Donkey Kong 64 (USA)
Donkey Kong 64 (USA)
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sz THE NINTENDO®64 CONTROLLER CONTENTS
~ The Nintendo64 Control Stick uses an analogue system to read the angles
STORY ..................................................... 5 CANDY' S M USICAL INSTRUMENTS .................... 13
:;;: and directions of its movement. This allows subtle control that is not possible
~ using the conventional + Control Pad. STARTING THE GAME ··············••oo••·········...... 6 BANANA FAIRY'S CAMERA ............................ 14
a,
KON GS YOU PLAY . ... ... ... ... .. ... .... .. ... .. ... ... ... . 7 CHIMPY COLLECTIBLES ................................. 14
~ When turning the Control Deck power ON, do not move the Control Stick OTHER KONGS ........................................... 8 SIMIAN SPECIALS ....................................... 16
from its neutral position on the controller.
OTHER CHARACTERS .................................... 9 GIBBON GAMEPI.AY ..................................... 17
If the Control Stick is held at an angled position (as shown in CHIMPY CONTROLS ..................................... 10 MONKEY MULTIPI.AYER ................................. 19
the picture on the left) when the power is turned ON, this CRANKY'S SPECIAL ABILITIES ........................ 12 THE LEVELS .............................................. 20
position will be set as neutral. This will cause games using FUNKY'S SHOOTERS .................................... 13 CRANKY' s TIPS .... ... .. .... .. .. .. .. ........ ............. 21
the Control Stick to operate incorrectly.
To reset the neutral position once the game has started,
let go of the Control Stick so it can return to its center
position (as shown in the picture on the left), then press
START while holding the L· and R·Buttons.
The Control Stick is a precision instrument; do not spill liquids or place any So let's see what nonsense t hey·ve made up for this game,
shall we?
foreign objects into it. Hmm... well, I have to hand it to t hem. This t ime t hey've managed
to come up with a decent storyline that doesn't involve t he usual
While playing this game, we recommend you use the hand positions shown golden bananas. Only joking kids! This one's worse than all t he pre-
below. vious efforts put together! I know you probably aren't expecting
a best seller, but wait t ill you hear this load of rubbish...
By holding the controller like this, you can operate
the Control Stick freely with your left thumb. Using "Left!" rasped a voke to his left.
your right thumb, you can easily access the A·, B· "Right!" came back the Immediate response from the other side.
or C-Buttons. It had seemed like a good idea at the time, but now the Klaptrap tu ming the wheel wasn't
Place your left index finger where it feels so sure. His little legs were getting tired, and those two incompetent fools didn't have a clue
where they were going.
comfortable, but not in a position where you
"Left!"
might accidentally press the Z-Button on the
"Right!"
back of the controller.
With a sudden sickening crunch of metal against rock, the King's pride and joy came
To play this game, connect a controller to socket one located on the front to a shuddering halt, knocking all three off their feet. The tough little Klaptrap was up first,
dashing eagerly across to the broken bridge window to see what those goons had hit.
panel of the Control Deck.
"You two are going to be in sooo much trouble!"he barked gleefully.
If you change the connection during the game, you But that pair weren't the only ones in trouble. Deep within the gloomy bowels of his latest
may need to either press RESET or turn the power OFF creation, a furious King K. Rool sat on his throne, glaring down at the quaking generals of his
vast Kremling army.
to make the new connection active.
"Well? I'm still waiting for an answer..."
You must use two, three or Four controllers in order to play His plan couldn't fail this time, or so he had thought. But like so many times in the past,
the 2-1 3- or 4-Player game modes. he'd underestimated just how useless his scaly minions could be. It had taken years
to build, but now his mighty island stronghold lay immobile off the coast of its very first
target - Kong Isle. Perhaps all was not lost, though...
KONGS YOU PLAY
"Power up the Blast-o-Matic. Target is Kong Isle. Fire when ready!"
Instead of a deafening explosion, there came only a pathetic whimper. We'ye had _Donkey,_ Diddy, Dixie a~ Kiddy in the past I wonder if any of those has-beens have got the guts
to risk their flea-bitten necks agam for a new adventure. Let's have a look-see who's in this one then, eh?
"I'm so v-very sorry your m-majesty, but I' m afraid the Blast-o-Matic isn't quite
w-working yet..."
