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==History==

====''Donkey Kong''====

[[File:Donkey Kong Barrel Artwork.png|thumb|180px|Artwork of a Barrel from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.]]

Barrels appear as obstacles yet again in the [[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Game & Watch port of the original ''Donkey Kong'']] and the remakes in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', and ''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''. In these games, although barrels are thrown by Donkey Kong like before, this time around, there are no means to destroy them.

====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====

The first four levels of the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' are an almost exact imitation of the classic arcade game, which means that barrels appear once again in the 25m stage. When Mario jumps over one, he is awarded 100 points, just like in the original game. Nevertheless, the player only earns 300 points upon destroying a barrel with a hammer, unlike in the arcade ''Donkey Kong''. Later in the game, Donkey Kong still uses barrels as attacks occasionally. When a rolling barrel encounters an edge and falls down to the platform underneath, Mario needs to perform a [[handstand]] right under the falling barrel and stop it with his feet. The barrel then lands upright, and it can be picked up so Mario can throw the barrel back at Donkey Kong in order to damage him.

[[File:DK throwing a barrel.png|thumb|Artwork of Donkey Kong getting set to throw a barrel]]

''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' introduces several types of barrels that the [[Kong]]s can use to attack enemies. Regular barrels appear frequently in many levels throughout the game and can be picked up and carried by pressing the {{button|snes|Y}} button on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] controller while the playable character is in front of the barrel. Donkey Kong lifts the barrel above his head, while [[Diddy Kong]] carries it in front of his body. The barrel can then be tossed by releasing the {{button|snes|Y}} button, after which it rolls on the ground ahead until it hits a wall or goes off-camera. Barrels can also phase through enemies and defeat them, although touching an enemy with a barrel while carrying it will result in the barrel breaking as well as the enemy being taken out. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', barrels can break if they collide with an enemy while rolling. Regular barrels are needed to destroy tough or well-protected enemies, including [[Zinger]]s and [[Krusha]]s, and are sometimes needed to take down bosses, such as [[Queen B.]], [[Kreepy Krow]] or [[King K. Rool#Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Baron K. Roolenstein]]. During boss battles, there are specific methods of acquiring barrels: they can either spawn repeatedly without the player's input, appear after defeating a living [[Mini-Necky]], or fall from the ceiling after the player pulls some pipes.

[[File:7-Barrel.png|thumb|left|A Barrel next to a "7" number in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'']]

In some instances, barrels also act as platforms. This is shown in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', where they stay either aligned or stacked on top of each other on the ship deck levels, such as [[Gangplank Galley]] and [[Rattle Battle]]. They technically function as terrain not only for the players, but also for enemies and other objects. However, barrels that aren't just foreground elements, as the player and/or the environment can interact with them, are mainly featured in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. [[Ellie the Elephant]] is able to suck up and transport barrels with her trunk, and then throw them in the water; if done correctly, the barrels come to the surface of the river, and thus Ellie can use them as pseudo-bridges to pass the dangerous water guarded by [[Nibbla]]s. This can be seen in [[Bobbing Barrel Brawl]]. In the stage [[Barrel Drop Bounce]], many barrels fall down the waterfall here. The cause of their appearance is not shown, but they break upon hitting ground. While they are still falling, the Kongs can hop on them and quickly jump again on solid platforms; rows of barrels dropping down can also be encountered and stepped on in order to reach further platforms.

====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====

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Barrels appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]].

===''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''===

Despite the novel describing the use of "miniature barrels", their illustrated size in proportion to Diddy Kong and Klap Trap appears to be closer to a regular-sized barrel.

Barrels act as the tee markers of [[Congo Canopy]] in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. Also, when Donkey Kong gets a [[Double Bogey]] or below, he tosses a barrel in anger, then he pounds his arms up and down.

Much like in the previous game, barrels act as tee markers on the [[DK Jungle (golf course)|DK Jungle]] course in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''.

[[File:Club Nintendo Banana Trophy.png|thumb|200px|A trophy for the [[Banana Cup]] depicting a [[Banana|banana peel]] atop a miniature barrel]]

Although barrels do not appear in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the [[Barrel Train]] kart is designed after a barrel.

The Barrel is one of Donkey Kong's special items in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''. It can be sent rolling forward or backward to attack opponents.

The Barrel reappears as an item in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' with the same use as before.

[[File:Protected Barrel.jpg|thumb|left|[[Wario]] next to a barrel in a Time Trial]]

In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', barrels can be found scattered around various courses, acting as obstacles. They severely slow down any character that crashes into them, but will also break and potentially drop an object such as a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or a [[Banana|Banana Peel]] in regular races. Normal-looking barrels only appear in [[3DS Wario Shipyard|Wario Shipyard]], but [[DK Barrels]] in [[3DS DK Jungle|DK Jungle]] act the same.

In [[Mario Kart (series)#Time Trial|Time Trial]], barrels are shielded by metallic bars and cannot be destroyed.

The Barrel is once again one of Donkey Kong's special items in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', acting the same as in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' and ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''.

