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|image=[[File:DKCoin DKC2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|image=[[File:DKCoin DKC2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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'''DK Coins'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet. Page 22.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49. Pages 50–53.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #48. Pages 48–51.</ref> (also formatted as '''DK coins'''),<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49. Page 52.</ref> alternatively named '''Cranky's [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|Video Game Hero]] Coins''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet. Page 14.</ref> '''Cranky Kong's DK Coins''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] electronic manual. Tab 12: "Items".</ref> '''Hero Coins''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79. Page 17.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #47. Pages 47–49.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #46. Pages 46–49.</ref> '''DK Hero coins''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #44. Page 23. "'''''WHAT A HERO!''' Remember the special DK Hero coins you collected in Diddy’s Kong Quest? Well, they’ve been included in the new game too, but now they’re jealously guarded by an armoured Kremling, and you’ll need to figure out how to get rid of him before you can get yourself into Kranky’s Hall of Fame again!''"</ref> '''Donkey Kong Koins''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51. Page 16.</ref> or '''DK Koins''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51. Pages 21 and 23.</ref> are collectible items that are golden ring-shaped coins bearing the "DK" [[emblem]]. They first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. DK Coins are generally well-hidden, and their main purpose is to contribute to a game file's [[completion]] percentage.
'''DK Coins'''<ref>{{cite|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=50–53|date=April 1997|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #48|page=48–51|date=March 1997}}</ref> (also formatted as '''DK coins'''),<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=52}}</ref> alternatively named '''Cranky's [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|Video Game Hero]] Coins''',<ref>{{cite|date=1995|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref> '''Cranky Kong's DK Coins''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] electronic manual. Tab 12: "Items".</ref> '''Hero Coins''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1995|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=February 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #47|page=47–49}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=January 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #46|page=46–49}}</ref> '''DK Hero coins''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|date=November 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #44|page=23|quote='''WHAT A HERO!''' Remember the special DK Hero coins you collected in Diddy’s Kong Quest? Well, they’ve been included in the new game too, but now they’re jealously guarded by an armoured Kremling, and you’ll need to figure out how to get rid of him before you can get yourself into Kranky’s Hall of Fame again!}}</ref> '''Donkey Kong Koins''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51|page=16|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb}}</ref> or '''DK Koins''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51|page=21 and 23}}</ref> are [[List of items|items]] that first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. These golden ring-shaped coins bear a DK symbol, and they are generally well-hidden. The main purpose of a DK Coin is to contribute to a game file's [[completion]] percentage.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
[[File:DK Coin sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:DK Coin sprite.png|frame|left]]
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', [[Cranky Kong]] has hidden the Video Game Hero Coins in each level for [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] to find, particularly a total of 40 Video Game Hero Coins in total. A Video Game Hero Coin symbol appears next to a level's name after Diddy and Dixie have obtained the one in that level. Some of the places where a Video Game Hero Coin is hidden include secret passages, as an end-of-level prize, or even within a [[Bonus Area]], as is the case for [[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Kannon's Klaim]]. Furthermore, the Bonus Areas within every [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lost World]] level has a Video Game Hero Coin as the end prize instead of a [[Kremkoin]]; even completing the final boss level, [[Krocodile Kore (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Krocodile Kore]], also found within the Lost World, gives a Video Game Hero Coin. When the game itself is completed, Cranky count up every Video Game Hero Coin collected and will then [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|rank]] the Kongs based on how many they have obtained.
The Video Game Hero Coins are items in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. [[Cranky Kong]] has hidden a total of 40, one in each level, for [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]]. A Video Game Hero Coin symbol appears next to a level's name after Diddy and Dixie have obtained the one in that level. Some of the places where a Video Game Hero Coin is hidden include secret passages, as an end-of-level prize, or even within a [[Bonus Area]], as is the case for [[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Kannon's Klaim]]. Furthermore, the Bonus Areas within every [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]] level has a Video Game Hero Coin as the end prize instead of a [[Kremkoin]]; even completing the final boss level, [[Krocodile Kore (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krocodile Kore]], also found within the Lost World, gives a Video Game Hero Coin. When the game itself is completed, Cranky count up every Video Game Hero Coin collected and will then [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|rank]] the Kongs based on how many they have obtained.
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In the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|version]], 28 more Video Game Hero Coins have been added, increasing the grand total to 68 Video Game Hero Coins. 39 of the original 40 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained through the same means, but not Krocodile Kore, which no longer rewards a Video Game Hero Coin upon completion. The remaining 29 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained with the following methods: completing all [[Funky's Flights (Bonus Game)|Funky's Flights]] challenges, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; winning first place in every [[Expresso Racing]] challenge, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; and filling all fifteen pages in the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]], for a total of 15 Video Game Hero Coins.
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], 28 more Video Game Hero Coins have been added, increasing the total to 68 Video Game Hero Coins. 39 of the original 40 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained through the same means, but not Krocodile Kore, which no longer rewards a Video Game Hero Coin upon completion. The remaining 29 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained with the following methods: completing all [[Funky's Flights (Bonus Game)|Funky's Flights]] challenges, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; winning first place in every [[Expresso Racing]] challenge, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; and filling all fifteen pages in the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]], for a total of 15 Video Game Hero Coins.


