Fire (enemy)
- This article is about the enemy in Donkey Kong. For the enemy once referred to as "fire", see Flimflam.
- Not to be confused with Fireball (Donkey Kong).
| Fire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork of a Fire from Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia | |||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong (1981) | ||
| Latest appearance | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024) | ||
| Variant of | Fireball | ||
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Fires[1] (also known as fireballs,[2][3][4] firefoxes,[5] and foxfires)[6] are enemies that debuted in the 100m level of Donkey Kong. In most versions, they are depicted as a slightly larger variant of the Fireball enemy that appears in other levels.
History
Donkey Kong
Fires make their first appearance in the original Donkey Kong as enemies. They exclusively appear in 100 m, and as they are slightly larger than the Fireball enemies that appear in other levels, they are more difficult to jump over. Fires can climb ladders, but cannot reverse directions during the climb. If Mario jumps over a Fire, he receives points. If a bolt is removed while a Fire is on top of it, the enemy will become stuck over the gap. This will allow Mario to safely jump over the enemy repeatedly. Like Fireballs, the only way to destroy them is with a hammer. Picking up a hammer causes the Fires to turn blue. In the arcade version, there can only be five or fewer Fires on the screen at the same time, lowered to four in the Nintendo Entertainment System port of the game.
In the Game Boy version, Fires appear in the Start, which is a recreation of the arcade original.
Fireballs retain their role of enemies in Donkey Kong 64's built-in port of the Donkey Kong arcade game.
Family BASIC
In the Family BASIC accessory to the Family Computer, Fires are programmable sprites. In Family BASIC V3, they are enemies in a space shooter minigame.
NES Remix series
Fires appear in Donkey Kong-related challenges in NES Remix, NES Remix Pack, and Ultimate NES Remix.
Profiles and statistics
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
| ファイア (JP) / Fire (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ゴースト族 | Tribe | Ghost clan | |
| Disposition | Restless | ||
| Game appearances | GB Donkey | ||
| かわいい目をしたファイア |
Fire with cute eyes The Fire from the GB version of Donkey has a marshmallow-like body and cute eyes. But if you are careless and touch it, you will be burned to a crisp. It is difficult to jump over it, so use a hammer to knock it down. | ||
Gallery
Donkey Kong (NES)
Donkey Kong (NES)
Donkey Kong (ColecoVision)
Donkey Kong (Atari 2600)
Donkey Kong (Amstrad CPC)
Donkey Kong (Atari 7800)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ファイアボール[8] Faiabōru |
Fireball | |
| おじゃま虫[9] Ojama mushi |
Trouble bug | ||
| ファイア[10] Faia |
Fire | ||
| Dutch | Vuurbal[11] | Fireball | |
| Fire[12] | - | ||
| French | Boule de feu[3][4] | Fireball | |
| German | Feuerball[3] | Fireball | |
| Italian | Fuoco[13] | Fire | |
| Fiamma[3][14] | Flame | ||
| Fire[12] | - | ||
| Portuguese | Bola de fogo[4] | Fireball | |
| Spanish | Bola de fuego[3][4] | Fireball | |
| Fuego[citation needed] | Fire |
References
- ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong English instruction booklet, page 21.
- ^ Instruction manuals for Intellivision, ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Coleco Adam, NES, and Atari 7800 ports.[page number needed]
- ^ a b c d e Donkey Kong Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual. Page 8.
- ^ a b c d Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, Kong Crusher challenge – Classified Information. Page 3.
- ^ Instruction manual for Atari 8-bit port (PDF).
- ^ Instruction manuals for MS-DOS and Apple II ports:
- wingi (October 13, 2019). Donkey Kong Covers (PC Booter). MobyGames. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- Phone Battles (June 15, 2019). Donkey Kong Arcade Unboxing OG 1981 Mini Arcade, Game & Watch, Apple II & Atari 2600. YouTube. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 176.
- ^ Family BASIC handbook.
- ^ 1983. ドンキーコング (Donkī Kongu) Famicom instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese). Page 4.
- ^ 1994. ゲームボーイ ドンキーコング (Gēmu Bōi Donkī Kongu) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
- ^ Donkey Kong Original Edition - Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual. Page 8.
- ^ a b Game Boy Donkey Kong Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual. Page 15.
- ^ Donkey Kong Italian manual. Page 21.
- ^ "Colpisci la fiamma con il martello!" & "Supera la fiamma con un salto!" – NES Remix - Donkey Kong levels 7-1 and 7-2. Nintendo (Italian).
