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InDonkey Kong Bananza, you can smash your way through layers of rocks, concrete, and metal to find literally hundreds upon hundreds of collectibles like Fossils andBanandium Gems, the latter of which is for getting more Skill Points to increase DK’s array of abilities.
If you’re in the first main layer ofDonkey Kong Bananza,Lagoon Layer SL100, you can use this guide to find every single banana (Banandium Gem).
The Banandium Gems in this guide do not include any postgame content.
Donkey Kong Bananza: All Banandium Gem Locations in Lagoon Layer (SL100)
Banandium Gem #1 - First Crockoid Cracked!
You will find abundle of three Banandium Gemsas soon as you enter Sublayer 100.
Banandium Gem #2 - Cave by the Cape
Right in front of the Ape Cape checkpoint, you may dig into the ground to find a hidden area with a barrel and a Banandium Gem.
Banandium Gem #3 - Bathing Banana
you may get the third Banandium Gem by speaking with theSmashintonenear the Ape Cape checkpoint once you’ve smashed through 5000 m³ of water in the layer.
Banandium Gem #4 - Bathing Banana
You can find this bathing banana in a pool of water by smashing into the ground at the location on the map below:
Banandium Gem #5 - Shifty Smash: Beyond the Wall
Smack the peculiar object here at this spot to enter a quick challenge. You’ll have 20 seconds to completely destroy a nearby cube. The Banandium will appear once you finish the puzzle.
Banandium Gem #6 - Battle: Stoney, Grassy Goons
Defeat the three Crockoids in the Lagoon Layer battle challenge. Punch downward on a special button near the area where you learn about the Boom Bombs.
Banandium Gem #7 - A Nook behind Concrete
Once you pass the concrete wall after completing the first optional challenge, enter the cave and pick up a Boom Bomb and throw it at the glowing spot on top of a piece of concrete on the side of a wall. You’ll find the Banandium Gem within the walls.
Banandium Gem #8 - Battle: Both Sides of the Bridge
Complete the Lagoon Layer Battle Challenge 2. You can start it by hitting the button near the Reservoir Hills checkpoint.
Banandium Gem #9 - Smash Through the Floor
In the location shown below, you’ll find a cement block that can only be broken by using the nearby enemy’s bomb.
Banandium Gem #10 - Cranky’s Lagoon Rant
Cranky Kong will gift you a Banandium for just speaking to him. He’s on a high-up platform near the big green pipes hanging near Rambi the Rhino.
Banandium Gem #11 - A Real Mouthful
you’re able to find this Banandium behind the waterfall in a cave.
You can find the Lagoon Layer Challenge Course 1, Hanging on Roof Road, by singing to break the seal on the shrine pictured below. There are three bananas in this area.
Banandium Gem #15 - Lakeside Low Road
You’ll see some green barrels in front of this spot, on the wall off the edge of the stage. Break through to find yourself another Banandium.
Banandium Gem #16 - Battle: Swarms Among the Pillars
This is Lagoon Layer Battle Challenge 3. you may find the entrance near the edge of the map, not far from the big green pipe/lake area.
Banandium Gem #17 - Follow the Voided Terrain
When you enter this underground area, you will see the banana in plain sight. However, it will be colored purple, and you won’t be able to grab it. Follow the purple path on the floor, and it will lead you to a seal that you can unlock to free the void from the Banandium.
Banandium Gem #18 - Fishin for Bananas
you may find this Banandium Gem in a lake hidden off the side of the map. You can jump in the air and crash down to break it.
Banandium Gem #19 - Rise and Rinse
In the area with the big green pipes and the pool of water, you’ll find the banana at the bottom. However, you may’t get it until you raise the platform by hitting the nearby blue switch.
Banandium Gem #20 - Placed in a Pipe
Climb the green pipes above the reservoir and run to the side to find a broken section of the pipe. You can enter it and follow the path to a banana!
Banandium Gem #21 - Shifty Smash: Atop the Pipes
Go on top of the big green pipes above the pool of water and smack the glowing object to enter a barrel mini-game. Just shoot yourself through the objects as fast as you may to win a big banana.
Banandium Gem #22 - Battle: Wings and the Wobbly Disc
This is Lagoon Layer Battle Challenge 4, and you can find it by breaking the seal in the cave shown below:
Banandium Gem #23 - Beyond the Cloudy Platforms
Check out the edge of the map near the big green pipes, and you’ll see a random floating platform. If you head over, you can see a path leading to a Gem. You just need to toss rocks at the distorted cubes to make them safe to jump on.
Banandium Gem #24 - Blasting for the Banana
You can find a switch near this area that will blow away some walls. You’ll see the Banandium across some water.
