Proto:Banjo-Pilot/Diddy Kong Pilot 2001

This is a sub-page of Proto:Banjo-Pilot.

To do: Document the stuff here.

The early build of Diddy Kong Pilot is the earliest available version of the game that became Banjo-Pilot, released on January 14th, 2013. According to leaker transparentjinjo, the ROM dates to 09-07-01 (July 9th, 2001 since Rare is from the UK and uses the day/month format). According to Famitsu news (July 27, 2001), which would put it just before the announcement of participation at Space World 2001. It bears a striking resemblance to the Space World demo, but contains a number of unused resources that were seen in action there (as well as some that may date as far back as Space World 2000!).

The available ROM is in ELF format and won't work in most emulators or flashcarts. It can be converted into a standard GBA ROM using this patch.

Download Diddy Kong Pilot (2001 prototype) File: DiddyKongPilot2001-GBA-Proto.7z (2.4 MB) (info)

Debug Menu

When the ROM is first started up, the debug menu is immediately loaded.

This menu has three options, as shown in the picture above and listed below:

• Level
• Player
• Blend

The list can be navigated using the D-Pad. A and B will scroll through what is available for each option. Press Start to begin the race. The names listed under levels are as follows:

Beach 00	Beach 01	Beach 02	Beach 03
Lava 00	Lava 01	Lava 02
Snow 00	Snow 01	Snow 02	Snow 03
Keep 00	Keep 01	Keep 02	Keep 03
Lake 00	Lake 01	Lake 02	Lake 03
Farm 00	Farm 01	Farm 02	Farm 03	Farm 04
Haunted 00	Haunted 01	Haunted 02	Haunted 03
Jungle 00	Jungle 01	Jungle 02	Jungle 03
Swamp 00	Swamp 01	Swamp 02	Swamp 03
Desert 00	Desert 01	Desert 02	Desert 03

A majority of the levels that can be accessed here are placeholder levels that don't have much in them and cannot be raced. These levels tend to use placeholder graphics, and most of these can be accessed outside of debug. Only a minority of the levels can actually be raced. Tracks in bold is code named as R(ace)/S(tory) with World number-Course number.

List of placeholders and non placeholders levels

Races	Placeholders
Beach 00	Beach 01	Snow 02	Lake 00	Farm 03 (Crashes if accessed from Debug)	Jungle 01	Swamp 03
Lava 00	Beach 02	Snow 03	Lake 01	Farm 04	Jungle 02	Desert 00
Snow 00	Beach 03	Keep 00	Lake 02	Farm 05 (Inaccessible from Debug)	Jungle 03	Desert 01
Farm 00	Lava 01	Keep 01	Lake 03	Haunted 02	Swamp 00	Desert 02
Haunted 00	Lava 02	Keep 02	Farm 01	Haunted 03	Swamp 01	Desert 03
Haunted 01	Snow 01	Keep 03	Farm 02	Jungle 00	Swamp 02

As previously mentioned, most tracks can be accessed from the Clock Race, Dog Fights, and Battle menus. Tracks in bold will crash if selected through there.

