Funky's Flights
- This article is about Funky Kong's location in Donkey Kong Country. For the mini-game in the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 2, see Funky's Flights (Bonus Game).
| Funky's Flights | |
|---|---|
 Funky Kong introducing himself to Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country (1994) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) |
| Greater location | Donkey Kong Island |
| Inhabitants | Funky Kong |
Funky's Flights, also called the Flight Barrel Service,[1] Funky Kong Airports,[2] or Funky Airways,[3] is a travel service operated by Funky Kong in Donkey Kong Country and DK: Jungle Climber. Its main purpose is to transport the Kongs to a previously visited location.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Country series[edit]
Donkey Kong Country[edit]
Funky operates a Funky's Flights in every world of Donkey Kong Country. It is Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong's only alternative to accessing a previously-visited world and level without defeating a boss. When the Kongs enter Funky's Flights, Funky lends them his Jumbo Barrel, which transports them to the Donkey Kong Island map.
Additionally, in the Game Boy Advance remake, a mini-game is hosted at the place, Funky's Fishing, and Funky's Flights was even renamed to "Funky's Fishing" on the world map. While the Kongs can visit Funky to use the Jumbo Barrel, this is not necessary because there is the convenient option of using the world map's new 
menu to select "Call Funky".
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]
- Main article: Funky's Flights II
Funky's Flights has a successor location in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Funky's Flights II has a similar role to its original counterpart, with the biggest difference being that Funky Kong charges Diddy and Dixie two Banana Coins the first time they use his location from a world.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]
Concept art of Funky's Fly 'n' Buy in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze shows it with the title "Funky's Flights" displayed on its tent.
Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]
Though Funky's Flights does not return, Funky's Flights II from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest also appears here, although with the title "Funky's Flights".
Donkey Kong Country television series[edit]
In the Donkey Kong Country animated series, Funky's Flights is located near the beach and docks of Kongo Bongo Island and has a complex system built into that can raise the entire hut into the air and suspend it there. On the show, Funky's Flights, as well as offering plane rides to people, makes deliveries for Bluster Barrelworks as well. The inside of Funky's Flights is also shown on occasion on the show and is filled with surfer memorabilia along with common household objects such as a couch, refrigerator and paintings. In "Hunka Hunka Burnin' Bluster", Funky says he wants to transform Funky's Flights into a restaurant.
DK: Jungle Climber[edit]
Funky operates a similar flight service to Funky's Flights in DK: Jungle Climber, named Funky's Airplane. The player can visit him by pressing 
from the world map. Funky's Airplane has a slightly different role than Funky's previous two flight services, as its intention is to fly DK and Diddy to the small, outer island of the current world. However, the Kongs are required to have a minimum number of oil barrels, which varies per world, to fuel Funky's airplane.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Funky's Flights makes a cameo appearance in the DK Island subarea of the World of Light, which in itself is a recreation of the Kongo Jungle world map from Donkey Kong Country. Funky Kong's spirit is fought here and, after defeating it, unlocks Funky Kong's Shack, one of the shops in Spirits mode. Additionally, Funky's Flights' background music, "Funky's Fugue," appears as a song in the game, including in Funky Kong's Shack.
In-game description[edit]
Instruction booklet:
- "Funky's Flights are the only way to fly! However, Funky's practices have changed, and he has different plans for you this time out."
Gallery[edit]
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In the Game Boy Color version
In the Game Boy Advance version
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ファンキーコングの小屋 Fankī Kongu no Koya ファンキーのこや Fankī no Koya |
Funky Kong's Hut Funky's Hut (Game Boy Color) |
| French | Vols de Funky |
Funky's Flights |
| German | Funkys Flugplatz |
Funky's Airfield |
| Italian | Vola con Funky Pesca di Funky |
Fly with Funky Funky's fishing spot |
| Spanish | Aerolínea de Funky |
Funky's Airline |
Trivia[edit]
- The theme for Funky's Flights was originally composed for another Rare game, Killer Instinct.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Color instruction booklet, page 14. "DK’s surf-punk friend operates a Flight Barrel Service that can take our heroes to any level they’ve already finished."
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #28, page 58.
- ^ Hodgson, David S. J. Donkey Kong Country Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12. "Part-time pilot of Funky Airways, part-time fisherman, and all-around ice-cool ape, this chilla gorilla inhabits his own fishing hut in each of the island's worlds."
- ^ Early promo video of the arcade version of Killer Instinct
- ^ Shown in full here, titled as "DKC Remastered FUNKY'S FUGUE ~ORIGINAL KILLER MIX~"
| DK: Jungle Climber | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Playable | Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong |
| Non-playable | Candy Kong • Cranky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Xananab | |
| Enemies and obstacles | Bramble • Click-Clack • Flipflap • Flitter • Ghost • Klobber • Kritter • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spike • Zinger | |
| Bosses | Banana Ship • Junklomp • Mega Amp • Draglinger • King K. Rool | |
| Items | Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Crystal Banana • Crystal Star • DK Coin • Gem • Hammer • KONG Panels • Oil barrel • Torch • Wings | |
| Objects | Booster Barrel • Cannon Barrel • DK Barrel • Exit • Giant flower • Handle Peg • Iron Barrel • Jack Peg • Mine • Peg • Peg Board • Question Barrel • Rock • Spike • Spirowarp • Spinner Barrel • Spinning Peg • Switch Peg • TNT Barrel | |
| Worlds | Sun Sun Island • Lost Island • Ghost Island • Chill 'n' Char Island • High-High Island • Wormhole • Extra Stages | |
| Minigames | Rolling Panic • Banana Grab • Speed Climb • Throw 'n' Crush • Orange Picker • Booster Battle • Banana Bonanza | |
