Fireball (Donkey Kong): Difference between revisions

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'''Fireballs'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis'' object graphics filename (<tt>data/data/anims/fireball_anim.bin</tt>)</ref><ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!'' Help Mode & Construction Zone</ref> (also generically called '''fireballs'''<ref>Instruction manuals for the Coleco tabletop, Commodore 64 (Atarisoft), TI-99/4A, MS-DOS, Apple II, and Coleco Adam ports.</ref><ref>Instruction manual for ''Donkey Kong Circus''.</ref> and alternatively known as '''firefoxes''')<ref>Instruction manual for the Commodore VIC-20 port.</ref> are enemies that first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. They are living embodiments of fire comparable to [[Lava Bubble]]s from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''  

 

Fireballs make their first appearance in the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' as enemies. In levels [[25m|25 m]] and [[50m|50 m]], Fireballs emerge from the [[oil drum]]s and then chase after [[Mario]], although they have short attention spans. In the former level, they only emerge when the oil drum is hit by a blue [[barrel]]. If Mario is touched by a Fireball, he loses a [[Extra life|life]] and is forced to restart the level. Fireballs can climb [[ladder]]s, no matter if they are broken or fixed, but cannot reverse directions during the climb. They cannot fall from ledges or cross gaps. Eventually, they migrate to the top of the level. If Mario jumps over a Fireball, he receives [[point]]s, but the only way to destroy them is with a [[hammer]]. Picking up a hammer causes the Fireballs to turn blue. In 25m and 50m, there can be a maximum of five Fireballs simultaneously onscreen. In [[75m|75 m]], two Fireballs patrol a set of platforms.

In their second appearance, [[Donkey Kong]] has to dodge Fireballs while trying to juggle [[pineapple]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Circus]]'' for the [[Game & Watch]].

The [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]] depicts them with an updated design that gives them a closer connection to the [[Lava Bubble]]s that also return, while blue, seemingly icy variants also appear.

Fireballs make cameo appearances in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS version]]. In a level called [[Shifty Smashers]], some crushing blocks feature renders of Donkey Kong angrily leaping over a Fireball enemy. The imprints are imitations of the characters' original sprites from the ''Donkey Kong'' arcade classic.

Fireballs were referenced in in the [[Donkey Kong Adventure]] DLC of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''. being mentioned in the description of one of [[Rabbid Cranky]]'s Barrel Bolts, stating that foes will not turn into flames with eyes when hit by it.

In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', a Fireball makes a cameo in the [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute]] courses on the {{wp|Times Square}} jumbotron displaying gameplay of [[25m]] from the game. The jumbotron reappears in {{classic|Tour|New York Minute}} in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.

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|desc='''<big>近づくと丸こげだぞ！</big><br>

ドラム缶から出てくる火の玉。少しでち触れると、一発で丸こげになってしまう。ハンマーを持っていれば倒せるが、素手では、たちうちできない。ひたすら逃げまくろう。<ref name=Daijiten>「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/7TQ9Q1l.jpeg Page 135].</ref>

''A fireball coming out of a drum. If you touch it even a little, it will burn you to a crisp. If you have a hammer, you can defeat them, but you cannot hit them with your bare hands. Just keep running away from them.''

==Names in other languages==

|Jap3=ドラムカンファイア<ref>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''), [https://i.imgur.com/7TQ9Q1l.jpeg page 135.]</ref>

|Ita=Volpe di fuoco<ref>''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' Atari manual. Page 2.</ref>

|Ita2=Palla di fuoco<ref>''[[Classic NES Series|NES Classic]] ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''; European manual. Page 80.</ref><ref>''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'', in-game help guide</ref>

|Ita4=Fiammella<ref>''[[Arcade Archives]] Donkey Kong'', in-game manual</ref>