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{{quote2|The most beautiful flowers used to grow around here, but they died back when those awful machines came!|[[Bramble (character)|Bramble]]|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}
{{quote|The most beautiful flowers used to grow around here, but they died back when those awful machines came!|[[Bramble (character)|Bramble]]|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}
'''Mekanos''', also named '''Mekanos Island''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 89, page 37.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 90, page 33.</ref> is the fourth world of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', but can also be accessed as the third world (and vice versa for [[Cotton Top Cove]]). It is an island filled with large factories and pipelines, located in the [[Northern Kremisphere]]. The boss of Mekanos is the giant robot, [[KAOS]].
'''Mekanos''', also named '''Mekanos Island'''<ref>{{cite|date=October 1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 89|page=37}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 90|page=33|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> or the '''Island of Mekanos''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 91|page=56|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> is recognized as the fourth [[world]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', but can also be accessed as the third world (and vice versa for [[Cotton Top Cove]]). It is an island filled with large factories and pipelines, located in the [[Northern Kremisphere]]. [[Bazooka]] is the [[Brothers Bear|Brother Bear]] of Mekanos, visiting his [[Bazooka's Barracks|barracks]] to give him the [[Bowling ball (Donkey Kong Country 3)|bowling ball]] is required to reach the [[secret cave]], "Sky High Secret", held up by a large claw. The name "Mekanos" is a combination of "mecha" and "{{wp|Mykonos}}", an island in Greece.


According to [[Bramble (character)|Bramble]], Mekanos was once a beautiful island filled with plant life, but after the [[Kremling Krew]] invaded the Northern Kremisphere, they built machines and factories over it, even deforesting the trees in the area (as seen in the level [[Ripsaw Rage]]).<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide. Page 60. "'''''RIPSAW RAGE''' The Kremlings will stop at nothing, not even cutting down an entire forest, to get you.''"</ref> Mekanos is similar to [[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' as both are heavily polluted industrial areas. Mekanos is more forest-based, complete with many warehouses, factories, pipelines, and a logging area. Mekanos also has a dam that separates the central lake from its sea inlet.
According to [[Bramble (character)|Bramble]], Mekanos was once a beautiful island filled with plant life, but after the [[Kremling Krew]] invaded the Northern Kremisphere, they built machines and factories over it, even deforesting the trees in the area (as seen in the level [[Ripsaw Rage]]).<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=35, 60|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|quote='''RIPSAW RAGE''' The Kremlings will stop at nothing, not even cutting down an entire forest, to get you.}}</ref> Mekanos is similar to [[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' as both are heavily polluted industrial areas. Mekanos is more forest-based, complete with many warehouses, factories, pipelines, and a logging area. Mekanos also has a dam that separates the central lake from its sea inlet.