Debug names	Code	Actual names
Beach 00	R1-1	Bounty Beach わくわくビーチ
Beach 01	R1-4	Beach Race 2
Beach 02	S1-1	Beach Barricade
Beach 03	S3-4	Flawed Genie'us
Beach 04 (unimplemented)	R6-3	Crystal Coast (unimplemented)
Lava 00	R2-3	Magma Mainland マグマだいち
Lava 01	S3-1	Classic Dogfight (K. Rool's Gold)
Lava 02	R3-2	Lava Race 2
Snow 00	R5-1	Frosty Lake ひえびえレイク
Snow 01	Dogfight #2	Dawn Duel
Snow 02	S3-3	Snowball Snapshot
Snow 03	R5-4	Snow Race 2
Keep 00	S2-4	Dark Tower
Keep 01	Dogfight #3	Classic Variation
Keep 02	R3-4	Crackpot Keep
Keep 03	R4-2	Keep Race 2
Keep 04 (unimplemented)	R6-2	Keep Race 3 (unimplemented)
Lake 00	S1-3	Peaceful Passage
Lake 01	Dogfight #4	Focal Feud
Lake 02	R3-1	Lake Race 1
Lake 03	R4-3	Lake Race 2
Farm 00	R4-4	Chicken Chase チキンチェイス
Farm 01	Battle #1	Hatch Match
Farm 02	S1-4	Cranky Panky
Farm 03	S2-2	Farm Feud
Farm 04	R5-2	Farm Race 2
Farm 05 (inaccessible)	R1-2	Farm Attract
Haunted 00	R6-1	Whisper Woods ささやきのモリ
Haunted 01	S1-2	Hair Raising Rescue
Haunted 02	Battle #2	Ghost Grasp
Haunted 03	R2-4	Haunted Race 2
Jungle 00	S2-1	Grub Grab
Jungle 01	Dogfight #1	Classic Dogfight (Dog Fights)
Jungle 02	R1-3	Jet Set Jungle
Jungle 03	R2-2	Jungle Race 2
Jungle 04 (unimplemented)	R6-4	Jungle Race 3 (unimplemented)
Swamp 00	S2-3	Swamp Swoop
Swamp 01	Battle #3	Swamp Showdown
Swamp 02	R2-1	Swoop Swamp
Swamp 03	R3-3	Swamp Race 2
Desert 00	S3-2	Fly Like The Wind
Desert 01	Battle #4	Wasteland Wipe Out
Desert 02	R4-1	Vulture Valley
Desert 03	R5-3	Desert Race 2

The second option in the list is "Player". The player can scroll through options 0 through 5 and selecting a different number will select a different character.

Player 0	Cranky Kong
Player 1	Diddy Kong
Player 2	Krunch
Player 3	K. Rool
Player 4	Dixie Kong
Player 5	Donkey Kong → Cranky Kong (yes, twice)
Player 6	Candy Kong → Diddy Kong (same functional as selecting Dixie Kong in the select character)
Player 7	No data → Krunch
Player 8	No data → K. Rool
Player 9	No data → Dixie Kong
Player 10	No data → Cranky Kong
Player 11	No data → Diddy Kong

Select Player 6-11 in Debug (Codes)
020000DC:0X (6 to B)

"Blend", the last option, displays the following:

Off

Alpha

Up

Down

It's currently unknown exactly what Blend does.

Magma Mainland

Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)	Banjo-Pilot

Bizarrely, the map for Magma Mainland would end up reused in Banjo-Pilot, as the lower background layer for when the player fights against Bottles.

• The lava layer has been combined with the track layer.
• The colors of the track layer were slightly darkened.
• A big hole was added to the center.
• The finish line and boosts were removed.
• A few smaller holes were added.
• The cracks in the center island were removed.

Main Menu

To do: Expand what is in all of the six selectable options.

This prototype has a different main menu than its later counterparts. The main menu has six selectable options: Racing, Stories, Dog Fights, Battles, Clock Race, and Options.

May 2001	July 9, 2001

The character selection screen has been updated from E3 2001.

• Background graphic gets a better quality. The shadows of palm tree are darkened. This update is unapplied in the Options menu.
• The hillbilly character (Redneck Kong) featured from E3 2001 has been replaced by Candy Kong.
• Cranky Kong's pose has been updated.
• Dixie Kong has extra two curly hair on the left side.
• Krunch has bigger toenails.
• The goggles from K. Rool's outfits became larger.

There is also a Kong unique to this prototype, known as Redneck Kong, that can be highlighted but not selected. However, according to the September 3, 2001 edition of Scribes from Rareware, he's been killed off now anyway. While Redneck Kong's data has been completely removed except for his highlighted sprite on the character select menu, which are not aligned with their sepia shadow. Krunch is also named as Krash in this unedited list, which was also Krunch's early name during Diddy Kong Racing's development. If Redneck Kong is selected (selecting as Dixie Kong because the character selection is swapped), a corrupted, flickering, black, square-shaped sprite is shown on the race selection.

src/title/gfx/char_select/clr_red.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select/clr_red.pal

clr_red_char_0
clr_red_info_0

clr_red_frames
clr_red_plt

Racing

Selecting this will bring the player to a (very buggy) character select screen.

