Star Barrel

Star Barrels^{[1] [2]} (also known as Continue Barrels)^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} are objects introduced in Donkey Kong Country . These barrels have white stars painted on them and function as checkpoints in levels, usually at midway points. Star Barrels appear in nearly every level of the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, Donkey Kong Land 2 , and Donkey Kong Land III . A Star Barrel breaks when touched, with colored sparkles running out. The Star Barrel shakes upon the player re-entering an incomplete level (including if replayed), and the characters burst out. Star Barrels in the remakes of the Donkey Kong Country trilogy even function when the player resets the game, unlike in the original versions.

Certain levels in the games lack Star Barrels. Rickety Race in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest lacks a Star Barrel, though one was added in the GBA version. In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! , two of the Krematoa levels, Stampede Sprint and Rocket Rush (in the GBA version only), do not have Star Barrels.

In Donkey Kong Country, there is a type of Star Barrel known as a save barrel. One of them appears at Candy's Save Point and has the same appearance as ordinary Star Barrels. Unlike their normal counterpart, when the Kongs jump into a save barrel, the barrel does not break. It returns in neither remake.

Star Barrels can be removed with certain cheat codes in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Inputting B Button, A Button, +Control Pad right, +Control Pad right, A Button, +Control Pad left, A Button, X Button in the hidden Cheat Code option in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest removes all DK Barrels and Star Barrels; inputting "ROCKARD" in the Cheat Code menu does the same in the GBA version. For Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, inputting "TUFST" (SNES version) / "TUFFER" (GBA version) removes all Star Barrels, though the GBA version's code can be used only when a new file is made.

Star Barrels are replaced with Continue Points for Donkey Kong Land , and Professor Chops is the checkpoint in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze . Star Barrels make a cameo appearance in the Western (Battle) background of Donkey Konga 3 . Tuning forks serve as checkpoints in Donkey Kong Bananza , though giant, unusable Star Barrels also make a cameo appearance as the base of a trophy found in the Racing Layer.

Profiles[edit ]

Donkey Kong Country[edit ]

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    These barrels are decorated with a star design. If you knock out one of these barrels, you will restart at the barrel's location instead of beginning of the level when you lose a life.^{[page number needed]}

• Wii U Virtual Console manual description:
  • English:
    If you knock out one of these barrels, when you lose a life you will restart at the barrel's location instead of the beginning of the level.^{[page number needed]}

• Wii U Virtual Console manual description:
  • English:
    Break open a star-spangled Continue Barrel to restart at that location the next time you lose a life."^{[page number needed]}

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit ]

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    These barrels mark a midway point in the stage. If you break one of these barrels, you'll continue at that point if you lose a life later in the level.^{[page number needed]}

• Wii U Virtual Console manual description:
  • English:
    If you break one of these barrels, you will be able to continue the game from that spot when you lose a life.^{[page number needed]}

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    These barrels mark a midway point in the stage. If you break one, you'll continue at that point should you lose a life later in the level.^{[page number needed]}

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Land 2 / Donkey Kong Land III[edit ]

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    Star Barrels mark a midway point in the stage. If you break one of these barrels, you'll continue from that point.^{[page number needed]}

Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)[edit ]

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    These mark a midway point in the level. Break one to continue from that point if you lose a life before reaching the end.^{[page number needed]}

Gallery[edit ]

• Donkey Kong Country sprite

  Donkey Kong Country sprite

• Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3 sprite

  Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3 sprite

• Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong sprite

  Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong sprite

• Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) sprite

  Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) sprite

• Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) sprite

  Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) sprite

• Donkey Konga 3 screenshot

  Donkey Konga 3 screenshot

• Donkey Kong Bananza screenshot

  Donkey Kong Bananza screenshot

Names in other languages[edit ]

Star Barrel[edit ]

Save barrel[edit ]

Notes[edit ]

• In Donkey Kong Country, there is an unused sprite for the Continue Barrel with its top open.^[20]

References[edit ]

• Barrels
• Checkpoints
• Donkey Kong Country objects
• Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest objects
• Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! objects
• Donkey Kong Land 2 objects
• Donkey Kong Land III objects

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