In the Funky mode Funky Kong is an easy pick good for beginners or players who want to relax while playing, as he is the most versatile and easiest choice to play the game, as he can double jump, hover, and has 5 hearts. In the first game, without Funky mode, Funky Kong was the owner of the shop and sold useful items to the Kongs, such as balloons. He is considered as the best character to pick among fans in combination with the Flame Runner as he has the greatest speed stat when in a wheelie.ĭonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (+Funky mode) He has a speed bonus of 4, which makes him a very popular character to use in time trials with fast heavy bikes. Funky Kong is a large type character and must be unlocked by unlocking four Expert Staff Ghost data in Time Trials. Mario Kart Wii marks Funky Kong's first appearance in a Mario Kart game. 2 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (+Funky mode).Like in Donkey Kong Country's Game Boy Advance version, the KONG Panels are required collectibles, and they grant an extra life if all four in a level are collected.

In DK: Jungle Climber, KONG Letters were renamed KONG Panels, and they retain their role as collectible items. In the sequels and Game Boy Advance version, however, they spin instead. In the original version of Donkey Kong Country, the KONG Letter sprites sparkle and shimmer. Contrarily, in the game's two sequels, Donkey Kong Land 2 and Donkey Kong Land III, the KONG Letters have the same role as in the first three Donkey Kong Country games. Shortly after collecting all letters in a set, the active Kong encounters a button, which they must press to form a bridge from the letters, thus allowing them to cross over a gap. The KONG Letters have a unique role in one of the levels, Kong Krazy, which has numerous sets of KONG Letters. To do so, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must collect all four KONG Letters in a level and complete it.

In Donkey Kong Land, the KONG Letters' purpose was changed to saving the player's game progress. However, in the latter two Game Boy Advance remakes, collecting every KONG Letter remains optional. In the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country, the Kongs are required to collect every letter to add to the 101% completion, and the player can check the statistics for KONG Letters from the overworld map's menu. In them, there are letters spinning around in a circle, and the Kongs must jump at the highlighted letters to spell out a word (such as ' RARE' in Vulture Culture's first Bonus Level). In Donkey Kong Country, yellow letters similar to the KONG Letters appear in the 'Spell it Out!' Bonus Level challenges. In certain versions of the original Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, the letter G does not appear in Rocket Rush. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest's Chain Link Chamber, there are two letter O's in the same area. For example, in Donkey Kong Country's Snow Barrel Blast, there are two letter G's, each appearing in a path that the Kongs can take. In rare cases, there are two of a letter in a level, and by collecting either one, the duplicate letter disappears. In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (and its Nintendo Switch port), the KONG Letters are redesigned with a more simplistic appearance, resembling plain red panels with yellow letters.Īrtwork of the KONG Letters from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! In the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy, KONG Letters are flat, gold-lined objects with a letter stamped onto them. KONG Letters also serve as loose progress indicators, as the letter K usually appears at the start, the letters O and N appear midway through the level, and the letter G appears near the end. All four letters can be collected for a reward, usually an extra life in some games, collecting them is mandatory. They are a set of four square-shaped objects, each displaying a letter of ' Kong,' and they appear in every level except boss levels. KONG Letters (also formatted as K-O-N-G Letters, K O N G Letters, KONG letters, or Kong Letters), also known as Golden Letters, are recurring collectable items in the Donkey Kong franchise, first appearing in Donkey Kong Country. “Keep your eyes open for those Kong Letters, they might be worth something!” - Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong Country Returns Artwork of the KONG Letters from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3Dĭonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze ( Nintendo Switch) ( 2018)

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