Banana Prince

About

Banana Prince is a 1991 action-platformer from KID that tasks you with retrieving stolen weapons from the titular hero's island. You navigate levels by jumping, climbing, and using a bag of seeds to grow vines for vertical movement. Along the way you collect allies who join your crew, each offering new abilities. A gameshow segment lets you answer questions to skip ahead, mixing quiz elements with platforming. The game originally released on the Nintendo Entertainment System and Japanese Famicom in late 1991. The gameshow minigame is the standout feature, offering a break from standard platforming with its trivia challenges. While the German version features tweaked visuals and region-specific questions, the core loop of exploration and progression remains. With its mix of puzzle-based climbing and occasional quiz breaks, it carves out a niche in the early '90s platformer scene.

Storyline

The Banana Prince is on a quest to retrieve the weapons that have been stolen from his Island. As he completes his quest, he picks up companions on the way and engages in many adventures, even appearing on a game show, which allows the player to warp to another level. The Banana Prince has a bag of seeds that enable him to grow flowers that he can clime on. He is also able to use weapons.