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[[File:DKC GBC Crosshair Cranky Overworld.png|thumb|Crosshair Cranky map]]
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'''Crosshair Cranky''' is a mini-game mode exclusive to the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. As its name suggests, Crosshair Cranky is operated by [[Cranky Kong]], though he does not appear in the mode.
|image=[[File:DKC GBC Crosshair Cranky Overworld.png]]<br>The extended world map exclusively appearing in Crosshair Cranky
 
|appears_in=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
== Gameplay ==
|controls={{button|gbc|Pad}} &ndash; moving the crosshair<br>{{button|gbc|a}} &ndash; firing a coconut<br>{{button|gbc|B}} &ndash; reloading the supply after it runs out
Crosshair Cranky has six off-shore stages, each with its objective. The mini-game is inspired by ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', as the [[Coconut Gun]] (originating from said game) is the main feature of the mini-game, and a few mini-games are based on a Bonus Stage from ''Donkey Kong 64''. The objective in almost every stage is to fire coconuts at Kritters (but in the stage, Buddies Beware, he has to fire coconuts to help [[Animal Buddy|Animal Buddies]] cross pathways, or fire at cannons in Galleon Gunner).
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'''Crosshair Cranky''' is a mini-game mode exclusively appearing in the [[Game Boy Color]] [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Crosshair Cranky is seemingly run by [[Cranky Kong]], although he does not appear in the mode.
Every stage has a yellow-background coconut icon in the center, divided into four sections. The sections are organized from left to right (i.e. the first section is at the top-left corner and the last section is at the bottom-right). A section turns entirely brown for each coconut that Donkey Kong fires (half the icon turns brown for each fired coconut in Buddies Beware). Donkey Kong cannot fire any coconuts after he fires four (or two in Buddies Beware). The player must press {{button|gbc|b}} to reload the supply (and therefore reset the coconut icon) to allow Donkey Kong to fire more coconuts. The supply cannot be reloaded until every coconut is used.
==Gameplay==
 
Donkey Kong starts on the world map on an inaccessible area named "Crosshair Cranky" (which is actually [[Kongo Jungle]]). Crosshair Cranky has six stages, all of which take place on small islands on the shore of [[Donkey Kong Island]]. Every stage is inaccessible in the main Adventure mode, although Galleon Gunner could be considered a partial exception due to taking place just outside [[Gangplank Galleon]]. The mode has a two-player equivalent where the first player is Donkey Kong and the second player is [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] with a blue cap, both of whom compete to complete every stage first.
A mood icon of Donkey Kong is displayed in the bottom-left corner. By default, Donkey Kong's icon is happy. His mood will gradually worsen for each mistake that he makes. An example of a mistake is failing to fire at a Kritter on time. If he makes four mistakes, Donkey Kong loses at the stage. Every stage has a counter set to a specific number, which gradually decreases (usually by numbers of one) if Donkey Kong meets an objective (for example, by shooting a Kritter). When the counter successfully decreases down to zero, Donkey Kong wins at the stage.
 
Crosshair Cranky is also featured in multiplayer mode. The first player is Donkey Kong and the second player is [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] with a blue cap. Both players must compete to complete every stage first.
 
===Controls===
*{{button|gbc|Pad}} Move crosshair
*{{button|gbc|a}} Shoot (max of four shots)
*{{button|gbc|b}} Reload
 
== Stages ==
Crosshair Cranky has six stages, all of which take place on small islands on the shore of [[Donkey Kong Island]] (except for the final stage Galleon Gunner). Every stage is inaccessible in the main Adventure mode. However, Galleon Gunner can be considered as an exception because it takes place just outside [[Gangplank Galleon]].


Donkey Kong starts on the world map on "Crosshair Cranky" (which is actually [[Kongo Jungle]]); the area has Donkey Kong's head icon on it, but it cannot be accessed--it only functions as the world map's starting point. Just like in Adventure mode, the mini-game saves the progress of the stages that were completed by Donkey Kong.
During gameplay, every stage involves the use of the [[Coconut Shooter]], which [[Donkey Kong]] has to use to fire [[coconut]]s at targets, usually [[Kremling]]s. A yellow-background coconut icon is displayed in the center of each stage, divided into four sections and sorted in a manner of the first section being at the top left corner while the last section is at the bottom right. Each time a coconut is fired, a section of the coconut icon turns entirely brown. When Donkey Kong is out of ammo, which occurs after shooting four coconuts, the player must reload the supply (and therefore reset the coconut icon). However, the supply cannot be reloaded until every coconut is used. A mood icon of Donkey Kong is at the bottom left, showing a happy face at first, but it worsens gradually each time Donkey Kong makes a mistake, such as failing to hit a Kremling. If Donkey Kong makes four mistakes, he loses. Every stage has a counter set to a specific number, which gradually decreases (usually by numbers of one) if Donkey Kong meets an objective, such as shooting a Kremling. When the counter successfully decreases down to zero, Donkey Kong wins at the stage. Just like in Adventure mode, the mini-game saves the progress of the stages that were completed by Donkey Kong.


