Check and X Barrels

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Check and X Barrels
Artwork fromDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) (1995)
Latest appearance	Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) (2004)

A Check Barrel in Donkey Kong Country 2.

Sprites

Check and X Barrels^[1] are types ofbarrels inDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest andDonkey Kong Land 2. A Check Barrel has a check mark painted on it, and an X Barrel has anX painted on it (the symbols are colored green and red, respectively, inDonkey Kong Country 2). Check and X Barrels are located inTarget Terror only, where they open and close gates, respectively.Diddy Kong andDixie Kong have to hit the Check Barrels while avoiding the X Barrels to avoid taking damage or losing a life.

Similar types of barrels appear inHaunted Hall: thePlus and Minus Barrels, though they are marked with a green and red symbol, respectively. Rather than opening gates, these barrels increase or decrease the timer during eachKackle chase. TheKongs must hit the Plus Barrels while avoiding their Minus variant. They also make the same sound effect as Check and X Barrels do when the Kongs run into one.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オープンバレル＆クローズバレル^[2] Ōpun Bareru to Kurōzu Bareru	Open Barrel & Close Barrel
Italian	Barili di Controllo e Barili X^[3]	Control Barrel and X Barrel
	Barili porte aperte e porte chiuse^[4]	Open and closed doors barrels
	Barile apri; Barile chiudi^[5]	Open barrel; Close barrel

Notes

The English manual's description of the Check and X Barrels incorrectly refers to the Check Barrels as "U Barrels."
InDonkey Kong 64, duringChunky'sMine Cart Ride inFungi Forest, there are green and red bells that function similarly.

References

^1995.Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page18Media:DKC2 Manual 18-19.jpg.
^1995.Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet.Nintendo (Japanese). Page 23.
^Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 18.
^2004.Donkey Kong Country 2 European manual.Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 114.
^Donkey Kong Land 2 e-manual. Page 13.

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