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| {{item infobox
| | [[Image:BananaCoin_DKC2.png|thumb|100px|A '''Banana Coin'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:Banana Coin - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
| | '''Banana Coins''' are currency used in the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' series of games. They are yellow coins with a picture of a [[Banana Bunch]] on them. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', they are used to buy things from several of the [[Kongs]]. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
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| {{quote|Blood may be thicker than water, but Banana Coins are thicker still. Get in here.|[[Cranky Kong]]|[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]}}
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| '''Banana Coins''', also known as '''Banana Bunch Coins'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=21|date=1999}}</ref> (or '''Banana Bunch Koins'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' instruction booklet|page=12}}</ref>), are a currency used in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]], starting with ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. They are [[coin]]s depicting a [[banana]], or a [[Banana Bunch]] in earlier games. Their purpose varies between games, but are generally used to purchase an item or service from another [[Kong]]. Banana Coins were replaced with [[bear coin]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and its handheld follow-up, ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. | |
| ==History==
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
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| [[File:BananaCoin DKC2.png|thumb|left|150px|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
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| Banana Coins, referred to as "'''[[Kong]] Family Coins'''" in [[Kong Kollege]], are items in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. They are scattered throughout each level. [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] use them to pay for services offered by the Kong family: use of [[Funky Kong]]'s [[Biplane Barrel]] at [[Funky's Flights II]], obtain advice from [[Cranky Kong]] at [[Monkey Museum]], saving the game and receiving advice from [[Wrinkly Kong]] at [[Kong Kollege]], and playing [[Swanky Kong]]'s quizzes at [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]]. The Kongs can carry up to 99 Banana Coins at a time. Additionally, the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]] allows the [[Kong]]s to fight a boss again by paying ten Banana Coins to Swanky, and Wrinkly no longer offers to save the Kongs' progress for a fee since save functionality was integrated into the world map's menu.
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color)====
| | [[Image:Item-coins.gif|left|frame|A '''Banana Coin''' in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.]] |
| [[File:Banana Coin - Donkey Kong Country GBC.png|thumb|A Banana Bunch Coin in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)]] | | In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', they came five different colors, and each of the five Kongs could only collect Banana Coins of their own color. The colors were yellow for [[Donkey Kong]], red for [[Diddy Kong]], blue for [[Lanky Kong]], purple for [[Tiny Kong]] and green for [[Chunky Kong]]. Numerous Banana Coins were scattered throughout the levels of the game for the Kongs to seek out. The Kongs needed to use these coins to purchase equipment and upgrades from [[Cranky Kong]], [[Funky Kong]], and [[Candy Kong]]. |
| Banana Bunch Coins are items in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. One appears in all six of [[Candy's Challenge]]s, and can be revealed by meeting a challenge's objective. The Banana Bunch Coins can be seen from the "Bonus" menu option, though ones not collected are represented by a black silhouette.
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====
| | There were also special multi-colored Banana Coins that could only be found when a Kong unearthed a [[DK Dirt Pile]] with the charge move learned from the [[Banana Fairy Queen]]. These coins were larger than regular Banana Coins, and, more importantly, they added five Banana Coins to each Kong's total, regardless of whether a certain Kong had been rescued or not. |
| Banana Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They were redesigned to only depict a single banana instead of a Banana Bunch. Their main purpose is for purchasing various items at [[Cranky Kong's Shop]]. Banana Coins are scattered throughout every level. [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] can collect up to 999 Banana Coins. | |
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| The Kongs can also obtain Banana Coins by jumping on three to seven enemies in succession (enemies from the eighth onward give [[Extra Life Balloon|Red Balloons]] instead), or as a prize from the [[Slot Machine Barrel]].
| | There are currently known to be a total of 949 Banana Coins in Donkey Kong 64. This is broken down as follows: |
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
| | Donkey: 174, Diddy: 178, Lanky: 185, Tiny: 193, Chunky: 219 |
| In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]], Banana Coins have a similar role as its predecessor, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. They were recolored from yellow to golden, and continuously sparkle. Banana Coins are still used for purchasing items, this time at [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]]. Like the previous game, the Kongs can collect up to 999 Banana Coins.
