The Hilltop Layer is the second full layer you’ll go to in Donkey Kong Bananza. This space is way smaller than the earlier Lagoon Layer, however that doesn’t imply there aren’t tons of Banandium Gems to gather.
The Hilltop Layer is crammed with good crystal-like creatures who’re consultants within the artwork of turf browsing. They’ll encourage you to skate across the flat-ish, but additionally hilly space, grabbing gold and Banandium Gems as you go.
Under, we checklist the place to seek out all the Banandium Gems within the Hilltop Layer of Donkey Kong Bananza we’ve discovered to this point. We’re nonetheless updating this information with extra golden bananas as we discover them.
Hilltop Sublayer #200 Banandium Gems
We’ve discovered 35 Banandium Gems to this point — and it looks as if there might solely be 38 on this layer.
#1: Bruised Peekabruiser!

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This Banandium Gem is accessible as quickly as you arrive to the Hilltop Layer, and it’s technically a reward for beating the boss on Sublayer 102.
#2: Cave-Dwelling Treasure

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When dealing with Fractone Village on the Surf Hills teeleport spot, drop down the cliff aspect on the appropriate to see a cave entrance into the large stone banana. Use your Kong Bananza means to smash by way of the partitions, the place you’ll get to this banana hanging from the ceiling.
This Banandium Gem isn’t obtainable in your first go to to the Hilltop Layer. We consider that you simply’ll must return after you’ve progressed additional or after you’ve overwhelmed the primary story of Donkey Kong Bananza.
This Banandium Gem isn’t obtainable in your first go to to the Hilltop Layer. We consider that you simply’ll must return after you’ve progressed additional or after you’ve overwhelmed the primary story of Donkey Kong Bananza.
This Banandium Gem isn’t obtainable in your first go to to the Hilltop Layer. We consider that you simply’ll must return after you’ve progressed additional or after you’ve overwhelmed the primary story of Donkey Kong Bananza.
#6: Battle: Dig, Dig, Dig on Down

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Within the Fractone village, you’ll discover two fragmentones standing subsequent to a taped off battle problem door. Finishing this battle problem awards this banana.
#7: The Shifty Path Below the Village

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Drop down off the ledge behind the retailers in Fractone Village. You’ll see two cubes you can toss chunks at to make platforms. Try this and also you’ll end up a dust wall you can smash by way of to discover a gem.
#8: A Shifty Path Ahead


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Head to the Shifty Platform Street destroy positioned behind the retailers within the village. Cross the primary set of platforms inside and also you’ll attain the primary gem naturally.
#9: An Out-of-the-Means Room

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After amassing the primary gem, flip to your left and look off the sting. You’ll see a dice transferring vertically. Toss a piece at it to create a platform and experience it down till you see a thorn wall. Seize a piece off the platform and toss it on the wall to seek out the gem inside.
#10: Make-Your-Personal Platforms

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Full the Shifty Platform Street problem and the gem can be ready for you on the exit.
#11: Hilltop Fragmentone Restoration

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Stroll off the cliff in Fractone Village behind the gong to discover a cavern entrance. Head inside and assist the Fragmentone discover one in all its lacking items to get a banana.
The lacking items are immediately behind the Fragmentone: on high of the ledge, in a gap, and across the nook of one other rock. Patiently escort the fragments to their mother or father, as when you stroll too distant from it, it’ll return to its unique spot.
#12: Hilltop Fragmentone Restoration
This Banandium Gem is rewarded for returning all three fragments to the Fragmentone (see above).
#13: Battle: Spike-Spout Scrap

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Go into the cave and thru the problem door to struggle three crockoids in a time restrict, rewarding you a Banandium Gem for succeeding.
#14: Hilltop Disguise-and-Search


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Head to the a part of the map that has a stone banana on its aspect with a number of concrete bananas jutting out of the bottom. Speak to the crystal NPC and it’ll ask you to seek out its 4 pals.
One is hidden contained in the bananas, one other is in a stone on the backside finish of it, and two are encased in concrete on the close by platform (you need to use Kong Bananaza to interrupt them free). We’ve circled the place to seek out them roughly above. Get all 4 and a gem will seem.
#15: Hilltop Smashin’ Stats

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Speak to the crystal NPC behind the large banana on the Building Website. He will provide you with a gem when you’ve smashed 20,000 cubic meters of terrain in Hilltop layer.
#16: Bloomed within the Hilltop Layer

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While you get to the Building Website, head to the sting till you discover a potted plant sitting within the shadow of a stone banana. Smash the banana so the plant can get some mild. When you do, it’s going to sprout a flower. Speak to it as soon as it does to get a gem.
#17: Thorny-Hill End Line


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Within the Hilltop Layer Problem Course 2: Thorny Hill Velocity Surf, you’re awarded this gem for making it to the tip of the course inside the 60 second time restrict. This problem course is close to the Building Website.
#18: Thorny-Hill Buzzer Beater
Within the Hilltop Layer Problem Course 2: Thorny Hill Velocity Surf, you’re awarded this gem for making it to the tip of the course with a minimum of 20 seconds to spare (see above).
#19: Thorny-Hill Hideaway

