Stop & Go Barrel: Difference between revisions

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'''Stop & Go Barrels''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide. Pages 14 and 48.</ref> also named '''GO barrels''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special), page 27.</ref> are a type of [[barrel]] that appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', where they are exclusive to the level [[Stop & Go Station]]. They are each a dark barrel reading either "Stop" or "Go" on it, respectively in red and green text, and are similar to [[ON/OFF Switch]]es. The stage lighting corresponds to the Stop & Go Barrels' current setting (red for "Stop" and green for "Go").

In Stop & Go Station, most of the paths are occupied by the invulnerable [[Rock Kroc]]s, whose movements can be manipulated from the numerous Stop & Go Barrels appearing throughout the [[level]]. By default, each Stop & Go Barrel is set to "Go," permitting the Rock Krocs to move around. If [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] [[jump]] at a Stop & Go Barrel, it and the other barrels of its type temporarily read "Stop," causing the Rock Krocs to curl into a ball and cease movement. This allows the [[Kong]]s to safely pass the Rock Krocs. After a while, the Stop & Go Barrels revert to "Go," and the Rock Krocs resume movement. The duration in which the barrels are set to "Stop" is based on the distance from that Stop & Go Barrel to the next one.

The level [[Loopy Lights]] features its own series of barrels with a similar functionality, [[On & Off Barrel]]s, which temporarily turn on the lights throughout the stage.