Lakeside Limbo

Level
Lakeside Limbo
Level code	1 - 1
World	Lake Orangatanga
Game	Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Music track	Stilt Village
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Lakeside Limbo is the first level of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! It is located in the first world, Lake Orangatanga. This level takes place on a series of boardwalks hanging over a large body of water. As the first level, Lakeside Limbo does not feature any unique obstacles or hazards. Dixie and Kiddy can use their team up ability early in the level to reach above for bonus items. There are a few basic enemies in the level, including Sneeks, Kobbles, and a single Booty Bird. There are a few segments where the Kongs can swim in the lake below. The Kongs can optionally break open an Animal Crate of Ellie the Elephant during the latter half of the level, and they can ride on her in some later parts of the level.

Layout

Lakeside Limbo in the Game Boy Advance version

At the beginning of the level, the Kongs start under a small tunnel, which leads to a tunnel supported by large stilts. After the tunnel, there are long sets of boardwalks over the lake with Sneeks, a barrel, and the letter K. The player can then climb up a small ledge to reach the first Kobble and a formation of bananas creating the letter R. The next section has some tightropes, and on the boards below the ropes, there is a Koin and the letter O. The player must then go downwards through a straight pathway to some Kobbles in a small alcove with a tightrope. Continuing to the other side reveals a tunnel with a Star Barrel.

About halfway into the level, there is a DK Barrel and a large gap of water that must be swum through to reach another boardwalk. There, the player can find a Kobble and a small gap with the letter N above it. A pathway leading to a ledge is also located nearby. Jumping off this ledge causes the Kongs to land on a crate with Ellie in it. Near Ellie's crate, the player should defeat a Booty Bird to earn the letter G. After climbing over a raised piece of the boards, the Kongs reach a flat surface with a lone Kobble and No Animal Sign. Afterwards, the player can reach the Level Flag located nearby the sign.

Enemies

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  Booty Bird (1)

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  Kobble (6)

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  Sneek (5)

Items and objects

The Kongs find a Red Balloon just before the Star Barrel

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  Banana (107)

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  Bear coin (4)

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  Blue Balloon (1)^a

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  DK Barrel (2)

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  Green Balloon (1)^b

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  Red Balloon (3)^c

^a - The Blue Balloon is above the last Kobble, right before the No Animal Sign.
^b - The Green Balloon is hidden directly after the second Bonus Barrel.
^c - The first two Red Balloons are hidden over the first and second houses respectively, while the third one is above the third house.

K-O-N-G Letters

• K: The letter K is floating in the air after the first Sneek.
• O: Shortly after the first DK Barrel is an area with some ropes and the Koin. The letter O is hovering on the lower rope, just above the Steel Barrel.
• N: After the Kongs cross the first water area from the Star Barrel, they find the letter N above a small gap.
• G: Near the end of the level, the Kongs must defeat a Booty Bird to get the letter G.

DK Coin

Right under the letter O, the Kongs can find the Koin and a Steel Barrel. The Kongs must pick up the Steel Barrel and throw it behind Koin on either side, whether it is facing left or right. The Steel Barrel then bounces off either wall and hits Koin from behind, defeating him and thus earning the Kongs the DK Coin.

Bonus Levels

The first and second Bonus Levels respectively

Lakeside Limbo has two Bonus Levels, listed by type:

• Collect 50 Stars!: To access the first Bonus Level, Dixie must use a team up throw for Kiddy to land on a crack in the boardwalk, next to a group of bananas shaped like an "A" (or "R" in the Game Boy Advance remake), which represents the button to use team up. The Kongs can go down the opened gap to enter a Bonus Barrel. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs must collect fifty stars within twenty seconds by using a horizontal rope in an open area. After the Kongs collect all the stars, the Bonus Coin appears.
• Grab 15 Bananas!: To reach the second Bonus Barrel, the Kongs must swim under a boardwalk with the letter N. They must continue forward and jump out the water and into the Bonus Barrel. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs have 30 seconds to collect 15 green bananas, which individually appear around a horizontal rope. After the Kongs collect every banana, the Bonus Coin appears.

Warp Barrel

The location of the Warp Barrel

On the edge before the first DK Barrel, Kiddy must use team up and throw Dixie to the top-left. This will cause them to land in a hidden Warp Barrel, warping them directly to the Level Flag at the end.

Gallery

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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  The Kongs at the start of the level

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  Dixie throwing a barrel at a Sneek

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  Dixie carrying Kiddy to a crack leading below into the first Bonus Barrel

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  The Kongs swim to the second Bonus Barrel

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  The location of Koin

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  The location of the letter K

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  The location of the letter O

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  The location of the letter N

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  The location of the letter G

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  The Kongs and Ellie in the area where Ellie's Animal Crate was

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  Ellie throws a barrel at a Booty Bird

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  Dixie and Kiddy pull down on the Level Flag

Game Boy Advance

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  Dixie using team up at a crack in the boardwalk leading into a Bonus Barrel below

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  Dixie and Kiddy swimming in a lake

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  The Kongs jump down to Ellie's Animal Crate

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  Ellie defeats a Kobble with a barrel

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  The Kongs lead Ellie to a No Animal Sign

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  Grab 15 Bananas!

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	湖のほとり Mizuumi no hotori	The Bank of the Lake
French	Péril Du Lac	Danger of the Lake
German	Lago Limbo	Lago Limbo "Lago" is the Spanish name for "lake."
Italian	Controcorrente	Countercurrent
Spanish	Entre Dos Aguas	Between Two Lakes