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'''Check and X Barrels''' are a special type of barrel that appears in [[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]. The Check Barrel helps the kongs while the X ones do the complete oppisite. In a few levels with a [[Skull Cart]], these appear in, and they are important among these levels. In [[Target Terror]], the act as switchs to gates that are in the way. In [[Haunted Hall]], there are simalir [[Plus and Minus Barrels|barrels]].
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|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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'''Check and X Barrels'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, [[Media:DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg|page 18]].</ref> are types of [[barrel]]s that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. A Check Barrel has a check mark painted on it, and an X Barrel has an ''X'' painted on it (the symbols are colored green and red, respectively, in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''). Check and X Barrels are featured in the level [[Target Terror]], either in midair or on the track. Their purpose is to open or close a gate. Check Barrels open a gate, while X Barrels close it. Therefore, [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] must hit the Check Barrels and avoid the X Barrels, to avoid losing a [[Kong]] or a life.


[[Haunted Hall]] features similar types of barrels, the [[Plus and Minus Barrels]]. They are similar in that they are respectively marked with a green and red symbol. Rather than opening gates, these barrels increase or decrease the timer during each [[Kackle]] chase. The Kongs must hit the Plus Barrels while avoiding their Minus variant. They also make the same sound effect as Check and X Barrels do when the Kongs run into one.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=オープンバレル&クローズバレル<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet, page 23.</ref>
|JapR=Ōpun Bareru to Kurōzu Bareru
|JapM=Open Barrel & Close Barrel
|Ita=Barili di Controllo e Barili X<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual, pag. 18</ref><br>Barili porte aperte e porte chiuse<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' European manual, pag. 114</ref><br>Barile apri; Barile chiudi<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' e-manual, pag. 13</ref>
|ItaM=Control Barrel and X Barrel<br>Open and closed doors barrels<br>Open barrel; Close barrel
}}
==Trivia==
*The English manual's description of the Check and X Barrels incorrectly refers to the Check Barrels as "U Barrels."
*In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', during [[Chunky Kong|Chunky]]'s [[Mine Cart Ride#Chunky's Mine Cart Ride|Mine Cart Ride]] in [[Fungi Forest]], there are green and red [[bell]]s that function similarly.
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:11, November 29, 2023

Check and X Barrels
Artwork of Check and X Barrels.
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) (2004)
A Check Barrel in Donkey Kong Country 2.A X Barrel in Donkey Kong Country 2.
Sprites

Check and X Barrels[1] are types of barrels that appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. A Check Barrel has a check mark painted on it, and an X Barrel has an X painted on it (the symbols are colored green and red, respectively, in Donkey Kong Country 2). Check and X Barrels are featured in the level Target Terror, either in midair or on the track. Their purpose is to open or close a gate. Check Barrels open a gate, while X Barrels close it. Therefore, Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong must hit the Check Barrels and avoid the X Barrels, to avoid losing a Kong or a life.

Haunted Hall features similar types of barrels, the Plus and Minus Barrels. They are similar in that they are respectively marked with a green and red symbol. Rather than opening gates, these barrels increase or decrease the timer during each Kackle chase. The Kongs must hit the Plus Barrels while avoiding their Minus variant. They also make the same sound effect as Check and X Barrels do when the Kongs run into one.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese オープンバレル&クローズバレル[2]
Ōpun Bareru to Kurōzu Bareru
Open Barrel & Close Barrel

Italian Barili di Controllo e Barili X[3]
Barili porte aperte e porte chiuse[4]
Barile apri; Barile chiudi[5]
Control Barrel and X Barrel
Open and closed doors barrels
Open barrel; Close barrel

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet, page 18.
  2. ^ Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet, page 23.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual, pag. 18
  4. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 European manual, pag. 114
  5. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 e-manual, pag. 13