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Part 8
Donkey Kong 64

Part 8

Complete Donkey Kong 64 Part 8 walkthrough, including how to get Golden Bananas for DK and Diddy, and the first mine cart race.

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Complete Donkey Kong 64 Part 8 walkthrough, including how to get Golden Bananas for DK and Diddy, and the first mine cart race.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the ledge, head to the start and use Bananaport #2 to reach the top. Enter Snide's HQ.
  2. 2
    Snide will take your blueprint and give you Golden Banana (5) for DK.
  3. 3
    Switch to Diddy Kong via a Tag Barrel.
  4. 4
    Squawks will inform you about 5 Golden Bananas available for Diddy in this area.
  5. 5
    Drop down to Funky's, then into the water. Press Z to go underwater.
  6. 6
    Find two seaweed patches under Bananaport #4, each hiding banana bunches (10).
  7. 7
    Collect three coins (3) near the corner by the vine.
  8. 8
    Surface and go to Bananaport #4. Head through the tunnel and take a right at the fork.
  9. 9
    Swing across the vines and defeat the Kasplat to get Blueprint (2).
  10. 10
    Collect six coins (6) and thirteen bananas (13) as you head to the end of the cave.
  11. 11
    Swing back across the vines and take the other path to Cranky's area. Enter the lab.
  12. 12
    Purchase Diddy's first potion, the Chimpy Charge, for three coins (3).
  13. 13
    Hold Z and press B to perform a headbutt, which activates switches.
  14. 14
    Go to the right side of the area and find a Diddy switch. Collect eighteen bananas (18) and slam the switch.
  15. 15
    A gate near Funky's armory will open for 60 seconds. Use Bananaport #4 to warp to the tunnel's start.
  16. 16
    Climb the vine to Funky's and get Golden Banana (1) for Diddy.
  17. 17
    Enter Funky's shop and purchase the Peanut Popguns for three coins (0).
  18. 18
    Exit the shop, swing across the vines, and take the barrel kannon to the third floor, collecting two coins (2).
  19. 19
    Head to the tower and run around it, collecting twenty-five bananas (25).
  20. 20
    Shoot the Peanut Switch near Bananaport #2 to create a spiraling path up the tower.
  21. 21
    Enter the tower before reaching the very top.
  22. 22
    Climb the boxes on the right to a tank.
  23. 23
    Enter first-person shooter mode and shoot the Peanut Switch across from you. This creates a thin board to your left leading to a barrel.
  24. 24
    Carefully walk across the board to the switch, collecting a coin (3). Slam the Diddy switch to make a Golden Banana appear at the top of the tower.
  25. 25
    Exit the tower and head up the path to the top to get Golden Banana (2) for Diddy.
  26. 26
    Bananaport #5 will appear automatically after collecting the banana.
  27. 27
    Shoot the balloon (35) hovering here.
  28. 28
    Drop down and head to Snide's HQ. Give him the blueprint for Golden Banana (3) for Diddy.
  29. 29
    Shoot the Peanut Switch again and head back inside the tower.
  30. 30
    Head forward and follow the river, collecting forty bananas (40).
  31. 31
    Collect a coin (4) on the coal pile by backflipping. Use the box in the coal pile to reach the top.
  32. 32
    Backflip to the tank and collect forty-five bananas (45).
  33. 33
    Head to the end of the river again and go through the passage near the coal pile.
  34. 34
    Shoot down the two Zingers.
  35. 35
    Chimpy Charge the gate straight ahead and kill the Klump inside with an orange.
  36. 36
    Grab the coin (5) behind the oil drum on the left.
  37. 37
    Chimpy Charge the LO switch to open a gate above and slow down the conveyer belts.
  38. 38
    Head out and slam the switch next to the other gate to open it.
  39. 39
    Use oranges to defeat the two Klumps.
  40. 40
    Head to the boxes and conveyer belt. Collect a coin (6) and fifty bananas (50).
  41. 41
    Shoot the balloon (60) hovering in this room.
  42. 42
    Carefully jump up the conveyer belts. If they turn yellow, Chimpy Charge the LO switch again. Avoid falling into the gap between the belts and the wall.
  43. 43
    At the end, jump into the box thing, head forward, and collect sixty-five bananas (65).
  44. 44
    Drop down into a mine cart.
  45. 45
    This is the first of three mine cart races. You need to collect 50 coins to win a Golden Banana.
  46. 46
    Hold the control stick up/down to speed up/slow down, press A to jump, and hold left/right to lean. Hitting obstacles costs three coins.
  47. 47
    Collect four coins (4) at the start.
  48. 48
    Jump over the Krash when he swings his club, collecting a coin (5) above.
  49. 49
    Collect another coin (6), then lean to get three more coins (9).
  50. 50
    Speed up down the slope, collecting coins (14) before the flame area. Slow down before the flames, then speed up.
  51. 51
    Collect coins (18) along the way.
  52. 52
    After the door opens, collect more coins before encountering another Krash (21).
  53. 53
    Your coin total should be (25) before seeing a Kaboom on a ledge. Slow down to let it explode, then speed up.
  54. 54
    Collect coins (28) and pull the lever on the right to take the path with the most coins (35).
  55. 55
    In the next room, slow down in front of the giant crocodile head, then speed up before its mouth closes. Collect coins (38) along the way.
  56. 56
    Speed through the crocodile, collecting coins (40).
  57. 57
    Slow down and speed up for the Kabooms, collecting coins (42) on the sides.
  58. 58
    After the third Kaboom, jump for a coin (43).
  59. 59
    Lean for two coins (45).
  60. 60
    Take a drop down and collect coins (55) through the tunnel. Continue collecting coins to account for any hits.
  61. 61
    Next are TNT barrels on carts. Slow down.
Tips
  • Use Bananaport #2 to quickly reach Snide's HQ.
  • The Chimpy Charge is essential for activating switches.
  • Be mindful of the 60-second time limit after slamming the Diddy switch near Funky's.
  • The Peanut Popguns allow you to shoot switches from a distance.
  • In the mine cart race, leaning is crucial for collecting coins and avoiding obstacles.
  • Slow down before flames and exploding Kabooms in the mine cart.

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