I tried beating Donkey Kong Country without touching a BANANA!

[@MrMisterDerp]

Nico went from making mario unable to take princess peach out to dinner to making DK starve from lack of food, he’s a true monster

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

A failed monster.

[@deltaquarayza]

Top 10 reaaons why NicoBBQ is not a hero

[@anormalchannelonyoutube2149]

Top 10 resons why coins are not villains

[@frederickcole-emuze6000]

Anyone else notice how Nico said tropical cheese instead of tropical freeze. Lol

[@batbat4043]

Yes he said it twice

[@patrickwestra9241]

yeah i heart it to

[@Conbreen]

I think it's a meme🙃

[@frederickcole-emuze6000]

@@Conbreen Could be...

[@creepermyeeper]

i did

[@gameboy8425]

I love when he does these challenges. Now try beating Sonic Mania without touching any rings!

[@candy_boy3682]

Good Idea

[@DrewskiGames24]

@@vidvid5008 ok, he can do it too

[@vidvid5008]

@@DrewskiGames24 fair enough

[@tinleo333]

Too hard

[@ThatVillain-the-Gamer]

This also means never getting hit by enemies, that will instakill you in that challenge

[@Jakewebmaster8]

Now we just gotta wait for Nathaniel Bandy to make a video called "Can you beat Donkey Kong Country while touching every banana?"

[@Conbreen]

Probably not

[@Blaze_Redraw]

now this would be the vid to make, sadly in the vid itself Tropical Freeze is shown to be impossible due to the split path area.

[@WyvrnOnYT]

Can confirm I tried to do DKC returns without touching a banana... didn't end well

[@tarzan1115]

isn't the first level impossible?

[@WyvrnOnYT]

@@tarzan1115 yep

[@MarioPlaysGamingOfficial]

One strategy using multiplayer would be to roll jump before the DK drum and dismount DK midair with Diddy, would get across this gap. Nine times out of 10, it won't work, but you have a tiny chance to grab the ledge, but it can be tricky

[@spencereades3457]

You know, now that this episode is out setting people's expectations, you could make a series of minimalist runs to see what the fewest bananas possible would be for each game. I'd be here for that new content :)

[@hikoplays]

Yea but with so many levels having so many unavoidable bananas he would have to count each one and it would take for ever to record cause each stage would have so many cuts

[@hikoplays]

Also im sure he did it like this so people would stop asking

[@Ben729Gaming]

Nico: I’m going to beat all of the Donkey Kong Country games without collecting any bananas! Levels 1 and 2: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.

[@carlas178]

Maybe you shouldn’t attempt to beat any other Donkey Kong games without collecting a banana whether it would be Donkey Kong 64 or even Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

[@alexheldman]

I'm shocked he went through all this for one video. Let alone the fact that he just posted a Short explaining that you can beat DKC 3 using a trick to make it Christmas themed, turning the bananas into ornaments - thereby making this challenge possible in that game. I can't believe he didn't utilize this trick for this challenge, seems very overlooked to me lol

[@gilded_lady]

The trick is funny, but beats the spirit of the challenge so I get why he left it out!

[@alexheldman]

@@gilded_lady but it seems like an exclusive to the third game, so why put in the effort to play the following games, if he can just build it up until that moment, seemingly a fail on all sides, but then swoop in with the trick that would save the entire video

[@alexheldman]

@@gregoryford2532 no, that's crossing franchises with Mario (he addresses this in the video if you didn't catch it)

[@DarthLuigi2401]

8:10 DK: *happy monkey noises *

[@notoriousnategaming4895]

I've been waiting for you to try this challenge! I'm really glad to see you doing new and cool challenges that aren't just Mario! Keep up the good work Nico!

[@candy_boy3682]

I wonder can Nico made more DK country challenges

[@notoriousnategaming4895]

@@candy_boy3682 I hope so

[@carlas178]

I want to see which DKC levels can be beat without touching any bananas and which ones can’t

[@candy_boy3682]

@@carlas178 me too

[@AchiBellarosa464]

The second stage can actually be beaten in DKC 2 without collecting bananas by either hopping off the insect at the beginning, or doing a somewhat precise slide-crouching motion.

