Kremkroc Industries, Inc.
| Kremkroc Industries, Inc. | |
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 World map in the original version  World map in the Game Boy Color version .png) World map in the Game Boy Advance version | |
| Game | Donkey Kong Country |
| Level(s) | 6 |
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- “The Kremling's crowning industrial achievements are the huge factories they built in Donkey Kong Country. These factories do not adhere to strict safety codes, and are full of burning oil drums, faulty lighting and perilous platforms. Enter at your own risk.”
- —Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet, page 20
Kremkroc Industries, Inc., formatted as Kremkroc Industries in the Game Boy Color version, Kremkroc Industries Inc. in the Game Boy Advance version, and also known as Kremkrock Industry Inc.,[1] is the fifth world in Donkey Kong Country. Located at the top-left of Donkey Kong Island, Kremkroc Industries, Inc. is an industrial area filled with subterranean areas and factories run by the Kremlings. The factories generate a lot of pollution, causing the area to be murky. The pollution even carries over into a large pond at the bottom of the world. According to the Nintendo Power guide, Kremkroc Industries, Inc. used to be a lush environment before Kremlings built the factories.[2] The world's boss is Dumb Drum, who is a large black drum. The Factory world from Donkey Kong Country Returns is thematically similar and contains arrangements of its music; it has been suggested to be the same location.[3]
The original render for Donkey Kong Island places the factory behind Vine Valley instead of on the Donkey Kong head's brow, suggesting it and Gorilla Glacier swapped world placement during the game's development.
In the Donkey Kong Country TV show, the place appears as King K. Rool's lair which the Mines are connected to.
Levels
Kremkroc Industries, Inc. has two factory levels, two walkway levels (one of them is a Mine Cart stage), a cave level, and an underwater level.
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Oil Drum Alley | The first level of Kremkroc Industries, Inc., Oil Drum Alley takes place in a factory. Oil Barrels are main obstacle that the Kongs have to avoid along the way. |
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Trick Track Trek | The second level of Kremkroc Industries, Inc., Trick Track Trek involves the Kongs riding an elevator platform throughout the level, avoiding Neckys in the first half and Gnawties and Klumps falling at them during the second half. |
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Elevator Anticsa | The third level of Kremkroc Industries, Inc., Elevator Antics first begins as an ordinary cave level, with Slippas and Zingers to avoid, and rising and falling elevators do not appear until the second half. |
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Poison Ponda | The fourth level of Kremkroc Industries, Inc., Poison Pond takes place in a polluted, green pond. Several Mincers appear throughout the level, often moving in the Kong's path. Every water enemy appears in the level except Chomps. |
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Mine Cart Madnessb | The fifth level of Kremkroc Industries, Inc., Mine Cart Madness is the only other Mine Cart level aside from Mine Cart Carnage. However, the Kongs now have to jump out of the Mine Cart to avoid dangerous obstacles, grab items, or to jump on enemies. |
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Blackout Basementb | The sixth level of Kremkroc Industries, Inc., Blackout Basement takes place in a factory with electrical problems. As a result, the lights flicker on and off repeatedly, and while the lights are off, the level goes completely black, hiding everything except the Kongs. |
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Boss Dumb Drum | The boss level of Kremkroc Industries, Inc., Boss Dumb Drum involves a boss fight against the giant enemy-spawning black drum, Dumb Drum. |
a - Elevator Antics and Poison Pond switch positions in the Game Boy Advance version.
b - Mine Cart Madness and Blackout Basement switch positions in the Game Boy Advance version.
Gallery
Background art of the factory levels
Kremkroc Industries Inc. as seen from Donkey Kong Island
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | レベル5 カントリーファクトリー[?] Reberu 5 Kantorī fakutorī |
Level 5 Country Factory | |
| French | Kremkroc et Kompagnie (SNES) Kremkroc s.a.r.l. (GBC)[?] |
Kremkroc Kompany Kremkroc Ltd. |
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| German | Krimskrams GmbH (SNES) Kremkroc GmbH (GBC)[?] |
Odds and Ends LLC Kremkroc LLC |
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| Italian | Kremcocco SpA[?] | Kremcroc LLC | |
| Spanish | Industrias Kremroc[?] | ? |
References
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #28, page 59.
- ^ "Factory: Welcome to the wastelands. This area of the island, once lush and overgrown with island greenery, has been stripped of all its natural beauty. Instead, smog clouds the air and there is a general lack of greenery. King K. Rool and his factories are to be held responsible for polluting the place. The levels of toxicity are high, so don't spend more time than you have to in this slimy area there are many Items hidden in the factories." - The Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, page 88.
- ^ KynanPearson (August 12, 2021). Tweet by Kynan Pearson (Archived). Twitter. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
