Lightning Lookout GBA
| Game | Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) |
|---|---|
| World name | KAOS Kore |
| Level name | Lightning Lookout |
| Previous level | Creepy Caverns |
| Next level | Koindozer Klamber |
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Safe
Notes
- By using a timestop, the Kongs become invulnerable to anything above water. This allows you to roll through the level and not worry about the lightning.
- If you keep rolling at full speed, the lightning should not hit you leading up to the timestop.
- Sometimes a lightning bolt will spawn right over the spot where you want to timestop. If this happens, wait for the lightning before attempting the timestop.
- If you fall off the ledge on which the timestop is performed, you can also timestop off the barrel or the right ledge, as shown in the alternative timestops video.
Optimal
Notes
- The optimal route saves approximately 10 seconds over the safe route if you get the timestop after the bonus first try. It saves approximately 5 seconds over the safe route without a timestop after the bonus.
- By jumping into the indicator for the lightning bolt at 0:11, the actual lightning bolt will spawn higher, allowing you to safely pass under it. This is not very precise.
- You can skip the jump over the red Buzzers at 0:21 for safety.
- By performing the timestop at the body of water containing the bonus, you save time from not having to jump out of the water earlier. If you want to be safer, you can perform the timestop earlier, like in the safe video.
- Since bonus storage is used to get closer to the end, the Kongs are no longer invulnerable after the bonus. Another timestop can be applied to make the second half faster and easier.
- If you don't get the timestop off the ledge, you can try again off the barrels afterwards. In general it is not worth to turn around to repeatedly attempt a timestop.
- Check the video below for an example second half without timestop.
- You cannot touch the flagpole when you're in timestop state. The Kong swap removes the timestop state. This can also be achieved by a team up.
Example second half without timestop
Notes
- The lightning cannot be manipulated consistently with current knowledge, so you'll have to react to the lightning pattern and try to avoid getting hit.
ALTERNATIVE TIMESTOPS
Notes
- The barrel or right side of the riverbank can also be used for timestops.