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The stages are as follows:
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|{{anchor|Barrel o' Kremlings}}[[File:DKC GBC Barrel O Kremlings.png]]<br>'''Barrel o' Kremlings'''
|{{anchor|Barrel o' Kremlings}}[[File:DKC GBC Barrel O Kremlings.png]]<br>'''Barrel o' Kremlings'''
|Kritters randomly pop out of barrels, and they must be shot with coconuts. The counter is set at "100" at the beginning of this stage. The counter decreases based on which color Kritter Donkey Kong shoots--green ones are worth a point, blue ones are worth two, and red ones are worth five. If Donkey Kong fails to shot too many Kritters, he loses the stage. This stage is heavily based on the ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' Bonus Stage, [[Kremling Kosh]].<br><br>This stage plays the forest theme even though it is situated on a wooden platform in the Island's shore.
|Kritters randomly pop out of barrels, and they must be shot with coconuts. The counter is set at "100" at the beginning of this stage. The counter decreases based on which color Kritter Donkey Kong shoots--green ones are worth a point, blue ones are worth two, and red ones are worth five. If Donkey Kong fails to shot too many Kritters, he loses the stage. This stage is heavily based on the ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' bonus stage, [[Kremling Kosh!]]. The forest theme plays here despite the stage taking place on a wooden platform in the Island's shore.
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|{{anchor|Kremling Krackdown}}[[File:DKC GBC Kremling Krackdown.png]]<br>'''Kremling Krackdown'''
|{{anchor|Kremling Krackdown}}[[File:DKC GBC Kremling Krackdown.png]]<br>'''Kremling Krackdown'''
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|{{anchor|Buddies Beware}}[[File:DKC GBC Buddies Beware.png]]<br>'''Buddies Beware'''
|{{anchor|Buddies Beware}}[[File:DKC GBC Buddies Beware.png]]<br>'''Buddies Beware'''
|In this stage, big [[Gnawty]]s (who resemble [[Very Gnawty]] and [[Really Gnawty]]) chase [[Expresso the Ostrich|Expresso]]s, [[Rambi the Rhinoceros|Rambi]]s, and [[Winky the Frog|Winky]]s across three different pathways, each with two holes in them. Donkey Kong must help 25 [[Animal Buddy|Animal Buddies]] safely cross each pathway by firing coconuts at the holes, to prevent them from falling down. Each fired coconut will darken a half of the counter, which no longer has lines to divide it into four sections. The coconuts only temporarily patch the holes and disappear after an Animal Buddy crosses over it. The counter, originally set at 25, decreases by a number after an Animal Buddy exits from the right side of the third and bottommost path. The stage's difficulty increases halfway through (when the counter is down at 12), as more Animal Buddies start to spawn from the paths and even run faster. Donkey Kong loses if too many of the Animal Buddies fall down the holes. This mini-game is similar to the Bonus Stage [[Peril Path Panic]] from ''Donkey Kong 64'', but it can also be compared to the Game & Watch game ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''. Just like Kremling Krackdown, this stage appears within a jungle and plays the DK Island Swing theme.  
|In this stage, big [[Gnawty]]s (who resemble [[Very Gnawty]] and [[Really Gnawty]]) chase [[Expresso]]s, [[Rambi]]s, and [[Winky]]s across three different pathways, each with two holes in them. Donkey Kong must help 25 [[Animal Buddy|Animal Buddies]] safely cross each pathway by firing coconuts at the holes, to prevent them from falling down. Each fired coconut will darken a half of the counter, which is not divided into four sections, unlike other stages, so the player has to reload each time they shoot two coconuts. The coconuts only temporarily patch the holes and disappear after an Animal Buddy crosses over it. The counter, originally set at 25, decreases by a number after an Animal Buddy exits from the right side of the third and lowest path. The stage's difficulty increases halfway through (when the counter is down at 12), as more Animal Buddies start to spawn from the paths and even run faster. Donkey Kong loses if too many of the Animal Buddies fall down the holes. This mini-game is similar to the bonus stage [[Peril Path Panic!]] from ''Donkey Kong 64'', but it can also be compared to the Game & Watch game ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]''. Just like Kremling Krackdown, this stage appears within a jungle and plays the DK Island Swing theme.  
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|{{anchor|Wanted}}[[File:DKC GBC Wanted.png]]<br>'''Wanted'''
|{{anchor|Wanted}}[[File:DKC GBC Wanted.png]]<br>'''Wanted'''
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|ItaM=Cranky's Viewfinder
|ItaM=Cranky's Viewfinder
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country minigames]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country minigames]]

Revision as of 17:19, May 9, 2024

Crosshair Cranky
DKC GBC Crosshair Cranky Overworld.png
The extended world map exclusively appearing in Crosshair Cranky
Appears in Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)
Controls +Control Pad – moving the crosshair
A Button – firing a coconut
B Button – reloading the supply after it runs out

Crosshair Cranky is a mini-game mode exclusively appearing in the Game Boy Color version of Donkey Kong Country. Crosshair Cranky is seemingly run by Cranky Kong, although he does not appear in the mode.

