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Carts, also referred to as Minecarts, are vehicles found in several Donkey Kong and Mario games.
History
Donkey Kong series
Donkey Kong Country marks the first appearance of Minecarts. They are used as a mode of transportation in several levels. Skull Carts appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and a sled like cart appears in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble. Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Land 2 offer the mine cart, as well as Donkey Kong 64. Both Kongs and Kremlings use them, and Kremlings known as Krashes would try to attack Kongs from theirs.
Carts reappear in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast only in the Scorching Canyon course. They function the same way as used in previous games of the Donkey Kong series.
They reappear in Donkey Kong Country Returns in a total of 6 levels: Crazy Cart, Rickety Rails, Grip 'n' Trip, Bombs Away, Prehistoric Path, and Roasting Rails. While the Kongs would normally jump with their minecart, in Rickety Rails, Grip 'n' Trip, and Roasting Rails, the Kongs can jump off their minecarts.
Club Nintendo
A cart-like vehicle referred to as a lorry appeared in the Club Nintendo comic "Mario's Picross". Mario found the lorry in a pyramid after trying to escape from a Chomp Rock that had been released through a trap door. The plumber jumped into the lorry which immediately began to move very quickly. Though he could escape from the rock, the rails reached a dead end, making Mario crash through the pyramid's wall.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the Minecarts are featured in Moleville Mines. The track consisted of two parts: a "3D" maze-like course collecting speed-boosting mushrooms, and a "2D" portion collecting coins. The goal was to clear the mines in the fastest time. This marked their first appearance as a minigame in the Mario series.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, another minecart-themed game appears called Mysterious Mine Carts, in which the brothers split up trying to collecting red and green diamonds while avoiding obstacles all at the same time.
Yoshi's Island DS
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Pink Yoshi riding in a Cart in
Yoshi's Island DS.
Cart were introduced to the Yoshi series in the game, Yoshi's Island DS, though the vehicles appeared in only two levels: High-Speed Cart Race and Quit it Already, Tap-Tap!. When a Yoshi gets on a Cart, it rides the track on its own. Yoshi can jump, but with the momentum of the cart he will always land back in it unless he lands on another platform. A cart is seen in a village hut in Spear Guys' Village Found!, but is blocked off by walls.
Super Paper Mario
As a nod to their Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga appearances, Minecarts are present in Chapter 5-3 of Super Paper Mario. This time they were more alike to a roller coaster than an actual minigame. One of the Minecarts requires the player to flip into 3-D while riding it to move on through the level. According to The InterNed, the music that plays during the minecart ride is "Truck GO".
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
A Minecart in
Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Minecarts also appear in certain levels of the Subspace Emissary in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. To activate them, one must jump inside them. The arrow on it indicates the direction it's moving in.
Mario Kart Wii
In Wario's Gold Mine of Mario Kart Wii, Minecarts can be seen going along the mine tracks. They act as obstacles in some parts of the course, and any player who hits them will be knocked away. These minecarts contain gold and have Wario's emblem on the sides.
