Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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I explore every worthwhile theory for why Pauline is a child in this game.
But remember guys, NOT A PREQUEL.
#DonkeyKong #DonkeyKongBananza

SEQUEL VIDEO from after the game released:
youtu.be/ux0dmekR3QI?si=KKP-167reoPgu_j4

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:15 Prequel Theory
5:53 Notable plot-points
7:56 Relative Theory
9:58 Random Girl Theory
10:38 Time Travel Theory
11:09 Time Loop Theory
12:06 Wish Revisionism Theory
14:31 De-Aged Theory
18:37 The Banana Bandit
22:10 Hidden Bananza Forms
24:01 Kremling Involvement
27:52 Separation Speculation
29:19 Ending


noted sources:
- Donkey Kong Country Manual - Page 6: nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAALE.pdf
- NES Classic Miyamoto Interview: web.archive.org/web/20161104171223/http://nintendo.com/nes-classic/donkey-kong-developer-interview
- Cranky Kong Demo Dialogue (18 minutes 4 seconds): youtu.be/TyI_Z0wBxn0
- Cranky Kong JAPANESE Dialogue: https://x.com/7Roggie/status/1937403612881387833