DKC3: The LOST WORLD

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Super Mario World featured five secret levels that were twisted and challenging... As side-scrolling games evolved, the Donkey Kong Country series had the Lost World...

Five special stages bound to test your nerves, proving just how determined you are to complete this bloody game...

It's no surprise that Donkey Kong Country 3's Lost World involves some of the most challenging feats in the entire game. Particularly one with Ellie the elephant, another with Squawks the parrot... And the unforgettable Rocket Rush, a level that should be called "Need Another Space Ape".

Stampede Sprint (World 8-1)

Controlling Ellie the elephant as she madly runs at full speed for most of the stage... Snagging the last bonus proves to be one of the trickiest in the game, because it involves keeping Parry the parallel bird alive - He turns into a bonus barrel if you can make it all the way to the "no animal" sign... The bonus area itself involves snagging 15 green bananas with Perry. Hit the red Buzz and you fail, and gotta survive the entire level with Parry again.





Criss Kross Cliffs (World 8-2)

I wonder why they didn't spell all the words in the level title with a "K"... One of the "easier" levels in the Lost World, it just seems to take a while until you figure out how to safely switch the kegs to TNT barrels and back again, and climb your way through the level.






Tyrant Twin Tussle (World 8-3)

A bit of a slow underground clamber until you learn to avoid the attack patterns of Kuff 'N Klout... Contains an easy to miss bonus area that requires Kiddy to throw Dixie, followed by some delicate maneuvering to get a TNT barrel to blow up a red Buzz guarding a bonus barrel while avoiding a pair of Tyrant Twins.





Swoopy Salvo (World 8-4)

 Definitely not an easy level, some people consider it one of the hardest in the game. One bonus area in particular gave me a hard time... After risking life and limb for a lousy bear coin on the last pair of red bees, I found myself not willing to tempt fate in snagging this lone bananna. Turns out the second pair of red bees is guarding a bonus barrel, on the path to the DK coin. Had to re-do it a few times due to failing the bonus level.





Rocket Rush (World 8-5).

Some consider Rocket Rush to be the most difficult level in the entire game. Drifting down with the rocket and burning bees is the easy part... But when you reach the midpoint of the level, the rocket blasts upwards at full speed, and requires Jedi reflexes to pilot the rocket to the end of the level.