Minecart

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Diddy Kong and a Krash both riding in Minecarts in Donkey Kong 64.

Minecarts are a popular mode of transportation throughout the Donkey Kong video game series. Both Kongs and Kremlings use them, and often Kremlings known as Krashes will try to attack Kongs from theirs. They appeared in Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2, Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Land 2, as well as Donkey Kong 64. They are in in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, as a vehicle in the desert levels.

Minecarts also appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Super Paper Mario as mini-games.

• In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the Minecarts are featured in Moleville Mines. The track consisted of two parts: a "3D" maze like course collecting speed-boosting mushrooms, and a "2D" portion collecting coins. The goal was to clear the mines in the fastest time. This marked their first appearance as a mini-game in the Mario series.

• In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga another minecart-themed game appeared, in which the brothers split up trying to collecting red and green diamonds while avoiding obstacles all at the same time.

• As a nod to the previous two games, Minecarts are present in Chapter 5 of Super Paper Mario. This time they were more alike to a rollercoaster than an actual mini-game.

Trivia

• In Wario's Gold Mine of Mario Kart Wii, Minecarts can be seen going along the mine tracks.