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

World 8: Volcano

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 8-1: Furious Fire


Puzzle Piece 1: Drop down to the lower level to collect the puzzle piece.

Letter K: The K block is located on a platform above the main pathway.

Letter O: Make your way back to the letter, move past the platform on the right from there roll to the right to get the O block.

Letter N: After passing the checkpoint move along to the higher platforms to get the N block.

Puzzle Piece 2: After you have collected the N bock move along to the vertical wall, pounding your way to the lower platform, jump into the barrel and shoot off to the bonus area.

Puzzle Piece 3: The next puzzle piece is hard to get. Jump up and pull the vine, this will lower some platforms, quickly jump across the platforms grabbing the puzzle piece before the platforms fall away.

Puzzle Piece 4: When you see the G block, jump down into the passage on the left. Follow the passage until you reach a hidden area where the puzzle piece is located.

Letter G: Move passed the G block dropping down into a lower passage. Move to the left and grab the G block.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 8-2: Hot Rocket


Puzzle Piece 1: At the start of the level you must quickly move to the right. Jumping over the tipping platform. Run up and jump into the barrel. It will take you to a bonus area.

Letter K: Once you have got into the flying barrel, you need to dodge the fireballs. Getting the K block can be a hard one. You need to dive under a lower rock to retrieve it.

Puzzle Piece 2: Try and fly in the middle of the screen, watch out for the fireballs hitting rocks, it will reveal a puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 3: Fly low so you can get the third puzzle piece.

Letter O: When you are getting the O block, you need to be flying low, as soon as you have the O block quickly fly up again before you crash into the rocks.

Letter N: When you are getting the N block, you need to be flying low, as soon as you have the N block quickly fly up again before you crash into the rocks and lava.

Puzzle Piece 4: Collect all the bananas after you have got the N block. This will give you a puzzle piece.

Letter G: The G block is lower near the lava, however you need to come in high and swoop down to grab it.

Puzzle Piece 5: As you enter the narrow cavern you must be aware of the hanging rocks. Collect all the bananas to get the last puzzle piece. Once you have collected all the banana and got the last puzzle piece, keep dodging the rocks. Jump into the end barrel to complete the level.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 8-3: Roasting Rails


Puzzle Piece 1: Get into the first barrel, shooting yourself at the stone to the right. You will then enter a bonus level.

Letter K: When you are in the cart, you need to jump to get the K block.

Puzzle Piece 2: If you want to get the puzzle piece, don’t jump high stay in the middle of the screen when the cart falls.

Puzzle Piece 3: When you jump into the higher cart ride it to the end to collect the puzzle piece.

Letter O: Once you have rolled down hill jumping across a small section of tracks collecting the O block near the lava.

Letter N: Follow the trail of banana to find the N block.

Puzzle Piece 4: Pound the container on the platform to get the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 5: Jumping off the floating platform to the left will lead you to the puzzle piece.

Letter G: As the lava is chasing you in the cart, make sure when you see the G block to jump and grab it.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 8-4: Smokey Peak


Puzzle Piece 1: Crash into the Rambi gear hanging above, the start area and the wall will raise opening an area with a puzzle piece bananas and coins.

Letter K: Make sure you get the jump height when you are jumping over the cap, otherwise you will not be able to get the K block.

Puzzle Piece 2: The next puzzle piece is hovering over a stack of blocks.

Letter O: Once again you will need to dismount from Rambi. Jumping across to the right over the lava, jumping over to the top of the block to collect the O block.

Puzzle Piece 3: Collect all the bananas in a circle and you will get the puzzle piece as a reward.

Puzzle Piece 4: Hit the hanging Rambi boulder to lower the puzzle piece.

Letter N: You will then make your way to two separate platforms, wait until the lava has stopped to claim your N block.

Letter G: Make sure you tap the jump button to clear the gap, otherwise you won’t be able to claim your G Block.

Puzzle Piece 5: Near the end of the level you need to hover jump over to the platform where the last puzzle piece is located.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 8-5: Bobbing Basalt


Puzzle Piece 1: Pound the container at the start of the start of the level to reveal the first puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 2: Jump on top of the Tiki Boom to claim the next puzzle piece.