K. Rool turned to face the white-coated technician responsible for the bad news.
The King began to cry. Donkey Kong
"It's just not fair..." he sobbed. "I really thought I was going to win this time." About time that lazy good-for-nothing went adventuring again. He's the leader
Klump waddled over and put a consoling arm around his distraught leader. of this mangy bunch and tells me that he has learned a whole new bunch of
"mean, reptile-stomping" moves. I doubt whether they will be any better than
"Don't get all upset now, your excellency. We'll go and capture those nasty Kongs for you. his old ones, but we shall see, shan't we?
Then we'll steal their Golden Bananas as usual so that if any Kongs escape us, they'll be too
busy looking for them to come and ruin your magnificent plans."
As King K. Rool watched his generals leave, he wiped away his crocodile tears and began
to laugh. His little play acting had worked, and now those Kongs would soon be history.
He glared down at his bemused technician. DiddyKong
"Well, what are you waiting for? Get the Blast-o-Matic working. I've got an Island to destroy!" Donkey's litUe nephew wamabe. He's quick, nimble and courageous
but still a bit of a lightweight when compared to my fine physique.
He's also got this new-fangled thing he calls a Jetbarrel,
but it sounds like nothing more than a lot of hot air to me.
Sound
This enables you to customize the audo settings. Use left and right on the Control Stick to move
between the options and up and down to change their status.
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You'll find the services of these unsung heroes invaluable as you trudge through your third-rate quest. King K. Rool
I~ now like to introduce you to the most important character in the game, as well as my trusty assistants While K. Rool may have ditched his ridiculous disguises, his intentions are
who have minor roles, too. Just remember that we rightfully expect our expertise to be rewarded, as evil as ever. Fortunately, a combination of his own incompetence
so do collect a good haul of Banana Bunch Coins before you even think about disturbing me, won't you? and useless minions have allowed us to defeat him in the past.
But the future of Kong Isle rests in the ability of Donkey and his new
buddies to prevent the croc's latest effort. I could defeat him single-handedly
of course, but then you wouldn't have a game to play would you ?
Professor Cranky Kong
Yep, you read ii right, sonny! It's Professor Cranky now, and
you~ better show your elders some respect, as I'm your only
hope in defeating those rancid reptiles. My powerful potions
will give you abilities you've never dreamed of and certainly A mysterious weasel defector who bears a grudge against the
don't deserve, assuming of course you can afford my modest Kremlings. I can't be bothered to tell you any more, so you'll have
asking fee. Now don't you go asking me for a potion of to ask him what he's doing in this game when you meet him.
gameplay, as even my genius can't rescue this game from its
rightful destiny in the bargain bin.
Funky Kong
lazy, rude and loud he may be, but Funky the monkey stocks Troff n' Scoff
the necessary firepower you're gonna need to blast yotI way Troff's a pig, Scoff's a hippo, and both are big, slow and use-
through the collection of mediocrity known as the levels. less. They sit in their nice, cozy room and wail lo be fed enough .
Be warned though, as Funky's comprehensive guarantee on his bananas to satisfy their alarming appetites. Once fed, they're
products expires as soon as you leave his hut. supposed to help you. But a novice player like you won't be able
to collect enough food, so I~ be wasting my precious breath if I told
you what they did.
Candy Kong
That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around
in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that
undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pahl K. Lumsy
He's bigger, slower and even more useless. No, it's not ChunkY, but a hulking,
good-natured Kremling whom K. Rool has imprisoned for his lack of reptilian
ruthlessness. I reckon all it will take is a bit of the famous Kong charm
Wrinkly Kong to win K. Lumsy over and get him to lend a considerably-sized hand in thwarting
She may not be quite the same as you remember her from his master's plans.
past adventures, but my good-natured wife will again be
around to help you if you get stuck... which I'm sure you will.
Banana Fairy
Who's this?!? I didn't see any fairy when I looked around. She ... er, must be a secret character or
something.Yep, I remember now, a secret character. With bananas. Obviously, I... um, know where she is,
but if I told you, it wouldn't be a challenge to find her, would it? So although I know everything about
this. .. er, secret fairy banana character, I'm not saying anything. Let's move on shall we?
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Arrgh! What is that thing? Which way do I hold it? Pause Menu and Status Screens
There are too many buttons... and this wobbly stick-thing feels I knew they~ have to have sometling like tlis. The Kongs will be so weighed down with all the garbage
like it's broken! I can't believe players use this silly controller they have to collect, I can't see them getting past the second level. You can view all this silly nonsense and
contraption to play games! A good solid joystick and one button some other stuff I don't understand by pressing START dll'ing your game.
is al I I'd need!
