Donkey Kong 64

Nintendo 64

GoddessBow 6 Nov 2021 13:43

this boss and achievement can vanish in a black holethe creator is a sadist and psycho

Kryle 29 Nov 2022 07:43

In my opinion, this gets easier after you zap him the third time. He'll stop using the tidal wave attack and as long as you keep moving without turning around, his fireballs he spits out shouldn't hit you. The fireballs that fall from the sky should be easy enough to avoid. Just take your time, even if that means missing a ring and having to redo the set to hit him. Took me about 5 attempts. Good luck!

Acrostiche 1 Aug 2023 18:59

As expected, this is one of the worst achievement for this game. I keep being hit during the cinematic for the first star, I don't know why. What a shitty boss.

gamerX459 24 Aug 2023 09:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq8xzJviDws this may help people trying to go for this achievement..a comment in the description acts as a written guide on how to have better chances of clearing this

solidification 18 Sep 2023 12:09

For anyone wondering, you can do this in the boss battle after you get 10 banana fairies.

thatoneguy1851 20 Jun 2024 18:49

I find it helps to get the first star, then get the rest of the stars the other way (reverse) helps per phase. 2nd phase is hardest when he uses shock waves but you can speed along side them to get the star, then go off to the side to dodge said wave. When wave is gone, travel clockwise to get the star, then counter clockwise for the rest. Other phases aren’t as bad, and when he shoots the fish torpedo, just keep speeding and it will blow itself up eventually.

GalaxiusYT 2 Dec 2024 04:24

This one was brutal, but the later phases are actually slightly easier once you get steering down because you don't have to worry about shockwaves and the fireballs/mini pufferfish can't really hit you if you're in constant motion. In almost every case, it is better to have to restart a phase than it is to try and u-turn to save the phase.

aceone 26 Dec 2024 06:13

Damn achievement, 3 hours later I was able to get it, the good thing about repeating and repeating is that you already know where the stars will be, phase 2 is crap. if you pass phase 2 the rest is a piece of cake

mynoots 1 Jan 2025 17:25

It's not THAT hard once you know the pattern and how he reacts, the thing is the last step (the FIFTH one) where the stars are so small that you might end up fighthing for survival instead....

ChipsAhoy53 13 Feb 2025 09:33

Great way to start my morning. I can only get to the second wave before getting hit, it's not the tidal wave, well it is, i always get hit by a fire ball after he does the tidal wave.

ChipsAhoy53 13 Feb 2025 10:21

Just got it, it tried it first with a DK glitch but i did not know that if you play this boss as DK you are slower, i saw a DPADgamer video and saw a glitch that let's you play any boss as any kong so i did this with Lanky and i saw that he was way faster then DK so a couple tries after i did it with Lanky i got it so do it with lanky here's the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjJghoyAa6Q at 0:32

LevelX 17 Apr 2025 16:38

Oh thank Fuck! I got hit as right as I grabbed the last ring but the achievement procced. Fuck this god damn fish with a hot poker!

sandro4912 22 May 2025 21:56

I always liked this boss as a kid. Now regarding this cheevo:

This looks really really hard and you might think It is really really hard when attempt this first but there is some trick especially for phase 2. Once I trivialized phase 2 I got this basically right away. Without it i can imagine you spend hours.

Phase 1:
Go counter clockwise. Never stop. If you miss a DK Star just go another round.

Phase 2:
This is the hardest part but still kinda easy if you react fast. That is the trick which will turn this from agony to really easy. It feels weird because you will think play it slow and safe.

Go counter clockwise very close to the boss. Not completely close then fireballs hit you.
If you do this you can hit 3 (!) DK Stars before the first shock wave hits.

Do not jump over the shock wave. Go to the mountains and let it run out. Always do that.

When the shock wave is there Be at the 4th Dk Star. Make sure you can pass it clockwise after the shock wave. Watch out for the fire balls at the beginning.

If done correctly you can hit the last 2 DK Stars right before he hits the last shock wave.

Phase 3:
Go again counter clockwise and never, ever stop. When shock wave hits just continue drive at the mountains. If you then need to pass a DK Star so be it. Its better to drive a complete round to hit it.

Phase 4/5:
Go again counter clockwise and never, ever stop. If you miss a DK Star just go on. This can kill the phase but keep calm and repeat it.

It can be unlock that a flying fireball comes near you but the chance is very low if you always drive.

In phase 5 It helped me kinda memorize were the DK Stars are. The mountains have some colors. So If you miss a DK Star in a green mountain on your next round you will know it is there.

SchwartzGandhi 12 Jun 2025 04:46

Something really important I found is that Pufftoss specifically tries to lead his fireball shots. So sometimes after a shockwave its best to just stand still for a second or 2 to watch where the first fireball is, then go.

Also for those unaware, you can hold R and you will turn faster, letting you hit sharper bends and not run into stuff as often

MASF 19 Jun 2025 10:25

That was one of the worst controls I ever experience in a boss fight. I still feel accomplished for enduring through it though.

Ninjelon 19 Jun 2025 18:51

That was a difficult one.
Took me a lot of tries.