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[[File:1312-18-Donkey-Kong-Tropical-Freeze-02.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Cranky Kong]] approaching a Plump Yellow Fruit; in other words, a kind of Item Container]] | [[File:1312-18-Donkey-Kong-Tropical-Freeze-02.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Cranky Kong]] approaching a Plump Yellow Fruit; in other words, a kind of Item Container]] | ||
'''Item Containers'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers">von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' | '''Item Containers'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers">von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 22.</ref>, or simply '''containers'''<ref>"''Shake the controller to make Donkey Kong pound the ground. This can stun nearby enemies, or you can pound objects such as gourds or '''containers''' to smash them.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref>, are background objects in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|3D]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They yield an item if the [[Kong]]s perform a [[Ground Pound|ground pound]] or an [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|equivalent action]] in front of one. The items inside a container can be [[banana]]s, [[Banana Coin]]s, [[Red Balloon]]s, or [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Pieces]]. | ||
The appearance, nature, and even names of specific kinds of Item Containers differ depending on the environment. They all function the same nevertheless. Containers are not to be confused with regular [[barrel]]s or [[DK Barrel|Buddy Barrels]], since the latter two do not contain items. Item Containers, as they are described in this article, form a different gameplay concept. | The appearance, nature, and even names of specific kinds of Item Containers differ depending on the environment. They all function the same nevertheless. Containers are not to be confused with regular [[barrel]]s or [[DK Barrel|Buddy Barrels]], since the latter two do not contain items. Item Containers, as they are described in this article, form a different gameplay concept. | ||
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[[File:Ack statues.jpg|thumb|The Kongs enter a shrine with Ack statues in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'']] | [[File:Ack statues.jpg|thumb|The Kongs enter a shrine with Ack statues in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'']] | ||
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|its enhanced port]], many sorts of containers are scattered on [[Donkey Kong Island]]. They usually variate from world to world. Below is a list of every type of container included in the game, each accompanied by a physical description. | In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|its enhanced port]], many sorts of containers are scattered on [[Donkey Kong Island]]. They usually variate from world to world. Below is a list of every type of container included in the game, each accompanied by a physical description. | ||
*'''Pods'''<ref> | *'''Pods'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 261, [[media:DKCR NP 3.jpg|page 51]].</ref> – also called '''yellow gourds'''<ref>"''When you find a trio of '''yellow gourds''', pound the ground in front of them.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 30.</ref> or just '''gourds'''<ref>"''Pound a '''gourd''' in the bottom right corner to find another Puzzle Piece. You can also get a couple Coins and a Heart on this platform, so knock out enemies and pound other '''gourds''' to rack up the goodies.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 86.</ref>, these are plants whose flowers resemble swollen gourds, as their name implies. Common gourds are small and completely colored yellow. They oftenly surround relatives of bigger size, called '''large gourds'''<ref>"''Pound the second one with a '''large gourd''', and you will get a Puzzle Piece for your effort.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 93.</ref>, which display red spots and are pigmented with a brighter tint of yellow. Once their terrain is pounded, gourds gradually wilt by splurging their fluid, along with a precious item. Yellow gourds are preponderant in places with high vegetal living, with the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]] and [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] being the most propitious places for them. | ||
*'''[[Treasure chest]]s'''<ref>"''After passing by the checkpoint, pound the ground by a '''treasure chest''' to find another Puzzle Piece.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' | *'''[[Treasure chest]]s'''<ref>"''After passing by the checkpoint, pound the ground by a '''treasure chest''' to find another Puzzle Piece.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 44.</ref><ref>"''Open the '''treasure chest''' for a Coin.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 50.</ref> – objects which contain [[banana]]s, [[Banana Coin]]s and more items the Kongs can interact with. They are only found in the second world of the game, the [[Beach]]; additionally, they are also present in [[Gushin' Geysers]], a level exclusive to the enhanced port. | ||
