Tanked Up Trouble

Tanked Up Trouble is the twenty-ninth level of the Super Nintendo, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance game, Donkey Kong Country. It is also the first level in the Chimp Caverns area.

Like in Trick Track Trek, the Kongs must stay on a moving platform to navigate through this walkway level, avoiding Neckies and Zingers. However, this particular platform has a very small fuel supply, so the Kongs must collect Fuel Barrels along the journey. Failure to do so will result in the platform breaking down and falling down the shaft, making the Kongs either stuck or falling down with it. The fuel supply on the platform is shown by five lights, as five green lights means its full while one flashing red light means its fuel supply is close to becoming empty. Towards the end of the level the platform uses up fuel faster.

Level Layout
At the start of the level, the Kongs will have to walk up a slanted pathway and cross a few small gaps to reach a dark platform. It will begin to move once it is touched. Farther on, the group will hit into a Fuel Barrel, which will refuel the platform. After that, the platform will make a few sharp turns to reach another Fuel Barrel. The monkeys will have to bounce on a Necky to get it. Continuing through the level, the monkeys will come up to the next Fuel Barrel as their platform makes a 90 degree turn, and then another one above a falling, black platform. They should quickly jump on this other platform and quickly jump up to grab the barrel at this point. Soon, the main platform will gain speed, and come upon another Fuel Barrel above a Kritter. The Kongs should defeat the foe and ride on through the level, finding the next Fuel Barrel between two more falling platforms. Eventually, the group will ride upwards and spot the next Fuel Barrel to the left above another Kritter. It must be hit at all cost. As the platform travels down several twists and turns, the heroes will need to bounce off of a Necky and land on a platform. After that, they should hop over to grab another Fuel Barrel above a Necky, then land back on their moving platform. It will begin to slow down as the heroes notice the next Fuel Barrel over their heads. To get it, they will have to jump into a hidden barrel below it and blast into it. Once the platform makes a stop, the group will need to quickly hop off of it and head over a few Kritter-infested platforms to find the level's Star Barrel.

Now halfway through the level, the monkeys will need to climb aboard the next fuel-powered platform. To get the first Fuel Barrel in its path, they will have to bounce on a lone tire, strangely floating in mid-air. Afterwards, the group will find the next barrel near a sharp turn around a few Neckies and tires. As they platform winds downwards after that, the Kongs will have to jump on a tire and push off to hit the next Fuel Barrel over a Zinger. This must be done again to get the next Fuel Barrel. Farther on, the platform will make it to a tire being circled by a Zinger. They should try to get on the tire, and then bounce to the high-up Fuel Barrel. After this is done, the monkeys will see a small set of scaffolds above them. They should jump up to this area, still around the platform, and push a tire over the pathway. At the edge of it, they will need to bounce off of the tire and hit into a Fuel Barrel located high into the air. When this is done, the monkeys will come up to a barrel. If they get into it, they will be shot up to the next Fuel Barrel. Continuing through the level, the group will find the letter N on the track and then have to hop between two Zingers to claim the next fuel-granting barrel. After this, the platform will being to run out of fuel as it travels along a longer path than before, with no Fuel Barrels. At this time, the monkeys will have to hop over a few Zingers. After a jumping over group of two Zingers, the apes will find a Fuel Barrel, though it barely fill up the platform's tank at all. They should quickly hurry to the next platform, located between two more Zingers. They will have to jump between this Zingers to grab it. The tank will still not fill up as much at this point, so the monkeys will have to find more Fuel Barrels as they ride to avoid falling through the vast area. The next two Fuel Barrels will be near each other, though the Kongs will have to jump over two Zingers to get them safely. Soon after that, the almost empty platform will wind its way to another Zinger, who the heroes will need to jump around to grab the next Fuel Barrel. Luckily, this barrel will fill up the whole tank. After hopping in and out of a group of Zingers, Donkey and Diddy will find their platform moving faster than before. This will cause the newly obtained fuel to run out faster. The platform will run into the next Fuel Barrel as it races over the track. It will then lose speed as it goes under three dangerous Zingers. They animals will have to jump over these villainous wasps to survive. After this, the platform will make it to a stop, where the heroes will have to jump off of it and make it onto some safe scaffolds. They should then walk down the pathway dodging a few Gnawties. After jumping along a few small platforms, they will find the level's exit.

Bonus Level(s)

 * To find the first Bonus Level, the heroes will have to ride their platform at the beginning of the level until the platform makes it first 90 degree turn. When this happens, they should roll or cartwheel under the platform and fall below it to land in a hidden barrel. The barrel will send the monkeys to a Bonus Level, where they will need to watch as an Extra Life Balloon moves around four barrels. Once the balloon stops, it will disappear. So, the Kongs will then have to choose which barrel they think it stopped on. If they choose correctly, they will be awarded with the balloon. Afterwards, they will re-enter the main level.