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| Characters
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Protagonists
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Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Rambi • Squawks • Super Kong • Tutorial Pig • Wigglevine
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| Bosses
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Mugly • Scurvy Crew • Stu • Mole Miner Max/Train • Mangoruby • Thugly • Colonel Pluck • Tiki Tong
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| Enemies and obstacles
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Tiki Tak Tribe
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Fireball • Flaming Tiki Buzz • Giga Goro Ball • Screaming Pillar • Screaming Pillar (big) • Tiki Boing • Tiki Bomber • Tiki Buzz • Tiki Doom • Tiki Goon • Tiki Pilot • Tiki Pop • Tiki Seeker • Tiki Tank • Tiki Tong Tower • Tiki Torch • Tiki Tork • Tiki Zing • Tiki Zing (big) • Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
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| Other
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Ack • AckStack • Ape-Eating Plant • Awk • Big Squeekly • Bonehead Jed • Bopapodamus • Bowling bird • BuckBomb • BuckBot • Buzzbite • Cageberry • Char-Char • Chomp • Chū Komorin • Electrasquid • Electroid • Fireball • Firebite • Frogoon • Giant Chomp • Giga Rangwi • Green Chomp • Hopgoon • Hothead Jed • Humzee • Jellybob • Kowalee • Leaping flame • Mimic • Mole Guard • Mole Miner • Muncher • Pinchly • Rawk • Ready-Bots (Pogobot · Pyrobot) • Rentamaguma • Robobee • Shooting Chomp • Skellirex • Skittler • Skittler Pillar • Skullyrex • Snaggles • Snippys • Squeekly • Squiddicus • Squidly • Stilts • Toothberry • Wiggle • Yellow Snaggles
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| Objects
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Items
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Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Crash Guard2 • Green Balloon2 • Hanging vine • Heart • Heart Boost • K-O-N-G Letters • Map Key • Puzzle Piece • Rare Orb • Red Balloon
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| Barrels
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Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • DK Barrel • Regular Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel
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| Miscellaneous
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Bag • Container • Green surface • Rambi Crate • Red and blue blocks • Tire • Train • Trapdoor
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| Vehicles
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Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
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| Moves
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Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Cling • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Ranged attack
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| Levels
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Jungle
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1-1: Jungle Hijinxs • 1-2: King of Cling • 1-3: Tree Top Bop • 1-4: Sunset Shore • 1-5: Canopy Cannons • 1-6: Crazy Cart • 1-K: Platform Panic • 1-B: Mugly's Mound
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| Beach
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2-1: Poppin' Planks • 2-2: Sloppy Sands • 2-3: Peaceful Pier • 2-4: Cannon Cluster • 2-5: Stormy Shore • 2-6: Blowhole Bound • 2-7: Tidal Terror • 2-K: Tumblin' Temple • 2-B: Pinchin' Pirates
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| Ruins
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3-1: Wonky Waterway • 3-2: Button Bash • 3-3: Mast Blast • 3-4: Damp Dungeon • 3-5: Itty Bitty Biters • 3-6: Temple Topple • 3-K: Shifty Smashers • 3-B: Ruined Roost
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| Cave
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4-1: Rickety Rails • 4-2: Grip 'n' Trip • 4-3: Bombs Away • 4-4: Mole Patrol • 4-5: Crowded Cavern • 4-K: Jagged Jewels • 4-B: The Mole Train
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| Forest
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5-1: Vine Valley • 5-2: Clingy Swingy • 5-3: Flutter Flyaway • 5-4: Tippin' Totems • 5-5: Longshot Launch • 5-6: Springy Spores • 5-7: Wigglevine Wonders • 5-8: Muncher Marathon • 5-K: Blast & Bounce • 5-B: Mangoruby Run
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| Cliff
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6-1: Sticky Situation • 6-2: Prehistoric Path • 6-3: Weighty Way • 6-4: Boulder Roller • 6-5: Precarious Plateau • 6-6: Crumble Canyon • 6-7: Tippy Shippy • 6-8: Clifftop Climb • 6-K: Perilous Passage • 6-B: Thugly's Highrise
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| Factory
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7-1: Foggy Fumes • 7-2: Slammin' Steel • 7-3: Handy Hazards • 7-4: Gear Getaway • 7-5: Cog Jog • 7-6: Switcheroo • 7-7: Music Madness • 7-R: Lift-off Launch • 7-K: Treacherous Track • 7-B: Feather Fiend
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| Volcano
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8-1: Furious Fire • 8-2: Hot Rocket • 8-3: Roasting Rails • 8-4: Smokey Peak • 8-5: Bobbing Basalt • 8-6: Moving Melters • 8-7: Red Red Rising • 8-K: Five Monkey Trial • 8-B: Tiki Tong Terror
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| Cloud2,3
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9-1: Crushin' Columns2,3 • 9-2: Gushin' Geysers2,3 • 9-3: Spiky Surprise2,3 • 9-4: Mischievous Moles2,3 • 9-5: Topsy Turvy2,3 • 9-6: Tar Ball Fall2,3 • 9-7: Robo Factory2,3 • 9-8: Lavawheel Volcano2,3 • 9-11/9-9 2,3: Golden Temple
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| Further info
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Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery • Mine Menace • Staff
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Related Play Nintendo activities:
Can’t-miss games • Who are these jerks of the jungle?
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