Editing Jack

{{about|the spring-like obstacle that first appears in [[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]|the [[Toad Force V]] character from [[Mario Party Advance]]|[[Jack (character)]]|the obstacle also called a piston|[[Skewer]]}}
{{distinguish|Trampoline}}
{{item-infobox
|image=[[File:DK Arcade Jack Sprite.png|100px]]<br>A jack from the original arcade version of ''Donkey Kong''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|effect=Defeats or damages the player.
}}
'''Jacks'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America Inc.]]|date=1986|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAEE.pdf|page=5|format=PDF}}</ref> (also called '''mad springs''',<ref>Instruction manuals for the Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore VIC-20, MS-DOS, and Atari 7800 ports of ''Donkey Kong''{{page needed}}</ref> '''springs''',<ref>Instruction manual for the Commodore 64 (Atarisoft) port of ''Donkey Kong''{{page needed}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]|page=127|author=Bihldorff, Nate, Jason Leung, and Drew Williams|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''I-beams''',<ref>Instruction manual for the Coleco Adam port of ''Donkey Kong''{{page needed}}</ref> or '''pistons'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=67|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica}}</ref>) are obstacles first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong''===
In the ''Donkey Kong'' arcade game, jacks are constantly bouncing and dropping near [[Donkey Kong]] on [[75m]]. If [[Mario]] gets hit by a jack, he loses a life. Jacks do not appear in the ColecoVision and TI-99/4A ports of ''Donkey Kong'' due to technical limitations. However, they do return in the ''Donkey Kong'' arcade game port included in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. The [[Trampoline|jump board]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' closely resembles a jack.
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[[File:DKGB Jack.png|frame|left]]
In the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]], jacks are thrown by Donkey Kong instead of spawning from his position. Negating them with a [[handstand]] causes them to fall off-screen like most enemies and obstacles, instead of becoming usable like [[barrel]]s.
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===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
Sound effects of the jacks can be heard in the latter part of the song "[[Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla]]" in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''===
Jacks appear in B2 in [[DK's Hideout]] in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', sporting spikes on their top and bottom sides as a visual indicator of their harmfulness. They work the same as in ''Donkey Kong'', spawning from Donkey Kong's position and bouncing towards the [[girder]] structure below. If a [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] without a shield comes into contact with a jack, the Mini Mario breaks.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Jacks are hazards in [[75 m (stage)|75 m]], a stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Donkey Kong's sprite at the top of the screen activates periodically, and during this event, jacks bounce from the left, similarly to the original. Jacks do not appear in the {{iw|smashwiki|Ω form}} of 75 m in the latter two games.

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|file1=<tt>contents/data/anims/spiked_spring_anim.bin</tt>
|name1=spiked_spring
|meaning1=spiked spring
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ジャッキ
|JpnR=Jakki
|JpnM=Jack
|Dut=Krik
|DutM=Jack
|FreA=Vérin
|FreAM=Jack
|FreE=Ressort
|FreEC=<ref>{{cite|url=drive.google.com/file/d/1yeEiViNkWcIFxW03HXoly2bllU8eNy_R/view|title=''Donkey Kong'' (Atari) European instruction booklet|page=4|publisher=Atari|language=fr}}</ref>
|FreEM=Spring
|Ger=Wagenheber
|GerM=Jack
|Ita=Martinetto
|ItaN=''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
|ItaM=Jack
|Ita2=Cric
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) e-manual|page=8|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]''|author=Guida strategica (Livelli evolutivi)|quote=Occhio ai cric|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Jack
|Kor=
|Por=Mola
|PorC=<ref>''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'', Jumping Jacks challenge</ref>
|PorM=Spring 
|SpaA=Matatena
|SpaAM=Jacks
|SpaE=Resorte
|SpaEM=Spring
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Hazardous objects]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong (game) objects]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong (Game Boy) items]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong 64 objects]]
[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. series objects]]