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[[File:BearCoin_DKC3.png|thumb|150px|A '''Bear Coin'''.]]
{{item infobox
'''Bear Coins''' are silver coins with an imprint of a bear brother that has appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''.  Bear Coins are found in abundant quantities across the various [[level]]s of the [[Northern Kremisphere]]. These [[coin]]s are needed to compete in [[Swanky's Sideshow]]. Bear Coins can also be used to buy [[item]]s from the [[Brothers Bear]], notably items from [[Bazaar's General Store]]. The coin is used for similar purposes in ''Donkey Kong Land III'', used to buy items from [[Bear]]'s [[Sheepy Shop]].
|image=[[File:Bear Coin DKC3 artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|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]])
|effect=Currency of the [[Northern Kremisphere]]
}}
{{quote|To help me train, it will cost you two of those stupid silver coins, the ones with the [[Brothers Bear|freaky bears]]' heads on.|Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}
'''Bear coins''' (also spelled '''Bear Koins''')<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51|page=21 and 24|date=December 1996}}</ref> are silver [[coin]]s with an imprint of a bear. They appear in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' as the currency of the [[Northern Kremisphere]], and are the successor to the [[Banana Coin]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
Bear coins are items in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] use them to purchase various items at some of the [[Brothers Bear]] cabins, namely [[Bazaar's General Store]], and to play at [[Swanky's Sideshow]], which costs two bear coins to play each time. Bear coins appear in every [[level]], often in hidden or higher areas. Some bear coins are invisible until the [[Kong]]s collect them. If either Dixie and Kiddy exit from a [[Bonus Level]] or restart the level, the bear coins return where they originally appeared. The Kongs can only carry up to 99 bear coins. If the Kongs defeat a boss in subsequent rematches, they win bear coins instead of a [[Bonus Coin (Donkey Kong franchise)|Bonus Coin]]. Whenever the player saves the game, the total number of bear coins is also saved.


==Trivia==
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], [[Swanky Kong]] charges two bear coins whenever Dixie plays the [[Swanky's Dash]] minigame, just like with Swanky's Sideshow. At [[Cranky's Dojo]], it costs one bear coin to play [[Cranky Kong]]'s minigame at first, but subsequent plays cost two bear coins.
*Bear Coins are the rough equivalent of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''{{'}}s [[Banana Coin]]s, as both are common coins used to purchase services.
 
===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
Bear coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. They are used at the [[Sheepy Shop]] to buy a [[Bear (Donkey Kong Land III)|Bear]]'s services or to play the [[cards]] game. Besides this, bear coins otherwise have the same purpose as in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bear Coin.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Bear Coin DKLIII Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land III''
Bear Coin DKC3 GBA sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ベアーコイン
|JapR=Beā Koin
|JapM=Bear Coin
|Ger=Bärennmünze
|GerM=Bear Coin
|Ita=Moneta Orso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian manual|page=50}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2005|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' European manual|page=106}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', ''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|Ita2=Moneta Bear<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' Spanish-Italian manual|page=46}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Donkey Kong Land III''
|ItaM=Bear Coin
|Ita2M=Bear Coin
}}
 
==References==
<references/>


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Latest revision as of 08:33, August 28, 2024

Bear coin
Artwork of a bear coin from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Effect Currency of the Northern Kremisphere
“To help me train, it will cost you two of those stupid silver coins, the ones with the freaky bears' heads on.”
Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Bear coins (also spelled Bear Koins)[1] are silver coins with an imprint of a bear. They appear in both Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III as the currency of the Northern Kremisphere, and are the successor to the Banana Coins from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

Bear coins are items in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Dixie and Kiddy use them to purchase various items at some of the Brothers Bear cabins, namely Bazaar's General Store, and to play at Swanky's Sideshow, which costs two bear coins to play each time. Bear coins appear in every level, often in hidden or higher areas. Some bear coins are invisible until the Kongs collect them. If either Dixie and Kiddy exit from a Bonus Level or restart the level, the bear coins return where they originally appeared. The Kongs can only carry up to 99 bear coins. If the Kongs defeat a boss in subsequent rematches, they win bear coins instead of a Bonus Coin. Whenever the player saves the game, the total number of bear coins is also saved.

In the remake, Swanky Kong charges two bear coins whenever Dixie plays the Swanky's Dash minigame, just like with Swanky's Sideshow. At Cranky's Dojo, it costs one bear coin to play Cranky Kong's minigame at first, but subsequent plays cost two bear coins.

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

Bear coins are items in Donkey Kong Land III. They are used at the Sheepy Shop to buy a Bear's services or to play the cards game. Besides this, bear coins otherwise have the same purpose as in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ベアーコイン[?]
Beā Koin
Bear Coin
German Bärennmünze[?] Bear Coin
Italian Moneta Orso[2][3] Bear Coin Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Donkey Kong Country 3
Moneta Bear[4] Donkey Kong Land III

References[edit]

  1. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #51. Page 21 and 24.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian manual. Page 50.
  3. ^ 2005. Donkey Kong Country 3 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 106.
  4. ^ Donkey Kong Land III Spanish-Italian manual. Page 46.