Cheats & Guides

Donkey Kong Country Returns Cheats For Wii

  1. Mirror Mode

    Beat every "-K" level (get K O N G on every level in a world) and beat the game. When you do, a golden temple will show up on the world map. Beat the level there and you'll unlock "Mirror mode," a very difficult way to play through each level, in which Diddy can't be used, you only get one life, the level is reversed, and you can't use items.

    Contributed by: Realbendario 

  2. 3 Extra Lives

    Begin playing one of your game saves with a low battery charge on your remote to initiate a message from Cranky; he will warn that your battery is low and award you extra lives to help you out.

    Contributed by: _banana 

  3. Unlock the Banana Temple

    Beating the game unlocks the Banana Temple, but it won't be accessible unless you do a few things first. To gain access into the temple, collect the K-O-N-G letters in every world and get the orb in each of the world's temples. Once you've collected all the orbs, the door to the Banana Temple will open.

    Contributed by: SneakTheSnake 

  4. Bonus Music Galleries

    After you've beaten a boss for a given section of the island, head back to the Extras Menu. You'll have unlocked a bonus music gallery that features the tracks played in the levels of that particular section. It's also worth noting that you must defeat the boss yourself; if you use Super Kong to get past the fight, you won't unlock the music.

    Unlockable
    Beat the boss of the Beach section. Beach Music Gallery
    Beat the boss of the Cave section. Cave Music Gallery
    Beat the boss of the Cliff section. Cliff Music Gallery
    Beat the boss of the Factory section. Factory Music Gallery
    Beat the boss of the Forest section. Forest Music Gallery
    Beat the boss of the Jungle section. Jungle Music Gallery
    Beat the boss of the Ruins section. Ruins Music Gallery
    Beat the boss of the Volcano section. Volcano

    Contributed by: discoinferno84 

Donkey Kong Country Returns Cheats For 3DS

  1. Feeding Mugly And Thugly

    Note that this trick requires co-op multiplayer to work. There is an hidden method to beating Mugly and Thugly, the first and sixth bosses respectively. As Diddy Kong, fire peanuts into their mouths when they're open. Once they've eaten enough peanuts, Mugly and Thugly will stop to chew, and leave their weak spots exposed.

    Contributed by: discoinferno84 

  2. Infinite Lives and Banana Coins at Five Monkey Trial a.k.a Kong Temple 8

    Just like with grinding at Damp Dungeon for infinite Banana Coins and Lives, Five Monkey Trial / Kong Temple 8 is a Banana Coin Grind Fest, simply because you LITERALLY get Banana Coins for completing each trial. Trial #3 is a vertical section with Squid Shots, using Diddy, jump up and continuously jump on each squid, this will in turn, grant you not only indefinite amounts if lives, but this also grants Banana Coins up to a max of seven before you start gaining lives. To stop gaining lives and just Banana Coins, land on the spring pad and continue chaining for coins, have fun!

    Contributed by: Decimator 

  3. Easy Lives and Banana Coins at Damp Dungeon

    Go to Damp Dungeon in the Ruins world and get around halfway through the level. At this point you should see a bunch of Red Awks as the game calls them, from here you can jump on all eight of these Awks and get one free life plus seven banana coins easily, in addition to the five or so that already exist in that small area, if you want to respawn the Awks, back track to the waterwheel area where two Screaming Pillars were at ( presumably toppled or smashed by this point if you collected the puzzle pieces from them ), then turn around and return to the area where the Red Awks should be, have fun grinding.

    Contributed by: Decimator 

  4. Blue K-O-N-G Medal

    For collecting all K-O-N-G letters in a level you will receive a red medal. If you collect all these letters again in mirror mode, the medal will turn from red into blue.

    Contributed by: MYSTIK0 

  5. Extra Image Gallery pictures.

    To unlock the pictures labeled "only the most determined ape may unlock this item," collect every KONG letter in Mirror Mode, complete every stage in Mirror Mode, and get all the Puzzle pieces.

    Contributed by: HungoverHero777 

  6. Unlockable Dioramas

    To Unlock The Following Dioramas Complete The Following Quests

    Unlockable
    Collect Every Puzzle Piece In The Beach And Defeat The Boss Beach Diorama
    Collect Every Puzzle Piece In The Cave And Defeat The Boss Cave Diorama
    Collect Every Puzzle Piece In The Cliff And Defeat The Boss Cliff Diorama
    Collect Every Puzzle Piece In The Factory And Defeat The Boss Factory Diorama
    Collect Every Puzzle Piece In The Forest And Defeat The Boss Forest Diorama
    Collect Every Puzzle Piece In The Jungle World And Defeat The Boss Jungle Diorama
    Collect Every Puzzle Piece In The Ruins And Defeat The Boss Ruins Diorama
    Collect Every Puzzle Piece In The Volcano And Defeat The Boss Volcano Diorama

    Contributed by: Ededdneddy 

  7. Music Gallery

    After you've beaten a boss for a given section of the island, head back to the Extras Menu. You'll have unlocked a bonus music gallery that features the tracks played in the levels of that particular section. It's also worth noting that you must defeat the boss yourself; if you use Super Kong to get past the fight, you won't unlock the music.

    Unlockable
    Beat the boss of the Beach section. Beach Music
    Beat the boss of the Cave section. Cave Music
    Beat the boss of the Cliff section. Cliff Music
    Beat the boss of the Factory section. Factory Music
    Beat the boss of the Forest section. Forest Music
    Beat the boss of the Jungle section. Jungle Music
    Beat the boss of the Ruins section. Ruins Music
    Beat the boss of the Volcano section. Volcano Music

    Contributed by: discoinferno84 

  8. Hidden Temple Stages

    There's a special temple stage hidden within each section of map. In order to find them, you have to collect the K-O-N-G letters from every level of that particular map section.

    Unlockable
    Collect all KONG letters from every Beach level. Beach Temple
    Collect all KONG letters from every Cave level. Cave Temple
    Collect all KONG letters from every Cliff level. Cliff Temple
    Collect all KONG letters from every Factory level. Factory Temple
    Collect all KONG letters from every Forest level. Forest Temple
    Collect all KONG letters from every Jungle level. Jungle Temple
    Collect all KONG letters from every Ruins level. Ruins Temple
    Collect all KONG letters from every Volcano level. Volcano Temple

    Contributed by: discoinferno84 

  9. The Golden Temple

    After you've beaten the game, a new area called the Golden Temple will appear on the map. However, you can't enter it immediately; in order to open the door, you need to collect eight Rare Orbs. To find the Orbs, you must go back and collect the K-O-N-G letters in each level, then complete the special temple level in each section of the map. Alternatively, you can visit each of Cranky Kong's shops in New Mode and buy an Orb for 50 coins apiece.

    Unlockable
    Beat the game, then collect all eight Rare Orbs to open the door. Cloud (World 9)

    Contributed by: discoinferno84 

  10. Mirror Mode

    Once you've gotten inside the Golden Temple, you'll unlock a new section on the map called the Cloud. Complete all nine of its levels to unlock Mirror Mode. This mode allows you to play through flipped versions of each level. In addition, Diddy Kong is not available, and you're only given one heart.

    Unlockable
    Complete all nine levels of the Cloud section. Mirror Mode

    Contributed by: discoinferno84 

  11. Staff Credits

    After you've beaten the game, you'll unlock the Staff Credits. They can be viewed in the Options section of the main menu.

    Unlockable
    Beat the game. Staff Credits

    Contributed by: discoinferno84