Balloon Barrage

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Level
Balloon Barrage
Balloon Barrage.png
Level code 4-3
Game Donkey Kong Land
Music track Construction Site
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Balloon Barrage[1] is the twenty-sixth level in Donkey Kong Land and the third level of Big Ape City. It takes place in a construction site within the city, and Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must walk on girders and atop buildings to the other side. The level is filled with various traps and obstacles, including tires, barrels, and chains. Sometime during the level, the Kongs can throw a Steel Keg at the wall and jump on it, useful for crossing a slope in the level.

Although called "Balloon Barrage", the level features no balloons, except for a Life Balloon in a bonus stage. However, another level, known as "Construction Site Fight", is filled with many balloons. Just as the name "Balloon Barrage" would fit better with the other level, Construction Site Fight, "Construction Site Fight" would be best named as "Balloon Barrage". Therefore, it is very likely that a mistake in the game's manual was made, switching the levels' names by accident. This mistake was not addressed in the digital manual for the 3DS Virtual Console version.

Layout[edit]

From the start of the level, the Kongs must jump into a nearby barrel and shoot to a high ledge. There, they will have to continue east and cling onto some chains. After they get over the large abyss below with these hooks, the heroes should hop into a barrel and shoot to a small area with a tire. Bouncing off of this tire will take them to a high ledge. Once up the ledge, they must drop down a smaller ledge and throw a Steel Keg to defeat all the enemies down the path. When the Kongs continue through the level, they will need to grab onto a chain, jumping off to collect the letter O. Back on the ground, they should walk a little farther to encounter a barrel. It will blast them to an area with another barrel. This barrel will shoot them to the following barrel, which will then blast them to the Continue Point.

Halfway through the level, the group must use three more barrels to shoot over a wide abyss. On the other side, they will need to keep going east, beating all the enemies in their path. These foes include Gnawties and Kritters. Eventually, they will come up to the letter N and have travel along the area, using chains to help them cross a few pits. After the second chain, the heroes must land in yet another barrel and shoot to the letter G. From there, they should jump across a small platform and find a portal. Once they hop into it, they will be taken to the next level.

Enemies[edit]

Items and objects[edit]

The following items and objects appear in the following quantities:

K-O-N-G Letters[edit]

  • K: West of the start of the level.
  • O: Found while jumping on chains.
  • N: On a support beam, found while going through the level normally.
  • G: On a girder near the exit.

Bonus Areas[edit]

Balloon Barrage
The second Bonus Area

Balloon Barrage has two Bonus Areas:

  • From the chain where the Kongs reach for the letter O, they must climb down the chain and enter a Blast Barrel that takes them to the first Bonus Area. There, they must cartwheel jump to grab two Kong Tokens and quickly jump at a Red Balloon before it floats away. After collecting the items, the Kongs can return to the main level from a Blast Barrel.
  • When the Kongs find the letter N, they must jump below into a Blast Barrel, which takes them to the second Bonus Area. There, they can grab bananas and a Kong Token while avoiding two Mincers. The Kongs can exit the Bonus Area from the left side.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 工事現場
Kōji genba
Construction Site

Italian La sala da ballo[2]
The dance hall
Spanish Pelea en la zona de construcción
Fight in the construction zone

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Land instruction booklet, page 19.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Land Italian booklet, pag. 19