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[[File:1312-18-Donkey-Kong-Tropical-Freeze-02.jpg|right|thumb|[[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Cranky Kong]] approaching a '''Plump Yellow Fruit'''; in other words, a kind of '''container'''|250px]] | |||
[[File:1312-18-Donkey-Kong-Tropical-Freeze-02.jpg|thumb | The general term '''container'''<ref>"Shake the controller to make Donkey Kong pound the ground. This can stun nearby enemies, or you can pound objects such as gourds or '''containers''' to smash them." — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 14</ref> designates a wide range of objects found in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''/''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|3D]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. These objects contain various items and can be seen in the immediate background of a level's path. The [[Kong]]s cannot directly interact with containers; however, upon performing a certain action next to a one, it either opens up, breaks, or withers (depending on the container's nature) and yields the heroes the item inside. After getting emptied, containers become part of the decoration. | ||
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The appearance, nature, and even names of specific kinds of | A container found on dry land will dispense the item inside if the Kongs do a [[Ground Pound]] in front of it. However, since surfaces under the water cannot be pounded, containers found there should be swept across with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|corkscrew]] move so that they free the items inside. | ||
The appearance, nature, and even names of specific kinds of containers differ depending on the environment. They all function the same nevertheless. Containers are not to be confused with regular [[barrel]]s or [[DK Barrel|Buddy Barrels]], since the latter two do not contain items. Item containers, as they are described in this article, form a different gameplay concept. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Donkey Kong | ===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''3D'' === | ||
[[File:Temple containers DKCR3D.jpg|thumb|right|Donkey Kong crouches before two [[Ruins]] containers in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''.]] | |||
[[File:Ack statues.jpg|thumb|right|The Kongs enter a shrine with Ack statues in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''.]] | |||
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|its enhanced port]], many sorts of containers are scattered on [[Donkey Kong Island]]. They usually variate from world to world. Below is a list of every type of container included in the game, each accompanied by a physical description. | |||
*'''Yellow gourds'''<ref>"When you find a trio of '''yellow gourds''', pound the ground in front of them." — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 30</ref> – also called just '''gourds'''<ref>"Pound a '''gourd''' in the bottom right corner to find another Puzzle Piece. You can also get a couple Coins and a Heart on this platform, so knock out enemies and pound other '''gourds''' to rack up the goodies." — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 86</ref>, these are plants whose flowers resemble swollen gourds, as their name implies. Common gourds are small and completely colored yellow. They oftenly surround relatives of bigger size, called '''large gourds'''<ref>"Pound the second one with a '''large gourd''', and you will get a Puzzle Piece for your effort." — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 93</ref>, which display red spots and are pigmented with a brighter tint of yellow. Once their terrain is pounded, gourds gradually wilt by splurging their fluid, along with a precious item. Yellow gourds are preponderant in places with high vegetal living, with the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]] and [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] being the most propitious places for them. | |||
[[ | *'''[[Treasure chest]]s'''<ref>"After passing by the checkpoint, pound the ground by a '''treasure chest''' to find another Puzzle Piece." — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 44</ref><ref>"Open the '''treasure chest''' for a Coin." — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 50</ref> – objects which contain [[banana]]s, [[Banana Coin]]s and more items the Kongs can interact with. They are only found in the second world of the game, the [[Beach]]; additionally, they are also present in [[Gushin' Geysers]], a level exclusive to the enhanced port. | ||
