Donkey Kong Country Returns KONG Letters & Puzzle Pieces Locations Guide (Wii)

World 2: Beach

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 2-1 Poppin’ Planks

Puzzle Piece 1: The first puzzle piece is located at the start of the level.

K Letter: The first K block is located up on a platform near some spiky shells.

Puzzle Piece 2: After you have defeated both Pinchleys a puzzle piece will appear.

Puzzle Piece 3: Pound a piling near a heart, a treasure chest will appear, hitting the ground near the chest will reveal a puzzle piece.

O Letter: A Pinchly will jump onto your platform causing it to lower, jump over to the right platform, as it lowers jump back over to the left as it gets higher. Quickly jump off to collect the O block.

Puzzle Piece 4: After passing the checkpoint, pound the grass to reveal a puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 5: Once you have cleared all the items in the bonus level do not leave the bonus level otherwise you will not be able to collect your puzzle piece.

Letter N: Jumping over the shipwreck will lead you to the N block.

Letter G: After you have jumped across the suspended platforms you will reach the G block.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 2-2 Sloppy Sands


Puzzle Piece 1: The first puzzle piece is located right near the start of the level.

Puzzle Piece 2: After you have jumped over the Squid shot, hit the double piling where another platform appears, use it to jump to the next puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 3: Avoiding the Squidlys coming from two directions, blow on the flower to the right as the flower floats up grab the puzzle piece. This Sloppy Sands puzzle piece is at 1:16 minutes into the video guide above, so while we don’t pick it up, Donkey Kong hovers over it at 1:23 minutes to be exact. So to repeat, there is a weed to blow after the cannon drops the tower. There is a barrel and a weed between the squid barrel & the rocks with the squid barrel on top of it. — Big thanks for the tip to Krista!

Puzzle Piece 4: The next puzzle piece is located on a very high platform, use the Squidlys to jump on to retrieve the puzzle piece.

Letter K: Jump into the barrel and it will shoot you onto an island, knock over the sand pillar and it will reveal the K block.

Puzzle Piece 5: Hitting the ground near the cannon will cause a puzzle piece to appear on the left hand side.

Letter O: The O block is under the pier surrounded by banana’s.

Letter N: The N block is high up in the sky, use the Squidlys to jump on to reach the N block.

Puzzle Piece 6: In the bonus area collecting all the coins and banana’s will reveal a puzzle piece! Remember do not leave the area before you have got your puzzle piece.

Letter G: The G block is hanging right in front of a Squidlys, once you have passed the Squidlys jump down via the grassy ledge to retrieve the G block.

Puzzle Piece 7: Move through some hidden barrels at the top of the tower to retrieve the last puzzle piece.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 2-3 Peaceful Pier

Puzzle Piece 1: Blow into the beach grass to find the first puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 2: Make sure when you are flying through the air on the rocket barrel you collect the line of banana’s. If you don’t collect the line of banana’s the puzzle piece will not appear.

Letter K: Fly at the same level as the banana’s, to collect the K block.

Letter O: Fly over the jumping Snaggles to collect the O block.

Letter N: Dodge the cannons and following the banana trail will lead you to the N block.

Puzzle Piece 3: Shortly after collecting the N block, pull up as the cannons are once again firing. Dive down once again to collect the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 4: The next puzzle piece is directly after the last puzzle piece.

Letter G: After the ship chase ends follow the banana’s once again to collect the G block.

Puzzle Piece: Remember to collect all the banana’s and coins so the puzzle piece will appear.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 2-4 Cannon Cluster

Puzzle Piece 1: Heading to the right you will need to pound the ground near the first piling revealing and pound this piling too, this will cause the first piling to appear once again revealing the first puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 2: Blowing the flower on the pier will reveal a puzzle piece.

Letter K: To get the K block you must roll of the pier. It will be located on the opposite side of the pier.

Puzzle Piece 3: Jump onto the piling and hover to the left to collect the next puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 4: Collect all the banana’s in the bonus level to reveal a puzzle piece. Stick around, do not leave straight away otherwise you will not be able to collect the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 5: Throw your barrel at the bulls eye on the shipwreck. An opening will appear and there is a puzzle piece.

Letter N: The N block is floating above one of the Jellybob’s so watch out.

