Banana Medal
| Banana Medal | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Donkey Kong 64 | |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong 64 (1999) |
- “What's this? You've got 15 Banana Medals? I don't believe it - you must have made them yourself!”
- —Professor Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong 64
Banana Medals are collectible items in Donkey Kong 64. They are brown medals with a banana spinning in their centers. A Kong can obtain a Banana Medal by collecting 75 bananas of their corresponding color in a level. Once the Kongs collect a Banana Medal, they cannot collect it again. There is a total of 40 Banana Medals, with eight for each Kong to obtain.
If the Kongs have at least 15 Banana Medals, the Kongs can play a classic Rareware title from Cranky's Lab, Jetpac. Every Banana Medal is required for 101% completion.
In the final level, Hideout Helm, the criterion for obtaining a Banana Medal is different, as each Kong can obtain one after completing two Bonus Barrel challenges. The five that appear, however, become permanently unobtainable if the Kongs leave the rooms without collecting them, preventing the player from achieving 101% completion.
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バナナメダル[?] Banana Medaru |
Banana Medal | |
| French | Médaille Banane[?] | Banana Medal |
NotesEdit
- In the game, a Banana Medal's outside ring rotates clockwise while the banana inside it rotates counterclockwise like most other objects.