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[[Image:FunkysRentals.jpg|thumb|'''Funky's Rentals'''.]]
{{about|Funky's location in Donkey Kong Country 3|a series of minigames in the remake|[[Funky's Rentals (minigame)]]}}
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:Funky's Rentals DKC3.png|200px]]
|greater_location=[[Northern Kremisphere]]
|inhabitants=[[Funky Kong]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
}}
{{Quote|Since moving to this place, I've become a real grease monkey!|Funky Kong}}
'''Funky's Rentals''', also called the '''Rental Shop''',<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=8|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|quote=Funky is in business with his own Rental Shop!}}</ref> is a [[List of locations|location]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. It is a rental garage owned by [[Funky Kong]] on the [[Northern Kremisphere]] world map. Funky builds and leases his own watercraft here for the [[Kong]]s to borrow. Funky's Rentals is the first place visited by [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]], and Funky allows her to borrow his [[Motor Boat]] in addition to giving her [[Kiddy Kong]] to babysit. Every time Funky's Rental is visited, the player can use a menu to either select which vehicle they want to rent or to exit the building. Besides the Motor Boat, a few additional vehicles can be created and rented when returning with the necessary items: the [[Hover Craft]] requires the [[patch (item)|patch]]; the [[Turbo Ski]] requires both [[ski]]s; and the [[Gyrocopter]] requires every [[DK Coin]].


'''Funky's Rentals''' is a garage owned by [[Funky Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. It is where Funky Kong builds his own watercraft, and leases them to [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] free of charge.
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], the player characters can obtain a [[Banana Bird]] by clearing every [[Funky's Rentals (minigame)|minigame challenge]], and the "Hire boat" option allows them to walk over to the vehicle they want to use.


Located in the southern end of the [[Northern Kremisphere]], Funky's Rentals is one of the first stops that Dixie Kong will make on her journey, as she will need a way to reach [[Lake Orangatanga]]. When Dixie first stops in at Funky's Rentals, Funky will agree to let her borrow his [[Motorboat]], in exchange for babysitting Kiddy, whom he will dump in her lap.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Funky's Rentals Artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
Funky's Rentals (SNES).png|Map graphic from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Funky's Rentals (GBA).png|Map in the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]]
Funky's Rentals DKC3 GBA.png|Screenshot from the remake
</gallery>


After defeating [[Arich]] in [[Kremwood Forest]], the giant spider will drop a [[Patch]]. If Kongs bring the Patch to Funky, he can use it to patch up his [[Hovercraft (DKC3)|Hovercraft]], and let the Kongs use it to explore more areas of the Northern Kremisphere, for it is capable of driving over rocks.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ファンキーのボート{{ruby|小屋|ごや}}
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet|page=22|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JpnR=Fankī no Bōto-goya
|JpnM=Funky's Boat-Hut
|Fre=Locations de Funky
|FreM=Funky's Rentals
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/6BAjD_pLQ-U?feature=shared&t=44|timestamp=0:44|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' en 1:55:26 (103%) <nowiki>[AGDQ20]</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|language=fr|accessdate=November 2, 2024|author=Le French Restream|date=January 18, 2020}}</ref>
|Ita=Il negozio di Funky
|ItaN=Original
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=it|page=44 and 49}}</ref>
|Ita2=Noleggio da Funky
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/7zPr188hlf8?feature=shared&t=108|author=Carlos Jose Castro Quinga|date=January 30, 2018|publisher=YouTube|language=it|title=Donkey Kong Country 3 103% (GBA) ITA #1 - Kremisfero Nord - Mondo 1: Lago Orangatanga|accessdate=November 2, 2024}}</ref>
|Ita2N=Remake
|ItaM=The Funky's shop
|Ita2M=Funky's rentals
}}


Once the Kongs beat the bosses of [[Cotton-Top Cove]] and [[Mekanos]], they'll acquire two [[Ski]]s, one from each boss. By bringing these skis to Funky, he will use them to build the [[Turbo Ski]], which can travel up waterfalls.
==References==
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If the Kongs manage to collect all forty-one [[DK Coin]]s in the game, Funky will build his [[Gyrocopter]], which the Kongs must use in order to rescue three [[Banana Bird]]s that are otherwise inaccessible.
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In the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[remake]] of the game, Funky Kong also houses a caged [[Banana Bird]] at Funky's Rentals. In order to earn it, the Kongs must beat Funky's four new challenges: [[Destroy]], [[Disarm]], [[Protect]] and [[Race]]. The only challenge available at the start is the first one; more become available as Funky builds more vehicles.
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[[Category: Shops]]
[[Category: Buildings]]
[[Category: Donkey Kong Places]]
[[Category: Northern Kremisphere]]

Latest revision as of 15:24, January 7, 2025

This article is about Funky's location in Donkey Kong Country 3. For a series of minigames in the remake, see Funky's Rentals (minigame).
Funky's Rentals
Funky's Rentals
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Greater location Northern Kremisphere
Inhabitants Funky Kong
“Since moving to this place, I've become a real grease monkey!”
Funky Kong

Funky's Rentals, also called the Rental Shop,[1] is a location in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. It is a rental garage owned by Funky Kong on the Northern Kremisphere world map. Funky builds and leases his own watercraft here for the Kongs to borrow. Funky's Rentals is the first place visited by Dixie, and Funky allows her to borrow his Motor Boat in addition to giving her Kiddy Kong to babysit. Every time Funky's Rental is visited, the player can use a menu to either select which vehicle they want to rent or to exit the building. Besides the Motor Boat, a few additional vehicles can be created and rented when returning with the necessary items: the Hover Craft requires the patch; the Turbo Ski requires both skis; and the Gyrocopter requires every DK Coin.

In the remake, the player characters can obtain a Banana Bird by clearing every minigame challenge, and the "Hire boat" option allows them to walk over to the vehicle they want to use.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ファンキーのボート小屋ごや[2]
Fankī no Bōto-goya
Funky's Boat-Hut
French Locations de Funky[3] Funky's Rentals
Italian Il negozio di Funky[4] The Funky's shop Original
Noleggio da Funky[5] Funky's rentals Remake

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Funky is in business with his own Rental Shop!" – Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
  2. ^ 1996. Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 22.
  3. ^ Le French Restream (January 18, 2020). Donkey Kong Country 3 en 1:55:26 (103%) [AGDQ20] (0:44). YouTube (French). Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet. Nintendo (Italian). Page 44 and 49.
  5. ^ Carlos Jose Castro Quinga (January 30, 2018). Donkey Kong Country 3 103% (GBA) ITA #1 - Kremisfero Nord - Mondo 1: Lago Orangatanga. YouTube (Italian). Retrieved November 2, 2024.