All Secrets & Easter Eggs in Donkey Kong Games (1981 - 2025)

Here all major secrets and Easter Eggs in the Donkey Kong franchise.
List
Billy Mitchell's Tie
Three Wise Monkeys
Honking Melodies
25m in Foggy Fumes
Crocomire Skull in Foggy Fumes
Mr. Game & Watch in Foggy Fumes
Wiimote & Joy-Con in Wonky Waterway
Samus's Gunship in Busted Bayou
Metroid in Amiss Abyss
Greenhouse in Fruity Factory
Lanky, Tiny and Chunky Kong in Donkey Konga 2
Rareware Cow
DKCR Title Screen in Tropical Freeze
DKC Gramophone
Playable Krusha in DK64
Rare Logo Coral Riff
DKC TV Show Reference
KI Here
Chief Thunder
Hidden Warps
Debug Room in DK64
Idle Animations
Interactive Game Over Screen in DKC3
Interactive Title Screen in Donkey Konga
Built-in Cheat Codes

Games
Donkey Kong Country - SNES
Donkey Kong Country 2 - SNES
Donkey Kong Country 3 - SNES
Donkey Kong Country - Game Boy Color
Donkey Kong Country Remake - GBA
Donkey Kong Country 2 Remake - GBA
Donkey Kong Country 3 Remake - GBA
Donkey Kong Land
Donkey Kong Land II
Donkey Kong Land 3
Donkey Kong 64
Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
DK: King of Swing
Donkey Konga
Donkey Konga 2

In-Game Cheats
Donkey Kong Country - SNES
B, A, Down, B, Up, Down, Down, Y – In a 2-Player Game, lets the inactive player become active without the active player's input
Down, A R, B, Y, Down, A, Y – Starts the Music Test
B, A, R, R, A, L – Gives 50 lives
Down, Y, Down, Down, Y (While Cranky Kong is winding his phonograph) – Lets the player play the Token Bonus Areas at their leisure.

Donkey Kong Country - GBA
B, Up, B, B, A – Gives infinite access to the Token Areas
B, A, L, L, A, Down – Starts the Sound Test
B, A, R, R, A, L – Gives 50 lives

Donkey Kong Country 2
Press down 10 times while highlighting 'Two-Player Contest Mode' – Access Sound Test and Cheat Mode
Y, A, Select, A, Down, Left, A, Down – Gives 50 lives
B, A, Right, Right, A, Left, A, X – Removes all DK Barrels
Right + Y, Left + A, Up + B, Down + X (While pausing a level) – Exit uncleared levels

Donkey Kong Country 2 - GBA
WELLARD – removes all DK Barrels
ROCKARD – removes all DK and Star Barrels
FREEDOM – opens all levels
ONETIME – starts Sound Test
KREDITS – shows credits
RICHMAN – gives ten Banana Coins
WELLRICH – gives 50 Banana Coins
HELPME – gives 15 lives
WEAKLING – gives 55 lives

Donkey Kong Country 3 - SNES
L R R L R R L R L R (At the file select screen) – Opens cheat input for the following codes
LIVES – Gives 50 lives
ASAVE – The game automatically saves after each level
MERRY – All bonus levels will have a Christmas theme
COLOR – Dixie and Kiddy Kong's clothing will turn purple and green, respectively
MUSIC – Enters Dixie Kong's Music Test
WATER – Allows the player to enter the waterfall left of Bazaar's General Store
ERASE – The record times for completing the game will be reset
HARDR – 29 of the 139 DK Barrels will be removed
TUFST – All Star Barrels are removed

Donkey Kong Country 3 - GBA
EXTRAS – Minigames can be played from the main menu
AQUA – Gives all 98 Bonus Coins
MUSIC – Acces Music Test
MONKEY – Gives 50 lives
HARDER – Star Barrels are removed
TUFFER – DK Barrels and Star Barrels are removed
KREDITS – The credits play.

Donkey Kong Land 2
While on the title screen hold Left or Right and input one of the following
A, A, B, B – 50 lives
B, B, A, A – 40 Banana Coins
A, B, A, B – 47 Kremkoins

Donkey Kong Land 3
While on the title screen input one of the following
Down, Down, Up, Left, Right – Gives 50 lives
Up, Up, Down, Left, Right – Play the cards mini-game
Up, Down, Left, Left, Down, Up, Right – Unlocks every area except the Lost World
Left, Up, Down or Select – Changes the level of the gameplay demo

Diddy Kong Racing
ARNOLD – Large players
BLABBERMOUTH – Changes horn sounds into character sounds
BODYARMOR – All balloons are yellow
BOGUSBANANAS – Bananas slow players down
BOMBSAWAY– All balloons are red
BYEBYEBALLOONS – Balloons are disabled
DODGYROMMER – Displays ROM Checksum
DOUBLEVISION – Multiple players can be the same character
EOLAOBFENRLONE – Free balloon
EPC – EPC lockup display
FREEFORALL – Fully powered-up balloons
FREEFRUIT – Players start with ten bananas
JOINTVENTURE – The second player joins Adventure mode
JUKEBOX – Adds Music Test to audio menu
NOYELLOWSTUFF – No bananas in Tracks mode.
OFFROAD – Four-wheel drive
OPPOSITESATTRACT – All balloons are rainbows
ROCKETFUEL – All balloons are blue
TEENYWEENIES – Small players
TIMETOLOSE – CPUs are harder
TOXICOFFENDER – All balloons are green
VITAMINB – Unlimited bananas
WHODIDTHIS – Players can view credits
ZAPTHEZIPPERS – Disables zippers

Donkey Kong 64
Up, Down, Left, Right (in front of B. Locker) – Lowers the Price

4K 60fps Gameplay Recorded and Edited by Nintendo Unity.

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