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|image=[[File:IceCastle165.PNG|240px]]
|image=[[File:IceCastle1.png|240px]]
|location=[[Ice World]]
|world=[[Ice World]]
|levels=[[Cold Cold Forest]]<br>[[Raging Ravine]]<br>[[Underwater Ruins]]
|game=''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|notes=This level features icy peg boards.
|before=[[Raging Ravine|<<]] [[Underwater Ruins|<<]]
|after=[[Underwater Ruins|>>]] [[Sassy Squatch's Lair|>>]]
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'''Ice Castle''' is a level in the [[Ice World]] area of ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. It is one of the four levels that must be completed to access the world's boss level, [[Sassy Squatch's Lair]].
'''Ice Castle''' is a level in the [[Ice World]] area of ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. It is one of the four levels that must be completed to access the world's boss level, [[Sassy Squatch's Lair]]. The level's name directly states its setting, an icy castle. It is mostly empty except for some [[Peg Board]]s covered in ice, which cause [[Donkey Kong]] (or [[Diddy Kong]] in Diddy Mode) to slip. Other obstacles include [[crate]]s, [[Spike Trap|spike]]s, switches, [[Handle Peg]]s, [[tire]]s, [[Booster Barrel]]s, [[rock]]s, and [[barrel]]s. A few [[Kritter]]s appear in the level.


This level, as its name suggests, takes place around an icy castle. Most of the peg boards in this level are covered in ice and therefore cause [[Donkey Kong]] (or [[Diddy Kong]] in Diddy mode) to slip. Other obstacles in this level include [[crate]]s, spikes, switches, a wheel that can be turned to move along a bar, [[tire]]s, [[Booster Barrel]]s, rocks, and [[barrel]]s. Many [[Kritter]]s also get in the [[Kong|Kong's]] way as he progresses, and some of them can throw rocks as weapons. As for most levels, both a [[Crystal Coconut]] (found in a [[Bonus Level]]) and a [[DK Coin|gold medal]] are located here.
==Layout==
[[File:Ice Castle DKKoS Kritter.png|thumb|left|Donkey Kong encounters a rock-throwing Kritter]]
[[File:Ice Castle DKKoS Handle Peg.png|thumb|Donkey Kong moving with a Handle Peg near the end of the first section]]
At the start of the level, Donkey Kong must climb a set of Icy Peg Boards above. There are three of them in each of the four rows. A [[banana]] is on each Icy Peg Board of the second and third rows. The Kong can charge into some [[crate]]s above to reveal a fifth row of Icy Peg Boards. Donkey Kong must then climb up four more small Icy Peg Boards and jump to two [[peg]]s on the right. Donkey Kong must hold on these pegs and charge into a wooden crate below to uncover a blue [[Switch Peg]]. There are spikes on the floor beneath the Switch Peg. Donkey Kong must pull the Switch Peg to make three regular [[Peg Board]]s appear. He must climb them and then jump onto an icy platform to the right. Donkey Kong must avoid walking into some spikes to the right. Donkey Kong must spin the Handle Peg counterclockwise so that it moves left toward a [[tire]]. When it reaches the tire, Donkey Kong must jump onto an Icy Peg Board above and then on another platform to continue into the second section.


==Level Layout==
In the second section, Donkey Kong starts out on another icy platform with a [[Banana|Banana Bunch]] at the very right. He must climb from a pathway of pegs, although a nearby Kritter tries to throw rocks into Donkey Kong. He must go left to pick up a rock and throw it at Kritter to defeat it. Donkey Kong can optionally throw another rock in the air to hit a [[Question Barrel]] that makes more Peg Boards appear; they can help him reach Icy Peg Boards that help him reach [[Booster Barrel]] that can fly him to many bananas. After defeating the first Kritter, Donkey Kong must go right and go beneath an icy column floating in the air. Donkey Kong encounters another Kritter, which is above him, also trying to throw rocks at him. Like the previous Kritter, Donkey Kong must also throw a rock at the second Kritter, and he must go under another floating ice column to encounter the third Kritter. After defeating it with a rock, Donkey Kong can continue up the pegs above and jump onto an icy platform to the right to access the third and final section.  
At the beginning of the level, the Kong can find several icy peg boards above him. If he climbs the boards, many of which have [[banana]]s on them, he can find three crates in his way. A pathway of four small peg boards is above that leads to the top of a small wall. An area of ground with spikes along it is connected to the side of the wall and a crate stands on it. The primate can break the crate by charging his attack on the two pegs rotating above it to reveal a switch that he can pull down with two hands. When the switch is pulled, three small peg boards appear nearby to be used to climb upwards to another platform with a long, yellow bar above it. A wheel is on one end of this bar, and a tire is on the other. The Kong must rotate the wheel to be pulled under an icy peg board that he can use to reach a ledge that leads into the second area. A [[Bonus Barrel]] floats above this peg board in Donkey Kong mode, leading to a Bonus Level where the ape must collect many bananas along many icy peg boards within the time limit to make a Crystal Coconut appear on a platform at the end of the bonus.


