Level
Balloon Barrage
Level code	4-3
World	Big Ape City
Game	Donkey Kong Land
Music track	Construction Site
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Balloon Barrage^[1] is the twenty-sixth level inDonkey Kong Land and the third level ofBig Ape City. It takes place in a construction site within the city, andDonkey Kong andDiddy Kong must walk on girders and atop buildings to the other side. The level is filled with various traps and obstacles, includingtires,barrels, andchains. Sometime during the level, the Kongs can throw aSteel Keg at the wall and jump on it, useful for crossing a slope in the level.

Although called "Balloon Barrage", the level features no balloons, except for aLife Balloon in a bonus stage. However, another level, known as "Construction Site Fight", is filled with many balloons. Just as the name "Balloon Barrage" would fit better with the other level, Construction Site Fight, "Construction Site Fight" would be best named as "Balloon Barrage". Therefore, it is very likely that a mistake in the game's manual was made, switching the levels' names by accident. This mistake was not addressed in the digital manual for the3DSVirtual Console version.

Layout[edit]

From the start of the level, the Kongs must jump into a nearby barrel and shoot to a high ledge. There, they will have to continue east and cling onto some chains. After they get over the large abyss below with these hooks, the heroes should hop into a barrel and shoot to a small area with a tire. Bouncing off of this tire will take them to a high ledge. Once up the ledge, they must drop down a smaller ledge and throw aSteel Keg to defeat all the enemies down the path. When the Kongs continue through the level, they will need to grab onto a chain, jumping off to collect the letter O. Back on the ground, they should walk a little farther to encounter a barrel. It will blast them to an area with another barrel. This barrel will shoot them to the following barrel, which will then blast them to theContinue Point.

Halfway through the level, the group must use three more barrels to shoot over a wide abyss. On the other side, they will need to keep going east, beating all the enemies in their path. These foes include Gnawties and Kritters. Eventually, they will come up to the letter N and have travel along the area, using chains to help them cross a few pits. After the second chain, the heroes must land in yet another barrel and shoot to the letter G. From there, they should jump across a small platform and find a portal. Once they hop into it, they will be taken to thenext level.

Enemies[edit]

• Gnawty
• Hogwash the Flying Pig
• Kritter
• Krusha
• Mincer (Bonus Level)
• Slippa
• Zinger

Items and objects[edit]

The following items and objects appear in the following quantities:

• DK Barrels: 2
• Kong Tokens: 3
• Steel Kegs: 2

K-O-N-G Letters[edit]

• K: West of the start of the level.
• O: Found while jumping on chains.
• N: On a support beam, found while going through the level normally.
• G: On a girder near the exit.

Bonus Areas[edit]

The second Bonus Area

Balloon Barrage has twoBonus Areas:

• From the chain where the Kongs reach for the letter O, they must climb down the chain and enter aBlast Barrel that takes them to the firstBonus Area. There, they must cartwheel jump to grab twoKong Tokens and quickly jump at aRed Balloon before it floats away. After collecting the items, the Kongs can return to the main level from a Blast Barrel.
• When the Kongs find the letter N, they must jump below into a Blast Barrel, which takes them to the second Bonus Area. There, they can grab bananas and a Kong Token while avoiding two Mincers. The Kongs can exit the Bonus Area from the left side.

Gallery[edit]

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  Donkey Kong holding on a chain

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  Donkey Kong jumps at a Krusha

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  The letter K

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  The letter O

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Cities
• Donkey Kong Land levels

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