*'''Cacti'''<ref> "Don’t hit the end barrel right away. Instead, go past it and pound the '''cactus''' to get the last Puzzle Piece" (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a Cave level) — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 81</ref><ref>"When you reach the end barrel, pound the '''cactus''' to the right first to get the last Puzzle Piece." (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a Cliff level.) — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 107</ref> – two distinct species of cacti, as suggested by the [[Prima]] guide, appear in the game, each being characteristic to either the [[Cave]] or the [[Cliff]] areas. Cave cacti resemble swollen spores, with their bulbed stems being olive and showing brown spots. Cave cacti have orifices on their top, from which bubble clusters continuously come out until the plant gets wilt by the character's shocks. On the other hand, Cliff cacti look more like actual cacti, each being short, green, and globular. | |||
*'''{{Conjecturaltext|Pumpkin 'n' firecracker}}''' – a very round object resembling a squash fruit, supported by a few sticks. It has a firecracker tucked within, which can be launched if the Kongs pound the ground in front of the squash. Shortly after letting it loose, the firecracker detonates, spreading a firework and leaving an item. Only one of its kind can be encountered in the [[Vine Valley (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|first level]] of the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] world. | |||
*Ruins/temple '''containers'''<ref>"Pound the '''container''' here and get the second Puzzle Piece." (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a temple level) — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 154</ref> – brown amphorae that lie on spiraled supports. They form the only kind of container in hidden temple levels, as well as the main kind in the [[Ruins]] world. After their terrain gets pounded, they fall off the supports and break on the floor. They are amongst the most common types of containers in the game. | |||
*Factory '''containers'''<ref>"On a platform between two sets of mallets, stun the Pyrobot Mk I and then pound on the '''container''' to get another Puzzle Piece." (Instructions on getting a Puzzle Piece in a Factory stage)— Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 135</ref> – objects that resemble upside down water dispensers, supported by metal frames. Upon receiving the pounding shock, the water bottles rise up in the air and blow up, leaving out the item inside. | |||
*''' | *Volcano '''containers'''<ref>"Pound the '''container''' and then pick up the Puzzle Piece that pops out." (Instructions on picking up a Puzzle Piece in the Volcano world) — Michael Knight, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 146</ref> – metal flasks, whose contents boil on some burning material. If the ground they stand on is pounded, their lids open up and reveal items. They are only found in the [[Volcano]] world. | ||
*'''{{Conjecturaltext|Ack statues}}''' – stone structures, sculpted to look like [[Toothberry|Toothberries]] or [[Ack]]s. They are supported by plinths and most of them can be collapsed and destroyed just like the other containers of the game, so as to uncover certain items. Worth to be noted is that some Ack statues hide actual Acks and Toothberries, which quickly free themselves out of the sculptures upon the Kongs' arrival, without their intervention. Ack statues guard inside the ancient building where [[Itty Bitty Biters]], the fifth level of the [[Ruins]] world, takes place. | |||
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|image1=Gourds.jpg | | image1 = Gourds.jpg | ||
|caption1=<center>Two gourds and a large gourd</center> | | caption1 = <center>'''Two gourds and a large gourd'''</center> | ||
|image2=Treasure chest DKCR3D.jpg | | image2 = Treasure chest DKCR3D.jpg | ||
|caption2=<center>[[Treasure chest]]</center> | | caption2 = <center>'''[[Treasure chest]]'''</center> | ||
|image3=Ruins container.jpg | | image3 = Ruins container.jpg | ||
|caption3=<center>[[Ruins]] container</center> | | caption3 = <center>'''[[Ruins]] container'''</center> | ||
|image4=Cave cactus.jpg | | image4 = Cave cactus.jpg | ||
|caption4=<center>[[Cave]] cactus</center> | | caption4 = <center>'''[[Cave]] cactus'''</center> | ||
|image5=Forest container DKCR3D.jpg | | image5 = Forest container DKCR3D.jpg | ||
|caption5=<center>Pumpkin 'n' firecracker</center> | | caption5 = <center>'''Pumpkin 'n' firecracker'''</center> | ||
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|footer=<center>Various containers | | footer = <center>'''Various containers from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' (''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|3D]]'')'''</center> | ||
