The most common place to use barrel control is on the platform below Donkey Kong (where the upper hammer is). When you have the hammer, you want to force the barrels to come down the ladder closest to Donkey Kong, so you can hit more of them with the hammer. You can then continue to force the barrels down that first ladder as you make your way to and up the ladder at the end of that platform as efficiently as possible.
More advanced players will use barrel control to group 2 or 3 barrels together so they can jump over them for more points.
Check out The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters to learn more about Donkey Kong and classic arcade games in general.
More advanced players will use barrel control to group 2 or 3 barrels together so they can jump over them for more points.
Check out The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters to learn more about Donkey Kong and classic arcade games in general.