[@HarpieLady]

You can actually beat the first game without collecting a banana. But you have to use glitches to achieve this...

[@gavinfergz3771]

7:17 “welcome to Donkey King Country: Tropical Cheese!” 😂

[@t3rrar1z3r]

8:12 Tropical Cheese

[@laggn6450]

look at the Rhino laughing at you at 1:21 like “hah, you fucked up”

[@magicalhikari5859]

Remember kids, gotta avoid touching as many bananas as possible or else they won’t be good enough to eat later

[@charlieasalgadosalgado1369]

It’s unfortunately not possible

[@nulcow]

Wait... 🤔

[@ElecV]

But beating all DK titles without touching a single COIN should be possible, right?

[@ohsheet9240]

Yes and no

[@pkfire43]

8:11 "Donkey Kong Country: Tropical C H E E S E"

[@boba9805]

I like how it was donkey Kong tropical freeze but Nico said tropical cheese 😂 😂

[@samsimington5563]

I can see why you only do currency-less challenges in Mario games because Donky Kong ones appear to be quick with offering a scenario where the bananas lack the workaround that Mario games usually don't lack until near the end of the game

[@OverdriveGamesAnime]

I'm glad you are doing DK. Hope you continue the series with the minimum required bananas. In DKC3 you could have kept going with well placed throws.

[@Blaze_Redraw]

That'd take ages though, there are so many bananas in every level, finding the optimal path through all of them would take months and typing down how many bananas were collected would be a pain in the first place. I'd assume there would be a couple hundred bananas for each DK if done in the best way possible.

[@MittChPlay]

That's interesting to see. I would also be interested if you try to beat the story mode of Splatoon 1 and 2 without touching the Calamari eggs or whatever they are called but I hope it's clear what I mean. Because of Splatoon 3 which maybe has a story mode just like the two previous games.

[@marlo176]

The salmon eggs

[@MittChPlay]

@@marlo176 Oh, okay. Thank you ^^

[@marlo176]

@@MittChPlay NP

[@cosmiccatalyst6448]

7:18 T R O P I C A L C H E E S E

[@StoMoComedoPro]

The irony! 🍌 (Just like how when EezySpeezy speedran PVZ without using sunflowers and at the end there was the song about how useful sunflowers were).

[@MagillanicaLouM]

These Kongs are making sure you get their bananas back

[@diamondslasher8444]

Donkey Kong Country Returns brings back so many memories

[@BorgztheDutchCyborg]

Donkey Kong Land I, II and III are stand-alone games and not just GameBoy ports. In fact, each Land game is a direct sequel to its Country counterpart. DK64 is the direct follow-up of the DKC and DKL trilogies, and thus part of the DKC series. There are notable differences between DKC123 and its demakes for GBC and ports for GBA- maybe you'll have some luck with those over the SNES trilogy. The same can be said about DKCR for Wii and 3DS, and DKCTF for Wii U and Switch. As much as I disagree, officially Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is also a "main DK platformer". I'd say give it a whirl. ...I don't think the Jungle Climber games enjoy the same "official recognition" as Jungle Beat, but they *are* platformers... technically. Good luck

[@hexbug101]

Now we need the other banana collecting monkey games, super monkey ball without a banana time is next baby!

[@ZingierAlpaca96]

Now he just has to do Tropical Freeze without a banana.

[@Neon_Henchman]

Nico, you must've not known this for DKC2, but there's a Glitch that allows to jump infinitely with the Tag Move (exclusively on v1.0, I'd suggest seeing the "Versions Differences" video); by jumping on the frame as the second Kong comes back on your shoulders, you can jump in midair, this could allow you to dodge the bananas in the second level and other thereon out. But I did not took into account the rest of the levels, just that this could maybe work later down the line too.

[@Minato_Arisato_5]

Could you try the Crash Bandicoot trilogy without collecting a single Wumpa Fruit?

