Kremkoin
| Kremkoin | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a Kremkoin from Donkey 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 (GBA) (2004) |
| Effect | Unlocks levels when given to Klubba. |
A Kremkoin, also spelled Krem Coin,[1][2][3] is a large golden coin that is rewarded for completing a Bonus Area in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. In both games, Diddy and Dixie Kong are required to collect every Kremkoin. Every level has usually two or three Kremkoins, depending on the number of Bonus Areas in that level, and a Kremkoin is also rewarded for defeating a world boss the first time. If Diddy and Dixie redo an already completed Bonus Area, the Kremkoin is shown with a check mark over it, and collecting it does not count toward the total. Additionally, completing a boss level again will not cause a Kremkoin to appear.
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, there are 75 Kremkoins in total. The Kongs must pay 15 Kremkoins to Klubba at each of his kiosks to allow them to enter a specific Lost World level from that world. The Lost World levels, unlike regular levels, have only one Bonus Area, which reward a DK Coin instead of a Kremkoin. Likewise, the Kongs are rewarded a DK Coin for completing Krocodile Kore. There is a cheat in Pirate Panic that allows the Kongs to obtain all 75 Kremkoins at once.
In Donkey Kong Land 2, there are fewer Kremkoins to obtain, specifically 47 in total. Rather than pay to enter the individual levels, the Kongs must make a single payment of all 47 Kremkoins at Klubba's Kiosk to enter the Lost World in its entirety.
Kremkoins were replaced with Bonus Coins in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III.
Profiles
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
- Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "If you collect these coins hidden in each bonus level, you can use them to cross the toll bridge to the Lost World."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クレムコイン Kuremukoin |
Kremkoin |
| Italian | Kremkoin[4][5] Kremcoin[sic][6] Moneta Kremkoin[7] Kremoneta |
- - Kremkoin coin Krem-coin; portmanteau of "Kremling" and "moneta" (coin) |
References
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #36, page 24.
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #46. Pages 46-49.
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #51. Pages 50-53 and 61.
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, GIG's Italian manual
- ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual, pag. 14
- ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual, pag. 7
- ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 e-manual, pag. 12