[[Bazooka]] is the [[Brothers Bear]] of Mekanos, and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] must visit and provide him with the [[bowling ball (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|bowling ball]] in order to reach the [[secret cave]], "Sky High Secret", which is elevated by a large claw.
==Levels==
==Levels==
{|class="dktable-brown"style="width:75%"
<gallery widths=256>
|-style="background:#bb8855;"
FireBall Frenzy DKC3.png|'''[[Fire-Ball Frenzy]]'''<br>The first level, Fire-Ball Frenzy takes place in a [[Kremling]] factory where the main obstacle is [[Karbine]]s, which launch fireballs from the background at Dixie and Kiddy.
!Name!!Description!!Enemies!!Animal Friends
Demolition Drain-Pipe DKC3.png|'''[[Demolition Drain-Pipe]]'''<br>The second level, Demolition Drain-Pipe takes place inside of a large pipe system that the Kongs have to travel through while riding in a [[toboggan]].
|-
Ripsaw Rage DKC3.png|'''[[Ripsaw Rage]]'''<br>The third level, Ripsaw Rage involves having to avoid a giant saw as it cuts its way upward through the trees.
|style="text-align:center"|[[File:FireBall Frenzy DKC3.png]]<br>[[Fire-Ball Frenzy]]
Blazing Bazukas DKC3.png|'''[[Blazing Bazukas]]'''<br>The fourth level, Blazing Bazukas takes place in a factory where several [[Bazuka]]s shoot barrels out from their cannon, and the use of [[Switch Barrel]]s and [[Squitter]] is required to complete the level.
|This level takes place in a [[Kremling]] factory. The main obstacle are [[Karbine]]s, which are small owl enemies who hide in the background and launch fireballs from a small cannon that they carry. Dixie and Kiddy must avoid the fireballs along with large fire pits below some rope-scaling areas.
Low-G Labyrinth DKC3.png|'''[[Low-G Labyrinth]]'''<br>The fifth level, Low-G Labyrinth takes place inside a pipeline. It is filled a green mist that lowers the gravity, causing the Kongs to move slowly yet jump high. [[Quawks]]' assistance is required in the second part of the level.
|{{nowrap|[[Karbine]]<br>[[Knik-Knak]]<br>[[Bristles]]<br>[[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]<br>[[Koin]]}}
KAOS Karnage DKC3.png|'''Boss level: [[Kaos Karnage]]'''<br>The boss level, Kaos Karnage takes place in a small factory where the Kongs fight a green robot named [[KAOS]].
|[[Squitter]]
</gallery>
|-
 
|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Demolition Drain-Pipe DKC3.png]]<br>[[Demolition Drain-Pipe]]
==Profiles==
|This level takes place inside a large pipe system. Here the Kongs first jump into a rail car connected to the upper pipe, and they ride it throughout the level. The rail car is used to successfully jump over enemies and gaps, and complete the level in one piece.
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''The toxic terrors lurking among the rusted ruins on the industrialized island of Mekanos are not for the faint of heart. This world contains some of the toughest challenges in the game, especially when you're searching for Bonus Coins.''<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=5|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref>
|[[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]<br>[[Knik-Knak]]<br>[[Koin]]
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 89:''' ''Slime from the heavily industrialized island of Mekanos is polluting the water north of Funky Kong's rental shop. There's been some strange going-on late at night around the factories and wild tales about low gravity gases in underground chambers. Could this be where Diddy and Donkey are monkeying around?''<ref>{{cite|date=October 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 89|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=36}}</ref>
|None
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 91:''' ''After Dixie and Kiddy broke out of the gooey webs in Arich's Ambush, they found a patch to seal the hole in Funky Kong's Hovercraft. Now you can use the Hovercraft to glide across the rocks and sail to the Kremling factory on the Island of Mekanos. After you clean up this toxic waste dump, you'll finally kind Kaos the Robot.''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 91|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=56}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Ripsaw Rage DKC3.png]]<br>[[Ripsaw Rage]]
|A giant saw cuts upwards and through trees in this forest level. The Kongs need to jump and dodge the giant saw as they climb upward. [[Sneek]]s are the only enemies to appear in the level.
|[[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]<br>[[Sneek]]<br>[[Koin]]
|None
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Blazing Bazukas DKC3.png]]<br>[[Blazing Bazukas]]
|[[Bazuka]]s are the main feature of this level, which takes place in a TNT barrel factory.<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide. Page 62. "'''''BLAZING BAZUKAS''' Take a tiptoe through the TNT in this high-tech, high-explosive factory! To cross gaps, bounce along the barrels (except the TNT Barrels) that Bazuka shoots.''"</ref> They shoot [[Barrel]]s from their cannons, which allows Dixie and Kiddy to safely cross the lava pits. Squitter and Switch Barrels are also required to complete the level.
|[[Bazuka]]<br>[[Krimp]]<br>[[Koin]]<br>[[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]
|Squitter
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Low-G Labyrinth DKC3.png]]<br>[[Low-G Labyrinth]]
|This level takes place inside a pipeline filled with a strange green mist that lowers the gravity. In response, the Kongs become slow on foot, but are able to jump high into the air. Quawks first appears in this level.
|[[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]<br>[[Koin]]
|[[Quawks]]<br>[[Squawks]] ([[Bonus Area]])
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[File:KAOS Karnage DKC3.png]]<br>'''Boss level:''' [[Kaos Karnage]]
|The Kongs fight the world boss, KAOS, in a small factory.
|None
|None
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
<gallery widths=180>
Mekanos.jpg|Render of the Mekanos factory
Mekanos.jpg|Render of the Mekanos factory
Mekanos DKC3 GBA.png|Render of the map from the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake
DKC 3 Mekanos Signed Artwork.jpg|Artwork of [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] in a Mekanos factory
DKC 3 Mekanos Signed Artwork.jpg|Artwork of [[Dixie]] and [[Kiddy]] in a Mekanos factory
DKC3 GBA Mekanos wallpaper.jpg|Desktop wallpaper of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory
DKC3 GBA Mekanos wallpaper.jpg|Desktop wallpaper of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=メカノス{{hover|工場|こうじょう}}の{{hover|島|しま}}<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō''「クレミス{{hover|島|とう}}マップ」fold-out</ref>
|Jap=メカノス{{ruby|工場|こうじょう}}の{{hover|島|しま}}<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō''「クレミス{{ruby|島|とう}}マップ」fold-out</ref>
|JapR=Mekanosu Kōjō no Shima
|JapR=Mekanosu Kōjō no Shima
|JapM=Mekanos Factory Island
|JapM=Mekanos Factory Island
|Fra=Mékanos
|Fre=Mékanos
|FraM=Mekanos
|FreM=Mekanos
|Ger=Mekanos
|Ger=Mekanos
|GerM=-
|Ita=Mekanos
|Ita=Mekanos
|ItaM=-
|Spa=Mekanos
|Spa=Mekanos
|SpaM=-
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*After defeating KAOS for the first time, Dixie and Kiddy use pipes as a shortcut to leave Mekanos, similar to the functionality of [[Pipe]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:37, October 5, 2024

