Switch Barrel

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Switch Barrel
Artwork of a Switch Barrel on the barrel setting from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Description
A Barrel with an "S" on it
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005)
Effect Changes into a different type of barrel depending on its location.

Switch Barrels[1] are an uncommon type of barrel in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! that have an "S" printed on them (which likely represents "switch"). They only appear in three levels: Blazing Bazukas, Koindozer Klamber, and Criss Kross Cliffs.

Description

A Switch Barrel in Criss Kross Cliffs

The Switch Barrel displays either a barrel, TNT Barrel, or a Steel Keg: it displays the same type of barrel as the ones fired out by Bazukas. If Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong jump at a Switch Barrel, it changes to another barrel, and the Bazuka starts firing out that type of barrel. The Kongs can revert to the initial barrel by jumping at the Switch Barrel again.

Switch Barrels first appear in the level Blazing Bazukas, which they appear throughout. the Bazukas are usually firing TNT Barrels, and the Switch Barrels can change them to regular barrels. This is required for them to get across the area. There is one Switch Barrel in the level that alternates between barrels and Steel Kegs. The Steel Kegs are needed to defeat Koin and obtain the level's DK Coin.

Only one Switch Barrel appears in Koindozer Klamber. Like Blazing Bazukas, the Switch Barrel is used to defeat the Koin and acquire its DK Coin, and it alternates between barrels and Steel Kegs.

Switch Barrels are an integral feature to Criss Kross Cliffs, and every one in the level alternates between Steel Kegs and TNT Barrels. The Steel Kegs are used to bounce Dixie and Kiddy higher into the level, and along the way, the Kongs encounter red Buzzes blocking the path. The Kongs can only defeat them with a Switch Barrel, which changes the Steel Kegs to TNT Barrels. After defeating the enemy, Dixie and Kiddy can change back to Steel Kegs and continue in the level.

Gallery

  • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! sprite (barrel)

    Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! sprite (barrel)

References

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Page 14.
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Barrels
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Barrel items Backward Barrel • Banana Barrels • Mega TNT Barrel • TNT Barrel • Wrench Barrel • Yoo Who Cannon
Scenery barrels Barrel Shield • Tumbling barrel
Barrel vehicles Barrel Jet • Barrel Train • Biplane Barrel • Chrome DK Jumbo • DK Jumbo • DK Maximum • Gold Train • Gyrocopter • Hover Craft • Jumbo Barrel • Motor Boat • Rocket Barrel • Turbo Ski
Barrel characters Belcha • Dumb Drum
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Kong* • Lanky Kong* • Tiny Kong* • Chunky Kong*
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelor* • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopus* • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kracka* • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolates* • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rose* • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Mine* • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrier† • Kroctopus Krush*
Pacifica* Dingy Drain-Pipe* • Stormy Seas* • Sunken Spruce* • Cliffside Blast* • Ripcurl Reef* • Surf's Up* • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
* Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
† Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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