*'''Cacti'''<ref> "''Don’t hit the end barrel right away. Instead, go past it and pound the '''cactus''' to get the last Puzzle Piece''" (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a Cave level) Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' | *'''Cacti'''<ref> "''Don’t hit the end barrel right away. Instead, go past it and pound the '''cactus''' to get the last Puzzle Piece''" (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a Cave level) Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 81.</ref><ref>"''When you reach the end barrel, pound the '''cactus''' to the right first to get the last Puzzle Piece.''" (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a Cliff level.) Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 107.</ref> – two distinct species of cacti, as suggested by the Prima guide, appear in the game, each being characteristic to either the [[Cave]] or the [[Cliff]] areas. Cave cacti resemble swollen spores, with their bulbed stems being olive and showing brown spots. They have orifices on their top, from which bubble clusters continuously come out until the plant gets wilt by the character's shocks. Cliff cacti look more like actual cacti, each being short, green, and globular. | ||
*'''{{conjectural|Pumpkin 'n' firecracker}}''' – a very round object resembling a squash fruit, supported by a few sticks. It has a firecracker tucked within, which can be launched if the Kongs pound the ground in front of the squash. Shortly after letting it loose, the firecracker detonates, spreading a firework and leaving an item. Only one of its kind can be encountered in the [[Vine Valley (level)|first level]] of the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] world. | *'''{{conjectural|Pumpkin 'n' firecracker}}''' – a very round object resembling a squash fruit, supported by a few sticks. It has a firecracker tucked within, which can be launched if the Kongs pound the ground in front of the squash. Shortly after letting it loose, the firecracker detonates, spreading a firework and leaving an item. Only one of its kind can be encountered in the [[Vine Valley (level)|first level]] of the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] world. | ||
*Ruins/Key Temple '''containers'''<ref>"''Pound the '''container''' here and get the second Puzzle Piece.''" (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a temple level) Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' | *Ruins/Key Temple '''containers'''<ref>"''Pound the '''container''' here and get the second Puzzle Piece.''" (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a temple level) Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 154.</ref> – brown amphorae that lie on spiraled supports. They form the only kind of container in hidden temple levels, as well as the main kind in the [[Ruins]] world. After their terrain gets pounded, they fall off the supports and break on the floor. They are amongst the most common types of containers in the game. | ||
*Factory '''containers'''<ref>"''On a platform between two sets of mallets, stun the Pyrobot Mk I and then pound on the '''container''' to get another Puzzle Piece.''" (Instructions on getting a Puzzle Piece in a Factory stage) Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' | *Factory '''containers'''<ref>"''On a platform between two sets of mallets, stun the Pyrobot Mk I and then pound on the '''container''' to get another Puzzle Piece.''" (Instructions on getting a Puzzle Piece in a Factory stage) Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 135.</ref> – objects that resemble upside down water dispensers, supported by metal frames. Upon receiving the pounding shock, the water bottles rise up in the air and blow up, leaving out the item inside. | ||
*Volcano '''containers'''<ref>"''Pound the '''container''' and then pick up the Puzzle Piece that pops out.''" (Instructions on picking up a Puzzle Piece in the Volcano world) Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' | *Volcano '''containers'''<ref>"''Pound the '''container''' and then pick up the Puzzle Piece that pops out.''" (Instructions on picking up a Puzzle Piece in the Volcano world) Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 146.</ref> – metal flasks, whose contents boil on some burning material. If the ground they stand on is pounded, their lids open up and reveal items. They are only found in the [[Volcano]] world. | ||
*'''{{conjectural|Ack statues}}''' – stone sculptures, modeled after [[Toothberry|Toothberries]] or [[Ack]]s. They are supported by plinths and most of them can be collapsed and destroyed just like the other containers of the game, uncovering items. Worth to be noted is that some Ack statues hide actual Acks and Toothberries, which quickly free themselves out of the sculptures upon the Kongs' arrival, without their intervention. Ack statues guard inside the ancient building where [[Itty Bitty Biters]], the fifth level of the [[Ruins]] world, takes place. | *'''{{conjectural|Ack statues}}''' – stone sculptures, modeled after [[Toothberry|Toothberries]] or [[Ack]]s. They are supported by plinths and most of them can be collapsed and destroyed just like the other containers of the game, uncovering items. Worth to be noted is that some Ack statues hide actual Acks and Toothberries, which quickly free themselves out of the sculptures upon the Kongs' arrival, without their intervention. Ack statues guard inside the ancient building where [[Itty Bitty Biters]], the fifth level of the [[Ruins]] world, takes place. | ||
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===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''=== | ||
[[File:Container DKCTF.jpg|thumb|[[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] opens up a Wooden Canister with Metal Lid]] | [[File:Container DKCTF.jpg|thumb|[[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] opens up a Wooden Canister with Metal Lid]] | ||
