Barrel Shield Bust-Up
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| Game | Donkey Kong Country 3 |
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| World name | Kremwood Forest |
| Level name | Barrel Shield Bust-Up |
| Previous level | Belcha's Barn |
| Next level | Riverside Race |
Difficulty:
- Safe: 2/10
- Optimal no zip: 3/10
- Optimal with zip: 8/10
Any%
Safe
Notes
- Don't get hit, cutting it close to the acorns takes time, play it safe at first
Optimal no zip
Additions
- By jumping at the right time, you can skip waiting for the acorn at 0:14 (saves ~0.4).
- Note that you have to briefly let go of the D-pad at the next set of chimps, or you'll get hit.
Optimal with zip
Notes
- Watch the inputs in the video to enter the warp barrel as soon as possible.
- Saves approximately 4 seconds over doing no zip.
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, start rolling to the right, and as the camera almost catches up with the Kongs, hold left to land in the warp barrel.
- Alternatively you can keep holding right until the right side of the camera aligns with the red line (or the right side of the tree) and hold left afterwards to fall into the warp barrel. This is more precise than the rolling method, but can be faster.
Alternate Zip Setup 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.