====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
[[File:DKCoin2.gif|frame|left]]
[[File:DKCoin2.gif|frame|left]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', each level's DK Coin is now embedded within a [[Koin]]'s shield; this means that to obtain a DK Coin, the Kongs have to defeat the Koin, which can be done by throwing a [[Steel Keg]] at a wall behind it, then wait for the barrel to rebound against the wall and hit the Koin. However, some levels do not have a wall to bounce the Steel Barrel off of, and therefore require a different method to defeat the Koin. When a DK Coin has been collected in a level, a yellow pennant will appear on top of the [[Level Flag]] for that level on the world map. There are a total of 41 DK Coins, and the only one not guarded by a Koin is the DK Coin awarded for completing [[Knautilus]]. Once every DK Coin has been obtained, the Kongs can trade them to [[Funky Kong|Funky]] at his [[Funky's Rentals|vehicle rental]] service to unlock the [[Gyrocopter]].
DK Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. They appear in every level, but are now embedded within a [[Koin]]'s shield; this means that to obtain a DK Coin, the Kongs have to defeat the Koin, which can be done by throwing a [[Steel Keg]] at a wall behind it, then wait for the barrel to rebound against the wall and hit the Koin. However, some levels do not have a wall to bounce the Steel Barrel off of, and therefore require a different method to defeat the Koin. When a DK Coin has been collected in a level, a yellow pennant will appear on top of the [[Level Flag]] for that level on the world map. There are a total of 41 DK Coins, and the only one not guarded by a Koin is the DK Coin awarded for completing [[Knautilus]]. Once every DK Coin has been obtained, the Kongs can trade them to [[Funky Kong|Funky]] at his [[Funky's Rentals|vehicle rental]] service to unlock the [[Gyrocopter]].


In the Game Boy Advance [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|version]], there are 46 DK Coins instead, as a [[Pacifica|new world]] with six new levels has been added to the game. Additionally, the Knautilus fight only gives [[bear coin]]s in this version.
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], there are 46 DK Coins, as a [[Pacifica|new world]] with six new levels has been added to the game. Additionally, the Knautilus fight only gives [[bear coin]]s in this version.


===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
====''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
[[File:DKL2 GB DK Coin sprite.png|frame]]
[[File:DKL2 GB DK Coin sprite.png|frame]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', Video Game Hero Coins have a similar role as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', as there are a total of 40 Video Game Hero Coins to be found, with one hidden per level, and one obtained after beating Krocodile Kore.
Video Game Hero Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Like in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', there are forty to collect, one in each level, as well as one obtained after beating Krocodile Kore.


In the 49th issue of the Australian ''Nintendo Magazine System'', one is described as being "[[Cranky Kong|Kranky Kong]]'s{{sic}} prize,"<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49. Page 51.</ref> even though Cranky does not appear in the game.
In the 49th issue of the Australian ''Nintendo Magazine System'', one is described as being "[[Cranky Kong|Kranky Kong]]'s{{sic}} prize,"<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=51}}</ref> despite Cranky not appearing in the game.


