Donkey Kong Country Returns Cheats

You'll need to play as Diddy Kong (with a second controller) in either World 1-B or 7-B to pull this trick off. When fighting Mugly or Thugly, the rhino-like bosses, they'll usually try to attack by charging at you and swallowing you. Stand at one end of the stage away from Mugly or Thugly and shoot peanuts directly at the boss or specifically when their mouths are open (this is most of the time so you can just shoot continuously). If you get enough peanuts into their mouth they will pause to eat munch them, openly revealing the weak spot on their back. This gives you the perfect opportunity to attack them. You can also keep shooting to increase the time they stop and eat and let Donkey Kong attack them for you.

As you choose your save file, Cranky will give you 3 1-Ups if you have a low battery charge. He'll give you 5 1-Ups for no reason occasionally as well.

Ever notice a KONG letter hanging precariously off the edge of a cliff? You can grab these by pulling off the tough Roll Recovery move. Roll off the edge of the cliff and jump at the last second to reach a safe ledge above. This takes good timing and isn't easy to master, but it's the only way to get certain collectibles!

Begin playing one of your game saves with a low battery charge on your remote to initiate a message from Cranky; he will warn that your battery is low and award you extra lives to help you out.

At the end of levels, when you collect your prize from the barrel, orient your Wii Remote vertically and make punching motions to get in multiple "hits." You'll get more goodies for each punch. You can also use this to punch bosses at the very end a boss fight. If you shake the Wii Remote in any other way it won't work.