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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)

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Kao the Kangaroo is a series of platformer games made by a Polish studio named Tate Interactive, starring the titular marsupial with boxing gloves. Each game has him go on a quest to save his animal friends from some kind of danger, primarily the animal-catching Hunter. The series was mostly popular in Poland, having not made much of an impact in the foreign markets.The series consists of several titles: Kao the Kangaroo (2000; Dreamcast, PC, Game Boy Advance) Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003; Xbox, GameCube, PS2, PC) Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano (2005; PC, released only in Poland and a few other European countries) Kao Challengers (2005; PSP) Kao the Kangaroo (2022)In 2020, Tate Multimedia (Tate Interactive's new name) announced that a fourth Kao game was in development. It was officially unveiled in January of 2022, simply named Kao the Kangaroo. It was released on May 27, 2022. See the trailer here.Has nothing to do with Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, despite both games being 3D platformers featuring Australian marsupials.
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Abnormal Ammo
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Abnormal Ammo: Round 2 has catapults that fire giant pinecones.
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Crate Expectations
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Crate Expectations: Crates are common in this series and can show up all over the place. They often have goodies in them.
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Temporary Platform
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Temporary Platform: All games have those. In the second and third game, you can find clouds that vanish after jumping off them 3 times, and wooden platforms that retract after standing on them. The first game has a secret area where you have to quickly jump on rapidly vanishing platforms in order to reach the prize at the top.
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Boxing Kangaroo
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Boxing Kangaroo: Naturally, Kao wears red boxing gloves and fights this way.
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Death from Above
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Death from Above: All games have some form of flying enemies that swoop down on you when you get close.
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The Spiny
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The Spiny: The porcupine enemies in Round 2's forest levels. Since they're covered in spines, none of Kao's normal attacks work on them, only his Shockwave Stomp upgrade and boomerangs, but they never contain any stars either. The 2022 game has blowfish leaping out of the water.
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Last Lousy Point
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Last Lousy Point: Round 2 in particular has a notable situation where in the second-to-last level, there's a hidden box with a single coin in it that you can only reach by utilizing your glide jump upgrade.
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Magic Mushroom
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Magic Mushroom: Round 2 has one puzzle where, after you lead badgers away from a mushroom field, the mushrooms growing there suddenly grow to a monstrous size, allowing you to use them as platforms to progress further.
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A Winner Is You
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A Winner Is You: The second and third game only give you a very brief cinematic and then throw ending credits at you.
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Bag of Spilling
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Bag of Spilling: You do not get to keep the checkpoint flags between levels in the first game.
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Ground Pound
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Ground Pound: Both Round 2 and Mystery of the Volcano have it. It can be used not only to fight enemies, but also to press switches and the like. Round 2 even has an unlockable upgrade that turns it into a Shockwave Stomp.
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Super Drowning Skills
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Super Drowning Skills: Fall into a deep enough body of water, and Kao will drown instantly. Subverted in that if the water isn't very deep, Kao will extend his neck to ridiculous lengths to keep his head above the surface.
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Floating Platforms
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Floating Platforms: The first game in particular has a habit of using those, though Round 2 has some examples as well.
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Schizo Tech
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Schizo Tech: Not that games of this series ever cared much about having a coherent setting, but Round 2 truly takes the cake. It has 16th century galleon-esque sailing ships, 19th century steam trains, 20th century firearms, snowcats and motorboats, totally futuristic force fields and blasters, et cetera, et cetera.
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Humans Are Bastards
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Humans Are Bastards: Humans are the main antagonists in the first two games.
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Curb-Stomp Battle
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Curb-Stomp Battle: A lot of the battles in Round 2 become this once you get the infinite rolling upgrade.
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"Far Side" Island
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"Far Side" Island: The Hunter ends up marooned on one of these after being defeated in Round 2.
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Power-Up Mount
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Power Up Mount: Kao can ride on his Pelican friend in two tropical levels of Round 2. He's heavier than Kao and has a wider turning circle, but can fly for a short time by Button Mashing, and grabbing fish in the air lets him fly further.
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Follow the Money
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Follow the Money: The coins in the first and second game. In the latter, it's even pointed out by the Exposition Fairy right before a chase sequence.
