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Donkey Kong Country

Part 15

Complete walkthrough for Part 15 of Donkey Kong Country Returns, covering Tidal Terror and Pinchin' Pirates, including puzzle piece locations and boss strategies.

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Complete walkthrough for Part 15 of Donkey Kong Country Returns, covering Tidal Terror and Pinchin' Pirates, including puzzle piece locations and boss strategies.

This section covers Part 15 of Donkey Kong Country Returns, detailing the levels Tidal Terror and Pinchin' Pirates. It includes strategies for finding all puzzle pieces and defeating enemies.

Walkthrough
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    Tidal Terror:
    • Puzzle Piece 1: Ground-pound in front of the treasure chest at the start.
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    Puzzle Piece 2: Ground-pound the first peg found behind a wooden hull.
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    Puzzle Piece 3: Ground-pound the stone panel between the pegs to enter a bonus area.
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    Puzzle Piece 4: Ground-pound in front of a treasure chest halfway through the next cave.
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    Puzzle Piece 5: Continuously ground-pound in front of the small piece of cover with a pinchly and trash bin after exiting the cave.
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    K: Jump off a crab high above the waves.
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    O: Drop off the climbable ceiling in a large cave.
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    G: Jump from squid shots to get it above a squid shot.
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    Hide behind debris during waves to avoid losing a life balloon.
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    Use the red button or short rocks for temporary cover.
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    Ground-pound the exit barrel's treasure chest to free it.
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    Pinchin' Pirates:
    • This is a boss fight against the Scurvy Crew.
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    Defeat the crabs by jumping on them and ground-pounding to flip them, then jumping on them again.
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    The leader, Cap'n Greenbeard, requires the same strategy but is faster.
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    For the stacked crew, roll into them when their pincers are up, then jump on them.
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    Repeat the process with increased speed.
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    Finally, defeat the maraca tiki trio.
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    Tumbling Temple:
    • Puzzle Piece 1: Above the top platform of a large slab that sinks into lava.
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    Puzzle Piece 2: Ground-pound in front of a vase on a platform after bouncing on tiki buzzes.
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    Puzzle Piece 3: Roll-jump under a platform to a tiki buzz, then onto the next platform.
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    Puzzle Piece 4: Get on top of the climbable ceiling on a slab by jumping off the rightmost squeekly, then ground-pound in front of the vase.
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    Puzzle Piece 5: Ground-pound in front of the vase on a slab that falls from the top of the screen.
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    Watch out for sinking platforms and platforms falling from the ceiling.
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    Use squeeklies to boost height.
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    Be patient with sinking slabs.
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    Grab the blue orb at the very right to end the stage.

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