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[[File:Swanky's Sideshow DKC3.png|thumb|Swanky's Sideshow]]
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:Swanky's Sideshow DKC3.png|256px]]
|greater_location=[[Northern Kremisphere]]
|inhabitants=[[Swanky Kong]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
}}
{{quote|If you bump into Cranky, tell him to stop wasting his money on Swanky's bonus games.|Wrinkly Kong|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}
{{quote|If you bump into Cranky, tell him to stop wasting his money on Swanky's bonus games.|Wrinkly Kong|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}
'''Swanky's Sideshow''' (also called '''Swanky's Tent'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' issue 89, page 33</ref>) is a large circus-themed tent where [[Swanky Kong]] runs three ball-tossing [[minigame]]s. It only appears in the original [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. There is a Swanky's Sideshow in every area of the [[Northern Kremisphere]], except for [[Krematoa]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] port, Swanky runs a minigame known as [[Swanky's Dash]] instead.
'''Swanky's Sideshow''', also named '''Swanky Kong's Sideshow''',<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 90, page 29.</ref> '''Swanky's Tent''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 89, page 33.</ref> and '''Swanky's Side Show''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 51, page 21.</ref> is a large circus-themed attraction where [[Swanky Kong]] hosts three ball-tossing [[minigame]]s. It only appears in the original [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. Swanky's Sideshow is optional and the Kongs can play it for prizes. There is a Swanky's Sideshow in every world except for [[Krematoa]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, Swanky runs a minigame known as [[Swanky's Dash]] instead.


==Versions==
In every mode, the primary objective is for [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] or [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] (depending on which [[Kong]] is active) to throw balls at targets held by cardboard [[Kremling]]s. Their opponent is [[Cranky Kong]], who rambles before a match and afterward. Cranky has a different reaction for each mode that he either wins or loses at.
At Swanky's Sideshow, [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] or [[Kiddy Kong]] can play against [[Cranky Kong]] in a ball tossing minigame, with one of three different rules. In every version of the game, targets will pop up, and the player must knock them down by throwing balls at them. Cranky must then do the same with his own set of targets. A target will lower on its own if someone fails to hit it after a short time.


===Endurance===
All three modes cost two [[bear coin]]s to play. If the Kongs win, Swanky rewards four bear coins and several [[Banana|Banana Bunch]]es to them, sometimes even a [[Red Balloon]]. If they lose, Swanky gives Dixie and Kiddy a consolation prize of one bear coin and a few [[banana]]s.
In the endurance version the player and Cranky will compete to hit their own set of targets; the first one to miss a target loses.
==Modes==
[[File:Swanky's Sideshow DKC3 Race to 25.png|thumb|256px|Gameplay of the Race to 25 mode]]
*'''Head to Head:''' In this mode, a meter with five sections, one of which is red, is displayed on the right of the screen. The active Kong's face is at the top and Cranky's is at the bottom. Depending on which character hit a target, the red section moves either up or down a notch. The active Kong and Cranky must throw balls at targets until the red section reaches either the top or the bottom of the meter. Dixie and Kiddy win if the red section reaches the top, but Cranky wins if it reaches the bottom.
*'''Race to 25:''' Dixie or Kiddy compete against Cranky to hit 25 targets within a minute. If the active Kong and Cranky do not hit 25 targets within the time limit, then the Kong that hit the most targets wins.
*'''Endurance:''' Dixie or Kiddy compete against Cranky to hit targets, however, the first Kong to miss a target loses.


===Head to Head===
==Gallery==
In Head to Head version there is a meter with five sections. The active Kong's face is at the top, while Cranky's is at the bottom. Each time someone hits a target, the meter will rise or lower a notch in their direction. The object is to hit enough targets so that the player breaks through the meter before their opponent.
<gallery widths=180>
File:Swanky's Sideshow Artwork.png|Artwork of Swanky's Sideshow
</gallery>


