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How to activate the official cheat mode

• After selecting "NEW GAME," press ↓ five times while the "TWO Player Contest" screen is displayed to enter "Music Test" mode.
• Press ↓ five more times to display "Cheat Mode."
• Y, A, Select, A, ↓, ←, A, ↓ → 50 Lives
• B, A, →, →, A, ←, A, X → DK Barrels will no longer appear

Get all Krem Coins at once

Method:

1. In Stage 1-1, enter the first room and exit immediately without doing anything.
2. A short distance ahead, pick up the bunch of bananas near the green monster (Kremlin). Under no circumstances should you take two bananas at this point.
3. Then, return to the room and take the balloon.
4. Leave the room again and go back to grab the bunch of bananas. Under no circumstances should you take two bananas at this time.
5. There is a Krem Coin in the room; touching it will instantly grant you 75 coins.

Effect:
If
you meet the conditions, Krem Coins
that don’t normally appear will appear.

Hidden command to return to the map from an uncompleted stage

Method:

1. Press the [Start] button while on an uncompleted stage.
2. While paused, enter the following sequence:
   →Y　←A　↑B　↓X
   (Enter quickly, within about 2 seconds.)

Effect:

• The "Exit Stage" option, which is normally only available on cleared stages, becomes available even on uncompleted stages.
• If successful, the character-switch voice clip will play, the screen will fade to black, and you will return to the World Map.
• Any items collected—such as lives, bananas, banana coins, DK coins, and Krem coins—will be retained when you return to the map.
• If you have destroyed the mid-stage barrel, you can also resume from that point.

Note:
This
"Tips
" is not a bug but is believed to be an intentional debug command by the developer
, Rare
. It was discovered by an overseas
fan community in 2024 and officially confirmed after approximately 30 years.

Team Up for a Big Jump

How to enter:

1. Enter a team-up state (press the A button to lift one of the Kongs).
2. Perform a forward throw
   with the lifted character to slam them into an enemy. *Note: If you
   are too close to the enemy, the move will fail, so make sure to throw from a reasonable distance
   .
3. If you jump while the thrown character is returning, you will jump higher than usual.
4. Furthermore, if you throw the character upward while in that state, you can reach a height equivalent to a double jump.

Effect:

• You can jump significantly higher than with a normal jump.
• Depending on the stage layout, this can be used to reach high areas or shortcuts that would otherwise be inaccessible.
• This works not only with enemies but also with Animal Containers and the "Clapper" (ice seal).

Source:

wazap! – Team-Up Big Jump

7-1 Skip the Race with the Ice Seal

How to do it:

1. In the "7-1 Screech's Sprint" stage, you can skip the race by passing directly over the waiting "Screech."

Source:

"Screech Race" – A Cheat-Level Strategy @maruhigame

Rambi Double Jump

Input Method:
While

Rambi
is performing a Super Dash, jump and, while in the air, hold down the B button and press the directional pad in the opposite direction of travel
.
(If there is too long a delay between pressing the B button and inputting the opposite direction, you will fail. Simultaneous input is also acceptable.)

Effect:
This allows
you to jump again in midair—the so-called "double jump." If
you input the opposite direction briefly, it will behave as a forward double jump
.

Note:
You can also activate this by holding
down the B button after jumping and immediately turning around. While it can be used
like a long jump on certain terrain or ledges, its practical applications are limited.

Source:

wazap! – Double Jump in Rambi

Squitter Footing Generation

Input Method:

1. Perform this while transformed into the spider animal "Squitter (Squitter)."
2. Pressing the L or R button allows you to generate a platform, just like the A button.
3. Furthermore, pressing L and R simultaneously allows you to instantly create a platform right where you are.

Effect:

• You can use the L and R buttons to generate platforms, a function normally performed with the A button.
• Pressing L and R simultaneously allows you to place platforms instantly and at a faster rate than usual, enabling rapid, consecutive platform generation.

Note:

• Since the game design assigns this input to multiple buttons, this can be considered a "Tricks" feature.
• If timed correctly, you can place a platform immediately after jumping to ascend continuously.

Source:

wazap! – Spider Animal

Transparent Object Retention Bug

There are various ways to make it appear as though you are holding a barrel even when you aren’t.

1-2 Mainbrace Mayhem

If performed with the Beetle early in the game, a Warp Barrel is summoned, resulting in an instant stage clear (also used in RTA runs)

How to trigger:

1. Find a location where two Beetles (carryable bugs) or one Beetle and one Cruncher (muscular crocodile) are present at the same time.
2. Pick up one Beetle, and just before throwing it at the other Beetle or the Cruncher
   ,
   release the Y button to throw it, then immediately press the Y button again.
3. When the thrown Beetle hits an enemy, Dixie will perform a slight bounce-back animation.
4. At the same time, you will be in the act of catching the Beetle that should have hit the enemy.
5. If you hold down the Y button and hit an enemy again while in this state, the enemy will be defeated, but Dixie will be frozen in the motion of holding the Beetle.

Effect:

• Dixie enters a state where she is "holding a transparent Beetle."
• Her attack animations and jumping behavior become unnatural, and in some stages, she may become uncontrollable.
• This is essentially a glitch where the Beetle is "held while invisible," leaving only the throw detection active.

Source:

"Donkey Kong Country 2: Dixie & Diddy" Walkthrough

3-5 Piranha Disappearance on the Sinking Ship

How to trigger:

1. Set the game mode to "Two Player Team" and start the game.
2. Before entering the "Sinking Shipwreck" course, make sure you have both characters (Diddy and Dixie) on the team.
3. Stand at the far right of the starting platform, and just before you fall, hold ↓ (Crouch) and drop into the water.
4. Continue falling underwater while crouching, and release ↓ the moment your character disappears off-screen.
5. Immediately afterward, you will be bitten by a piranha enemy; if a character switch occurs and the screen freezes at that moment, you have succeeded.

Effect:

• If successful, the piranha enemies will disappear, and you will be able to swim freely underwater.
• As a result, you can obtain DK Coins without needing to collect the Invincibility Barrel.
• In this state, you won’t take damage from enemies and can safely progress through the stage.

Notes:

• Be careful: enemies will respawn if you enter a bonus stage, die, or return to the starting point.
• The timing of the steps is very precise, so the success rate is low until you get used to it.

Source:

wazap! – Easy Guide to the Sinking Ship!