Editing Item container

'''Item containers''',<ref name="dkctfcontainers">{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=22|date=February 21, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4}}</ref> or simply '''containers''',<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=14|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=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.}}</ref> are objects in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series. They generally yield an item if the [[Kong]]s perform a [[Hand Slap|Ground Pound]] or an [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|equivalent action]] in front of one. Containers can have [[banana]]s, [[Banana Coin]]s, [[Red Balloon]]s, or [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Pieces]] inside them.

Item containers first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', where they exclusively yield [[banana|beat]]s. They commonly appear as [[Surprised Flower]]s or other plants that bloom when [[Donkey Kong]] claps near them. They can have other designs as well, such as [[clam]]s underwater. In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', a type that appears as a large seed has been added; it must be [[clap]]ped at repeatedly to make it grow through the soil and sprout. When it sprouts, it reveals beats.

[[File:Temple containers DKCR3D.jpg|thumb|Donkey Kong crouches before two [[Ruins]] containers in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''.]]

[[File:Ack statues.jpg|thumb|The Kongs enter a shrine with Ack statues in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''.]]

*'''Pods'''<ref>{{cite|date=December 2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 261|page={{file link|DKCR NP 3.jpg|51}}}}</ref> &ndash; Also called '''yellow gourds'''<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=30|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=When you find a trio of '''yellow gourds''', pound the ground in front of them.}}</ref> or just '''gourds''',<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=86|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=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.}}</ref> these are small yellow plants. They often surround relatives of bigger size, called '''large gourds''',<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=93|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us||quote=Pound the second one with a '''large gourd''', and you will get a Puzzle Piece for your effort.}}</ref> which are a brighter yellow and display red spots. Once their terrain is pounded, gourds gradually wilt by splurging their fluid, along with an item. Yellow gourds are prevalent in places with a large amount of vegetation, such as the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]] and [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]].

*'''[[Treasure chest]]s'''<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=44|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=After passing by the checkpoint, pound the ground by a '''treasure chest''' to find another Puzzle Piece.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=50|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=Open the '''treasure chest''' for a Coin.}}</ref> &ndash; Objects that contain [[banana]]s, [[Banana Coin]]s, and more items the Kongs can interact with. They are found only 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>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=81|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=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)}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=107|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=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.)}}</ref> &ndash; 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 (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Cliff]] areas. Cave cacti resemble swollen spores, with their bulbed stems being olive and showing brown spots. They have orifices on their tops, from which bubble clusters continuously come out until the plant is wilted by the character's shocks. Cliff cacti look more like actual cacti, each being short, green, and globular.

*Ruins/Key Temple '''containers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=154|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=Pound the '''container''' here and get the second Puzzle Piece. (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a temple level)}}</ref> &ndash; 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>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=135|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=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)}}</ref> &ndash; 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>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=146|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=Pound the '''container''' and then pick up the Puzzle Piece that pops out. (Instructions on picking up a Puzzle Piece in the Volcano world)}}</ref> &ndash; Metal flasks, whose contents boil on some burning material. If the ground they stand on is pounded, their lids open and reveal items. They are found only in the [[Volcano]].

|footer=<center>Various containers in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' (''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|3D]]'')</center>

|caption1=<center>[[Cliff (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Cliff]] cactus</center>

Containers in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]] are even more diverse than the ones in the predecessor, with the game introducing underwater containers that can be opened with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|Corkscrew]]. Some item containers spew multiple bananas arranged in a certain shape, which players have an amount of time allotted to collect 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:

*'''Giant clams'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> &ndash; Pink bivalve mollusks and the first item containers to be encountered underwater. Swiping past one with a Corkscrew move causes them to open their mantle, revealing items.

*'''Baskets of fish'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide - Walkthrough section "Stage 6-5: Forest Folly"|page=231}}</ref> &ndash; Containers that store fish similar to the ones utilized by [[Archy|Archies]] and [[Chum Chucker Charlie]]s as weapons. Shaking one with a Ground Pound causes it to collapse, revealing items.

A large gourd appears as a background object in level 2 of the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns (microgame)|Donkey Kong Country Returns]] [[microgame]] in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''

In ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', one of the customization options for the goal on the [[Jungle Retreat]] field features a Plump Yellow Fruit.<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|author=NintendoEurope|date=May 30, 2022|url=x.com/NintendoEurope/status/1531198919568510976?t=kR-x8w3DvwwxxttdJhBwdw&s=19|title=Goalposts, field designs, pitch-side decorations and even the seating – customise your club's stadium in all sorts of ways in #MarioStrikers: Battle League Football's Strikers Club mode to show off your style!|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=May 31, 2022}}</ref>

Cliff cactus.jpg|A [[Cliff (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Cliff]] cactus in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''

*[[Flower (environmental object)|Flower]] – an environmental object in ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games that releases a [[coin]] when interacted with