Someone's Already Completed Donkey Kong Bananza Without Touching A Single Banana — 'It's Honestly A Fun Challenge'

Donkey Kong Bananza has been on shelves for less than a week, yet one exceptionally determined player has already conquered the title without collecting a single banana.

Taking to X/Twitter, user AKfamilyhome shared their achievement: "Just beat Donkey Kong Bananza with 0 bananas. Honestly a fun challenge. I recommended doing as a NG+ run after 100%."

Most notably, unlike many speedrunners and trophy hunters who rely on glitches or clipping exploits, AKfamilyhome completed the feat through pure skill. They simply avoided picking up bananas throughout their playthrough, which meant they missed out on unlocking extra permanent health slots and enhancing DK's base abilities via collected skill points.

"I skipped Zebra Bananza and didn't have the ostrich glide, but there are still certain parts that can be bypassed with the right movement," they explained. "It's pretty much smooth sailing at the start, figuring out some neat ways to bypass certain sections during the mid-game, and then suddenly the endgame forces you to lock in because you die in 1-2 hits."

"I don't think there's any unique dialogue if you beat it without any bananas, but there IS if you beat it without ever obtaining one of the Bananzas," they teased.

Just beat Donkey Kong Bananza with 0 bananas
Honestly a fun challenge I recommended doing as a NG+ run after 100% pic.twitter.com/ZM1S82gkb4

— AK (@Akfamilyhome) July 27, 2025

In IGN's Donkey Kong Bananza review, we awarded the title a perfect 10/10, describing it as "a truly groundbreaking 3D platformer, with satisfying movement, powerful abilities, impressive destructible environments, and clever challenges that all come together in complete harmony to create Nintendo’s first Switch 2 masterpiece."

Donkey Kong Bananza launched last week exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2. For further insights, check out our interviews with the development team discussing how the game was first conceived, why it was necessary to release on the Nintendo Switch 2, and whether you can read our entire interview in full right here.

Did you know that speedrunners are already figuring out fast ways to beat the game in as little as an hour and a half?