Letter K: Carefully move between the Char-Chars to claim the K block.

Puzzle Piece 3: Pound the DK platforms to cause the tall structure to start sinking into the lava. Quickly move through the passage collecting all the bananas and coins as you go. This will give you a puzzle piece.

Letter O: The O block is hovering over a platform sinking into the lava.

Puzzle Piece 4: hortly after you have reached the checkpoint, jump into a barrel and you will be taken to the bonus area, collect all the bananas and coins I under 30 seconds to collect the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 5: Go along the long platform, blow on the windmill it will give you bananas and a puzzle piece.

Letter N: The N block is located underneath the previous puzzle piece, head to the left over some small platforms, it is really difficult to get this puzzle piece as you have to jump high in order to claim it.

Puzzle Piece 6: You need to break down the brick wall in order to get into the bonus level. When you are in the bonus level, make sure you collect all the goodies in under 30 seconds to claim your puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 7: When you get to a platform with a flower blow on it and you will find a puzzle piece.

Letter G: When you see the G block, stand on the platform until it is at the right level, jumping to grab it quickly before you sink into the lava.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 8-6: Moving Melters


Puzzle Piece 1: Jump onto the platform, jump and throw the barrel at the bag to release a puzzle piece.

Letter K: You will cross the lava on a giant stone, jump up to grab the K block.

Puzzle Piece 2: The next puzzle piece is located underneath the platform. Jump over the stone wheel and walk along it until it rolls left. As it goes under the platform, jump and grab the puzzle piece.

Letter O: You will then make your way to another stone wheel that goes to the right. Keep your eyes open you will see a O Block.

Puzzle Piece 3: Once you have jumped off the wheel, jump to a smaller platform on the left and blow on the windmill and you will get a puzzle piece.

Letter N: The N block is located in the middle of a swarm of Char-Chars.

Puzzle Piece 4: Near the end of the level you must climb up platforms on sinking structure. Quickly move to the right so you can pick up the last puzzle piece.

Letter G: The G block is at the top in the centre row.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 8-7: Red Red Rising


Letter G: When you see the K block jump past it to a platform, then jump back and make your way back to the right.

Puzzle Piece 1: Just past the K block you will land on a tilting platform. Stay on the left hand side of the platform, watching out for the bubbles of lava on the left, jump to the left, you will land on a platform that will shoot you into a bonus area. Remember to collect everything in under 30 seconds to claim your puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 2: As you start on the vertical section there will be a puzzle piece located to the left.

Letter O: Char-Chars fly across the area where the O block is located, jump and jump over them. If they touch you, you will lose a heart.

Puzzle Piece 3: The next puzzle piece is located on the a shaft, move to the right to collect the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 4: The next puzzle piece comes out of the wall’s left hand side. Chunks of rock push to the right. You must jump to the three small platforms then quickly jump down to claim the puzzle piece.

Letter N: You must move quickly as you jump up the next set of platforms, grabbing the N block on your way up.

Puzzle Piece 5: The next puzzle piece is located on the shafts of rock that comes out of the walls sides. You must be careful not to get squished in between the rocks.

Letter G: As you are being shot from barrel to barrel you will collect your final G block whilst you are flying through the air.

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces in Level 8-K: Five Monkey Trial


Puzzle Piece 1: For the first puzzle piece you will need to collect all 5 coins on the three platforms to reveal the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 2: You still need to jump along four platforms avoiding falling statues, after the 5 coins have appear the statues will stop falling, collect all five coins to get the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 3: In this section you will need to get onto some high platforms. Using the Squidlys as stairs. Once reach the higher platforms collect all five coins to gain the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 4: You will come to a large rotating gear, you will have to collect all 5 coins in order to collect the puzzle piece.

Puzzle Piece 5: The challenge to get the next puzzle piece gets even harder. You will have to jump between two platforms, whilst avoiding the spiky boulders. After each wave a coin will appear, after you have collected all five coins a puzzle piece will appear.