This is a side-scrolling platformer game in which players control Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong as they traverse through the jungle to collect various objects. Players use rolling barrel attacks and jumping moves to defeat animal-like enemies (e.g., frogs, birds, tiki-like creatures) in each level. Enemies usually flash, break apart, or get knocked off screen when hit. More protracted boss battles depict brief fiery explosions from cartoonlike bombs.