Big Bug Bash!
- Not to be confused withFly Swatter.
| Big Bug Bash! | |
|---|---|
 Gameplay of Big Bug Bash! | |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong 64 |
| Time limit | 1 minute |
| Prize | Golden Banana (except Snide's HQ) |
- “Swat the flies!
to use the swatter.” - —In-game instructions
Big Bug Bash!, orFly Swatter,[1] is abonus stage inDonkey Kong 64.
Gameplay[edit]
The object is to use a fly swat to swat a given number offlies inside of a barrel within 60 seconds. Each fly usually buzzes around in a circular pattern. If the player does not swat enough flies within the time limit, they lose at the mini-game, though if they win, the Kong who jumped in the Bonus Barrel wins aGolden Banana.
Big Bug Bash! has five differentBonus Barrel challenges. The required number of flies to swat increases in each challenge. Just like every other mini-game, the Kongs can replay the mini-game at Snide's HQ after they retrieve all fortyBlueprints. Like the other mini-games, the Kongs do not obtain a Golden Banana if they complete the mini-game. The following locations have their own variations with a given number of flies, and can be played by only the following Kong:
- DK Isles: 8 flies -Tiny Kong
- Angry Aztec: 4 flies -Lanky Kong
- Gloomy Galleon: 6 flies - Tiny Kong
- Creepy Castle: 10 flies -Diddy Kong
- Snide's H.Q.: 15 flies - AnyKong
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハエたたき![?] Hae Tataki! | Fly Swatter! | |
| German | Fliehende Fliegen![?] | Fleeing Flies! |
References[edit]
- ^Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica (December 1, 1999).Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN0-7615-2279-4. Page 86.
