Plus and Minus Barrels
| Plus and Minus Barrels | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) (2004) |
Plus and Minus Barrels[1] (also formatted as + and − Barrels)[2] are barrels in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Plus Barrels each depict a green plus sign, while Minus Barrels each depict a red minus sign. Plus and Minus Barrels are similar to Stop & Go Barrels from Donkey Kong Country mainly because they are both used to temporarily prevent an invincible enemy from attacking the Kongs. Plus and Minus Barrels appear mainly in Haunted Hall, in midair and on the track rails throughout. Jumping at the Plus Barrels is required to increase the onscreen timer, though Minus Barrels are hazardous because they decrease the onscreen timer instead. If the timer reaches zero, the Kongs are attacked by the Kackle pursuing them. In an earlier level, Rickety Race, there is a Plus Barrel at the start, hidden below a wooden platform. This Plus Barrel functions differently, because when the Kongs jump into the first Roller Coaster, if the player holds Left on 
as the race's start is signaled, the Roller Coaster moves backwards into the Plus Barrel, which speeds up the Roller Coaster to ride on the remaining track segment. Similarly, a Plus Barrel in Haunted Hall's first Bonus Area causes the Roller Coaster to travel backwards at a high speed.
Profiles[edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
Plus and Minus Barrels are found on the different roller coaster levels. The Plus Barrels will add time to the timer, the Minus Barrels will send you into the Minus World![1]
- English:
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | プラスバレル＆マイナスバレル[3] Purasu Bareru & Mainasu Bareru |
Plus Barrel & Minus Barrel | |
| Italian | Barili più e meno[4] | Plus and minus barrel |
Trivia[edit]
- The Plus and Minus Barrels do not reappear in Donkey Kong Land 2, but an unused sprite of a Minus Barrel is hidden within the game data. There is not one for the Plus Barrel.[5]
- The Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet has Cranky Kong jokingly state that the Minus Barrel can send the Kongs to the Minus World, only to realize he was talking about the wrong game.
References[edit]
- ^ a b 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 79. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
- ^ 1995. Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
- ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 114.
- ^ TCRF. Donkey Kong Land 2#Minus Barrel. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