Gameplay

Donkey Kong starts on the world map on an inaccessible area named "Crosshair Cranky" (which is actually Kongo Jungle). Crosshair Cranky has six stages, all of which take place on small islands on the shore of Donkey Kong Island. Every stage is inaccessible in the main Adventure mode, although Galleon Gunner could be considered a partial exception due to taking place just outside Gangplank Galleon. The mode has a two-player equivalent where the first player is Donkey Kong and the second player is Diddy with a blue cap, both of whom compete to complete every stage first.

During gameplay, every stage involves the use of the Coconut Shooter, which Donkey Kong has to use to fire coconuts at targets, usually Kremlings. A yellow-background coconut icon is displayed in the center of each stage, divided into four sections and sorted in a manner of the first section being at the top left corner while the last section is at the bottom right. Each time a coconut is fired, a section of the coconut icon turns entirely brown. When Donkey Kong is out of ammo, which occurs after shooting four coconuts, the player must reload the supply (and therefore reset the coconut icon). However, the supply cannot be reloaded until every coconut is used. A mood icon of Donkey Kong is at the bottom left, showing a happy face at first, but it worsens gradually each time Donkey Kong makes a mistake, such as failing to hit a Kremling. If Donkey Kong makes four mistakes, he loses. Every stage has a counter set to a specific number, which gradually decreases (usually by numbers of one) if Donkey Kong meets an objective, such as shooting a Kremling. When the counter successfully decreases down to zero, Donkey Kong wins at the stage. Just like in Adventure mode, the mini-game saves the progress of the stages that were completed by Donkey Kong.

The stages are as follows:

Name Summary
DKC GBC Kremlings and Kongs.png
Kremlings and Kongs 		Donkey Kong must fire coconuts at fifty Kritters, who try to steal Bananas. Donkey Kongs and Diddy Kongs also jump on the Bananas, of whom he must not fire at. If Donkey Kong misses too many Kritters or misfires at too many Kongs, he loses. The stage is set in a temple, and as a result has the "Voices of the Temple" theme.
Crosshair Cranky Barrel O' Kremlings
Barrel o' Kremlings 		Kritters randomly pop out of barrels, and they must be shot with coconuts. The counter is set at "100" at the beginning of this stage. The counter decreases based on which color Kritter Donkey Kong shoots--green ones are worth a point, blue ones are worth two, and red ones are worth five. If Donkey Kong fails to shot too many Kritters, he loses the stage. This stage is heavily based on the Donkey Kong 64 bonus stage, Kremling Kosh!. The forest theme plays here despite the stage taking place on a wooden platform in the Island's shore.
DKC GBC Kremling Krackdown.png
Kremling Krackdown 		Donkey Kong must shoot 70 Kritters, all of whom try attempt to steal the Bananas again. The stage has a jungle setting, and the background music is "DK Island Swing."
DKC GBC Buddies Beware.png
Buddies Beware 		In this stage, big Gnawtys (who resemble Very Gnawty and Really Gnawty) chase Expressos, Rambis, and Winkys across three different pathways, each with two holes in them. Donkey Kong must help 25 Animal Buddies safely cross each pathway by firing coconuts at the holes, to prevent them from falling down. Each fired coconut will darken a half of the counter, which is not divided into four sections, unlike other stages, so the player has to reload each time they shoot two coconuts. The coconuts only temporarily patch the holes and disappear after an Animal Buddy crosses over it. The counter, originally set at 25, decreases by a number after an Animal Buddy exits from the right side of the third and lowest path. The stage's difficulty increases halfway through (when the counter is down at 12), as more Animal Buddies start to spawn from the paths and even run faster. Donkey Kong loses if too many of the Animal Buddies fall down the holes. This mini-game is similar to the bonus stage Peril Path Panic! from Donkey Kong 64, but it can also be compared to the Game & Watch game Manhole. Just like Kremling Krackdown, this stage appears within a jungle and plays the DK Island Swing theme.
DKC GBC Wanted.png
Wanted 		This stage's objective is similar to "Barrel o' Kremlings" except that Donkey Kong has to fire at specific Kritters in the barrels, known as the "wanted" ones. After Donkey Kong accesses the stage, the lights go out and a Kritter (either red, blue, or green) pokes its head out a barrel; this Kritter is the "wanted" one, as indicated by its color. The Kritter then retreats in its barrel, the lights turn on, and many Kritters start to pop their heads out of barrels. Donkey Kong must only shoot a coconut at the "wanted" Kritter. The cycle repeats, and the number of wanted Kritters increases (thus increasing the difficulty) as the stage progresses; additionally, purple and gray Kritters are added, but are never "wanted." Donkey Kong loses if he hits the incorrect Kritter four times or misses too many of the wanted ones. The stage is set inside a cave and plays the "Cave Dweller Concert" theme.
DKC GBC Galleon Gunner.png
Galleon Gunner 		Donkey Kong must shoot coconuts at Gangplank Galleon's six cannons, all of which are at the side of the ship. King K. Rool is on-board the ship in this minigame and operates the cannons. The counter is set at 36, and Donkey Kong must destroy every cannon by firing at each one six times. The counter decreases by one for every cannon that is shot. Donkey Kong can only shoot a cannon after K. Rool pulls it out; he has to quickly fire coconuts at the cannons before they fire first. After he shoots a cannon, it retracts into the ship. Donkey Kong loses at the stage if he gets hit by cannonballs four times. After Donkey Kong destroys every cannon, K. Rool furiously jumps around in his ship. The player then completes the mini-game. If the mini-game is completed for the first time, the player will unlock the Banner Creator, accessible from the Selection menu. Galleon Gunner plays the Gangplank Galleon theme.

