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An '''avalanche''' is an obstacle that appears in various platformers starring [[Donkey Kong]].
|image=[[File:Cliffside Slide DKCTF 1.jpg|250px]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]] and [[Cranky Kong]] traversing over an avalanche in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
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'''{{wp|Avalanche}}s''' appear as obstacles in snowy settings of [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] and [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] games.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' / ''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
===''Mario Party 4''===
[[File:DKJB avalanche.jpg|thumb|right|The avalanche chasing Donkey Kong and Hoofer down the mountain.]]
In ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', an avalanche is what the player characters have to outrun in the [[Avalanche! (Mario Party 4)|Avalanche!]] minigame.
The avalanche{{ref needed}} first appears in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' and reprise its role in its [[Reissue#Enhanced ports|enhanced port]] for the [[Wii]], ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. In both iterations, it is found in [[Silver Snow Peak]] of the [[Orange Kingdom]]. As [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Hoofer]] are running down the mountain, an avalanche approaches the heroes at a fast pace behind them. If they touch it, they will take damage. In ''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'', a giant [[snowball]] must be removed to escape the avalanche. After the two successfully get away from it, it is not seen anywhere else in the game.


===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
The avalanche{{ref needed}} returns in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its enhanced [[Nintendo Switch]] port [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|of the same name]]. It first and only appears in the [[Donkey Kong Island (world)|Donkey Kong Island]] level [[Cliffside Slide]]. However, unlike in the iterations of ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'', touching the avalanche will cause Donkey Kong, [[Diddy Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], and [[Cranky Kong]] (as well as [[Funky Kong]] in the Nintendo Switch port) to lose a life, making it a replacement for [[pit]]s in various levels and [[lava]] in both [[Meltdown Mayhem]] and [[Volcano Dome]]
====''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' / ''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''====
[[File:DKJB avalanche.jpg|thumb|left|An avalanche chasing Donkey Kong and Hoofer down a slope in ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'']]
An avalanche occurs in [[Silver Snow Peak]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. As [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Hoofer]] are running down the mountain, it approaches the characters at a fast pace behind them. If they come into contact with the avalanche, they take damage. In the [[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|''New Play Control!'' version]] of the game, a giant [[snowball]] must be removed to escape the avalanche.
 
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch version]], the stage [[Cliffside Slide]] is set during an avalanche in [[Donkey Kong Island]]'s [[Cliff]] area. It carries platforms and hazards that the [[Kong]]s must navigate as they ascend the slope. Platforms may slowly sink into the avalanche when stepped on. The Kongs lose a life if they fall into the avalanche.


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Latest revision as of 15:56, October 7, 2024

Avalanche
Cliffside Slide
Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong traversing over an avalanche in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
First appearance Mario Party 4 (2002)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)

Avalanches appear as obstacles in snowy settings of Super Mario and Donkey Kong games.

History[edit]

Mario Party 4[edit]

In Mario Party 4, an avalanche is what the player characters have to outrun in the Avalanche! minigame.

Donkey Kong franchise[edit]

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat / New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

The avalanche in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
An avalanche chasing Donkey Kong and Hoofer down a slope in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

An avalanche occurs in Silver Snow Peak from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. As Donkey Kong and Hoofer are running down the mountain, it approaches the characters at a fast pace behind them. If they come into contact with the avalanche, they take damage. In the New Play Control! version of the game, a giant snowball must be removed to escape the avalanche.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch version, the stage Cliffside Slide is set during an avalanche in Donkey Kong Island's Cliff area. It carries platforms and hazards that the Kongs must navigate as they ascend the slope. Platforms may slowly sink into the avalanche when stepped on. The Kongs lose a life if they fall into the avalanche.