How Many Golden Bananas to Beat DK 64?
In the Nintendo 64 game, Donkey Kong 64, collecting a sufficient number of Golden Bananas is a crucial step to completing the game. The game offers a variety of characters to play as, each with their unique abilities, and the Golden Bananas play a significant role in advancing through the levels and bosses. In this article, we will discuss how many Golden Bananas you need to collect to beat DK 64.
Golden Banana Collection and Its Significance
Donkey Kong 64 offers a total of 4,100 bananas, of which 400 are colored bananas and the rest are regular bananas. 75 of the colored bananas are Golden Bananas, and these Golden Bananas are necessary to unlock certain stages and advance through the game.
To collect Golden Bananas, you need to focus on the 3D models of the kongs’ faces found throughout the levels. One face per level usually holds a Golden Banana. There are 15 stages, each with a Golden Banana hidden, and some additional bananas are hidden in special places.
The Formula to Beat DK 64
To beat the game, you need to complete 16 worlds, with four kongs each with its own world. For each world, you must collect 200 regular bananas and 20 colored bananas.
However, to unlock certain worlds, you need to collect the required number of Golden Bananas. For instance, Chunky’s world is unlocked by collecting the Golden Banana from Frantic Factory. You will need to have at least 100 Golden Bananas to complete the game.
Number of Golden Bananas Needed
While it’s true that 100 Golden Bananas might be the total, not all of these Golden Bananas are needed to complete the game. To illustrate, a certain trick in the game will reset your Golden Banana counter when you collect over 100. In fact, you need at most 201 Golden Bananas to complete the game, and subsequently collect over 201 when you reset the counter using the trick mentioned earlier.
Tips to Help You Collect Golden Bananas
To collect the required Golden Bananas efficiently, you can follow these tips:
- Use each kong’s special ability: Each kong has its unique ability to navigate or interact with specific environments.
- Collect the banana medals: By collecting a set of colored bananas (75 of each) within a level, you earn a banana medal.
- Focus on finding one face per level: With the Golden Bananas scattered across the faces, don’t forget to find all the faces for each level.
- Collect more bananas: By collecting bananas, you unlock special worlds and items.
- Use the KONG guide: This handy feature is accessible through the start menu, allowing you to mark off areas of interest within each level.
- Play as Chunky for easier access to hidden items: Chunky is adept at traversing challenging terrains and narrow pathways.
- Try a combo attack: Combo attacks by Lanky’s trusty drum can take down several enemies at once.
- Practice jump-rolls: This helpful combo moves the kongs at fast speeds and increases movement radius.
- Practice flying: Diddy and Kiddy can be great airborne navigators in Helipads, with certain stages requiring exploration with winged friends.
- Try using Chunky Kong: He has super-powered moves that grant new angles of exploration within worlds like Fungal Funk, and others, enabling extra hidden bananas within environments, especially with an upgraded toolset.
- Remember that Golden Banana counting in Donkey Kong 64 doesn’t function