Gallery

  • Donkey Kong ("Kremlings and Kongs")

    Donkey Kong ("Kremlings and Kongs")

  • Diddy Kong ("Kremlings and Kongs")

    Diddy Kong ("Kremlings and Kongs")

  • Kritter ("Kremlings and Kongs" and "Kremling Krackdown")

    Kritter ("Kremlings and Kongs" and "Kremling Krackdown")

  • Kritter ("Barrel o' Kremlings" and "Wanted")

    Kritter ("Barrel o' Kremlings" and "Wanted")

  • Kritter ("Barrel o' Kremlings" and "Wanted")

    Kritter ("Barrel o' Kremlings" and "Wanted")

  • Kritter ("Barrel o' Kremlings" and "Wanted")

    Kritter ("Barrel o' Kremlings" and "Wanted")

  • Rambi ("Buddies Beware")

    Rambi ("Buddies Beware")

  • Expresso ("Buddies Beware")

    Expresso ("Buddies Beware")

  • Winky ("Buddies Beware")

    Winky ("Buddies Beware")

  • Gnawty ("Buddies Beware")

    Gnawty ("Buddies Beware")

  • Kritter ("Wanted")

    Kritter ("Wanted")

  • Kritter ("Wanted")

    Kritter ("Wanted")

  • Cannon ("Galleon Gunner")

    Cannon ("Galleon Gunner")

  • Cannon ("Galleon Gunner")

    Cannon ("Galleon Gunner")

  • King K. Rool ("Galleon Gunner")

    King K. Rool ("Galleon Gunner")

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クランキーのミニゲーム[?]
Kurankī no Minigēmu 		Cranky's Minigame
French Cibles Cranky[?] Target Cranky
German Crankys Crash[?] Cranky's Crash
Italian Mirino di Cranky[?] Cranky's Viewfinder
Spanish Mirilla Cranky[?] Peephole Cranky
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Donkey Kong Country levels
Kongo Jungle Jungle Hijinxs • Ropey Rampage • Reptile Rumble • Coral Capers • Barrel Cannon Canyon • Very Gnawty's Lair
Monkey Mines Winky's Walkway • Mine Cart Carnage • Bouncy Bonanza • Stop & Go Station • Millstone Mayhem • Necky's Nuts
Vine Valley Vulture Culture • Tree Top Town • Forest Frenzy • Temple Tempest • Orang-utan Gang • Clam City • Bumble B. Rumble
Gorilla Glacier Snow Barrel Blast • Slipslide Ride • Ice Age Alley • Croctopus Chase • Torchlight Trouble • Rope Bridge Rumble • Really Gnawty Rampage
Kremkroc Industries, Inc. Oil Drum Alley • Trick Track Trek • Elevator Antics • Poison Pond • Mine Cart Madness • Blackout Basement • Boss Dumb Drum
Chimp Caverns Tanked Up Trouble • Manic Mincers • Misty Mine • Necky Nutmare* • Loopy Lights • Platform Perils • Necky's Revenge
Gangplank Galleon Gang-Plank Galleon
Other DK's Tree House • Candy's Save Point • Funky's Flights • Cranky's Cabin • Candy's Challenge* • Funky's Fishing# • Crosshair Cranky* • Candy's Dance Studio†
* Exclusive to the Game Boy Color version
† Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
# Exclusive to both remakes
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