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===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
====''Donkey Kong 64''====
====''Donkey Kong 64''====
[[File:DK64 Banana Hoard.png|thumb|left|A complete Banana Hoard featuring all the Golden Bananas in ''Donkey Kong 64''{{'}}s ending]]
[[File:DK64 Banana Hoard.png|thumb|left|A complete banana hoard featuring all the Golden Bananas in ''Donkey Kong 64''{{'}}s ending]]
[[File:Rareware Banana.jpg|thumb|right|Golden Banana with the Rareware sticker]]  
[[File:Rareware Banana.jpg|thumb|right|Golden Banana with the Rareware sticker]]  
In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Golden Bananas are the main collectible items. They are also [[Donkey Kong]]'s supply of bananas that he keeps in his [[Banana Hoard]]. They are imprinted with a [[Nintendo 64]] sticker.
In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Golden Bananas are the main collectible items. They are also [[Donkey Kong]]'s supply of bananas that he keeps in his [[banana hoard]]. They are imprinted with a [[Nintendo 64]] sticker.


During the opening sequence, [[King K. Rool]] orders the [[Kremling]]s to steal the Golden Bananas and kidnap the other four Kongs (who are later freed) in an attempt to distract Donkey Kong while they repair the [[Blast-o-Matic]]. [[B. Locker]] is assigned by K. Rool to block the [[Kong]]s from entering the other worlds; however, B. Locker allows them to enter if they have at least a minimum of a certain number of Golden Bananas (the requirement is different for each world).
During the opening sequence, [[King K. Rool]] orders the [[Kremling]]s to steal the Golden Bananas and kidnap the other four Kongs (who are later freed) in an attempt to distract Donkey Kong while they repair the [[Blast-o-Matic]]. [[B. Locker]] is assigned by K. Rool to block the [[Kong]]s from entering the other worlds; however, B. Locker allows them to enter if they have at least a minimum of a certain number of Golden Bananas (the requirement is different for each world).
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Tiny can obtain a 201st Golden Banana from the [[Banana Fairy Princess]] when she and the Kongs have captured every [[Banana Fairy]]. This Golden Banana is hidden behind a door, which the Banana Fairy Princess opens if the Kongs have recovered every Banana Fairy. This Golden Banana is different from other ones because of its larger size, and it has the [[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]] logo on it. All 201 Golden Bananas are required to achieve a 100% [[completion]] rating and to unlock the secret ending.
Tiny can obtain a 201st Golden Banana from the [[Banana Fairy Princess]] when she and the Kongs have captured every [[Banana Fairy]]. This Golden Banana is hidden behind a door, which the Banana Fairy Princess opens if the Kongs have recovered every Banana Fairy. This Golden Banana is different from other ones because of its larger size, and it has the [[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]] logo on it. All 201 Golden Bananas are required to achieve a 100% [[completion]] rating and to unlock the secret ending.


A Golden Banana bunch appears as the early HUD icon for the Golden Banana in the [[List of Donkey Kong 64 pre-release and unused content#Early build|kiosk demo]]; it appears if players win [[Diddy Kong]]'s [[Mine Cart]] mini-game. A single frame of the icon appears in the final game, as the emblem on B. Locker's head.
A golden Banana bunch appears as the early HUD icon for the Golden Banana in the [[List of Donkey Kong 64 pre-release and unused content#Early build|kiosk demo]]; it appears if players win [[Diddy Kong]]'s [[Mine Cart]] mini-game. A single frame of the icon appears in the final game, as the emblem on B. Locker's head.
 
Despite being the first explicit appearance of Golden Bananas in a game, the manual implies that they were part of the banana hoard previously.<ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 4. "''Hmm... well, I have to hand it to them. This time they’ve managed to come up with a decent storyline that doesn’t involve the usual golden bananas. Only joking kids! This one’s worse than all the previous efforts put together! I know you probably aren’t expecting a best seller, but wait till you hear this load of rubbish...''" (Cranky Kong)</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 5. "''“Don’t get all upset now, your excellency. We’ll go and capture those nasty Kongs for you. Then we’ll steal their Golden Bananas as usual so that if any Kongs escape us, they’ll be too busy looking for them to come and ruin your magnificent plans.”''" (Klump)</ref>
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====''Mario Party 9''====
====''Mario Party 9''====
A large, golden Banana Bunch<ref>''Mario Party 9'' internal filename (<tt>mg9707_banaan_gold</tt>)</ref> appears in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' in the minigame [[DK's Banana Bonus]], where it moves left and right in the sky off-screen and can be reached by launching into the golden [[Barrel Cannon]]. After doing so, the player is launched to a higher area with Banana Bunches and the golden Banana Bunch, which is worth ten Bananas.
A large, golden Banana Bunch<ref>''Mario Party 9'' internal filename (<tt>mg9707_banaan_gold</tt>)</ref> appears in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' in the minigame [[DK's Banana Bonus]], where it moves left and right in the sky off-screen and can be reached by launching into the golden [[Barrel Cannon]]. After doing so, the player is launched to a higher area with Banana Bunches and the golden Banana Bunch, which is worth ten bananas.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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MP Golden Bananas.png|''Mario Party''
MP Golden Bananas.png|''Mario Party''
DK64 Animated Golden Banana.gif|''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64 Animated Golden Banana.gif|''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64 Early Golden Banana.gif|''Donkey Kong 64'' (beta)
DK64 Early Golden Banana.gif|''Donkey Kong 64'' (pre-release)
DK64 Golden Banana.gif|''Donkey Kong 64''
DK64 Golden Banana.gif|''Donkey Kong 64''
DKBBGoldenBanana.png|''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
DKBBGoldenBanana.png|''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
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*In [[List of Donkey Kong Country pre-release and unused content|an early pitch]] for the original ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', an artifact known as the Golden Banana would have driven the plot, after having been stolen from DK by an unused [[Kremling]] named Korporal Krizzle.
*In [[List of Donkey Kong Country pre-release and unused content|an early pitch]] for the original ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', an artifact known as the Golden Banana would have driven the plot, after having been stolen from DK by an unused [[Kremling]] named Korporal Krizzle.
*Two years prior to the airing of "Raiders of the Lost Banana", issue 13 of the gaming magazine ''{{wp|Edge (magazine)|Edge}}'', released in October 1994, featured a Golden Banana statue in a job advertisement for [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]].
*Two years prior to the airing of "Raiders of the Lost Banana", issue 13 of the gaming magazine ''{{wp|Edge (magazine)|Edge}}'', released in October 1994, featured a Golden Banana statue in a job advertisement for [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]].
*Professor Cranky Kong, King K. Rool, and ''Donkey Kong 64''{{'}}s instruction manual all say that the Golden Banana Hoard was the same hoard from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', though none of those bananas were made of gold.
*A weapon based on a Golden Banana appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Adventure]]'', the expansion pack for ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', as the Golden Gyre, a Bwananarang for Donkey Kong.
*A weapon based on a Golden Banana appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Adventure]]'', the expansion pack for ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', as the Golden Gyre, a Bwananarang for Donkey Kong.


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