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'''KONG Letters'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'' instruction booklet. Page 10.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet. Page 17.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf PAL] instruction manual. Page 24. nintendo.net.</ref> (also formatted as '''K-O-N-G Letters''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet. Page 9.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet. Page 8.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DKC_Returns.pdf NTSC] instruction manual. Page 19. nintendo.com.</ref> '''K O N G Letters''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Virtual Console electronic manual (British English). Tab 12.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' Virtual Console electronic manual (British English). Tab 12.</ref> or '''KONG letters'''<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' instruction manual (PDF)]. Tab 8. nintendo-europe.com.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #26 (NMS Special). Page 8.</ref>), also known as '''Golden Letters''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide. Page 22.</ref> '''KONG Golden Letters''',<ref>Hodgson, David S. J. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 7.</ref> or simply '''letters''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Page 13.</ref> are recurring collectible items in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]], first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They are a set of four square-shaped objects, each displaying a letter of "[[Kong]]," and they appear in every [[level]] except boss levels. All four letters can be collected for a reward, usually an [[extra life]]; in some games, collecting them is mandatory. KONG Letters also serve as loose progress indicators, as the letter ''K'' usually appears at the start, the letters ''O'' and ''N'' appear midway through the level, and the letter ''G'' appears near the end. | '''KONG Letters'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'' instruction booklet. Page 10.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet. Page 17.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf PAL] instruction manual. Page 24. nintendo.net.</ref> (also formatted as '''K-O-N-G Letters''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet. Page 9.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet. Page 8.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DKC_Returns.pdf NTSC] instruction manual. Page 19. nintendo.com.</ref> '''K O N G Letters''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Virtual Console electronic manual (British English). Tab 12.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' Virtual Console electronic manual (British English). Tab 12.</ref> or '''KONG letters'''<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' instruction manual (PDF)]. Tab 8. nintendo-europe.com.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #26 (NMS Special). Page 8.</ref>), also known as '''Golden Letters''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide. Page 22.</ref> '''KONG Golden Letters''',<ref>Hodgson, David S. J. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 7.</ref> or simply '''letters''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Page 13.</ref> are recurring collectible items in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]], first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They are a set of four square-shaped objects, each displaying a letter of "[[Kong]]," and they appear in every [[level]] except boss levels. All four letters can be collected for a reward, usually an [[extra life]]; in some games, collecting them is mandatory. KONG Letters also serve as loose progress indicators, as the letter ''K'' usually appears at the start, the letters ''O'' and ''N'' appear midway through the level, and the letter ''G'' appears near the end. | ||
In the original [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' trilogy]], KONG Letters are flat gold-lined objects with a letter stamped onto | In the original [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' trilogy]], KONG Letters are flat, gold-lined objects with a letter stamped onto them. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' (and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]]), the KONG Letters are redesigned with a more simplistic appearance, resembling plain red panels with yellow letters. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Donkey Kong Country'' / ''Donkey Kong Land'' trilogy=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country'' / ''Donkey Kong Land'' trilogy=== |