What makes this screen buggy is that the characters don't align with the background like they are supposed to and selecting one character will select another. For example, selecting K. Rool will select Donkey Kong. There are seven selectable characters on this screen, including Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Cranky Kong, Dixie Kong, Krunch, and K. Rool. Candy Kong cannot be selected at all, which has not yet been implemented. Donkey Kong cannot be selectable normally (select him causes Cranky Kong instead).

List of swapped characters

Character selected Highlighted	Character played as Selected
Cranky Kong (0) Leftmost	Cranky Kong (0)
Redneck Kong (6)	Diddy Kong (1)
Diddy Kong (1)	Krunch (2)
Donkey Kong (5)	K. Rool (3)
Krash (2)	Dixie Kong (4)
K. Rool (3)	Donkey Kong (5) → Cranky Kong (0)
Dixie Kong (4) Rightmost	Corrupted (6) → Diddy Kong (1)
Unimplemented (7)	Corrupted (7) → Krunch (2)
Unimplemented (8)	Corrupted (8) → K. Rool (3)
Unimplemented (9)	Corrupted (9) → Dixie Kong (4)
Unimplemented (10)	Corrupted (10) → Cranky Kong (0)
Unimplemented (11)	Corrupted (11) → Diddy Kong (1)

After the player is selected, the list of selectable tracks appears. Only Sleepy Shores and Polar Plateau can be played. The tracks Kongo Kingdom, Western Wastes, and Island of Eggs all crash the game for unknown reasons.

Stories

Selecting this will bring the player to a menu with three options.

The options are as follows:

1. King of Kongs
2. Back to the Light
3. K.Rool's Gold

King of Kongs goes to one of the beach levels, while K. Rool's Gold brings up a dogfight in one of the lava stages. If the player tries to hover over "Back to the Light", the game can crash. However, if the player hovers over "Back to the Light" immediately after selecting Stories, it will show a corrupt sprite (the remnants of Redneck Kong's data), since the pointer to the sprite it is referencing is obselete. If the player attempts to enter this story, the game will crash.

Options

To do: Check if the game actually writes commands to a external source (i.e. a accelerometer inside the cartridge), or if this is just for show.

Interestingly, this game has an option under the Options menu to change the control method of flying the planes from using the D-Pad to using tilt motion. This was completely scrapped in later versions of the game. When selecting tilt motion from the Options menu, the game will tell the player to lay their Game Boy Advance flat and press A to start. If the player does, the game will go back to the title screen.

It isn't known how accurate or how well the tilt motion works, since no emulator that can play this ROM has such a feature (yet) and nobody has access to the original cartridge this ROM was dumped from. The game does recognize when tilt motion is enabled, though, as the D-Pad is disabled during races.

Dog Fights

Selecting either option in this menu will cause the game to crash.

Unused Graphics

Filenames: qmarkcoin, coinbronze, coinsilver, coingold, coinscroll4, coinscroll5

A coin icon shown below every track preview indicates the player's best attempt at that race. However, since course records were never implemented, only the blue thumbs-up (handcoin) is used.

Filename: small_haunted

This preview image for Whisper Woods does not appear in any of the game's menus.

Filenames: [name]_head, [name]_head_01, [name]_head_02

With Battle Mode in a generally provisional state, there are a few graphics for it that go unseen:

• Two smaller-sized variants of each character portrait ([name]_head_01, [name]_head_02) exist that don't appear to be used.
• Candy has a portrait, despite not being playable. Aside from the character select screen and the Dog Fights menu icon, this is the only other asset related to her in the ROM.
• DK's portrait does not appear without hacking, as he cannot be properly selected in any of the menus (as noted above, the game simply loads Cranky instead).

