Summary
One eager Nintendo fan has managed to decode some of the mysterious glyphs hidden inDonkey Kong Bananza’s pre-release footage. A new mainlineDonkey Konggame is one of many titles confirmed for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console, which is finally launching on June 5.Donkey Kong Bananzawill then be released on July 17, serving as the great ape’s first major outing sinceDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freezeback in 2014.
From what has been shown so far,Donkey Kong Bananzaseems to be taking a few notes fromSuper Mario Odyssey, bringing DK into an open-world setting filled with levels to explore, enemies to bash, and Golden Bananas to collect. This time, Donkey Kong needs to recover his favorite treats from the evil VoidCo., a villainous gang of apes. Along the way, he will meet new allies like the talking Odd Rock andreunite with old friends like Cranky Kongand a girl who looks suspiciously like Pauline.
Many fans have been studying the existing pre-release trailers and gameplay footage ofDonkey Kong Bananzafor more clues while they wait for the game’s launch, including a YouTube user by the handle of 2Chrispy. In their most recent video, they point out that there are some sort of hieroglyphs hidden throughout theworld of Donkey Kong Bananza, and set out to translate what they mean. After about a month of work, they have managed to decipher a few of the signs shown inDonkey Kong Bananza’s initial reveal trailer and Nintendo Treehouse stream.
Fan Translates Donkey Kong Bananza’s Secret Language
2Chrispy says that there are at least seven hidden signs in the firstDonkey Kong Bananzatrailer, and their work started with translating at least one of them so they had a baseline for the others. They started by putting together a list of words closely associated withtheDonkey Kongfranchise, before noticing the phrase “Chip Exchange” being mentioned during the recentDonkey Kong BananzaNintendo Treehouse livestream. From there, they noted that one of the game’s signs has a symbol resembling the banana chips Donkey Kong collects in the game, so they figured out that this is supposed to be translated as “Exchange.”
Now that they had a baseline, 2Chrispy got to work decoding the otherhiddenDonkey Kong Bananzamessagesby finding recurring patterns in the remaining untranslated letters. By running some deciphered letters through an online word finder, 2Chrispy figured out that another sign reads “Welcome,” while they had to draw over the screenshot of the third to see that it translates to “Ice.” More work led to them decoding the words “Item,” “Stop,” “Store,” and “Outfit” among the other signs. 2Chrispy admits that their translations of these glyphs are a work in progress, and there are still a few letters left to decode beforeDonkey Kong Bananza’s launch.
Donkey Kong Bananza
WHERE TO PLAY
The big guy is back! Donkey Kong swings onto the Nintendo Switch 2 system with a brand-new action adventure.Help Donkey Kong make his way through the depths of the Underground World. The deeper he goes, the more amazing places he finds! There’s no shortage of things DK can pulverize with his powerful punches. Break on through this truly destructive adventure.Behold the golden bananas! The mysterious group, known as VoidCo, has its eyes on this prized bunch. But no one messes with DK’s favourite food!Golden bananas? The whole island was buzzing about the discovery of this tasty treasure. But then, distaster struck! During the chaos, VoidCo stole every breathtaking bunch of bananas. Now Donkey Kong must venture deep underground to get them back!
