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(reads awkwardly. being a ghost with the appearance of an oil drum, it is an entirely fictional concept, so let's not treat it as though it's generic)
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'''Oil''',<ref>{{cite|title=Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|page=21|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Nintendo}}</ref> also referred to as an '''oil bin'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Maybe I can bring this hammer with me to the oil bin.|author=[[Play Nintendo]]|date=April 13, 2024|title="Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong 😲🎮 Gameplay For Kids {{!}} @playnintendo"|url=youtu.be/gGTc_JrAYE0?t=255|language=en-us|timestamp=4:15|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2024}}</ref> or '''[[oil drum]]''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Ooh, this part looks like trouble! There's way more oil drums, some [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fire thingies]], and two hammers.|author=Play Nintendo|date=April 13, 2024|title="Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong 😲🎮 Gameplay For Kids {{!}} @playnintendo"|url=youtu.be/gGTc_JrAYE0?t=351|timestamp=5:51|language=en-us|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2024}}</ref> is represented in the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' as a ghostly<ref name=Daijiten/> obstacle. Oil consists of fire in a tin resembling an oil drum with the text "OIL" written on it. It floats up and down in place, but touching it is deadly. Oil can be destroyed with the [[hammer]].
'''Oil''',<ref>{{cite|title=Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet|page=21|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Nintendo}}</ref> also referred to as an '''oil bin'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Maybe I can bring this hammer with me to the oil bin.|author=[[Play Nintendo]]|date=April 13, 2024|title="Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong 😲🎮 Gameplay For Kids {{!}} @playnintendo"|url=youtu.be/gGTc_JrAYE0?t=255|language=en-us|timestamp=4:15|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2024}}</ref> or '''[[oil drum]]''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Ooh, this part looks like trouble! There's way more oil drums, some [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|fire thingies]], and two hammers.|author=Play Nintendo|date=April 13, 2024|title="Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong 😲🎮 Gameplay For Kids {{!}} @playnintendo"|url=youtu.be/gGTc_JrAYE0?t=351|timestamp=5:51|language=en-us|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2024}}</ref> is a ghostly<ref name=Daijiten/> obstacle in the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. It consists of fire in a tin resembling an oil drum with the text "OIL" written on it. It floats up and down in place, but touching it is deadly. Oil can be destroyed with the [[hammer]].


Oil reappears in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and behaves the same way, with the can now even more resembling an oil drum.
Oil reappears in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and behaves the same way, with the can now even more resembling an oil drum.

Revision as of 11:41, July 31, 2024

This article is about the hazard from the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. For the harmful goop that covers the ocean of Ricco Harbor in Super Mario Sunshine, see Slimy water.
Oil
Artwork of Oil from Donkey Kong.
Artwork of Oil from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance Donkey Kong (Game Boy) (1994)
Latest appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

Oil,[1] also referred to as an oil bin[2] or oil drum,[3] is a ghostly[4] obstacle in the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong. It consists of fire in a tin resembling an oil drum with the text "OIL" written on it. It floats up and down in place, but touching it is deadly. Oil can be destroyed with the hammer.

Oil reappears in Mario vs. Donkey Kong and behaves the same way, with the can now even more resembling an oil drum.

Profiles and statistics

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)

Level appearances

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

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Gallery

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) Model/Oil.bfres.zs Oil -

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Dutch Oil[5] ?
Italian Oil[9][10] ?

References

  1. ^ Nintendo (1994). Game Boy Donkey Kong instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 21.
  2. ^ "Maybe I can bring this hammer with me to the oil bin." – Play Nintendo (April 13, 2024). "Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong 😲🎮 Gameplay For Kids | @playnintendo" (4:15). YouTube (American English). Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ooh, this part looks like trouble! There's way more oil drums, some fire thingies, and two hammers." – Play Nintendo (April 13, 2024). "Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong 😲🎮 Gameplay For Kids | @playnintendo" (5:51). YouTube (American English). Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Daijiten
  5. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual (Dutch). Tab 15.
  6. ^ Nintendo (1994). ゲームボーイ ドンキーコング (Gēmu Bōi Donkī Kongu) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
  7. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. Volume 29 of the KC Deluxe manga. Page 68Media:Donkey Kong GB enemies manga.jpg.
  8. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong Shogakukan bookMedia:Mvsdk book ii.jpg[page number needed]
  9. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Italian manual. Page 21.
  10. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console electronic manual (Italian). Tab 15.