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[[File:TrackerBarrel_DKC3.png|thumb|150px|A Tracker Barrel]]
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The '''Tracker Barrel''' is a type of [[Barrel]] that appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. This special barrel allows the members of the [[Kong Family]] to cross large horizontal gaps. When jumped into, the Tracker Barrel will shoot the [[Kong]]s straight up in the air, then follow the heroes left or right during their descent. As such, the Kongs will simply fall back into the barrel, and then be shot back up in the air again. This process will continue until the heroes reach land or another Tracker Barrel. Tracker Barrels always moves horizontally, and never changes altitude. Tracker Barrels are typically found in waterfall [[level]]s, as these types of levels are often plagued by large horizontal gaps. In fact, the Tracker Barrel is the main feature of the waterfall level [[Tracker Barrel Trek]].
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[list of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[list of games by date#2005|2005]])
}}
'''Tracker Barrels'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=1996}}</ref> are objects in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. These [[Barrel Cannon]]s are emblazoned with the capital letter ''T'' surrounded by two arrows, one pointing left and one pointing right. The ''T'' stands for "Tracker" on the barrel, and the arrows represent the barrel's ability to track the [[Kong]]s horizontally. Tracker Barrels allow [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] to cross large horizontal gaps. When [[jump]]ed into, a Tracker Barrel shoots the Kongs straight up in the air, following them as they move either left or right. Tracker Barrels are located in waterfall-themed stages, where the Kongs have to use them to navigate their way around [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzzes]] carefully. In ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'', Tracker Barrels appear in [[Tracker Barrel Trek]] only, and in ''Donkey Kong Land III'', they appear in [[Rocketeer Rally]], [[Footloose Falls]], and [[Rickety Rapids]].
==Gallery==
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TrackerBarrel.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
DKL3 Tracker Barrel GBC.png|Sprite from ''[[Donkey Kong Land III|Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong]]''
</gallery>


The Tracker Barrel is emblazoned with the capital letter “T” surrounded by two arrows, one pointing left and one pointing right. The “T” stands for “Tracker”, while the arrows represent the barrel’s ability to track the Kongs horizontally.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トラッカーバレル<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet|page=31}}</ref>
|JapR=Torakkā Bareru
|JapM=Tracker Barrel
|Ita=Barile tracciante<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet|page=52}}</ref>
|Ita2=Barile segugio<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''; Spanish-Italian booklet|page=48}}</ref>
|Ita3=Barile T<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''; European booklet|page=121|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Tracking barrel
|Ita2M=Tracker barrel
|Ita3M=T barrel
}}
 
==References==
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==Trivia==
*Its name is a parody of the restaurant {{wp|Cracker Barrel}}.
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Latest revision as of 18:27, August 5, 2024

Tracker Barrel
Artwork of a Tracker Barrel from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)

Tracker Barrels[1] are objects in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. These Barrel Cannons are emblazoned with the capital letter T surrounded by two arrows, one pointing left and one pointing right. The T stands for "Tracker" on the barrel, and the arrows represent the barrel's ability to track the Kongs horizontally. Tracker Barrels allow Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong to cross large horizontal gaps. When jumped into, a Tracker Barrel shoots the Kongs straight up in the air, following them as they move either left or right. Tracker Barrels are located in waterfall-themed stages, where the Kongs have to use them to navigate their way around Buzzes carefully. In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, Tracker Barrels appear in Tracker Barrel Trek only, and in Donkey Kong Land III, they appear in Rocketeer Rally, Footloose Falls, and Rickety Rapids.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トラッカーバレル[2]
Torakkā Bareru
Tracker Barrel
Italian Barile tracciante[3] Tracking barrel
Barile segugio[4] Tracker barrel
Barile T[5] T barrel

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  2. ^ 1996. Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 31.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 52.
  4. ^ Donkey Kong Land III; Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 48.
  5. ^ 2005. Donkey Kong Country 3; European booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 121.