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'''Bananas''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are tropical [[fruit]] with a variety of purposes. They are [[Donkey Kong]]'s favorite food,<ref>{{cite|quote=Bananas:Donkey Kong's favorite snack|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' Wii U electronic manual|language=en-us|format=PDF|date=2014|page=17|publisher=nintendo.com|accessdate=January 28, 2025|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170110153828/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/manual-WiiU-Donkey_Kong_Country_Tropical_Freeze.pdf}}</ref> so a number of appearances of bananas are tied to that character or [[Kong]]s in general.

Bananas do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', although a [[Banana Bunch]] is among the fruit which [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] can drop on enemies in the [[Vine Scene|first stage]].

Bananas in "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]," being the Kongs' favorite food, are the main victuals when Donkey Kong and his friends travel to Outer Space in order to stop aliens from pulling [[Earth]] away from the sun. As it turns out, the culprits just erroneously took the planet for a huge [[coconut]], a fruit their species adores. Diddy suggests to give bananas to the extraterrestrials as a compensation to get Earth back. This plan works, and the aliens are enthusiastic about the bananas' taste.

===''Donkey Kong Country'' series and ''Donkey Kong Land'' series===

Bananas in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series and ''[[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]]'' series are the main collectible items in the same manner as [[Coin]]s in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]], since for every one hundred bananas collected, the player receives an [[extra life]].<ref>{{cite|quote=The goal, as always, is to grab 100 bananas for a 1-Up.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 65|page=22|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> Banana Bunches in both series are worth ten regular bananas. Bananas are additionally a key item to the stories of some games in both series, as Donkey Kong has a [[banana hoard]] that antagonists steal or otherwise threaten.  

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', some of the bananas seen in levels are bananas from the stolen banana hoard dropped by the [[Kremling]]s.<ref>{{cite| quote = The entire Donkey Kong clan was oblivious as the Kremlings then loaded the banana horde into their Kremling karts and wheeled them off through the jungle, leaving an obvious trail of dropped fruit from their overloaded conveyances. | title = ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet | page = 5 |date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite| quote = The trail of bananas left by the thieving Kremlings will also guide you on your way. | title = ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet | page = 18 }}</ref> Bananas and Banana Bunches in this game commonly appear within [[Bonus Area]]s to the extent of having a type centered around them, "Collect the Bananas!". Donkey Kong can sometimes reveal a Banana Bunch by using [[Hand Slap]] in a specific location. Hoards of bananas in the boss arenas fill the background.

Bananas in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' can additionally serve as visual aids. Bananas that point at a wall indicates that it can be broken, and this always leads into a [[Bonus room|Bonus Area]]. One banana can also give away the location of either a hidden object (such as a [[Barrel Cannon]] or a [[hook]]), a hidden item (such as an [[Extra Life Balloon]]), or even a [[Bonus Barrel]]. Bananas in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and its sequel, ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', are sometimes arranged in the shape of a controller button, indicating which button must be pressed during that moment; for example, in [[Bobbing Barrel Brawl]] of the latter game, a group of bananas shaped as a "Y" tell the player to press {{button|snes|y}} for [[Ellie the Elephant|Ellie]] to draw over a [[TNT Barrel]] stuck between two red [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] port, the arrangement of these bananas were updated to match with the appropriate Game Boy Advance button.

Bananas are key items in the story of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS port]], and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|Nintendo Switch port]]. The [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] steals bananas from all across the island, including those of the banana hoard. Most of the game's bosses interact with bananas in their opening cutscenes, usually by eating some. This is what prompts Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]] to attack. The [[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]]'s boss level, [[Feather Fiend]], reveals that the Tiki Tak Tribe uses crushed bananas to create more tikis. The game's ending has the volcano on [[Donkey Kong Island]] erupt bananas all over the island. Several of them incidentally activates a statue revealing the [[Golden Temple]]/[[Cloud (world)|Cloud Gateway]].

 

As items, bananas in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' are very similar to their earlier appearances. Button prompts are moved to the new character [[Professor Chops|tutorial pig]], so banana are not arranged in button indicative formations. Collecting all bananas, and sometimes a [[Banana Coin]], in certain areas can make objects appear. Examples include a Red Balloon or a [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Piece]]. In levels involving [[Rocket Barrel]]s, the path of bananas that have this effect in a field of bananas that do not is usually indicated by the path consisting of banana bunches. There are now winged bananas that float around in certain areas (mostly Bonus Areas), which are worth five bananas. Normal bananas sometimes trail behind a winged banana. Enormous, floating bananas (amongst other [[fruit]]) appear in the Golden Temple's level as platforms that swing back and forth. They have steep slopes for edges. Some of the bananas only swing forward, but they face the screen and loop between the background and foreground.

Bananas in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' are the [[Favorite Fruit]] of [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]]s, excluding [[melon]]s, which are loved by all Yoshis. Bananas on the [[Super Happy Tree]] are seen growing from the top.

Bananas in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series have appeared in various [[minigame]]s, such as in [[Tree Stomp]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', where golden bananas increase the speed of any player that collects them. Bananas are prominently featured in [[Minigame|Donkey Kong minigame]]s in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', ''[[Mario Party 6|6]]'', and ''[[Mario Party 7|7]]'', where they are worth one, two, or three [[coin]]s depending on a random multiplier determined by whoever has landed on a [[DK Space]] before the minigame starts. In these games, there are also Banana Bunches, which are worth five bananas each and also mainly found in Donkey Kong minigames.

Outside of minigames, Bananas directly replace [[Mini Star]]s in [[DK's Jungle Ruins]] in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', where the goal is to have the most bananas by the end. [[Z-Banana]]s similarly appear as a counterpart to [[Mini Ztar]]s.

===''Mario Tennis Open''===

Bananas appear in many [[microgame]]s in the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]. The 2nd level difficulty of [[Eating Contest]] tasks the player with eating a banana. The 2nd level difficulty of [[Close Call (microgame)|Close Call]] has a banana used as a tennis ball on a court and bounce away, with the player having to determine if the "ball" landed within or outside the court. The banana's long shape makes this task more difficult than the normal tennis ball. The 3nd level difficulty of [[Hand Me Down]] has the player use a banana as a baton, passing it to a gorilla to win a relay race. Certain levels of [[Nose Dive]] have Handroid V eat a banana as a power-up before a boss encounter. The 3nd level difficulty [[Wheel of Whack]] tasks the player with hitting monkeys with a hammer, but the monkeys can use a banana as a shield and stun the hammer. In [[Code Dependency]] bananas may be one of the objects with bar codes the player has to scan. In [[What Goes In...]], the food the player has to digest may be a banana. The 3rd level difficulty of [[Fruit Fans]] has the player pick out the bananas from birds and jaguars designed to greatly resemble bananas. The 2nd level difficulty of [[Inch, Worm!]] has the goal be to reach a banana.

 

Microgames based on games of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series feature bananas as per their depiction in that series. ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' has the microgame [[DK Country]], and ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' has the microgame [[Donkey Kong Country (microgame)|Donkey Kong Country]]. Bananas have to be collected to complete the microgames.  

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===

Bananas in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' are the currency in the Donkey Kong Adventure mode, replacing [[coin]]s from the main game. Donkey Kong also uses banana-shaped boomerang weapons called [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Bwananarang|Bwananarangs]], with one of them, the Potassium Pulverizer, being directly based on a banana.

===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===

====''Donkey Kong Country''====

====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====

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