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'''Warp Barrels'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide. Page 18.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide. Page 14.</ref> are uncommon types of [[barrel]]s from the latter two ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]]'' games. They are usually distinguishable from the "W" painted on them. As their name suggests, Warp Barrels warp the [[Kong]]s to the stage's [[Goal#Donkey Kong series|goal]]. Warp Barrels are usually hidden off-screen or in out of reach areas. A Warp Barrel is invisible until the Kongs enter into it. Warp Barrels are optional and the Kongs are not required to enter them to finish a level.

In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', Warp Barrels replace the [[Blast Barrel]]s from the Super NES and [[Game Boy Color]] versions that send [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and Diddy Kong near the end of the level. They are much more common than the original barrels, with warps appearing once per level. Warp Barrels were redesigned with the "W" on a red explosive effect; this design also appears in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. By entering a Warp Barrel, the Kongs are taken to a space with its own music track that does not exist in other versions of the game - an ice walkway in a black void, with pictures of some levels, each showing a different environment, hovering across in the background. On the icy path there are bananas that spell out "WARP", and the end of the scene puts the Kongs near the end of the level. In all versions of the game, [[Stop & Go Station]] has an off-screen warp point that functions as one of these barrels, which is found by walking into the entrance to the left at the very start.