History Main / ThrowAbarrelAtIt

* ''VideoGame/LethalEnforcers 2'' have you battling the second boss, who's at the back of a wagon full of explosives and driving uphill, at which point the boss will lob the barrels at your direction. He's actually one of the easier bosses in the entire series, due to his barrels being relatively slow and can be blown up by one shot, and he lobs only a single barrel each time.

* Being based on the image source, Donkey Kong throws a few at enemies in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''.

* In ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009'', Dredger throws a barrel at Holmes while he's chasing him through a shipyard.
* In ''Franchise/{{Tintin}} et le Mystère de la Toison d'Or'', while pursued on an old fortress in Istanbul, Captain Haddock sends a few cannonballs rolling down a narrow flight of stairs to trip off the bad guys.

* The 1960s ''Series/Batman1966'' show

* Goes back to the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong''. Mastering the art of barrel throwing is a big part of the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games, including ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong94'', where Mario gets to give the big gorilla a taste of his own medicine. In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', barrels are used to defeat mooks (and sometimes bosses), break open secret walls, and in [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble the third installment]], get DK coins from aptly named Koins. There are wooden barrels, metal kegs, [[ExplodingBarrels TNT barrels]], wood boxes and most importantly the DK barrel, which serves as an HP refill in all games, either by containing a Kong you lost, or in the two newer games – ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns DKC Returns]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry Tropical Freeze]]'' – as full restores for any lost {{hearts|AreHealth}}.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Sonic the Hedgehog|2006}}'', throwing objects (including barrels) at enemies is Silver's main fighting mode. In ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'', throwing water-filled barrels is the only way to defeat certain fiery enemies in the werehog levels.

* Robots in the Sargasso Space Hideout in ''VideoGame/StarFox: [[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'' will throw metal barrels down on you as you're trying to walk up a ramp, but you can easily shoot them to pieces if you're careful.

* The only obstacle in the level Toxic Waste in ''Videogame/CrashBandicoot1996'', aside from the titular toxic waste, are oil barrels thrown by Pinstripe’s mafia goons. Later in the level, they start bouncing, adding an extra layer of complexity. One of the Aku Aku hints in the Japanese version even lampshades this trope’s prevalence in video games.
* Some enemies in ''VideoGame/{{Area 51}}'' (the LightGunGame) throw ExplodingBarrels.

* The first boss of ''VideoGame/OperationWolfReturnsFirstMission'' has him throwing explosive barrels at you as one of his attacks. If you're not ready, it's a OneHitKill.

* ''VideoGame/AnnieLastHope'' have zombies in the Arctic stage who hurls rolling barrels at you, but you can send them rolling back with a well-timed kick. Doing so knocks down rows of enemies in an instant allowing you to deal with multiple zombies easily.

* Barrels are a RunningGag in the ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'' series, and some games let you use them as weapons:

* Captain VideoGame/{{Claw}} can pick up and throw (surprisingly far at that) barrels [[ExplodingBarrels filled with gunpowder]], as well as simply shooting them with his flintlock. Unlike dynamite, they explode on impact with the ground as opposed to having a timed fuse.

* The only obstacle in the level Toxic Waste in ''Videogame/CrashBandicoot1996'', aside from the titular toxic waste, are barrels thrown by genetically modified monkeys. Most of the barrels roll, but some bounce.

* In a pretty clear ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'', one of the encounters in the Stormstout Brewery dungeon in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft: Mists of Pandaria'' involves jumping onto rolling barrels to aim them at the boss -- a giant monkey.