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| {{item infobox
| | [[Image:DKCoin_DKC2.png|thumb|150px|A '''DK Coin'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:DKCoin DKC2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | '''DK Coins''', also known as '''Hero Coins''' were first introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' for the Super Nintendo. [[Cranky Kong]] had hidden them in each level in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' for [[Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] to find. Some of the places that these coins were hidden include a room that had a secret passage to access it, as an end of the level prize, or even in a bonus stage. There are forty coins in all. A DK symbol will appear next to the level name after the player has found the DK Coin in that level. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |
| |latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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| '''DK Coins'''<ref>{{cite|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=50–53|date=April 1997|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #48|page=48–51|date=March 1997}}</ref> (also formatted as '''DK coins'''),<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=52}}</ref> alternatively named '''Cranky's [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|Video Game Hero]] Coins''',<ref>{{cite|date=1995|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref> '''Cranky Kong's DK Coins''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] electronic manual. Tab 12: "Items".</ref> '''Hero Coins''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1995|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=February 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #47|page=47–49}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=January 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #46|page=46–49}}</ref> '''DK Hero coins''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|date=November 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #44|page=23|quote='''WHAT A HERO!''' Remember the special DK Hero coins you collected in Diddy’s Kong Quest? Well, they’ve been included in the new game too, but now they’re jealously guarded by an armoured Kremling, and you’ll need to figure out how to get rid of him before you can get yourself into Kranky’s Hall of Fame again!}}</ref> '''Donkey Kong Koins''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51|page=16|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb}}</ref> or '''DK Koins''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51|page=21 and 23}}</ref> are [[List of items|items]] that first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. These golden ring-shaped coins bear a DK symbol, and they are generally well-hidden. The main purpose of a DK Coin is to contribute to a game file's [[completion]] percentage. | |
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| ==History==
| | In the [[Lost World (Crocodile Isle)|Lost World]], bonus levels have DK Coins instead of [[Kremkoin]]s. Likewise, the Kongs get a DK Coin for completing the level, [[Krocodile Kore]]. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
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| The Video Game Hero Coins are items in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. [[Cranky Kong]] has hidden a total of 40, one in each level, for [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]]. A Video Game Hero Coin symbol appears next to a level's name after Diddy and Dixie have obtained the one in that level. Some of the places where a Video Game Hero Coin is hidden include secret passages, as an end-of-level prize, or even within a [[Bonus Area]], as is the case for [[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Kannon's Klaim]]. Furthermore, the Bonus Areas within every [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]] level has a Video Game Hero Coin as the end prize instead of a [[Kremkoin]]; even completing the final boss level, [[Krocodile Kore (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krocodile Kore]], also found within the Lost World, gives a Video Game Hero Coin. When the game itself is completed, Cranky count up every Video Game Hero Coin collected and will then [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|rank]] the Kongs based on how many they have obtained.
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| In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], 28 more Video Game Hero Coins have been added, increasing the total to 68 Video Game Hero Coins. 39 of the original 40 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained through the same means, but not Krocodile Kore, which no longer rewards a Video Game Hero Coin upon completion. The remaining 29 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained with the following methods: completing all [[Funky's Flights (Bonus Game)|Funky's Flights]] challenges, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; winning first place in every [[Expresso Racing]] challenge, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; and filling all fifteen pages in the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]], for a total of 15 Video Game Hero Coins.
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
| | When the game is beaten, [[Cranky]] will tally up all the DK Coins that have been collected and will then rank the Kongs on how many they have obtained. |
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| DK Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. They appear in every level, but are now embedded within a [[Koin]]'s shield; this means that to obtain a DK Coin, the Kongs have to defeat the Koin, which can be done by throwing a [[Steel Keg]] at a wall behind it, then wait for the barrel to rebound against the wall and hit the Koin. However, some levels do not have a wall to bounce the Steel Barrel off of, and therefore require a different method to defeat the Koin. When a DK Coin has been collected in a level, a yellow pennant will appear on top of the [[Level Flag]] for that level on the world map. There are a total of 41 DK Coins, and the only one not guarded by a Koin is the DK Coin awarded for completing [[Knautilus]]. Once every DK Coin has been obtained, the Kongs can trade them to [[Funky Kong|Funky]] at his [[Funky's Rentals|vehicle rental]] service to unlock the [[Gyrocopter]]. | |
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| In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], there are 46 DK Coins, as a [[Pacifica|new world]] with six new levels has been added to the game. Additionally, the Knautilus fight only gives [[bear coin]]s in this version. | | In the remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], twenty-eight new DK Coins were added making a grand total of sixty-eight DK Coins. To earn these new coins, the following had to be done: |
| | [[Image:DKJC DKCoin.jpg|thumb|left|DK with a '''DK Coin''']] |
| | *Beating all the missions at [[Funky's Flights II]]. |
| | *Getting first place in all of the [[Expresso Racing]] levels. |
| | *Filling out the entire scrapbook that [[Wrinkly Kong]] gives the Kongs for homework. |
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
| | The remaining forty coins are located in the same spot as in the original game. |
| ====''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
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| Video Game Hero Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Like in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', there are forty to collect, one in each level, as well as one obtained after beating Krocodile Kore.
