Haha, you guys are going to laugh at me now. I was avoiding reading what you were saying about Panicky Paddles when I saw your posts earlier because I didn't remember seeing that name at all during our first run through the game so I was thinking it was an A, B, or K level when I first saw your posts. Of course we got back to this level tonight and it was my turn to play, so I was like, Ohhhh this level. Heh. It's a great level. I'd totally forgotten it in a way. The end with the N and G really was pretty brutal, hardest main level K-O-N-G for me so far. Man, that G. I can't even understand how to get that if you were to play in Hard Mode, especially as DK. Woof! Great level, though, really engrossing. Playing the World 5 levels I hadn't played the first time through, it just helps me appreciate what a great World this is. I wasn't super wowed by it playing the odd-numbered levels the first time around (my wife played the even-numbered ones) but now I feel like I have a much better appreciation for it. The progression is so clever, too, as you mentioned Nocturnowl, with another example being the fruit being processed into punch (in Fruity Factory) for the Punch Bowl boss battle. So cool!
BTW! I do really like the DKCR OST. It's no TF, but I really do like it. My favorites are undoubtedly Cliff, Factory and Volcano. The OST really steps it up in those last worlds.
