Necky Nutmare
Template:Level Necky Nutmare is the thirty-second level exclusively for the Game Boy Color version of Donkey Kong Country, and it is absent from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Advance versions. This level is the fourth level located in Chimp Caverns, being situated between the levels Misty Mine and Loopy Lights.
Necky Nutmare appears to be set in a cave and is named for the numerous Mini-Neckies that spit coconuts at Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. There are also the normal flying Neckies that either throw nuts at the Kongs or hover in the air, allowing the heroes to bounce on them to cross abysses. Due to the abundance of Mini-Neckies, the Kongs have a rather treacherous time navigating throughout the level. Aside from the Mini-Neckies and Neckies, this level does not appear to have a special "gimmick" like many of the game's levels. Gray Krushas and Armies can also be found getting in the Kongs' way in this level.
This is the final cave level in the Game Boy Color version. In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Advance versions, Manic Mincers is marked as the last cave level of the game.
Level Layout
The level starts by heading down a few small, stair-like structures towards a lower area containing two Mini-Neckies. After climbing up a nearby ledge, the heroes reach a DK Barrel and a gray Krusha at the bottom of another ledge. More ledges appear to the right, and some Armies appear from a hill behind the area. There is a nearby ledge that leads to a platform, where an Oil Drum stands. After a few more ledges, they encounter a few more Armies and then a low ceiling with a Mini-Necky immediately following it. A flat pathway ahead of here leads to a rope that goes to another area, where they can find two Mini-Neckies shooting at them on their left and right sides. The letter K sits in an alcove to the left of the rope. A wide abyss containing two Neckies and two ropes lead to a nearby set of Neckies. To the right is a stationary rope that leads to a flat area of land with a DK Barrel and a Krusha on it. Next, there are a set of three low ceilings with Mini-Neckies. The letter O is found after the first of the small passages and a red Extra Life Balloon after the second. After crawling through the three passages, there is a Banana Bunch, a Krusha, and a barrel. At the edge of the pathway, the heroes can find the level's Star Barrel.
The next area contains a pathway leading to the left and right. The pathway to the left leads into a dead-end with a Mini-Necky, but the opposite pathway leads towards several bananas and a small pit. There is a wider pit with another set of Neckies. On the other side, there is a DK Barrel and a small pit that is followed by a gray Krusha and several ledges. A straight pathway leads through an area with several Neckies and an Army. After this, there is a pit with two moving platforms and one that drops when stood on. The letter N can be seen and a hidden chain of Barrel Cannons send them back upwards.
Once a nearby pit is crossed, there are a pair of Armies on some small, stair-like structures, which are followed by a deep alcove with a Mini-Necky above it. A DK Barrel also sits in the area after it. If the heroes drop into the alcove, they can find a lower area containing a Krusha and a wide pit with a few small platforms in it. The letter G stands on one of the platforms, while an Auto Fire Barrel sits near another, which can blast them into the area upwards, near the previous area. After this, a sign saying "Almost There" can be found along with a Mini-Necky right after it. After passing another Mini-Necky in a unreachable area, there is a long section of the level with more Neckies and two platforms with one containing the DK Barrel. After another set of stairs, a gray Krusha appears next to a wide pit with more Neckies. On the other side of the pit, there is an Oil Drum and the end of the level.
Hidden Collectibles and Objects
K-O-N-G Letters
- K: After climbing down a rope shortly after the Bonus Level, the Kongs can find a Mini-Necky to the left. The letter K is next to it in an alcove.
- O: Once the primates crawl under the second low ceiling in the level, they find the letter O above a Mini-Necky.
- N: Shortly after passing the Star Barrel, the heroes reach a wide abyss that they must cross by using a few small platforms. The second platform sends them down to the letter N, and then to an Auto Fire Barrel that blasts them back upwards.
- G: A deep alcove is located just before the final DK Barrel in the level. If the duo drops into it, they can find an abyss ahead of them that contains a small platform holding the letter G.
Bonus Level
- At the beginning of the level, the Kongs can find the first two Armies in the level, who roll off of a raised piece of land near them. They must climb to the top of the raised area and jump off of the left side of it towards a banana to land in a hidden Barrel Cannon that blast them into a Bonus Level. There, they must hit several rotating letters to spell out the name, "Diddy." If the letters are hit out of order, the Kongs lose the Bonus Level and are forced out of it, but if they do spell it correctly, they given a blue Extra Life Balloon. Once they are done, they can exit the stage on the right.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | Neckys Nachtmahr[?] | Necky's Nightmare | |
| Italian | Le noci di Necky[?] | Necky's Nuts | |
| Spanish | Locura de Necky[?] | Necky Madness |
Trivia
- The Italian name of this level is almost identical to that of "Necky's Nuts".
- This is the only level that is exclusive to the Gameboy Color version of Donkey Kong Country, rather than the SNES or GBA versions.
