Donkey Kong
- Baboon Blast (Jungle Japes): 3 Banana Bunch Coins
- Strong Kong (Angry Aztec): 5 Banana Bunch Coins
- Gorilla Grab (Frantic Factory): 7 Banana Bunch Coins
- Diddy Kong
- Chimpy Charge (Jungle Japes): 3 Banana Bunch Coins
- Rocketbarrel Boost (Angry Aztec): 5 Banana Bunch Coins
- Simian Spring (Frantic Factory): 7 Banana Bunch Coins
- Lanky Kong
- OrangStand (Angry Aztec): 3 Banana Bunch Coins
- Baboon Balloon (Frantic Factory): 5 Banana Bunch Coins
- OrangSprint (Crystal Caves): 7 Banana Bunch Coins
- Tiny Kong
- Mini-Monkey (Angry Aztec): 3 Banana Bunch Coins
- Pony Tail Twirl (Frantic Factory): 5 Banana Bunch Coins
- Monkeyport (Crystal Caves): 7 Banana Bunch Coins
- Chunky Kong
- Hunky Chunky (Frantic Factory): 3 Banana Bunch Coins
- Primate Punch (Frantic Factory): 5 Banana Bunch Coins
- Gorilla Gone (Crystal Caves): 7 Banana Bunch Coins
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クランキー・ラボ[?] Kurankī Rabo |
Cranky's Lab | |
| French | Labo de Cranky[?] | Cranky's Lab | |
| German | Crankys Labor[?] | - | |
| Spanish | Laboratorio de Cranky[?] | - |
