Editing Donkey Kong Country 3 (section)

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Donkey Kong Country 3 gameplay.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dixie Kong]], with [[Kiddy Kong]] standing by in the background|230px]]
''Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' is a [[platform game]] where players control [[Dixie Kong]] and her baby cousin, [[Kiddy Kong]], through 8 worlds which comprise a total of 48 levels.<ref name="overview">{{cite web|title=Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! overview|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/donkey-kong-country-3/snes-578|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121062918/https://www.ign.com/games/donkey-kong-country-3|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=9}} Many of the gameplay elements from previous games in the series mark a return in this game, such as barrels,{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=24}} [[bonus level]]s which reward the player with special "bonus coins", DK coins, animal helpers and a multiplayer mode.{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=22}} Both of the two playable Kongs have unique abilities, such as Dixie's ability to slow her descent by spinning her ponytail,{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=12}} and Kiddy's ability to bounce across open water.{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=14}}<ref name=french2/> The Kongs may also pick each other up to throw each other around levels; the impact of the other player-character can reveal cracked floors, hidden switches or secret areas. At any time, the player can switch Kongs during a level.{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=13}}

Levels in the game include a mixture of platforming, swimming and on-rails levels. They are based around several returning themes including forests, cliff-sides, factories and mountain tops. The level design is more diverse compared to its predecessors, which includes more complex puzzles and obstacles.<ref name=kotaku/> Every level has an enemy called a Koin; each of these enemies bears the DK Coin of their respective level, holding it as a shield. As these enemies always face towards the player, they must be defeated by throwing a steel barrel{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=25}} over them so it bounces off a wall behind them in order to strike them from behind.{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=22}} The game overworld is also more complex, allowing players to explore between each area instead of forcing them along a linear path. To achieve this, the game includes several vehicles such as a [[speedboat]] and [[hovercraft]] which can be used to traverse the overworld and access different worlds.<ref name="kotaku">{{cite web|last1=Bertoli|first1=Ben|title=The Best Donkey Kong Country Ever Made|url=http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/02/04/best-donkey-kong-country-ever-made|website=Kotaku|publisher=Future plc|access-date=19 May 2016|date=4 February 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023405/http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/02/04/best-donkey-kong-country-ever-made|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=21}}

The game features "animal friends", which return from its predecessors. Returning animals include Enguarde the [[swordfish]], Squitter the [[spider]] and Squawks the [[parrot]].{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=17}} New animals include [[Ellie (Donkey Kong)|Ellie]] the [[elephant]], who can suck up water through her trunk to spray enemies with, and Parry the "parallel bird", who flies directly above the player-characters and can be used to collect out-of-reach items.<ref name=french2/> As in the previous game, players can directly control animals instead of just riding them.{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=17}} Scattered around the Northern Kremisphere overworld are the [[Brothers Bear]], a family of bears who provide the players with hints, key items or other services.{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=20}} Players can collect items in levels to trade with the bears for other items or to help progress to later levels;<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Donkey Kong Country 3: A Country Full of Rendered Gorillas! |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=88 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=November 1996 |pages=250–1}}</ref> one such item is the Bear Coin, which acts as the game's currency.{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=22}} Other members from the Kong family, such as [[Wrinkly Kong]], [[Swanky Kong]], and [[Funky Kong]], can also be found around the overworld, each of whom offer their own services.{{sfn|Rare|1996|p=16}}