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Elemental Powers
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Elemental Powers: In Mystery of the Volcano, you have to find four elemental artifacts in order to open a door leading to the Final Boss. The levels that you find these artifacts in are themed after the four elements.
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Mischief-Making Monkey
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Mischief-Making Monkey: Minkey from the 2022 game is a duplicitous proboscis monkey.
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Scenery Porn
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Scenery Porn: Some of the environments in the second and third game can look really good.
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Explaining Your Power to the Enemy
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Explaining Your Power to the Enemy: In Round 2, the octopus boss begins the battle by describing the exact method in which to defeat her, step by step, and only at the end does she go "How stupid of me - why am I telling you that?!".
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Checkpoint
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Checkpoint: The first game is unusual in that checkpoints are collectibles, and you can set them up yourself anywhere in the level. The second game has more normal checkpoint in the form of bells that save your progress when you pick them up. Ditto for the third game, but in the form of tents that Kao goes into to take a nap.
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Squashed Flat
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Squashed Flat: In the first game, Kao gets flattened if he falls from a high enough spot. It doesn't cause any damage, though.
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Gotta Catch Them All
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Gotta Catch Them All: Round 2 in particular has three types of collectibles, and each is required for unlocking something: The coins allow you to reach the final boss. The crystals unlock minigames. The stars unlock upgrades for your attacks and skills.
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Money for Nothing
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Money for Nothing: Averted in the first game, where you get an extra life for every fifty coins you collect (not one hundred, contrary to what the manual claims). Played straight in the second one, where literally the only purpose of gathering ducats is to obtain enough of them to pay off the Bossman, so he would let you into Hunter's hideout. Once you've done that, collecting more money becomes totally superfluous, even though there is still a lot of them to pick in following levels. Downplayed in that you are able to pay the bribe only before final levels and prior to that, gathering ducats is pretty much recommended if you want to finish the game (you are awarded one thousand of them at two points during the game, but you have to obtain the remaining one thousand by picking those that are scattered across the levels).
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Slippy-Slidey Ice World
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Slippy-Slidey Ice World: The first and second game both have one of those, although ice physics are not used very often.
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Space Zone
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Space Zone: One of the worlds Kao winds up at in the first game. Other than being set on Mars and on a space station (and our titular hero getting a neat breathing apparatus), it controls no differently than the rest of the game.
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He Knows About Timed Hits
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He Knows About Timed Hits: Round 2 and Mystery of the Volcano both have this, with the former being especially ridiculous about it.
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Threatening Shark
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Threatening Shark: The first game has sharks that jump out of bodies of water in a predictable pattern, and also sharks that walk on land standing straight on their tails and wear lifesavers.
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Indy Escape
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Indy Escape: Round 2 has quite a few sequences where you have to use a superspeed powerup to run away from something. The temple level outright has a fiery boulder chasing you.
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Amusement Park of Doom
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Amusement Park of Doom: Area 4 of the 2022 game is a dilapidated amusement park built on floating islands.
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Meaningful Name
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Meaningful Name: Kao's name is actually — appriopriately enough — Polish spelling of "K.O." acronym.
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Punny Name
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Punny Name: Kao is a pun on "K.O", referencing his status as a Boxing Kangaroo.
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Mook Maker
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Mook Maker: Round 2 has a single box that produces running sticks of dynamite.
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Guide Dang It!
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Guide Dang It!: One of the levels in Round 2 requires you to reach a certain secret area in a very specific way in order for a specific enemy to spawn, so that you can get the last star in the level out of him.
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Collision Damage
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Collision Damage: Touching enemies hurts you.
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Excuse Plot
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Excuse Plot: The first game starts off with the vague excuse of Kao escaping from his cage and then going on a quest to save his kangaroo friends, and then he's thrown into a collection of levels that rarely are connected to each other.
