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'''Funky's Flights''' is a travel service operated by [[Funky Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''.
'''Funky's Flights''', also called the '''Flight Barrel Service''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Game Boy Color instruction booklet, page 14. "''DK’s surf-punk friend operates a Flight Barrel Service that can take our heroes to any level they’ve already finished.''"</ref> '''Funky Kong Airports''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #28, page 58.</ref> or '''Funky Airways''',<ref>Hodgson, David S. J. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12. "''Part-time pilot of Funky Airways, part-time fisherman, and all-around ice-cool ape, this chilla gorilla inhabits his own fishing hut in each of the island's worlds.''"</ref> is a travel service operated by [[Funky Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. Its main purpose is to transport the [[Kong]]s to a previously visited location.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
[[File:Funky's Flights DKC GBA world map.png|thumb|left|Funky's Flights from Kongo Jungle's world map in the Game Boy Advance remake]]
Funky operates a Funky's Flights in every world of ''Donkey Kong Country''. It is [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]'s only alternative to accessing a previously-visited world and level without defeating a boss. When the Kongs enter Funky's Flights, Funky lends them his [[Jumbo Barrel]], which transports them to the [[Donkey Kong Island]] map.


With one airport in every area on [[Donkey Kong Island]], Funky's Flights is the only way for [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]] to travel between areas of the island without beating a boss.
Additionally, in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, a mini-game is hosted at the place, [[Funky's Fishing]], and Funky's Flights was even renamed to "Funky's Fishing" on the world map. While the Kongs can visit Funky to use the Jumbo Barrel, this is not necessary because there is the convenient option of using the world map's new {{button|GBA|Start}} menu to select "Call Funky".
By dropping in at Funky's nearest hut, Funky will let the two [[Kong]]s ride around the island in his [[Jumbo Barrel]], free of charge. However, the Jumbo Barrel is unable to travel to any areas that the Kongs have not yet visited, thus preventing players from skipping levels. Rather, Funky's Flights merely serves as a bridge between the accessed areas of the island.


Note that in the remakes of ''Donkey Kong Country'' for [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance]], Funky instead runs [[Funky's Fishing]], a [[minigame]].
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
{{main|Funky's Flights II}}
Funky's Flights has a successor location in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Funky's Flights II has a similar role to its original counterpart, with the biggest difference being that Funky Kong charges Diddy and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] two [[Banana Coin]]s the first time they use his location from a world.


Funky reworked his business practice in time for ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', now offering flight service around [[Crocodile Isle]] in his new [[Funky Barrel]]. Funky's new service was dubbed [[Funky's Flights II]], but with one catch: Funky would charge Diddy and [[Dixie Kong]] two [[Banana Coin]]s for the first use of the Funky Barrel at every location, although any additional use would be free.
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
[[File:FunkyFlyNBuy.png|thumb|Funky's Fly 'n' Buy concept artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']]
Concept art of [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' shows it with the title "Funky's Flights" displayed on its tent.


Funky's Flights also appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country (show)|Donkey Kong Country television series]]'', where, besides being a flight shop, it's also a food shop. In the episode [[Hunka Hunka Burnin' Bluster]], [[Funky Kong|Funky]] wants to transform Funky's Flights into a restaurant.
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
Though Funky's Flights does not return, Funky's Flights II from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' also appears here, although with the title "Funky's Flights".


In ''DK: Jungle Climber'', Funky runs his flight service once more. Here, DK and Diddy must collect a certain number of [[Oil Barrel]]s to be able to use the Funky Barrel and fly to another island. The instruction booklet for DK: Jungle Climber refers to Funky's flight service as "Funky Flights", rather than "Funky's Flights". The reasons for this small name change are unknown.
===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===
In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' animated series, Funky's Flights is located near the beach and docks of Kongo Bongo Island and has a complex system built into that can raise the entire hut into the air and suspend it there. On the show, Funky's Flights, as well as offering plane rides to people, makes deliveries for [[Bluster Barrelworks]] as well. The inside of Funky's Flights is also shown on occasion on the show and is filled with surfer memorabilia along with common household objects such as a couch, refrigerator and paintings. In "[[Hunka Hunka Burnin' Bluster]]", Funky says he wants to transform Funky's Flights into a restaurant.