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| In the 49th issue of the Australian ''Nintendo Magazine System'', one is described as being "[[Cranky Kong|Kranky Kong]]'s{{sic}} prize,"<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=51}}</ref> despite Cranky not appearing in the game. | | DK Coins also make an appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. In ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', there are forty-seven DK Coins to be found like in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]''; each level has one hidden DK Coin in them. |
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| ====''Donkey Kong Land III''====
| | In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'', the DK Coins made a return. They were each hidden in a level like in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' but with one major difference. An enemy known as [[Koin]] used a DK Coin as a shield, as Koins must be defeated to obtain it. To defeat a Koin, a the Kongs need to be over it with a [[Steel Keg]], then the player will have to throw it and wait for the barrel to hit the wall and come back to hit the Koin. Koins can only be defeated with a Steel Keg barrel for two reasons: |
| [[File:DKL3 DK Coin GBC.png|frame]]
| | #Koins are always facing the direction the Kongs and any attempt to attack it will be futile, as Koin can simply bash the Kongs away. |
| DK Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. DK Coins are guarded by a Koin in all levels, except in undersea levels, and six of the DK Coins are each obtained by winning a game of [[cards]] at a [[Sheepy Shop]]. There are 42 DK Coins in total, and their purpose is to allow the Kongs to access the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]], after [[Baron K. Roolenstein]] is beaten in [[Tin Can Valley]]. The final battle against him requires not only every DK Coin, but also every [[Watch (Donkey Kong Land III)|Watch]]. | | #If an attempt to jump on a Koin is made he will simply raise his shield over his head to block the attack. |
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| ===''Donkey Kong 64''===
| | If the player fails to defeat a Koin with a Steel Keg, a new keg will usually regenerate in most levels. However, in some levels, only one chance is given to defeat the Koin. There are a total of forty-one DK Coins in this game. When a DK Coin has been collected in a level, a yellow pennant will appear on top of the [[Level Flag]] of that level on the world map. |
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| Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They appears in two of the [[Training Barrel]] challenges and the following following challenges: [[Stash Snatch!]], [[Splish-Splash Salvage!]], [[Speedy Swing Sortie!]]), all three [[Mine Cart Ride]]s, the two races against the [[Mini-Car]], the [[Beetle (character)|Beetle]], and the race against the [[Seal]]. In the first three minigames, the player needs to collect a certain number of coins within a limited time. In the Mine Cart Rides, the player needs to collect 50 of them (25 in [[Creepy Castle]]'s version) before reaching the finish line, and, during every race, they need to collect a certain amount of them as well as win against whoever they are racing. Completing the criteria in any of these challenges will reward the player with a [[Golden Banana]].
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| ===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
| | There's only one DK Coin that isn't guarded by Koin. It is earned by completing the level, [[Knautilus]]. |
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| DK Coins are items in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They retain their original design introduced in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. A DK Coin appears in every level except [[Cranky's Teachin's]], and they can be collected to unlock [[Cheat code|cheats]].
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| ===''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
| | Once the player has found all the DK Coins, he/she can go over to [[Funky's Rentals]] and trade them in for a [[Gyrocopter]] which will allow players to fly around the [[Northern Kremisphere]]. This will give access to the last three [[Banana Bird Cave]]s that are only accessible by using the Gyrocopter. |
| In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', DK Coins, called '''1-Up Coins''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|format=PDF|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100520001205/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DK_Jungle_Beat.pdf|title=''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet|page=12|publisher=nintendo.com|language=en-us|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> act as an extra life item due to the game's health system being overhauled from [[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|the original game]]. They can appear out in the open, but also appear (and are collected immediately) after 100 [[bloom]]s are collected, and if the player is at full health, will appear at the top of the screen and slowly descend when the player collects 200 or any multiple of 500 bananas.
