1-kong (2014) FAQ

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--- ANY% 1-KONG (2014 ROUTE) FAQ ---
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Q | What is 1-kong?
A | 1-kong is a sub-category of Any%, where you only unlock DK. This is the fastest sub-category of Any%, however, this is not the fastest route for 1-kong.

Q | Why not do the fastest route?
A | Because the fastest route is incredibly difficult. A runner should not even consider running the advanced 1-kong route (AKA 2015 Route) until they have Sub 30.

Q | What about Diddy, Lanky, Tiny and Chunky? Don't you need them for the K Rool Fight?
A | Yes I do, however, they automatically give you the kongs when it goes to their phase. It isn't counted as unlocking them as you don't get them from Tag Barrels (Unless you enter the Tag Barrel with that Kong after losing the K Rool Fight).

Q | I didn't see you buy any moves, how could you Primate Punch etc.?
A | During all the Main Menu Stuff, by entering Factory Boss in the Mystery Menu, it gives us all tier 1 (Baboon Blast, Chimpy Charge, Orangstand, Mini Monkey, Hunky Chunky) & tier 2 Moves (Strong Kong, Rocketbarrel Boost, Baboon Balloon, Pony Tail Twirl, Primate Punch). By having these moves, it gives us all the moves we need to defeat K Rool (along with a few unnecessary ones)

Q | What is the WR for this run?
A | For Any% overall, it's 26:56 by Tiffanyjane, however, for this route, it's 28:28 by KiwiKiller67

Q | Why are you entering the Tag Barrel from a great height?
A | By entering a Tag Barrel from a certain height, we can have control of the kong whilst being inside the Tag Barrel. This allows us to tag a kong from outside of the Tag Barrel's range, which gives us some interesting effects. This act is known as Tag Barrel Storage

Q | How are you getting all these height boosts?
A | By doing Tag Barrel Storage, as I said above, we get some interesting effects. Because the game believes that DK is in a different location than where he actually is; so it gives the difference between these 2 locations as a height boost when we pull up on a ledge. That is known as a Telegrab.

Q | How come you occasionally fail the second 'Telegrab'?
A | This is because the second Telegrab has a 50% chance of working when using the non-consistent method (The consistent method is ~17s slower). Every frame, the game oscillates between the Telegrab working (Ie. Height Boost) and not working (Ie, No Height Boost). If we do this on the wrong frame, we do not get boosted, and it's a reset (We can get the Telegrab ability again, but we'd have to do Tag Barrel Storage again)