Depending on where you are and how far into the adventll'e you have progressed, the options available
on the PAUSE MENU will differ.
Return - Leaves the menu and continues the game in progress.
Save - Saves the game into the current game slot.
CButtons
C♦ I+: Rotates the camera angle. Quit Game - Saves and exits the game in progress.
C+I+: Changes the level of camera zoom. Press the C+ Button once to view the Exit Level - Exits the current level and returns the Kong to the level lobby.
action through the Kong's eyes, rotating the Control Stick to look around.
Press the C+ Button again to return to the standard view. The C+ Button Restart - Allows you to restart any of the sm-games and bonus features while they are in progress.
toggles between the other two available levels of outside zoom.
Exit To Level - Exits the current sm-game or bonus feature in progress and returns the Kong
to the level.
Status Sueens - Once you have found the first Golden Banana, the Status Pages will be activated.
START ~ RButton These will record your progress, and you can scroll through them using the Z and R Buttons.
Brings up the PAUSE MENU ••••• ··• Press once to center the
and Status screens. •• camera behind the Kongs.
Keep the R Button pressed
to lock the camera into Advanced Moves
this position until released.
Climbing - The Kongs can dimb trees, ladders, poles and plenty of other things simply by jll'nping on
them and using the Control Stick to damber up or down. Pressing the A Button allows them to release
their grip and jump off at any time.
ZButton A Button Swimming - Normal Control Stick movement automatically switches to surface swimming when
Makes the Kongs crouch. Makes the Kongs jump. the Kongs enter a deep enough pool of water. You can increase their surface swimming speed by holding
Use the Control Stick to Hold the A Button longer to the B Button or dive l.llderwater by pressing the Z Button.
rotate while crouching. make them jump higher.
There are two speeds of underwater swimming: hoking the B Button causes the Kongs to drift along
slowly, while holding the A Button makes for much quicker progress. Pressing the Z Button while
swimming acts as a water brake.
Control Stick Running Attack- Pick up some speed, then press the B Button.
Lets the Kongs run, walk or tiptoe, BButton
depending on how much pressure Lets the Kongs use their Jumping Attack - Press the A Button to jll'np, then the B Button while in mid-air.
is applied. attacks.
Backflip - Hold the Z Button to crouch, then press the A Button to jump. Use the Control Stick to steer
in mid-air.
Nintendo64 Expansion PakTM Long Jump - Pick up some speed, then press the Z Button, immediately followed by the A Button.
To play DONKEY KONG™ 64, you MUST have an Nintendo64 Expansion Pak inserted into yoll' Control Deck.
[1] The most precious item in the game, apart from me, of coll"se.You'll need plenty
of these to pror,ess through the levels. If you find more than ten, I'll be surprised.
Blueprints
Color coded like the bananas and coins, there are five of these on each level,
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Bananas always in the possession of a slll"dy Krernling. Recover the blueprints if you can,
Come in five dfferent colors that each Kong must collect to feed to the greedy then take them to that shifty Snide to earn your reward.
Troff n' Scoff. Donkey sho!Jd be looking for yellow ones, Diddy red, Tlny pll"ple,
l.alily blue and r,een for Chunky.
[@] Also found In the same five colors as the bananas and can be collected by the
appropriate Kong. These are used to pay for the various invaluable services that Funky,
Candy and especially I, have to offer.
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Supply Crates
These contain the items that the Kongs can shoot from their various silly shooters.
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Special? Hahl I'd sure like to know what makes these any better than the others; they look just as useless Sheesh, you must be a real lame player if you're still reading this booklet. You obviously need all the help
to me. Probably because they're slightly larger and a little shinier, I suppose. you can get! No one can accuse old Cranky of being unhelpful though, so I'll reluctantly let you know about
these other features that you might find on the levels. See how lucky you are?
Banana Medals
Collect 75 out of 100 of any Kong's bananas on each world to earn a medal. DK Portals
I'll be needing a good armful of these later in the game, so you'd better start collecting Shimmering gateways that transport you between the level lobbies
'em right now, sonny! and the levels themselves.
Banana Fairies
Collect these hard-to-find fairies by photographing them with the magical banana camera. Switches
The more you get, the better the reward, although I'm not guaranteeing you'll get anything. You'll find these all over the place, but some require a more hefty whack than others.
The best switch is the one on top of your Nintendo64, as you can turn off your silly 3-D
adventure and let me get some sleep.
Aselection of items will appear at random during the BATTLE ARENA games.
