Muncher Marathon

Muncher Marathon is the thirty-sixth level in Donkey Kong Country Returns, as well as the eighth level in the Forest world.

This level begins as any other level. However, after the player breaks a log, Munchers come out of their eggs and begin to chase them. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must run through the whole level, avoiding the enemies and the Munchers behind. If they get caught by the Munchers, the Kongs instantly lose a life. After the Kongs pass the Tutorial Pig, they need to start moving upward to reach the Slot Machine Barrel using barrel cannons, while the spiders chase them from below. Enemies found in this level are Skittlers, Frogoons, and Hopgoons.

In the Time Attack mode of the game, a time of 1:32:00 is needed to get a gold medal, a time of 1:34:00 for silver, and a time of 1:51:00 for bronze.

Overview
The level begins with a straight pathway leading through a strange tree trunk. A red, metal wall stands in the Kongs' way here, but they can break through it with a roll or cartwheel move. Two walls that occasionally fall downwards, possibly smashing the Kongs, are placed after a nearby Hopgoon. The heroes must travel under them when they rise again to access an area with the first DK Barrel and another Hopgoon next to it. There are some bouncy spider eggs piled up nearby. Donkey and Diddy can bounce on them to reach a passage between two wooden walls. Two cork-like objects block their path here, and once they get rid of them, the spiders in the previous spider eggs hatch and begin to chase the group.