Editing Slot Machine Barrel

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'''Slot Machine Barrels'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref> are objects in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' (as well as [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|its Nintendo 3DS port]] and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|its Nintendo Switch port]]) and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' (as well as [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]]). These golden hooped [[barrel]]s are the ends of all non-boss and non-temple levels, succeeding [[End of Level Target]]s and [[Level Flag]]s from earlier ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games.

Slot Machine Barrels float in the air. At first, a Slot Machine Barrel is idle. An opening in its center facing the screen displays a yellow star on a red background. When the [[Kong]]s go near a Slot Machine Barrel for the first time in each playthrough of a level, the the display in the opening spins like a roulette, displaying icons for prizes. They include a [[banana]] (which represents a [[Banana Bunch]] and therefore five bananas.), a [[Red Balloon]], a [[Banana Coin]], and a DK symbol. By touching the barrel, traditionally by [[jump]]ing into it, the player character punches it open to win the item being displayed, and end the level. Unlike with End of Level Targets, the prizes for Slot Machine Barrels are consistent in every level. Sometimes, the player can only reach a Slot Machine Barrel via a [[Barrel Cannon]], meaning that the player has to account for the travel time to ensure [[Donkey Kong]] or [[Diddy Kong]] arrive at the Slot Machine Barrel at the right time to win a specific prize. In silhouette levels, the Slot Machine Barrel's center is displayed with color.

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 within a limited time window, similar to various objects and enemies from ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. At the end of this, the barrel breaks and the Kongs get one of the three items, but the quantity is multiplied by the number of hits. The maximum number of hits is 15.

In [[Donkey Kong Country Returns#Time Attack|Time Attack]] mode, a Slot Machine Barrel displays a checkered flag and does not spin. When the Kongs hit the barrel, [[Professor Chops|tutorial pig]] waves the checkered flag to stop the timer, and the Kongs finish the level.  

 

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.

|Jpn=ゴールバレル

|JpnR=Gōru Bareru

|JpnM=Goal Barrel

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