Brand new to any speedrunning forums, but a quick google search didn't bring up the glitch I just experienced, so figured I'd share it.

Playing DK2 on a SNES. On the Mudhole Marsh level, there's a part halfway through with two of the.. uh, sonics I guess? I had just been hit and lost Dixy, and was then grabbed by the right sonic who brought me in their whirlwind to the stationary bee on the right side. I was hit while he was twirling me around, the music for failing the level played and I looked away. I looked back and I was still in the stage, but now no music was playing and I could walk through enemies. Platforms still worked and I could grab the tall grass in the level to jump off, but died trying to land on a croc in the water to see if it would shoot me up. I fell through instead and the reset like normal.

Anyway no idea if it's useful or known, but gl!