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Part 35
Donkey Kong Country

Part 35

Navigate Part 35 of Donkey Kong Country Returns with our comprehensive walkthrough. Find all Puzzle Pieces, KONG letters, and secrets in Hot Rocket, Roasting Rails, and Smokey Peak.

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Navigate Part 35 of Donkey Kong Country Returns with our comprehensive walkthrough. Find all Puzzle Pieces, KONG letters, and secrets in Hot Rocket, Roasting Rails, and Smokey Peak.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Hot Rocket (8-2)
    • Start by tipping the first platform to reach a blast barrel leading to a bonus area.
  2. 2
    In the rocket barrel section, dodge large rocks from the top and bottom.
  3. 3
    To get the 'K', aim down towards it to avoid hitting a rock falling from the ceiling.
  4. 4
    After the 'K', dodge fireballs coming from the left.
  5. 5
    A puzzle piece is revealed when a fireball hits a falling rock; aim slightly below it to collect.
  6. 6
    Dodge a pair of fireballs and stay near the bottom for another puzzle piece.
  7. 7
    After rocks fall from the screen, veer up for the 'O' at the top.
  8. 8
    Checkpoint reached. Lava dragons are introduced.
  9. 9
    Head down for the 'N' located above a rock at the bottom.
  10. 10
    Collect a long trail of bananas to reveal a puzzle piece at the end.
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    Dodge a lava dragon and immediately head to the bottom of the screen for the 'G'.
  12. 12
    Collect a trail of bananas at the bottom after the last lava dragon to reveal a puzzle piece.
  13. 13
    In the final area, a lava wave follows but won't catch up; focus on the path ahead.
  14. 14
    Roasting Rails (8-3)
    • From the first barrel cannon, a path opens to the right. Walk through it, then fall below the cannon to enter a bonus area.
  15. 15
    After the bonus area, a mine cart section begins.
  16. 16
    For the 'K', jump off the track while it's in midair due to lava geysers.
  17. 17
    Stay with a mine cart as it falls off the track to find a puzzle piece.
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    Immediately after landing on a mine cart, jump off to land on an upper track cart and get a puzzle piece at the end.
  19. 19
    Duck under flaming tiki buzzes.
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    On the next mine cart, drop down to get the 'O' in midair, then jump to the next cart.
  21. 21
    Follow the banana trail over a gap to get the 'N'.
  22. 22
    Checkpoint reached.
  23. 23
    Ground-pound a vase on a platform before it sinks to get a puzzle piece.
  24. 24
    In the section with climbable ceilings, turn around on the second platform that drops into lava to find a puzzle piece when the climbable part falls.
  25. 25
    After a barrel cannon, jump through the fourth banana trail to grab the 'G'.
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    Smokey Peak (8-4)
    • Note a gear with a Rambi logo near the start.
  27. 27
    After moving platforms, ground-pound a DK platform to reveal another platform on the left, use it to reach a Rambi crate.
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    With Rambi, go to the start and break the Rambi logo gear to reveal a hidden area with a puzzle piece.
  29. 29
    For the 'K', dismount Rambi and jump over a breakable block.
  30. 30
    Jump off a tiki buzz to land on a tall breakable wall for a puzzle piece. Retrieve Rambi.
  31. 31
    For the 'O', drop Rambi on the previous moving platform and get the 'O'. Retrieve Rambi.
  32. 32
    Checkpoint #1 reached.
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    Continue right, breaking...

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