Tuning fork
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| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) | ||
| Effect | Acts as a checkpoint that can be warped to | ||
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Tuning forks, also known as checkpoints, are a type of checkpoint in Donkey Kong Bananza. They are upright, two-pronged forks that rotate slowly. At first, tuning forks are covered in some gold (or emerald during Emerald Rush); once the material is destroyed, Donkey Kong is able to warp to that tuning fork from the Map by using a Li'l Eelevator, provided that he is currently on the same layer as the tuning fork. When a tuning fork is struck, it briefly rotates faster and rings, emulating the effects of the Hand Slap's sonar. Every tuning fork has its own designated name, which is shown on-screen after touching the tuning fork and is usually the name of the location it is found in.
The Li'l Eelevators enjoy tuning forks, with one commenting that the sound of a tuning fork's ring is pretty.
Some Void Goals require interacting with a tuning fork to complete them.
During the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary Emerald Rush collaboration event, tuning forks were made to look like Checkpoint Flags from the Super Mario franchise.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot of an inactive tuning fork
Screenshot of an inactive tuning fork in Emerald Rush
Screenshot of an inactive tuning fork during the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary collaboration event.
Screenshot of an active tuning fork during the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary collaboration event.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 音叉 Yīnchā (Mandarin) Yāmchā (Cantonese) |
Tuning Fork | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 音叉 Yīnchā (Mandarin) Yāmchā (Cantonese) |
Tuning Fork | [2] | |
| French (Europe) | Diapason | Tuning fork | [3] | |
| Point de passage | Checkpoint | [4] | ||
| Polish | Kamerton | Tuning fork | [5] | |
| Punkt kontrolny | Checkpoint | [5] | ||
| Thai | ส้อมเสียง Sɔ̂msǐiang |
Tuning Fork | [6] |
References[edit]
- ^ "拜托他们的话，一瞬间就能送你到
音叉的地方了哦～" – Sign in Landfill Layer (17 July 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 「拜託他的話，一瞬間就能送你到有音叉的地方～」– Sign in Landfill Layer (17 July 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Traditional Chinese).
- ^ OcariKnights (September 3, 2025). Au fond du trou - Donkey Kong Bananza #29 (5:42). YouTube (French). Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ^ Sacha185 (October 8, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza : DLC : Île de DK et Course aux émeraudes #1 (1:34:19). YouTube (French). Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ^ a b In-game name from Donkey Kong Bananza.
- ^ "ถ้าขอให้ช่วยละก็ จะพาไปส่งถึงที่ ส้อมเสียง ได้ในพริบตาเลยละนะ~" – Sign in Landfill Layer (17 July 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 3.0.0). Nintendo (Thai).