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_70d8269d
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7215c26c
type
Man-Eating Plant
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7215c26c
comment
Man-Eating Plant: They show up as enemies in the first and second games. Both times they've got teeth and a tongue and lap at Kao like dogs. In the first game, they just bite Kao if he gets too close, and can be defeated like any other enemy. In the second one, they chew him up and spit him back out, and have to be defeated by rolling under their head and punching them in the stem.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7215c26c
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7215c26c
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7215c26c
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_79974fb8
type
Rock Beats Laser
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_79974fb8
comment
Rock Beats Laser: In the second game, a boomerang-throwing kangaroo repeatedly beats gun-toting humans.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_79974fb8
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_79974fb8
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_79974fb8
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7a1d1191
type
Rocket Ride
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7a1d1191
comment
Rocket Ride: Round 2 has you riding on torpedoes in order to destroy cages that contain friendly turtles.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7a1d1191
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7a1d1191
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7a1d1191
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7b7f0141
type
Tentacled Terror
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7b7f0141
comment
Tentacled Terror: The Octopus, the only animal to serve the Hunter in Round 2, is a giant octopus who imprisoned the sea turtles and filled the ocean with toxic waste. She fights by swinging her tentacles around and calling upon pink squids.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7b7f0141
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7b7f0141
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7b7f0141
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7ccd3698
type
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7ccd3698
comment
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: A lot of the bosses in the second game, to the point where the train engineer you fight at one point is bigger than the train itself.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7ccd3698
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7ccd3698
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7ccd3698
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7cd781f1
type
NPC Roadblock
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7cd781f1
comment
NPC Roadblock: Nearly the entirety of Round 2 revolves around collecting enough ducats to bribe the guard who is blocking the way to the Big Bad's ship. If you try to walk by without paying, he shoves you away. No, you cannot just knock him out, even though in later levels you defeat lots of mooks who look just like him with no problem.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7cd781f1
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7cd781f1
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7cd781f1
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7d561d58
type
Too Awesome to Use
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7d561d58
comment
Too Awesome to Use: The super-gloves from the first game. They are homing projectiles that not only allow you to take out any regular enemy from safe distance, but also prevents them from respawning. Unfortunately, they are also the rarest pickups in entire game and you may only collect around ten of them at most.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7d561d58
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7d561d58
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_7d561d58
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_825f60fa
type
Mercy Invincibility
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_825f60fa
comment
Mercy Invincibility: Kao gets a second of invincibility after taking damage. whether on foot or in a vehicle.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_825f60fa
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_825f60fa
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_825f60fa
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_82933b02
type
Button Mashing
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_82933b02
comment
Button Mashing: All of the unlockable minigames in Round 2 require this, with the exception of the one where you shoot at targets.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_82933b02
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_82933b02
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_82933b02
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a888e34
type
Exploding Barrels
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a888e34
comment
Exploding Barrels: In Round 2, there are no exploding barrels per se, but there are barrels that contain bombs, which Kao must jump away from when they're uncovered. Also, the train engineer boss will fight you by firing barrels out of a bazooka. In Mystery of the Volcano, there's a few times where Kao must throw an explosive barrel at something to progress. The second area boss in the 2022 game has you knock the explosive barrels he throws back at him.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a888e34
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a888e34
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a888e34
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49
type
Mini-Boss
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49
comment
Also in Round 2, the underwater level features a single ray enemy who shoots projectiles. It doesn't take any more punishment than other enemies in the level, so it's unclear why it doesn't have more presence. The Steam release alleviates it somewhat by having it appear two times and giving it a health bar (even though one of them dies to a single missile), thus turning it into a Mini-Boss of sorts.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a8afdce
type
Mini-Game
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a8afdce
comment
Mini-Game: Round 2 has ones that can be unlocked after collecting enough crystals.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a8afdce
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a8afdce
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8a8afdce
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8bc0317a
type
Invulnerable Attack
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8bc0317a
comment
Invulnerable Attack: In Round 2, the second to last upgrade you get from collecting stars is an infinite rolling ability, which makes Kao invulnerable to almost everything the game can throw at him.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8bc0317a
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8bc0317a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8bc0317a
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8cb844c6
type
Mr. Exposition
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8cb844c6
comment
Mr. Exposition: The Parrot in Round 2. As one of the few animals to not get caught by the Hunter, he serves to guide Kao during the first half of the game by pointing him towards levels. After the underwater world, he gets captured and needs to be rescued from the Hunter's ship.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8cb844c6
