List of extras in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: Difference between revisions

By completing certain tasks in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', such as collecting [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Pieces]] or defeating bosses, players can unlock optional content, which includes images, music and diormas accessible in their dedicated galleries. Players can find these in the "EXTRAS" section of the menu, after unlocking them. The images are artworks and sketches that show ideas proposed during the development of the game. The music gallery contains part of the game's soundtrack selection, which can be played and listened anytime from there. Dioramas and figurines are three-dimensional models of still characters and environments that can be rotated and zoomed in or out.

Many concept artworks depicting used and unused ideas are available in the game, and can be gradually unlocked in the Image Gallery by collecting [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Pieces]]. Certain images, however, are only unlocked after beating the game on [[Hard Mode]], and are the sole reward for completing this task. The Image Gallery consists of eight sub-galleries, each entirely dedicated to a world of the game, except for the seventh and eighth sub-galleries which house general concepts. Unlike in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', images are not given titles.

The following table lists every concept artwork found in the game, as well as a description and the condition to unlock it. The color assigned to an image indicates to what extent the idea or ideas depicted in the image were used for the final game: <span style="color:green">'''green'''</span> for ideas used entirely, <span style="color:#DAA520">'''yellow'''</span> for ideas used partially, and <span style="color:red">'''red'''</span> for completely unused ideas.

| style="background:#FBFF83" |A mangrove wetland with Donkey Kong in the frontground and several flamingos resting on a mangrove shrub nearby. Ship wreckage appears to be tangled into mangroves.

| style="background:#FBFF83" |Donkey Kong is shown riding a Mine Cart during a rain, jumping from one log of wood to another, the logs being carried by a water slide. This most probably stands as the concept for [[Sawmill Thrill]].

| style="background:#FF8383" |Concept for a wheel with beavers, which did not made the cut. Nothing else appears in the artwork. These beavers do not seem to be [[Gnawty|Gnawties]], a beaver species present in other ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' games.

| style="background:#FF8383" |An African-looking landscape with a river flowing in the middle, flanked by baobabs and acacias. A path rises and ends abruptly at the edge of the river bed, but continues slightly downhill on the other side. The left side of the river seems to belong to a savannah, while the territory on the right resembles more of a desert, due to the smoother terrain. Two upright crocodiles, purported enemies, are seen in the river, and a series of small elephants rest along the desert path. These elements do not appear in the game.

| style="background:#FF8383" |In the first half of the image, Donkey Kong is shown standing on a cliff, closely surrounded by a group of {{wp|Kiwi}}-like birds. In the second half, DK uses one of these birds to carefully float down a bramble ravine.

| style="background:#DAF7A6" |Donkey Kong carefully stepping into the sea. Sea life, including schools of tropical fish and forests of seaweed, appear underwater. A few small islands can be seen towards the horizon on a clear sky.

| style="background:#DAF7A6" |View from inside an underwater grotto with abounding flora and fauna. Several lightbeams propagate into the water through an aperture at the surface.

| style="background:#FF8383" |DK using a plug to uncover the ruins of a submerged city. The city is based on ancient Roman architecture and consists of two temples and a dome. A mechanism of gigantic gears help these constructions rise above the water. The buildings are populated by corals, clams and seaweed. A hill landscape can be seen behind the city ruins.

| style="background:#FF8383" |Side view of Donkey Kong platforming in and above water; none of the concepts present in the image, aside from swimming, are used in the game. Firstly, DK is pushed out of the water by a springing eel, above a few seagulls and a giant rock pillar with a spiky top. Back underwater, there are several krill clouds followed by a dense kelp area. DK is seen again swimming towards a dragnet, carried by a Viking ship. It is stated through notes in the picture that the dragnet is risen and lowered by the ship and that it should be avoided, but there is nothing to specify how the krill clouds or the kelp forest would have affected gameplay.

| style="background:#FBFF83" |Another sketch capturing the jungle factory setting. Multiple pigs are seen working to process giant fruit coming on wooden gutters. Their actions include powering mills, pushing fruit forward, and cutting them. The pig at the top left corner, who maneuvres a saw with a lever, appears to be harassed by a [[Hootz]]. The artwork is cropped from a [[Media:Jay-epperson-dkc-tf-jj-03.jpg|larger image]].

| style="background:#FF8383" |Donkey Kong traveling on a slice of fruit along a large juice slide. A barrier with lights is placed ahead of him, and a sign in the background urges him to jump over the barrier. This concept is not used in any levels of the game.

| style="background:#DAF7A6" |Side view of Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong standing on an icy platform near a Snowmad outpost. They look down upon a [[Waldough]] standing on the snowy shore. A few wooden posts and a frame draped by a Viking veil, as well as some straggly studs acting as fence, mark the area. Several Snowmad chalets, similar to the ones found in [[Bright Savannah]], are built atop brick towers behind the Waldough. The shore stretches towards the horizon and blurs slightly under the dark clouds, as a snow storm with windy weather prevails in the scene, maintaining a glacial atmosphere, along with palm trees and ridges that are burdened by snow. A few chunks of ice float in the sea nearby.

| align="center" style="background:#DAF7A6" |Collectin' all Puzzle Pieces in [[Homecoming Hijinxs]]

| style="background:#DAF7A6" |Top view of a Snowmad fortress, resembling many other fortresses that are the hallmark of Donkey Kong Island during the Snowmad invasion. At its base lies a totem-like bird figure, with a candle inside its "mouth" to serve as a lamp. This element is also one of the Snowmad hallmarks.

| style="background:#FF8383" |Sketch proposal for a level mechanic, depicting Donkey Kong using either a cookpot or a shield to slide down a [[Cliff]] slope. These would have possibly functioned like [[Cart|Mine Carts]], but the concept was not carried over in the game itself.

