Cheats, Secrets, Tips & Tricks

Sound Test
Highlight the “Erase Game” option on the Game Selection Screen. Press Down, A, R, B, Y, Down, A, Y. Press Select to change the current song.

Bonus Games Practice
Press Down, Y, Down(2), Y before the Game Selection Screen appears.

Easy Continue
With one life remaining, enter a level that was previously completed and lose your life. Press any button at the Game Over Screen to return to the Cranky Kong opening screen. Enable the “Bonus Games Practice” code and play the bonus games to earn a surplus of lives. Then, press Start to pause game play, and press Select to return to the place where the last life was lost.

Have Fifty Lives
Highlight the “Erase Game” option on the Game Selection Screen. Press B, A, Right(2), A, L.

Interactive 2-Player Game
Highlight the “Erase Game” option on the Game Selection Screen. Press B, A, Down, B, Up, Down(2), Y, A and start a 2-Player Game. The inactive player can press Select at any time to assume control.

Mine Cart Level
Jump over the edge on the right and hold Left until you hear a bang. Jump over one enemy to complete the level.

Game Genie Codes

The following are known Game Genie Codes for Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo (SNES).

Note: There are two versions of this game. If you try first code and it does not work, try the second code.

• C2C9-4E2C / C2C1-4A9C
  Infinite lives
• D568-C34D / D568-C33D
  Start with 8 lives
• DC68-C34D / DC68-C33D
  Start with 11 lives
• DE68-C34D / DE68-C33D
  Start with 16 lives
• FB68-C34D / FB68-C33D
  Start with 26 lives
• 7468-C34D / 7468-C33D
  Start with 51 lives
• 0868-C34D / 0868-C33D
  Start with 76 lives
• 1768-C34D / 1768-C33D
  Start with 100 lives
• EE65-C37E / EE66-C27E
  When your last Kong is hit, the other one returns (You must have had both Kongs at some point in the level for code to work and you will need to reset if you get stuck.)
• 1DCC-CA7A / 1DCA-C2EA
  Almost invincible (Switch off if you get stuck)
• DBC1-3D6D + DCC1-34AD / DBC9-340D + DCC1-3D6D
  10 bananas needed for an extra life
• F6C1-3D6D + FBC1-34AD / F6C9-340D + FBC1-3D6D
  25 bananas needed for an extra life
• 7FC1-3D6D + 74C1-34AD / 7FC9-340D + 74C1-3D6D
  50 bananas needed for an extra life
• 0CC1-3D6D + 08C1-34AD / 0CC9-340D + 08C1-3D6D
  75 bananas needed for an extra life
• 1D6B-3FDD + 196A-333D / 1D6B-3D6D + 166A-3ECD
  Keep animals between stages (Keeping fish on a non-water stage or others on a water stage will cause problems, so be careful of this.)
• A081-1273 / A086-13E3
  High jump for Donkey Kong
• 2D81-1273 / 2D86-13E3
  Super jump for Donkey Kong
• 3D81-1273 / 3D86-13E3
  Mega-jump for Donkey Kong
• 8081-1E73 / 808B-1AE3
  High jump for Diddy Kong
• AD81-1E73 / AD8B-1AE3
  Super jump for Diddy Kong
• 2D81-1E73 / 2D8B-1AE3
  Mega-jump for Diddy Kong
• A08F-C273 / A087-C3E3
  High jump for all animals
• 2D8F-C273 / 2D87-C3E3
  Super jump for all animals
• 3D8F-C273 / 3087-C3E3
  Mega-jump for all animals
• D76B-337E / D76C-327E
  Get both Kongs back on the map screen after dying (This doesn’t work when you fall off screen)
• DD8B-C28A / DD88-CE5A
  In the 2-Player Team Mode, the inactive player can get control at any time by pressing A or SELECT on their controller
• DDB9-3DD4 / DDB0-34A4
  Pressing Start and then Select will exit any level, not just completed levels

Preformatted .CHT File (Action Replay) [EU]

The following is a preformatted .CHT file for Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo (SNES). These files have been collected from around the web and may not be all inclusive. Be sure to check the code pages and other preformatted files, if applicable, for additional codes if what you are looking for is not included.

