Clam City

Level
Clam City
Level code	3 - 6 (SNES & GBC) 3 - 5 (GBA)
World	Vine Valley
Game	Donkey Kong Country
Music track	Aquatic Ambiance
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Clam City is the sixteenth level of Donkey Kong Country as well as the sixth and final level of the Vine Valley, though in the Game Boy Advance version, it is instead the fifteenth level of the game and the fifth level of Vine Valley, due to Temple Tempest becoming the final level. Clam City is the second underwater level, but unlike Coral Capers, it takes place in a sea rather than a lakebed. Clambos are the main enemy, and they spit out pearls at Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. Enguarde can be freed from his animal crate in the level, by passing through a coral wall west of the first DK Barrel. Like other underwater levels, Clam City does not have any Bonus Levels, and is the third level to not have any.

Layout

Clam City's appearance in the Game Boy Color version, top, and the Game Boy Advance version, bottom

At the beginning of the level, the Kongs swim into an area that progressively becomes wider as they move forward. They can find a Clambo at the bottom corner of the area under a thin passage leading upwards. This passage takes them into another wide area, where the first DK Barrel in the level is located. Another passage leading to the south branches off of this area. As the heroes swim through it, they come past a Bitesize and a Clambo shooting pearls at them. A small channel under a coral wall is at the bottom of this passage. An area full of Bitesizes is on the other side of the passage, containing a small alcove with the letter O in it. After traveling into a slightly smaller area at the end of here, the Kongs come up to a Clambo, who shoots two pearls at once. Another passage is to the north of it. The passage becomes wider after the primates swim slightly higher, giving them more space to avoid the pearls of the many Clambos found throughout it. At the top of the wide passage, they can find a DK Barrel in a small alcove and another thin channel with a large area full of Chomps Jr. enemies after it. A passage at the other side of this area includes an alcove with the level's Continue Barrel in it. A group of bananas forming into an arrow shape stand below the barrel.

The Kongs can find a wide pathway facing north ahead of here. A Clambo shoots pearls from the center of it. Another Clambo sits on a coral structure at the top of the area, shooting three pearls at once. Once the primates swim over it, they can find a pathway facing south, holding a lone Clambos in a small alcove. A smaller passage at the bottom of this area leads past a DK Barrel and into a wide passage leading to the north. As the Kongs progress through it, they come up to five Chomps enemies and then the letter N, located at the top of the area in a corner. A tight channel leading into another open area is to the right of here with another Clambo in it. The enemy, who guards a Winky Token, shoots several pearls at once. If the duo manages to dodge the pearl projectiles, they can access a section full of many Croctopuses. At this point, they can find a sign that indicates that the level is almost complete. Once they pass the octopus-like foes, they move through another short channel and enter a square-shaped area containing a Clambo on a coral structure with the letter G under it. An exit sign stands on the opposite side of the enemies, pointing to the exit.

After going through the exit, the Kongs can fight Queen B. at Bumble B. Rumble. In the Game Boy Advance remake, finishing the level unlocks Cranky's Cabin, Candy's Dance Studio, and the level Temple Tempest.

Enemies

The following enemies appear, in the following quantities:

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  Bitesize (7)

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  Clambo (8)

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  Chomps (6)

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  Chomps Jr. (6)

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  Croctopus^a

^a - Only two Croctopuses appear in the Game Boy Color version.

Items and objects

The Winky Token is guarded by a Clambo, shortly after the letter N

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  Banana (54)

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  DK Barrel (3)

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  Winky Token

K-O-N-G Letters

The location of the letter O

• K: Left of the first DK Barrel, the Kongs can swim through the coral reefs to go in a hidden area with both the Enguarde Box and letter K.
• O: Shortly after the first DK Barrel, the Kongs must swim through a wide area with some Bitesizes. The letter O is in a small alcove at the top of the area.
• N: From the second DK Barrel, the Kongs must swim up a path with many Chomps. The letter N is at the top-left corner after the Chomps.
• G: Right before the exit is a Clambo atop some coral reefs. The letter G is under the structure in a narrow passage.

Key items

• Photograph (Game Boy Advance version): Shortly after the letter O, the Kongs must go up and approach a Clambo in an alcove to the left. They must swim behind it to enter a hidden area with a photograph. The photograph depicts a Clambo on the second page of the scrapbook.

Gallery

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  The Kongs meet the first Clambo in the level

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  The location of the letter K

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  The Kongs approach the level's Continue Barrel]]

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  The location of the letter N

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  The location of the letter G

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  The characters swim around several Bitesizes

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  The Kongs swim in an area full of Chomps Jrs

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  The location of the letter K in the Game Boy Color version

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  The characters are surrounded by several Chomps Jrs. in the Game Boy Advance version

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  The location of the photograph in the Game Boy Advance version

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	クランボーの海[?] Kuranbō no umi	Clambo's Sea
French	Cité des Clams (SNES) Cité Clap (GBC)[?]	Clam City Clap City
German	Markt Austern (SNES) Muschel-Mania (GBC/GBA)[?]	Market (Town) Oysters (SNES) Clam Mania (GBC/GBA)
Italian	Squali affamati[?]	Hungry sharks
Spanish	Ciudad Almeja[?]	Clam City