Roasting Rails
Template:Level Roasting Rails is the fifty-eighth level found in Donkey Kong Country Returns, as well as the third level in the world, Volcano.
Most of this level takes place on a minecart, where the track for the cart is constantly moving. The Kongs can also jump off these minecarts for this level. The fire below breaks the rails, causing it to fall into pieces and tilt. Platforms supporting the track are also constantly sinking, rising, and even dipping into the fire. Tiki Torches are spread around the course, along with balls of lava that shoot out of the fire, so Donkey and Diddy Kong must carefully maneuver around them by ducking and jumping. A short potion of the level is also played on land, where platforms continue to split and fall. Some Tiki Tanks appear in these ground areas.
In the Time Attack mode of the game, a time of 1:27:00 is needed to get a gold medal, a time of 1:32:00 for silver, and a time of 1:48:00 for bronze.
Overview
The level starts off with the Kongs on the ground. They then need to jump, and then they climb on top of a ceiling, where another platform is at the bottom with lava in the on the ground. There is then a platform with a enemy and another platform above with a barrel. There is a wall that can only be opened by hitting it from the barrel. In the pathway of the wall, it is clear, but after that there are many barrels. The one on the bottom left very close to the wall takes the Kongs to a Bonus Level. After they are done with the Bonus Level, they get shot out of one barrel into another one, and another one at the top. There is then a minecart on tracks. When riding on the minecart, platforms are rising up. After they went through that, they then climb on another ceiling with bananas, and another minecart is on tracks with more bananas. On the tracks one platform rises, and there is a barrel. When shooting out of the barrel, there are two minecarts. One on a top platform, and one on a bottom platform. More platforms rise on riding a minecart, and then they land on a big platform with enemies floating, along with a minecart on that platform.
Riding on that minecart, there are tracks, and then cut off by lava, then more tracks for the minecart to ride on. There is then another minecart on a platform, with tracks in front. There is a platform with a minecart next to that, and while riding on that there are more platforms rising, and another platform with a minecart on it. There are than two platforms with one minecart on each, and tracks cut off by lava, then returning to the whole track, not cut off by lava.
More platforms rise while rising on that minecart, along with more enemies floating. After that, there is then a Tutorial Pig on a platform. There is then a barrel next to the platform, that shoots the Kongs directly to a minecart on a platform, along with more platforms and minecarts with short tracks. There are more enemies floating on those platforms. Platforms then fall down, and soon break apart if not gotten on in time. After that, there is a minecart that takes the primates to a ceiling they need to climb with a couple of bananas. A platform falls, and another ceiling with bananas is there that the Kongs need to climb. There continues to be more ceilings with bananas, as platforms fall and take the Kongs to one ceiling to another without touching the lava.
There is another ceiling, and when climbed, lava starts rising fast. There is a barrel rising above the lava at the same speed. Next to that there is a minecart, and when riden, platforms rise up and down, and then start going completely down. There are also bananas on the platforms. After going through that, there is a platform with a minecart along with more platforms with minecarts, and the platforms go down slowly. When completing that, the level is over.
Secrets
K-O-N-G Letters
- K: When the Kongs start riding in a minecart on some platforms that rise up, the Kongs must jump on a platform quickly to get it.
- O: The primates then continue riding in a minecart on platforms. When there are no more platforms, the O is above lava. The Kongs need to jump quickly to get it.
- N: The Kongs are still riding platforms. On the last one, the N and some bananas are floating. They must jump and fall down to get the N.
- G: The primates ride more platforms and eventually, they climb on a ceiling a couple of times. After that, the Kongs then move on a minecart on platforms that go down like stairs. On the second to last platform there is a G letter. The primates need to jump to get it.
Puzzle Pieces
- When the Kongs go in a barrel at the very beginning of the level, they go to s Bonus Stage. If the two primates get all the bananas in time, they will be able to get a Puzzle Piece.
- After the primates ride on some more platforms, in the middle, there is a very small one with a Puzzle Piece. After the Kongs get it, they need to jump back up quickly to get in a barrel and shoot themselves back up to a minecart.
- Shortly later, there are two thin platforms. The Kongs need to be on the top one, where a Puzzle Piece is located.
- The Kongs ride on more platforms with multiple minecarts. After they ride lots of platforms, they climb on ceilings and once they are done on the first one and it completely comes down, if they go back, a Puzzle Piece will be there.
