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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)

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Unused Music#

Filename

Sound

Comments

Trophy_Bopopolis (non-loop ending)

A proper ending for the Bopopolis DK Island Swing track, heard in the game's reveal trailer, is present in the file. Since the track is only ever looped indefinitely, it goes unused.

Unused Code#

To do:
There is code to execute debug keys.

Build Date#

The executable has a string value for a build timestamp under the !#$RetroBuildInfoStamp!#$??? entry but it was stubbed with useless padding.

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Alternative Boss Sequences#

Big Top Bop#

The level has an flag named DebugEnabled, set to 0, setting it to 1 makes the boss perform an alternative sequence for testing.

(Source: LolHacksRule)

Leftover E3 Demo Assets#

To do:
Maybe move to a subpage when more content is found.

A number of assets weren't removed from the final game.

Graphics#

The icon for 2-4 (Sawmill Thrill) in the level selection menu.

Internal Oddities#

Grape Juice Island#

The level package for the boss in Juicy Jungle, has _grapeJuiceIsland in the name for the world instead of _juice like the usual level naming structure. Most likely the file would've been named b00_juice_polarBash or that name would have been in the world directory and file name.

MP4 Compilation Dates#

The movies have dates for when they were compiled. The intro movie was compiled on Nov 2nd of 2013 at 2:05 PM. The outro movie was compiled on Oct 31st of 2013 at 2:35 PM.

Achievement Strings#

A strings file labeled "miiverse" seems to have strings for some kind of cut achievement system.

Title

Description

Defeated Pompy

You defeated Pompy! You served that showy sea lion a slice of humble pie!

Defeated Ba-Boom

You defeated Ba-Boom! Numbers? Ha, nothing a Kong can't beat!

Defeated Skowl

You defeated Skowl! It takes more than that to spook a Kong!

Defeated Fugu

You defeated Fugu! Little fishy ain't so scary now!

Defeated Bashmaster

You defeated Bashmaster! Guess he wasn't so unbreakable!

Defeated Lord Fredrik

You defeated Lord Fredrik! Booted that frosty fool off your island!

Max hits: Bosses

You hit every boss to the max! Flying fists of fury!

Max hits: Barrels

You hit every Slot Machine Barrel to the max! Racking up the numbers!

- No damage finish

You beat the level without taking damage! This Kong is untouchable!

- No damage boss clear

You beat the boss without taking damage! The bigger they are, the harder they fall!

First secret path

You opened a secret path! Keep your eyes open!

All secret paths

You opened all the secret paths! Kongs are natural-born explorers!

All bonus stages

You beat all the bonus stage types! This Kong's got skills!

Bright Savannah revealed

You can now explore Bright Savannah! Take plenty of sunscreen!

Autumn Heights revealed

You can now explore Autumn Heights! Watch your step!

Sea Breeze Cove revealed

You can now explore Sea Breeze Cove! Go for a swim!

Juicy Jungle revealed

You can now explore Juicy Jungle! Ahh, refreshing!

Donkey Kong Island revealed

You can now explore Donkey Kong Island! Home again!

Every island revealed

You've revealed every island! Explore that secret in the sky!

- All levels complete

You've completed all the levels on this island! Kong supremacy!

Every level complete

You've completed every level in the game! Long traveled, but so worth it!

- Temple complete

You've found a relic! Mysterious!

- KONG letters collected

You've found all the KONG letters on the island! Kongs have good eyes!

All KONG letters collected

You've found all the KONG letters in the game! Skill jumps are no match for a well-timed Kong!

- Puzzle Pieces collected

You've found all the Puzzle Pieces on the island! In every nook and cranny--gotta find 'em all!

All Puzzle Pieces collected

You've found all the Puzzle Pieces in the game! Nothing's too hidden for a Kong!

200% achieved

You've achieved 200%! Hard mode? That wasn't so hard!

Obtained everything

WOW! You have done it all! You are the ultimate Kong!

Music gallery filled

You've filled the music gallery! Music to your ears!

Image gallery filled

You've filled the image gallery! Pretty!

Diorama gallery filled

You've filled the diorama gallery! You could stare at it for days!

Figurine gallery filled

You've filled the figurine gallery! Awesome collection!

All galleries filled

You've filled all the Extras galleries! Master of Extras!

First Bronze Medal

You got a Bronze Medal! Dipping your toe in the water!

First Silver Medal

You got a Silver Medal! Getting there!

First Gold Medal

You got a Gold Medal! Whoa there, speedy!

First Shiny Gold Medal

You got a Shiny Gold Medal! It's so shiny!!

All Bronze Medals

You got at least a Bronze Medal in each level! Well on your way!

All Silver Medals

You got at least a Silver Medal in each level! No small feat!

All Gold Medals

You got at least a Gold Medal in every level! Kongs love gold!

All Shiny Gold Medals

You've got a SHINY Gold Medal in every level! Gah! Too bright!!

100 coins spent

You've spent 100 coins! Big spender here!

1,000 coins spent

You've spent 1,000 coins! Where do you find them all?!

Purchased every item

You've purchased every item! You never know when you'll need 'em!

Used every item

You've used one of every item! Kong of all trades!

Visited every shop

You've visited Funky on every island! Funky's happy to see ya!

Show posts

You are displaying posts! See what the word is!

Made a post

You made a post to Miiverse! Get connected!

Autopost

You turned on autoposting! Share your successes with the world!

Ultimate Kong POW

You defeated 7 enemies with a single Kong POW! Go teamwork!

3 consecutive bops

You bopped 3 creatures in a row! Look, Ma, no ground!

6 consecutive bops

You bopped 6 creatures in a row! Who needs to touch the ground?!

9 consecutive bops

You bopped 9 creatures in a row! The floor is lava!

12 consecutive bops

You bopped 12 creatures in a row! Whoa! Breakthrough bopping bravery!

5,000 bananas collected

You've collected 5,000 bananas! Can never have too many bananas!

1,000 coins collected

You've collected 1,000 coins! Funky will be happy to take these off your hands!

500 balloons collected

You've collected 500 balloons! Where do you keep all these?!

500 bops

You've bopped creatures 500 times! Bop all those things!

50 triple-bop combos

You've done 50 triple-bop combos! Ya! Woohoo!! Yahoo!!!

100 Kong POWs

You've performed a Kong POW 100 times! Teaming up to take on anyone!

Threw 100 creatures

You've thrown 100 creatures! Putting those big arms to use!

10,000 Cane Jumps

Whoa! You've used Cranky's Cane Jump 10,000 times! Hop to it, gramps!

500 Rambi blocks destroyed

You have destroyed 500 Rambi blocks! Rhinos are stronger than stone!

100 Slot Machine Barrel hits

You've hit Slot Machine Barrels 100 times! Those barrels never knew what hit 'em!

Internal Project Name#

This needs some investigation.
Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page.

The game's internal project name is "rs10", according to the rpx filename and a filepath in the rpx. "rs" presumably stands for "Retro Studios", suggesting that this is Retro Studio's 10th project. But it's not clear what constitutes a "project" in this case or how their other games fit into this numbering.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Regional Differences#

Loading Screen#

Japan

International

===Title Screen===

Japan

International

Revisional Differences#

The original release of the game had a glitch which had a rare chance of not unlocking 3-4: Scorch 'N' Torch after completing 3-3: Frantic Fields. On April 3, 2014, a patch labeled as Version 1.1.0 was released that fixed this glitch.