Mekanos
Mekanos.png
Map in the original version
Full render of Mekanos' map in Donkey Kong Country 3 for the Game Boy Advance.
In the Game Boy Advance version
Game Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Level(s) 5
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“The most beautiful flowers used to grow around here, but they died back when those awful machines came!”
—Bramble, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Mekanos, also named Mekanos Island[1][2] or the Island of Mekanos,[3] is recognized as the fourth world of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, but can also be accessed as the third world (and vice versa for Cotton Top Cove). It is an island filled with large factories and pipelines, located in the Northern Kremisphere. Bazooka is the Brother Bear of Mekanos, visiting his barracks to give him the bowling ball is required to reach the secret cave, "Sky High Secret", held up by a large claw. The name "Mekanos" is a combination of "mecha" and "Mykonos", an island in Greece.

According to Bramble, Mekanos was once a beautiful island filled with plant life, but after the Kremling Krew invaded the Northern Kremisphere, they built machines and factories over it, even deforesting the trees in the area (as seen in the level Ripsaw Rage).[4] Mekanos is similar to Kremkroc Industries, Inc. from Donkey Kong Country as both are heavily polluted industrial areas. Mekanos is more forest-based, complete with many warehouses, factories, pipelines, and a logging area. Mekanos also has a dam that separates the central lake from its sea inlet.

Levels[edit]

  • Fire-Ball Frenzy The first level, Fire-Ball Frenzy takes place in a Kremling factory where the main obstacle is Karbines, which launch fireballs from the background at Dixie and Kiddy.

    Fire-Ball Frenzy
    The first level, Fire-Ball Frenzy takes place in a Kremling factory where the main obstacle is Karbines, which launch fireballs from the background at Dixie and Kiddy.