Containers in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' are even more diverse than the ones in the predecessor, despite many not being conventional to specific islands. Since ''Returns'' lacked underwater stages, ''Tropical Freeze'' marks the first time in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|series]] when submerged containers can be found. Upon getting pounded, some item containers spew multiple bananas arranged to form a certain shape, and the players have an amount of time allotted to collect them all until the fruit vanish, in order to earn a more valuable item, such as a Banana Bunch, a [[Banana Coin]], or even a [[Puzzle Piece]]. Containers, in general, include: | Containers in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' are even more diverse than the ones in the predecessor, despite many not being conventional to specific islands. Since ''Returns'' lacked underwater stages, ''Tropical Freeze'' marks the first time in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|series]] when submerged containers can be found. Upon getting pounded, some item containers spew multiple bananas arranged to form a certain shape, and the players have an amount of time allotted to collect them all until the fruit vanish, in order to earn a more valuable item, such as a Banana Bunch, a [[Banana Coin]], or even a [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Piece]]. Containers, in general, include: | ||
*'''Plump Yellow Fruit'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – the previously-called "large gourds" from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. As such, they retain the exact same appearance, but are named differently. Plump Yellow Fruit are the most common item containers in the game, found in many of the game's worlds. | *'''Plump Yellow Fruit'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – the previously-called "large gourds" from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. As such, they retain the exact same appearance, but are named differently. Plump Yellow Fruit are the most common item containers in the game, found in many of the game's worlds. | ||
*'''Wooden Canisters with Metal Lids'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – cylindrical vases. They decorate the earlier levels of [[Autumn Heights]]. | *'''Wooden Canisters with Metal Lids'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – cylindrical vases. They decorate the earlier levels of [[Autumn Heights]]. | ||
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[[File:Fish basket DKCTF.jpg|thumb|[[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]], jumping over a basket of fish]] | [[File:Fish basket DKCTF.jpg|thumb|[[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]], jumping over a basket of fish]] | ||
*'''Dilapidated Barrels'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – [[barrel]]s wrecked ashore or sunken underwater, cut in halves to resemble and function as chests. The narrow aperture between the two parts of a dilapidated barrel reveals that it is full of sand, but upon pounding its terrain or sweeping it across with a corkscrew move, it opens up and produces an important item. | *'''Dilapidated Barrels'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – [[barrel]]s wrecked ashore or sunken underwater, cut in halves to resemble and function as chests. The narrow aperture between the two parts of a dilapidated barrel reveals that it is full of sand, but upon pounding its terrain or sweeping it across with a corkscrew move, it opens up and produces an important item. | ||
*'''Baskets of fish'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' | *'''Baskets of fish'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' Prima Official Game Guide. Walkthrough section "Stage 6-5: Forest Folly".</ref> – containers that store fresh fish (looking like the ones utilised by [[Archy|Archies]] and [[Chum Chucker Charlie]]s as weapons) and also items. After being shaken by a ground pound, a basket of fish collapses and reveals the item inside. | ||
*'''Flower Bulbs'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – large purple flowers coiled in vines. They can only be encountered in [[Juicy Jungle]]. | *'''Flower Bulbs'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – large purple flowers coiled in vines. They can only be encountered in [[Juicy Jungle]]. | ||
*'''[[Treasure chest|Treasure | *'''[[Treasure chest|Treasure Chest]]s'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – containers that return from the past game, but in rarer instances. A slight design tweak has been made to them, as they now seem to contain precious jewelry and gold instead of being completely empty. A hidden treasure chest, for example, guards a secret Puzzle Piece on a cliff in [[Shoal Atoll]], a level of [[Sea Breeze Cove]]. Frozen treasure chests are present in [[Seashore War]], a stage of [[Donkey Kong Island (world)|Donkey Kong Island]] set in the environment of the island's [[Beach]] world. | ||
*'''Purple Glass Vases'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – ornamental objects found only in hidden temple stages. They look like vials decorated with pairs of golden wings and having corks tucked inside their heads. They are placed on small metal stands, and fall down when their terrain is pounded. Afterwards, they shatter on the ground and reveal items. | *'''Purple Glass Vases'''<ref name="dkctfcontainers"/> – ornamental objects found only in hidden temple stages. They look like vials decorated with pairs of golden wings and having corks tucked inside their heads. They are placed on small metal stands, and fall down when their terrain is pounded. Afterwards, they shatter on the ground and reveal items. | ||
Revision as of 01:24, August 31, 2020
Item Containers[1], or simply containers[2], are background objects in Donkey Kong Country Returns, 3D and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. They yield an item if the Kongs perform a ground pound or an equivalent action in front of one. The items inside a container can be bananas, Banana Coins, Red Balloons, or Puzzle Pieces.
