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There are 87 Banandium Gems in Donkey Kong Bananza’s Freezer Layer, spread across four sub-layers: SL500 has gems 1–39, SL501 has 40–75, SL502 has 76–86, and SL503 has 87. Use the numbered route below to find them by checkpoint and landmark. Gems 62–75 are post-credit rehearsal rewards; that activity requires clearing the credits and collecting at least 350 Banandium Gems.
How Freezer Layer Banandium Gems work
Banandium Gems may be buried in walls or ground, or awarded for completing ruins challenges. Collecting them increases Skill Points, which can improve health or power and unlock skills, according to Nintendo’s official Donkey Kong Bananza page. The numbered locations below follow Nintendo Life’s Freezer Layer guide.
SL500: Banandium Gems 1–39
- Chillin’ in the Freezer Layer! Dive down into the Freezer Layer.
- A View of Crumbly Bridge. In a cave in the starting mountain, beneath the end of the first long slope.
- A Snowy-Cliffside Secret. Snowboard down the first slope. On the right, punch through the ladder-shaped cliff and use Hand Slap to reveal the gem.
- Turned Up under Turnips. In a cave beneath the turnip patch in the starting mountain.
- Slumbering in the Snow. Follow the long path around the starting mountain to its cave; the gem is under snow.
- Under the Cliff-Edge Scoop Hut. Dig straight down from the three-scoop, zebra-shaped ice cream building.
- Enshrined atop the Pillar. After the second snowboard slope, turn back right toward the large pillar. Use Hand Slap on the dirt to activate a secret lift.
- Battle: Snowball Rollin’. Complete the Rolluskoid ×3 Battle Challenge in the ice cream building at the bottom of the second snowboard ramp.
- Over the Freezing River. Below the Crumbly Bridge checkpoint, take the non-zebra route through the lava room. After climbing the lava wall, drop from the ledge.
- Hidden behind the Waterfall. Roll through the waterfall and follow the secret path behind it.
- Across Crumbly Bridge. Take the non-zebra route across Crumbly Bridge and use the Blast Barrel.
- Clearing a Red-Hot Path. In the Challenge Ruins just below the village side of Crumbly Bridge, at the top of the first rotating lava pillar.
- Behind the Red-Hot Paths. In the Challenge Ruins, climb the second-to-last lava pillar, walk around the platform perimeter, and drop through the existing lava gap to a secret room.
- Climbing a Red-Hot Path. Complete the Challenge Ruins.
- Battle: Quick Quake Quarrel. Complete the Crocktoid ×6 Battle Ruins near the Coolstripe Cavern entrance by repeatedly hitting the switch at the end of the icy track.
- Un-Voiding the Scoop Hut. Remove the Void Co. infection on the route to the Zebra Elder, then punch into the zebra-shaped ice cream house beside the doorway.
- The Freezer Growtone. Feed the Growtone by Crumbly Bridge 500 Gold.
- The Hungry Freezer Growtone. Feed the Growtone by Crumbly Bridge 1,000 Gold.
- The Sated Freezer Growtone. Feed the Growtone by Crumbly Bridge 3,000 Gold.
- Freezer Hide-and-Seek. Find four hidden Seekertones among the lower houses near Snowy Crossroads Warp Gong; search both high and low.
- Heavily Protected Produce. Clear the Void Co. infection in the lower houses behind Snowy Crossroads Warp Gong.
- Scoop Hut in the Sky. From the cooling tower’s top, use Ostrich Bananza to reach the nearby floating island. The gem is in an ice cream scoop.
- Cracking Open Coolstripe Cavern. Use the quake switch to open the cavern route to the Zebra Elder.
- Edge of a Cool Pool. Use Hand Slap while on the icicle crossing in Coolstripe Cavern to raise three hidden platforms.
- Beware Falling Icicles. Find the gem on a raised platform joined by a sandy bridge in Coolstripe Cavern’s first open area; watch for the icicle.
- Battle: Barely Skating By. Beat the Antickoid ×5 Battle Ruins in the first large open room.
- Deep in the Cavern. On the main route out of the first large room with falling icicles.
- Sitting on the Snow. Take the side exit from the caverns to a platform; a long crumbling path leads to the roof.
- Gazing at the Cooling Tower. Follow the cavern path and check the left platform just before the Exit checkpoint.
- Kept in a Coolstripe Cubby. Just after Coolstripe Exit checkpoint and before the inter-level tunnel, dig near the metal grate.
- Shifty Smash: Above the Caverns. Use Zebra Bananza to reach the cavern roof and complete the Shifty Smash challenge.
- Coolstripe Cavern’s Lost Treasure. Speak to the zebra on the roof, follow the map marker, then smash down from above through a nearby ring of gold.
- Shifty Smash: Ice-Cold Lakeside. Complete the Shifty Smash challenge in the ice ring near the cooling tower’s bottom.
- U-Turn on a Crumbly Road. At the back of the cooling tower, enter Zebra Bananza: Pop Party. Run back under the start along the crumbly road and punch the ceiling gem while moving.
- Crumbly-Road Run. Pop all balloons in that challenge course.
- A Crusty Trust Fall. Turn back at the crumbly track and drop through the ground.
- Behind the Cooling Tower’s Eyes. Punch through the tower’s eyes to reach a secret path.
- Cranky’s Freezer Rant. Climb the metal mane at the back of the zebra-shaped cooling tower to find Cranky at the top.
- Freezer Chip Exchange. Trade Chips at the Freezer Layer exchange store.
SL501: Banandium Gems 40–75
- Through Coolstripe Cavern. Follow the critical path down to SL501.
- Molten-Hot Choco Banana. Find the gem in a mound behind Chocolava Lake checkpoint; use a falling icicle to remove the lava.
