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'''Mine Carts''' (also formatted as '''mine carts''' and '''Minecarts'''), also referred to simply as '''carts''', are vehicles that appear in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] and [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. Characters ride on Mine Carts in a roller-coaster fashion while avoiding incoming obstacles.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', Mine Carts are the main feature of two [[level]]s, [[Mine Cart Carnage]] and [[Mine Cart Madness]]. Mine Carts in this game are made of metal, unlike later games. After jumping into a Mine Cart, [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] lose control of the Mine Cart's speed and can only jump with it, having to cautiously dodge any obstacle, [[pit]], or enemy along the way, including abandoned tipped Mine Carts. In Mine Cart Carnage, only one Mine Cart is ever used, with them carrying it with them when they jump. Due to the Mine Cart's weight, the jumps are lower and harder to control than normal. In Mine Cart Madness, the [[Kong]]s instead use several Mine Carts throughout the level, meaning that they leave the Mine Cart when they jump. As such, they must land back into the same Mine Cart or into the following Mine Cart at the start of the next railing, though the jump physics are normal and there are no track obstacles aside from pits. Both levels feature [[Krash]]es, a type of [[Kremling]] that rides a Mine Cart. In the former stage, they ride in the opposite direction of the Kongs to try and ram into them. In the latter stage, they sit motionlessly at the starting point of the rail during a few instances of jumping over pits to the next Mine Cart. By jumping on the Krash, the Kongs can hijack its Mine Cart and ride it.

According to designer [[Gregg Mayles]], the Mine Cart levels were inspired by the minecart scene from ''{{wp|Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom}}''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1197538865432711170 ''Gregg Mayles'' in Twitter (November 21, 2019)]</ref>

Mine Carts are replaced by [[Roller Coaster]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and [[Toboggan]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''

Mine Carts reappear as vehicles in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Nintendo 3DS]] port, ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' in a total of six levels: [[Crazy Cart]], [[Rickety Rails]], [[Grip 'n' Trip]], [[Bombs Away (level)|Bombs Away]], [[Prehistoric Path]], and [[Roasting Rails]]. They are most common during the [[Cave]] world.

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', '''trolleys''', also referred to as '''mine cars''' (or '''mine-cars''' in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|remake]]), appear in the [[Mole Mines]]. Midway through the mines, if [[Mario]] takes a lower path with tracks, he will get knocked back by a trolley ridden by a [[Shy Guy]], who runs off leaving a [[Frog Coin]] behind after crashing. Another one is featured in the [[Moleville Mountain]] minigame. The track consists of two parts: a "3D" maze-like course collecting speed-boosting [[Dash Mushroom|mushroom]]s, and a "2D" portion collecting [[coin]]s. The goal is to clear the mines in the fastest time possible.

 

Mine Carts reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' during the [[Mine Cart Ride]] challenges in [[Jungle Japes]], [[Fungi Forest]], and [[Creepy Castle]], done by [[Diddy Kong]], [[Chunky Kong]], and [[Donkey Kong]] respectively. The main objective of each challenge is for the Kongs to collect 50 coins (or 25 in the final Creepy Castle challenge) while riding their Mine Cart for a [[Golden Banana]] reward at the end. If the Kong takes damage while in the Mine Cart, they lose some health and a few of their obtained coins. From the Mine Cart, they can also lean either left or right to activate a switch. Krashes from ''Donkey Kong Country'' return in the Mine Cart Ride challenges, retaining their role of riding Mine Carts. Mine Carts also appear in the [[minigame]] [[Minecart Mayhem]], in which the Kong has to ride their Mine Cart around the different rail paths and avoid crashing into a cart containing a [[TNT Barrel]].

[[File:YCW Mine Cart.png|150px|thumb|left|A Mine-Cart in ''Yoshi's Crafted World'']]

Mine-Carts appear in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', in the level [[Mine-Cart Cave]]. Yoshi cannot stand inside them to ride them, but rather on top of them. Some Mine-Carts also contain [[spring]]s on them. Their main purpose in the level is to be pushed into certain parts of the level in order to fill up gaps, defeat some enemies and allow Yoshi to jump up to higher areas. If a Mine-Cart reaches a dead end, it can no longer be pushed. While the Mine-Carts in the level have green wheels, one with red wheels and a flag appears in the background as a [[List of crafts in Yoshi's Crafted World|craft]]. There is also one that is a costume.

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