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{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:DKC GBC Crosshair Cranky Overworld.png]]<br>Areas of the world map exclusive to Crosshair Cranky
|appears_in=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
|controls={{button|gbc|Pad}} &ndash; moving the crosshair<br>{{button|gbc|a}} &ndash; firing a coconut<br>{{button|gbc|B}} &ndash; reloading the supply after it runs out
}}
'''Crosshair Cranky''' is a mini-game mode exclusively appearing in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] is named in the title, though he does not appear anywhere within the mode.
==Gameplay==
Donkey Kong starts from the position of [[Kongo Jungle]] on the [[Donkey Kong Island]] map, except it is inaccessible. The only other places are along near the shore of [[Donkey Kong Island]], and none of them can be accessed in the main game at all. The mode has a two-player equivalent where the second player is represented by a [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] with a blue cap, both of whom compete to complete every stage first.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/KJhajd_1Qfo?feature=shared&t=21|timestamp=0:21|language=en|title=Donkey Kong Country (2000, GBC) - ENABLE THE LINK CABLE - 2 exclusive multiplayer mini games|date=December 2, 2023|author=Zack “SquallSnake” G|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 4, 2024}}</ref> Every stage involves shooting [[coconut]]s at targets, which are usually [[Kremling]]s. Each time a coconut is fired, a section of the coconut icon in the center is filled, going in clockwise order from top left to bottom right. Once four coconuts have been used, the player has to reload manually before they can shoot more. A mood icon of Donkey Kong is at the bottom left, showing him as happy by default, though his mood worsens each time a mistake is made, such as failing to hit a Kremling. If Donkey Kong makes four mistakes, he loses. Every stage has a counter set to a certain number, which decreases gradually if the objective is met, usually being when a Kremling is shot. When the counter reaches zero, Donkey Kong wins, and the game progress is saved.

The stages are as follows:
{|class="wikitable dk"
!Name
!Summary
|-
|{{anchor|Kremlings and Kongs}}[[File:DKC GBC Kremlings and Kongs.png]]<br>'''Kremlings and Kongs'''
|The basic goal is to fire coconuts at any [[Kritter|Kremlings]] but not the [[Kong]]s.<ref>{{cite|author=Game dialogue|date=2000|title=''Donkey Kong Country''|format=Game Boy Color|quote='''Kremlings and Kongs''': Stop the Kremlings but don't hit your chimpy chums.|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> The stage is set in a temple, so it plays the "Voices of the Temple" theme. Fifty Kremlings have to be shot at to stop them from taking the [[Banana]]s,<ref>{{cite|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|url=youtu.be/HhGvGFcZ7P0?feature=shared&t=12|timestamp=0:12|date=June 13, 2020|publisher=YouTube|language=en|title=Donkey Kong Country (GBC) - Crosshair Cranky - Kremlings and Kongs}}</ref> while avoiding to shoot Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong as they also jump on the Bananas. If Donkey Kong misses too many Kremlings or hits too many Kongs, he loses.
|-
|{{anchor|Barrel o' Kremlings}}[[File:DKC GBC Barrel O Kremlings.png]]<br>'''Barrel o' Kremlings'''
|The object is to hit Kremlings, though missing too many results in a loss.<ref>{{cite|author=Game dialogue|date=2000|title=''Donkey Kong Country''|format=Game Boy Color|quote='''Barrel o' Kremlings''': Hit the Kremlings, but miss too many and you're out.|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> The counter starts at 100,<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=VideoGamePhenom|url=youtu.be/eadG2_kNI8Q?feature=shared&t=13|timestamp=0:13|title=Donkey Kong Country (GBC) - Crosshair Cranky - Barrel o' Kremlings|date=June 13, 2020|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> decreasing by one, two, and five units by hitting green, blue, and red Kremlings, respectively. This stage is heavily based on [[Kremling Kosh!]] from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. The untitled forest theme plays.
|-
|{{anchor|Kremling Krackdown}}[[File:DKC GBC Kremling Krackdown.png]]<br>'''Kremling Krackdown'''
|Kremlings have to be hit again to stop them from stealing the [[Banana Bunch]]es.<ref>{{cite|author=Game dialogue|date=2000|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country''|format=Game Boy Color|quote='''Kremling Krackdown''': Stop the Kremlings from stealing any banana bunches.|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> There are 70 Kremlings to shoot,<ref>{{cite|author=VideoGamePhenom|url=youtu.be/MkcZedux0y8?feature=shared&t=12|timestamp=0:12|language=en|date=June 13, 2020|title= Donkey Kong Country (GBC) - Crosshair Cranky - Kremling Krackdown|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> and since no Kongs appear, the stage is simpler than Kremlings and Kongs. The stage takes place in a jungle environment, so "[[DK Island Swing]]" plays in the background.
|-
|{{anchor|Buddies Beware}}[[File:DKC GBC Buddies Beware.png|160px]]<br>'''Buddies Beware'''
|The player has to plug holes with coconuts to help [[Animal Friend|buddies]] get across safely.<ref>{{cite|author=Game dialogue|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country''|format=Game Boy Color|quote='''Buddies Beware''': Plug the holes with coconuts to help the buddies.}}</ref> There are twenty-five buddies (consisting of [[Expresso]]s, [[Rambi]]s, and [[Winky]]s) to help cross two holes over each of the three pathways,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/iQPM44F_Lu8?feature=shared&t=13|timestamp=0:13|author=VideoGamePhenom|title=Donkey Kong Country (GBC) - Crosshair Cranky - Buddies Beware|language=en|date=June 13, 2020|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> going from top to bottom. The buddies are always chased by big [[Gnawty]]s, which have no gameplay purpose. If too many buddies fall into the holes, the player loses. Only two coconuts can be used before the player has to reload, unlike other stages. A coconut patches a hole only up until the buddy crosses it. The stage is comparable to [[Peril Path Panic!]] from ''Donkey Kong 64'', though it takes place in a jungle area and plays DK Island Swing like the previous stage.
