Editing Slot Machine Barrel

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{{item infobox 
|image=[[File:Slot machine barrel.png]]<br>A Slot Machine Barrel in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[list of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[list of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
'''Slot Machine Barrels'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref> are objects in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' (and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]]). These [[barrel]]s are the successors to [[End of Level Target]]s and [[Level Flag]]s from earlier ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' titles, even giant fruits from ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', in that they represent the ends of all [[level]]s (except boss levels and Key Temples).

At first, a Slot Machine Barrel is idle and displays a yellow star on a red background. When the [[Kong]]s go near a Slot Machine Barrel, the roulette in its center begins to spin between prizes. They include a [[banana]] (which represents five), a [[Red Balloon]], a [[Banana Coin]], and a DK symbol. By hitting the barrel, the Kongs win the displayed prize, and the level ends. Unlike with End of Level Targets, the prizes for Slot Machine Barrels are consistent in every level.

If the Kongs hit a Slot Machine Barrel just as it displays the DK logo, the player can shake {{button|wii|wiimote}} (and {{button|wii|nunchuk}}, if one is used) in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' or press {{button|3ds|X}}/{{button|3ds|Y}} or {{button|3ds|L}}/{{button|3ds|R}} (depending on the control scheme) in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' to hit the Slot Machine Barrel several times until it breaks. The number of hits given to the barrel provides the same number of a random prize to the Kongs, to a maximum of 15.

In the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns#Time Attack|Time Attack]] mode, a Slot Machine Barrel displays a checkered flag. By hitting the barrel, [[Professor Chops]] waves the checkered flag to stop the timer, and the Kongs finish the level. In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', the Slot Machine Barrel of the [[Golden Temple]] displays a Mirror Trophy. When the Kongs hit that Slot Machine Barrel, the player unlocks Mirror Mode.

In ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'', some levels contain more than one Slot Machine Barrel. These additional barrels mark a secret exit, much like [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret Goal Pole]]s from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' subseries, and they unlock a hidden, alternate path on the [[world]] map.

==Gallery==
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''===
<gallery>
Slot Machine Barrel.png|A Slot Machine Barrel as it appears in the game
Slot Machine Barrel balloon.png|The Kongs win a Red Balloon from a Slot Machine Barrel.
SlotBarrel-DK-DKCR.png|[[Donkey Kong]] hitting a Slot Machine Barrel when the DK logo is displayed
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゴールバレル
|JapR=Gōru Bareru
|JapM=Goal Barrel
|Fre=Tonneau-tombola<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=40}}</ref>
|FreM=Raffle Barrel
|Ita=Barile sorpresa<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' Italian manual|page=23}}</ref><ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' Italian electronic manual, section 9</ref>
|ItaM=Surprise barrel
|SpaA=Barril sorpresa<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=62}}</ref>
|SpaAM=Surprise Barrel
|SpaE=Barril tragaperras<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' Spanish electronic manual, section 25</ref>
|SpaEM=Slot Machine Barrel
}}

==Trivia==
*The jingle that plays just before the barrel spins is the same sound effect that plays when a [[Gōrumondo]] or [[Mini Panda]] is defeated in ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.

==References==
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[[Category:Goals]]
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