Kremkoin
| Kremkoin | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a Kremkoin from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) (2004) |
| Effect | Unlocks levels when given to Klubba. |
A Kremkoin,[1] also spelled Krem Coin,[2][3][4] is a large golden coin in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2 that is rewarded for completing a Bonus Area. Every Kremkoin has to be collected by Diddy and Dixie Kong in both games. Every level has usually two or three Kremkoins, and therefore the same number of Bonus Areas, and a Kremkoin is also rewarded for defeating a world boss the first time. If Diddy and Dixie redo an already completed Bonus Area, the Kremkoin is shown with a check mark over it, and collecting it does not count toward the total. Additionally, completing a boss level again will not cause a Kremkoin to appear.
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, there are 75 Kremkoins in total. 15 Kremkoins have to be paid to Klubba at each of his kiosks for the Kongs to enter a specific Lost World level. The single Bonus Area in every Lost World level rewards a DK Coin, not a Kremkoin unlike most levels. Likewise, the Kongs are rewarded a DK Coin for completing Krocodile Kore. There is a cheat in Pirate Panic that allows the Kongs to obtain all 75 Kremkoins at once.
In Donkey Kong Land 2, there are only 47 Kremkoins to obtain, and rather than pay for each Lost World level, the Kongs pay every Kremkoin at once to unlock the Lost World entirely.
Kremkoins were replaced with Bonus Coins in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]
- Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "If you collect these coins hidden in each bonus level, you can use them to cross the toll bridge to the Lost World."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クレムコイン Kuremukoin |
Kremkoin |
| Italian | Kremkoin[5][6] Kremcoin[sic][7] Moneta Kremkoin[8] Kremoneta |
- - Kremkoin coin Krem-coin; portmanteau of Kremling and moneta ("coin") |
References[edit]
- ^ "An' if yers don't pay up, I'll run yer through like the scurvy dogs ye are, A-harrr! It costs 15 Kremkoins to cross over, mateys." – Klubba. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
- ^ March 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #36. Page 24.
- ^ January 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #46. Page 46-49.
- ^ June 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #51. Page 50-53 and 61.
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, GIG's Italian manual[page number needed]
- ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 14.
- ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 7.
- ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 e-manual. Page 12.
