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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> | '''Check and X Barrels'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, [[Media:DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg|page 18]].</ref> a type of [[Barrel]] that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''. Check Barrels have a green check mark painted on them, while X Barrels have a red "X" painted on it. | ||
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|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] must hit the Check Barrels and avoid the X Barrels. | |||
[[Haunted Hall]] features a similar type of Barrel, 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 into 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. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The manual's description of the | *The manual's description of the Check and X Barrels incorrectly refers to the Check Barrels as "U Barrels." | ||
*In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', | *In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', during [[Chunky Kong]]'s Mine Cart challenge in [[Fungi Forest]], there are green and red [[Bell]]s that function similarly. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:37, August 20, 2018
Check and X Barrels[1] a type of Barrel that appear in Donkey Kong Country 2. Check Barrels have a green check mark painted on them, while X Barrels have a red "X" painted on it.
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 and Dixie must hit the Check Barrels and avoid the X Barrels.
Haunted Hall features a similar type of Barrel, 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 into 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.
Trivia
- The 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's Mine Cart challenge in Fungi Forest, there are green and red Bells that function similarly.
