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| {{item infobox | | {{item-infobox|image=[[File:BananaCoin DKC2.png|200px]]|name=Banana Coin|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest]]'' ([[1995]])|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[2010]])}} |
| |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 [[coin]]s with a picture of a [[Banana|Banana Bunch]] on them. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Tetris 99]]'' (45th Maximus Cup, cameo) (2025) | |
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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, which are used across [[Donkey Kong Island]].<ref>{{cite|quote=The currency of Donkey Kong Island. Save these up and use them at Funky's Fly 'n' Buy.|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> 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]]''. | |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
| | ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''=== |
| ====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
| | In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', Banana Coins are found in various places in each level. They can be used to buy things from several of the [[Kongs]]. |
| [[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)====
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| [[File:Banana Coin - Donkey Kong Country GBC.png|thumb|A Banana Bunch Coin in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)]]
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| 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'' (''3D'' / ''HD'')====
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| Banana Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|Nintendo Switch]] ports. 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]].
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| In some cases, a Banana Coin is part of a group of bananas where collecting all of the items in that group causes an item to appear.
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| [[Five Monkey Trial]] uses Banana Coins as a key part of progression. As the name of the level suggests, five sections of the level have Banana Coins. Once all Banana Coins in a section are collected, all enemies in the section are defeated and a [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Piece]] appears. Once that Puzzle Piece is collected, the [[Barrel Cannon]] to the next section appears. In Time Attack mode, the Puzzle Piece does not appear, skipping to the Barrel Cannon. | |
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
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| 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''=== | | ===''Donkey Kong 64''=== |
| [[File:DK64BananaCoins.png|thumb|left|120px|Banana Bunch Coins, from ''Donkey Kong 64'']] | | [[Image:DK64BananaCoins.png|thumb|120x120px|left|'''Banana Coins''', from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.]] |
| 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.
| | In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', they came in 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]]. |
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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.
| | 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. |
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| ===''DK: Jungle Climber''=== | | ====Totals==== |
| 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. | | The total amounts of Banana Coins each Kong collects are as follows: |
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| ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
| | *Donkey: 174 |
| 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.
| | *Diddy: 178 |
| | | *Lanky: 185 |
| ===''Tetris 99''===
| | *Tiny: 193 |
| In ''[[Tetris 99]]'', Banana Coins serve as the KO badges in the ''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD'' theme, which was released alongside the 45th Maximus Cup.
| | *Chunky: 219 |
| | | :'''Total: 949''' |
| ==Profiles and statistics==
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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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''===
| | 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 ''Donkey Kong 64'', the final Banana Coin total is '''789'''. |
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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''=== | | ===''DK Jungle Climber''=== |
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| | [[Image:DKJC_BananaCoin.jpg|frame|A '''Banana Coin''' in ''[[DK Jungle Climber]]''.]] |
| |name=Banana Coin | | 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. |
| |image=[[File:Banana Coin Sticker.png]]
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| |game=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
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| ==Gallery== | | ===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''=== |
| <gallery>
| | [[File:BananacoinDKCR.png|thumb|120px|left]] |
| Banana Coin.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | Banana Coins reappeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and they can be used to buy various items in [[Cranky Kong's Shop]]. Unlike in previous games, these coins have an image of a single banana on them, while others have 3. |
| 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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| DKCGBC Coin.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color)
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| DKC2GBA Banana Bunch Coin.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
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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==
| | It also appears as a prize on the [[Slot Machine Barrel]]. |
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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==
| | The Kongs can collect Banana Coins up to 999 total. |
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| {{Coins}} | | ==Sticker Information== |
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| {{DK64}} | | {{DK64}} |
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| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Objects]] |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Items]] |
| [[Category:Coins]] | | [[Category:Coins]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong items]] | | [[Category:Collectibles]] |
| [[Category:DK: Jungle Climber]] | | [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Stickers]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong 64 items]]
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] |
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