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| ==Profiles==
| | [[Image:Donkey_Kong_Land_3_Card_Game.png|thumb|left|The card game played in the [[Sheepy Shop]].]] |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
| | In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', there are fourty-two coins hidden in the game. Koin is usually seen guarded by the DK Coin in all levels except those in sea settings (where they are seen floating and spinning). Exclusive in this game, DK Coins can be obtained by playing a card game in the [[Sheepy Shop]] in each world. A certain number [[Bonus Coin]]s are needed to play this card game. The object of the card game is to match two pairs and keep on doing that until all pairs are found. There is also a time limit too and the game will end if players fail to find all the pairs when time is up. |
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| |Eng=These huge DK coins are well hidden. One per level.{{page needed}}}}
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
| | DK Coins in ''Donkey Kong Land III'' are used to enter the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]] after [[Baron K. Roolenstein]] is beaten in [[Tin Can Valley]]. All DK Coins will need to have found in all the levels between the first one and the duel with Roolenstein. DK Coins are also used to battle Roolenstein for the last time by gaining the remaining DK Coins in the Lost World levels as well as all of the [[Stop Watch]]es. |
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| |Eng=These are hidden throughout stages.{{page needed}}}}
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | [[image:DK-KoS_GoldMedal.png|thumb|right|A DK Coin, also known as '''Golden Medal''', in ''[[DK King of Swing]]''.]] |
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| | DK Coins also appear in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. Here they were to be the prizes for the upcoming Jungle Jam tournament, seemingly a Kong equivalent of the Olympic games. Unfortunately all the DK Coins are stolen by [[King K. Rool]], Donkey Kong much adventure throughout [[Donkey Kong Island]] to reclaim the coins. |
| |Jap=クランキーのＤＫコイン<ref>{{cite|date=1995|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref>
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| |JapR=Kurankī no Dīkē Koin
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| |JapM=Cranky's DK Coin
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| |Jap2={{ruby|ＤＫ|ディーケー}}コイン<ref>{{cite|date=1996|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet|page=27}}</ref>
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| |Jap2R=Dīkē Koin | |
| |Jap2M=DK Coin | |
| |Jap3=1UPコイン<ref>{{cite|language=ja|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/JPN/R49J/R49J_J.pdf|title=''Wii de Asobu Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet|publisher=nintendo.net|page=15|accessdate=April 30, 2022}}</ref>
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| |Jap3N=''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''
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| |Jap3R=1UP Koin
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| |Jap3M=One Up Coin
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| |Ita=Moneta dell'Eroe dei Videogiochi di Cranky<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', GIG's Italian manual{{page needed}}</ref>
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| |ItaM=Cranky's Hero of Videogames Coin
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| |Ita2=Moneta di Eroe del Videogioco di Cranky<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Italian manual|page=14}}</ref>
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| |Ita2M=Cranky's Videogame Hero Coin
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| |Ita3=Moneta Eroe dei Videogiochi<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) European manual|page=112|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2004}}</ref>
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| |Ita3M=Hero of Videogames Coin
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| |Ita4=Moneta DK di Cranky Kong<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' e-manual|page=12}}</ref>
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| |Ita4M=Cranky Kong's DK Coin
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| |Ita5=Moneta DK
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| |Ita5M=DK Coin
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| |Spa=Moneda DK
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| |SpaM=DK Coin
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| ==References==
| | ''DK: King of Swing'', along with having the regular large, golden DK Coins it also introduces medium-sized silver DK Coins and small bronze colored ones. Both of these types of DK Coin are lesser in value to the large gold ones. |
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| {{Coins}}
| | [[image:DK_Coin.PNG|thumb|left|A DK Coin in ''[[DK Jungle Climber]]''.]] |
| {{DKC2}}
| | DK Coins return in ''[[DK Jungle Climber]]'', and are collected to unlock some cheats. |
| {{DKC3}}
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| | ==Trivia== |
| {{DK64}}
| | *In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', when a Bonus Stage is beaten in the Lost World, the prize is a DK Coin instead of a [[Kremkoin]] like in the normal levels of the game. There is only one bonus stage per level in the [[Lost World]]. |
| {{DKJC}}
| | *In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', when Koin is defeated, a DK Coin is automatically gained. In the SNES version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', once the Koin is defeated, the coin must be obtained by taking it from the spot the Koin was located. However, in the [[GBA]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', the DK coin is automatically gained, just one of the features borrowed for the GBA port from ''Donkey Kong Land 3''. |
| {{DKJB}}
| | *In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', the underwater levels are the only levels where the DK Coins were not guarded by Koins. Instead, they were hidden in the level just like in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. |
| [[Category:Coins]] | | [[Category:Coins]] |
| [[Category:Equipment]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Items]] |
| [[Category:Barrel-Blastapalooza]]
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong items]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong 64 items]]
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest items]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Land III]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! items]]
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| [[Category:DK: Jungle Climber]]
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