Donkey Kong 64 – Banana Fairy Guide
Banana Fairies are small yellow creatures that are home to the Banana Fairy Island. To get there, swim to the east of K. Rool’s ship as Tiny. Jump in her barrel and enter inside the small hole in front. Inside you will find the Banana Fairy Princess who is crying. Talk to her and you will learn that a “tremor” (K. Rool’s ship) occurred and scared all of the banana fairies away. You will agree to help find the fairies throughout your adventure. But the only way to catch them is with a special banana skin film. The Princess will give you a camera with ten films in it. To take out your camera, hold Z and down C. When ever you find blue sparkles flying around, aim your camera to find a banana fairy inside the blue sparkles. You must get a clear shot to be accepted as a capture. If there is a green check mark, you’ve captured the fairy. If there’s a red X, you must try again.
There are a total of 20 banana fairies to collect in the game. There are two in each level and four in DK Isles. The locations of all the banana fairies can be seen below.
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1. The first banana fairy is located on the island to the east of banana fairy island. Swim onto the shore of the small piece of land and aim your camera to the top of the palm tree to find the fairy.
2. This banana fairy is located at the top of K. Rool’s ship. (Near the entrance to Hideout Helm.) As Tiny, head to the stern of the ship and use your teleport pad to get to the top. The fairy should be flying above you.
3. Head inside the Frantic Factory lobby. Take out Chunky and Primate Punch the box with the question mark in the corner. The fairy will be released from the box.
4. As Tiny, enter inside Fungi Forest lobby. Take out your feather bow and shoot the switch near the roof. A banana fairy will be released from a hole under the switch. This fairy moves quick so take your time.
1. Head over near Cranky’s. Turn around and head through the tunnel. Make a left and navigate until another turn comes. Head right to find a large body of water. The fairy is flying above the water.
2. This fairy is located in the room where Lanky slammed the two poles to reveal a golden banana behind a portrait of the Isles. To get there, head up the steep incline over by the teleport pad 3 near Diddy’s Kasplat as Lanky. Head inside the room and if you haven’t already, kill the bees flying around. Simian Slam the two pegs on either side of the room to open the portrait and reveal a golden banana and a fairy.
1. As Tiny, enter into the large temple with the five switches on it. This temple is the one you navigate to find a golden banana and a deep “GET OUT” voice can be heard. Shoot the switch above your door and enter inside. Take the left path and navigate until you find your barrel. Jump inside and enter the hole to your left. Inside this next room is the fairy.
2. Go inside the llama temple. Use teleport pad 1 and head down the west stairs. Turn right into the first room and the fairy will be flying around inside.
1. After completing Tiny’s wheel spinning puzzle, a fairy will appear over Funky’s Armory. Funky’s is located through a tunnel in the corner of the toy room.
2. This fairy is located in the tunnel to DK’s puzzle with the number board. Go to the toy room and jump on the toy box that shoots a tiny platform up. The toy box is located near Lanky’s pad. Enter inside the tunnel to find the fairy.
1. Head to teleport pad number 1 in the same room as Cranky’s. As Chunky, head through the broken ship until you find three treasure chests. Primate Punch the left chest to reveal a fairy.
2. As Tiny, play her instrument on the large cactus to open a grate on the sunken ship. Swim inside to find the fairy flying around a few cells down on your right. You cannot enter inside the cage where the fairy is so you must get a shot through the bars.
1. Make sure it’s night time. Head over to the waterwheel house area. Make your way to the old house near Snide’s as Diddy. Jump up the boxes to the left of the house and use the pad to enter inside the house. If you haven’t already gotten this golden banana yet, play your instrument to have Squawks hold a light for you. Navigate across the narrow planks to the golden banana. A fairy will appear once you collect it.
2. Make sure it’s night time. Head over to the waterwheel house area as DK. Head over to the house surrounded by the thorny vines and jump in your invincibility barrel. Head to the back of the house and Simian Slam the switch surrounded by thorns on the ground. Now that the door is open, enter inside the house. Climb the ladder to your right and walk around the roof until you find a box with a question mark on it. Simian Slam the box to reveal the fairy.
1. As Tiny, head into the igloo area. Play your instrument on your pad and enter inside the igloo. If you haven’t already, Simian Slam the moving target on the floor four times to reveal a golden banana and a fairy.
2. As Diddy, head over to the large cabin by Candy’s. Play your instrument on the third floor and go inside. If you haven’t already, kill the two enemies in here by playing your instrument. Diddy’s pad will appear on the ground. Use it to jump in his rocketbarrel boost. Using the flame from the jetpack, light the three candles inside here to reveal a golden banana and a fairy.
1. As DK, enter inside the large hollow tree near the beginning of the level. Shoot the switch on the wall inside to reveal a path. Jump down in the hole and swim until you find a piece of wood. Jump on the wood and aim your camera up. You can find the fairy flying around up top. If you’ve raised the water level in here by shooting the targets on the wall, the fairy will be flying around as the same level as you.
2. Take out Diddy and Simian Slam the switch in front of the Ballroom. Take out Tiny in the tag barrel behind you and enter inside. Head onto the dance floor and turn around. Use the teleport pad near the wall then head behind the house to find the fairy.
1. & 2. Both of the fairies are located in the small room behind the door with the Nintendo coin and the Rareware coin on it. A quick way to get there is to use teleport pad 1 at the beginning of the level and run to the end. For some reason once you take a picture of one of the fairies, the other fairy will be caught too. If this is the last fairy, the Banana Fairy Queen will tell you to come see her.
For finding all of the banana fairies, the Banana Fairy Queen will reveal her secret. She opens a door to your right and a golden banana is revealed. Head on over to the banana and collect your well deserved 201st golden banana. While finding the banana fairies, certain secrets were unlocked in the main menu of the game. These secrets include:
2 Banana Fairies – Theater Mode: You can watch all of the previous cut scenes you’ve seen through out the game. These involve:
DK Rap
Intro Scene
Jungle Japes Intro
Aztec Aztec Intro
Frantic Factory Intro
Gloomy Galleon Intro
Fungi Forest Intro
Crystal Caves Intro
Creepy Castle Intro
Game Over
6 Banana Fairies – DK Bonus: You can play some mini games as the Kong’s transformations which include:
Rambi Arena
Enguarde Arena
Also you can play the two games that you’ve played to collect the Nintendo coin and the Rareware coin:
Jetpac
DK Arcade
10 Banana Fairies – You can now fight any of the bosses you’ve already fought.
15 Banana Fairies – You can select Krusha as a player in the Kong Battle multiplayer minigame.
20 Banana Fairies – CHEAT MODE: That right’s there are cheats! These cheats include…
Infinite:
Coins
Instrument Music
Crystals
Film
Ammo
Oranges
And you can also select “all” to activate all of the cheats.