Not to be confused withCrystal Caves, a level inDonkey Kong 64.

Secret cave
InDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! In the Game Boy Advance version
First appearance	Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance	Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Greater location	Northern Kremisphere
Inhabitants	Banana Bird

“So you've found one of the secret Banana Bird caves. To release the imprisoned bird, you must watch the sequence of lights, and then repeat it exactly using the directions on the. It seems like a waste of time to me. Why can't these game developers come up with something more interesting?”

—Cranky Kong,Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)

Thesecret caves (alternatively formatted asSecret Caves),^[1] also namedCrystal Caves^[2] orBanana Bird caves,^[2] are a series of caverns located throughout theNorthern Kremisphere inDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Each secret cave contains aBanana Bird, which they had been trapped behind byBaron K. Roolenstein.^{[citation needed]} Throughout their adventure,Dixie andKiddy Kong must rescue the Banana Birds trapped in every secret cave, one of which appears in every world, and a few on the Northern Kremisphere map itself. A few of the secret caves can only be reached with the help of aBrother Bear, or by using theGyrocopter. Every secret cave involves a concentration challenge of memorizing the sequence in which the red, green, yellow, and blue crystals flash. Each crystal is arranged and colored the same as the,,, and buttons on a Japanese and EuropeanSuper Nintendo Entertainment System controller, and each button causes its corresponding crystal to light up. The sequence in which the crystals flash is always random, and the player can replicate the sequence by pushing the buttons in the same order that the crystals flash in. In theGame Boy Advance remake, the is used to activate the crystals; similarly, the crystals are activated based on which arrow button the player presses. A secret cave has a mostly empty scenery except for some tunnels that appear in the background. By successfully replicating the order, the Banana Bird is freed from the small crystal it was trapped in, though if the order is not replicated correctly, the Kongs leave the secret cave, which also occurs if they enter a secret cave that has already been completed.

The following secret caves appear in the following locations:

• Bounty Beach – Northern Kremisphere overworld, east ofFunky's Rentals. It can be reached by using any ofFunky Kong's vehicles.
• Kong Cave – Northern Kremisphere overworld, northwest ofBazaar's General Store, behind several rocks. TheHover Craft or a more enhanced vehicle is required to reach it.
• Undercover Cove – Northern Kremisphere overworld, north of the waterfall near Kong Cave. TheTurbo Ski orGyrocopter is needed to reach it.
• Belcha's Burrow – Northern Kremisphere overworld, southwest of Bazaar's General Store, across the water. The Gyrocopter is required to reach it.
• K's Kache – Northern Kremisphere overworld, on the island in the northwestern lake, or for the Game Boy Advance version, in the cave north of it, southwest of the domain of theBanana Queen. The Gyrocopter is required to reach it.
• Hill-Top Hoard – Northern Kremisphere overworld, far northeast cliff. The Gyrocopter is required to reach it.
• Smuggler's Cove –Lake Orangatanga, along the northern beach.
• Arich's Hoard –Kremwood Forest, across the river after completingBobbing Barrel Brawl. After beatingBrash's record inRiverside Race, he throws a tantrum at his location, sending a piece of driftwood down the stream as a bridge to the cave.
• Bounty Bay –Cotton Top Cove, slightly northeast fromBazza's Blockade.
• Sky-High Secret –Mekanos, only reachable by usingBig Bessie.
• Glacial Grotto –K3, just west ofBlizzard's Basecamp.
• Clifftop Cache –Razor Ridge, reachable fromBjörn's Chairlifts.
• Sewer Stockpile –Kaos Kore, behind the sewer grate, which can be opened by decodingBaffle's clue.
• Whirlpool Wreck –Pacifica, directly north ofBarbos's Barrier. (Game Boy Advance remake only)

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References[edit]

• Northern Kremisphere
• Secret levels
• Underground areas

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