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{{redirect|Bonus Level|the levels in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''|[[Bonus Levels]]|bonus rounds in other games|[[Bonus Game]] and [[Bonus Stage]]}}

A '''bonus room'''<ref>"I'm sure there must be some '''bonus rooms''' you haven't found!" &ndash; [[Cranky Kong]] in ''Donkey Kong Country''</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/manual-WiiU-Donkey_Kong_Country_Tropical_Freeze.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' American English electronic manual], tab 9: "Basic Play". ''nintendo.com''. Retrieved July 28, 2017.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47, page 46.</ref> (also known as a '''Bonus Area''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 66, page 11.</ref><ref>"There are plenty of opportunities to score 1-Ups, especially in the '''Bonus Areas''' where you play games of skill." &ndash; ''Donkey Kong Country'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 22</ref><ref>"This special Barrel Kannon will send you through time and space to a '''Bonus Area'''." &ndash; ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 18</ref> '''Bonus Level''',<ref>"Bonus Barrels launch you into '''Bonus Levels''' when you jump into them." &ndash; ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 18; ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' instruction booklet, page 15; ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' instruction booklet, page 24; ''Donkey Kong Land III'' instruction booklet, page 18</ref><ref>"There are dozens of '''Bonus Levels''' found in Donkey Kong Country. Some are easy to find, while some are almost impossible. All will give you extra lives, bananas or other surprise items." – ''Donkey Kong Country'' SNES instruction booklet, page 23</ref> '''bonus stage''',<ref>"''Welcome to bonus stage!''" -- ''Donkey Kong 64'' announcer, when entering a bonus stage</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/manual-3DS-donkey-kong-country-returns-3D-en.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' electronic manual], tab 9: "Basic Play". ''nintendo.com''. Retrieved July 22, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' British English electronic manual], tab 9: "Basic Play". ''nintendo-europe.com''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref> or '''Bonus Game'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 68, page 56.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 91, pages 58 and 59.</ref>) is a hidden area in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong]] games, particularly the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]]'' games. Bonus rooms are usually revealed either by finding a secret passage or by [[jump]]ing into a [[Bonus Barrel]]. They usually have a challenge that the [[Kong]]s must complete to earn a prize needed for [[Completion|100% completion]]. In ''Donkey Kong Country'' games developed by [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]], after the player has uncovered all the bonus rooms of a given [[level]], an exclamation point is added after its title; in the ''Donkey Kong Land'' series, an exclamation point is still marked but is not appended to the end of the level title.

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