[@hugoluver2035]

Nintendo does not want you to avoid bananas if you can’t get past two levels

[@DSLego3]

Mario can go a whole game without coins but Donkey Kong can't go one level without a banana? That's epic, it means Donkey Kong collects what he wants and doesn't have to worry about losing his bananas and I see this as an absolute win. Maybe a different Nintendo character can help you with this "Without a ____ Quest" series. Keep up your great content, stay safe and have a great day.

[@TheLastDrPhil]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME

[@Logandk92]

Donkey Kong country was also my first video game ever too

[@teamawesomeness7137]

Actually, coins in Mario games serve the same purpose as bananas in donkey Kong games. Showing you which path you’re supposed to take

[@gamersread2405]

I knew it wouldn’t be possible but I was hoping for at least a minimalist run

[@magolorthegreat809]

Alternative title: "Donkey Kong and co. tries to take a diet"

[@pepin.r.n.b]

What about playing Donkey Kong country returns and/or tropical freeze without touching a (banana)coin?

[@snybio724]

Yeah I have actually tried those and it's definitely challenge Nico should make a video about

[@acrackinthewall1213]

I have been waiting for this for a year, three months, four days give or take

[@TheoAvendano]

You should do a video about collecting all bananas in Donkey Kong Country.

[@palqn_official]

You should try DK64 without touching bananas. There are many glitches you can use to avoid bananas.

[@Vro789]

Even though you can't best them with no bananas I'd still watch a minimum banana video. Also would love to see the challenge on the dk land games since they are pretty much part of the series.

[@samuelmeindl5512]

I wonder how many bananas you have to collect to beat each DK game.

[@kirbykraftgames]

Dread it, run from it, potassium is inevitable

[@BryndanMeyerholtTheRealDeal]

Even though it is not possible to avoid the bananas, I wonder if banana coins can be avoided entirely?

[@scramblestopmotion]

mmmm unavoidable bananas

[@ravenfelter3055]

Next you should try not touching bananas in Donkey Kong 64.

[@noahtube8259]

theres a secret that lets you skip worlds, ironically its able to be done after beating the first level, so it may still be possible!

[@andrewwilliams9063]

As a resident Donkey Kong connoisseur… very humorous. You do a great job of representing the monkey and his love of bananas. This love unfortunately turned to lust. A great attempt.

[@NT_Unused]

Donkey kong country but you starve donkey kong to death

[@lishd]

I love this video because I love your channel and could never stand the Donkey Kong games. So it was actually really satisfying for me to see all of these challenges one right after the other like this. Don't think of it as five failures, think of it as five questions answered successfully! :)

[@candy_boy3682]

So many times you made Mario poor. But DK is not like Mario, he is so greedy, that he needs those bananas🤣

[@alexgutierrez9807]

Thanks Nico, I was really hoping you would do one on my favorite franchise donkey Kong.

[@apollolux]

Can probably still do a mostly pacifist run of of one or more of the DKC games where the only enemies you defeat are the bosses.

[@octoguygmod]

The only Donkey Kong game left is now DK64 so, "Can you beat DK64 without touching a BANANA!" Not counting Golden Bananas obviously

[@palqn_official]

That would be actually possible

[@nsmario6864]

3:21: I managed to slide under those bananas, but it doesn’t matter because of the fourth level.

[@Bacchus325]

This is cool. A natural evolution of your channel.

[@BardTheDragonProductions]

Ah, yes. I love tropical cheese

[@VictorSperry]

Thanks for the video Nico! At some part of the video I almost cried. I really want to play DKC Returns and Tropical Freeze, I am a HUGE fan of the DK Series

[@RedStoneMatt]

How about trying to beat the DKC games with the least amount of bananas possible instead of just saying "no" right after needing at least one

[@MarioPlaysGamingOfficial]

Donkey Kong Country Tropical CHEESE.

[@MarioPlaysGamingOfficial]

cant hide that from me

[@MarioPlaysGamingOfficial]

There is no tropical cheese in this game

[@m_chupon5131]

Ok so bananas are a decent source of Potassium, but you're not going to get your recommended daily intake of potasssium from bananas. For the recommended daily intake of potassium you'd have to eat 10+ bananas per day, and only Donkey Kong is actually managing that. Personally I've started using potassium chloride salt in my cooking instead of sodium, but there's other ingredients you can use.