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8cb844c6
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8cb844c6
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8d718b9e
type
Bears Are Bad News
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8d718b9e
comment
Bears Are Bad News: In Round 2, the first escape sequence involves you running away from a giant bear.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8d718b9e
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8d718b9e
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8d718b9e
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8e5c0199
type
Egomaniac Hunter
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8e5c0199
comment
Egomaniac Hunter: The Hunter, who's motivated solely by greed and pride when it comes to capturing the animals around Kao's home.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8e5c0199
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8e5c0199
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_8e5c0199
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_902fa0b4
type
Giant Space Flea from Nowhere
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_902fa0b4
comment
Giant Space Flea from Nowhere: While all bosses in Round 2 are introduced to you or at least foreshadowed one way or another before you fight them, the captain of the pirates is not (unless you count his presence on the game's cover art). He just appears out of nowhere once you find the hidden treasure on a tropical island. Apparently, you just can't have such treasure without some pirates eager to take it as well.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_902fa0b4
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_902fa0b4
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_902fa0b4
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_95a2cbd4
type
Exposition Fairy
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_95a2cbd4
comment
Exposition Fairy: Round 2 has fireflies that give you tutorial tips. Mystery of the Volcano has the Shaman's totem, though he's restricted only to the training level. The 2022 game has crabs holding signs that give you tutorial tips.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_95a2cbd4
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_95a2cbd4
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_95a2cbd4
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_970c790a
type
Big Bad
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_970c790a
comment
Big Bad: In the first and second game, it's the Hunter who captures Kao's friends. In the third game, it's the Volcano God (or "the fiery guy") who unleashes lava monsters onto the island. In the 2022 reboot, it is the Eternal Warrior, otherwise known as Minkey. He and the Shaman's Hat work as one.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_970c790a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_970c790a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_970c790a
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9be7c205
type
Giant Spider
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9be7c205
comment
Giant Spider: Round 2 has those in the form of enemies that descend from the ceiling and have to be quickly hit with a boomerang, or else they'll spit acid at you that somehow homes in on you.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9be7c205
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9be7c205
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9be7c205
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9d09bf1a
type
American Kirby Is Hardcore
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9d09bf1a
comment
American Kirby Is Hardcore: The North American release of Round 2 uses the box art of Kao in an army helmet firing rockets out of a bazooka (which never happens in the game). It's a far cry from other releases, which show him just jumping happily with some enemies in the background. The former box art would later be reused for Kao Challengers though.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9d09bf1a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9d09bf1a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_9d09bf1a
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a07afea2
type
Random Events Plot
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a07afea2
comment
Random Events Plot: The first game can come across as this, considering that Kao's journey to save his kangaroo friends somehow winds him up on Mars at one point.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a07afea2
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a07afea2
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a07afea2
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a121abc7
type
Respawning Enemies
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a121abc7
comment
Respawning Enemies: Mostly in the first game, where all enemies come back after a very brief amount of time. In later games, they only respawn if you die.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a121abc7
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a121abc7
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a121abc7
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a236dd4c
type
Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a236dd4c
comment
Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: From Round 2 onwards, Kao wears a pair of blue shorts, but nothing to cover his chest.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a236dd4c
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a236dd4c
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a236dd4c
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0
type
One-Hit Kill
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0
comment
One-Hit Kill: In the first game, if you crash into anything in the vehicle sections, you die instantly.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a4e3759e
type
You Don't Look Like You
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a4e3759e
comment
You Don't Look Like You: The title screen of the GBA port has Kao drawn in a radically different way than usual, most notably having normal cartoony eyes instead of eyeballs situated on top of his head.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a4e3759e
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a4e3759e
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a4e3759e
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a7372109
type
Rewarding Vandalism
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a7372109
comment
Rewarding Vandalism: In the first game, you can destroy many of the scenery elements, and they sometimes contain collectibles and secrets. In the second game, there's lots of crates, barrels and pots that contain coins.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a7372109
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a7372109
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a7372109
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c
type
Bee Afraid
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c
comment
Bee Afraid: The forest levels in Round 2 have bees that will charge stinger-first at the ground to attack, and will remain stuck there for a brief moment so you can attack them.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_aa42306e
type
Totally Radical
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_aa42306e