You can also use the codes out of this file manually on the appropriate device or software.

Original Version

cheats = 4 

cheat0_desc = "Invincible"
cheat0_code = "BFA2BB60"
cheat0_enable = false 

cheat1_desc = "Bad Buddy Code"
cheat1_code = "BFB2B800"
cheat1_enable = false 

cheat2_desc = "EZ Level Exit"
cheat2_code = "809B4F00"
cheat2_enable = false 

cheat3_desc = "Expresso MultiJump"
cheat3_code = "BFBA6AFF"
cheat3_enable = false 

Version 1.1

cheats = 5 

cheat0_desc = "Invincible"
cheat0_code = "BFA2CD60"
cheat0_enable = false 

cheat1_desc = "Infinite Lives"
cheat1_code = "B6A86DAD"
cheat1_enable = false 

cheat2_desc = "Bad Buddy Code"
cheat2_code = "BFB2D300"
cheat2_enable = false 

cheat3_desc = "EZ Level Exit"
cheat3_code = "809D4F00"
cheat3_enable = false 

cheat4_desc = "Expresso MultiJump"
cheat4_code = "BFBA85FF"
cheat4_enable = false 

Preformatted .CHT File (Action Replay) [US]

The following is a preformatted .CHT file for Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo (SNES). These files have been collected from around the web and may not be all inclusive. Be sure to check the code pages and other preformatted files, if applicable, for additional codes if what you are looking for is not included.

You can also use the codes out of this file manually on the appropriate device or software.

cheats = 21 

cheat0_desc = "Invincible"
cheat0_code = "BFA2C760"
cheat0_enable = false 

cheat1_desc = "Infinite Lives"
cheat1_code = "B6A863AD"
cheat1_enable = false 

cheat2_desc = "Start With Lives Modifier"
cheat2_code = "B882BBXX"
cheat2_enable = false 

cheat3_desc = "Return Of Kong"
cheat3_code = "BF8E84FF"
cheat3_enable = false 

cheat4_desc = "Both Kongs Return"
cheat4_code = "BF8FA403"
cheat4_enable = false 

cheat5_desc = "Bad Buddy Code"
cheat5_code = "BFB2BD00"
cheat5_enable = false 

cheat6_desc = "EZ Level Exit"
cheat6_code = "809B4B00"
cheat6_enable = false 

cheat7_desc = "High Jump Donkey Kong"
cheat7_code = "BFB98BC4"
cheat7_enable = false 

cheat8_desc = "Super Jump Donkey Kong"
cheat8_code = "BFB98BD0"
cheat8_enable = false 

cheat9_desc = "Mega Jump Donkey Kong"
cheat9_code = "BFB98BE4"
cheat9_enable = false 

cheat10_desc = "Moon Jump Donkey Kong"
cheat10_code = "BFB98BFF"
cheat10_enable = false 

cheat11_desc = "High Jump Diddy Kong"
cheat11_code = "BFB993B4"
cheat11_enable = false 

cheat12_desc = "Super Jump Diddy Kong"
cheat12_code = "BFB993C0"
cheat12_enable = false 

cheat13_desc = "Mega Jump Diddy Kong"
cheat13_code = "BFB993D0"
cheat13_enable = false 

cheat14_desc = "Moon Jump Diddy Kong"
cheat14_code = "BFB993FF"
cheat14_enable = false 

cheat15_desc = "High Jump Animals"
cheat15_code = "BFBA3BC4"
cheat15_enable = false 

cheat16_desc = "Super Jump Animals"
cheat16_code = "BFBA3BD0"
cheat16_enable = false 

cheat17_desc = "Mega Jump Animals"
cheat17_code = "BFBA3BE4"
cheat17_enable = false 

cheat18_desc = "Moon Jump Animals"
cheat18_code = "BFBA3BFF"
cheat18_enable = false 

cheat19_desc = "Expresso Multi Jump"
cheat19_code = "BFBA6FFF"
cheat19_enable = false 

cheat20_desc = "Land Animals Roll"
cheat20_code = "BFC2D0A2"
cheat20_enable = false 

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