Finish Donkey Kong 64 by completing the Shockwave Showdown Battle Arena, obtaining the final Golden Banana, and freeing K. Lumsy in this comprehensive walkthrough.
Walkthrough
- 1After defeating the Koshas and slamming the switch, the Blast-o-Matic powers down, and a door with K. Rool's face opens. Collect your BANANA MEDAL (5).
- 2Drop down and jump back into the Diddy barrel. Fly to the top of the Blast-o-Matic and land on the Battle Arena Pad.
- 3Battle Arena #10 - Shockwave Showdown (Difficulty: 8/10): You have 90 seconds to defeat two Kasplats and one Kritter. Cartwheel all three enemies, then charge a shockwave to defeat them while they are down. Repeat for the Kritter. When the timer reaches 15 seconds, a third Kasplat appears. Cartwheel all three and shockwave them to win. If you run out of Crystal Coconuts, you'll have to attack them manually, ensuring you hit them all at once to avoid being knocked off.
- 4After winning, backflip to get your final BATTLE ARENA CROWN (10).
- 5Drop off the Blast-o-Matic. If you land near the Diddy barrel, go to the other side and head up the stairs near the lever to find a new passage, previously blocked by K. Rool's door.
- 6Enter the control room and activate BANANAPORT #1.
- 7Go to the door requiring four Battle Arena Crowns (you should have 10). A cut-scene will play showing K. Rool's ship, the Flying Krock.
- 8Head through the path to the throne room. In the back, you'll hear the Banana Fairy noise. If you have the Nintendo Coin and Rareware Coin (from scoring 5,000 pts on DK arcade in Frantic Factory and Jetpac), you can open the door.
- 9Enter the room and take pictures of the two BANANA FAIRIES (2). Grab the last BOSS KEY (8). The fairies congratulate you. (You can photograph the fairies through the window to the right if you don't have the coins, but you need the coins for the Boss Key).
- 10Head back to the control room and use Bananaport #1 to return to the start of the level, then leave Hideout Helm.
- 11Use Bananaport #1 to reach the corner of the room, then exit Hideout Helm's lobby. Drop into the ocean and swim to K. Lumsy's cage.
- 12Enter the cage and return the final Boss Key. K. Lumsy will be freed, and a cut-scene will play showing the Flying Krock taking off, K. Lumsy chasing it, and the ship crashing.
- 13Leave K. Lumsy's cave and use Bananaport #1 to return to the start. Switch to Tiny Kong.
- 14Warp to Banana Fairy Island using #5. Go to the front of the island and jump into the Tiny barrel.
- 15Head to the Banana Fairy Queen. She will open a door revealing the final GOLDEN BANANA (6), which has the Rareware logo. Congratulations, you now have all items!
- 16Head out of the throne room and warp back to DK Isle.
Tips
- In the Shockwave Showdown, if you're low on Crystal Coconuts, focus on cartwheeling enemies to avoid their shockwaves until the timer is low enough to attempt the final shockwave attack.
- Ensure you have the Nintendo Coin and Rareware Coin to access the final Boss Key and Banana Fairies in the throne room.
- BANANA MEDAL (5)
- BATTLE ARENA CROWN (10)
- BANANA FAIRIES (2)
- BOSS KEY (8)
- GOLDEN BANANA (6)
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