Barrel Shield Bust-Up 103

Difficulty:

Notes

Bear coin count: 11
The rope jumps at 0:14, 0:37 and 1:01 can be difficult. For safety you can wait out the acorn cycles.
Up is briefly released at 0:19 to avoid getting hit.
In the first bonus it is slightly faster to walk off the branch instead of rolling off it. Rolling does not increase vertical velocity, but rolling will keep the kongs moving horizontally longer before falling.
The rope jump at 1:19 sets up the monkeys in such a way that you can jump off the rope earlier. This can also be skipped for safety.
Do not roll through the final rat before the second bonus. If you have too much speed before you teamthrow to the second bonus, Dixie may fall off the opening in the tree.
In the banana bonus, try to keep switching sides with Kiddy. Kiddy's hitbox will be on both sides of the rope at the same time, making collecting the bananas easier.

Notes

Bear coin count: 11
to be able to skip the monkeys at 0:19, you need to jump on the rope before the camera reaches you and then quickly do a rope jump.
If the camera caught up to the kongs and they do not have the required height for the acorn cycle skip, it is better to bail out and wait out the cycle.

ZIP VISUALS

Position Kiddy such that the left side of his feet are to the right of the red line. As seen in the video, Kiddy can be further right to the point where his feet are not visible to the left of the opening in the tree. The further right Kiddy is, the more lenient the team throw will be.
Once the nose of the Sneek reaches the dark dot on the tree indicated by the yellow arrow, perform the team throw by pressing B, right, up and Y quickly after each other. NOTE: this visual cue only works when the left side of Kiddy's feet are between the red and blue lines. If the left side of Kiddy's feet are to the right of the blue line, you'll have to adjust your timing accordingly.
If you get the team throw interrupted by the Sneek, roll to the left to start the zip.
If you don't get the zip, that means you started the team throw too early.

Once you get the zip, keep holding left until the bottom of the screen reaches the red line (you can use the dot on the tree as a visual cue).
After the red line, keep holding right.
Once the purple line is in the center of the screen, perform the offscreen jump onto the rope. Then by feel you can perform the rope jump to make it in front of the acorns afterwards.

ALTERNATE ZIP TUTORIAL

Notes

If this setup is not to your liking try the one above and vice versa.
The rat's alignment can be further right and kiddie's feet can be further left, it's pretty lenient.

MORE STRATS

https://youtu.be/gLeHd_8YLDw

Notes

The video lists two faster ways to climb the rope leading up to the DK coin. Both methods are equally fast and save about 0.75 seconds over the movement in the full level videos.

For the second zip release the d-pad for a bit before jumping on the second Sneek or you'll kill both Sneeks.
Position Kiddy such that his eyes are barely to the left of the red line (or barely to the left of the tree opening).
When the Sneek is on the way back and its nose touches the dot on the tree indicated by the yellow arrow, perform the jump and team throw.
If you get the team throw interrupted by the Sneek, roll to the right to start the zip.
If Dixie gets hit during the team throw, that means your setup wasn't correct. Do not hesitate too long before jumping on the second Sneek to avoid this from happening.

Once you get the zip, keep holding right.
When the bottom of the screen reaches the red line (you can use the dot on the tree as a visual cue) perform an offscreen jump onto the branch. You can then start the team throw to get to the Koin.

BACKUP BEAR COIN

https://youtu.be/zgpC2i_PGrY

Notes

This bear coin loses approximately 0.6 seconds but can be hard to collect. If you go for the zip, picking up this bear coin loses approximately 1 second and is, coupled with the difficulty of collecting it, therefore not recommended.

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