GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. If you rolled credits on Donkey Kong Bananza, chances are you got through it with little frustration and extraneous effort. By many accounts, bosses ...

Like the humble banana, Donkey Kong has been the good, old trusty treat in Nintendo’s overflowing lunch box of mascot-driven games. Yes, the big ape has carried some noteworthy classics prior to the ...

I ranked the Donkey Kong Country TV songs. I went back in time and wrote a recap on Donkey Kong history. Now it's only natural to bring these two concepts together and rank some Donkey Kong games. In ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Despite taking the character and series in a fresh direction, ...

Fans of the Donkey Kong Country games on the SNES will find that Bananza has plenty of winks to that beloved series. Now, fans have discovered that you can even visit Donkey Kong’s retro treehouse.

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook If Donkey Kong’s games have proven anything, it’s that Nintendo, Rare, and any company that takes ...

The best Nintendo games have extra magic to them. They capture a primal source of fun. With “The Legend of Zelda,” it’s about the thrill of exploration and discovery. In the “Super Mario Bros.” titles ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Donkey Kong Bananza is my favorite Nintendo Switch 2 game, and it's going to be tough for another title to dethrone it. That might ...

The best Nintendo games do two things. The first is introducing a delightful gaming mechanic — take Ultrahand in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Cappy in Super Mario Odyssey for some ...

Donkey Kong Bananza is making us go bananas. From the developers behind Super Mario Odyssey comes the Nintendo Switch 2’s first, major 3D platformer, and we just can’t get enough of it. Beyond the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The latest entry in the Donkey Kong series is a banana-fuelled ...