In the second section of the level, a [[Banana|Banana Bunch]] can be seen standing on a platform. A pathway of pegs that leads over a wide abyss is ahead. Many rocks wait around the pegs to be used to attack Kritters, who swing along some of the pegs. Each of the Kritters in this area use the rocks against the primate as well. If the hero throws a rock in the air at the beginning of the section, he can hit a barrel that makes peg boards appear; they can help him reach icy peg boards that can aid him in reaching a Booster Barrel that is able to fly him to many bananas. Pillars with spikes on them are in the lower part of the section, with three Kritters around them. Once the primate passes all of the foes and reaches the solid platform at the end of the area, he can enter the third and final section of the level.
In the third section, Donkey Kong must climb from five Icy Peg Boards attached together, then climb up four more Icy Peg Boards that are vertically attached together. This section features many tires that appear in the corner. When Donkey Kong gets to the top, he encounters a Kritter on a Peg Board above him and another on the Peg Board to the left. Neither of them throw rocks at Donkey Kong, unlike the previous section. There is a blue Peg Board with four bananas to the left of the lower Kritter. Donkey Kong must charge into either Kritter, jump onto its Peg Board, and then to three more Icy Peg Boards above. As he goes up, Donkey Kong can optionally jump to an ice platform on the left to obtain a Banana Bunch. He must jump to two Icy Peg Boards and then to two regular Peg Boards. Lastly, Donkey Kong must jump from two more pairs of Icy Peg Boards to the left, then to one more pair on the right. From there, Donkey Kong can jump onto the platform with the Exit sign, which ends the level.


[[File:IceCastle265.PNG|thumb|left|240px|Donkey Kong approaches the gold medal.]]
==Key items==
Here, there is a section of icy peg boards that leads towards a straight path of additional icy peg boards, which are lined with bananas. There is a set of two peg boards to the left of the top peg board in this path, while there is a lone board above it. Each of the three peg boards have a Kritter on them, with the exception of the second peg board to the left, which has four bananas on it. Using the lone peg board above, the hero can reach some small, ice-covered peg boards that he can use to progress. A ledge is near these peg boards with a Banana Bunch on it. Tires are also scattered around the area. After the primate climbs several peg boards, he reaches a ledge with an exit sign on it. If he lands by the sign, the level is completed. He can also optionally break the barrel placed over the final peg board to make a new peg board appear. This can help him climb to a ledge with the gold medal on it.
[[File:IceCastle2.png|thumb|Donkey Kong finds the gold medal]]
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*'''[[Crystal Coconut]]:''' Rewarded for completing the Bonus Level.
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*'''[[Medal (DK: King of Swing)|Gold medal]]:'''Just left of the level exit, Donkey Kong can charge up into a [[Question Barrel]] above an Icy Peg Board. This causes a green Peg Board to appear to the top-right. Donkey Kong must jump to an Icy Peg Board, then to another on the left, and jump onto an icy platform to the left, which the gold medal is floating over.
[[Category:Donkey Kong Places]]
 
[[Category:Donkey Kong Levels]]
==Bonus Level==
[[Category:DK: King of Swing Levels]]
Located at the top-left corner of the exit for the first section. In the Bonus Level, Donkey Kong has 30 seconds to collect every banana in the area, which are strung across Icy Peg Boards that shape a diagonal "8". Donkey Kong must slide across the Peg Boards to collect them all. After collecting every banana, Donkey Kong can go to the top-right corner to obtain the [[Crystal Coconut]] and to exit the Bonus Level.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=アイスキャッスル
|JapR=Aisu Kyassuru
|JapM=Ice Castle
|Ita=Reggia gelida
|ItaM=Icy palace
}}
{{DKKOS}}
[[Category:Snowscapes]]
[[Category:Snowscapes]]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:DK: King of Swing levels]]

Latest revision as of 14:52, December 22, 2023

Level
Ice Castle
Ice Castle
World Ice World
Game DK: King of Swing
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Ice Castle is a level in the Ice World area of DK: King of Swing. It is one of the four levels that must be completed to access the world's boss level, Sassy Squatch's Lair. The level's name directly states its setting, an icy castle. It is mostly empty except for some Peg Boards covered in ice, which cause Donkey Kong (or Diddy Kong in Diddy Mode) to slip. Other obstacles include crates, spikes, switches, Handle Pegs, tires, Booster Barrels, rocks, and barrels. A few Kritters appear in the level.

