Highlight a saved game file at the game selection screen. Press L, R(2), L, R(2), L, R, L, R to display a cheat menu.
Alternate colors
Enter COLOR to dress Dixie's in purple and Kiddy's in green.
Auto-saves
Enter ASAVE to automatically save after each completed level.
Bonus coins
Enter WATER. Dixie will cry to confirm correct code entry. Swim to the waterfall to the left of Funky's Rentals without any companions. Approach and touch the waterfall on the left side of the map. Enter and beat the Banana bird cave behind the waterfall to find 85 bonus coins.
Christmas mode
Enter MERRY to hear Christmas music and turn the stars into bells, and bananas into blue presents during the bonus levels.
Erase time records
Enter ERASE.
Expert difficulty
Enter HARDR to make the game more challenging.
Fifty lives
Enter LIVES.
No halfway barrels
Enter TUFST. This code also allows the game to be finished with a 105% completion and a different ending.
Sound test
Enter MUSIC.
Defeating Arich
Play as Dixie, but do not lose Kiddy. Hit Arich two times by just holding the barrel, then wait for him to come down to get hit by it. Then, immediately switch places with Kiddy. Jump on Arich's back and get the barrel. You will not have to wait for or worry about him spitting balls at you. Next, run down almost as far as possible and throw the barrel upwards. Again, you will not have to wait for him to spit balls. Immediately put Dixie on your shoulders and throw her up to the branch. Get the barrel again and run almost as far as possible. Throw the barrel upwards and Arich will give up.
Defeating Belcha
Belcha will spit barrels out of his mouth. Jump on the barrels and a bug will appear. Jump on the bug and pick it up. Throw it back in Belcha's mouth. Belcha will jump backwards into a hole on the right.
Defeating Kaos
Play as Kiddy. When Kaos stops and his blades start to rotate, press A to put Dixie on Kiddy's shoulders and jump from blade to blade. At the exact moment after you hit Kaos in the middle of his head, continuously throw Dixie up into the air and move back enough so that she will land back on Kiddy repeatedly. If done incorrectly, bouncing off Kaos' head will send you too far from his head, and bring you to the floor. Otherwise, you will defeat him, but not completely, as he leaves and you will not see him again until you enter K. Rool's lab. If you have a controller with a turbo feature, you should not have any problems throwing Dixie continuously. You will not have to wait for him to move back and forth, or shoot you. If you hit him only two times then fall to the floor, you still have to wait the total amount of time for him to go back and forth the total number of times he does after the first two times you hit him and fall to the floor. With three or more hits, you will just have to avoid getting shot before trying again to hit him.
Defeating the Lost World Of Krematoa Boss
First, access the Lost World Of Krematoa island. Will need over 75 "B" Coins. Go to the house and enter it. Give all your "B" Coins to the bear and he will give you dynamite in exchange. When you exit, you should automatically blow up all the rocks in your way. After you complete all the levels, you should end up at the save cave. Go to the left and you will be at the bear's house. Give all of your Cogs to him, and you will unlock the nautilus. You will then have to fight the captain. Stay in the middle of the room and you will not get hit by the fireballs or the laser beam. When they stop, grab the barrel and go to the middle of the room again. You will see a vent on the top of the room. Hold Up and throw your barrel into it. If timed correctly, you will hit him on his propeller. He will fly towards you. At that moment, grab a barrel and go left or right and jump on the laser beam shooter. When he comes to you , wait until he turns around. Then, throw your barrel at the propeller on his jet pack. Do this about three times and he will go back into the background. Use the same strategy until he starts making the floor move. Then, throw the barrel into the vent. If you hit him, he will come towards you again. This time do not touch the barrel. Watch the laser shooter and a short laser will emerge from it. If you lay the barrel down (hold Down and release Y), the laser will curl around it and disappear. Grab the barrel and throw it at the propeller. Take your time, and you will defeat him. After winning the battle, you will get a DK Coin.
Easy final K. Rool battle
To defeat the final K. Rool (in the sub) easier, pause the game when he starts firing the lower sparks from his generator. Normally it will diffuse on the metal barrel, but you can dodge it completely by pausing the game when the lower spark appears. If done correctly, the end pieces will remain on screen, but the middle will be still moving. Wait until it completely crosses the screen before resuming the game. Proper timing is important, as mistiming will result in a long spark that fills the screen.
Extended music
Press L, R, A, B, X, Y at the game over screen when the small cubes appear after the song is done to play different notes. Press Start to quit.
Find the Mother Banana Bird
When you get the Gyrocopter, fly to the clouds. Search in the clouds until you go to another area. The Mother Banana Bird will be there. She is trapped and you will need all of the Banana Birds to free her. There are thirteen of them. She tells a great story of how she and her children (the Banana Birds) got trapped. Note: To find three Banana Birds, get the Gyrocopter. There is a cave at the top right of the screen as well as at the bottom, close to where you jumped into the water to begin your journey. The last one is up on the island by the clouds.
Legend Of Zelda reference
Once you gain five Bear Coins, return to Wrinkley's Save Cave. Go to where you went when you started the game. Next to her cave is one of the bears. Go there and he will have a shell and a mirror on sale. Buy the shell. You will now be able to ask the bear about a castle. Ask him about it. He says that he will give you information on it for two coins. Say "No" and he will start talking about Link. He will even mention rupees.
Lose items
When you get the present from the snow bear, take it to Blue's Beach Hut and give it to him. When he opens it, he will give you it. Immediately before the bowling ball gets into your item box, run out of the cabin. If done correctly you should not have gotten the bowling ball. Do not save or else you will not be able to get the bowling ball back. You need the bowling ball to get a Banana Bird. If you go back into the beach hut, Blue will not have the ball and neither will you.
Lost World Of Krematoa
Locate the four rocks that are placed in a circle. Jet ski around the rocks in a counter-clockwise circle until a noise is heard. The Lost World will appear in the light blue circle in the water between the rocks.
Murkey Mill: Shortcut
When you are at the top of the wooden elevator, stack up on each other and throw Dixie near the top of the left side edge. This is a shortcut to the end of the level.
Riverside Race: Shortcut
Two Kongs are required for this trick. When you get to the second lake at Riverside Race where there is one fish, do not dive. Instead, make the Blue Kong throw the Pink Kong so that the Pink Kong reaches a warp barrel. By doing this, you will beat the bear's record time.
Skidda's Row: Unlimited silver coins
Get to the "B" box to kill the enemies. When it takes you out of it, you can return and go back in it. Run in to an enemy and when you come out it will give you a silver coin so you can buy items. Repeat this to get as many coins as needed.
Squeals On Wheels: Shortcut
In World 2, go through the first door and with Kiddy, press A then B to jump. Press Y and hold Up and you will find a winner's barrel to get transported to the end.
