Frantic Factory

Frantic Factory is the third level of Donkey Kong 64. It is a rogue toy manufacturing factory in which Chunky Kong is held captive. The Kongs can access the level's lobby after unlocking the second padlock of K. Lumsy's cage. The level requires 15 Golden Bananas to enter, and the boss is Mad Jack. There is one room with a playable Donkey Kong arcade cabinet, and by completing it, the Kongs win the Nintendo Coin.

Areas

 * The Lobby: The main entrance to Frantic Factory. It has a red rug with K. Rool's head, two tables with Bananaport Pads #1 and #2 adjacent to one another, and an employee card punch-in station. Above it is a time clock which reads "Krem Co". Two Robokremlings patrol the entrance. Bananaport Pad #1 leads to the Storage Room and Bananaport Pad #2 leads to the R&D room. Bananaport Pad #3 leads to a room with Snide's HQ, which can be accessed from the Testing room.


 * Storage Room: It is a floor beneath the Lobby. This is where Chunky is imprisoned at, and the room also has a power shack controlling a giant machine in the Production Room (only accessible from the R&B). DK can pull a lever to access the shack. Both Candy's Music Shop and Cranky's Lab are on this floor. There is also a room behind a Chunky gate with a dirt pile, and a Barrel Cannon challenge that unlocks the Donkey Kong arcade game. The 1 pad is located here, which leads back to the lobby.


 * Testing Department: This room is located near the top of Frantic Factory: it is a very tall room with massive stacked toy blocks in the center. Diddy can Simian Spring on the blocks to find a Golden Banana on the top. At the top are windows, where the Moon can be seen from. Funky's Store is on this floor. There is a minigame where DK has to Simian Slam up to number sixteen in order, and a dart game for Tiny. Chunky's Kasplat is located here. Accessible from the Storage Room or pad 5, there is a room with the Donkey Kong arcade machine and an empty room behind a Chunky gate with the sole Stash Snatch bonus barrel in the game.


 * Production Room: The largest room of Frantic Factory, the Production Room can be climbed by the Kongs. There are various paths on the way to the top, both 4 pads, Diddy and Donkey's Kasplats, and four golden bananas at the top in various areas, and the interior contains one of Donkey Kong's golden bananas and one of Lanky's balloons.


 * R&D: Located at the top of the factory, this is the research and development division appearing on the top level. It surrounds the higher part of the Testing area. It is a large area, with many rooms. Each Kong faces a challenge here: Donkey must go down to the power shack in the Storage Room to turn on the machine. Lanky has to copy the burping Kremlings by Simian Slamming the appropriate notes on a six-key colored piano, Tiny has her first race with the Mini-Car, Diddy does the number challenge round, and Chunky fights the Toy Monster mini-boss. Small pits with metal grates circle the area. The 2 pad is located here, which leads back to the lobby. Lanky's Kasplat is located here.

Enemies

 * Block
 * Kasplat
 * Kritter
 * Mechanical Zinger
 * Mr. Dice
 * Robokremling
 * Sir Domino
 * Super Block
 * Toy Monster (Stage Mini-Boss)
 * Mad Jack (Stage Boss)

Trivia

 * This is the only level that contains a Barrel Cannon course that does not have a unique music track.
 * A clock in the room across from the starting point is labeled "Krem Co.", a name which also appears on the factory in Mekanos where KAOS is fought in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!