Kongo Jungle

Kongo Jungle
Artwork of Donkey and Diddy Kong next to Donkey Kong's Treehouse in Kongo Jungle.
Boss(es)	Very Gnawty (Donkey Kong Country)
Game(s)	Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country Returns Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Super Smash Bros. Series
First Appearance	Donkey Kong Country
Latest Appearance	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Kongo Jungle (or Congo Jungle in Super Smash Bros.) is a vast jungle covering a large area of Donkey Kong Island, located at the foot of Monkey Mines. It is the first area in Donkey Kong Country. It is also where Donkey Kong's Treehouse is located, as well as his precious Banana Hoard, which is often stolen by the Kremlings. Kongo Jungle is quite pleasant, possessing a vast amount of jungle and some rocky terrain. A large lake can be seen to the right side of Kongo Jungle. The boss of Kongo Jungle is a giant Gnawty, aptly named Very Gnawty.

Adjacent world

Forward: Monkey Mines

Overview

Donkey Kong Country series

Kongo Jungle is the initial setting of Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country Returns. Being the first world, the stages are, for the most part, fairly simple. They are mostly jungle-related, but there is a cave leading to a large lake on the other side. The Animal Buddy Rambi the Rhinoceros takes residence in Kongo Jungle in both DKC and DKCR.

Stages

In Donkey Kong Country, this is the first world of the game. It has five stages.

Jungle Hijinxs

See also: Jungle Hijinxs

This is the first stage of Kongo Jungle. At the beginning, if the player goes back into DK's Treehouse above, they can earn an Extra Life Balloon, which grants the player an extra try after dying. Also, if they hop from tree to tree from the very beginning of the stage, then they can earn two red Extra Life Balloons and one green Extra Life Balloon. As the player approaches the end, the Sun will set in the foreground, changing from day to dusk.

If the player starts a new game and enters the room below DK's Treehouse, Donkey Kong's Banana Hoard will be gone; but after the player defeats King K. Rool, the leader of the Kremlings, they will then see Donkey Kong's banana hoard in its rightful place.

This stage is very basic and easy. Most basic enemies, such as Kritters and Klumps, are introduced.

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Ropey Rampage

See also: Ropey Rampage

This is the second stage of Kongo Jungle. It takes place at night, continuing the day following the previous stage. It also takes place during a tropical thunderstorm (or a rainstorm in the Game Boy Advance version). Most of the obstacles are Kritters, wide gaps with swinging ropes to cross them, and Barrel Cannons. Tires are introduced in this stage, enabling the Kongs to reach high heights. Once the player nears the end, the thunderstorm/rainstorm ceases and the Sun begins to rise, filling the stage with life.

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Reptile Rumble

See also: Reptile Rumble

This is the third stage of Kongo Jungle. It is also the very first cave stage in DKC. Slippas make their debut in the stage. Many pits are seen throughout, being infested with Slippas and leaping blue Kritters. Zingers are also found here.

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Coral Capers

See also: Coral Capers

This is the fourth stage of Kongo Jungle and the first of few water stages in DKC. Generic fish-like enemies, such as Bitesize, debut here, including shark-like ones, such as Chomps and Chomps Jr. Water enemies cannot be harmed unless the player has Enguarde the Swordfish, a swordfish that can use his bill to bash enemies away. Enguarde makes his first appearance in this stage as well.

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Barrel Cannon Canyon

See also: Barrel Cannon Canyon

This is the fifth and final stage of Kongo Jungle. As such, it is considered the hardest stage of the area. The stage is quite long, and, as the name suggests, there are several Barrel Cannons that the Kongs must use to advance farther into the stage. Several Kritters are seen here, as well as Zingers near the end.

If the player jumps over the entrance of the stage and travels to the top, they will find a Barrel Cannon which, when jumped in, will lead to a few others, skipping a large portion of the stage as a shortcut. There are many shortcuts, but this shortcut skips most of the stage.

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Very Gnawty's Lair

See also: Very Gnawty

This is the first boss of the game. A summary of Very Gnawty is included on Very Gnawty's page.

Other Appearances

Donkey Kong 64

The area where Donkey Kong's Treehouse is located could possibly be either Kongo Jungle or a portion of it.

The world Jungle Japes has an extreme resemblance to Kongo Jungle; perhaps too much of a resemblance to be called an entirely different world.

Super Smash Bros.

Kongo Jungle as seen in Super Smash Bros.

Kongo Jungle (incorrectly spelled Congo Jungle) appears as one of the arenas in Super Smash Bros. The Kongo Jungle stage is made out of a large wooden platform with several smaller, sometimes floating ones around it. There is also a vast jungle in the background of the arena and a Barrel Cannon underneath the arena.

In Super Smash Bros. sequel, Super Smash Bros. Melee, another Kongo Jungle stage was introduced. This Kongo Jungle stage is constructed out of logs strewn together which are sitting on rocks jutting out of a waterfall. In the background of this stage is a vast jungle along with what appears to be Donkey Kong's Treehouse. Occasionally, a Klaptrap will come along on the waterfall, and sometimes a log, which can be used as a platform. Also in Super Smash Bros. Melee is the old version of Kongo Jungle from the previous Super Smash Bros. game. The old version of Kongo Jungle can be unlocked by surviving Fifteen-Minute Melee. The music here was the DK Rap from Donkey Kong 64.

In Adventure Mode, Kongo Jungle stars in Stage 2: Kongo Jungle. In it, the player has to battle two miniature Donkey Kongs. They are easy to knock off the stage, albeit they gang up on the player. Once beaten, the player moves onto the second half, Jungle Japes, where the player must battle a Giant Donkey Kong.

It returns as a "Melee" stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as well as in the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. 4.

Mario Kart series

Kongo Jungle has been the main setting for various Donkey Kong-related race courses, such as D.K.'s Jungle Parkway in Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart Wii.

Other

A jungle stage called DK's Jungle Adventure in Mario Party is based off Kongo Jungle. Donkey Kong Jungle is a stadium in Mario Superstar Baseball which was more than likely based off Kongo Jungle.

Gallery

The first half of Kongo Jungle.

The second half of Kongo Jungle.

Kongo Jungle in the Game Boy Color version.

The start of Jungle Hijinxs.

Kongo Jungle in the Game Boy Advance version.

The Jungle background from the GBA version.

Kongo Jungle overworld warp to the middle of the stage Orang-utan Gang in the SNES version of Donkey Kong Country.

A glitched map showing Kongo Jungle and Gorilla Glacier as unfinished worlds simultaneously, a result of the Kongo Jungle overworld warp glitch.

Trivia

• The name Kongo Jungle is a play on words on the Congo Jungle in Africa, using a 'K' instead of a 'C' to imply that it is the home of the Kongs.
• In some versions of Donkey Kong Country, some of the overworld warps found on Kongo Jungle (activated by pressing B repeatedly whilst going along the paths with a corner) lead to being warped to the middle of Orang-utan Gang. A further glitch exists where the player is warped to Manic Mincers after intricate manipulation of the game's VRAM.
• This world has appeared in two games with the two games being Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country Returns.
• Ironically enough, Jungle Hijinxs is also the first stage of Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country, with the same music, DK's Treehouse and DK's Banana Hoard.