Fire (100m)

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Fire
A Fire from 100m from Donkey Kong, seemingly specifically for the Game Boy game.
Artwork of a Fire from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance Donkey Kong (1981)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
Variant of Fireball (Donkey Kong)
Variants

Fires[1] (also known as fireballs,[2] firefoxes,[3] and foxfires)[4] are enemies that debuted in the 100m level of Donkey Kong. In most versions, they are depicted as a slightly larger variant of the Fireball enemy that appears in other levels.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong[edit]

Sprite of a Fire from Donkey Kong (Arcade) Blue Fire

Fires make their first appearance in the original Donkey Kong as enemies. They exclusively appear in 100 m, and as they are slightly larger than the Fireball enemies that appear in other levels, they are more difficult to jump over. Fires can climb ladders, but cannot reverse directions during the climb. If Mario jumps over a Fire, he receives points. If a bolt is removed while a Fire is on top of it, the enemy will become stuck over the gap. This will allow Mario to safely jump over the enemy repeatedly. Like Fireballs, the only way to destroy them is with a hammer. Picking up a hammer causes the Fires to turn blue. In the arcade version, there can only be five or fewer Fires on the screen at the same time, lowered to four in the Nintendo Entertainment System port of the game.

Fire (compressed)

In the Game Boy version, Fires appear in the Start, which is a recreation of the arcade original.

Fireballs retain their role of enemies in Donkey Kong 64's built-in port of the Donkey Kong arcade game.

Family BASIC[edit]

In the Family BASIC accessory to the Family Computer, Fires are programmable sprites. In Family BASIC V3, they are enemies in a space shooter mini-game.

NES Remix series[edit]

Fires appear in Donkey Kong-related challenges in NES Remix, NES Remix Pack, and Ultimate NES Remix.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

Donkey Kong[edit]

おじゃま虫(ファイア) (JP) / Fire (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゆつしん / 種族しゅぞく ゴースト族 Place of origin/tribe Ghost clan
性格せいかく のんびり屋 Disposition Easygoing
登場とうじょうゲーム ドンキー Game appearances Donkey
遅いけどばかにできない

マリオと出会って10年以上、いちばん長いつきあいのザコ敵キャラだ。ファイア系・ゴースト族の長老。動きはゆっくりだが、とにかくジャマ。タイミングをはかって、抜けよう。[5]

Slow but not ridiculous

He has been Mario's longest-standing enemy character for more than 10 years. He is an elder of the fire and ghost clan. He moves slowly, but he is a nuisance. Try to get out of the way at the right time.

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)[edit]

ファイア (JP) / Fire (EN)
A Fire from 100m from Donkey Kong, seemingly specifically for the Game Boy game.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゆつしん / 種族しゅぞく ゴースト族 Place of origin/tribe Ghost clan
性格せいかく 落ち着きがない Disposition Restless
登場とうじょうゲーム GBドンキー Game appearances GB Donkey
かわいい目をしたファイア

GB版ドンキーのファイアは、マシュマロのような体にかわいい目をしている。でもこの姿に油断して触れてしまうと丸焦げに…。飛び越えるのは難しいのでハンマーで倒そう。[6]

Fire with cute eyes

The Fire from the GB version of Donkey has a marshmallow-like body and cute eyes. But if you are careless and touch it, you will be burned to a crisp. It is difficult to jump over it, so use a hammer to knock it down.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ファイアボール[7]
Faiabōru
ファイア[8][5]
Faia
おじゃま虫[9]
ojama mushi

Fireball

Fire

trouble bug

Dutch Fire[10]
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Italian Fuoco[11]
Fire[12]
Fiamma[13][14]
Fire
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Flame
Spanish Fuego[citation needed]
Fire

References[edit]

  1. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong English instruction booklet, page 21.
  2. ^ Instruction manuals for Intellivision, ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Coleco Adam, NES, and Atari 7800 ports.
  3. ^ Instruction manual for Atari 8-bit port.
  4. ^ Instruction manuals for MS-DOS and Apple II ports:
  5. ^ a b Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Page 49.
  6. ^ Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Page 176.
  7. ^ Family BASIC handbook.
  8. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Japanese instruction booklet. Page 19.
  9. ^ Donkey Kong Famicom instruction booklet. Page 4.
  10. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 15: "Tips".
  11. ^ Donkey Kong Italian manual, pag. 21
  12. ^ Donkey Kong (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual, pag. 15
  13. ^ Donkey Kong (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual, pag. 8
  14. ^ NES Remix, Donkey Kong levels 7-1 and 7-2 "Colpisci la fiamma con il martello!" & "Supera la fiamma con un salto!"