The appearance, nature, and even names of specific kinds of Item Containers differ depending on the environment. They all function the same nevertheless. Containers are not to be confused with regular barrels or Buddy Barrels, since the latter two do not contain items. Item Containers, as they are described in this article, form a different gameplay concept.
History
Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
The Kongs enter a shrine with Ack statues in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
In Donkey Kong Country Returns and its enhanced port, many sorts of containers are scattered on Donkey Kong Island. They usually variate from world to world. Below is a list of every type of container included in the game, each accompanied by a physical description.
- Pods[3] – also called yellow gourds[4] or just gourds[5], these are plants whose flowers resemble swollen gourds, as their name implies. Common gourds are small and completely colored yellow. They oftenly surround relatives of bigger size, called large gourds[6], which display red spots and are pigmented with a brighter tint of yellow. Once their terrain is pounded, gourds gradually wilt by splurging their fluid, along with a precious item. Yellow gourds are preponderant in places with high vegetal living, with the Jungle and Forest being the most propitious places for them.
- Treasure chests[7][8] – objects which contain bananas, Banana Coins and more items the Kongs can interact with. They are only found in the second world of the game, the Beach; additionally, they are also present in Gushin' Geysers, a level exclusive to the enhanced port.
- Cacti[9][10] – two distinct species of cacti, as suggested by the Prima guide, appear in the game, each being characteristic to either the Cave or the Cliff areas. Cave cacti resemble swollen spores, with their bulbed stems being olive and showing brown spots. They have orifices on their top, from which bubble clusters continuously come out until the plant gets wilt by the character's shocks. Cliff cacti look more like actual cacti, each being short, green, and globular.
- Pumpkin 'n' firecracker – a very round object resembling a squash fruit, supported by a few sticks. It has a firecracker tucked within, which can be launched if the Kongs pound the ground in front of the squash. Shortly after letting it loose, the firecracker detonates, spreading a firework and leaving an item. Only one of its kind can be encountered in the first level of the Forest world.
- Ruins/Key Temple containers[11] – brown amphorae that lie on spiraled supports. They form the only kind of container in hidden temple levels, as well as the main kind in the Ruins world. After their terrain gets pounded, they fall off the supports and break on the floor. They are amongst the most common types of containers in the game.
- Factory containers[12] – objects that resemble upside down water dispensers, supported by metal frames. Upon receiving the pounding shock, the water bottles rise up in the air and blow up, leaving out the item inside.
- Volcano containers[13] – metal flasks, whose contents boil on some burning material. If the ground they stand on is pounded, their lids open up and reveal items. They are only found in the Volcano world.
- Ack statues – stone sculptures, modeled after Toothberries or Acks. They are supported by plinths and most of them can be collapsed and destroyed just like the other containers of the game, uncovering items. Worth to be noted is that some Ack statues hide actual Acks and Toothberries, which quickly free themselves out of the sculptures upon the Kongs' arrival, without their intervention. Ack statues guard inside the ancient building where Itty Bitty Biters, the fifth level of the Ruins world, takes place.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Rambi opens up a Wooden Canister with Metal Lid
Containers in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze are even more diverse than the ones in the predecessor, despite many not being conventional to specific islands. Since Returns lacked underwater stages, Tropical Freeze marks the first time in the series when submerged containers can be found. Upon getting pounded, some item containers spew multiple bananas arranged to form a certain shape, and the players have an amount of time allotted to collect them all until the fruit vanish, in order to earn a more valuable item, such as a Banana Bunch, a Banana Coin, or even a Puzzle Piece. Containers, in general, include:
- Plump Yellow Fruit[1] – the previously-called "large gourds" from Donkey Kong Country Returns. As such, they retain the exact same appearance, but are named differently. Plump Yellow Fruit are the most common item containers in the game, found in many of the game's worlds.