====''Donkey Kong Land III''====
====''Donkey Kong Land III''====
[[File:DKL3 DK Coin GBC.png|frame]]
[[File:DKL3 DK Coin GBC.png|frame]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', there are 42 DK Coins hidden in the game. DK Coins are guarded by a Koin in all levels, except in undersea levels, where they are seen floating and spinning as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. Additionally, 6 of the 42 DK Coins are obtained by playing [[cards]], a game found in each world's [[Sheepy Shop]]. The purpose of DK Coins is to enter the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]], after [[Baron K. Roolenstein]] is beaten in [[Tin Can Valley]], although every DK Coin and [[Watch (Donkey Kong Land III)|Watch]] has to be obtained before the second and final battle against Baron K. Roolenstein.
DK Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. DK Coins are guarded by a Koin in all levels, except in undersea levels, and six of the DK Coins are each obtained by winning a game of [[cards]] at a [[Sheepy Shop]]. There are 42 DK Coins in total, and their purpose is to allow the Kongs to access the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]], after [[Baron K. Roolenstein]] is beaten in [[Tin Can Valley]]. The final battle against him requires not only every DK Coin, but also every [[Watch (Donkey Kong Land III)|Watch]].


===''Donkey Kong 64''===
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:DK64 DK Coin.gif|frame]]
[[File:DK64 DK Coin.gif|frame]]
Coins reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', as collectibles during two of the [[Training Barrel]] challenges as well as certain challenges, namely: [[Stash Snatch!]], [[Splish-Splash Salvage!]], [[Speedy Swing Sortie!]]), all three [[Mine Cart Ride]]s, the two races against the [[Mini-Car]], the [[Beetle (character)|Beetle]], and the race against the [[Seal]]. In the first three minigames, the player needs to collect a certain number of coins within a limited time. In the Mine Cart Rides, the player needs to collect 50 of them (25 in [[Creepy Castle]]'s version) before reaching the finish line, and, during every race, they need to collect a certain amount of them as well as win against whoever they are racing. Completing the criteria in any of these challenges will reward the player with a [[Golden Banana]].
Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They appears in two of the [[Training Barrel]] challenges and the following following challenges: [[Stash Snatch!]], [[Splish-Splash Salvage!]], [[Speedy Swing Sortie!]]), all three [[Mine Cart Ride]]s, the two races against the [[Mini-Car]], the [[Beetle (character)|Beetle]], and the race against the [[Seal]]. In the first three minigames, the player needs to collect a certain number of coins within a limited time. In the Mine Cart Rides, the player needs to collect 50 of them (25 in [[Creepy Castle]]'s version) before reaching the finish line, and, during every race, they need to collect a certain amount of them as well as win against whoever they are racing. Completing the criteria in any of these challenges will reward the player with a [[Golden Banana]].


===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
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DK Coins return in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', and their purpose is to unlock some cheats. There is a DK Coin in every level except [[Cranky's Teachin's]]. DK Coins retain their appearance from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Land'' games.
DK Coins are items in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They retain their original design introduced in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. A DK Coin appears in every level except [[Cranky's Teachin's]], and they can be collected to unlock [[Cheat code|cheats]].
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===''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
===''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', DK Coins, called '''1-Up Coins''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DK_Jungle_Beat.pdf ''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet]. Page 12. ''nintendo.com''. Retrieved April 20, 2022.</ref> act as an extra life item due to the game's health system being overhauled from [[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|the original game]]. They can appear out in the open, but also appear (and are collected immediately) after 100 [[bloom]]s are collected, and if the player is at full health, will appear at the top of the screen and slowly descend when the player collects 200 or any multiple of 500 bananas.
In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', DK Coins, called '''1-Up Coins''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|format=PDF|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100520001205/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DK_Jungle_Beat.pdf|title=''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet|page=12|publisher=nintendo.com|language=en-us|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> act as an extra life item due to the game's health system being overhauled from [[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|the original game]]. They can appear out in the open, but also appear (and are collected immediately) after 100 [[bloom]]s are collected, and if the player is at full health, will appear at the top of the screen and slowly descend when the player collects 200 or any multiple of 500 bananas.


