Guide Diddy and Dixie through the stage and jump on the goal target to clear the stage. If you have already completed a stage you are playing, you can exit the stage at any time by pressing to pause the game, and then to exit.

If you touch an enemy when you are controlling two characters, the character being controlled will disappear. If you fall into a hole or touch an enemy when you are controlling one character, you will lose a life. If you lose a life when you have zero lives remaining, your game will end.