Mine Cart Carnage

Mine Cart Carnage is the seventh level in Donkey Kong Country, and the second level in the Monkey Mines area. Taking place down a mine shaft, it is the first level in the game where the Kongs must pilot a minecart, jumping over gaps and buffers on the old, rickety track. After the midway point, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong will also have to avoid Krashes, the cart-riding Kritters who charge at the monkeys, attempting to knock them off the track. One of those Krashes appears at the very end of the level, right before the exit, so the player must remain focused all the time.

Although it is encountered much earlier in the game, Mine Cart Carnage is often considered harder than Mine Cart Madness, the fifth level in the Kremkroc Industries, Inc.. This level is also longer than Mine Cart Madness, and it is also the longest in the game.