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
*'''Wii U Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''These huge DK coins are well hidden. One per level.''
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===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
*'''Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''These are hidden throughout stages.''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クランキーのDKコイン<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet. Page 18.</ref>
|Jap=クランキーのDKコイン<ref>{{cite|date=1995|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref>
|JapR=Kurankī no Dīkē Koin
|JapR=Kurankī no Dīkē Koin
|JapM=Cranky's DK Coin
|JapM=Cranky's DK Coin
|Jap2={{ruby|DK|ディーケー}}コイン<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet. Page 27.</ref>
|Jap2={{ruby|DK|ディーケー}}コイン<ref>{{cite|date=1996|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet|page=27}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Dīkē Koin
|Jap2R=Dīkē Koin
|Jap2M=DK Coin
|Jap2M=DK Coin
|Jap3=1UPコイン<ref>[https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/JPN/R49J/R49J_J.pdf ''Wii de Asobu Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet]. Page 15. ''nintendo.net''. Retrieved April 30, 2022.</ref> <small>(''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'')</small>
|Jap3=1UPコイン<ref>{{cite|language=ja|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/JPN/R49J/R49J_J.pdf|title=''Wii de Asobu Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet|publisher=nintendo.net|page=15|accessdate=April 30, 2022}}</ref>
|Jap3N=''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''
|Jap3R=1UP Koin
|Jap3R=1UP Koin
|Jap3M=One Up Coin
|Jap3M=One Up Coin
|Ita=Moneta dell'Eroe dei Videogiochi di Cranky<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', GIG's Italian manual</ref><br>Moneta di Eroe del Videogioco di Cranky<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual, pag. 14</ref><br>Moneta Eroe dei Videogiochi<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'', European manual 112</ref><br>Moneta DK di Cranky Kong<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' e-manual, pag. 12</ref><br>Moneta DK
|Ita=Moneta dell'Eroe dei Videogiochi di Cranky<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', GIG's Italian manual{{page needed}}</ref>
|ItaM=Cranky's Hero of Videogames Coin<br>Cranky's Videogame Hero Coin<br>Hero of Videogames Coin<br>Cranky Kong's DK Coin<br>DK Coin
|ItaM=Cranky's Hero of Videogames Coin
|Ita2=Moneta di Eroe del Videogioco di Cranky<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Italian manual|page=14}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Cranky's Videogame Hero Coin
|Ita3=Moneta Eroe dei Videogiochi<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) European manual|page=112|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2004}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Hero of Videogames Coin
|Ita4=Moneta DK di Cranky Kong<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' e-manual|page=12}}</ref>
|Ita4M=Cranky Kong's DK Coin
|Ita5=Moneta DK
|Ita5M=DK Coin
|Spa=Moneda DK
|Spa=Moneda DK
|SpaM=DK Coin
|SpaM=DK Coin

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DK Coin
Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance DK: Jungle Climber (2007)

DK Coins[1][2][3] (also formatted as DK coins),[4] alternatively named Cranky's Video Game Hero Coins,[5] Cranky Kong's DK Coins,[6] Hero Coins,[7][8][9] DK Hero coins,[10] Donkey Kong Koins,[11] or DK Koins,[12] are items that first appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. These golden ring-shaped coins bear a DK symbol, and they are generally well-hidden. The main purpose of a DK Coin is to contribute to a game file's completion percentage.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin from Donkey Kong Country 2.

The Video Game Hero Coins are items in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Cranky Kong has hidden a total of 40, one in each level, for Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong. A Video Game Hero Coin symbol appears next to a level's name after Diddy and Dixie have obtained the one in that level. Some of the places where a Video Game Hero Coin is hidden include secret passages, as an end-of-level prize, or even within a Bonus Area, as is the case for Kannon's Klaim. Furthermore, the Bonus Areas within every Lost World level has a Video Game Hero Coin as the end prize instead of a Kremkoin; even completing the final boss level, Krocodile Kore, also found within the Lost World, gives a Video Game Hero Coin. When the game itself is completed, Cranky count up every Video Game Hero Coin collected and will then rank the Kongs based on how many they have obtained.

In the remake, 28 more Video Game Hero Coins have been added, increasing the total to 68 Video Game Hero Coins. 39 of the original 40 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained through the same means, but not Krocodile Kore, which no longer rewards a Video Game Hero Coin upon completion. The remaining 29 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained with the following methods: completing all Funky's Flights challenges, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; winning first place in every Expresso Racing challenge, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; and filling all fifteen pages in the Scrapbook, for a total of 15 Video Game Hero Coins.

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

A DK Coin in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

DK Coins are items in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. They appear in every level, but are now embedded within a Koin's shield; this means that to obtain a DK Coin, the Kongs have to defeat the Koin, which can be done by throwing a Steel Keg at a wall behind it, then wait for the barrel to rebound against the wall and hit the Koin. However, some levels do not have a wall to bounce the Steel Barrel off of, and therefore require a different method to defeat the Koin. When a DK Coin has been collected in a level, a yellow pennant will appear on top of the Level Flag for that level on the world map. There are a total of 41 DK Coins, and the only one not guarded by a Koin is the DK Coin awarded for completing Knautilus. Once every DK Coin has been obtained, the Kongs can trade them to Funky at his vehicle rental service to unlock the Gyrocopter.

