Map Key

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Map Key
Map Key from Donkey Kong Country Returns.
First appearanceDonkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearanceDonkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)
EffectUnlocks a new path on the map
“What, you need a key to bust through some flimsy lock?”
—Cranky Kong,Donkey Kong Country Returns

AMap Key is a special goldenkey used inDonkey Kong Country Returns and itsNintendo 3DS andNintendo Switch ports. In each world of the game, excludingCloud, it can be purchased fromCranky Kong's Shop for 20Banana Coins. In New Mode of the 3DS version and Modern Mode of the Switch version, it instead costs ten Banana Coins. Once the player leaves the shop with a Map Key, it automatically unlocks the path on the Level Selection Screen in that world that is otherwise blocked by golden chains and a lock. Each such path leads to one additional level, with the path for completing that level sometimes creating a route to the world's boss level that has fewer levels total. The player cannot purchase Map Keys they already have, and they appear grayed out in the shop.

Unlocked levels[edit]

The following levels are accessible via Map Keys:

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseもんキー[?]
Monkī		Pun on "monkey" and "key"
Chinese(Simplified)地图钥匙[?]
Dìtú yàoshi		Map Key
Chinese(Traditional)地圖鑰匙[?]
Dìtú yàoshi		Map Key
DutchSlelitel[?]Sleutel
French(European)Clé[?]Key
Korean문키[?]
Munki		Pun on "monkey" and "key"
Donkey Kong Country Returns /Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D /Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
CharactersPlayableDonkey Kong •Diddy Kong •Dixie Kongc
SupportingCranky Kong •Rambi •Squawks •Super Kong •Tutorial Pig •Whale •Wigglevine
BossesMugly (Krazy Kalimba) •Scurvy Crew (The Maraca Gang) •Stu (Gong Oh) •Mole Miner Max/Mole Train (Banjo Bottom) •Mangoruby (Wacky Pipes) •Thugly (Xylobone) •Colonel Pluck (Cordian) •Tiki Tong
OtherElephant •Giraffe •Zebra
Enemies and obstaclesTiki Tak TribeFireball •Flaming Tiki Buzz •Giga Goro Ball •Screaming Pillar •Screaming Pillar (big) •Tiki Boing •Tiki Bomber •Tiki Buzz •Tiki Doom •Tiki Goon •Tiki Pilot •Tiki Pop •Tiki Seeker •Tiki Tank •Tiki Tong Tower •Tiki Torch •Tiki Tork •Tiki Zing •Tiki Zing (big) •Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
OtherAck •AckStack •Ape-Eating Plant •Awk •Big Squeekly •Bonehead Jed •Bopapodamus •Bowling bird •BuckBomb •BuckBot •Buzzbite •Cageberry •Char-Char •Chomp •Chū Komorin •Electrasquid •Electroid •Fireball •Firebite •Frogoon •Giant Chomp •Giga Rangwi •Green Chomp •Hopgoon •Hothead Jed •Humzee •Jellybob •Kowalee •Leaping flame •Mimic •Mole Guard •Mole Miner •Muncher •Pinchly •Rawk •Ready-Bots (Pogobot ·Pyrobot) •Rentamaguma •Robobee •Shooting Chomp •Skellirex •Skittler •Skittler Pillar •Skullyrex •Snaggles •Snippys •Squeekly •Squiddicus •Squidly •Stilts •Toothberry •Wiggle •Yellow Snaggles
ObjectsItemsBanana •Banana Bunch •Banana Coin •Banana Juice •Banana Mirror •Crash Guardb •Green Balloonb •Hanging vine •Heart •Heart Boost •K-O-N-G Letters •Map Key •Puzzle Piece •Rare Orb •Red Balloon
BarrelsBarrel Cannon •Blast Barrel •DK Barrel •Regular Barrel •Slot Machine Barrel
MiscellaneousBag •Container •Green surface •Rambi Crate •Red and blue blocks •Tire •Mole Train •Spiked shaft (Jagged Jewels)b •Spiked shaft (Tiki Tong Terror) •Trapdoor •Tar pit
VehiclesMine Cart •Rocket Barrel
MovesBarrel Jet •Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) •Blow •Charge •Cling •Crouch •Grab •Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) •Jump •Kong Roll •Peanut Popgun •Run •Helicopter Spinc
LevelsJungle1-1:Jungle Hijinxs • 1-2:King of Cling • 1-3:Tree Top Bop • 1-4:Sunset Shore • 1-5:Canopy Cannons • 1-6:Crazy Cart • 1-K:Platform Panic • 1-B:Mugly's Mound
Beach2-1:Poppin' Planks • 2-2:Sloppy Sands • 2-3:Peaceful Pier • 2-4:Cannon Cluster • 2-5:Stormy Shore • 2-6:Blowhole Bound • 2-7:Tidal Terror • 2-K:Tumblin' Temple • 2-B:Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins3-1:Wonky Waterway • 3-2:Button Bash • 3-3:Mast Blast • 3-4:Damp Dungeon • 3-5:Itty Bitty Biters • 3-6:Temple Topple • 3-K:Shifty Smashers • 3-B:Ruined Roost
Cave4-1:Rickety Rails • 4-2:Grip 'n' Trip • 4-3:Bombs Away • 4-4:Mole Patrol • 4-5:Crowded Cavern • 4-K:Jagged Jewels • 4-B:The Mole Train
Forest5-1:Vine Valley • 5-2:Clingy Swingy • 5-3:Flutter Flyaway • 5-4:Tippin' Totems • 5-5:Longshot Launch • 5-6:Springy Spores • 5-7:Wigglevine Wonders • 5-8:Muncher Marathon • 5-K:Blast & Bounce • 5-B:Mangoruby Run
Cliff6-1:Sticky Situation • 6-2:Prehistoric Path • 6-3:Weighty Way • 6-4:Boulder Roller • 6-5:Precarious Plateau • 6-6:Crumble Canyon • 6-7:Tippy Shippy • 6-8:Clifftop Climb • 6-K:Perilous Passage • 6-B:Thugly's Highrise
Factory7-1:Foggy Fumes • 7-2:Slammin' Steel • 7-3:Handy Hazards • 7-4:Gear Getaway • 7-5:Cog Jog • 7-6:Switcheroo • 7-7:Music Madness • 7-R:Lift-off Launch • 7-K:Treacherous Track • 7-B:Feather Fiend
Volcano8-1:Furious Fire • 8-2:Hot Rocket • 8-3:Roasting Rails • 8-4:Smokey Peak • 8-5:Bobbing Basalt • 8-6:Moving Melters • 8-7:Red Red Rising • 8-K:Five Monkey Trial • 8-B:Tiki Tong Terror
Cloudb9-1:Crushin' Columnsb • 9-2:Gushin' Geysersb • 9-3:Spiky Surpriseb • 9-4:Mischievous Molesb • 9-5:Topsy Turvyb • 9-6:Tar Ball Fallb • 9-7:Robo Factoryb • 9-8:Lavawheel Volcanob • 9-1a/9-9b:Golden Temple
Further infoDonkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track •Extras (image names in other languages) •Gallery (3D ·HD) •Iwata Asks • "Mine Menace" •Staff (3D ·HD)
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