DK has a fondness for bananas, yet one Donkey Kong Bananza player has accomplished beating the game while ignoring all crystal treats. The game offers significant creative freedom through its destruction mechanics, empowering DK to obliterate surfaces with ease and manipulate the environment as he wishes. This freedom has inspired gamers to undertake self-challenging tasks and tricks.

Many of these challenges revolve around the Banandium Gems—crystal-like bananas peppered throughout the game’s underground world. Players can discover Banandium Gems through exploration, or as rewards for completing certain challenges or defeating bosses. Breaking these gems allows DK to gain skill points for enhancing standard attacks and unlocking new transformations.

Despite the advantages that Banandium Gems provide, players are not required to collect them to progress in the game’s narrative. A Twitter user, Akfamilyhome, recently revealed they completed Donkey Kong Bananza on a New Game Plus mode without collecting any bananas, with others already dubbing this run style a “Potassium Deficiency%” playthrough.

Completing the Game Without Bananas

While using Banandium Gems typically aids in unlocking upgrades, the challenge of tackling Donkey Kong Bananza without them is apparent. Akfamilyhome noted that the playthrough started with ease, involving some clever strategies to skip difficult sections. However, as the game progressed toward the end, the challenge escalated, with DK proving to be vulnerable against enemies that can take him down in mere hits.

Finishing a run devoid of bananas does not yield any special content or dialogues, in contrast to playthroughs where DK acquires all his new transformations. As highlighted previously, players are discovering multiple alternative ways to engage with Donkey Kong Bananza since its recent release on the Switch 2, indicating there are still more hidden features to uncover. Meanwhile, it seems players can attempt the game without collecting Banandium Gems, though DK himself might not be pleased with the absence of his beloved snack.