List of Donkey Kong Land III glitches
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This is a list of glitches in the game Donkey Kong Land III. ContentsGlitchesNOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all names are conjectural. Bonus Counter GlitchThis is a leftover glitch from the English version of Donkey Kong Land 2. In the "Bash The Baddies!" and "Collect The Stars!" Bonus Areas, the game uses a counter to keep track of the remaining enemies (or stars) in the stage. (For Find The Token bonus stages, as well as warp stages, this counter is always set to 0.) However, when losing to a bonus stage and returning to the main level, the counter does not reset to 0. When defeating enemies in Donkey Kong Land III, the game simply checks whether or not the Kongs are in a Collect The Stars bonus stage; therefore, when in a main level, the counter will decrease when an enemy is defeated, until it reaches 0. Unlike in Donkey Kong Land 2, collecting bananas does not decrease the counter, since, again, Donkey Kong Land III checks whether or not the Kongs are in a Collect The Stars bonus stage when collecting bananas or stars. When the counter reaches zero, the sound effect when a Bonus Coin appears will still be heard, as if the Kongs are still in a bonus stage. Also, unlike in Donkey Kong Land 2, exiting a level, losing a life, or resetting the game with Bypass Ellie in Rainforest RumbleIt is possible to bypass Ellie in Rainforest Rumble. This can only be done with Dixie Kong. She must avoid entering the first Blast Barrel (which launches the Kongs into the Ellie Barrel) and hover over the long pit to the right of that. When landing, Dixie must stand on the corner of the platform to the right of the pit. Dixie must be careful when landing on the corner; if she's too far to the left, she will fall down the pit, and if she's too far to the right, she will touch the Ellie Barrel and transform into Ellie. Once Dixie has successfully landed on this corner, she must jump over the barrel without touching it. From there, the entire level can be played without Ellie. Bypass the toboggan in Whiplash DashThe second toboggan in Whiplash Dash (the one under the Star Barrel) can be bypassed. This is possible to do with either Kong. As Dixie Kong, she can float over the first two Blast Barrels after the steel keg. When she is next to the third Blast Barrel (just next to a Buzz), she can jump and float over that and the Buzz as well. Once at the Star Barrel, she can simply jump over that and the toboggan. As Kiddy Kong, he will have to roll under the first two Blast Barrels, then jump, being careful not to touch the second Blast Barrel. Once next to the third Blast Barrel, Kiddy can jump over it, but touching the Buzz is unavoidable (therefore, having two Kongs is required). Next to the Star Barrel, either Kong can jump over that and the toboggan to bypass it. Enter The Lost World earlyThis glitch will only work in the English version; it was fixed in the Japanese version. Before attempting this glitch, the following must be done first:
Once that is taken care of, here are the steps to perform this glitch:
This glitch works because in the English version, when successfully entering the Lost World, K. Rool will stop appearing upon subsequent attempts to enter it until the game is turned off. Since the 35 DK Coin check only occurs if K. Rool appears, this means that it is possible to enter the Lost World regardless of how many DK Coins have been collected. In the Japanese version, K. Rool always appears whenever trying to enter the Lost World, so the 35 DK Coin check will always occur as well. This is how the glitch was fixed in the Japanese version. A similar variation of this glitch also works in K. Rool's Last Stand, but the first file needs 42 DK Coins and exactly 6 watches. Having more than 6 watches does not trigger the glitch. This variation was likewise fixed in the Japanese version. Jetty Jitters DemoIn the Game Boy Color version of Donkey Kong Land 3, the Jetty Jitters demo (when waiting during the title screen without pressing any buttons) is glitched; as soon as Kiddy hits Klasp, the demo becomes out of sync and Dixie starts to make seemingly random, strange movements until she hits a Kobble and dies. This demo does not desync in the original Game Boy version, due to the fact that the GBC has double speed mode (which affects the timing) while the GB does not. Kobble GlitchIn Total Rekoil and Liftshaft Lottery, some Kobbles are capable of walking through walls. Koin GlitchThis glitch works in any game where Koin appears, including this one. If Koin is far off the screen, a steel barrel can pass through it without Koin blocking it. This means that Kiddy or Dixie can throw a steel barrel, stand far away from Koin, wait until the steel barrel passes through him and ricochets off a wall, then get closer to Koin and watch as the steel barrel defeats Koin from the opposite side. K. Rool's Last Stand GlitchWhen beating K. Rool's Last Stand for the first time, a screen appears where K. Rool rants about being defeated, gives the Kongs six watches, and tells them to beat the time trial. If the game is turned off, or if Additionally, if Miller Instinct is perfectly playable here; the Kongs can enter the bonus levels, exit the level with If the save file was deleted on the file select screen prior to K. Rool entering the Lost World, the Kongs can move about the Northern Kremisphere map despite none of the levels being beaten yet. This makes it possible to play levels out of order without using the Lurchin GlitchIf a Lurchin is touching the surface of the water, it is possible to jump on it (and defeat it in the process) without taking damage. This can be seen in Ugly Ducting. Screen LagThis is a glitch that returns from Donkey Kong Land 2, although it is far less common. When falling down a long drop, the camera has a difficult time keeping up with Dixie or Kiddy. If either Kong is far enough off the bottom of the screen, the game mistakenly thinks they fell down a pit, and so a life will be lost. Unlike in Donkey Kong Land 2, however, instances of this happening are few and far between, but it is known to happen in a few places:
In the Game Boy Color version of this game (only released in Japan), lag is almost nonexistent, due to GBC's double speed mode, and there are no known places where this can cause a life to be lost. |
