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{{image|more=yes|Animated sprites of the green Banana and present from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' and screenshots of the Green Banana(s) from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' television series}}
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|image=[[File:DK64_Green_Banana.gif]]
|description=
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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'''Green bananas''' appear as items in a few [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']]–related games, particularly the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] and ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Green bananas have little difference from [[banana]]s besides their light-green peel, comparable to [[Blue Banana]]s and their light-blue peels.


A '''Green Banana''' is an item from the [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]].
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
[[File:DKC3-GreenBanana.png|frame]][[File:DKC3-XmasPresent.png|frame]]
Green bananas are featured in certain [[Bonus Level]]s, of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', where the goal is for [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] to collect fifteen of them [[Time Limit|on time]] for a [[Bonus Coin (Donkey Kong franchise)|Bonus Coin]]. Only one green banana spawns at a time, as well as in random spots. After a few seconds, if the green banana is not collected, it disappears before respawning elsewhere on the map.
 
Through the use of the "MERRY" [[Cheat code|code]], which gives the Bonus Levels of the game a Christmas theme, the green bananas are replaced with presents, which serve the same purpose.
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====''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color)====
[[File:DKCGBC Banana green.png|frame]]
Green bananas<ref>{{cite|quote='''DK Sticker Packs''' Uncover these hidden items, found near green bananas, with stomps or hand slaps, then use the Game Boy Printer to print them out.|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Game Boy Color instruction booklet|page=10|location=Redmond, WA|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> in the form of Banana Bunches reappear in certain levels of [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|first remake]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They are the same as ordinary [[Banana Bunch]]es, being worth ten [[banana]]s when collected, but their purpose is to indicate that a [[DK Sticker Pack]] is hidden nearby. By re-entering a level where the DK Sticker Pack has been obtained, the green banana becomes a regular Banana Bunch.
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===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:DK64 Green Banana Bunch.gif|frame]]
Green bananas in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' can be collected by only [[Chunky Kong]], appearing semi-transparent and non-tangible otherwise. The first seven stages each have 100 green bananas, and like the other banana colors, green bananas are required to feed [[Scoff]]. Green [[Banana Bunch]]es also debut, being worth five green bananas, and popping a green [[Banana Balloon]] with the [[Pineapple Launcher]] earns Chunky ten green bananas.
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== History ==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===
====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' animated series, green bananas of a different type appear in the episode "[[Watch the Skies]]". They are eaten by Diddy, who believes it would keep the aliens away. Later, when he sees [[General Klump]] sleepwalking and mistakes him for an alien, Diddy shoots a green banana out of its skin at him, waking him up.
[[File:Present.PNG|frame]]
Green Bananas first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', where they are found in certain [[Bonus Area]]s. In these Bonus Areas, the object is for [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] to collect fifteen of them within a time-limit. If they succeed, they are awarded with a [[Bonus Coin]]. The catch here is that only one Green Banana appears at a time, and they appear in random spots, forcing the [[Kong]]s into scrambling to collect them. If the Kongs aren't fast enough, any uncollected Green Bananas disappear.


Through the use of a code, which can give the Bonus Areas of the game a Christmas theme, the Green Bananas are replaced with presents, which serve the same purpose.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
DKC3 Grab 15 Bananas.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
Ripsaw Rage Bonus Level 2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
DK64 Banana Colour.gif|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
Sticker Pad JH.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
Necky Nutmare.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color)
DKC3 GBA Collect Bananas.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
Squeals Wheels GBA Bonus Level 2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)
</gallery>


====''Donkey Kong 64''====
==Names in other languages==
[[File:DK64_Green_Banana.gif|frame]]
{{foreign names
|Jpn=グリーンバナナ
|JpnC=<ref>{{file link|DK2001Shogakukan.jpg|「ドンキーコング2001任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong 2001 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')}}</ref>{{page needed}}
|JpnR=Gurīn Banana
|JpnM=Green Banana
}}


Green Bananas later reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' as collectibles for [[Chunky Kong]].
==References==
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Green banana
A Green Banana in Donkey Kong 64.
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)

Green bananas appear as items in a few Super Mario–related games, particularly the Donkey Kong Country series and Donkey Kong 64. Green bananas have little difference from bananas besides their light-green peel, comparable to Blue Bananas and their light-blue peels.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

Green banana
The present that aesthetically replaces the green banana when using the "MERRY" cheat.

Green bananas are featured in certain Bonus Levels, of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, where the goal is for Dixie and Kiddy Kong to collect fifteen of them on time for a Bonus Coin. Only one green banana spawns at a time, as well as in random spots. After a few seconds, if the green banana is not collected, it disappears before respawning elsewhere on the map.

Through the use of the "MERRY" code, which gives the Bonus Levels of the game a Christmas theme, the green bananas are replaced with presents, which serve the same purpose.

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)[edit]

Sprite of a Green Banana from Donkey Kong Country

Green bananas[1] in the form of Banana Bunches reappear in certain levels of first remake of Donkey Kong Country. They are the same as ordinary Banana Bunches, being worth ten bananas when collected, but their purpose is to indicate that a DK Sticker Pack is hidden nearby. By re-entering a level where the DK Sticker Pack has been obtained, the green banana becomes a regular Banana Bunch.

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

A Green Banana Bunch in Donkey Kong 64.

Green bananas in Donkey Kong 64 can be collected by only Chunky Kong, appearing semi-transparent and non-tangible otherwise. The first seven stages each have 100 green bananas, and like the other banana colors, green bananas are required to feed Scoff. Green Banana Bunches also debut, being worth five green bananas, and popping a green Banana Balloon with the Pineapple Launcher earns Chunky ten green bananas.

Donkey Kong Country television series[edit]

In the Donkey Kong Country animated series, green bananas of a different type appear in the episode "Watch the Skies". They are eaten by Diddy, who believes it would keep the aliens away. Later, when he sees General Klump sleepwalking and mistakes him for an alien, Diddy shoots a green banana out of its skin at him, waking him up.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese グリーンバナナ[2][page number needed]
Gurīn Banana
Green Banana

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DK Sticker Packs Uncover these hidden items, found near green bananas, with stomps or hand slaps, then use the Game Boy Printer to print them out." – Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Color instruction booklet. Redmond, WA: Nintendo of America (English). Page 10.
  2. ^ 「ドンキーコング2001任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong 2001 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook)Media:DK2001Shogakukan.jpg