Password - Cheat Menu Cheats | |
| Enter these into the 'Enter Cheat' screen found in the 'Options' menu. | |
| View Credits | kredits |
| Music Player (Sound Test) | music |
| No Midpoint Barrels | harder |
| Get all 98 Bonus Coins | aqua |
| Removes DK and Star-Barrels (only on new game) | Tuffer |
| Allows you to play Funky's, Cranky's and Swanky's Mini-Games from Main Menu. | Extras |
| Start game with 50 more Lives | Monkey |
Secret - Reach Krematoa | |
| To reach Krematoa (the Lost World), go to the four rocks east (left) of Mekanos. Stay on the rocks as you circle around it clockwise about four times and the volcano will replace the rocks. | |
Secret - Reach Pacifica | |
| To reach the new exclusive to this game Oceanic based world, when you get the jetski use your turbo up the waterfall right where you started the game. Go up the waterfall after that and swim to the very hidden world marked by a K Rool Flag | |
Secret - Best ending | |
| To obtain the best ending in the game, you must collect every Bonus Coin in the game, every DK Coin, and every Banana Bird, and defeat the last boss in Krematoa. | |
Glitch - Unlimited Bear Coins | |
| Go to the Sunken Spruce level in Pacifica. After you get to the second Bonus level (the one near the rope), go up and get the Bear Coin that's by the Buzz, then go into the Bonus level. Either win or lose, and you'll end up by the rope, with the Bear Coin still there. Repeat this to get unlimited Bear Coins. | |