Filenames: Nintendo_Logo, Rare_Logo

Splash screens of the Nintendo and Rare logos exist in the ROM, but are never loaded. Note that the copyright date on the Nintendo splash screen says 2001. Banjo-Pilot, the game this prototype eventually became, was released in 2005.

(Source: Mattrizzle (Screenshots), DKC-Atlas)

Filename: e3

A leftover E3 icon. It is stored next to the Rare icon that shows up on the bottom-left corner of the title screen, so it may have been intended to serve a similar purpose.

Filename: twit_bunch

Hand-drawn placeholder art for the character select screen. Interestingly, Krunch is not present and Funky is next to Cranky instead of Redneck/Candy, which would put this image sometime between Space World 2000 and E3 2001.

Filename: __spr_hud_map_[name]

The map hud for Lava 01, Lake 01, Haunted 02, Farm 03 were blank during race, however there exist unused map hud graphics in the ROM. Haunted 02 is unfinished due to the coffin areas were not marked, and Farm 03 uses a placeholder graphic as Farm 00. Snow 01 used same graphic as Snow 00 as a placeholder. Keep 00 is a blank.

Unused Music

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Is there any way to make these play in the levels themselves?

The only music used in this build is the main menu theme (known as three_menu_tune_004 internally); all of the race courses are silent. However, there exist six unused course themes in the ROM, which can be heard by modifying the pointer to the menu theme in the tune_list array. (For the record, track 007 does not exist.) In the music modifier, music playing faster variations when entered on the final lap was implemented.

three_beach_tune_001

three_snow_tune_002

three_lava_tune_003

three_bayou_tune_005

three_haunted_tune_006

three_castle_tune_008

Items

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: I might be wrong about some of the item functions/actor names.

• In addition to the standard blue item balloons, there are two variants (a green one with a face on it, and a red one with a DK insignia) that will grant a special item that varies depending on the character being played as. However, this functionality is obviously not complete, as the items in question don't do anything and their icons do not match their respective characters (for example, playing as Diddy yields an item with Cranky's face on it). All item IDs from 0D onward simply point to the character item, meaning any others that occur past it internally cannot be loaded in-game.
• The item icons follow an internal naming scheme consisting of "wpn_" followed by the first two letters of each word in the item's full name. However, save for the Grip Grab and Clasp Grasp (whose actors are referred to as such internally), none of the full names are given anywhere.