Layout[edit]

Donkey Kong encounters the first Kritter of Ice Castle in DK: King of Swing
Donkey Kong encounters a rock-throwing Kritter
Donkey Kong moving from a Handle Peg in Ice Castle in DK: King of Swing
Donkey Kong moving with a Handle Peg near the end of the first section

At the start of the level, Donkey Kong must climb a set of Icy Peg Boards above. There are three of them in each of the four rows. A banana is on each Icy Peg Board of the second and third rows. The Kong can charge into some crates above to reveal a fifth row of Icy Peg Boards. Donkey Kong must then climb up four more small Icy Peg Boards and jump to two pegs on the right. Donkey Kong must hold on these pegs and charge into a wooden crate below to uncover a blue Switch Peg. There are spikes on the floor beneath the Switch Peg. Donkey Kong must pull the Switch Peg to make three regular Peg Boards appear. He must climb them and then jump onto an icy platform to the right. Donkey Kong must avoid walking into some spikes to the right. Donkey Kong must spin the Handle Peg counterclockwise so that it moves left toward a tire. When it reaches the tire, Donkey Kong must jump onto an Icy Peg Board above and then on another platform to continue into the second section.

In the second section, Donkey Kong starts out on another icy platform with a Banana Bunch at the very right. He must climb from a pathway of pegs, although a nearby Kritter tries to throw rocks into Donkey Kong. He must go left to pick up a rock and throw it at Kritter to defeat it. Donkey Kong can optionally throw another rock in the air to hit a Question Barrel that makes more Peg Boards appear; they can help him reach Icy Peg Boards that help him reach Booster Barrel that can fly him to many bananas. After defeating the first Kritter, Donkey Kong must go right and go beneath an icy column floating in the air. Donkey Kong encounters another Kritter, which is above him, also trying to throw rocks at him. Like the previous Kritter, Donkey Kong must also throw a rock at the second Kritter, and he must go under another floating ice column to encounter the third Kritter. After defeating it with a rock, Donkey Kong can continue up the pegs above and jump onto an icy platform to the right to access the third and final section.

In the third section, Donkey Kong must climb from five Icy Peg Boards attached together, then climb up four more Icy Peg Boards that are vertically attached together. This section features many tires that appear in the corner. When Donkey Kong gets to the top, he encounters a Kritter on a Peg Board above him and another on the Peg Board to the left. Neither of them throw rocks at Donkey Kong, unlike the previous section. There is a blue Peg Board with four bananas to the left of the lower Kritter. Donkey Kong must charge into either Kritter, jump onto its Peg Board, and then to three more Icy Peg Boards above. As he goes up, Donkey Kong can optionally jump to an ice platform on the left to obtain a Banana Bunch. He must jump to two Icy Peg Boards and then to two regular Peg Boards. Lastly, Donkey Kong must jump from two more pairs of Icy Peg Boards to the left, then to one more pair on the right. From there, Donkey Kong can jump onto the platform with the Exit sign, which ends the level.

Key items[edit]

Ice Castle
Donkey Kong finds the gold medal
  • Crystal Coconut: Rewarded for completing the Bonus Level.
  • Gold medal:Just left of the level exit, Donkey Kong can charge up into a Question Barrel above an Icy Peg Board. This causes a green Peg Board to appear to the top-right. Donkey Kong must jump to an Icy Peg Board, then to another on the left, and jump onto an icy platform to the left, which the gold medal is floating over.

Bonus Level[edit]

Located at the top-left corner of the exit for the first section. In the Bonus Level, Donkey Kong has 30 seconds to collect every banana in the area, which are strung across Icy Peg Boards that shape a diagonal "8". Donkey Kong must slide across the Peg Boards to collect them all. After collecting every banana, Donkey Kong can go to the top-right corner to obtain the Crystal Coconut and to exit the Bonus Level.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アイスキャッスル[?]
Aisu Kyassuru
Ice Castle
Italian Reggia gelida[?] Icy palace