Trunk Twister

Template:Level Trunk Twister is the fourth level of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, located in Lost Mangroves. It takes place on a minecart going through twisting tracks in the forest, hence the name.

Overview

The level starts out in an area similar to part of Canopy Chaos, where the player can switch out Cranky Kong with Diddy Kong before getting on the minecart, which leads DK and Diddy through a track containing several moving platforms and minor enemies like Tucks and Monocle Monicas (both of which appear throughout the level). After jumping over a wrecked plane, a checkpoint appears, and then some spinning fan blades, as well as the letter "O". In this area of the track, new enemies such as Waldoughs appear and the course starts turning and twisting around a tree trunk. After this, the Kongs will go down a large drop and have to jump through some platforms, finding the letter "N". The level starts getting more complex after the Checkpoint, leading the Kongs to another twisting track, this one with tall barriers that must be jumped over and timed correctly, with this area containing the last letter, "G". At one point, a large block will fall onto the track from behind, causing it to flip and possible catch the player off guard. After that, the last piece of track will crumble, sending the Kongs down to a new one on a beach area with platforms that function as the player nears (for example, a boat tumbles from the background). After briefly going through the beach area, DK and Diddy will be thrown out of the minecart and onto a lone platform with the Slot Machine Barrel, which ends the level.

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On the minecart track.

Hidden Collectibles and Objects

K-O-N-G Letters

• K: Right below a wood platform, jump with the cart must be timed correctly to get it.
• O: Past the fiery blades soon after the checkpoint.
• N: On a platform, after the twisting part of the track is over.
• G: In between two of the barriers on the track, soon after where the third Puzzle Piece is.

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Puzzle Pieces

1. Under the flipping platform before the Diddy Kong barrel, there is a secret area where the Kongs must collect all the floating bananas via Barrel Cannons to receive the Puzzle Piece.
2. High above the track, near the Monocle Monicas.
3. Between two platforms, after the twisting track with the boxes
4. Under the two fiery blades, found soon after falling to the water area
5. Underwater below the end platform where the Slot Machine Barrel is.