Editing Rocket Rush (level)

{{level infobox
|image=[[File:Rocket Rush red Buzz.png]]
|code=8 - 5 (SNES)<br>9 - 5 (GBA)
|world=[[Krematoa]]
|game=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|track=Rocket Run (SNES)<br>Hot Pursuit (GBA)
|before=[[Swoopy Salvo|<<]]
|after=[[Knautilus|>>]]
}}
'''Rocket Rush''' is the fortieth [[level]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and the fifth level of [[Krematoa]]. It is the last regular level of the game. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, it is instead the forty-sixth level due to the addition of [[Pacifica]]. [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] are required to have obtained every [[Bonus Coin (Donkey Kong franchise)|Bonus Coin]] before they can access Rocket Rush; as such, there are no [[Bonus Level]]s, making Rocket Rush the only level without any. Rocket Rush is a cliffside level that Dixie and Kiddy must travel through in a [[Rocket Barrel]]. For the first half, the [[Kong]]s must steer the Rocket Barrel as it steadily descends between the cliffs. During this half, they encounter red [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es and must collect [[Fuel Drum]]s along the way so that the Rocket Barrel does not run out of fuel. At the second half, the Rocket Barrel touches an [[Ignition Barrel]] at the bottom of the level, causing it to blast up the other side of the cliff. Like other Krematoa levels, when the [[Knautilus]] rises from the center lake of the world, Rocket Rush gets a bright red tint.

==Layout==
[[File:Rocket Rush GBA Ignition Barrel.png|thumb|left|Rocket Rush in the Game Boy Advance version]]
When the level begins, the Kongs find a Rocket Barrel. They jump in to find themselves hovering downwards. With limited fuel, the Kongs gain speed and maneuver around a few Buzzes, as they follow a banana trail and grab [[KONG Letters|the letter K]]. Heading into a narrow passage, they encounter more Buzzes, along with a [[Fuel Drum]]. They will enter a small area, where they travel diagonally and head into another narrow passage. Once they get through the passage, they hover through a small space. Another small opening is at the bottom of this small area. They go through it to enter a larger area, where they find another Fuel Drum. Continuing downwards, they come up to a diagonal pathway, surrounded by some Buzzes. The Kongs fly between the Buzzes and curve into another path. There, they find several Buzzes flying across the area, as well as a Fuel Drum. They also find the letter O here. Once the Kongs exit this area, they make several twists and turns through the rest of the path. Eventually, they find a small gap in the ground. At this point, the [[Star Barrel]] can also be found, though the Star Barrel was removed from the remake.

Falling into the small gap, the heroes grab some more Fuel Drums and hit a barrel with a flame icon on it. This barrel causes the Rocket Barrel to move upwards. With progressively faster speed, the Kongs rush upwards, taking a different route than the one they traveled down before. If the Kongs hit a wall, they lose a great amount of fuel. Using banana trail to guide them, the Kongs soon head past the letter N and begin to travel through thinner passages. There, the Rocket Barrel lands, and the Kongs can continue to the [[Level Flag]], which gives them the fifth and final [[Cog (Donkey Kong Country 3)|cog]] for Boomer's machine.

==Items and objects==
The following items and objects appear in the following quantities:
<gallery>
Bear Coin.png|[[Bear coin]] (3)
DK Barrel.png|[[DK Barrel]] (1)
</gallery>
===K-O-N-G Letters===
[[File:RocketRush-GBA-K.png|thumb|The location of the letter K in the Game Boy Advance version]]
*'''K:''' Obtained by sticking to the left after departing on the Rocket Barrel. In the remake, it is in a narrow area of the route down after some Red Buzzes
*'''O:''' To the left side of a succession of Buzzes
*'''N:''' In the route ascending the cliffside
*'''G:''' Right before the end of the level. In the remake, it is found by sticking to the left side of the route beyond two Banana Bunches
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===DK Coin===
[[File:Rocket Rush Koin.png|thumb|The Koin of Rocket Rush]]
To the left of the Level Flag, the Kongs must pick up a [[Iron Barrel|Steel Barrel]] and then go further left to find the [[Koin]] on a high ledge. The Kongs must throw the Steel Barrel over the Koin so that it rolls against a wall and bounces back into Koin from behind. This causes the Koin to be defeated, and the Kongs are rewarded the [[DK Coin]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Rocket Rush start.png|Dixie jumps to the Rocket Barrel at the start
Rocket Rush second half.png|The Rocket Barrel ascends during the second half of the level
Rocket Rush.png|The level's red tint after the reveal of the Knautilus
RocketRush-GBA-G.png|The letter G in the Game Boy Advance version
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポンコツロケットでゴー
|JapR=Ponkotsu roketto de gō
|JapM=Rickety Rocket Ride
|Spa=Alboroto de Cohetes
|SpaM=Rocket Riot
|Fre=Rapides Ruées
|FreM=Fast Rush
|Ger=Raketen-Rausch
|GerM=Rocket Rush
|Ita=Missili in Picchiata
|ItaM=Missile in Dive
}}

==Trivia==
*In the Game Boy Advance remake, it is possible for the player to do a glitch which makes the Kongs fall off the screen in the Rocket Barrel. The player can only continue playing the game by exiting the level or resetting the game.
*This is one of two levels where both Dixie and Kiddy do their crying and tantrum on-screen at the same time if both get injured.
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