[@hunterkeps9058]

Maybe it's just me but I'm not a fan of these challenges. Don't give up on a game to move onto the next one if you end up collecting a coin or a banana, keep on going and show us how many stages you can get through where you don't collect them. It's a lot more content that way, and I'm sure the fans will be happier with it too

[@andreblueboy6019]

Now this is a big change! I like this! Find it hilarious that he’s not gonna be greedy anymore

[@user-il7tb1ql2e]

actully, it is very possible to beat dkc with no bannanas using warp barrels

[@panos21sonic]

After seeing sullypwnz's channel struggling like hell, and cobi being inactive, im glad that at least one of my childhood heroes is still doing well. First time i saw your channel was on videos like: why sonic is not a hero. The fact that you didnt stray away from your roots is nice. Keep it up nico

[@ATYF11]

coins are disguising as bananas

[@nugboy420]

I love this lmao.

[@haruokumura2977]

Oh these are pretty cool bananas... AAAAAAAAAAAH

[@BryndanMeyerholtTheRealDeal]

7'19 Tropical what now?

[@falafel_83]

Maybe try next Donkey Kong Country 2 to continue the sequel? ;)

[@DarkKyugara]

Well, how about doing this instead: "It is possible to beat Donkey Kong touching ALL bananas?"

[@stevenmcburney8167]

Normally games like dk and sonic that have auto sections that leave a trail of bananas/rings that are unavoidable. Mario games doesn’t have those meaning they can be dodged easier due to better mobility

[@JsAwesomeAnimations]

Donkey Kong country with o bananas i can’t even get pass the fourth stage normally

[@eugenerhaegardlay7303]

You said freeze cheese, XD lol

[@fridaynightfunkinfan5627]

How can Kiddy Kong be a baby if he’s 4 feet tall and weighs 100 pounds?!

[@jclkaytwo]

g o r i l l a

[@sidalibourema4538]

Donkey Kong country tropical cheese 😂🤣💀

[@AssassinPummel]

I would love to see how many bananas it takes to beat these games.

[@user-bc9kp9gg1h]

When he says donkey Kong Country tropical freeze he says “cheese”

[@bunnyboi115]

Donkey Kong Country Tropical 🧀

[@nickjayyoung7662]

Try a minimum banana run? Enjoyed the video.

[@krmiistudios2479]

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Cheese 🧀 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dogccy]

Donky Kong country tropical cheese sounds fun

[@musical_bear0312]

You could always try to avoid the banana coin! Continue the no coin tradition

[@Glockenspiel8]

A KZbinr named RockruffRuinsGames already made a video on this topic, around 10 months ago. I recommend checking it out as she is very underrated.

[@KMerrow]

If it's any consolation, at least they're not coins.

[@billymariobros5618]

I am thinking about beating bowser's fury without touching brown

[@A_Stupid_Airplane_Poster]

If you don’t like bananas then you would definitely make that video

[@unknown_asset4938]

"Impossible, how does one beat "Donkey Kong: Country" without feeding DK need for Bananas" -Every News Outlet Out there

[@MegaKORNFAN]

DK Country Tropical C H E E S E

[@earldridgejazzedpineda9514]

I found Teardrop from "Battle for Dream Island" in the thumbnail xD

[@while.coyote]

had lots of fun, keep doing more like this!

[@kellyparker2505]

From mario to donkeykong now I bet he's gonna make link and zelda get no gems in ocarina of time

[@kingconrad4577]

Haven’t watched Nico in a bit so idk if its just this video but where was my “the ruuuuules are simple”

[@Jrsonicyt-is-weird]

A yes tropical *cheese*

[@coolkaden986]

Alternative title: “Trying not to touch a single banana in Donkey Kong Country but failing miserably” but thats a pretty long title so maybe thats why it is what it is

[@lorenzospina9051]

Please do DK 64 without bananas

[@MarkyBoyTV]

Donkey Kong tried to not collect a single banana and…oh dear…🍌

[@midnightyawshandghostdoggo]

Is anyone else going to talk about the fact that Nico said Tropical Cheese instead of Tropical Freeze?