comment
Totally Radical: The pilot pelican from the third game talks like this.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_aa42306e
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_aa42306e
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_aa42306e
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69
type
Convection, Schmonvection
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69
comment
Convection, Schmonvection: Round 2 really goes to town with this trope, at one point having ice blocks situated in molten lava.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0e18b32
type
Unique Enemy
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0e18b32
comment
Unique Enemy: In Round 2, the dynamite enemy described under Action Bomb appears only once in the entire game. Considering that it could be a source of a unique challenge across various points of the game, it's a wonder it's not featured more often. Also in Round 2, the underwater level features a single ray enemy who shoots projectiles. It doesn't take any more punishment than other enemies in the level, so it's unclear why it doesn't have more presence. The Steam release alleviates it somewhat by having it appear two times and giving it a health bar (even though one of them dies to a single missile), thus turning it into a Mini-Boss of sorts.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0e18b32
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0e18b32
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b0e18b32
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b1033d4a
type
Maniac Monkeys
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b1033d4a
comment
Maniac Monkeys: The enemies in Area 2 of the 2022 game are monkeys wearing overalls and hard hats, some of them also having Bamboo Technology wings.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b1033d4a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b1033d4a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b1033d4a
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b229059d
type
Tail Slap
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b229059d
comment
Tail Slap: Naturally, one of Kao's ways of dispatching enemies in every game is a tail-spin attack.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b229059d
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b229059d
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_b229059d
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c23525d4
type
Character Title
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c23525d4
comment
Character Title: The games are named after their protagonist, Kao.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c23525d4
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c23525d4
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c23525d4
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c33ba0a8
type
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c33ba0a8
comment
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: All games have a habit of not keeping any of the friends Kao makes between games. His kangaroo friends from the first game are absent in the second and third, and all the animals from Round 2 are missing from the third (aside from some pelicans that we never met before).
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c33ba0a8
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c33ba0a8
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c33ba0a8
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc
type
1-Up
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc
comment
1-Up: The first game gives you one whenever you collect 50 coins, and occasionally when you pick up the question mark powerup.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c64db44b
type
Idle Animation
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c64db44b
comment
Idle Animation: All games have Kao using a jumping rope when left to his own devices for long enough. In the first game, he also looks at a clock, and in the second and third game, he'll jump at you and go "Boo!".
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c64db44b
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c64db44b
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_c64db44b
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5
type
Poison Mushroom
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5
comment
Poison Mushroom: The first game has a question mark powerup that gives you any random powerup or collectible in the game. On rare occasion, it gives you an otherwise unseen skull powerup that damages you when collected.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32
type
Temple of Doom
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32
comment
Temple of Doom: Round 2 has one in the tropics levels, with them being much more common in the Mystery of the Volcano.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32
featureApplicability
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32
featureConfidence
1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
hasFeature
Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1
type
Bottomless Pits
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Bottomless Pits: Plentiful, especially in the first game.
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Take Your Time
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Take Your Time: In Round 2, the parrot says at one point that you have to hurry to get aboard the train engineer's train, but in reality nothing forces you to do so.
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Boss-Only Level
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Boss-Only Level: All 3 games have them, though Mystery of the Volcano only has one.
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_d15c1086
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Spin Attack
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comment
Spin Attack: Kao can whip his tail in all games, though in the second and third he only does that while jumping. Round 2 allows for upgrading it into a legitimate spin attack that keeps Kao briefly suspended in the air.
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Bonus Stage
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Bonus Stage: The first game has a lot of those in the form of warp zones. They are often hidden in various places and allow you to collect a lot of coins. The second game has unlockable minigames, which can be accessed when you collect enough purple crystals.
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Hoist by His Own Petard
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_d397657d
comment
Hoist by His Own Petard: In the first game, the captain boss can be beaten by making him attack you, so that his hook gets stuck in the ice.
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Suddenly Voiced
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Suddenly Voiced: Nobody talked in the first installment (unless you count Kao's "hai-yah!" when performing a Tail Slap or his brief, unintelligible speech to other kangaroos after defeating Hunter). That changed in the later games.
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type
Cowardly Sidekick
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_d4df1797
comment
Cowardly Sidekick: Round 2 has the pelican in the tropics levels, who can't follow you into the temple because he's afraid of the dark. Mystery of the Volcano has the Shaman, who's really easy to frighten about the whole "lava monsters running around" business.