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| ===''Donkey Kong 64''===
| | During the game, each Kong spends 21 coins on personal upgrades, Donkey spends an extra 2 on the DK Arcade game, and a total of 53 coins are spent on shared upgrades. At the end of the game, assuming Donkey pays for all shared upgrades, these are the totals you should have if you have collected them all: |
| [[File:DK64BananaCoins.png|thumb|left|120px|Banana Bunch Coins, from ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
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| Banana Bunch Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They appear in five colors, each corresponding to a Kong: yellow ones can only be collected by [[Donkey Kong]], red ones by [[Diddy Kong]], blue ones by [[Lanky Kong]], purple ones by [[Tiny Kong]] and green ones by [[Chunky Kong]]. Each Kong has to spend Banana Bunch Coins at [[Funky's Store]] to purchase weapons and ammo from [[Funky Kong]], at [[Cranky's Lab]] to purchase moves and abilities from [[Cranky Kong]], and at [[Candy's Music Shop]] to purchase musical instruments from [[Candy Kong]]. In total, every Kong spends 21 Banana Bunch Coins on personal upgrades, Donkey Kong spends an extra 2 to replay the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game, and a total of 53 are used for shared upgrades. There are 974 Banana Bunch Coins in total. After all coins possible are spent, the Kongs will have a remaining 814 Banana Bunch Coins among themselves if all coins are collected. The maximum number of Banana Bunch Coins for each Kong are as follows: 179 for Donkey Kong; 183 for Diddy; 190 for Lanky; 198 for Tiny; and 224 for Chunky. The Mystery mode has an unlockable cheat allowing the player to have 999 Banana Bunch Coins; this cheat can be unlocked by collecting twenty Banana Fairies.
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| A unique type of Banana Bunch Coin, known as [[5-Banana Coin]]s are also featured in the game, hidden under [[DK Dirt Pile]]s. These coins are larger than normal ones, and give five Banana Bunch Coins to each Kong, equaling a total of twenty-five.
| | Donkey: 98, Diddy: 157, Lanky: 164, Tiny: 172, Chunky: 198 |
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| ===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
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| Banana Coins are items in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. Five of them appear in each level. After completing the game, the Banana Coins can be spent on extra levels.
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| ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
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| A Banana Coin appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]]. In [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], it can be used by any character and increases the strength of its user's leg attacks by four.
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | [[image:DKJC_BananaCoin.jpg|frame|A '''Banana Coin''' in ''[[DK Jungle Climber]]''.]] |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
| | Banana Coins returned in ''[[DK Jungle Climber]]''. In this game, five were featured in each level. After the game was beaten, they could be spent on extra levels. |
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| |Eng=These coins are used to pay the various members of the Kong Family for their help.{{page needed}}}}
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
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| |Eng=Use these to enlist the help of various members of the Kong family.{{page needed}}}}
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| ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
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| |name=Banana Coin
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| |image=[[File:Banana Coin Sticker.png]]
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| |game=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' | |
| |effect=[Leg] - Attack +4
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Banana Coin.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| DKL2 GB Banana Coin sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
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| DK64 Yellow Banana Coin.gif|''Donkey Kong 64''
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| DK64 Red Banana Coin.gif|''Donkey Kong 64''
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| DK64 Blue Banana Coin.gif|''Donkey Kong 64''
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| DK64 Purple Banana Coin.gif|''Donkey Kong 64''
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| DK64 Green Banana Coin.gif|''Donkey Kong 64''
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| Banana Coin DKJC sprite.png|''DK: Jungle Climber''<br>(gameplay)
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| DKJC Banana Coin.png|''DK: Jungle Climber''<br>(pause screen)
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| BananacoinDKCR.png|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jpn=バナナコイン
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| |JpnR=Banana Koin
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| |JpnM=Banana Coin
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| |Fre=Pièce banane
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| |FreM=Banana Coin
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| |Ger=Bananenmünze
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| |GerM=Banana Coin
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| |Ita=Moneta Banana<ref>{{cite|page=12|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' Italian manual|publisher=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=it|publisher=Nintendo|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|page=112|language=it|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' European manual|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2004}}</ref>
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| |ItaN=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', ''Donkey Kong Country 2''
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| |Ita2=Moneta Casco di Banane<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' English-Italian manual|page=34}}</ref>
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| |Ita2N=''Donkey Kong 64''
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| |Ita3=Moneta banana<ref>{{cite|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2007|title=''[[Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber]]'' Italian manual|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' Italian manual|page=24|date=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2013|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' Italian e-manual|page=12|language=it|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2014|author=Nintendo|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' Italian e-manual|page=17}}</ref>
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| |Ita3N=''Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber'', ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'', ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
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| |ItaM=Banana Coin
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| |Ita2M=Banana Bunch Coin
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| |Ita3M=Banana coin
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| |SpaA=Moneda banana<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Chile) ''La Jungla de Donkey Kong: Edición Especial''|page=45}}</ref>
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| |SpaAM=Banana coin
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| ==References==
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| | [[Category: Collectibles]] |
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| [[Category:DK: Jungle Climber]]
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