Editing Bonus Barrel

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|image=[[File:BonusBarrel DKC.png|130px]]<br>Artwork of a Bonus Barrel from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''

|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])

|effect=Transports the player to a [[bonus room|Bonus Area]]

A '''Bonus Barrel'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page={{file link|DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg|18}}|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (also formatted as '''Bonus barrel'''<ref>{{cite|quote=There's at least two Bonus barrels secreted somewhere within each level, and you'll need to find and complete them all (thus earning a Bonus Coin) to see the game's full ending.|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51|page=15|date=December 1996}}</ref> or '''bonus barrel'''<ref>{{cite|quote=The bonus barrel in this level is actually invisible, but it's located directly above the Star barrel.|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47|date=February 1997|page=47}}</ref>) is a recurring [[barrel]] that takes the [[Kong]]s to a [[bonus room|Bonus Level]]. It first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' as a replacement for the [[Blast Barrel]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' that carry the Kongs up into a Bonus Level. In most of their appearances, Bonus Barrels are identifiable from their large ''B'' symbol in the center, on a yellow explosion with a red border, and a white-rimmed opening on top.

===''Donkey Kong Country'' series / ''Donkey Kong Land'' series===

In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', its sequel ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and their respective [[Game Boy]] counterparts, ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', there is usually at least one Bonus Barrel hidden in almost every [[level]]. Bonus Barrels have the same function as the Blast Barrels that take the Kongs to a [[bonus room]] in both ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''.  When the [[Kong]]s jump into a Bonus Barrel, it automatically launches or warps them to a bonus room (the former effect is in the original versions, and the latter, which has the explosive "B" design fade out in a swirl-type effect, is in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' and the [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes). In the bonus room, the Kongs can complete a challenge to win either a [[Kremkoin]] or a [[Bonus Coin (Donkey Kong franchise)|Bonus Coin]], which are necessary for unlocking levels of the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]] and adding to the [[completion]] percentage. If the Kongs lose the challenge, they are redirected back into a specific point of the main level; usually they are able to re-enter the Bonus Barrel and reattempt the challenge.

Bonus Barrels also appear in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country'', replacing the Blast Barrels that send [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] to a bonus room. The player can add to their completion score by simply entering a Bonus Barrel, more specifically the bonus room, in all three versions of the game.

Bonus Barrels do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', as Blast Barrels once again launch the Kongs to bonus rooms, while other bonus rooms are accessed by entering into secret passages.

In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', the design for Bonus Barrels was altered to show its prize, a [[Golden Banana]], on a normal barrel. When the active [[Kong]] approaches a Bonus Barrel, purple sparkles appear around it. When the Kong jumps into a Bonus Barrel, it rapidly shrinks, and the Kong is warped into a [[bonus room|Bonus Stage]]. By completing the challenge, the Kong is sent out of the Bonus Barrel, which shakes and breaks open, revealing a Golden Banana. The [[Training Barrel]]s from the start of the game function similarly to Bonus Barrels. In [[Hideout Helm]], there are five rooms connected to the main room with the [[Blast-o-Matic]]. Each room has two Bonus Barrels with a unique steel barrel-like design with [[King K. Rool]]'s face. The Kongs are rewarded with a [[Banana Medal]] for each pair of challenges completed. These are also the only mandatory Bonus Barrels in the game, as they are needed to deactivate the machine.

In ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', Bonus Barrels are larger than in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Land'' games. In the former game, Bonus Barrels retain their usual function of taking the player character to a Bonus Level, while in the latter game, a Bonus Barrel redirects the player character into the bonus game, [[Banana Bonanza]], redirecting them back into the main level after they complete the minigame.

===''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''===

In [[DK Country]], one of [[18-Volt]]'s [[microgame]]s from ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', the player must tap a moving Bonus Barrel to shoot Diddy Kong into the air while avoiding a [[Zinger]].

===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===

*'''Wii U Virtual Console manual bio:''' "''Jump into one of these to go to a bonus level.''"

===''DK: King of Swing''===

*'''Website bio:''' "''Look for bonus barrels (marked with a B) to stock up on bananas. Then use bananas to restore health or gain invincibility.''"

Bonus Barrel.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' / ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' sprite

Bonus Barrel DKL3c sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land III|Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong]]'' sprite

DKCGBA Bonus Barrel.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance) sprite

DKKOSBonusBarrel.png|''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' sprite

DKJC Bonus Barrel.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' sprite

|Jpn=ボーナスバレル<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>

|JpnR=Bōnasu Bareru

|JpnM=Bonus Barrel

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