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Earlier than leaving the Hilltop Layer Problem Course 2, bounce over the wall behind the barrel and also you’ll discover this Banandium hidden.
#20: Shifty Smash: Break the Cover

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Go to the massive stone banana bunch and stroll within the mud till you see a tunnel you’ll be able to stroll by way of below the again of the bunch. You’ll discover a cave inside with a problem. Activate it and also you’ll have 20 seconds to smash a spherical cover, granting a gem.
#21: Battle: Three-Tiered Tussle

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Behind the large banana bunch construction is a muddy pathway up that requires you to chunk bounce to scale. Proper subsequent to the fragmentone arrow is a battle problem door. Finishing it awards a Banandium Gem.
#22: Peeled from Peel Peak

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Destroy the supply of the purple steel clogging up Hilltop’s sink gap and also you’ll obtain this banana. It’s required for development.
#23: The Skies Over Peel Peak

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While you attain the highest of Peel Peak, climb the stone construction on the high. When you’re on high, search for and also you’ll see a platform floating out of attain. Throw a piece on the goo round it to decrease it to the bottom. A gem can be on the platform when it lands.
#24: Bananas All of the Means Down

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The center banana of Peel Peak has a Banandium Gem chillin’ behind a concrete wall.
#25: Shifty Smash: The Rotating Ring

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There’s a cave to the left of Peel Peak (when you’re standing on the stem dealing with the bananas). Activate the problem inside, the place you’ll need to smash a rotating wall inside 20 seconds to get a gem.
#26: In opposition to the Oncoming Tide


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Within the Hilltop Layer Problem Course 3: Spiked-Tide Slope, this Danandium gem is immediately in your path. You could find the Problem Course on the tip of the stone banana closest to the house base you may make.
#27: In opposition to the Oncoming Tide

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Within the Hilltop Layer Problem Course 3: Spiked-Tide Slope this Banandium Gem is rewarded on the finish of the course.
#28: Amidst the Hidden Tide

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Within the Hilltop Layer Problem Course 3: Spiked- ide Slope this Banandium Gem is hidden close to the tip of the problem course. Drop down from the bridge in direction of the exit barrel to seek out it.
You’ll want to make use of the bombs to explode each the concrete to free the banana from the spiked balls and to explode concrete blockading the roof street up high. When you do that, you’ll be able to climb up the partitions to get to the roof street and drop down on the banana. In the event you tousled your bombs, you need to use Kong Bananza to interrupt the concrete that blocks the roof street, so don’t fear an excessive amount of about that.

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Just like the title suggests, there’s a contraption with a banana connected to it flying overhead whereas dropping spikes down on the participant. The contraption flies in a set sample over the close by stones and stops simply lengthy sufficient so that you can break the Banandium Gem

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Head previous the village and also you’ll come throughout a concrete slab on the bottom with plenty of spiky enemies round it. Smash by way of the concrete to discover a gem in a pit under.

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Go to the large stone banana to the appropriate of the village (when you’re dealing with Peel Peak). There’s a Quiztone on high of it who will ask you three questions. Reply them accurately (the solutions are Fossils, Your Helmet, and Throwable Explosives) to earn a gem.
#32: Cranky’s Hilltop Rant

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Climb the stone banana close to the Quiztone (see above). Have a look at the sky and also you’ll see Cranky standing on an unreachable platform. Toss a piece on it to pull the platform to the bottom. Speak to Cranky when he lands, hearken to his rant, and get a gem.
#33: Shifty Smash: Downhill Run

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Enter the cave to the appropriate of the beginning space (when dealing with the village). You’ll discover a cavern with a turf browsing problem so that you can full.
#34: Tunneling By way of the Pit

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As you drop down the opened sinkhole, hug the wall with the ledge. Break open the concrete wall for a Banandium Gem behind the wall.


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Hilltop Layer Problem Course 4: Nostalgia Nation is on the backside of the large Building Website gap.
While you enter, instantly flip in direction of the door and bounce as much as the rock wall above it. (We chunk jumped, which made it simpler.)
Climb up and also you’ll enter DK’s home. Bounce on the tire inside to succeed in the gem above.

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That is immediately in your path of the Nostalgia Nation problem course. You can’t miss it.
#37: Hijinxs within the Jungle

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But once more, this banana is simply within the pathway for Nostalgia Nation, so you’ll be able to’t actually miss it.
#38: Hilltop Chip Alternate

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When you make it to the Fractone Village within the Hilltop Layer, you’ll be able to head over to the chip trade store and commerce 10 chips and 100 gold for a Banandium Gem.
You are able to do this a number of instances, however it solely counts towards the gathering as soon as. The Banandium Gems you get from right here do rely in direction of your ability factors.

