Part 31

Detailed walkthrough for Part 31 of Donkey Kong Country, covering levels 7-3 'Handy Hazards' and 7-4 'Gear Getaway'. Find all puzzle pieces and collectibles.

This guide covers Part 31 of Donkey Kong Country, detailing the levels 7-3 "Handy Hazards" and 7-4 "Gear Getaway". We'll help you find all the puzzle pieces and collectibles in these challenging stages.

Walkthrough: Handy Hazards (7-3)

1. The first puzzle piece is visible at the start. Go right to a broken fist above a tilted blue platform. Jump left from it when the bottom fist rises, then cross platforms to the left.
2. Continue right along the platforms. Jump on the second fist; it will take you to a barrel cannon. Enter it for a bonus area.
3. Return to the tilted platform area. The K is below and to the right. Jump down to it when the bottom fists are lowered.
4. To cross the waving hand, jump over the middle just before it sweeps across the fire.
5. After the first barrel cannon section, another puzzle piece is above. Continue right to a set of moving barrel cannons. Fire left from the rightmost barrel's trajectory to land on a platform. Jump left to get the puzzle piece.
6. After jumping over a wall using blocks from the background, jump left. Continue left over moving platforms to find a puzzle piece.
7. The O is found by jumping right off the top of the wall.
8. The N is over a gap between two fists ahead. Simply jump across to get it.
9. Once you have the N, let the top left fist descend. Jump on it, then right when the fists punch together. A puzzle piece is on a platform to your right.
10. In the next section, jump left off the second block to reach an overhead puzzle piece.
11. Ahead, you'll find an area with four block hands and four banana coins. Collect all banana coins to make a puzzle piece appear in the center.
12. In the next barrel cannon section, fire down onto the platform to get the G.
13. At the end of this section, the hands will play a shell game with the barrel cannons. If you forget which barrel you are in, the Kongs will peek out.

Walkthrough: Gear Getaway (7-4)

1. At the start, grab the DK barrel on your right and bring it to the left wall. Throw it at the target to open a passage with a puzzle piece.
2. Roll-jump right out of the passage and hit the second hanging lamp. Touching it reveals a puzzle piece.
3. Immediately to the right are moving pistons. Between the second and third pistons, a barrel cannon is at the bottom. Enter it for a bonus area.
4. At the end of the bonus area, jump into the rocket barrel. Time your blastoff to avoid the pistons on the right.
5. Collect all bananas in the first trail to reveal a puzzle piece along the path.
6. After navigating between gears, you'll reach an area with many bananas. Stay near the top to find the K at the end.
7. After the next set of pistons, fly between two gears. A puzzle piece follows the top gear; go up to grab it.
8. Further right, there's a life balloon at the top and a banana trail at the bottom. Fly through the next pistons, veering to the top to grab the O.
9. Between the next pistons is a banana trail with a puzzle piece at its end. Fly through to collect it.
10. Collect all bananas near the pistons in the next area to reveal a life balloon under the next gear.
11. Ahead is another banana trail. Collect them all, and a puzzle piece will appear at the bottom of the passageway.