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_d4df1797
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type
Not-So-Safe Harbor
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_d53ecfe3
comment
Not-So-Safe Harbor: Round 2 uses a pirate-infested harbor as the Hub Level.
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1.0
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_d53ecfe3
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type
Lethal Lava Land
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_d7d588c8
comment
Lethal Lava Land: Both Round 2 and Mystery of the Volcano have those. The latter in particular has a level where you have to descend down a shaft where the artifact of fire resides.
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1.0
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1.0
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_d7d588c8
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type
Action Bomb
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comment
In Round 2, the dynamite enemy described under Action Bomb appears only once in the entire game. Considering that it could be a source of a unique challenge across various points of the game, it's a wonder it's not featured more often.
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1.0
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_dae3999d
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type
Cash Gate
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_dd078783
comment
Cash Gate: The hub world of Round 2 features a greedy pirate named Bossman, who guards a gate that leads to the final levels until you bring him 3,000 ducats. The gate is partially artificial, as there's no way to gather all the ducats before the game expects you to have them, as Kao gets two 1,000-ducat awards naturally (one from winning a boat race and another as treasure from a temple); you just need to have 1,000 of the remaining ducats in the game to move on from there.
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type
Updated Re-release
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_df1793de
comment
Updated Re-release: The 2019 Steam re-release of Round 2 features support for higher resolutions plus modern Xbox 360 and DualShock 4 controllers along with Steam Achievements and cloud saves.
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_df1793de
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type
The Shangri-La
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_e0a8ebe5
comment
The Shangri-La: Area 3 of the 2022 game, converted into a spa complex.
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_e0a8ebe5
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type
Hailfire Peaks
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_e402b8bd
comment
Hailfire Peaks: The final snow level in Round 2 is set in an icy cavern that is rife with lava. This is especially apparent towards the end of the level where you are sliding down a path of ice that is floating on the lava.
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type
Hub Level
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_e7eb0474
comment
Hub Level: Both Round 2 and Mystery of the Volcano have those, a city port in the former, and a pelican village in the latter. The 2022 game has several, one for every area of the game.
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type
Hat of Power
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_f00d01f8
comment
Hat of Power: Round 2 has helmets that briefly allow Kao to fly.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_f00d01f8
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_f00d01f8
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Jungle Japes
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Jungle Japes: Area 2 of the 2022 game, coupled with Bamboo Technology as the local monkeys built a soda factory there.
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 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_f66dfb4b
type
His Name Really Is "Barkeep"
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comment
His Name Really Is "Barkeep": In Round 2, everyone refers to the animal hunter as just "Hunter" with capital H. Considering that we can frequently see his "H" logo placed on various objects, and considering that the Polish version keeps his name as the English "Hunter", it's fair to say that this might very well be his actual name or surname.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_f66dfb4b
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_f66dfb4b
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type
Video-Game Lives
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comment
Video-Game Lives: The first game has limited lives. Most of the series would ditch this until the 2022 game brought it back.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_fb09db1f
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_fb09db1f
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1.0
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game)
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_fb09db1f
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type
Lock and Key Puzzle
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_fb21b816
comment
Lock and Key Puzzle: There's times in the second and third game where you have to find a firefly that will open a lock.
 Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_fb21b816
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1.0
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1.0
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Kao the Kangaroo (Video Game) / int_fb21b816
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Everything Trying to Kill You
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comment
Everything Trying to Kill You: In the first game especially.
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Bee Afraid / int_6ffa9eab
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Bonus Stage / int_6ffa9eab
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Boxing Kangaroo / int_6ffa9eab
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Button Mashing / int_6ffa9eab
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Cash Gate / int_6ffa9eab
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Cowardly Sidekick / int_6ffa9eab
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Escape Sequence / int_6ffa9eab
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Explaining Your Power to the Enemy / int_6ffa9eab
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Exposition Fairy / int_6ffa9eab
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Follow the Money / int_6ffa9eab
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Hat of Power / int_6ffa9eab
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He Knows About Timed Hits / int_6ffa9eab
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Hub Level / int_6ffa9eab
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Idle Animation / int_6ffa9eab
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Invulnerable Attack / int_6ffa9eab
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1-Up / int_6ffa9eab
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