Ropey Rumpus
Template:DKClevelbox Ropey Rumpus is the thirtieth level in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! It is also the fifth and final non-boss level of Razor Ridge.
Summary
Ropey Rumpus takes place at a cliffside. There, Dixie and Kiddy must traverse horizontal ropes to get across large gaps. Both red and green Buzzes are the main and only enemy of the level, and they appear around the ropes. Green Buzzes fly in patterns, such as up and down or in a circle, while red Buzzes are usually stagnant in one place. About halfway into the level, the Kongs can free Parry the Parallel Bird from his Animal Crate. Parry can collect any items above the Kongs, including a segment where he can obtain a Red Balloon and a Bear Coin. If Parry passes the No Animal Sign, he transforms into the level's second Bonus Barrel.
Layout
The level begins with a small tunnel leading to a long tightrope. Climbing across this rope, the heroes will avoiding some Buzzes and move along some small platforms to walk through a small tunnel again. They will grab onto another tightrope after that and climb across to find more Buzzes. Once they dodge the pests, they will go through another tunnel to find a set of ropes to help them reach a higher part of the mountain. As they hop up each rope, they will dodge many red and green Buzzes. Heading west into another tunnel, the group will find the letter K and travel across the next tightrope. The tightrope will lead them over a very large abyss, though it will also be surrounded by restless Buzzes, swarming all around. Soon, the Kongs will hop up a few small tightropes and make a 180 degree turn to a higher area. As they climb up the tightropes in this direction, they will maneuver over and under several more Buzzes until they find another area with many tightropes, all parallel to each other. Getting up these ropes without being disturbed by the Buzzes in the center of them, the heroes will make their way to the Star Barrel.
About halfway into the level, the apes will clamber between some more Buzzes and enter another area full of parallel tightropes. Dodging the enemies flying quickly around the area, the Kongs should climb up all the ropes and begin to travel west again on a longer tightrope. They will jump over more Buzzes on the way and soon find the letter N on solid ground. Heading through a small tunnel, they will hop up another set of parallel ropes and make it to a higher area of the mountain. There, they will meet Parry the Parallel Bird and move across a long, straight path of tightropes. Climbing along the tightropes, they will dodge many more Buzzes, most of them moving in circular motions, until they find the letter G, as well as the No Animal Sign, which will turn Parry into a Bonus Barrel if it survived the journey. Just a little farther from there, Dixie and Kiddy will find a flagpole. If they raise its flag, the level will end.
Items and objects
| Sprite | Name | Location |
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Banana Bunch | 3 |
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Bear Coin | 4 |
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DK Barrel | 3 |
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Red Balloon | 2 |
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Steel Barrel | 1 |
K-O-N-G Letters
| Letter | Location |
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Found by going up several horizontal ropes |
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In a spot where there is a red Buzz below a vertically moving green Buzz, drop directly down to find two Bear Coins on the right ledge, and the "O" on the left. |
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Shortly after the Koin |
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Found right before the Level Flag |
DK Coin
| Image | Location |
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A little before the letter N, the Kongs must go left across a tightrope and jump over three green Buzzes. If they drop off the rope, the Kongs should land in a large alcove with a Koin. They must pick up a nearby Steel Barrel and throw at the wall on either side of Koin. The Steel Barrel bounces off and hits into Koin, and the Kongs are rewarded the DK Coin. |
Bonus Levels
| Image | Type and description |
|---|---|
| Find the Coin! Under the letter K on a wooden platform, the Kongs find a TNT Barrel. They must carry it across the area, by jumping to the right and avoiding many Buzzes along the way. After this, the Kongs land on a small platform at the side of the mountain. They must use the TNT Barrel to blast away the wall, revealing the entrance to the first Bonus Barrel. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs have 15 seconds to climb across a long tightrope and collect the Bonus Coin on the other side. They must dodge several Buzzes encircling various sections of the rope. | |
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Collect 15 Bananas! After the letter N, the Kongs can find Parry in its Animal Crate. The Kongs must continue with it throughout the level and take it past a No Animal Sign, which turns Parry into a Bonus Barrel. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs must collect 15 green bananas within 40 seconds, while two Buzzes encircle the inside of the rope. In the original version, the green bananas do not appear on the Buzz's path. In the Game Boy Advance remake, the green bananas are on the path that the Buzzes take as well as in the middle, and the Buzzes encircle both ends of the rope. |
Gallery
Dixie climbing across a tightrope between two Buzzes
Parry collecting items above the Kongs
The Kongs on a tightrope between several Buzzes in the Game Boy Advance remake
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ロープで大騒ぎ[?] Rōpu de ōsawagi |
Roar on the Rope | |
| German | Ropey Rumpus[?] | Ropey Rumpus | |
| Italian | Sul Filo della Liana[?] | On the Liana's Thread | |
| Spanish | Tímido Jaleo[?] | Shy Rumpus |
