- Cranky cracks enemies with his cane via a downward smack, rather than golf swing
- some stages let you choose characters via a barrel that switches character indicators
- Kong POW moves: If Diddy is the partner, enemies turn to 1-up balloons
- Kong POW moves: Dixie's bonus is yellow hearts, each of which adds an extra hit points
- Kong POW moves: - Cranky turns enemies into coins
- Jelly Jamboree is the fifth level of the fifth world, Juicy Jungle
- features Off-TV play
- when playing on TV, the GamePad will go dark to save battery