Spinner Barrel

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Not to be confused with Spin Barrel.
Spinner Barrel
Spinner Barrel artwork in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance DK: Jungle Climber (2007)
“You can control where Spinner Barrels blast you. Change the direction with +Control Pad left and +Control Pad right. Then press A Button to blast out of there! You can also press +Control Pad left or right to change where you're aiming. When you blast out of a Spinner Barrel, it's just like you're attacking. You can blast right through enemies! Easy, eh? Now, give it a try!”
Cranky Kong in Cliffy Peak, DK: Jungle Climber

A Spinner Barrel, also called a Rolling Barrel,[1][2] Rotatable Barrel,[3][4] or Rotater Barrel,[5] is a type of barrel that appears in the Donkey Kong franchise. Spinner Barrels are similar to Blast Barrels, although Spinner Barrels can actually be rotated and fired in any direction. However, some of them have a time limit (indicated by a number that appears on the barrel) to how long the Kongs can stay in the barrels. After this limit, the Kongs are launched automatically. Steerable Barrels are similar, except that their aim cannot be changed, and the player can move them around instead. Spinner Barrels first appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, first appearing in Barrel Bayou, and later return in Donkey Kong Land 2, Donkey Kong Land III, DK: King of Swing, and DK: Jungle Climber; none of the returning appearances have a time limit dictating how long the Kongs can be inside a Spinner Barrel.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ローリングバレル[?]
Rōringu Bareru
Rolling Barrel
French Tonneau orientable[6] Adjustable barrel
German Rollendes Fass[7] Sky Cannon
Italian Barile ruotabile[8] Rotatable barrel
Barile orientabile[9] Orientable barrel
Barili rotanti[10] Rotating barrel
Barile rotante[11]
Spanish Barril giratorio[12] Rotating barrel

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2005. DK: King of Swing instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  2. ^ 2007. DK: Jungle Climber instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
  3. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
  4. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Land 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  5. ^ December 1995. Nintendo Power Volume 79. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  6. ^ 2005. DK: King of Swing European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 54.
  7. ^ 2005. DK: King of Swing European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 34.
  8. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 17.
  9. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 115.
  10. ^ 2005. DK: King of Swing European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 114.
  11. ^ 2007. Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber Italian instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 14.
  12. ^ 2005. DK: King of Swing European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Spanish). Page 94.