Level
Dynamite Dash
Level code	6-A
World	Donkey Kong Island
Game	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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Dynamite Dash is the first secret level ofDonkey Kong Island inDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switchport.

The level takes place inside a dynamite filled mine. Its main gimmick consists of explosives, as well as timed platforms that explode in four thirds of a second upon pressing them, in a somewhat similar fashion toCountdown Platforms from theYoshi franchise.

InTime Attack mode, a time of 2:15.00 is required to get a gold medal, a time of 2:34.00 for silver, and a time of 2:41.00 for bronze.

Overview[edit]

The level begins with a wall that is destroyed via a detonation switch. Some exploding platforms appear, along with aBig Sphen and more walls needing to be destroyed via two more detonation switches. After climbing on a ceiling, the Kongs must navigate some moving explosive platforms, followed by a segment with a fewFluffs. After navigating some crumbling ice platforms, the first checkpoint appears.

Donkey Kong dashes through a dynamite tunnel.

A few more exploding platforms follow, and they lead to a segment withBarrel Cannons, a segment where the Kongs must move fast before the surrounding area collapses. This segment leads to the second checkpoint.

After riding aZip-Line Vine, the Kongs must move quickly to bypass the platforms' exploding beneath them, and must also run across a series of crumbling ice blocks before coming to another segment with exploding platforms and Hootzes. After another Zip-Line Vine, the Kongs must rush past more Hootzes before another detonation leads them to the third checkpoint.

Following the checkpoint, more explosions occur, and the Kongs are transported via Barrel Cannons to some Zip-Line Vines that they must navigate to evade the ongoing explosion. They are then sent viaBlast Barrels directly to theSlot Machine Barrel.

Collectibles[edit]

KONG Letters[edit]

• K: In the segment of moving explosive platforms, the letter K can be found in between two platforms.
• O: During the first segment with Barrel Cannons, the Kongs must move fast and time their launch correctly to obtain the letter O before the surrounding wall collapses.
• N: Not too long after the third checkpoint, the Kongs must climb the second climbable ceiling to the end to obtain the letter N.
• G: Just before the Blast Barrels leading to the Slot Machine Barrel, the letter G can be found at the beginning of the second-to-last Zip Line Vine.

Puzzle Pieces[edit]

Donkey Kong pounds a Cracked Block to access a bonus area concealing the fourthPuzzle Piece.

1. The Kongs must collect allbananas andBanana Coins during the second segment with exploding platforms to reveal the Puzzle Piece.
2. Just before the first checkpoint, the Kongs must use a nearbyBarrel to detonate a switch at the top, then collect all bananas that appear to activate a trail of bananas leading left to a skull Blast Barrel, which in turn leads to aBonus Area. As with all other Bonus Areas, the Kongs must collect all bananas before time runs out to reveal the Puzzle Piece.
3. Not long after the first checkpoint, the Kongs must climb a wheel on the ceiling to collect all bananas on it and reveal the Puzzle Piece.
4. After evading the series of explosions after the second checkpoint, the Kongs must smash the first Cracked Block they see, then fall through the trapdoor to another Bonus Area. As with all other Bonus Areas, the Kongs must collect all bananas before time runs out to reveal the Puzzle Piece.
5. Just before the third checkpoint, the Kongs must enter an alcove on the bottom right once the detonation takes effect. Inside, they must pull theItem Handle to reveal the Puzzle Piece.

Enemies[edit]

• Big Sphens
• Hootzes
• Fluffs
• Tucks
• Blue Hootzes

Gallery[edit]

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  The first dynamite of the level detonates in front of Donkey Kong.

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  An ice structure falls from the ceiling, making way for DK to access the fifth Puzzle Piece

Naming[edit]

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Notes[edit]

• According toEric Kozlowsky, one of the game's artists, Dynamite Dash was one of the most difficult levels to design, partly because he initially found the idea of ablasting machine–based level to be "very loose". It was also his idea to have the level take place in a mine. Additionally, he conjectures that this mine is where theSnowmads extract the ice used in their fortresses.^[1]
• Waldough skull-and-crossbones can be seen printed on thebarrels found in the background throughout the level.
• The music in this level is the same asFrantic Fields, but with fewer instruments.

References[edit]

• Secret levels
• Ice caves
• Mines
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze levels

• Articles with unsourced foreign names