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{{item infobox
'''Cement tubs'''<ref>''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]'' {{media link|DonkeyKong_Junior_MarioBros_UnratedFlyer.jpg|arcade}} {{media link|DonkeyKong_Junior_MarioBros_RatedFlyer.jpg|flyers.}}</ref> (also known as '''sand piles'''<ref>Instruction manuals for the Atari 8-bit, MS-DOS, TI-99/4A, Apple II, and Commodore 64 (Atarisoft) ports.</ref>, '''cement piles'''<ref>Instruction manual for the Commodore VIC-20 port.</ref>, '''coal bins'''<ref>Instruction manual for the Coleco Adam port.</ref>, or '''pies'''<ref name=Sentient>Instruction manuals for the MSX and ZX Spectrum ports.</ref><ref>The ''Donkey Kong 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]], page 126.</ref>) are obstacles found in the level [[50m]] first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
|image=[[File:DK Arcade Cement Tub.png|128px]]<br>Sprite from ''Donkey Kong''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
}}
'''Cement tubs'''<ref>''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]'' {{file link|DonkeyKong_Junior_MarioBros_UnratedFlyer.jpg|arcade}} {{file link|DonkeyKong_Junior_MarioBros_RatedFlyer.jpg|flyers.}}</ref> (also known as '''sand piles''',<ref>Instruction manuals for the Atari 8-bit, MS-DOS, TI-99/4A, Apple II, and Commodore 64 (Atarisoft) ports{{page needed}}</ref> '''cement piles''',<ref>Instruction manual for the Commodore VIC-20 port.{{page needed}}</ref> '''coal bins''',<ref>Instruction manual for the Coleco Adam port.{{page needed}}</ref> or '''pies'''<ref name=Sentient>Instruction manuals for the MSX and ZX Spectrum ports.{{page needed}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]|page=126|author=Bihldorff, Nate, Jason Leung, and Drew Williams|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>) are obstacles appearing only in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]], and the port included in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. In all of their appearances, cement tubs are located on multiple [[Conveyor Belt]]s in [[50m]], and if the player touches one, they lose a life. Cement tubs can only be destroyed from using a [[hammer]]. Cement tubs do not appear in any ports of ''Donkey Kong'' lacking the 50m stage.


==History==
The arcade version has an unused sprite of the cement tub falling and spilling out its contents,<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_(Arcade)|title=''Donkey Kong'' (Arcade)|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en}}</ref> possibly conceived for when the cement tubs fall into the [[oil drum]]. ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' also has an [[List of Donkey Kong Jr. pre-release and unused content|unused sprite]] of a cement tub.
===''Donkey Kong''===
Cement tubs first appear in ''Donkey Kong'', where they are only found in the level 50m. They appear on multiple [[Conveyor Belt]]s in the level, and if the player touches one, they lose a life. The only way to destroy a cement tub is by using a [[hammer]].
[[File:DK Arcade Cement Tub falling.png|frame|right]]
In the arcade version, there is an unused sprite of the cement tub falling and spilling out its contents.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_(Arcade) The Cutting Room Floor].</ref> It may have been conceived for when the cement tubs fall into the [[oil drum]]. ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' also has an [[List of Donkey Kong Jr. pre-release and unused content|unused sprite]] of a cement tub.


===''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)===
==Gallery==
[[File:DKGB CementPie.png|frame|right]]
<gallery>
Cement tubs reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]], where they appear in the remake of 50m, acting the same as they did in ''Donkey Kong''.
DK Arcade Cement Tub falling.png|Unused sprite from ''Donkey Kong''
 
DKGB CementPie.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
</gallery>
Cement tubs reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', where they appear in an arcade cabinet found in [[Frantic Factory]] that allows that player to play ''Donkey Kong'', where they act the same as they did in ''Donkey Kong''.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Fra=Bassines d'huile bouillante<ref>[https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=2950&image=2 French arcade flyer]</ref><br>Tarte<ref name=Sentient/>
|Fre=Bassines d'huile bouillante<ref>{{cite|url=flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=2950&image=2|title=French arcade flyer}}</ref>
|FraM=Basins of boiling oil<br>Pie
|Fre2=Tarte<ref name=Sentient/>
|FreM=Basins of boiling oil
|Fre2M=Pie
|Spa=Tarta<ref name=Sentient/>
|Spa=Tarta<ref name=Sentient/>
|SpaM=Pie
|SpaM=Pie
|Ita=Vasca di sabbia<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' Atari manual|page=4}}</ref>
|ItaM=Sand tub
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 09:55, June 4, 2024

Cement tub
Sprite of a Cement tub from Donkey Kong (Arcade)
Sprite from Donkey Kong
First appearance Donkey Kong (1981)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong 64 (1999)

Cement tubs[1] (also known as sand piles,[2] cement piles,[3] coal bins,[4] or pies[5][6]) are obstacles appearing only in Donkey Kong, the Game Boy version, and the port included in Donkey Kong 64. In all of their appearances, cement tubs are located on multiple Conveyor Belts in 50m, and if the player touches one, they lose a life. Cement tubs can only be destroyed from using a hammer. Cement tubs do not appear in any ports of Donkey Kong lacking the 50m stage.

The arcade version has an unused sprite of the cement tub falling and spilling out its contents,[7] possibly conceived for when the cement tubs fall into the oil drum. Donkey Kong Jr. also has an unused sprite of a cement tub.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
French Bassines d'huile bouillante[8]
Tarte[5]
Basins of boiling oil
Pie
Italian Vasca di sabbia[9]
Sand tub
Spanish Tarta[5]
Pie

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros. arcadeMedia:DonkeyKong_Junior_MarioBros_UnratedFlyer.jpg flyers.Media:DonkeyKong_Junior_MarioBros_RatedFlyer.jpg
  2. ^ Instruction manuals for the Atari 8-bit, MS-DOS, TI-99/4A, Apple II, and Commodore 64 (Atarisoft) ports[page number needed]
  3. ^ Instruction manual for the Commodore VIC-20 port.[page number needed]
  4. ^ Instruction manual for the Coleco Adam port.[page number needed]
  5. ^ a b c Instruction manuals for the MSX and ZX Spectrum ports.[page number needed]
  6. ^ Bihldorff, Nate, Jason Leung, and Drew Williams (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 126.
  7. ^ Donkey Kong (Arcade). The Cutting Room Floor (English).
  8. ^ French arcade flyer.
  9. ^ Donkey Kong Atari manual. Page 4.