Item ID	Sprite ID	Icon	(Internal) Name	Effect	Notes
01	40		wpn_pepo	Shoots out five projectiles.	Possibly stands for "Peanut Popgun(s)"; a similar icon seen in screenshots from E3 2001—likely an earlier version of this one—features a design that heavily resembles the Donkey Kong 64 weapon.
02	45		wpn_wash	Shoots out ten projectiles.
03	43		wpn_memi	Lays down a track hazard. Equivalent to the level 2 green balloon item in Diddy Kong Racing.	The actor is referred to internally as melon.
04	44		wpn_mame	Lays down a floating track hazard.	The actor is referred to internally as mango.
05	41		wpn_hoba	Homes in on the nearest racer. Equivalent to the level 2 red balloon item in Diddy Kong Racing.	The actor is referred to internally as rocket.
06	42		wpn_chba	Clearly intended to be a more powerful version of wpn_hoba, but appears to function identically to it.	The actor is referred to internally as chain_rocket.
07	4A		wpn_bubo	Gives the user a short speed boost. Equivalent to the level 2 blue balloon item in Diddy Kong Racing.	A level 1 version of this item (with only one exhaust pipe) appears in screenshots from Space World 2001, but doesn't seem to be implemented in this build.
08	4B		wpn_babl	A more powerful version of wpn_bubo. Equivalent to the level 3 blue balloon item in Diddy Kong Racing.
09	46		Grip Grab (wpn_grgr)	Pulls the user towards the nearest racer. Equivalent to the level 1 rainbow balloon item in Diddy Kong Racing.	Coincidentally shares its name with a move from Banjo-Tooie.
0A	47		Clasp Grasp (wpn_clgr)	Clearly intended to be a more powerful version of the Grip Grab (equivalent to the level 2 rainbow balloon item in Diddy Kong Racing), but appears to function identically to it.
0B	48		wpn_baba	Does nothing.
0C	49		wpn_sisc	Does nothing. Clearly intended to be a more powerful version of wpn_baba.
0D-FF	35		wpn_popi	Does nothing.	Appears when playing as Krunch. Was likely intended for Diddy.
N/A	36		wpn_chci	N/A	Cannot be loaded in-game. Was likely intended for Dixie.
0D-FF	37		wpn_bobl	Does nothing.	Appears when playing as Diddy and Cranky. Was likely only intended for Cranky.
N/A	38		wpn_swsw	N/A	Obvious placeholder, cannot be loaded in-game.
0D-FF	39		wpn_prpa	Does nothing.	Appears when playing as DK. Was likely intended for K. Rool.
0D-FF	3A		wpn_boro	Does nothing.	Appears when playing as K. Rool. An obvious placeholder item, likely intended for either DK or Candy.
N/A	3B-3E		wpn_hiha wpn_flfl wpn_lodo wpn_wiwo	N/A	Obvious placeholders, cannot be loaded in-game. Their icons' palettes are defined but not actually implemented (all colors are the same shade of blue); however, replacing them with wpn_swsw's palette reveals them to have the same blank checker pattern.
0D-FF	3F		wpn_wiwe	Does nothing.	Appears when playing as Dixie. Was likely not intended to behave as such.
N/A	4C		wpn_blbo	N/A	It ain't a Rare game without a pair of these. Cannot be loaded in-game.
N/A	4D-4E		wpn_crco wpn_shdi	N/A	Obvious placeholders, cannot be loaded in-game. Their icons' palettes are defined but not actually implemented (all colors are the same shade of blue); however, replacing them with wpn_blbo's palette reveals them to have the same blank checker pattern as wpn_swsw.
N/A	4F		wpn_babu	N/A	Cannot be loaded in-game. Palette appears to be unfinished.
N/A	50-51		wpn_rodr wpn_rere	N/A	Obvious placeholders, cannot be loaded in-game. Their icons' palettes are defined but not actually implemented (all colors are the same shade of blue); however, replacing them with wpn_blbo's palette reveals them to have the same blank checker pattern as wpn_swsw.
N/A	52		wpn_chance	N/A	Cannot be loaded in-game. Likely would have spawned a random item.

Space World Leftovers

To do: * There's a few more screenshots from DKC Atlas that could be added to this section. Rip the full-rotation sprites.

Character select sprites, from when there were going to be Mario characters in the game. While the idea had already been scrapped at this point in development, the graphics still remain in the ROM. The older character list included 12 characters: Bowser, Dixie Kong, Donkey Kong, Funky Kong, Cranky Kong, Mario, Peach, Toad, Wario, Yoshi, Diddy Kong, and K. Rool. These sprites can be seen in action in the Space World footage to the right, starting at 0:14.

(Source: Mattrizzle (screenshots), DKC Atlas)

Internal names and file paths:

src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/bowsersel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/bowsersel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/crankysel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/crankysel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/diddysel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/diddysel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/dixieysel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/dixieysel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/funkysel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/funkysel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/kongsel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/kongsel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/kroolsel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/kroolsel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/mariosel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/mariosel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/peachsel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/peachsel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/toadsel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/toadsel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/wariosel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/wariosel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/yoshisel.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/full_rotations/yoshisel.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/daisyselect.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/daisyselect.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/diddyselect.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/diddyselect.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/peachselect.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/peachselect.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/bowser_front.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/bowser_front.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/cranky_front.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/cranky_front.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/krool_front.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/krool_front.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/kong_front.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/kong_front.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/mario_front.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/mario_front.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/toad_front.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/toad_front.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/wario_front.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/wario_front.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/yoshi_front.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/yoshi_front.pal
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/funky_front.spr
src/title/gfx/char_select_planes/funky_front.pal

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bowsersel_char_12
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bowsersel_char_13
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bowsersel_char_31
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crankysel_char_0
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Dixie Kong is also named as Dixiey or Daisy in the very early build.

