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Banana Bunch
	; Artwork of a Banana Bunch from Donkey Kong Country Returns
First appearance	Donkey Kong Jr. (1982)
Latest appearance	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

Latest revision as of 14:00, February 27, 2024

This article is about the cluster of bananas seen in multiple games. For the minigame in Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color, see Banana Bunch (minigame).

Banana Bunches in the Super Mario franchise are items consisting of clustered bananas, usually in quantities of three, five, or ten.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr.[edit]

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

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

A Banana Bunch from the Donkey Kong Country series

Like their single counterparts, Banana Bunches appear in every single Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land game to date.

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.

Mario Kart 64[edit]

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, 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.

Yoshi's Story[edit]

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

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

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.

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

In Super Mario Sunshine, Banana Bunches appear throughout Isle Delfino and are mainly used to feed Yoshis, or to give to a female Pianta in Delfino Plaza to receive a Blue Coin.

Mario Party series[edit]

Banana Bunches have a minor appearance in two of the Mario Party series installments. In Mario Party 5, all three minigames hosted by Donkey Kong have Banana Bunches in the jungle. In Mario Party 10, several Banana Bunches are carried by a moving Mine Cart in the background of the Donkey Kong Board.

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 Stars 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.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Banana Bunches reprise their original role from 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 2-5, 2-DK, 2-2+, 2-5+, and 2-DK+.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

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[edit]

Banana Bunches appear in both games of the 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[edit]

Banana Bunches also appear in Yoshi Touch & Go. If a Yoshi eats one, it will get three more eggs.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]

Like regular Bananas, Banana Bunches reappear as currency exclusively in the Donkey Kong Adventure mode of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and are worth five regular Bananas. They usually appear after the player collects some Bananas in a circle.

Unused appearances[edit]

Banana Bunches were originally going to appear as items in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, but were scrapped.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker Banana Bunch

	Artwork from: Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast
	Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Specials: Direct] - Attack +6
	Usable by: Anyone

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Banana Bunch.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	５本バナナ^[1] 5-hon Banana バナナ１ふさ１０本バナナ^[1] 10-hon Banana 食べごろバナナ Tabegoro Banana バナナ１ふさ Banana 1 Fusa	5 Bananas 10 Bananas Ripe Bananas 1 Banana Bunch
French	Régime de bananes	Banana bunch
Italian	Grandi cesti di banane^[2] Cesto di banane^[3] Casco di banane^[4]^[5]	Big banana basket Banana basket Banana bunch

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Burabura Donkey instruction booklet. Page 18.
^ Donkey Kong Land Italian booklet. Page 13.
^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, GIG's Italian manual
^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 15.
^ Mario Kart 64 European instruction booklet. Page 32.

[BD-1] Burabura Donkey instruction booklet. Page 18.

[2] Donkey Kong Land Italian booklet. Page 13.

[3] Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, GIG's Italian manual

[4] Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 15.

[5] Mario Kart 64 European instruction booklet. Page 32.

