Bramble Scramble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest): Difference between revisions

This is the second [[bramble]] level of the games, which is strangely located in the amusement park, Krazy Kremland. Here, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] must climb vine and use the help of the [[Animal Buddy]], [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]], to progress. [[Squitter the Spider|Squitter]], found in this level only in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', can also be found in a hidden area of the level. Sharp brambles trace the outside of the area, and one touch of them can cause one of the two [[Kong]]s to run away. Several enemies also lurk around this level, including [[Krook]]s, [[Kannon]]s, [[Kloak]]s, [[Zinger]]s, [[Flitter]]s, [[Click-Clack]]s, and [[Mini-Necky|Mini Neckies]].

At the beginning of the level, the Kongs must walk down a wooden path and jump over the brambles to reach a horizontal vine. On the way to the vine, they encounter a Krook and a [[DK Barrel]]. A hidden area is behind the entrance to the level, and it contains a [[Barrel Cannon]], the [[K-O-N-G Letters|letter K]], a [[Banana Bunch]], and, in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of the game, a [[Diddy Barrel]] that can shoot the primates to a [[photograph]]. Once the Kongs reach the aforementioned vine, they encounter several Zingers that they must dodge to progress. One of these Zingers guards a Banana Bunch. There is a vertical vine near here that leads up to a Krook in a small alcove, and then up to a wooden platform that holds a Click-Clack. An [[Invincibility Barrel]] is hidden high above here, and it can help the heroes journey through a bramble-filled pit located just ahead, which leads to a [[Bonus Barrel]]. On the other side of this pit, the heroes can find a trio of spaced-out, wooden platforms that are structured on top of the brambles. A Krook stands between two of these platforms. The third of the three platforms here supports an [[Animal Crate]] containing Squawks the Parrot. The Animal Buddy is required to progress north, where there is a wide path among the brambles that they must travel through.

There are Zingers and Flitters in the way, and one of the Zingers blocks an opening that leads a wide area that contains many bananas, a [[Banana Coin]], and a DK Barrel. Once they pass a pair of Zingers, one of which that is red and therefore indestructible at this point of the level, they reach a DK Barrel in a corner. A path among the brambles is below here, and as the primates travel down it, a Krook throws its hook at them. A pair of red, indestructible Zingers also fly in their way as they descent. At the bottom of the area, they can discover more Zingers and Flitters. Some of these Zingers fly together in circles around the wide passage, much like [[Boo Buddy|Boo Buddies]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Upon passing these foes, the Kongs approach a Kannon that shoots [[kannonball]]s below it as it stands in a square-shaped section of brambles. Some bananas and a Banana Bunch float above the foe, but the area around them is much longer and thinner than the one below the enemy. After continuing past the Kannon and a lone Zinger, the primates reach an alcove with the letter O in it. If they head north from here, they come past two more Krook enemies, who throw their hooks at the heroes as they pass. The second Krook stands in front of a thin alcove that holds a pair of Banana Coins. A [[No Animal Sign]] sits on some wooden boards ahead of here, and once it is reached, Squawks disappears and the Kongs are given a Banana Bunch. The [[Star Barrel]] floats in front of a long, vertical vine nearby.