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.