Retro Game Tips For
"Donkey Kong Country Returns"
(Nintendo Wii)

Ingame

As you know, there are 3 medal for Time Trails, the Bronze medal, the Silver medal, and the Gold medal, if you beat the Gold medal in a several seconds, a new medal will appear (the Shining Gold medal), you have to look closely to see a difference between the Gold medal and the Shining Gold medal.

Ingame

Beat the main game and collect every KONG letter and puzzle piece, then do it all over again in Mirror Mode to complete the game at 200%. For doing this you'll unlock 8 images for the gallery:

Petroglyph
Mole Carts
Steamy Adventure
Volcanic Ascension
Temple Entrance
Temple Exterior
Tiki Extremes
Tiki Tong Storyboard

Ingame

Enter the Extras Menu to peruse the game's music files. You can unlock files by performing the following actions.

Beach Music - Beat the boss of the Beach section without Super Guide
Cave Music - Beat the boss of the Cave section without Super Guide
Cliff Music - Beat the boss of the Cliff section without Super Guide
Factory Music - Beat the boss of the Factory section without Super Guide
Forest Music - Beat the boss of the Forest section without Super Guide
Jungle Music - Beat the boss of the Jungle section without Super Guide
Ruins Music - Beat the boss of the Ruins section without Super Guide
Volcano Music - Beat the boss of the Volcano section without Super Guide

Ingame

Beat the Golden Temple (World 9) to unlock Mirror Mode. In this mode, every level is reversed and you move from right to left. You have only one chance and you won't be able to use inventory items or Diddy.

Ingame

In every level except for boss levels there are letters to collect that spell out K-O-N-G. Collect the KONG letters in every level in a World to unlock a bonus level. Beat the bonus level and you'll get a Rare Orb. There are 8 Rare Orbs to collect, one in the bonus level of each World. Once you have them all, the path to World 9 via The Golden Temple will be unlocked.

Ingame

You'll need to play as Diddy Kong (with a second controller) in either World 1-B or 7-B to pull this trick off. When fighting Mugly or Thugly, the rhino-like bosses, they'll usually try to attack by charging at you and swallowing you. Stand at one end of the stage away from Mugly or Thugly and shoot peanuts directly at the boss or specifically when their mouths are open (this is most of the time so you can just shoot continuously). If you get enough peanuts into their mouth they will pause to eat munch them, openly revealing the weak spot on their back. This gives you the perfect opportunity to attack them. You can also keep shooting to increase the time they stop and eat and let Donkey Kong attack them for you.

Ingame

At the end of levels, when you collect your prize from the barrel, look for the SHAKE icon to appear and shake your Wii Remote to get in multiple "hits." You'll get more goodies for each punch. YOU MUST WAIT FOR THE SHAKE ICON TO APPEAR -- IF YOU SHAKE EARLY YOU WILL CANCEL THE BONUS. You can also use this to punch bosses at the very end a boss fight (for no bonus, just for fun). If you shake the Wii Remote early it won't work.

Ingame

As you choose your save file, Cranky will give you 3 1-Ups if you have a low battery charge. He'll give you 5 1-Ups for no reason occasionally as well.

Ingame

Leave the Wii Remote untouched for about 30 seconds and Donkey Kong will take out his DS and start playing it.