Donkey Kong andCranky Kong approaching a Plump Yellow Fruit, a kind of item container

Item containers,^[1] or simplycontainers,^[2] are objects in theDonkey Kong Country series. They generally yield an item if theKongs perform aGround Pound oran equivalent action in front of one. Containers can havebananas,Banana Coins,Red Balloons, orPuzzle Pieces inside them.

The appearance, nature, and even names of specific kinds of item containers differ between environments, but they all mostly function the same. Item containers, as they are presented in the games' official guides, form a different gameplay concept frombarrels andDK Barrels.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

Item containers first appear inDonkey Kong Jungle Beat, where they exclusively yieldbeats. They commonly appear asSurprised Flowers or other plants that bloom whenDonkey Kong claps near them. They can have other designs as well, such asclams underwater. InNew Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, a type that appears as a large seed has been added; it must beclapped at repeatedly to make it grow through the soil and sprout. When it sprouts, it reveals beats.

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns /3D /HD[edit]

Donkey Kong crouches before twoRuins containers inDonkey Kong Country Returns 3D.

The Kongs enter a shrine with Ack statues inDonkey Kong Country Returns 3D.

InDonkey Kong Country Returns (as well asits Nintendo 3DS port andits Nintendo Switch port), many kinds of containers are scattered onDonkey Kong Island, usually varying fromworld to world. Below is a list of every type of container included in the game, each accompanied by a physical description.

• Pods^[3] – Also calledyellow gourds^[4] or justgourds,^[5] these are small yellow plants. They often surround relatives of bigger size, calledlarge gourds,^[6] which are a brighter yellow and display red spots. Once their terrain is pounded, gourds gradually wilt by splurging their fluid, along with an item. Yellow gourds are prevalent in places with a large amount of vegetation, such as theJungle andForest.
• Treasure chests^[7][8] – Objects that containbananas,Banana Coins, and more items the Kongs can interact with. They are found only in the second world of the game, theBeach; additionally, they are also present inGushin' Geysers, alevel exclusive to the enhanced port.
• Cacti^[9][10] – Two distinct species of cacti, as suggested by the Prima guide, appear in the game, each being characteristic to either theCave or theCliff areas. Cave cacti resemble swollen spores, with their bulbed stems being olive and showing brown spots. They have orifices on their tops, from which bubble clusters continuously come out until the plant is wilted by the character's shocks. Cliff cacti look more like actual cacti, each being short, green, and globular.
• Pumpkin 'n' firecracker – A very round object resembling a squash fruit, supported by a few sticks. It has a firecracker tucked within, which is launched upward if the Kongs pound the ground in front of the squash. Shortly after the Kongs let it loose, the firecracker detonates, releasing an item. Only one of its kind can be encountered in thefirst level of the Forest.
• Ruins/Key Templecontainers^[11] – Brown amphorae that lie on spiraled supports. They form the only kind of container in hidden temple levels, as well as the main kind in theRuins world. After their terrain gets pounded, they fall off the supports and break on the floor. They are amongst the most common types of containers in the game.
• Factorycontainers^[12] – Objects that resemble upside down water dispensers, supported by metal frames. Upon receiving the pounding shock, the water bottles rise up in the air and blow up, leaving out the item inside.
• Volcanocontainers^[13] – Metal flasks, whose contents boil on some burning material. If the ground they stand on is pounded, their lids open and reveal items. They are found only in theVolcano.
• Ack statues – Stone sculptures, modeled afterToothberries orAcks. They are supported by plinths, and most of them can be collapsed and destroyed just like the other containers of the game, uncovering items. Some Ack statues hide actual Acks and Toothberries, which break out of the sculptures by themselves when the Kongs draw near. Ack statues are found only inItty Bitty Biters, the fifth level of the Ruins world.

Two gourds and a large gourd

Treasure chest

Ruins container

Cave cactus

Pumpkin 'n' firecracker

Cliff cactus

Factory container

Volcano container

Ack statue

Various containers inDonkey Kong Country Returns /3D /HD

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Rambi opens a Wooden Canister with a Metal Lid.

Containers inDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze andits Nintendo Switch port are even more diverse than the ones in the predecessor, with the game introducing underwater containers that can be opened with aCorkscrew. Some item containers spew multiple bananas arranged in a certain shape, which players have an amount of time allotted to collect in order to earn a more valuable item such as a Banana Bunch, a Banana Coin, or even a Puzzle Piece. Containers, in general, include:

• Plump Yellow Fruit^[1] – Being the previously called "large gourds" fromDonkey Kong Country Returns, Plump Yellow Fruit are the most common item containers in the game, found in many of the game's worlds.
• Wooden Canisters with Metal Lids^[1] – Cylindrical vases appearing in the earlier levels ofAutumn Heights.
• Purple Fungi^[1] – Spacey purple mushrooms with white spots. They consist of three differently sized lobes stacked on each other. They are found only in the caves of Autumn Heights.
• Giant clams^[1] – Pink bivalve mollusks and the first item containers to be encountered underwater. Swiping past one with a Corkscrew move causes them to open their mantle, revealing items.
• Dilapidated Barrels^[1] –Barrels that open like chests. They produce items once opened.

Donkey Kong andDiddy Kong jumping over a basket of fish

• Baskets of fish^[14] – Containers that store fish similar to the ones utilized byArchies andChum Chucker Charlies as weapons. Shaking one with a Ground Pound causes it to collapse, revealing items.
• Flower Bulbs^[1] – Large purple flowers coiled in vines. They can be encountered only inJuicy Jungle.
• Treasure Chests^[1] – Containers that return from the past game but in rarer instances. They now appear to contain jewelry and gold instead of being completely empty. A hidden Treasure Chest, for example, guards a secret Puzzle Piece on a cliff inShoal Atoll, a level ofSea Breeze Cove. Frozen Treasure Chests are present inSeashore War, a stage ofDonkey Kong Island set in the island'sBeach world.
• Fruit Boxes^[1] – Crates containing fruit. They require three Ground Pound actions to break, revealing an item.
• Stack of logs^[1] – Logs usually stacked in threes that hide items, such as bananas and Banana Bunches, or block something from view.
• Purple Glass Vases^[1] – Ornamental objects found only in hidden temple stages. They fall off their stands when their terrain is pounded, shattering on the ground and revealing items.
• Rambi the Rhinoceros Boxes^[1] – Also known as Rambi Crates, these objects contain a rideableRambi in the stagesMountain Mania,Frantic Fields, andMeltdown Mayhem.

Plump Yellow Fruit

Wooden Canister with a Metal Lid

Purple Fungus

Giant clam

Dilapidated Barrel

Flower Bulb

Treasure Chest

Purple Glass Vase

Various containers inDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

A large gourd appears as a background object in level 2 of theDonkey Kong Country Returnsmicrogame inWarioWare: Get It Together!

Mario Strikers: Battle League[edit]

InMario Strikers: Battle League, one of the customization options for the goal on theJungle Retreat stadium features a Plump Yellow Fruit.

Gallery[edit]

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  ACliff cactus inDonkey Kong Country Returns 3D

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  A treasure chest inDonkey Kong Country Returns 3D

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  An upside downCave cactus inDonkey Kong Country Returns 3D

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  A Dilapidated Barrel inDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

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  A Flower Bulb inDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

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  A Treasure Chest on a tight cliff inDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

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  An open Treasure Chest inDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

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  Mario Strikers: Battle League

See also[edit]

• Flower – an environmental object inSuper Mario games that releases acoin when interacted with.

References[edit]

• Donkey Kong Country Returns objects
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze objects
• Donkey Kong Jungle Beat objects

• Articles with stub sections