Lakeside Limbo

Lakeside Limbo is the first level of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, and is located in Lake Orangatanga.

This level takes place on a series of boardwalks. There are a few Sneeks and Kobbles throughout, as well as a Booty Bird, though they shouldn't give the Kongs much trouble. Koin is out in the open and easy to defeat. The player can ride Ellie in the later half of the level.

J-1: LAKESIDE LIMBO

Type: Boardwalk

Difficulty: */10

Kremlings: Booty Bird, Kobble, Sneek

Animal Buddies: Ellie

--- As you might have expected, the first stage of the game is basically a cake- walk. In addition to introducing you to some of the basic fundamentals of the game, Lakeside Limbo also a haven for extra lives and Bear Coins. If you desperately need items later in your adventure, trek back here for some easy loot. I mean, are you seriously using a walkthrough for this stage because you are stuck? Of course not! (And if you are, seek out your receipt for the game and march back into your gaming retailer immediately, returning your copy and claiming that you fail at video games and life itself.)

When you begin the stage, switch to Kiddy. Use your Team Toss to toss Dixie onto the roof's overhead. You'll find one Red Balloon on each of these roof- tops. Hop down. Defeat the Sneeks and grab the letter K if you wish. Grab the Barrel and use it to knock out the other Sneeks. Defeat the Kobble past the first DK Barrel, then switch back to Dixie. Toss Kiddy onto the crack in the boardwalk, then fall through to enter the game's first Bonus Area.

BONUS AREA 1: COLLECT 50 STARS This first Bonus Area is incredibly simple, even for newcomers. Each of the Stars are all in one area, and can all be picked up with just a few jumps. Get the ones on the rope first, however. (To drop from the rope, hold Down + A.) When all the stars are collected the Bonus Coin will appear on the right ledge. If you fail, however, it is a good sign that you should probably just give up now and return the game.

DK COIN: When you emerge from the Bonus Barrel, head right and drop below the rope, where you'll find Koin. A replenishing Steel Keg will appear to the right of him. Grab it, and throw it over Koin's head so that it bounces off the wall behind him and smacks him in the back. Good job. You've just collected your first DK Coin. Only 64 more to go. Woot.

Continue to your right and use the horizontal rope to pass over the two Kob- bles. Take out the Sneeks under the hut, and have Kiddy toss Dixie onto the roof once again. Atop this roof, you will find two Bear Coins in addition to another Red Balloon. Drop down, and tag the Continue Barrel in case you are pathetic enough to die here. Jump into the water and claim the Banana Bunch, while briefly getting accustomed to swimming controls. Jump onto the next boardwalk. Dive down into the water beneath the letter N, and swim to your right, beneath the docks. Eventually you will swim near a Bonus Barrel, but do not jump into it just yet. Swim between the pylons beyond it and you will find an invisible Green Balloon if you leap into the air, in addition to two Bear Coins at the bottom. Now return to the Bonus Barrel.

BONUS AREA 2: GRAB 15 BANANAS This Bonus Area consists of simply a horizontal rope. Green Bananas will ap- pear one at a time in random locations, on the ground or below the rope. You will have 30 seconds to collect the Bananas, which is reasonable enough. The Bonus Coin will appear in the bottom-right corner of the room.

When you exit the Bonus Area, you will land atop a Kobble back on the board- walk. Continue to your right, and you'll find the game's first Animal Crate. Break it open to release Ellie the Elephant! Hop on Ellie, and move on. You will come across a Booty Bird, with a Barrel underneath. Pick up the Barrel by pressing A and smack Booty Bird with it to uncover the letter G. Grab the next Barrel to knock out the next few enemies in your way. Eventually, you will come across the No Ellie Sign. Pass it while riding on Ellie, and she will turn into a Bear Coin.

Once you regain control of your Kongs, head back a bit to the ledge to the left of the No Animal Sign. Have Kiddy leap and hurl Dixie up/left, and you should find a Blue Balloon, worth three lives! Now, simply continue toward the end of the stage where the flag is. And if you aren't in a hurry, throw Dixie atop the roof past the flag for another Bear Coin and a Banana Bunch.