Fire (enemy)

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"Firefox" redirects here. For the similar fireball enemy also referred to as firefox, see Fireball (Donkey Kong). For Fox's up special move in the Super Smash Bros. series, see Fox McCloud.
Fire
A Fire from 100m from Donkey Kong, seemingly specifically for the Game Boy game.
Artwork of a Fire from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance Donkey Kong (1981)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
Variant of Fireball (Donkey Kong)
Variants

Fires[1] (also known as fireballs,[2] firefoxes,[3] and foxfires)[4] are enemies that debuted in the 100m level of Donkey Kong. In most versions, they are depicted as a slightly larger variant of the Fireball enemy that appears in other levels.

History

Donkey Kong

Sprite of a Fire from Donkey Kong (Arcade) Blue Fire

Fires make their first appearance in the original Donkey Kong as enemies. They exclusively appear in 100 m, and as they are slightly larger than the Fireball enemies that appear in other levels, they are more difficult to jump over. Fires can climb ladders, but cannot reverse directions during the climb. If Mario jumps over a Fire, he receives points. If a bolt is removed while a Fire is on top of it, the enemy will become stuck over the gap. This will allow Mario to safely jump over the enemy repeatedly. Like Fireballs, the only way to destroy them is with a hammer. Picking up a hammer causes the Fires to turn blue. In the arcade version, there can only be five or fewer Fires on the screen at the same time, lowered to four in the Nintendo Entertainment System port of the game.

Fire (compressed)

In the Game Boy version, Fires appear in the Start, which is a recreation of the arcade original.

Fireballs retain their role of enemies in Donkey Kong 64's built-in port of the Donkey Kong arcade game.

Family BASIC

In the Family BASIC accessory to the Family Computer, Fires are programmable sprites. In Family BASIC V3, they are enemies in a space shooter mini-game.

NES Remix series

Fires appear in Donkey Kong-related challenges in NES Remix, NES Remix Pack, and Ultimate NES Remix.

Profiles and statistics

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

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Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ファイアボール[5]
Faiabōru
Fireball
おじゃま虫[6]
ojama mushi
trouble bug
ファイア[7]
Faia
Fire
Dutch Fire[8] -
Italian Fuoco[9] Fire
Fire[10] -
Fiamma[11][12] Flame
Spanish Fuego[citation needed] Fire

References

  1. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong English instruction booklet, page 21.
  2. ^ Instruction manuals for Intellivision, ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Coleco Adam, NES, and Atari 7800 ports.[page number needed]
  3. ^ Instruction manual for Atari 8-bit port.[page number needed]
  4. ^ Instruction manuals for MS-DOS and Apple II ports:
  5. ^ Family BASIC handbook.
  6. ^ Nintendo (1983). ドンキーコング (Donkī Kongu) Famicom instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 4.
  7. ^ Nintendo (1994). ゲームボーイ ドンキーコング (Gēmu Bōi Donkī Kongu) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
  8. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 15: "Tips".
  9. ^ Donkey Kong Italian manual. Page 21.
  10. ^ Donkey Kong (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 15.
  11. ^ Donkey Kong (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 8.
  12. ^ "Colpisci la fiamma con il martello!" & "Supera la fiamma con un salto!" – NES Remix - Donkey Kong levels 7-1 and 7-2. Nintendo (Italian).