Part 23

Complete walkthrough for Part 23 of Donkey Kong Country Returns, covering all puzzle pieces, collectibles, and secrets in Tippin' Totems and Longshot Launch.

Walkthrough:

Tippin' Totems

1. Start by ground-pounding a wooden panel near the right wall to enter a bonus area.
2. Continue right to a circle of three moving platforms; jump through the middle to grab a puzzle piece.
3. On the next loop, repeat the process to get the 'N'.
4. Ahead, use a bouncy mushroom with moving bananas; grab all bananas to reveal a puzzle piece.
5. At the end of this section, jump from the barrel cannon to grab a puzzle piece, landing in the second barrel cannon to shoot into the background.
6. Checkpoint #2.
7. Ahead, a set of platforms move in a figure eight. Jump off the skittler at the top to find a puzzle piece.
8. After the next bouncy mushroom, jump to a smaller platform carrying the 'G'.
9. Checkpoint #1.
10. Ground-pound a wooden panel after the checkpoint to enter a bonus area.
11. Continue right to find the 'O' floating above a small platform. Ground-pound directly beneath it to make a mushroom appear, then bounce on it to grab the 'O'.
12. Checkpoint #2.
13. Wake up the sleeping totem pole by blowing on its ear.
14. In the next section, ride totem poles to the right. The 'N' is above the dismount point; use a squeekly to get the height needed.
15. In the next section, ground-pound the yellow bulb on the second climbable ceiling to get a puzzle piece.
16. After the last climbable ceiling, drop off the left side of the platform below, following bananas, to fall into a barrel cannon leading to a bonus stage.
17. After the bonus area, jump from the totem pole on the right to get the 'G' above you.
18. Jump past the 'G'; the foliage will part, revealing a hidden puzzle piece.
19. In the next area, bounce off bopapodami to collect bananas. Collecting all bananas reveals a puzzle piece to the right.
20. Ground-pound the DK platform three times to reveal the exit barrel.

Longshot Launch

1. In the level intro, grab the banana coin to the left of the starting platform to fall into blast barrels, one of which yields a puzzle piece.
2. Backtrack left to a barrel cannon in midair; jump off a tiki boing to reach it and get another puzzle piece.
3. Continue right past barrel cannons and flaming tiki buzzes to reach the 'K'. Aim for the 'K' instead of the next barrel cannon.
4. After two more barrel cannons, a puzzle piece is hidden in the foliage; fire from the top-left to get it.
5. In the next area, walk off the left side of the platform to fall into a hidden area with a puzzle piece.
6. In the same hidden area, ground-pound the wooden panel to access another area with two yellow bulbs. Ground-pound the rightmost bulb for a puzzle piece. Ground-pound the spot between the bulbs to reveal a mushroom for exiting.
7. Time the next barrel cannon shot so your trajectory intersects the 'O'. The barrel will reappear if you miss.
8. Checkpoint #1.
9. In the next area, aim barrel cannon shots using midair bananas or fire through the middle of wooden planks.
10. One barrel cannon shot contains the 'N' in the middle; time your shot to grab it.
11. Checkpoint #2.
12. A platform ahead has two spiders. Ground-pound the wooden panel in the middle to access a bonus area.
13. Time barrel cannon shots to go through totems when their mouths are open.
14. To get the 'G', fire the barrel cannon while it's pointing up and the totem's mouth is closed.
15. Drop to the right of the exit barrel to find a yellow bulb. Ground-pound it for the final puzzle piece.