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[[Image:TrackerBarrel_DKC3.png|thumb|150px|A '''Tracker Barrel'''.]]
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The '''Tracker Barrel''' is a type of [[Barrel]] that appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. This special barrel allows the members of the [[Kong Family]] to cross large horizontal gaps.  When jumped into, the Tracker Barrel will shoot the [[Kong]]s straight up in the air, then follow the heroes left or right during their descent. As such, the Kongs will simply fall back into the barrel, and then be shot back up in the air again.  This process will continue until the heroes reach land or another Tracker Barrel.  Tracker Barrels always moves horizontally, and never changes altitude.  Tracker Barrels are typically found in waterfall [[level]]s, as these types of levels are often plagued by large horizontal gaps.  In fact, the Tracker Barrel is the main feature of the waterfall level [[Tracker Barrel Trek]].
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[list of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[list of games by date#2005|2005]])
}}
A '''Tracker Barrel'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 24.</ref> is a type of [[Barrel Cannon]] that appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. It is emblazoned with the capital letter ''T'' surrounded by two arrows, one pointing left and one pointing right. The ''T'' stands for "Tracker" on the barrel, and the arrows represent the barrel's ability to track the [[Kong]]s horizontally.


The Tracker Barrel is emblazoned with the capital letter “T” surrounded by two arrows, one pointing left and one pointing right. The “T” stands for “Tracker”, while the arrows represent the barrel’s ability to track the Kongs horizontally.
Tracker Barrels allow [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] to cross large horizontal gaps. When [[jump]]ed into, a Tracker Barrel shoots the Kongs straight up in the air, following them as they move either left or right. Tracker Barrels shoot the Kongs higher in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' than in ''Donkey Kong Land III''.
 
Tracker Barrels are found in waterfall [[level]]s, which often feature large gaps. In ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', they appear only in [[Tracker Barrel Trek]]. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', they appear in three levels: [[Rocketeer Rally]], [[Footloose Falls]], and [[Rickety Rapids]]. Oftentimes the Kongs must carefully navigate around [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es while being shot out from a Tracker Barrel, especially in the levels Tracker Barrel Trek and Rickety Rapids.
 
==Gallery==
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TrackerBarrel.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
DKL3 Tracker Barrel GBC.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=トラッカーバレル<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet, page 31.</ref>
|JapR=Torakkā Bareru
|JapM=Tracker Barrel
|Ita=Barile tracciante<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet, pag. 52</ref><br>Barile segugio<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''; Spanish-Italian booklet, pag. 48</ref><br>Barile T<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''; European booklet, pag. 121</ref>
|ItaM=Tracking barrel<br>Tracker barrel<br>T barrel
}}
 
==References==
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==Trivia==
*Its name is a parody of the restaurant [[wikipedia: Cracker Barrel|Cracker Barrel]].
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Latest revision as of 16:08, January 1, 2024

Tracker Barrel
Artwork of a Tracker Barrel from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)

A Tracker Barrel[1] is a type of Barrel Cannon that appears in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. It is emblazoned with the capital letter T surrounded by two arrows, one pointing left and one pointing right. The T stands for "Tracker" on the barrel, and the arrows represent the barrel's ability to track the Kongs horizontally.

Tracker Barrels allow Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong to cross large horizontal gaps. When jumped into, a Tracker Barrel shoots the Kongs straight up in the air, following them as they move either left or right. Tracker Barrels shoot the Kongs higher in Donkey Kong Country 3 than in Donkey Kong Land III.

Tracker Barrels are found in waterfall levels, which often feature large gaps. In Donkey Kong Country 3, they appear only in Tracker Barrel Trek. In Donkey Kong Land III, they appear in three levels: Rocketeer Rally, Footloose Falls, and Rickety Rapids. Oftentimes the Kongs must carefully navigate around Buzzes while being shot out from a Tracker Barrel, especially in the levels Tracker Barrel Trek and Rickety Rapids.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トラッカーバレル[2]
Torakkā Bareru
Tracker Barrel

Italian Barile tracciante[3]
Barile segugio[4]
Barile T[5]
Tracking barrel
Tracker barrel
T barrel

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet, page 24.
  2. ^ Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō instruction booklet, page 31.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet, pag. 52
  4. ^ Donkey Kong Land III; Spanish-Italian booklet, pag. 48
  5. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3; European booklet, pag. 121