Letter G: Jumping onto the snaps trap to the right of the letter, jumping up and left will claim the G block.

Puzzle Piece 6: To get to the end of the level you must once again throw a barrel on the bulls-eye. Entering the bonus level and clearing it out will reveal the last puzzle piece.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 2-5 Stormy Shore

Letter K: Climbing up the grassy wall will lead you to the K block, located in mid-air.

Puzzle Piece 1: To find the first puzzle piece you need to climb to the top of the grassy wall, on the left is the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 2: Collecting all the coins banana’s and the balloon in the pit will give you the next puzzle piece.

Letter O: The next letter block is located just after the checkpoint, jump up to the higher ledge to retrieve the O block.

Puzzle Piece 3: Shooting yourself out for the barrel once it is facing straight up, you will be able to get your hands on a puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 4: Once again pound on a piling forcing another up out of the sand. This will reward you with a puzzle piece. You can collect the puzzle piece by jumping on the snaps.

Letter N: You will come to two parallel platforms. On these platforms the N block is located.

Puzzle Piece 5: At the top of the grotto there will be a treasure chest, pound the ground near the chest to reveal a puzzle piece.

Letter G: Using the Squidlys to bounce up into the air to get to the next platform, this will take you to the G block.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 2-6 Blowhole Bound

K Letter: The first Block letter is near the start of the level, jumping of the rocky ledge onto the platform will take you to the K block

Puzzle Piece 1: Once you reach the bonus level collect all the collectables in the room such as the banana’s and coins. This will give you the next puzzle piece once you have clear the room.

Letter O: As the whale swims under the platforms jump up to collect all the goodies. Including the O block.

Letter G: The G block is near the balloon, make sure you time your jumps as the blocks moves up and down. Get back onto the whale, as the last puzzle piece comes into view jump onto the snaps, quickly jump again so you are able to reach the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 2: After you have shot through some barrels you will arrive on a platform, as the whale swims underneath the platforms they will fall into the water move quickly as a puzzle piece is floating on one of the platforms.

Puzzle Piece 3: Passing the checkpoint, pound the palm tree. The leaves will fall off revealing a puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 4: The next puzzle piece is high up in the sky, use the Squidlys to jump up to collect it.

Letter N: The whale will swim right underneath the N block. The thing is you can’t jump high enough to get it! Pound his blow hole and the whale will shoot you up into the air.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 2-7: Tidal Terror

Puzzle Piece 1: The first puzzle piece is located in the treasure chest at the start of the level, hide behind the rock until the wave has broken against the rock.

Letter K: As you near the K block, jump onto the snaps to get a little extra hight so you are able to reach the letter.

Letter O: After you have dropped down from the grassy ceiling the O block is located on the platform.

Puzzle Piece 2: After you reach the shipwreck pound the piling and a puzzle piece will appear.

Puzzle Piece 3: Just left after you have collected you puzzle piece will be a trap door. Pound the trap door and you will drop down into a bonus area. Using the four barrels to collect all the goods in the level. Remember collecting all the good will give you a puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 4: Once you have passed the checkpoint, enter a cavern, climbing along the ceiling until you reach a treasure chest. Pound the chest to reveal a puzzle piece.

Letter N: Climbing along the ceiling and getting the DK barrel. Picking up Diddy if you don’t already have him, head back to the ledge and roll to the right to collect the N block.

Letter G: Keep running until you reach the shipwreck. Throwing another bag will release coins and banana’s. Keep to your left to find the final G letter.

Puzzle Piece 5: Pound the ground by the washtub will release banana’s coins and a puzzle piece.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 2-K: Tumblin’ Temple

Puzzle Piece 1: After you have moved across the long platform, a tall wall will drop down with some platforms on, you need to stay on the platform to collect the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 2: The next puzzle piece is on a platform with spikes. Pound the container to get the puzzle piece and move on.

Puzzle Piece 3: The next puzzle piece is located underneath a platform with only lava beneath it. You must barrel roll from the platform on the left. Jump and grab the puzzle piece whilst you are in mid air.

Puzzle Piece 4: After climbing across the grassy surface drop down onto a small platform. You will need to get on top of the grassy platform, jumping off a Tiki to get enough height to grab the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 5: You will eventually come to an area where you will have to climb a vertical grassy wall, jump onto the platform and pound the container to grab the last puzzle piece.