|-
|{{anchor|Wanted}}[[File:DKC GBC Wanted.png]]<br>'''Wanted'''
|The player has to shoot at the requested Kremling specifically.<ref>{{cite|author=Game dialogue|date=2000|language=en|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country''|format=Game Boy Color|quote='''Wanted''': Hit the wanted Kremling. Misses will cost you.}}</ref> The stage is set up similarly to Barrel o' Kremlings, mainly because the Kremlings are also in barrels, and the counter starts at 70.<ref>{{cite|author=VideoGamePhenom|date=June 13, 2020|title=Donkey Kong Country (GBC) - Crosshair Cranky - Wanted|language=en|publisher=YouTube|url=youtu.be/LpSkjXkr2_w?feature=shared&t=11|timestamp=0:11}}</ref> The stage begins with the area darkening and either a red, a blue, or a green Kremling peeking out of a barrel; this is the Kremling that has to be fired at amongst the others that also appear from the barrels when the area brightens. There are purple and gray Kremlings, though neither is programmed to ever be one of the targets.{{ref needed}} Later on, a few Kremlings are wanted at once, increasing the difficulty. If the player shoots an incorrect Kremling four times or misses the targets too much, they lose. The stage takes place in a dark area and plays the "Cave Dweller Concert" theme.
|-
|{{anchor|Galleon Gunner}}[[File:DKC GBC Galleon Gunner.png]]<br>'''Galleon Gunner'''
|The only stage without an intro,<ref>{{cite|author=VideoGamePhenomHD|date=June 13, 2020|url=youtu.be/XSnzmFbTq6s?feature=shared&t=1|timestamp=0:01|title=Donkey Kong Country (GBC) - Crosshair Cranky - Galleon Gunner|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> Galleon Gunner involves firing coconuts at the six cannons on the side of [[Gangplank Galleon]], and it also has its namesake theme as the background music. [[King K. Rool]] can be seen on-board, controlling the cannons to come out and retract back into the ship. The counter is set to 36 and decreases by one each time the player hits a cannon out. After a cannon is shot, it goes back into the ship. Each cannon takes six hits to completely destroy. If the player takes four hits, they lose. Once every cannon is destroyed, the player wins, and an animation is shown of K. Rool jumping around the ship angrily.
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Donkey.png|[[Donkey Kong]] ("Kremlings and Kongs")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Diddy.png|[[Diddy Kong]] ("Kremlings and Kongs")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Kritter thief.png|[[Kritter]] ("Kremlings and Kongs" and "Kremling Krackdown")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Kritter barrel green.png|Kritter ("Barrel o' Kremlings" and "Wanted")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Kritter barrel blue.png|Kritter ("Barrel o' Kremlings" and "Wanted")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Kritter barrel red.png|Kritter ("Barrel o' Kremlings" and "Wanted")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Rambi.png|[[Rambi]] ("Buddies Beware")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Expresso.png|[[Expresso]] ("Buddies Beware")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Winky.png|[[Winky]] ("Buddies Beware")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Gnawty.png|[[Gnawty]] ("Buddies Beware")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Kritter barrel purple.png|Kritter ("Wanted")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Kritter barrel gray.png|Kritter ("Wanted")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Cannon.png|[[Cannon]] ("Galleon Gunner")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky Cannon destroyed.png|Cannon ("Galleon Gunner")
DKCGBC Crosshair Cranky K. Rool.png|[[King K. Rool]] ("Galleon Gunner")
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=クランキーのミニゲーム
|JpnR=Kurankī no Minigēmu
|JpnM=Cranky's Minigame
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=October 12, 2020|publisher=YouTube|author=ピンカーのゲーム動画館_実況無しVideo game_Japanese|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uqHp423w-0|timestamp=0:00|title=【ドンキーコング2001】コングとクレムリン【クランキーのミニゲーム1】|accessdate=November 4, 2024}}</ref>
|Spa=Mirilla Cranky
|SpaM=Peephole Cranky
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/Cf0o6wxnMrg?feature=shared&t=93|timestamp=01:33|title=Let's Play Donkey Kong Country <nowiki>[Bonus]</nowiki> Mirilla Cranky|language=es|author=MeGamer ~Old School Gaming|date=May 24, 2015|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 4, 2024}}</ref>
|Fre=Cibles Cranky
|FreM=Target Cranky
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/-SJi4OXqo6c?feature=shared&t=59|title=Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) - Se7h un jeu Rétro|author=NintendoLeSite|date=July 28, 2024|publisher=YouTube|language=fr|accessdate=November 4, 2024|timestamp=0:59}}</ref>
|Ger=Crankys Crash
|GerM=Cranky's Crash
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/WON9-pNs4Rg?feature=shared&t=10527|timestamp=2:55:27|title= 🔴 DONKEY KONG COUNTRY (GBC) <nowiki>[RA]</nowiki> # 01 🍌 Twitch-Livestream # 633 vom 19.04.23|author=LETSPLAYmarkus Streams|date=June 27, 2023|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 3, 2024|language=de}}</ref>
|Ita=Mirino di Cranky
|ItaM=Cranky's Viewfinder
}}

==References==
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{{DKC levels}}
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country minigames]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)]]