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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=自動式タル大砲{{ref needed}}
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|JapR=Jidō-shikitaru Taihō
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Not to be confused with Booster Barrel.
Blast Barrel
Artwork of a Blast Barrel from Donkey Kong Country
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Mario Strikers: Battle League (version 1.2.0) (2022)

A Blast Barrel,[1][2][3] also known as an Auto-Fire Barrel,[4][5] Auto-blast Barrel,[6] Cannon Barrel,[7] or Booster Barrel,[8] is a common type of Barrel Cannon that appears throughout the Donkey Kong Country series. It is represented by a symbol on the side of the barrel depicting a white outline of an explosion.

History

Donkey Kong Country series

A regular and a skull Blast Barrel
Both variants of the Blast Barrel in Donkey Kong Country Returns

Blast Barrels first appear in Donkey Kong Country. When a character jumps into a Blast Barrel, it automatically launches them in a predetermined direction. The Blast Barrel can launch the Kongs at great distances and often allows them to reach a location that cannot be reached by other means. The Kongs cannot control when or in what direction they are fired, as the launch is purely automatic. In Donkey Kong Country, Blast Barrels are also used to send the Kongs to bonus rooms or near the end of the level; the Game Boy Advance version and sequels replace them with Bonus Barrels and Warp Barrels, respectively, although Blast Barrels with the former's functionality are reused as of Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Blast Barrels lack the explosion symbol in Donkey Kong Land 2 and Donkey Kong Land III. The steel rims on their entrances are also colored white in those games as well as Donkey Kong Land, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. In Donkey Kong 64, all Barrel Cannons look like Blast Barrels, even though only a few function like them.

Blast Barrels return in Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and its Nintendo Switch port, looking and acting the same as in the original version of Donkey Kong Country. These games also contain Blast Barrels with skull heads displayed on them, which instantly self-destruct after they launch the characters.

Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge

Blast Barrels also appear in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, where they are present alongside Barrel Cannons in Barrel Blast Jungle and one level of the Star World. They function just like in the past games, automatically shooting a character in a certain direction once entered.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Blast Barrels appear in the Donkey Kong Adventure mode of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. They can be used by pressing A Button while standing next to them, and are used to launch Donkey Kong, Rabbid Peach and Rabbid Cranky to a certain part of the area they are in.

During the final battle with Mega Rabbid Kong, the heroes must unlock and reach a golden Blast Barrel to deliver the final blow to Mega Rabbid Kong.

Mario Kart Tour

Barrel Hanafuda from Mario Kart Tour
The Barrel Hanafuda

A Blast Barrel makes a cameo on the Barrel Hanafuda glider in Mario Kart Tour, which itself uses the same Blast Barrel artwork from Mario Hanafuda.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 自動式タル大砲[?]
Jidō-shikitaru Taihō
Automatic Barrel Cannon
大砲バレル[9]
Taihō Bareru
Cannon Barrel; compare Barrel Cannon
German Kanonenfass[?] Cannon Barrel
Italian Barile-cannone automatico[10] Automatic barrel-cannon
Barile auto-fuoco[11] Auto-fire barrel
Barile a scoppio[12] Burst barrel
Barile Autopilota[13] Autopilot Barrel
Barile a reazione[14] Reaction barrel, same as Booster Barrel
Barile esplosivo[15] Exploding barrel

Trivia

References

  1. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18Media:DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg.
  2. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
  3. ^ "It's a Blast Barrel that puts you into a 1-Up Balloon guessing game." – November 1994. Nintendo Power Issue 66. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 11.
  4. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  5. ^ 2005. Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 28.
  6. ^ June 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #51. Page 60.
  7. ^ 2007. DK: Jungle Climber instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
  8. ^ 2007. Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 14.
  9. ^ 2007. ドンキーコング ジャングルクライマー (Donkī Kongu Janguru Kuraimā) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
  10. ^ Donkey Kong Country Italian manual. Page 16.
  11. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 52.
  12. ^ Donkey Kong Land III Spanish-Italian manual. Page 49.
  13. ^ 2005. Donkey Kong Country 3 European booklet. Nintendo of Europe. Page 121.
  14. ^ Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber Italian manual. Page 14.
  15. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns Italian manual. Page 23.