Koco Channel
Template:Levelbox Koco Channel is the fifth level in Donkey Kong Land III and of the first world, Cape Codswallop, where it appears in the south-west portion. Koco Channel succeeds Total Rekoil and precedes Liftshaft Lottery. This level's name is a play on the French fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Koco Channel takes place at a river bank, with less vegetation than the riverbanks from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. In the level, Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong travel on land and through the narrow underwater tunnels, which feature many Kocos. The land portion consists of small conifers, mushrooms and lichen, which suggests that its world, Cape Codswallop, takes place in a mediterranean climate zone.
Outside the water, on the banks, the Kongs encounter a few Sneeks and Knik-Knaks. During the second half of Koco Channel, the Kongs transform into the Animal Friend, Squitter. Squitter is incapable of swimming, and he can only cross the river gaps by creating temporary web platforms and jumping from them.
Layout
At the beginning of the level, the heroes need to jump into the river and swim through a narrow passage. At the end of the long passage, they have to jump out of the water and head east across the wet land. Grabbing the letter O and defeating a few Sneeks, they must travel across the straight path until they find a deeper part of the river. Jumping into it, they swim through another small passage under a thick land mass. At the end of the underwater pathway, they find the Star Barrel. At this point, they head out of the water and then into a barrel to shoot to a high-up area. Crossing the area, they fall down from a ledge to land in an Animal Barrel. This turns them into Squitter, who must then cross a small gap. Near the end of this enemy-infested pathway, the spider finds a No Animal Sign, which turns him back into the Kongs. After that is done, the heroes have to continue down the path and swim through a rather deep path of the river, avoiding Kocos. At the end of the river, they hop out of the water an climb up a few ledges to find a flagpole. Touching this flagpole ends the level.
Enemies
| Name | Count |
|---|---|
 Booty Bird |
1 |
 Knik-Knak |
3 |
 Koco |
15 |
 Krimp |
2 |
 Re-Koil |
2 |
 Sneek |
6 |
Items and objects
| Name | Count |
|---|---|
 Bear Coin |
2 |
 DK Barrel |
3 |
 Steel Barrel |
1 |
Secrets
Bonus Areas
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Find the Token! | After the Star Barrel, the monkeys need to head over to the hidden barrel containing Squitter. After that, the spider must build his web platforms over the large hill to the left. Once he gets over this hill, he makes his way to another hill. Using web platforms to get on the ledge, he finds a Bonus Barrel. After passing a No Animal Sign, he turns back into the Kongs, who must enter the barrel, taking them to a Bonus Level. There, the Kongs need to swim and run through another riverbank, avoiding some enemies. They can optionally transform into Enguarde down the river path, with a No Animal Sign near the end. The Kongs can obtain the Bonus Coin from the other end of the stage. |
| Collect the Stars! | After the final No Animal Sign, the heroes must jump into the nearest water area and swim into the passageway to the left. Soon, they find a Bonus Barrel. It takes them to a Bonus Level where they need to swim through a riverbank area and collect many stars in water and on the banks. After obtaining every star, a Bonus Coin appears at the end of the stage. |
DK Coin
| Screenshot | Location |
|---|---|
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Right after the letter K, the heroes find a Knik-Knak floating in the air. They need to bounce on the foe and make their way airborne onto a high ledge. There, they find a steel keg, which they must carry over to a Koin found nearby. The Koin, with the DK Coin, is able to protect himself from most attacks, but the monkeys can throw the keg at a wall while standing on him, making the barrel bounce back and hit him. This will defeat the foe, thus giving the Kongs the DK Coin. |
K-O-N-G Letters
| Letter | Location |
|---|---|
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Instead of going down, jump across the pit at the beginning to find the "K". |
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Above two Sneeks. |
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On the cliff below Squitter, get Dixie to use her Helicopter Whirl to reach a Booty Bird far off to the right, and once defeated will give up the "N". Alternately, use Squitter's web platforms, though this will take more time. |
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Near the end of the level, floating over the river. |
Gallery
The start of the level.
The letter K
The letter O
Kiddy swims near some Kocos.
Kiddy swims to the Star Barrel.
The Animal Barrel.
Squitter.
Kiddy passes the No Animal Sign.
The letter G
The end of the level.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ココの水路 Koko no Suiro |
Koco Waterways |