- Wooden Canisters with Metal Lids[1] – cylindrical vases. They decorate the earlier levels of Autumn Heights.
- Purple Fungi[1] – spacey violet mushrooms with white spots. They display three different sized lobes stacked on each other. As very uncommon item containers, they are only found in the caves of Autumn Heights.
- Giant Clams[1] – pink bivalve mollusks and the first item containers to be ever encountered underwater. After getting deranged by a corkscrew move, they simply open up their mantle to uncover items.
- Dilapidated Barrels[1] – barrels wrecked ashore or sunken underwater, cut in halves to resemble and function as chests. The narrow aperture between the two parts of a dilapidated barrel reveals that it is full of sand, but upon pounding its terrain or sweeping it across with a corkscrew move, it opens up and produces an important item.
- Baskets of fish[14] – containers that store fresh fish (looking like the ones utilised by Archies and Chum Chucker Charlies as weapons) and also items. After being shaken by a ground pound, a basket of fish collapses and reveals the item inside.
- Flower Bulbs[1] – large purple flowers coiled in vines. They can only be encountered in Juicy Jungle.
- Treasure Chests[1] – containers that return from the past game, but in rarer instances. A slight design tweak has been made to them, as they now seem to contain precious jewelry and gold instead of being completely empty. A hidden treasure chest, for example, guards a secret Puzzle Piece on a cliff in Shoal Atoll, a level of Sea Breeze Cove. Frozen treasure chests are present in Seashore War, a stage of Donkey Kong Island set in the environment of the island's Beach world.
- Purple Glass Vases[1] – ornamental objects found only in hidden temple stages. They look like vials decorated with pairs of golden wings and having corks tucked inside their heads. They are placed on small metal stands, and fall down when their terrain is pounded. Afterwards, they shatter on the ground and reveal items.
Gallery
DK hops over a lone Cliff cactus, located on a bluff in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.
Donkey and Diddy stand next to a sealed treasure chest in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.
The Kongs and an upside down Cave cactus hang from the ceiling of a cavern in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.
Diddy hops near a Dilapidated Barrel in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Donkey and Diddy stand next to a Flower Bulb in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Cranky Kong has found a Treasure Chest on a tight cliff in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Donkey and Cranky Kong, near an open Treasure Chest in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Prima Official Game Guide. Page 22.
- ^ "Shake the controller to make Donkey Kong pound the ground. This can stun nearby enemies, or you can pound objects such as gourds or containers to smash them." Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 14.
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 261, page 51.
- ^ "When you find a trio of yellow gourds, pound the ground in front of them." Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 30.
- ^ "Pound a gourd in the bottom right corner to find another Puzzle Piece. You can also get a couple Coins and a Heart on this platform, so knock out enemies and pound other gourds to rack up the goodies." Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 86.
- ^ "Pound the second one with a large gourd, and you will get a Puzzle Piece for your effort." Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 93.
- ^ "After passing by the checkpoint, pound the ground by a treasure chest to find another Puzzle Piece." Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 44.
- ^ "Open the treasure chest for a Coin." Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 50.
- ^ "Don’t hit the end barrel right away. Instead, go past it and pound the cactus to get the last Puzzle Piece" (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a Cave level) Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 81.
- ^ "When you reach the end barrel, pound the cactus to the right first to get the last Puzzle Piece." (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a Cliff level.) Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 107.
- ^ "Pound the container here and get the second Puzzle Piece." (Instructions for collecting a Puzzle Piece in a temple level) Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 154.
- ^ "On a platform between two sets of mallets, stun the Pyrobot Mk I and then pound on the container to get another Puzzle Piece." (Instructions on getting a Puzzle Piece in a Factory stage) Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 135.
- ^ "Pound the container and then pick up the Puzzle Piece that pops out." (Instructions on picking up a Puzzle Piece in the Volcano world) Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 146.
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Prima Official Game Guide. Walkthrough section "Stage 6-5: Forest Folly".