Filename: jap_warning

A Japanese-language version of the message used when selecting tilt controls.

Filename: jap_bigfont

While the game's main font file (bigfont) contains a complete US/European character set, its Japanese counterpart only contains select preformatted strings (likely because it was just put together for the Space World demonstration). The options read as follows: Race, Start Pilot(ing), Select Course, Select Controls, Movement Method, Sensor, D-Pad.

Filename: jap_bright_text

Japanese submenu "strings" for Bounty Beach, Whisper Woods, Magma Mainland, Chicken Chase, and Frosty Lake.

Filenames: battle (top), fight (bottom)

Earlier icons for the Dog Fights menu, which can also be seen in the footage above.

K. Rool's Gold

To do: Graphics.

While none of the stories are playable in this build, the graphics and text for K. Rool's Gold (also seen in the video above) can be found in the ROM.

Story Text

While skimming
the treetops,
looking for any
Monkeys to
Mangle, K.Rool
discovered an
Ancient Temple
Ruin.
After setting
his plane down
in a nearby
clearing, he
headed for the
entrance, and
with makeshift
torch in hand,
stepped inside.
With just the
flickering light
from the torch
he moved
silently along
the dusty old
corridors,
checking for
traps!
At a dead end
deep inside, he
found a stone
tablet. K.Rool
picked it up
and with one
hand brushed
away the thick
layers of dust.
He brought the
torchlight in
closer and saw
a beautifully
painted frieze.
The Kremling
King cast his
eyes across
the symbols.
As he tried to
make sense of
them, an idea
entered his
head, and he
said out loud,

It looks like a
map to  ... ... ...
... to Eldorado!

With the tablet
as his guide,
K. Rool set off
to try and find
the place he
believed to be
Eldorado, the   
mysterious
City of Gold.
He followed the
path of symbols
and covered all
four corners of
the globe. He
searched high
and low,
through rain
and snow,
but no matter
how hard he
tried, it just
seemed like he
was never
going to find it.
Then out of the
blue he spotted
a tiny island
far below.
He thought he
could just make
out a huge gate
on the far side 
... was this it?
Seeing a flat
piece of ground
near the gate,
he pulled the
plane into a
steep dive and
headed down to
check it out!
K.Rool was
amazed at the
door's beauty
right up close,
and his vivid
imagination ran
wild, wondering
what riches lay
beyond them.
Several small
footsteps to
his right stole
his attention
for a moment.

So, another
adventurer has
found their way
to our door!
There have
been many
before you
Mr. Lizard.
Even that silly
Cranky Kong
has tried to get
past these
doors - but left
empty handed!
Do you think
you can do any
better, hmnnn?

I do everything
better than
that old goat,
so this should
be no problem
at all for me.
After all I am
the King of the
Kremlings!
Anyway, the
tricky bit was
finding the
place - now I'm
here it should
be relatively
simple.

If you say so!
I am Nikiki, the
First Guardian
of the Gate.
Only we have
the magical
powers to open
these doors.
For us to do
this, you must
complete a
series of tests.
There are four
in all, but no
one has ever
passed the
first one!

Look, you might
as well open
the doors now
and save us all
a lot of time
and effort!
No? ... ... Ok
then, tell me
what I have to
do, so I can get
it over with as
soon as
possible.

You should not
take the tasks
lightly. They
have been
selected to
guard the four
magical Stones
that can open
the doors.
The first task
takes place in
Crackpot Keep,
so that is
where you will
begin your
quest.

The Fire Stone
is locked under
a grille in the
centre of the
Keep. Collect
all four keys
within the time
limit to get your
hands on it!
However you
will need to
avoid the mines
that surround
them. Some can
be shot and
others can't -
this isn't easy.
Good Luck!

Oh dear, well
you gave it
your best shot,
but I guess
that wasn't
quite enough!
You want to
have another
go now?
Very well, but
remember you
can shoot the
light coloured
mines only!