- Battle: Broiling Bowling Brawl. Complete the Rolluskoid ×4 Battle Challenge near the start of Chocolava Lake.
- Coolin’ Down in Canter Creamery. Make it through Chocolava Lake.
- Battle: Magma Mayhem. Beat the Antickoid ×6 Battle Challenge left of the Canter Creamery entrance.
- Traversing the Massive Iceberg. Talk to the Constructone right of the entrance to open Rising Iceberg Rush. The gem is by the second punching bag.
- Edge of the Massive Iceberg. On a sloped iceberg left of the second punching bag.
- Mastering the Massive Iceberg. Reach the end of Rising Iceberg Rush.
- Smothered in Chocolava. Find the gem by a broken record near the cooling tower; use the Ice Machine to clear lava and break the walls in the way.
- Shifty Smash: Over Ice and Lava. Go up the crumbly path near the first cooling fan and complete the challenge.
- Freezer Smashin’ Stats. Smash through 20,000 m of Freezer snow, then speak to Smashintone under the Creamery fans. The 20,000 m figure is the in-game challenge requirement reported by the guide.
- Found above the Fan. Climb the Creamery’s second fan to the top level.
- Kept Warm in the Field. In the lava field right of the Zebra Elder, punch a nearby frosty enemy into a large lava pile to reveal the gem.
- Trembling Steps through Powder. Use an icy enemy to clear a lava wall right of the Zebra Elder, enter Precarious, Powdery Path, and reach the end of its first section.
- Treacherous Steps through Powder. Reach the Blast Barrel at the end of that course.
- Extra Steps through Powder. Continue past the Blast Barrel and complete the extra section.
- Through a Too-Hot Tunnel. Pull up the large central turnip in the lava field right of the Zebra Elder, drop below, and use an ice cube to surf through the lava tunnel.
- A View of Canter Creamery. Use the SL501 entrance in the cave at the bottom of Crumbly Bridge on SL500.
- Beneath the Zig-Zag Bridges. Take the record piece from the lava near Zig Zag Bridges checkpoint and surf downhill over the lava.
- Stake-Hidden Snack. Use the SL501 entrance at the bottom of Cold-Colt Crest on SL500.
- Buried in the Cooling Tower. In the first cooling-tower Ice Machine puzzle, direct ice to the bottom-left of the dirt stack to remove the lava above the gem.
- Behind the Cooling Tower. Look along the metal path around the tower.
Post-credit Bananza Rehearsal rewards: 62–75
These 14 gems come from five rehearsal courses and their associated Shifty Smash challenges. Clear the credits, collect at least 350 Banandium Gems, then start the rehearsal at the Zebra Elder. Each “Finish Line” reward requires completing its course within time; each “Fast Finish” requires finishing with at least 20 seconds remaining.
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- Amuse-Boost Finish Line. Complete Amuse-Boost within time.
- Amuse-Boost Fast Finish. Finish Amuse-Boost with at least 20 seconds remaining.
- Shifty Smash: Trot Up the Tower. Complete the associated Shifty Smash challenge.
- Hurl d’Oeuvres Finish Line. Complete Hurl d’Oeuvres within time.
- Hurl d’Oeuvres Fast Finish. Finish Hurl d’Oeuvres with at least 20 seconds remaining.
- Shifty Smash: Damp Dodge ‘n’ Dash. Complete the associated Shifty Smash challenge.
- Shocking Cioppino Finish Line. Complete Shocking Cioppino within time.
- Shocking Cioppino Fast Finish. Finish Shocking Cioppino with at least 20 seconds remaining.
- Shifty Smash: Splashy Ascent. Complete the associated Shifty Smash challenge.
- Switcheroo Entrée Finish Line. Complete Switcheroo Entrée within time.
- Switcheroo Entrée Fast Finish. Finish Switcheroo Entrée with at least 20 seconds remaining.
- Shifty Smash: Swift Switcheroo. Complete the associated Shifty Smash challenge.
- Dangerous Dessert Finish Line. Complete Dangerous Dessert within time.
- Dangerous Dessert Fast Finish. Finish Dangerous Dessert with at least 20 seconds remaining.
SL502: Banandium Gems 76–86
- Hoofin’ it to Hot-Hoof Heater! Dive down to SL502 from the cooling tower.
- Hidden in Chocolava Cave. From the above Challenge Course, drop below the bridge into a lava gap and follow the rotating path.
- Battle: Fighting on the Run. Speak to the Constructone behind SL502’s entrance to open the Squeeloid ×8 Battle Challenge.
- Scraping the Slope. Cross the first bridge, drop on the far side into Ice-Serve Slope Challenge Ruins, and make a path from the ice machine to the bowl at the ramp bottom.
- A Sneaky Second Serving. Unearth a hidden bowl midway along the ice ramp and build an ice path to it first.
- Over the Slope. Head toward the ice machine and use the secret path on the left to climb the structure.
- Treat on a Tiny Island. From Hot-Hoof Heater checkpoint, cross the first bridge and take the materialising bridge on the right past lava pillars to a floating island.
- Freezer Fragmentone Recovery. Find Fragmentone on a chocolate outcrop southwest of the Heater’s main island and return one fragment.
- Freezer Fragmentone Restoration. Return Fragmentone’s other two fragments.
- Tricky Trot to the Ice Maker. Use Zebra Bananza on the materialising bridge by the Heater’s main island Getaway.
- Looking over Chocolava. Follow cave tunnels under the fans on SL501 and use the hidden SL502 entrance.
SL503: Banandium Gem 87
- Stuck among the Pipes. While diving into the compressor to SL503, use Ostrich Bananza to float to the pipe on the wall bearing the gem.
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