Ghostly Grove

Level Details

Game	Donkey Kong Country 2
World name	Gloomy Gulch
Level name	Ghostly Grove
Previous level	King Zing Sting
Next level	Haunted Hall

Difficulty:

• Safe: 3/10
• Optimal: 5/10
• Risky: 8/10

Any%

===Safe===

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up5VK4ijaiI

Fundamentals

• Maximize the length of your rolls, and minimize the time spent grabbing onto the ropes. Also, minimize the time you spend in the air while jumping onto Klobbers. You do not need to use the B button for any of the Klobber jumps, except the ones at 0:18 and 0:28.
• For safety, a despawn of the Kloak is performed at 0:52. It is done simply by spawning him, then getting him off screen again.

Beware

• Rolling through both Klampons at 0:47 can result in losing Diddy, if you start your roll too early.
• Sometimes, the rope after the double Spiny roll will spawn slightly later, and coming in too fast won't allow you to grab onto it. To prevent this, jump right after killing the second Spiny, cutting the roll short.

===Optimal===

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=112u3EOThnk

Additions

• Roll under the rope at 0:17 instead of grabbing onto it (Saves about 10 frames).
• At 0:21, a moonwalk is performed to extend the length of the roll. While it is still subject to debate, the general consensus is that it does not save time over the safe route, as the time saved from the roll is equal to the time lost executing the moonwalk.
• Roll under the rope at 0:31 instead of grabbing onto it (Saves about 10 frames).
• Do not despawn the Kloak at the end. Instead, roll under the rope and grab it from the right.
• While it is not shown in the above video, a team-up goal can be done to save time.

===Risky (aka Klosty Grove)===

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV7lqKTESdI

Additions

• Roll under the rope at 0:36 instead of grabbing onto it. This rope skip is tighter than the others. (Saves about 15 frames).
• The roll at 0:43 does not save any time, but is worth a lot of swag points. Therefore, it should be attempted at all times in race situations.
• Grab the rope at 0:47 from the left instead of the right.

102%

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCttfH2n4Cg

Notes

• At 0:22, a moonwalk is performed to extend the length of the roll. This allows you to jump out of the roll into the barrels under, to grab the DK.
• At 1:05, a team throw super jump is performed to quickly reach the bonus barrel.