Destruction is the constant in Donkey Kong Bananza. Most of the time, you can punch your way through problems, earning mountains of gold as a reward. The concept is simple, supported by a chaotic and violent energy that’s expected from a game where Donkey Kong smashes, punches, and throws large chunks of rock at everything in sight. But behind all the fur and muscles, there’s a softie heart capable of...

As successful as the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch has been (and it has been very successful), it came with plenty of impatience. Its compact day one game lineup, led by Mario Kart World and Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, left some potential buyers a bit underwhelmed. It was a notable step down from the PlayStation 5’s packed 2020 launch lineup, which brought us Astro’s Playroom, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Demon’s Souls,...

In Donkey Kong Bananza, the Planet Core Layer is the 16th layer where you’ll soon reach the conclusion of the story. Even though it’s close to the end, there are still a lot of Banandium Gems for you to find and collect. The Planet Core is full of your usual enemies, gold, and a bunch of thorns. You’ll need to navigate your way through the dangerous terrain and utilize all...

In Donkey Kong Bananza, the Forbidden Layer is the 15th layer that you’ll crash land onto, and of course, it’s full of Banandium Gems. The Forbidden Layer is a wide open layer that has floating concrete islands dotted about. It may seem impossible to traverse between the islands, but with a pocket full of gold, you can hop from island to island and pick up every banana along the way....

In Donkey Kong Bananza, the 14th layer you’ll go to is the food-filled Feast Layer, an amusement park themed around delicious and greasy food. This place is run by lion-shaped Fractones and has rivers of hot oil, salty sands, and… green nasty muck hanging from the walls? Oh, and a ton of Banandium Gems. Below, we list where to find all of the Banandium Gems in the Feast Layer we’ve...

Gold in Donkey Kong Bananza is a valuable resource that can get you Banandium Gems and unlock alternate passage ways. Little gold nuggets will erupt from the ground as you hand slap your way through the layers, and you might even find large chunks as you dig. However, you can never have too much gold as, eventually, you’ll need more gold to pay Growtones, Constructones, Architectones, and, the worst of...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion, the new throwback side-scrolling beat-’em-up from Tribute Games and Dotemu, has added two more cosmic warriors to the playable roster: Beta Ray Bill, the best Thor, and Silver Surfer, the Norrin Radd version who does not appear in Fantastic Four: First Steps. Those two powerful newcomers join previously revealed Marvel heroes like Captain America, She-Hulk, Spider-Man, and Wolverine in Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Beta Ray Bill (aka Beta...

Right now, the number one game on Roblox is called Steal a Brainrot. It’s exactly what it sounds like. The entire premise of the game is to rob the other players. Despite that being the point of the game, though, children are having a hard time dealing with the repercussions of having their digital characters stolen — and the meltdowns are going hugely viral. The objects of desire are meme-like...

The Groove Layer is the thirteeneth layer and it’s where you’ll restore the groove to Donkey Kong Bananza As you’re bringing music back to the disco hall, you’ll find that a lot of Banandium Gems are very well hidden. You’ll need to utilize the Swap Harp to change rubber to gold and vice versa to collect a decent chunk of these bananas. However, as Donkey Kong is bigger, faster, and...

In Donkey Kong Bananza, you’ll hit the Radiance Layer as your 12th zone. It’s another big area filled with Banandium Gems. Some of the sublayers only have a few bananas, so don’t fret too much when you see that this place has a whopping five sublayers. The Radiance Layer is home to snake people and it’s where you’ll get your last Ancient Bananza Power: Snake Bananza. You’ll need to leap...