  • Demolition Drain-Pipe The second level, Demolition Drain-Pipe takes place inside of a large pipe system that the Kongs have to travel through while riding in a toboggan.

    Demolition Drain-Pipe
    The second level, Demolition Drain-Pipe takes place inside of a large pipe system that the Kongs have to travel through while riding in a toboggan.

  • Ripsaw Rage The third level, Ripsaw Rage involves having to avoid a giant saw as it cuts its way upward through the trees.

    Ripsaw Rage
    The third level, Ripsaw Rage involves having to avoid a giant saw as it cuts its way upward through the trees.

  • Blazing Bazukas The fourth level, Blazing Bazukas takes place in a factory where several Bazukas shoot barrels out from their cannon, and the use of Switch Barrels and Squitter is required to complete the level.

    Blazing Bazukas
    The fourth level, Blazing Bazukas takes place in a factory where several Bazukas shoot barrels out from their cannon, and the use of Switch Barrels and Squitter is required to complete the level.

  • Low-G Labyrinth The fifth level, Low-G Labyrinth takes place inside a pipeline. It is filled a green mist that lowers the gravity, causing the Kongs to move slowly yet jump high. Quawks' assistance is required in the second part of the level.

    Low-G Labyrinth
    The fifth level, Low-G Labyrinth takes place inside a pipeline. It is filled a green mist that lowers the gravity, causing the Kongs to move slowly yet jump high. Quawks' assistance is required in the second part of the level.

  • Boss level: Kaos Karnage The boss level, Kaos Karnage takes place in a small factory where the Kongs fight a green robot named KAOS.

    Boss level: Kaos Karnage
    The boss level, Kaos Karnage takes place in a small factory where the Kongs fight a green robot named KAOS.

Profiles[edit]

  • Player's Guide: The toxic terrors lurking among the rusted ruins on the industrialized island of Mekanos are not for the faint of heart. This world contains some of the toughest challenges in the game, especially when you're searching for Bonus Coins.[5]
  • Nintendo Power vol. 89: Slime from the heavily industrialized island of Mekanos is polluting the water north of Funky Kong's rental shop. There's been some strange going-on late at night around the factories and wild tales about low gravity gases in underground chambers. Could this be where Diddy and Donkey are monkeying around?[6]
  • Nintendo Power vol. 91: After Dixie and Kiddy broke out of the gooey webs in Arich's Ambush, they found a patch to seal the hole in Funky Kong's Hovercraft. Now you can use the Hovercraft to glide across the rocks and sail to the Kremling factory on the Island of Mekanos. After you clean up this toxic waste dump, you'll finally kind Kaos the Robot.[7]

Gallery[edit]

  • Render of the Mekanos factory

    Render of the Mekanos factory

  • Artwork of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory

    Artwork of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory

  • Desktop wallpaper of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory

    Desktop wallpaper of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メカノス工場こうじょうの島[8]
Mekanosu Kōjō no Shima 		Mekanos Factory Island
French Mékanos[?] Mekanos
German Mekanos[?] -
Italian Mekanos[?] -
Spanish Mekanos[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ October 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 89. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 37.
  2. ^ November 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 90. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 33.
  3. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 91. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 56.
  4. ^ "RIPSAW RAGE The Kremlings will stop at nothing, not even cutting down an entire forest, to get you." – 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 35, 60.
  5. ^ 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 5.
  6. ^ October 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 89. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 36.
  7. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 91. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 56.
  8. ^ Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō「クレミス島とうマップ」fold-out
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Konga • Lanky Konga • Tiny Konga • Chunky Konga
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelora • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopusa • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krackaa • Kremling (boater)a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolatesa • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rosea • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Minea • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrierb • Kroctopus Krusha
Pacificaa Dingy Drain-Pipea • Stormy Seasa • Sunken Sprucea • Cliffside Blasta • Ripcurl Reefa • Surf's Upa • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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