==Appearances in other media==
===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (show)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' animated series, Funky's Flights was located near the beach and docks of Kongo Bongo Island and had a complex system built into that could raise the entire hut into the air and suspend it there. On the show, Funky's Flights, as well as offering plane rides to people, made deliveries for Bluster's Barrel Works as well. The inside of Funky's Flights was also shown on occasion on the show and was filled with surfer memorabilia, as one would expect a place owned by Funky Kong to have, along with other objects like a couch, refrigerator and paintings.
[[File:Funky's Airplane DKJC.png|thumb|Funky's Airplane in ''DK: Jungle Climber'']]
Funky operates a similar flight service to Funky's Flights in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', named '''Funky's Airplane'''. The player can visit him by pressing {{button|DS|X}} from the world map. Funky's Airplane has a slightly different role than Funky's previous two flight services, as its intention is to fly DK and Diddy to the small, outer island of the current world. However, the Kongs are required to have a minimum number of [[oil barrel]]s, which varies per world, to fuel Funky's airplane.
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
[[File:Kongo Jungle map SSBU.png|thumb|left|Funky's Flights in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']]
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Funky's Flights makes a cameo appearance in the [[smashwiki:DK Island (World of Light)|DK Island]] subarea of the [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], which in itself is a recreation of the [[Kongo Jungle]] world map from ''Donkey Kong Country''. Funky Kong's [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] is fought here and, after defeating it, unlocks Funky Kong's Shack, one of the shops in Spirits mode. Additionally, Funky's Flights' background music, "Funky's Fugue," appears as a song in the game, including in Funky Kong's Shack.
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==In-game description==
==In-game description==
'''Instruction Booklet''':
'''Instruction booklet''':
*"''Funky's Flights are the only way to fly! However, Funky's practices have changed, and he has different plans for you this time out.''"
*"''Funky's Flights are the only way to fly! However, Funky's practices have changed, and he has different plans for you this time out.''"


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:FunkysFlightsGBC.png|Funky's Flights as seen in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.
Funky's Flights (icon).png|Icon
FunkysFlightsGBC.png|In the [[Game Boy Color]] version
Funky's Flights GBA.png|In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Funky's Flight theme in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' was originally composed for another [[Rare]] game, ''[[wikipedia:Killer Instinct (1994 video game)|Killer Instinct]]'' <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTC1sRlB1c#t=0m50s Early promo video of the arcade version of Killer Instinct]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBGuX3U7Fnw DKC Remastered FUNKY'S FUGUE ~ORIGINAL KILLER MIX~]</ref>.
*The theme for Funky's Flights was originally composed for another [[Rare]] game, ''{{wp|Killer Instinct (1994 video game)|Killer Instinct}}''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTC1sRlB1c#t=0m50s Early promo video of the arcade version of Killer Instinct]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBGuX3U7Fnw Shown in full here, titled as "DKC Remastered FUNKY'S FUGUE ~ORIGINAL KILLER MIX~"]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 17:25, November 21, 2023

This article is about Funky Kong's location in Donkey Kong Country. For the mini-game in the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 2, see Funky's Flights (Bonus Game).
Funky's Flights
Funky's Flights
Funky Kong introducing himself to Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
Greater location Donkey Kong Island
Inhabitants Funky Kong

Funky's Flights, also called the Flight Barrel Service,[1] Funky Kong Airports,[2] or Funky Airways,[3] is a travel service operated by Funky Kong in Donkey Kong Country and DK: Jungle Climber. Its main purpose is to transport the Kongs to a previously visited location.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Funky's Fishing from the world map of Kongo Jungle in Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Advance.
Funky's Flights from Kongo Jungle's world map in the Game Boy Advance remake

Funky operates a Funky's Flights in every world of Donkey Kong Country. It is Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong's only alternative to accessing a previously-visited world and level without defeating a boss. When the Kongs enter Funky's Flights, Funky lends them his Jumbo Barrel, which transports them to the Donkey Kong Island map.