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|image1=Cliff cactus DKCR3D.jpg | | image1 = Cliff cactus DKCR3D.jpg | ||
|caption1=<center>[[ | | caption1 = <center>'''[[Cliff]] cactus'''</center> | ||
|image2=Factory container DKCR3D.jpg | | image2 = Factory container DKCR3D.jpg | ||
|caption2=<center>[[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] container</center> | | caption2 = <center>'''[[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] container'''</center> | ||
|image3=Volcano container DKCR3D.jpg | | image3 = Volcano container DKCR3D.jpg | ||
|caption3=<center>[[Volcano]] container</center> | | caption3 = <center>'''[[Volcano]] container'''</center> | ||
|image4=Ack statue DKCR3D.jpg | | image4 = Ack statue DKCR3D.jpg | ||
|caption4=<center>Ack statue</center> | | caption4 = <center>'''Ack statue'''</center> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''=== | |||
[[File:Container DKCTF.jpg|thumb|[[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] opens a Wooden Canister with | [[File:Container DKCTF.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] opens up a '''Wooden Canister with Metal Lid'''.]] | ||
Containers in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' | Containers in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' are even more diverse than the ones in the predecessor, despite many not being conventional to specific islands. Since ''Returns'' lacked underwater stages, ''Tropical Freeze'' marks the first time in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|series]] when submerged containers can be found. Upon getting pounded, some item containers spew multiple bananas arranged to form a certain shape, and the players have an amount of time allotted to collect them all until the fruit vanish, in order to earn a more valuable item, such as a Banana Bunch, a [[Banana Coin]], or even a [[Puzzle Piece]]. Containers, in general, include: | ||
*'''Plump Yellow Fruit'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – | *'''Plump Yellow Fruit'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers">von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 22.</ref> – the previously-called "large gourds" from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. As such, they retain the exact same appearance, but are named differently. Plump Yellow Fruit are the most common item containers in the game, found in many of the game's worlds. | ||
*'''Wooden Canisters with Metal Lids'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – | *'''Wooden Canisters with Metal Lids'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – cylindrical vases. They decorate the earlier levels of [[Autumn Heights]]. | ||
*'''Purple Fungi'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – | *'''Purple Fungi'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – spacey violet mushrooms with white spots. They display three different sized lobes stacked on each other. As very uncommon item containers, they are only found in the caves of [[Autumn Heights]]. | ||
*'''Giant | *'''Giant Clams'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – pink bivalve mollusks and the first item containers to be ever encountered underwater. After getting deranged by a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|corkscrew]] move, they simply open up their mantle to uncover items. | ||
[[File:Fish basket DKCTF.jpg|thumb|right|[[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]], jumping over a '''fish basket''']] | |||
[[File:Fish basket DKCTF.jpg|thumb|[[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] jumping over a basket | *'''Dilapidated Barrels'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – [[barrel]]s wrecked ashore or sunken underwater, cut in halves to resemble and function as chests. The narrow aperture between the two parts of a dilapidated barrel reveals that it is full of sand, but upon pounding its terrain or sweeping it across with a corkscrew move, it opens up and produces an important item. | ||
*''' | *'''{{Conjecturaltext|Fish baskets}}''' – baskets containing fresh fish (looking like the ones utilised by [[Archy|Archies]] and [[Chum Chucker Charlie]]s as weapons) and also items. After being shaken by a ground pound, a fish basket falls on the open terrain and scatters its fish, revealing the item inside. | ||
*'''Flower Bulbs'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – | *'''Flower Bulbs'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – large purple flowers coiled in vines. They can only be encountered in [[Juicy Jungle]]. | ||
