Tuning fork

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Tuning fork
Donkey Kong Bananza's Forest Layer Checkpoint
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Appears in Donkey Kong Bananza (2025)
Effect Acts as a checkpoint that can be warped to
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Comparable

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; once this gold 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 a tuning fork that has not been updated

    Screenshot of a tuning fork that has not been updated

  • Screenshot of an inactive tuning fork during the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary collaboration event.

    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.

    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.
French (European) Diapason Tuning fork [1]
Point de passage Checkpoint [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OcariKnights (September 3, 2025). Au fond du trou - Donkey Kong Bananza #29 (5:42). YouTube (French). Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  2. ^ 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.
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Checkpoints
Super Mario series Bell • Checkpoint Flag • Midway Gate • Rocket • Warp Door
Donkey Kong franchise Checkpoint Monkey • Continue Point • Professor Chops • Star Barrel • Tuning fork
Wario franchise Checkpoint block • Save point
Yoshi franchise Check Point (Yoshi's Crafted World) • Checkpoint (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy) • Checkpoint (Yoshi's Woolly World) • Checkpoint Ring
Other Goal Flag • Repair Point
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Donkey Kong Bananza
Playable characters Donkey Kong • Pauline (Odd Rock)
Allies Fractones Architectone • Banandiumtonea • Bloomintone • Chiptone • Collectone • Constructone • Exploritone • Fragment • Fragmentone • Glamtone • Groovetones • Growtone • Hiddentone • Iron Jailer • Quiztone • Securitone • Seekertone • Smashintone • Stufftone • Styletone • Trustytone
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Bananzas Kong Bananza • Zebra Bananza • Ostrich Bananza • Elephant Bananza • Snake Bananza
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Other ? Blocka • Ancient Record • Apple (Giant · Juice) • Balloon • Banana Burger • Banandium (Chip · Gem Map · Melon · Root) • Barrel Cannon (switch) • Beach ball • Bed • Blast Barrel • Boom Bomb • Bopper Switch • Brick Blocka • Bridge Seed • Burger Switch • Checkpoint Flaga • Chunk • Closet • Coina • Concrete pillar • Crate • Crumbly Road • Disc • DJ booth • Egg Bomb • Fossil • Fossil Map • Geyser • Gold • Golden root • Hand mark • Hot spring • Ice maker • Key • KONG Letters • Lift platform • Melon Juice • Mind-Bender Mask • Mine Cart • Music source • Pay-Dirt Piledriver • Pile of bananaa • Poster • Red Balloon • Rope • Seismic Splitter • Shifty Platform • Shokudai • Shuffle Stone • Small animal • Snake switch • Statuea • Super Mushrooma • Surfboarda • Swap Harp • Synthetic Sun • Terravoider • Throw zone • Tire • Treasure chest • Tuning fork • Uneru ashiba • Updraft fan • Void Kong's seals • Void Stake • Warp Barrela • Warp Gong • Watermelon • Zip line
Moves and abilities Brake Blast • Charge Dash • Charge Jump • Charge Punch • Charge Slap • Chunk Jump • Dive Punch • Flutter • Glare • Glide • Hand Slap • High-five • Inhale • Jump • Jump Burst • Make music • Meteor Punch • Pick up • Punch • Shout • Spin Jump • Spin Shot • Spin Slam • Tear off • Turf Surf / Surf Surf • Trunk Chunk
Locations Layers DK Islanda • Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core
Others All-You-Can-Eat Tower • Ancient ruins (Battle Challenge · Bonus Stage · Challenge Course) • Banana hoarda • Chip Exchange • DK's Tree House • Fossil Museum • Gangplank Galleona • Getaway • Ingot Isle • New Donk City • Sinkhole • Stuff Shop • Style Shop • Underground World
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Emerald Rusha Donkey Kong Bananza DLC Super Mario Bros. Collaboration • Emerald Chip • Emerald geyser • Emerald lump • Emerald ore • Emerald Perk • Emerald root • Void Goal • Emerald Rush events (Chip Fever · So Strong It's Funny · Dig the Beat · Freeze Break · Ostrich Riches · Unyielding Strength · Rattlin' Snake Bananza · Kong Bananza Returns · Elephant Bananza Stampede)
Miscellaneous All-Mine Remote • Ask the Developer • Lists of names in other languages (Banandium Gems · Clothing · Fossils · Music List · Terrains) • Bananergy • Bananza ceremony • Bananza Lesson (Kong Elder's Hall · Zebra Elder's Hall · Ostrich Elder's Hall · Elephant Elder's Hall · Snake Elder's Hall) • Bananza Rehearsal (Kong Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Zebra Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Ostrich Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Elephant Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Snake Elder's Rehearsal Hall) • DK Artist • Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush • Donkey Kong Bananza Rally Event • Gallery • Inviseaux • Loading screen tips • Mind-Bender Mask • Nintendo Music (Special Release) • Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo (theme) • Photo Mode • Propellerpack • Quotes (Pauline Getaway dialogue) • Rambi Rumble • Skill Point • Smashin' Stats • Sound test • Squawkie-Talkiea • The ABCs of DK! • Staff • VoidCo IntelliSense Specs
a Exclusive to the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC
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