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Groove Layer is the fourteenth layer in Donkey Kong Bananza. Check out where to find the locations of all Groove Layer Bananas, fossils, and other collectibles in this level!
| Groove Layer Guides | |
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| Walkthrough | Collectibles |
List of Contents
| Banandium Gems | Total: 30 |
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| Fossils | Total: 30
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| Checkpoints | Total: 2 |
| Challenges | Total: 3 |
There are 30 bananas and 30 fossils available in Groove Layer.
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Construct a Swap Harp for the Jail cells, then change rubber into gold to break the cell. Break the concrete afterwards, then change gold into rubber again. Jump on the rubber veins to reach the top, either by climbing on the ceiling, or by using Bananza Powers. |
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Construct a Swap Harp for the Disco Room, then change the floor under the Barrel Cannon to gold, then dig underground. From the secret area, continue digging towards under the Prison to find the Banandium Gem. |
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Throw a gold chunk at the jail cell on the second layer of the prison. |
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Use the Swap Harp to change the cube Fractone into gold, then destroy it to reveal the secret room with the Gem. |
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Behind the "Smash and you shall receive" stone tablet in the prison. |
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Found with story progression. |
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Perform a double jump into a mid-air roll then punch forward to reach the Disco Ball. |
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Convert the rubber pole into gold, climb to the top of it and use Snake Bananza to break the Banandium Gem. |
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| 09 |
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Get all 696 Fossils in the game and spend all of it to buy all clothing items. |
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Found inside Quest for the Top Challenge Course 1. It is found in the middle of the course. |
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Found at the end of Quest for the Top Challenge Course 1. |
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| 12 |
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Found inside Quest for the Top Challenge Course 1. Store Liftoff Ore using Elephant Bananza, then take it out behind the barrel cannon to reach the disco ball. |
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Talk to Cranky inside the VIP Room. Break the Fractone before it becomes metal to access the room. |
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| 14 |
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Dive Jump into the rubber Fractone to reach the ceiling, then break the hanging Gem. |
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Destroy 3000 m3 of Concrete in the Groove Layer. |
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After clearing the game, talk to Grumpy Kong and pay 20000 gold to fix the speaker. Find four disco balls nearby, then speak to the pyramid Fractone in front of the speaker to get the Gem. |
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After freeing the Fractone from the prison, talk to the brother inside the VIP room to get the Gem from the Disco Ball. |
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Break the wall to the side of the Disco Hall, into the hidden underground area. Gem can be taken without changing rubber to gold. |
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Found with story progression. |
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| 20 |
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In the tunnel leading to the bass room, use the rubber floor to bounce up to a higher floor and reach it. |
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In the passageway with spinning concrete blocks, throw a chunk of Gold at the second concrete block to reveal a Banandium Gem. |
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Found with story progression. |
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Use the Swap Harp to change the gold to rubber, then hold A to jump higher and reach the Banandium Gem. |
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| 24 |
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While digging a tunnel from the Melody track, dig underground under the last Fractone pointing you in the correct direction. |
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Found with story progression. |
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Clear Battle Challenge 1 found under the Disco Hall. Challenge is initially blocked by rubber, use the Swap Harp to change rubber to gold. |
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| 27 |
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Complete Battle Challenge 2 found under the Disco Hall. Obstruction removed by paying gold to the Construction Fractone. |
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| 28 |
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After rebuilding the Speaker, speak to Poppy Kong in the corner of the room. |
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After rebuilding the Speaker, speak to the rubber Fractone and find his four friends. |
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| 30 |
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Found beside the other shops. Buy with Banandium Chips to get a Gem. The price will vary depending on how many you have purchased from other layers. You only need to exchange once for the collectible to count. |
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Banandium Gems List and Locations
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Buried in rubber, just near where the giant monster appeared. |
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Found on the rightmost Record corridor. |
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Found on the rightmost Record corridor, embedded on the right wall. |
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Found on the rightmost Record corridor, embedded on the right wall. |