*'''[[Treasure chest|Treasure | *'''[[Treasure chest|Treasure Chests]]'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – containers that return from the past game, but in rarer instances. A slight design tweak has been made to them, as they now seem to contain precious jewelry and gold instead of being completely empty. A hidden treasure chest, for example, guards a secret Puzzle Piece on a cliff in [[Shoal Atoll]], a level of [[Sea Breeze Cove]]. Frozen treasure chests are present in [[Seashore War]], a stage of [[Donkey Kong Island (world)|Donkey Kong Island]] set in the environment of the island's [[Beach]] world. | ||
*'''Purple Glass Vases'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – ornamental objects found only in hidden temple stages. They look like vials decorated with pairs of golden wings and having corks tucked inside their heads. They are placed on small metal stands, and fall down when their terrain is pounded. Afterwards, they shatter on the ground and reveal items. | |||
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*'''Purple Glass Vases'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – | |||
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|image1=DKCTF Plump Yellow Fruit Prima.jpg | | image1 = DKCTF Plump Yellow Fruit Prima.jpg | ||
|caption1=<center>Plump Yellow Fruit</center> | | caption1 = <center>'''Plump Yellow Fruit'''</center> | ||
|image2=DKCTF Wooden Canister with Metal Lid Prima.jpg | | image2 = DKCTF Wooden Canister with Metal Lid Prima.jpg | ||
|caption2=<center>Wooden Canister with | | caption2 = <center>'''Wooden Canister with Metal Lid'''</center> | ||
|image3=DKCTF Purple Fungus Prima.jpg | | image3 = DKCTF Purple Fungus Prima.jpg | ||
|caption3=<center>Purple Fungus</center> | | caption3 = <center>'''Purple Fungus'''</center> | ||
|image4=DKCTF Giant Clam Prima.jpg | | image4 = DKCTF Giant Clam Prima.jpg | ||
|caption4=<center>Giant | | caption4 = <center>'''Giant Clam'''</center> | ||
|image5=DKCTF Dilapidated Barrel Prima.jpg | | image5 = DKCTF Dilapidated Barrel Prima.jpg | ||
|caption5=<center>Dilapidated Barrel</center> | | caption5 = <center>'''Dilapidated Barrel'''</center> | ||
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|footer=<center>Various containers in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]</center> | | footer = <center>'''Various containers in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'''</center> | ||
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|image1=DKCTF Flower Bulb Prima.jpg | | image1 = DKCTF Flower Bulb Prima.jpg | ||
|caption1=<center>Flower Bulb</center> | | caption1 = <center>'''Flower Bulb'''</center> | ||
|image2=DKCTF Treasure Chest Prima.jpg | | image2 = DKCTF Treasure Chest Prima.jpg | ||
|caption2=<center>Treasure Chest</center> | | caption2 = <center>'''Treasure Chest'''</center> | ||
|image3=DKCTF Purple Glass Vase Prima.jpg | | image3 = DKCTF Purple Glass Vase Prima.jpg | ||
|caption3=<center>Purple Glass Vase</center> | | caption3 = <center>'''Purple Glass Vase'''</center> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Cliff cactus.jpg| | File:Cliff cactus.jpg|DK hops over a lone [[Cliff]] cactus, located on a bluff in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''. | ||
Treasure chest DKCR3D ii.jpg| | File:Treasure chest DKCR3D ii.jpg|Donkey and Diddy stand next to a sealed treasure chest in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''. | ||
Upside down cave cactus.jpg| | File:Upside down cave cactus.jpg|The Kongs and an upside down [[Cave]] cactus hang from the ceiling of a cavern in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''. | ||
Wooden barrel.jpg| | File:Wooden barrel.jpg|Diddy hops near a Dilapidated Barrel in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''. | ||
Plant.jpg| | File:Plant.jpg|Donkey and Diddy stand next to a Flower Bulb in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''. | ||
Treasure chest 1 DKCTF.jpg| | File:Treasure chest 1 DKCTF.jpg|Cranky Kong has found a Treasure Chest on a tight cliff in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''. | ||
Treasure chest 2 DKCTF.jpg| | File:Treasure chest 2 DKCTF.jpg|Donkey and Cranky Kong, near an open Treasure Chest in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' | ||
</gallery> | </center></gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns]] | |||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]] | |||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Objects]] | |||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns | |||
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