Donkey Kong 64: Top 5 Hardest Golden Bananas

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00:00 Introduction
00:28 5. The Beaver Bother Mini Game
01:16 4. Rabbit Race (Round 2)
02:01 3. Mechanical Fish
02:56 2. Rotating Maze
03:43 Honourable Mention
04:33 1. Lanky Kong Beetle Race
05:23 Final thoughts
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[@velbyYT]

Beaver Bother.... *shudders*. Replaying the game recently I thought that minigame wouldn't pose too much of a problem from beating the easy variant fairly quickly, but oh boy, the hard version is so much worse. Not to mention there are TWO of these fudge nuggets in Creepy Castle. If they had upped the time limit to 90 instead of 60, it would definitely been more manageable

[@mattdrummond3552]

I haven’t played this game in like 15 years. But if someone asked me what the hardest golden banana is, I definitely have the Crystal Cave Lanky race in my mind

[@olisnew5167]

Yup, it still haunts my dreams.

[@andresroga]

5. Beaver bother 4. Beaver bother 3. Beaver bother 2. Beaver bother 1. Beaver bother

[@olisnew5167]

Yeah, totally fair

[@EponineGraydeChagny]

I'm not sure if I could list a ranking, but I remember when I was a kid, I had a really difficult time with the vulture and owl races where you had to fly through the rings as Diddy Kong. That jet pack wasn't always easy to control! 😂

[@PrimevalDemon]

The beaver bothers seem to act as if only able to fall in if on a line skewed so if facing directly at the hole or sideways/ directly with back to it they seem to get snagged as if on a force field/ dome invisible blockade. Yet if going slanted it's a sure thing in my experience! I think it's intended to feel like actual herding rather than just like pushing them over an edge like poker chips or inanimate coins with no say. Herding is always a two headed affair for good or bad! That's what is up if you ask me anyway. Definitely a flaw but if you think of cardinal directions or all points of a eight way star it'll carry you far even if it means throwing a few herds inversely, near as they be to you if success similarly is brought not far.

[@PrimevalDemon]

The beetle in general made me cry several times my first playthrough.

[@olisnew5167]

Same!

[@lightningboy_91]

The fly swatter minigame was by far the worst followed closely by the beavers !

[@olisnew5167]

Yeah, they were the worst

[@dannytallman3022]

This game was released in North America 2 days before Toy Story 2 started playing in theaters.

[@hanggeng7269]

Of course that DK ARCADE is the hardest for me cuz I don’t even know you can win the coin 🪙 at the end!

[@derekrequiem4359]

Playing the bongos for the ice maze will stop the ice maze from moving! Also I'm very sure that there was meant to be a Strong Kong barrel for that area that was forgotten to be added in, which is evidenced by all the crystal coconuts in that area.

[@Blade-hf9po]

Switch the rabbit race with the Owl race, and this would be my ranking as well.

[@olisnew5167]

Yeah, I found that difficult too

[@chrispy3051]

Mechanical fish is a lot easier if you don't get the zoom scope, timing is still pretty strict even without it though. My top 5 hardest golden bananas are probably 5.Lanky rabbit race (probably number 3 if we're talking the Wii U version) 4. Diddy's timed enemy killing in crystal caves 3. Beaver bother mini game 2. Tiny Beetle race 1. Lanky beetle race

[@olisnew5167]

They're great choices!

[@Countries_Watches]

The arcade-machine was the point where I've recently stopped replaying the game...absolutely unnecessary and annoying!

[@olisnew5167]

Yeah, it did feel padding! I wish the Nintendo Coin was an additional collectible.

[@hanggeng7269]

& worst boss this that fire 🔥 breathing pathetic dragonfly that chunky has to fight & KILL IT WITHIN TIME BEFORE HE SINKS IN THE FKING LAVA!! That was hardest boss for me