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| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]]) |
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| "'''Bonus Room Blitz''',"<ref>''[[DK Jamz]]''</ref> also known as "'''BONUS LEVEL''',"<ref>''[[Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy]]''</ref> is a recurring theme composed by [[David Wise]] that has been used across several games in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. The composition was first used in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' as the theme of [[bonus room]]s.
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| ==Reuses==
| | '''"Bonus Room Blitz"'''<ref>[[DK Jamz]]</ref> is a reoccurring theme composed by [[David Wise]] that has been used across many games in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]], first making its appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. |
| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': A medley of "[[Simian Segue]]" and "Bonus Room Blitz" appears in this game, titled after their Japanese soundtrack names, "The Map Page / Bonus Level." It plays on the [[Rumble Falls (stage)|Rumble Falls]] stage.
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': The "The Map Page / Bonus Level" medley returns in this game, where it can be played on any ''Donkey Kong''-series stage, Battlefield, and Final Destination. It is also used on the DK Island map in the World of Light, which is a recreation of [[Kongo Jungle]] from ''Donkey Kong Country''.
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| ==Arrangements== | | ==Arrangements== |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | | ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== |
| ====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''==== | | ====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''==== |
| The title theme for ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', titled "'''Dixie Beat'''," incorporates an arrangement of "Bonus Room Blitz" after the monkey sounds and the "[[DK Island Swing]]" opening drum beat at the start. | | [[File:DKC3 OST Dixie Beat.oga]] |
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| | The title theme for ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', titled '''"Dixie Beat"''', has a remix of the song after the monkey sounds with a beat at the start. |
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| | ====''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color==== |
| |title1=Dixie Beat
| | The [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' includes a version of the song that was originally used in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. |
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| | ====''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance)==== |
| | | The [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' also has a remix of the song, however, this version of the song was made for this game, unlike the Game Boy Color's remake having reused ''Donkey Kong Land'''s version. |
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| Both the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color]] and [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance]] versions of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' have their own variation of "Bonus Room Blitz"; the former has a version of the theme that was originally used in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''.
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''==== | | ====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''==== |
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' use two arrangements of this theme in bonus rooms.
| | Just like the [[SNES]] game, [[Donkey Kong Country Returns]] and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|its port]] on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] use the song in [[Bonus room|Bonus rooms]]. |
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
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| When a [[level]] is cleared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch reissue]], the fanfare that starts playing is an arrangement of this theme.
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land'' series=== | | ===''Donkey Kong Land'' series=== |
| ====''Donkey Kong Land''==== | | ====''Donkey Kong Land''==== |
| A chiptune arrangement of "Bonus Room Blitz" appears as the theme for the map screen and bonus rooms in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''.
| | The map theme for ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' is a chiptune remix of the song. This version of the song is known as '''"Simian Segue"'''. |
| | | ====''Donkey Kong Land III'''==== |
| ====''Donkey Kong Land III''==== | | [[File:DKL3 OST Title.oga]] |
| An arrangement of "Bonus Room Blitz" is used on the title screen of ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', similarly to ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
| | Just like it’s spiritual predecessor, ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' on the [[SNES]], ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' also uses a remix of the song on its title screen. |
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| | ====''Conker's Pocket Tales''=== |
| |title1={{conjectural|Dixie Beat}}
| | If [[Conker]] is left idle for long enough in ''{{wp|Conker's Pocket Tales}}'', he will take out his [[Game Boy]] and start playing ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. While he plays the game, the song Simian Sigue can be heard, which is a remix of Bonus Room Blitz. This version of the song is known as '''"Conker's Idle About"'''. |
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| ===''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''===
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| Various arrangements of "Bonus Room Blitz" are heard throughout [[Mine Cart Cove]] of ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]''.
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| ===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
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| In the [[Donkey Kong Adventure]] DLC campaign for ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', an arrangement for "Bonus Room Blitz" called "'''Jungle Jabber'''" plays during timed bonus room challenges, which often involve pressing switches and pushing barrels in Mine Carts to reach the end and obtain a weapon from a [[treasure chest]]. These bonus rooms are accessed by entering a golden Barrel Cannon, which in turn can be accessed after a specific gate puzzle is cleared for a second time in the overworld map, at the end of each world (except for the [[Dungeon (world)|Dungeon]]); clearing it the first time unlocks the gate to the next world.
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| After the music gate puzzle is cleared for the second time in the [[Reef]], the organ pipes would also play "Bonus Room Blitz" in [[Rabbid]] noises. When the puzzle is cleared the first time, the organ would play "[[Opening (Donkey Kong)|Opening]]" from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
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| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features a big-band arrangement of "[[Simian Segue]]" and "Bonus Room Blitz," again titled after the two themes' Japanese names, "The Map Page / Bonus Level." It can be played on any ''Donkey Kong''-series stage, Battlefield, and Final Destination. It was also featured in the "Items" section of the August 2018 ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' Direct, while the "Bonus Room Blitz" portion specifically was used for [[Diddy Kong]]'s fighter showcase video.
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| The medley was arranged by {{wp|PlatinumGames}} composer Hiroshi Yamaguchi, with fellow composer Naofumi Harada performing on guitar. Yamaguchi chose to arrange these tracks not only because of his memories of playing ''Donkey Kong Country'' with his sister when he was in junior high school, but also to attempt a new genre of music that he would not normally be able to work on at PlatinumGames.<ref>(December 21, 2018). [https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/10085 Let's Dance! The Music of PlatinumGames in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]. ''PlatinumGames''. Retrieved September 25, 2024.</ref>
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| ====''Conker's Pocket Tales''==== | |
| "Bonus Room Blitz," based on the title theme of ''Donkey Kong Land III'', can be heard during [[Conker]]'s idle animation while playing his [[Game Boy]] in ''{{wp|Conker's Pocket Tales}}''.
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