Editing Item container

[[File:1312-18-Donkey-Kong-Tropical-Freeze-02.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Donkey Kong]] and [[Cranky Kong]] approaching a Plump Yellow Fruit, a kind of 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.

==History==

===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===

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.

===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===

[[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.

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====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====

[[File:Container DKCTF.jpg|thumb|[[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] opens a Wooden Canister with a Metal Lid.]]

*'''Plump Yellow Fruit'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> &ndash; Being the previously called "large gourds" from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', 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"/> &ndash; Cylindrical vases appearing in the earlier levels of [[Autumn Heights]].

===''Mario Strikers: Battle League''===

==Gallery==

Treasure chest 1 DKCTF.jpg|A Treasure Chest on a tight cliff in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''

Treasure chest 2 DKCTF.jpg|An open Treasure Chest in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''

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