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'''Mechanical Zingers'''<ref>Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima Official Game Guide. [[Media:DK64 Prima 16.jpg|Page 16]].</ref> are purple-and-yellow striped robotic [[Zinger]]s and an enemy in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Instead of wings, Mechanical Zingers have a propeller on their head, which they use to stay airborne, and a pair of small wheels for feet.
'''Mechanical Zingers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=[[Media:DK64 Prima 16.jpg|16]]|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref> are purple-and-yellow striped robotic [[Zinger]]s and enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Mechanical Zingers sport a propeller on their head, allowing them to stay airborne, and have a pair of small wheels for feet. Mechanical Zingers appear only in [[Frantic Factory]], where they are present throughout, and briefly in one of [[Lanky Kong]]'s [[Hideout Helm]] challenges, where three Mechanical Zingers have to be shot down. Mechanical Zingers try to attack the Kongs by dropping unripened, green oranges out of a hatch on their undersides, similarly to Zingers, though unlike them, Mechanical Zingers do not attempt to dive-bomb at the player character. Mechanical Zingers are slightly more durable than normal Zingers: [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] need two hits to defeat them, while [[Lanky Kong]] and [[Tiny Kong]] need three. Mechanical Zingers can be defeated instantly from [[Chunky Kong]] blasting a [[pineapple]] at them, or from either an orange or a Kong's musical instrument move. After being hit by any [[Kong]] other than Chunky, a Mechanical Zinger will fly erratically and start smoking, though this does not defeat them. The proper indicator for when a Mechanical Zinger is defeated is when it spews thick black smoke while descending.
 
Mechanical Zingers only appear in the level [[Frantic Factory]], which they appear entirely throughout. They also make a brief appearance in one of [[Lanky Kong]]'s [[Hideout Helm]] challenges, where his objective is to shoot down three Mechanical Zingers. Like their normal counterpart, Mechanical Zingers try to attack the Kongs by dropping unripened, green oranges on them. Unlike normal Zingers, they do not attempt to dive-bomb at the active [[Kong]]. Also, unlike normal Zingers, the orange is shown being dropped out of a hatch on their undersides.
 
Mechanical Zingers are slightly more durable than normal Zingers: DK and Diddy Kong need two hits to defeat them, while Lanky Kong and Tiny Kong need three. Chunky Kong can defeat them in one hit with his [[Pineapple Launcher]], however. A Mechanical Zinger will fly erratically and start smoking if it's hit by a weapon, but not defeated. A Mechanical Zinger can also be defeated from an orange or a Kong's musical instrument, both of which instantly defeat them. If defeated by Lanky, Tiny, or Chunky's weapons, or by an orange from any Kong, a Mechanical Zinger spews thick black smoke as it goes down.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ブーザー<ref>「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), [[media:DK64 Shogakukan P13.jpg|page 13]].</ref>
|Jap=ブーザー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:DK64 Shogakukan P13.jpg|13]]}}</ref>
|JapR=Būzā
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|JapM=Buzzer
|JapM=Buzzer

Revision as of 14:19, June 2, 2024

Mechanical Zinger
Mechanical Zinger
First appearance Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
Variant of Zinger
Comparable

Mechanical Zingers[1] are purple-and-yellow striped robotic Zingers and enemies in Donkey Kong 64. Mechanical Zingers sport a propeller on their head, allowing them to stay airborne, and have a pair of small wheels for feet. Mechanical Zingers appear only in Frantic Factory, where they are present throughout, and briefly in one of Lanky Kong's Hideout Helm challenges, where three Mechanical Zingers have to be shot down. Mechanical Zingers try to attack the Kongs by dropping unripened, green oranges out of a hatch on their undersides, similarly to Zingers, though unlike them, Mechanical Zingers do not attempt to dive-bomb at the player character. Mechanical Zingers are slightly more durable than normal Zingers: Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong need two hits to defeat them, while Lanky Kong and Tiny Kong need three. Mechanical Zingers can be defeated instantly from Chunky Kong blasting a pineapple at them, or from either an orange or a Kong's musical instrument move. After being hit by any Kong other than Chunky, a Mechanical Zinger will fly erratically and start smoking, though this does not defeat them. The proper indicator for when a Mechanical Zinger is defeated is when it spews thick black smoke while descending.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブーザー[2]
Būzā
Buzzer

References

  1. ^ Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica (December 1, 1999). Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2279-4. Page 16.
  2. ^ 「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 13.