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 ...

Nintendo is arguably better at reinvention than any other publisher in the game industry. What other company has managed to take a character like Mario, who debuted all the way back in 1981, and keep ...

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 ...

Donkey Kong Bananza kicks things off right, as a lot of the early game zones have some of the most fun references. That includes the Hilltop Layer (SL 200), which hosts the "Nostalgia Country" ...

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 ...

DK loves big metal bananas in Donkey Kong Bananza, and the prologue of the game has the big ape searching an underground mine for big banana gems. Bananas are your main collectible in Bananza, and if ...

Some of the Groove Layer Bananas are easy to stumble across while exploring, but others are tucked away behind challenges or hidden sneakily in remote areas of the map. Groove Layer Banana 1 - The ...

The Freezer Layer is the fifth layer in Donkey Kong Bananza. The Freezer is snowy land home to sweet treats, zebras, and, of course, lots of Banandium Gems. As you traverse through the Freezer, you’ll ...