Exit
- Not to be confused with The Exit.
| Exit | |
|---|---|
 Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong next to the Exit in Ropey Rampage | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country (1994) |
| Latest appearance | DK: Jungle Climber (2007) |
The Exit is the goal of each normal level in Donkey Kong Country. It is an open doorway, variously a cave entrance, stone porch, or hole in a wall, marked by a small wooden sign with "EXIT" written on it in white paint, which allows Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to move on to the next level. It also appears at the end of every level in DK: King of Swing and DK: Jungle Climber.
The Exit does not appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest or Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and instead is replaced by the End of Level Target and Level Flag, respectively. It is also replaced by the Slot Machine Barrel in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
In Donkey Kong Bananza, Exit signs appear at the end of the Nostalgia Country and Mine-Cart Country Challenge Courses in the Hilltop Layer and Resort Layer, respectively, to indicate the end of the course, while no actual Exits like in Donkey Kong Country are found, with the former ending at a cliffside with no cave entrance and the latter at a blocked tunnel, instead being replaced by Barrel Cannons leading back to the main layer.
