Star Barrel

The Star Barrel, sometimes called a Continue Barrel, is a type of barrel present in almost every regular level in the Donkey Kong Country series, Donkey Kong Land 2 and Donkey Kong Land III.

Summary
It usually floats in midair, and cannot be lifted or used as a weapon upon contact, it shatters in a burst of sparkles and wooden debris, indicating that the barrel was successfully used. Its purpose acts as a "checkpoint" or "continue point" in the levels, and is usually located around halfway through a level. When both Kongs die, they break out of the barrel when they access the level again after breaking it. There is also a Star Barrel in every Candy's Save Point; this variety saves the player's data and cannot break.

In Donkey Kong Country Returns, they were replaced by Pigs, which instead held flags when passed.

Manual

 * Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
 * "These barrels are decorated with a star design. If you knock out one of these barrels, you will restart at the barrel's location instead of beginning of the level when you lose a life."


 * Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES)
 * "These barrels mark a midway point in the stage. If you break one of these barrels, you'll continue at that point if you lose a life later in the level."


 * Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES)
 * "Star Barrels make a midway point in the stage. If you break one of these barrels, you'll continue from that point if you lose a life later in the level."


 * Donkey Kong Land 2
 * "Star Barrels mark a midway point in the stage. If you break one of these barrels, you'll continue from that point if you lose a life later in the level."


 * Donkey Kong Land III
 * "Star Barrels mark a midway point in the stage. If you break one of these barrels, you'll continue from that point."


 * Donkey Kong Country (GBC/GBA)
 * "Break open a star-spangled Continue Barrel to restart at that location the next time you lose a life."


 * Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
 * ''"These barrels mark a midway point in the stage. If you break one, you'll continue at that point should you lose a life later in the level.


 * Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
 * "These mark a midway point in the level. Break one to continue from that point if you lose a life before reaching the end."

Trivia

 * Initially, in Donkey Kong Country, the barrel's explosion had a different animation. The sprites still remain in the game's coding.