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Found on the rightmost Record corridor, embedded on the left wall. |
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Found on the rightmost Record corridor, once you've entered the room at the end. |
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Found on the rightmost Record corridor, once you've entered the room at the end. Embedded in a pillar. |
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Found on the rightmost Record corridor, located on the underground route. |
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Found on the rightmost Record corridor, located on the underground route. Dig through the right. |
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Found on the central Record corridor, once you've entered the room at the end. Embedded in a pillar. |
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Found on the central Record corridor, once you've entered the room at the end. Embedded in a pillar. |
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Found on the central Record corridor, located on the underground route. |
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Found on the central Record corridor, located on the underground route. Dig through the right. |
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Found on the leftmost Record corridor, once you've entered the room at the end. |
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Found at the back of a Fractone, just outside the entrance of the central Record corridor. |
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Found on a jail cell just ahead of the Jail Hall Teeleport Point. |
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Found on a wall near the Disco Hall Teeleport Point. |
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Found on a jail cell near the Jail Hall Teeleport Point. |
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Found on the back of a Fractone just inside the Fossil Museum. |
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Found on the disco ball inside the Style Shop. |
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Found on the left room from the Disco Hall Teeloport Point. |
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Found on a Disco Ball inside a room near the Disco Hall Teeleport Point. |
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Found on a wall near the Disco Hall Teeleport Point. |
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Found on a wall near the entrance of the VIP Room terrace. |
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Found on the ceiling above the Disco Hall. To reach it, you must first open the door to Cranky Kong's room by throwing a sturdy chunk at the Fractone that can shift into an unbreakable metal on the second floor. Once inside the secret room, talk to the Fractone next to the other door to unlock a barrel cannon outside. |
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Found on a Disco Ball at the open area below the Disco Hall. |
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Found on a Disco Ball near the Disco Hall Teeleport Point. |
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Found on the underground below the Disco Hall. |
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Found on the underground below the Disco Hall. Dig through the center. |
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Found at the end of the area from the Hail Hall Teeleport Point. Reach the room located above this area. |
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Jail Hall Checkpoint (SL 1300)
Found outside the jail cell you start in. |
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Disco Hall Checkpoint (SL 1300)
Located in the central area of the Groove Layer. |
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| Layer | Overworld View | Map Location |
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Disco Hall Warp Gong
Found in a room above the Disco Hall checkpoint. |
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How to Teeleport: Fast Travel Guide
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Crockoid x2 Groove Layer Battle Challenge 1 On the lower level of the Disco Hall. The ruins are covered in debris that you need to change to gold with the harp on the top layer. |
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Wallopoid x4 Groove Layer Battle Challenge 2 On the lower level of the Disco Hall. The ruins are covered in debris that you need to change to gold with the harp on the top layer. Pay the Constructone 600 gold to clear the debris to the challenge ruins. |
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Quest for the Top Groove Layer Challenge Course 1 Right next to the Disco Hall check point. You'll need to pay the Constructone 500 gold to construct a harp to change the terrain of the railing blocking the challenge ruin entrance. |
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Bombing for Gold
Found behind a wall at the Disco Hall. Use a Swap Harp to change rubber into gold and go to the lower level. |
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Disco Hall Style Shop
The Stuff Shop, Style Shop, and Chip Exchange can be found together in a room at Disco Hall. |
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Chipper and pleasing, like a friendly, fun-loving Fractone! | |||||||
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Bright and delightful, like a bouquet of freshly bloomed flowers. | |||||||
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Stark and clean, as if the color has been fully drained. | |||||||
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Sparkly and shiny, like a disco ball over a dance floor. | |||||||
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Disco Hall Stuff Shop
The Stuff Shop, Style Shop, and Chip Exchange can be found together in a room at Disco Hall. |
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Disco Hall Chip Exchange
The Stuff Shop, Style Shop, and Chip Exchange can be found together in a room at Disco Hall. |
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In the center room, upper right, a Fractone blocks a door by turning to stone. Open it to find Cranky inside.
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Disco Getaway |
Getaway Guide: All Getaway Locations
Groove Layer Banana and Fossil Locations (SL 1300)



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