Barrels return as obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' on various courses. Regular barrels are found on the [[airship]] section of [[Cloudtop Cruise]] and also on the boardwalk part of [[Wild Woods]]. They are also present on the main route in {{classic-link|N64|Yoshi Valley}}. In [[Toad Harbor]], barrels are decorated with flowers and are found on both the actual racetrack and the sidelines. Additionally, in [[Bone-Dry Dunes]], some barrels are stacked up together and placed under the tents surrounding the finish line, though they are not part of the racetrack.

[[File:MKT barrel.png|thumb|left|100px|A barrel in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

Barrels appear once again in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as obstacles on [[London Loop]], [[London Loop 2]], [[London Loop 3]], [[DS Airship Fortress]], [[3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon]]'s [[Break Item Boxes]] challenge, and [[3DS Wario Shipyard]], functioning like they do in previous games.

[[File:MKLHC Barrel Temple Course Icon.jpg|thumb|Barrels in Barrel Temple's course icon]]

Barrels appear in the [[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit#Ver. 1.1.0|version 1.1.0 update]] for ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', in [[Barrel Temple]]. In the course, barrels are thrown in various areas of the course. Regular ones block the player's kart while the new golden barrels ones give the player rewards.

[[File:BarrelBatters.png|thumb|[[Barrel Batter]]]]

Each of the games from this series, ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', contains a stadium that represents a homage to the ''Donkey Kong'' games. The stadiums are [[Donkey Kong Jungle (baseball stadium)|Donkey Kong Jungle]] and [[DK Jungle (baseball stadium)|DK Jungle]], respectively. Both feature [[Barrel Cannon]]s out of their bounds, which shoot large barrels. These roll on the stadiums' fields and hinder the baseball players from getting the ball if they stand before them. Barrels roll continuously until they slam into a wall, in which case they crumble and despawn.

The ''Mario Super Sluggers'' version of the stadium hosts another minigame, titled [[Barrel Basher]]. The batter is given a small wall in front of him/her which serves as a shield against the many rapid barrels (and also powerful [[Bob-omb]]s) that come from several Barrel Cannons. Despite the protection granted by the shield, the safety of the player is still precarious, as the barrels can damage the shield upon bumping into it. The target in the minigame is to destroy as many barrels as the player can and prevent the wall from falling apart. If not broken in time, the barrels may successfully uncover the player by destroying the wall, breaking the player's combo streak, and leaving them exposed to other dangerous barrel. It takes three barrels, but one Bob-omb to break part of the shield. If the player gets hit, the game does the same animation as when hit by the ball in-game, and regardless of the player's score, they instantly lose the minigame. Upon breaking a barrel, the score of the player increases; some of the barrels are shiny and are more worthy than regular barrels. There is also a red giant barrel in the special level. If the player does not break the barrel completely before it reaches the barrier, the entire shield will be destroyed and the minigame will automatically end.

[[File:BarrelPMSS.png|frame|left|A barrel sticker from ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''.]]

Rare barrel [[sticker]]s can be found in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. Two of them may appear if the player defeats the [[Broozer]]s on [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]]. During any battle, the barrel sticker provides an actual wooden barrel, which Mario can use to defeat a single enemy, with an attack power of three to five points.

The Barrel may also be placed into the [[Sticker Museum]] as #90, alongside other enemy-based stickers.

[[File:PMCS barrel.png|thumb|left|100px|A barrel in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.]]

Barrels are common level objects in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. Similarly to [[crate]]s, Mario can break them with his hammer to release paint. They appear in areas such as [[Port Prisma]]. Bigger, unbreakable barrels also appear. The [[Wringer]] has his shop set up inside of a horizontal barrel.

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', barrels most often contain coins or [[confetti]], though they occasionally trap Toads in need of rescue. Mario can break them easily with his hammer. In the game, there is a Toad trapped inside a large barrel on [[Spade Island]]. Mario must locate the four other Toads on the island, who wedge themselves into the barrel to burst it open, freeing their friend.

[[File:MTA Barrels.jpg|thumb|Stacks of barrels in ''Mario Tennis Aces'']]

Barrels appear in the [[Mario Tennis Aces#Shy Guy Train Tussle|Shy Guy Train Tussle]] challenge in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. They can be destroyed for three [[coin]]s, taking two hits with a regular ball or one hit with a ball under the effect of a [[Super Mushroom]] or a [[Bob-omb]]. When a barrel is hit with a regular ball the first time, it will appear chipped.

[[File:DrMarioWorldBarrel.png|thumb|left|A barrel in ''Dr. Mario World'']]

In ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', starting from [[World 11 (Dr. Mario World)|World 11]], barrels appear as stage objects. A barrel takes up to two hits to be destroyed such as making a [[capsule]] match next to it, which can be indicated by how it looks like: one that is intact takes two hits to destroy, while one that reveals the contents inside it will require only one hit. Some barrels may not contain anything. The objects within the barrel will not react to anything else such as capsules until it is completely destroyed. [[Lemmy Koopa|Dr. Lemmy]]'s skill involves barrels where in stage mode it can destroy not only the barrels themselves but the contents within it, while in versus mode it involves encasing a number of viruses on the opponent's field in barrels.

==Types of barrels==