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-{{rewrite-expand|reason=include Mario Party 9}}
 {{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)]]}}
-{{item-infobox
+{{item infobox
 |image=[[File:BananabunchDKCR.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Banana Bunch from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
 |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
-|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
 }}
-'''Banana Bunches''' are items consisting of clustered [[banana]]s, usually coming in clusters of five bananas. They usually function as currency in the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, being worth three, five, or ten of a regular banana.
+'''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.
 ==History==
-===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
+===''Donkey Kong Jr.''===
-====''Donkey Kong Jr.''====
+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.
-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.
-====''Donkey Kong Country'' series====
+===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
 [[File:Banana Bunch DKC artwork.jpg|thumb|A Banana Bunch from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]
 Like their [[Banana|single counterparts]], Banana Bunches appear in every single ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Land'' game to date.
@@ Line 20: / Line 18: @@
 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.
-====''Donkey Kong 64''====
-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]]. All Banana Bunches count towards the total banana count required to complete the game.
-====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''====
-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+]].
-====''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''====
-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: Jungle Climber''====
-Banana Bunches also appear in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. The more common Banana Bunches are worth five bananas, though there are also rare Banana Bunches that are worth ten.
-===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
-In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Banana Bunches appear throughout [[Isle Delfino]] and are mainly used to feed [[Yoshi]]s, or to give to a female [[Pianta]] in [[Delfino Plaza]] to receive a [[Blue Coin]].
 ===''Mario Kart 64''===
@@ Line 45: / Line 28: @@
 ===''Yoshi's Story''===
 Bananas appear as a bunch in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', but are only worth one fruit.
+===''Donkey Kong 64''===
+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.
+===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
+In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Banana Bunches appear throughout [[Isle Delfino]] and are mainly used to feed [[Yoshi]]s, or to give to a female [[Pianta]] in [[Delfino Plaza]] to receive a [[Blue Coin]].
 ===''Mario Party'' series===
-====''Mario Party 5''====
+Banana Bunches have a minor appearance in two of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] installments. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', all three minigames hosted by [[Donkey Kong]] have Banana Bunches in the jungle. In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', several Banana Bunches are carried by a moving [[Mine Cart]] in the background of the [[Donkey Kong Board]].
-In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', all three minigames hosted by [[Donkey Kong]] have banana bunches in the jungle.
-====''Mario Party 10''====
+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 Party 10]]'', several banana bunches are carried by a moving [[Mine Cart]] in the background of the [[Donkey Kong Board]].
+===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
+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+]].
+===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
+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|eggs]].
+Banana Bunches also appear in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''. If a Yoshi eats one, it will get three more [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s.
 ===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
 Like regular Bananas, Banana Bunches reappear as currency exclusively in the Donkey Kong Adventure mode of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', and are worth five regular Bananas. They usually appear after the player collects some Bananas in a circle.
-===Other appearances===
+===Unused appearances===
 [[File:BananaBunchMKSC.png|frame|left]]
 Banana Bunches were originally going to appear as items in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', but were [[List of Mario Kart: Super Circuit pre-release and unused content|scrapped]].
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 ==Profiles and statistics==
-===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
+===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
-====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' sticker====
+{{SSBB sticker
-{|border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center" width=100%
+|name=Banana Bunch
-|-
+|image=[[File:Banana Bunch Sticker.png]]
-!width=120px|Image!!|Game!!|Effect
+|game=''Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast''
-|-
+|effect=['''Specials:''' Direct] - Attack +6
-|[[File:Banana_Bunch_Sticker.png|100x100px]]
+}}
-|''Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast''
-|['''Specials:''' Direct] - Attack +6
-|}
 ==Gallery==
-===Artwork===
+{{main-gallery}}
 <gallery>
-DKC1DonkeyKongArtwork.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
+DKC SNES Banana Bunch.gif|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
-MK64Item-BananaBunch.png|''Mario Kart 64''
+MK64 Banana Bunch art.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
-YS Banana Artwork.png|''Yoshi's Story''
+YS Banana Artwork.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
-Banana SMS.png|''Super Mario Sunshine''
+DK64 Yellow Banana Bunch.gif|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
-Banana Bunch - 2D art.svg|2D artwork
+Super Mario Sunshine Banana.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
-Banana Bunch - 2D shaded.png|2D artwork shaded
-MH Apr 3.svg|''[[Mario Hanafuda]]''
-</gallery>
-===Sprites and models===
-<gallery>
-DKC SNES Banana Bunch.gif|''Donkey Kong Country''
-Banana Bunch DKL.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land''
-DKL2 GB Banana Bunch sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
-DKL3 Banana Bunch.png|''Donkey Kong Land III''
-YSBanana.png|''Yoshi's Story''
-DK64 Yellow Banana Bunch.gif|A Yellow Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
-DK64 Red Banana Bunch.gif|A Red Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
-DK64 Blue Banana Bunch.gif|A Blue Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
-DK64 Purple Banana Bunch.gif|A Purple Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
-DK64 Green Banana Bunch.gif|A Green Banana Bunch in ''Donkey Kong 64''
-DK64 Rainbow Banana Bunch.gif|A Rainbow Banana Bunch that appears in the main menu in ''Donkey Kong 64''
-DKC GBC Banana Bunch.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
-Super Mario Sunshine Banana.png|''Super Mario Sunshine''
 </gallery>
 ==Names in other languages==
 {{foreign names
-|Fra=Régime de bananes
+|Jap=５{{hover|本|ほん}}バナナ<ref name=BD>''Burabura Donkey'' instruction booklet. [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/data/software/manual/man_PBCJ_00.pdf Page 18].</ref>
-|FraM=Banana bunch}}
+|JapR=5-hon Banana
+|Jap2=バナナ１ふさ<br>１０{{hover|本|ほん}}バナナ<ref name=BD/>
+|Jap2R=10-hon Banana
+|Jap3={{hover|食|た}}べごろバナナ
+|Jap3R=Tabegoro Banana
+|Jap4=バナナ１ふさ
+|Jap4R=Banana 1 Fusa
+|JapM=5 Bananas
+|Jap2M=10 Bananas
+|Jap3M=Ripe Bananas
+|Jap4M=1 Banana Bunch
+|Fre=Régime de bananes
+|FreM=Banana bunch
+|Ita=Grandi cesti di banane<ref>''[[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</ref>
+|Ita3=Casco di banane<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual. Page 15.</ref><ref>''Mario Kart 64'' European instruction booklet. Page 32.</ref>
+|ItaM=Big banana basket
+|Ita2M=Banana basket
+|Ita3M=Banana bunch
+}}
 ==See also==
 *[[Triple Bananas]]
+==References==
+<references/>
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+{{DKKOS}}
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 [[Category:Donkey Kong items]]
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+[[Category:Collectibles]]
+[[Category:DK: King of Swing]]
 [[Category:DK: Jungle Climber]]
 [[Category:Donkey Kong 64 items]]
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 [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 items]]
 [[Category:Donkey Kong Land III items]]
+[[Category:LEGO Super Mario objects]]
 [[Category:Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]
 [[Category:Mario Kart 64 items]]
 [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers]]
 [[Category:Yoshi Touch & Go items]]

Banana Bunch
Artwork of a Banana Bunch from Donkey Kong Country Returns
First appearance	Donkey Kong Jr. (1982)
Latest appearance	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

Banana Bunch: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:00, February 27, 2024

Contents

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr.[edit]

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Mario Kart 64[edit]

Yoshi's Story[edit]

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

Mario Party series[edit]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

DK series[edit]

Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]

Unused appearances[edit]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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