Someone has finished the donkey banana without hitting a banana – “Honestly, it's an interesting challenge”

Donkey BananaThere was almost no week, but there was already a very determined player who had finished the game without hitting a banana.

Share achievements X/Twitter“Beat Donkey Kong Bananza with only 0 bananas. Honestly, it was an interesting challenge. I recommend doing NG+ runs after 100%.”

Perhaps most interesting is that unlike other accomplished hunters and fast-acting actors, Akfamilyhome completes the challenge without any cheeky glitches or editing. Instead, they just avoid picking up bananas – meaning they can't unlock any extra permanent health slots through skill points or improve the basic capabilities of the DK.

They added: “I skipped the zebra Bannanza and there were no ostrich gliding, but there were still some parts that could be bypassed with the right movement.” They added: “In the beginning, the sailing was almost smooth, figuring out some neat ways to bypass certain parts, and then suddenly, since you hit a 1-2 hit, the insulation race suddenly forced you to lock in.”

They scoffed, “I don’t think there would be any unique conversation if you don’t have any bananas, but if you beat it and don’t get one of those bananas.”

Just beat the donkey banana with 0 bananas
Honestly, I recommend a fun challenge to run as NG+ after 100% pic.twitter.com/ZM1S82GKB4

– if (@akfamlyhome) July 27, 2025

We wrote: “Donkey Banana is a truly groundbreaking 3D platformer with satisfying action, powerful abilities, impressive destructive environments, and clever challenges that all blend completely harmoniously to create Nintendo’s 2nd Switch 2 masterpiece.” IGN's Donkey kong bananza commentsawarded it an impressive 10/10.

Donkey Kong Bananza released exclusively last week Nintendo Switch 2. For more information, we have a series of stories and we talked with the development team about many topics related to Bananza, including How was the game first conceived and Necessity of Publishing on Nintendo Switch 2. you can Read our entire interview here.

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