===Race to 25===
==Names in other languages==
In Race to 25 the player and Cranky will race to see who can be the first to hit twenty-five targets.
{{foreign names
 
|Jap=スワンキーのテント
==Finances==
|JapR=Suwankī no Tento
All games cost two [[Bear Coin]]s to play. If the player wins, they will receive four Bear Coins, several [[Banana|Banana Bunch]]es and an [[Extra Life Balloon]] in return. If they lose, Swanky will give them a consolation prize of a single Bear Coin and a few [[Banana]]s.
|JapM=Swanky's Tent
|Jap2=スワンキーのサイドショー<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet, page 23.</ref>
|Jap2R=Suwankī no Saidoshō
|Jap2M=Swanky's Sideshow
|Ita=Il show di Swanky<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet, pag. 49</ref><br>Gioco del lancio<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet, pag. 44</ref>
|ItaM=The Swanky's show<br>Throwing game
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Whenever Cranky wins or loses at each ball throwing minigame, different results occur on how he reacts.
*In ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', Swanky's Sideshow's tent can be seen in the background of the [[Donkey Kong Jungle (baseball stadium)|Donkey Kong Jungle]] stadium, along with a billboard of Swanky Kong himself. The tent is also present in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', where it can be seen in the background of the [[Banana Punch]] minigame.
*In ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', Swanky's Sideshow's tent can be seen in the background of the [[Donkey Kong Jungle (baseball stadium)|Donkey Kong Jungle]] stadium, along with a billboard of Swanky Kong himself. The tent returns in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', where it can be seen in the background of the [[Banana Punch]] minigame.
*The theme that plays when winning against Cranky was would later be used in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', in which it plays whenever the Kongs complete a level.
*The music when winning against Cranky was later used as the end-of-level music in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''.
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:17, November 21, 2023

Swanky's Sideshow
Swanky's Sideshow DKC3.png
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Greater location Northern Kremisphere
Inhabitants Swanky Kong
“If you bump into Cranky, tell him to stop wasting his money on Swanky's bonus games.”
—Wrinkly Kong, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Swanky's Sideshow, also named Swanky Kong's Sideshow,[1] Swanky's Tent,[2] and Swanky's Side Show,[3] is a large circus-themed attraction where Swanky Kong hosts three ball-tossing minigames. It only appears in the original Super Nintendo version of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Swanky's Sideshow is optional and the Kongs can play it for prizes. There is a Swanky's Sideshow in every world except for Krematoa. In the Game Boy Advance remake, Swanky runs a minigame known as Swanky's Dash instead.

In every mode, the primary objective is for Dixie or Kiddy (depending on which Kong is active) to throw balls at targets held by cardboard Kremlings. Their opponent is Cranky Kong, who rambles before a match and afterward. Cranky has a different reaction for each mode that he either wins or loses at.

All three modes cost two bear coins to play. If the Kongs win, Swanky rewards four bear coins and several Banana Bunches to them, sometimes even a Red Balloon. If they lose, Swanky gives Dixie and Kiddy a consolation prize of one bear coin and a few bananas.

Modes[edit]

Gameplay of the Race to 25 mode of Swanky's Sideshow in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Gameplay of the Race to 25 mode
  • Head to Head: In this mode, a meter with five sections, one of which is red, is displayed on the right of the screen. The active Kong's face is at the top and Cranky's is at the bottom. Depending on which character hit a target, the red section moves either up or down a notch. The active Kong and Cranky must throw balls at targets until the red section reaches either the top or the bottom of the meter. Dixie and Kiddy win if the red section reaches the top, but Cranky wins if it reaches the bottom.
  • Race to 25: Dixie or Kiddy compete against Cranky to hit 25 targets within a minute. If the active Kong and Cranky do not hit 25 targets within the time limit, then the Kong that hit the most targets wins.
  • Endurance: Dixie or Kiddy compete against Cranky to hit targets, however, the first Kong to miss a target loses.

Gallery[edit]

  • Artwork of Swanky's Sideshow

    Artwork of Swanky's Sideshow

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スワンキーのテント
Suwankī no Tento
スワンキーのサイドショー[4]
Suwankī no Saidoshō
 Swanky's Tent

Swanky's Sideshow

Italian Il show di Swanky[5]
Gioco del lancio[6]
 The Swanky's show
Throwing game

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 90, page 29.
  2. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 89, page 33.
  3. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue 51, page 21.
  4. ^ Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō instruction booklet, page 23.
  5. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet, pag. 49
  6. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet, pag. 44
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Kong* • Lanky Kong* • Tiny Kong* • Chunky Kong*
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelor* • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopus* • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kracka* • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolates* • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rose* • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Mine* • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrier† • Kroctopus Krush*
Pacifica* Dingy Drain-Pipe* • Stormy Seas* • Sunken Spruce* • Cliffside Blast* • Ripcurl Reef* • Surf's Up* • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
* Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
† Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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