These can be collected and have varying results, but not all of them are good!
TME LEYELf
Now where did they put the level I designed? Hmm... I can't seem Fungi Forest
to find it. It was called the "Great Girder Grapple" as I remember. Someone sure has an over-active imagination. They say this forest contains
Oooh. I must have spent at least 3 minutes working on it. I even a giant magi@I cuckoo dock which has the ability to change day to night
drew them a fancy little picture. Bah! It must have been too good
for them. The kids would have refused to play their fancy 3-D
and back again in a matter of moments. Hrmph, I don't believe that for
levels once they'd gotten a taste of my 2-D girder action! Don't
a second.They @n't fool this wily old ape! Wait, there's more nonsense too.
give up hope though; they might have hidden it somewhere like A mystical tree ? Pahl Asky-high mushroom you can go inside? Nope.
a priceless gem, hoping that no one will ever find it... Abandoned mills and barns? I doubt it. I reckon it should be called "Fantasy
Forest;' as none of this stuff actually exists!
The Islands Crystal Caves
The once idyllic Kong Isle now has an 111pleasant neighbor in the form of K. Rool's massive mechanical Yep, I knew theyl:I have an icy-type crystal level in there somewhere. This one's
Crocodile Isle. This monstrosity towers over our homeland, with the ridiculously-named Blast-o-Matic a bit unstable though -very prone to dangerous falling rocks, bouncing off
device ready to reduce it to rubble. Between them, these two contrasting islands conceal the entrances my lab roof and your dopey heads - only it doesn't hurt my roof! Find a way
to all the levels. into the numerous giant igloos and creepy log cabins, but I wouldn't stray
into the path of the dub-wielding Koshas if I were you, which happily I'm not.
Jungle Japes
The first level for you to monkey around in. Its humid t111nels and lush open
areas are home to the shuffling Gnawty beavers with whom even a second- Creepy Castle
rate player like you should have no problem. Drop in to see Funky - and It's a castle, and it's creepy. Will that do? Mmm... apparently not Alright,
more importantly me - to buy your first desperately-needed new abilities. I'll try my best to make this sound exciting. Ahem, steel your nerves as you
The imprisoned Diddy Kong should be your first objective, as the careless hesitantly edge around the precarious exterior, desperately trying to find
chimp takes you on a real wild ride! a way into the fortress's foreboding walls. Once inside, the horrors of the
creepy crypts, the haunted regal ballroom and the mad museum await,
Angry Aztec their hideous inhabitants eager to welcome unwanted guests. There, not bad,
I hate the scorcling heat and frequent sand storms of this level. Stir in eh?Almost makes you want to play it.
a bunch of patrolling Kritters and vicious Klaptraps, and it makes me glad
that I don't need to leave my cozy lab. An ancient civilization built many
mysterious temples here, which now make more-than-suitable prisons for Hideout Helm
that fool Lanky and Dixie... er, I mean Tiny Kong. Seek out the help of Candy You'll find one of the hardest challenges you've faced in here. All five Kongs
Kong for the first time, and don't forget me, of coll'se! must work together! Yep, I know it's tough, but find enough playing skill
from somewhere, and maybe you'll struggle through to the finish. But even
Frantic Factory when you get there, it may not be the end after all...
K. Rool's pride and joy-a grimy, noisy and extremely-hazardous toy-making
facility. No one wants these toys for a gift though, as they are designed to
attack anything in sight! The grim surro111dings are not to Chunky's liking;
he'd much prefer a warm bed of banana leaves to the precariously-positioned
rusty metal cage the Kremlings have prepared for him. Rescue the useless
lumbering ape, then come and see your old pal Cranky, won't you? C~ANKY'f Tl Pf
Gloomy Galleon
Prepare to get your flea-ridden fur wet as you dive down into the murky
depths of the reptilian lagoons. You won't be the only thing down there Tough luck kid. I've been told to keep my mouth shut, as t hey
though, as the gloomy, rotting remains of the King's once proud armada want t o keep all the good stuff for a money-making strategy
lie waiting to be explored - truly an enlightening experience. Elsewhere, guide. I'm sure some of it will appear on that newfangled
"internet" thing as well, so I suggest you take a look-see there.
you'll find a hulking structure that's a bit dim and doesn't work. Yes, I know You could also ask your friends, assuming of course you·ve
you already know about Chunky, but this is also true of an eerie lighthouse. got any. If all else fails, you'll just have to play better.
Let's see if you can get them both working and be of some use.