Additionally, in the Game Boy Advance remake, a mini-game is hosted at the place, Funky's Fishing, and Funky's Flights was even renamed to "Funky's Fishing" on the world map. While the Kongs can visit Funky to use the Jumbo Barrel, this is not necessary because there is the convenient option of using the world map's new Start Button menu to select "Call Funky".

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Main article: Funky's Flights II

Funky's Flights has a successor location in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Funky's Flights II has a similar role to its original counterpart, with the biggest difference being that Funky Kong charges Diddy and Dixie two Banana Coins the first time they use his location from a world.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Concept artwork of Funky's Fly 'n' Buy, unlocked after beating the game on Hard Mode
Funky's Fly 'n' Buy concept artwork from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Concept art of Funky's Fly 'n' Buy in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze shows it with the title "Funky's Flights" displayed on its tent.

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Though Funky's Flights does not return, Funky's Flights II from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest also appears here, although with the title "Funky's Flights".

Donkey Kong Country television series[edit]

In the Donkey Kong Country animated series, Funky's Flights is located near the beach and docks of Kongo Bongo Island and has a complex system built into that can raise the entire hut into the air and suspend it there. On the show, Funky's Flights, as well as offering plane rides to people, makes deliveries for Bluster Barrelworks as well. The inside of Funky's Flights is also shown on occasion on the show and is filled with surfer memorabilia along with common household objects such as a couch, refrigerator and paintings. In "Hunka Hunka Burnin' Bluster", Funky says he wants to transform Funky's Flights into a restaurant.

DK: Jungle Climber[edit]

Funky's Airplane in DK: Jungle Climber
Funky's Airplane in DK: Jungle Climber

Funky operates a similar flight service to Funky's Flights in DK: Jungle Climber, named Funky's Airplane. The player can visit him by pressing X Button from the world map. Funky's Airplane has a slightly different role than Funky's previous two flight services, as its intention is to fly DK and Diddy to the small, outer island of the current world. However, the Kongs are required to have a minimum number of oil barrels, which varies per world, to fuel Funky's airplane.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

The Kongo Jungle world map recreation in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Funky's Flights in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Funky's Flights makes a cameo appearance in the DK Island subarea of the World of Light, which in itself is a recreation of the Kongo Jungle world map from Donkey Kong Country. Funky Kong's spirit is fought here and, after defeating it, unlocks Funky Kong's Shack, one of the shops in Spirits mode. Additionally, Funky's Flights' background music, "Funky's Fugue," appears as a song in the game, including in Funky Kong's Shack.

In-game description[edit]

Instruction booklet:

  • "Funky's Flights are the only way to fly! However, Funky's practices have changed, and he has different plans for you this time out."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ファンキーコングの小屋
Fankī Kongu no Koya
ファンキーのこや
Fankī no Koya
Funky Kong's Hut

Funky's Hut (Game Boy Color)

French Vols de Funky
Funky's Flights
German Funkys Flugplatz
Funky's Airfield
Italian Vola con Funky
Pesca di Funky
Fly with Funky
Funky's fishing spot
Spanish Aerolínea de Funky
Funky's Airline

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Color instruction booklet, page 14. "DK’s surf-punk friend operates a Flight Barrel Service that can take our heroes to any level they’ve already finished."
  2. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #28, page 58.
  3. ^ Hodgson, David S. J. Donkey Kong Country Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12. "Part-time pilot of Funky Airways, part-time fisherman, and all-around ice-cool ape, this chilla gorilla inhabits his own fishing hut in each of the island's worlds."
  4. ^ Early promo video of the arcade version of Killer Instinct
  5. ^ Shown in full here, titled as "DKC Remastered FUNKY'S FUGUE ~ORIGINAL KILLER MIX~"