| style="background:#FBFF83" |Concepts for several walrus warriors, showing crude, Viking flair. [[Waldough]]s and their relatives from the game are close to what the artwork depicts, but the names in the drawing are not used for any characters existing in the game itself. The sketch introduces the following: "Sven the Fisheater", a character wielding a quiver of fish on his back and a possible precursor of [[Chum Chucker Charlie]]; "Olaf the Forgetful", a pelt-clad enemy in a ship-like vehicle, with no obvious equivalent in the actual game; "Lars the Immovable", an armored walrus and an early version of [[Walbrick]]; and "Krob the Konqueror", an enemy wearing a bib around its neck and wielding a spear with a crab on its head.

| style="background:#FF8383" |Simple artwork of a snowball fight, proposed as a bonus challenge in the game. It depicts Donkey Kong on one side preparing to toss a snowball at some Snowmads taking cover in a fortress on the other side, responding with snowball counterattacks. The concept of a snowball fight is not used in the game, although the [[Media:DKIslandDiorama.jpg|Donkey Kong Island diorama]] has Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong engaged in a snowball battle with some Snowmads.

| style="background:#FBFF83" |Various species from [[Autumn Heights]]: a [[Cheesy Chester]], a [[goat]], and a [[Schnautzel]]. A skunk-like being and some bees swarming over a bale of hay are also seen among the previous, though they are inexistent in the game itself.

| style="background:#DAF7A6" |Various species from [[Juicy Jungle]]: a [[Bouncelisk]], a [[Buzzy]], a [[Bucky (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|Bucky]], a [[Chompasaurus]], and a [[Toucan't]], respectively.

| style="background:#FBFF83" |Various [[Snowmad]] warriors. Aside from the owl enemy with a horned helmet and a bushy moustache, located between the [[Hootz]] and the [[Hot Hootz]] on the first row, all other characters portrayed in the artwork appear in some form in the game. Notable differences from their final designs are seen on the [[Tuffton]], [[Blue Hootz]], [[Waldough]], and [[Walnut]]. The Tuffton wears a much tighter helmet with horns, in addition to sporting a different outfit and look from that of the [[Puffton]], its relative. The Blue Hootz appears to have larger wings and a more spacious, hornless helmet. The Waldough displays a blue snowflake symbol over its belly, which is absent during the game. Lastly, the Walnut has a different color &ndash; indigo instead of beige.

| style="background:#FBFF83" |Three versions of an illustration with Donkey Kong crossing some grassy, floating islands above the clouds and the ocean, in an ethereal setting reminiscent of [[Secret Seclusion]]. Rocks and stones around the paysage are curved, sleek-looking, and are carved with ancient runes.

| style="background:#FF8383" |The "secret moon world", a foreign world in which Donkey Kong can be seen jumping a gap between several rugged platforms. The surface of the moon world is chipped by numerous fault mountains and craters, similar to the real world {{wp|Moon}}, and some levitating platforms can be seen in the background. No atmosphere is present in this moon world, making stars and a much closer celestial object visible in the sky. The image comes with sketches of the overall look of the moon world and its corresponding level node on the map (a fuming meteor crashed into a crater). This concept, or the concept of a level taking place outside Donkey Kong's planet, is not used in the game.

| style="background:#DAF7A6" |Two pictures: one of the monkey statue on [[Secret Seclusion]] (along with an arrow to indicate rotation), and the other an unfinished artwork of the entire Secret Seclusion world as it could be seen on the map. Apart from the statue's island being considerably larger, the artwork is faithful to its final version for including three smaller islands surrounding the island in the middle, each being a level themed around levitating platforms, [[Cart|Mine Cart]]/[[Rocket Barrel]] rides, and crashed planes, respectively.

| style="background:#FF8383" |Donkey Kong in an enchanted forest, where trees are sinister and branch into what resemble hands with claws. The path behind DK is engulfed in light coming through the canopy, while the area beyond is dark and gloomy. Several colorful spirits rise from a pit, and two figures can be seen in the tree branches above, lurking in the shadows.

| style="background:#FF8383" |A grim swampland, over which Donkey Kong is seen gliding with a puffy plant. The place is teeming with odd vegetation and pungent waters, imbuing the place with greenish thick fumes. An obscured sign on the right, showing a dead rodent, suggests the waters are toxic. A crammed stilt village is built over the swampland, in which houses are made out of tin and wood and show signs of rust and negligence. A light signal is placed on a wire between the rooftops, suggesting the village is also a canal for navigation.

| style="background:#FBFF83" |An early look of Punch Bowl, the boss level of [[Juicy Jungle]]. DK drops onto an arena where a large polar bear, [[Bashmaster]], awaits him to fight, holding an ice block with an [[Heart (item)|item]] inside. The battle arena is a frozen slice of fruit floating in the middle of an orange juice pond, and is tilted under Bashmaster's weight. It is surrounded by tiered floors crowded by penguins, which attend at the battle and throw ice blocks on the arena.

In the game, Bashmaster is battled as the fifth boss in a similar setting, although with differences from the concept artwork. In the final version, the arena itself is a simple chunk of ice floating on a purple pond. The surrounding spectators are indeed penguins – [[Tucks]]es – but they do not help Bashmaster fight in any way, as he produces ice blocks himself.

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|name4=DKCTF Rodent Ruckus

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|name4=DKCTF SavannahPop

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|name3=DKCTF IrateEight

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|name4=DKCTF AquaticAmbianceReturns

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|name1=DKCTF SwingJuice

|pipe1=Swing Juice

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|name1=DKCTF SnowmadsTheme

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|name3=DKCTF FreezieBreezie

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