You're back?
I thought you
were the all
conquering
K.Rool?
Perhaps try
again later
when you're not
so tired! Now?
Ok then!
If you get some
boosters, use
them around
the outside to
be a bit safer.

Well well, look
who it is. Was it
all too much for
you in there?
I said it wasn't
going to be
easy. Get
straight back
in there now!
Don't forget to
use the map to
see where the
next key is
going to rise!

I don't believe
it, you actually
did it. Nobody
has ever won
control of the
Fire Stone.
You must have
cheated
somehow!

It was pretty
easy really, I
just focussed
on the job in
hand - and
went to it. I
can't believe
you doubted me
for a moment!

You are truly a
contender to
the wondrous
Gates of Gold.
I shall now
activate the
Fire Stone ... ...
The first of the
four!

Once on the
podium, Nikiki
raised the
ancient stone,
and magic filled
the air. K.Rool
watched on in
amazement at
the sight.
The first step
towards entry
into Eldorado
was now taken.
K. Rool had
achieved what
no one has
even come
close to.

So at last a
challenger
worthy of the
Ultimate Prize -
or are you? My
name is Nakaka.
I am the Second
Guardian of the
Gate.
My task is much
more difficult
than the one my
brother set, so
you may quit
now if you wish!

The only thing I
want to quit is
this idle chat,
so tell me where
to go and what
to do and I'll be
off. I'll be back
soon with the
next Stone!

Right then, if
you think you
are that good,
perhaps we
should get
straight to it. I
don't want to
keep you
waiting!
But let me say
this - the Earth
Stone is way
out of your
reach. Anyway,
to take on my
task you need
to head for
Whisper Woods.

The Keepers of
the Stone live
in these woods.
Unfortunately
they are always
being attacked
by the Giant
Ghosts from the
badlands.
Land where you
can to pick
them up!
Rescue them all
and they will
summon up the
second Stone -
but that's not
likely is it?

Hee hee, back
again so soon?
I thought as
much. Don't
just sit there
looking sorry
for yourself,
get back in
your plane!
Give yourself
half a chance
and watch the
map to see who
should be
rescued next!

Oh hello again.
I see you didn't
get the Stone -
I didn't think
you would.
Maybe you
should get
straight back
in there,
and chase away
those nasty
Ghosts. Don't
forget you can
stun them with
a shot from
your guns.

Well look who's
back again. You
didn't fail again
did you? Turn
right around
and get back in
there, I'm sure
they'll be a bit
easier on you!
And remember
you can hold up
to three of the
Keepers at one
time!

Wh, wh, what?
You've done it,
you've beaten
my task, but
that can't be
possible. I see
you have the
Second Stone,
but are you
sure you got all
the Keepers?
There could be
one hidden
away behind a
group of trees
somewhere.

I got 'em all,
every last one!
In fact, I could
have rescued
more. You didn't
really think I'd
have trouble
with that did
you? Honestly!

The ancient
texts state
that I must
activate the
Second Stone
for you K.Rool,
but I must say
I'm not happy
about it at all!

On the podium,
Nakaka lifted
the Earth Stone
and more magic
filled the air.
K. Rool was now
half way to
achieving his
dream.
Getting past
the gates and
finding out
what wonders
lay beyond.

Don't get too
carried away
K.Rool, as your
journey ends
right here!
I am Nukuku,
the legendary
Third Guardian
of the Gate.
You have done
well to get
here, but will
not get past my
task.

Just let me
know what I
have to do and
I'll do it. I did
the other tasks
with relative
ease, and I'm
sure yours will
be no problem!

Very well! Don't
say I didn't
warn you. When
you come back
here without
the Ice Stone
don't expect
any sympathy
off me.
I might be
tempted to
laugh out loud
though! The
task is set in
Crystal Coast,
so you need to
head out in
that direction.

Our allies in
Crystal Coast
guard the prize
you seek so
passionately.
You will have to
destroy them
all to find it's
true location.
If you get it, be
sure to come
back and see
me - ha, ha, ha.
Goodbye!

