{"id":19331,"date":"2025-07-02T09:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/donkey-kong-bananza-gorilla-finds-his-groove-with-mariah-carey-on-his-shoulder\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:37:59","slug":"donkey-kong-bananza-gorilla-finds-his-groove-with-mariah-carey-on-his-shoulder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/donkey-kong-bananza-gorilla-finds-his-groove-with-mariah-carey-on-his-shoulder\/","title":{"rendered":"Donkey Kong Bananza: gorilla finds his groove with Mariah Carey on his shoulder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For his first Nintendo Switch 2 appearance, DK goes on a rhythmic rampage, powered up to new hulking heights by singing sidekick Pauline. It\u2019s big, brash and impossibly enjoyable<\/p>\n<p>While searching for gold in the dingy mines of Ingot Isle, a severe storm sweeps dungaree-donning hero Donkey Kong into a vast underground world. You think he\u2019d be distraught, yet with the subterranean depths apparently rich in banana-shaped gemstones, DK gleefully uses his furry fists to pummel and burrow his way towards treasure. From here, the first Donkey Kong platformer since 2014 is a dirt-filled journey to the centre of the Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Much like the Battlefield games of old, Bananza is built to let you pulverise its destructible environments as you see fit. That seemingly enclosed starting area? You can burrow your way through the floor. Bored with jumping through a cave? Batter your way through the wall instead. There\u2019s a cathartic mindlessness to smashing seven shades of stone out of every inch of the ground beneath you, pushing the physics tech to its limits and seeing what hidden collectibles and passageways you unearth.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2025\/jul\/02\/donkey-kong-bananza-nintendo-switch-2\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/7f1ac25023e1036d3ae3ac7ba93da8c53e893141\/120_0_2700_2160\/master\/2700.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=d4452dc6d73de601025974b5f70c715d\" title=\"Donkey Kong Bananza: gorilla finds his groove with Mariah Carey on his shoulder\" \/>For his first Nintendo Switch 2 appearance, DK goes on a rhythmic rampage, powered up to new hulking heights by singing sidekick Pauline. It\u2019s big, brash and impossibly enjoyable<br \/>\nWhile searching for gold in the dingy mines of Ingot Isle, a severe storm sweeps dungaree-donning hero Donkey Kong into a vast underground world. You think he\u2019d be distraught, yet with the subterranean depths apparently rich in banana-shaped gemstones, DK gleefully uses his furry fists to pummel and burrow his way towards treasure. From here, the first Donkey Kong platformer since 2014 is a dirt-filled journey to the centre of the Earth.<br \/>\nMuch like the Battlefield games of old, Bananza is built to let you pulverise its destructible environments as you see fit. That seemingly enclosed starting area? You can burrow your way through the floor. Bored with jumping through a cave? Batter your way through the wall instead. There\u2019s a cathartic mindlessness to smashing seven shades of stone out of every inch of the ground beneath you, pushing the physics tech to its limits and seeing what hidden collectibles and passageways you unearth. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For his first Nintendo Switch 2 appearance, DK goes on a rhythmic rampage, powered up to new hulking heights by singing sidekick Pauline. It\u2019s big, brash and impossibly enjoyable While searching for gold in the dingy mines of Ingot Isle, a severe storm sweeps dungaree-donning hero Donkey Kong into a vast underground world. You think &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/donkey-kong-bananza-gorilla-finds-his-groove-with-mariah-carey-on-his-shoulder\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Donkey Kong Bananza: gorilla finds his groove with Mariah Carey on his shoulder<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":19332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19331"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}