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'''Plus and Minus Barrels''',<ref name="engmanual">{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page={{file link|DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg|18}}}}</ref> also parsed as '''+ and − Barrels''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|page={{file link|Nintendo Power79 17.jpg|17}}}}</ref> are [[barrel]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Plus Barrels each depict a green plus sign, whilst Minus Barrels each depict a red minus sign. Plus and Minus Barrels are similar to [[Stop & Go Barrel]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' mainly because they are both used to temporarily prevent an invincible enemy from attacking the [[Kong]]s. Plus and Minus Barrels appear in [[Haunted Hall]] | '''Plus and Minus Barrels''',<ref name="engmanual">{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page={{file link|DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg|18}}}}</ref> also parsed as '''+ and − Barrels''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|page={{file link|Nintendo Power79 17.jpg|17}}}}</ref> are [[barrel]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Plus Barrels each depict a green plus sign, whilst Minus Barrels each depict a red minus sign. Plus and Minus Barrels are similar to [[Stop & Go Barrel]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' mainly because they are both used to temporarily prevent an invincible enemy from attacking the [[Kong]]s. 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 (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Rickety Race]], there i 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 {{button|snes|Pad}} 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 room|Bonus Area]] causes the Roller Coaster to travel backwards at a high speed. | ||
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Revision as of 17:21, July 4, 2024
| Plus and Minus Barrels | |
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| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) (2004) |
Sprites of Plus and Minus Barrels
Plus and Minus Barrels,[1] also parsed as + and − Barrels,[2] are barrels in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Plus Barrels each depict a green plus sign, whilst 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 i 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
- 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
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
The unused Minus Barrel
- 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, then he realizes he was talking about the wrong game.
References
- ^ a b Nintendo (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.
- ^ Nintendo (1995). Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
- ^ Nintendo (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.