What a surprise
seeing you
back here, and
empty handed
too! Why don't
you pop back
into the action
and give it
another shot.
Make sure to
keep low and
use cover
whenever you
can!

Ha, ha, ha,
where's the
next stone, in
your pocket?
Oh you didn't
get it? I'm sure
if you just try
one more time
you will, he, he.
I bet you didn't
know a lot of
snow mounds
hide secret
power-ups.

That was quick,
give up half -
way through?
No? Oh well.
If you try very
hard I'm sure
you can do it -
yeah right, one
day maybe!
If you are still
struggling, use
the boosters to
get behind your
opponents and
attack in
safety!

Err... there
must be some
mistake, it
looks like you
have the
Ice Stone.
That's not the
real one
though, is it?
You made that
yourself didn't
you? No?
Oh ... it IS the
real stone, my
word!

I'd say this was
probably the
easiest task
I've had to do
so far. I could
do it again just
for fun ... ... ... 
but not now!
Maybe later.

As a trusted
Guardian of the
Gate I have
pledged to
activate the
Stone. It is with
honour (choke)
that I do this
for you, K.Rool.

With a tear in
his eye Nukuku
raised the
Ice Stone high
up in the air.
The magic was
now very
strong in this
sacred place.
K.Rool knew he
was only one
small step away
from entering
the legendary
City of Gold.

YOU! You beat
my brothers but
not beat me -
right! My name
is Nokoko. I am
Fourth Guardian
and like Sun
Stone very
much.
My friend help
me hide it so
you can't get
it!

I've heard of
brains before
beauty, but to
get neither is
such a blow.
Look, be a good
chap and just
give me the last
stone.
It'll save any
embarrassment.
I promise it will
be just our
little secret.

No! Sun Stone
is safe where it
lie - you no
find it. If you
want to waste
time go to
Bounty Beach
for a look. My
friend is there!

You must beat
my friend, the
Ultimate Magic
Man. Find real
lamp and shoot
it or he will
smash you into
the ground.
Ha, ha, ha.
Must avoid
magic stacks
that affect
plane also -
this is good!

You no beat my
friend? He my
best friend! He
will play again
if you want, but
you will be back
to see me soon
with same look
on face.
Look closely at
lamp colours to
stand chance -
still not win
though!

My friend send
you back so
soon? He must
not like you
very much.
Go back quick
and try again,
he will greet
with open arms.
Shoot huts for
more goodies
that help you
play harder! My
friend want
challenge.

He win, he win ...
ha, ha, ha, ha!
My friend never
let me down. He
play as many
times as you
want - go back
now if wish - he
waiting for you!
Get more time
around back of
the lamps to
score! Use
many boosters.

NOOooooooooo,
My friend never
lose. He say he
keep Sun Stone
for always. He
my friend for
longest time,
but now Nokoko
not so sure.
Now you have
Stone you be
my friend?

Of course I'll
be your friend
little chap, just
as soon as you
do your stuff!
While you do I'll
just stand
back here!

Ok ... ... my
friend, I will
use the powers
of the Stone to
help you. Maybe
when I do this
it will make us
friends for all
time? Hope so!

Nokoko held
the Sun Stone
firmly and
raised it as
high as he
could. The
magic of the
Gates of Gold
was complete.
As soon as the
stone was
lifted the magic
power went into
overdrive.
K. Rool watched
in amazement at
the spectacle.
The Guardians,
now chanting,
combined their
magic to
activate the
giant doors.
Small clouds of
dust were
disturbed
where the giant
stone doors
met.
Then there was
a great intake
of air as the
seal of a
thousand years
was broken,
and the great
doors swung
outwards.
As the light
from the
mountain of
Gold flickered
across his
face, K.Rool
took in the
sights before
his eyes.
He had found
Eldorado - a
place that many
had said didn't
even exist!
Ever so slowly,
he moved
through the
gates.
He'd found more
treasures here
than could ever
be imagined.
For as far as he
could see,
there was a sea
of Gold and
Jewels.
As he bathed in
the riches,
K.Rool wasn't
sure if he could
ever leave!




     THE END