Editing Banana Bunch

{{about|the cluster of bananas seen in multiple games|the minigame in [[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]] for the [[Game Boy Color]]|[[Banana Bunch (minigame)]]}}

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|image=[[File:BananabunchDKCR.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Banana Bunch from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''

|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])

'''Banana Bunches''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are items consisting of clustered [[banana]]s, usually in quantities of three, five, or ten.

A Banana Bunch lying under a vine is among the fruit [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] can drop on enemies in the [[Vine Scene|first stage]] of his [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|debut game]]. Like every other fruit in the game, this Banana Bunch awards the player 400 points if touched.

[[File:Banana Bunch DKC artwork.jpg|thumb|A Banana Bunch from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', Banana Bunches are worth ten bananas. In the former game, [[Donkey Kong]] can sometimes reveal a Banana Bunch by using [[Hand Slap]] in a specific location.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', there are two distinct Banana Bunches: the more common variety are worth five bananas, while the rarer variety are worth twenty.

[[File:BananaBunch MK64.png|frame|left]]

Banana Bunches appear as items exclusively in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. When used, five regular Banana peels are automatically deployed to trail behind the player's [[kart]]. The player may throw each Banana one-by-one whenever they please, and the Bananas also block incoming items from hitting the player. They can be obtained in the top two positions, with a 5% chance of appearing in each position they appear in.

In later games in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, [[Triple Bananas]] supersede Banana Bunches in terms of function, making the Banana Bunch the only item from ''Mario Kart 64'' that does not reappear in another installment.

 

Bananas appear as a bunch in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', but are only worth one fruit.

Like all other color-coded character-specific items in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Banana Bunches are colored yellow for Donkey Kong, red for [[Diddy Kong]], purple for [[Tiny Kong]], blue for [[Lanky Kong]], and green for [[Chunky Kong]]. Every Banana Bunch collected adds to the total banana count required to complete the game.

 

 

 

In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', their only major role in a ''Mario Party'' game, Banana Bunches appear on [[DK's Jungle Ruins]], substituting for the [[Mini Star]]s that appear on other boards. Collecting a Banana Bunch makes the captain gain three Bananas. Banana Bunches have a [[Z-Banana]] equivalent which take away three Bananas. By landing on the [[Lucky Space]] on the left side of the board, the captain can earn up to four Banana Bunches if they are launched high enough into the air. By landing on the Lucky Space on the right side of the board, the captain can earn Banana Bunches by lining up the middle head of each of the three pillars. For each successful attempt, an addition Banana Bunch is given, allowing up to five Banana Bunches. In the exclusive minigames of this board, [[Diddy's Banana Blast]] and [[DK's Banana Bonus]], Banana Bunches appear less frequently than regular Bananas. DK's Banana Bonus has one giant Banana Bunch that gives ten Bananas.

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', Banana Bunches reprise their original role from ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' as fruit that can be dropped on enemies to attack them. This time, they do not award the player any points if touched, but will award 500 points if they hit an enemy. They are present in Levels [[Level 2-5 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|2-5]], [[Level 2-DK|2-DK]], [[Level 2-2+|2-2+]], [[Level 2-5+|2-5+]], and [[Level 2-DK+|2-DK+]].

Banana Bunches, like regular Bananas, appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. In this game, Donkey Kong's banana total acts as his overall health (in the New Play Control! version, they only act as his health for boss battles); losing all of his beats results in a Game Over. Banana Bunches are worth three beats.

===''DK'' series===

Banana Bunches appear in both games of the [[DK (series)|''DK'' series]]: ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. In these games, the standard Banana Bunches are worth five bananas, and there is a less common type worth ten bananas.

===''Yoshi Touch & Go''===

Banana Bunches also appear in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''. If a Yoshi eats one, it will get three more [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s.

===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===

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|name=Banana Bunch

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DKC SNES Banana Bunch.gif|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''

MK64 Banana Bunch art.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''

YS Banana Artwork.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''

DK64 Yellow Banana Bunch.gif|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''

Super Mario Sunshine Banana.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''

==Names in other languages==

|Jpn=５{{ruby|本|ほん}}バナナ<ref name=BD>{{cite|language=ja|title=''Burabura Donkey'' instruction booklet|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PBCJ_00.pdf|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo|page=18}}</ref>

|Jpn2=バナナ１ふさ<br>１０{{ruby|本|ほん}}バナナ<ref name=BD/>

|Jpn4M=1 Banana Bunch

|FreM=Banana bunch

|Ita=Grandi cesti di banane<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' Italian booklet|page=13}}</ref>

|Ita2=Cesto di banane<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', GIG's Italian manual{{page needed}}</ref>

|Ita3=Casco di banane<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=it|date=1997|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''Mario Kart 64'' European instruction booklet|page=32}}</ref>

 

*[[Triple Bananas]]

 

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