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[[File:PlusandMinusBarrels_DKC2.png|thumb|150px|'''Plus and Minus Barrels'''.]]
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'''Plus and Minus Barrels'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, [[Media:DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg|page 18]].</ref> (also called '''+ and - Barrels''' in an issue of [[Nintendo Power]]<ref>Nintendo Power Vol. 79, [[Media:Nintendo Power79 17.jpg|page 17]]</ref>) are barrels that can affect the amount of time on a timer. They make an appearance in only one level in the game, ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', which is [[Haunted Hall]].
|image=[[File:PlusandMinusBarrels_DKC2.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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{{multiframe|[[File:Plus Barrel.png]][[File:Minus Barrel.png]]|Sprites of Plus and Minus Barrels|align=left|size=70}}
'''Plus and Minus Barrels''',<ref name="engmanual">{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page={{file link|DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg|18}}}}</ref> also formatted as '''+ and Barrels''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|page={{file link|Nintendo Power79 17.jpg|17}}}}</ref> are [[barrel]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Plus Barrels each depict a green plus sign, whilst Minus Barrels each depict a red minus sign. Plus and Minus Barrels are similar to [[Stop & Go Barrel]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' mainly because they are both used to temporarily prevent an invincible enemy from attacking the [[Kong]]s. Plus and Minus Barrels appear mainly in [[Haunted Hall]], in midair and on the track rails throughout. Jumping at the Plus Barrels is required to increase the onscreen timer, though Minus Barrels are hazardous because they decrease the onscreen timer instead. If the timer reaches zero, the Kongs are attacked by the [[Kackle]] pursuing them. In an earlier level, [[Rickety Race (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Rickety Race]], there is a Plus Barrel at the start, hidden below a wooden platform. This Plus Barrel functions differently, because when the Kongs [[jump]] into the first [[Roller Coaster]], if the player holds Left on {{button|snes|Pad}} as the race's start is signaled, the Roller Coaster moves backwards into the Plus Barrel, which speeds up the Roller Coaster to ride on the remaining track segment. Similarly, a Plus Barrel in Haunted Hall's first [[bonus room|Bonus Area]] causes the Roller Coaster to travel backwards at a high speed.
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==Profiles==
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|Eng=Plus and Minus Barrels are found on the different roller coaster levels. The Plus Barrels will add time to the timer, the Minus Barrels will send you into the [[Minus World]]!<ref name="engmanual"/>}}


A Plus Barrel has a green plus sign on it and is used to increase the time on the timer in the level. A Minus Barrel, identified by a red minus sign on its side, decreases the amount of time.
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=プラスバレル&マイナスバレル<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref>
|JapR=Purasu Bareru & Mainasu Bareru
|JapM=Plus Barrel & Minus Barrel
|Ita=Barili più e meno<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' European manual|page=114}}</ref>
|ItaM=Plus and minus barrel
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Additionally, a single Plus Barrel can be found at the beginning of "[[Rickety Race]]". This Plus Barrel works differently; it speeds up the Kongs' [[Skull Cart]]. Similarly, another Plus Barrel is found in one of Haunted Hall's bonus levels, which causes the Skull Cart to travel backwards at a high speed.
==Trivia==
[[File:Minus Barrel DKL2 unused.png|frame|The unused Minus Barrel]]
*The Plus and Minus Barrels do not reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', but an [[list of Donkey Kong Land 2 pre-release and unused content|unused]] sprite of a Minus Barrel is hidden within the game data. There is not one for the Plus Barrel.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Donkey Kong Land 2#Minus Barrel|''Donkey Kong Land 2''#Minus Barrel]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>
*The ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet has [[Cranky Kong]] jokingly state that the Minus Barrel can send the Kongs to the [[Minus World]], only to realize he was talking about the [[Super Mario Bros.|wrong game]].


In [[Target Terror]], there are similar [[Check and X Barrels|barrels]].
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=プラス&マイナスバレル
|JapR=Purasu & Mainasu bareru
|JapM=Plus & Minus Barrel}}
==Trivia==
*The ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Instruction Booklet jokingly states that the Minus Barrel can send the [[Kong]]s to the [[Minus World]].
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Latest revision as of 09:00, August 29, 2024

Plus and Minus Barrels
Artwork of Plus and Minus Barrels from 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 (SNES) (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) (2004)
Plus and Minus BarrelsPlus and Minus Barrels
Sprites of Plus and Minus Barrels

Plus and Minus Barrels,[1] also formatted as + and − Barrels,[2] are barrels in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Plus Barrels each depict a green plus sign, whilst Minus Barrels each depict a red minus sign. Plus and Minus Barrels are similar to Stop & Go Barrels from Donkey Kong Country mainly because they are both used to temporarily prevent an invincible enemy from attacking the Kongs. Plus and Minus Barrels appear mainly in Haunted Hall, in midair and on the track rails throughout. Jumping at the Plus Barrels is required to increase the onscreen timer, though Minus Barrels are hazardous because they decrease the onscreen timer instead. If the timer reaches zero, the Kongs are attacked by the Kackle pursuing them. In an earlier level, Rickety Race, there is a Plus Barrel at the start, hidden below a wooden platform. This Plus Barrel functions differently, because when the Kongs jump into the first Roller Coaster, if the player holds Left on +Control Pad as the race's start is signaled, the Roller Coaster moves backwards into the Plus Barrel, which speeds up the Roller Coaster to ride on the remaining track segment. Similarly, a Plus Barrel in Haunted Hall's first Bonus Area causes the Roller Coaster to travel backwards at a high speed.

Profiles[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Plus and Minus Barrels are found on the different roller coaster levels. The Plus Barrels will add time to the timer, the Minus Barrels will send you into the Minus World![1]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese プラスバレル&マイナスバレル[3]
Purasu Bareru & Mainasu Bareru
Plus Barrel & Minus Barrel
Italian Barili più e meno[4] Plus and minus barrel

Trivia[edit]

Unused Minus Barrel in Donkey Kong Land 2
The unused Minus Barrel
  • The Plus and Minus Barrels do not reappear in Donkey Kong Land 2, but an unused sprite of a Minus Barrel is hidden within the game data. There is not one for the Plus Barrel.[5]
  • The Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet has Cranky Kong jokingly state that the Minus Barrel can send the Kongs to the Minus World, only to realize he was talking about the wrong game.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18Media:DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg.
  2. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 79. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17Media:Nintendo Power79 17.jpg.
  3. ^ 1995. Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
  4. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 114.
  5. ^ TCRF. Donkey Kong Land 2#Minus Barrel. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved July 4, 2024.