In the remake, there are 46 DK Coins, as a new world with six new levels has been added to the game. Additionally, the Knautilus fight only gives bear coins in this version.

Donkey Kong Land series[edit]

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

The sprite for Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin in the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong Land 2

Video Game Hero Coins are items in Donkey Kong Land 2. Like in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, there are forty to collect, one in each level, as well as one obtained after beating Krocodile Kore.

In the 49th issue of the Australian Nintendo Magazine System, one is described as being "Kranky Kong's[sic] prize,"[13] despite Cranky not appearing in the game.

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

Sprite of a DK Coin from Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong

DK Coins are items in Donkey Kong Land III. DK Coins are guarded by a Koin in all levels, except in undersea levels, and six of the DK Coins are each obtained by winning a game of cards at a Sheepy Shop. There are 42 DK Coins in total, and their purpose is to allow the Kongs to access the Lost World, after Baron K. Roolenstein is beaten in Tin Can Valley. The final battle against him requires not only every DK Coin, but also every Watch.

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

Animated sprite of a DK Coin in Donkey Kong 64

Coins are items in Donkey Kong 64. They appears in two of the Training Barrel challenges and the following following challenges: Stash Snatch!, Splish-Splash Salvage!, Speedy Swing Sortie!), all three Mine Cart Rides, the two races against the Mini-Car, the Beetle, and the race against the Seal. In the first three minigames, the player needs to collect a certain number of coins within a limited time. In the Mine Cart Rides, the player needs to collect 50 of them (25 in Creepy Castle's version) before reaching the finish line, and, during every race, they need to collect a certain amount of them as well as win against whoever they are racing. Completing the criteria in any of these challenges will reward the player with a Golden Banana.

DK: Jungle Climber[edit]

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A DK Coin in DK: Jungle Climber

DK Coins are items in DK: Jungle Climber. They retain their original design introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. A DK Coin appears in every level except Cranky's Teachin's, and they can be collected to unlock cheats.

New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

In New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, DK Coins, called 1-Up Coins,[14] act as an extra life item due to the game's health system being overhauled from the original game. They can appear out in the open, but also appear (and are collected immediately) after 100 blooms are collected, and if the player is at full health, will appear at the top of the screen and slowly descend when the player collects 200 or any multiple of 500 bananas.

Profiles[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

  • Wii U Virtual Console manual description:

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

  • Wii U Virtual Console manual description:

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クランキーのDKコイン[15]
Kurankī no Dīkē Koin
Cranky's DK Coin
DKディーケーコイン[16]
Dīkē Koin
DK Coin
1UPコイン[17]
1UP Koin
One Up Coin New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Italian Moneta dell'Eroe dei Videogiochi di Cranky[18] Cranky's Hero of Videogames Coin
Moneta di Eroe del Videogioco di Cranky[19] Cranky's Videogame Hero Coin
Moneta Eroe dei Videogiochi[20] Hero of Videogames Coin
Moneta DK di Cranky Kong[21] Cranky Kong's DK Coin
Moneta DK[?] DK Coin
Spanish Moneda DK[?] DK Coin

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 22.
  2. ^ April 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #49. Catalyst Publishing (Australian English). Page 50–53.
  3. ^ March 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #48. Page 48–51.
  4. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #49. Page 52.
  5. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 14.
  6. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual. Tab 12: "Items".
  7. ^ December 1995. Nintendo Power Volume 79. Nintendo of America (English). Page 17.
  8. ^ February 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #47. Page 47–49.
  9. ^ January 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #46. Page 46–49.
  10. ^ "WHAT A HERO! Remember the special DK Hero coins you collected in Diddy’s Kong Quest? Well, they’ve been included in the new game too, but now they’re jealously guarded by an armoured Kremling, and you’ll need to figure out how to get rid of him before you can get yourself into Kranky’s Hall of Fame again!" – November 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #44. Page 23.
  11. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #51. EMAP (British English). Page 16.
  12. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #51. Page 21 and 23.
  13. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #49. Page 51.
  14. ^ New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instruction booklet (PDF). nintendo.com (American English). Page 12. Archived May 20, 2010, 00:12:05 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  15. ^ 1995. Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 18.
  16. ^ 1996. Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 27.
  17. ^ Wii de Asobu Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instruction booklet (PDF). nintendo.net (Japanese). Page 15. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  18. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, GIG's Italian manual[page number needed]
  19. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 14.
  20. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 112.
  21. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 e-manual. Page 12.