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Part 17
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Part 17

Walkthrough for Part 17 of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, covering levels like Crumble Cavern and Rodent Ruckus, with tips for finding all puzzle pieces and KONG letters.

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Walkthrough for Part 17 of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, covering levels like Crumble Cavern and Rodent Ruckus, with tips for finding all puzzle pieces and KONG letters.

This guide covers Part 17 of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, including the levels Crumble Cavern and Rodent Ruckus. We'll help you find all the collectibles and navigate the challenges ahead.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Sawmill Thrill (Part 17 Continued):
    • At the end of the zip-line section, jump off to get the [K].
  2. 2
    Checkpoint #1.
  3. 3
    After going under a large stalactite, jump off a shooting fish to reach a platform. Jump into the blast barrel to enter a bonus area; collect all bananas for a puzzle piece.
  4. 4
    Continue to ring bells to open the path in the next zip-line section.
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    Near the end of this section, a puffton has the [O] above it. Drop off the zip-line and do a full hop off the puffton to return to the zip-line.
  6. 6
    Checkpoint #2.
  7. 7
    After blasting into the next tower, collecting items may reveal other items, but nothing important.
  8. 8
    A bit further up, find a Kong barrel. Jump off the right edge of the platform and fall inward to land on a wooden platform. Let it fall, then go left to a bonus area. Use the barrel cannons to get all bananas and a puzzle piece.
  9. 9
    Continue forward, hitting bells on zip-lines. Drop to a lower zip-line with the [N].
  10. 10
    Checkpoint #3.
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    Smash into the next tower.
  12. 12
    Hop up platforms before a barrel cannon, then blast through the floor to a hidden area with a puzzle piece. The platforms break, so ensure a path back.
  13. 13
    The next tower crumbles upon entry; move upward quickly.
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    A puzzle piece is on the right side of the tower, above an archy. Ground-pound the floor above the archy to find a hidden area with the puzzle piece.
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    Find the [G] on the right side of the tower, above a rickety wooden platform over hootz. Grab it before the platform breaks.
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    Grab the rope from the bell at the top of the tower. Bounce to the slot barrel to finish the level.
  17. 17
    Crumble Cavern (Level 2-A):
    • To enter this level, you must have found the secret exit in Sawmill Thrill.
  18. 18
    Slide down the large vine, head right, and onto the vines above a tilting platform. Follow them left, then jump off a hootz for a puzzle piece.
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    The [K] is between two vines on the ceiling. Jump off a fluff or from the platform on the right to reach it.
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    After the next tilting platform, jump down to a blast barrel to reach a bonus area. Collect all bananas for a puzzle piece.
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    Head back, pick up tuff tucks on the tilting platform, and bring him to the cheesy area. Throw him at the bag for a puzzle piece.
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    In the barrel cannon section, one barrel is under five columns of bananas. Shoot into each column for a puzzle piece.
  23. 23
    Checkpoint #1.
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    The brown vines in the next area fall after a short time; keep moving.
  25. 25
    The [O] is between two brown vines. Hop off a hootz to get it.
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    In the barrel cannon section, take the top path on the second set of barrels, then shoot through the middle to the blast barrel without a skull for a bonus area. .
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    Note on barrel cannon paths: First set, top path for banana coin, bottom for life balloon. Second set, up for banana coin, down for giant banana bunch.
  28. 28
    After getting the Kong barrel, hop to the vines on the right. Jump left off the left-most vine for a puzzle piece.
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    Collect all bananas above the barrel cannon for a puzzle piece.
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    The level crumbles; move quickly to avoid falling platforms.
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    Wait inside a barrel cannon and time your shot to get the [N]. You have one chance.
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    After more barrel cannon shots, you'll be in a barrel spiraling a stalactite. The [G] appears in front; time your shot to get it.
  33. 33
    Rodent Ruckus (Level 2-B):
    • To enter this level, unlock and complete Crumble Cavern.
  34. 34
    At the start, take the lower path over spikes to a bonus area. .
  35. 35
    This is the first rocket barrel level. Press jump five times quickly to ignite it.
  36. 36
    Follow banana trails, but watch out for swinging cheese.
  37. 37
    The [K] is near the beginning, near 2/3 of a wheel of cheese. Stay near the top and fly through the missing segment as it rolls to grab it.
  38. 38
    In the next area with cheese blocks on ropes, stay on top of the second block as it descends; a puzzle piece is up there.
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    After the next p...

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