Part 9

Find all collectibles in Part 9 of Donkey Kong Country Returns, including puzzle pieces and KONG letters.

Tips:

• The top here will take you into the foreground, but, once again, this is a point of no return. Make sure you are completely done in this area before jumping into the barrel.
• Keep in mind that after you fire the barrel, you can make small adjustments to the left and right, but make sure that you land back in the barrel, or else you will be forcibly removed from the bonus area.
• If you collect all of the items before the timer runs out, a puzzle piece will appear in the middle of the area. The timer will stop once the puzzle piece appears, so you can relax once you have collected all the items.
• Continue right until you see a hill with a group of three rawks on the path in front of you. If you see the bouncy flower platforms, you have gone too far.
• Note that you will NOT receive an extra life for spelling KONG; instead, you will get a star medal at the end of the stage.
• Continue to the right, but do NOT use the bouncy flower platforms in this area. Instead, continue to the right of the floating exit barrel, behind the stone pillar in the foreground.
• The pillar will move out of the way, and leave a puzzle piece floating in the air.
• Jump to it using the stone block on the ground. From here, roll-jump or hover to the right to get the K.
• If you jump past the K, the wall on the right will disappear revealing a hidden puzzle piece.
• Jump off it onto the two platforms on the left, and, in a similar vein, jump through the wall on the left, and it will disappear, to reveal another puzzle piece.
• Just to the right of the circular climbing surface, there is a platform hovering over a bed of spikes. Once again, jump through the wall to the right for another puzzle piece.
• In between the two bridges in this area, there is a yellow bulb. Ground-pound in front of it, and a barrel cannon will appear.
• Once you exit the bonus area, the yellow bulb on the right has a barrel cannon that will take you back into the foreground.
• Right above it is a yellow bulb which contains a puzzle piece. Ground-pound in front of it to release the puzzle piece.
• About halfway up, you will notice a cut-in on the right with a yellow bulb in it. Go in there and walk through the right wall for a puzzle piece.
• Make your way to the right wall, then climb to the bottom to find the N.
• Jump over it, and run through the right wall for a puzzle piece.
• Head to the right-most one while avoiding the tiki zings to get the G.
• Roll-jump or hover off the right side of the platform, and you will reach a hidden platform with a puzzle piece.
• You will want to purposely miss the next barrel cannon in order to get the K.
• Continue across the tipping platforms, and you will reach a barrel cannon with a skull on it. Once you use it, you will reach an area with spikes on the ground. Take a good look under the spikes; you will want to remember this area for later.
• Just jump off the platform on either side to grab it.
• Ground-pound it to flip through, then ground-pound the Rambi crate here to release your buddy. Use Rambi to break through anything with his logo on it!
• Once you are satisfied with your work in the level, hit the floating exit barrel when the prize you want is being displayed.