
Polygon.com / 20.07.25
23 Donkey Kong Bananza beginner's tips to help you get started
The big main thing you want to do in Donkey Kong Bananza is smash everything, but even as you shatter various layers of the planet into thousands of tiny voxels, you may realize theres more to life than smashing. On your quest to reaching the surface (and getting more bananas), you should know there are ways to solve problems other than just running and punching. Below, weve listed a bunch of beginners tips that we wish we knew before starting Donkey Kong Bananza. 1. Press ZL to roll during a jump and cover some extra distance to hit those platforms that are just out of reach. 2. Dont forget to Turf Surf if you need to cover a lot of ground fast. DK cant sprint in his standard form, so Turf Surfing is the only way for him to pick up the pace. 3. If you have spare Banadium Chips and want to work toward a skill point faster, head to the Hilltop Chip Exchange to trade for a Banandium Gem. Only the first goes into the collection, but the rest still count toward earning a new skill point. ...
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