Bananaport Pad

Artwork for a Bananaport Pad

Bananaport Pads, or simply Bananaports, are objects in Donkey Kong 64 that allow easy travel in various areas via "bananaport," a large banana with a zipper. Bananaport Pads come in numbers 1–5, and each of the two pairs of Bananaport Pads needs to be activated to work. Each Bananaport Pad has a different color depending on what number it has: 1 is blue, 2 is green, 3 is purple, 4 is red, and 5 is yellow. In order to use a Bananaport Pad, the player needs to stand on one and press the button to "bananaport" to the other pad of the same number. Although each area generally has only one pair of each Bananaport number, some areas have two sets of a few Bananaports, generally to make navigating sub-areas easier.

The locations of the different pairs of Bananaport Pads are as follows:

• DK Isles
  • The first 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 pads are near the entrance to the tutorial area.
  • The second 1 pad is at K. Lumsy's island.
  • The second 2 pad is near the top of DK Island near Angry Aztec.
  • The second 3 pad is at the back of DK Island near the waterfall.
  • The second 4 pad is near the top of K. Rool's lair near Frantic Factory.
  • The second 5 pad is at the Banana Fairy Isle.
• Jungle Japes
  • 1 pad
    • At the entrance area
    • At the exit of the first tunnel near the cliff area
  • 2 pad
    • At the beginning of the cliff area
    • Near the top of the cliff area near Diddy's mine area and Snide's HQ
  • 3 pad
    • In the cliff area near the X and the cave with Donkey's Kasplat
    • Across the river near Lanky's cave and a cave with Diddy's Kasplat
  • 4 pad
    • At the beginning of a cave to the storm area and Diddy's Kasplat behind the river
    • In the storm area near Cranky's Lab
  • 5 pad
    • At the top of Diddy's mine area (requires Diddy to get a banana)
    • In the secret area that only Tiny Kong can open
• Angry Aztec
  • Main area
    • 1 pad
      • At the entrance cave
      • In the area with the Llama's cage and the domed temple and Candy's Music Shop
    • 2 pad
      • Near the temple containing Tiny's jail cell
      • At the exit of the second cave
    • 3 pad
      • Near Cranky's Lab in the second cave
      • At the entrance of the second area (next to the 4 pad)
    • 4 pad
      • At the entrance of the second area (next to the 3 pad)
      • Near Funky's Store
    • 5 pad
      • Near a Tag Barrel and Snide's HQ
      • Inside the third cave (after DK completes a Bonus Barrel)
  • Llama's Temple
    • 1 pad
      • At the bottom area (near the 2 pad)
      • At the back near the Tag Barrel and the matching game
    • 2 pad
      • At the bottom area (near the 1 pad)
      • Inside a room only reachable by Tiny containing Lanky's Kasplat
• Frantic Factory
  • 1 pad
    • At the lobby (next to the 2 pad)
    • In the storage room
  • 2 pad
    • At the lobby (next to the 1 pad)
    • In the R&B area
  • 3 pad
    • At the lobby near the window of Snide's HQ
    • At the Snide's HQ area accessible from Testing near the lobby
  • 4 pad
    • At the bottom of the production room
    • Near the top of the production room
  • 5 pad
    • In the room with the Donkey Kong arcade game
    • Near Funky's Store in the Testing area
• Gloomy Galleon
  • 1 pad
    • In the entrance cave
    • In the lighthouse area (near the 5 pad)
  • 2 pad
    • In the entrance cave above boxes
    • In the shipwreck area pointed to the left
  • 3 pad
    • In the entrance cave on a raised platform near Tiny's Kasplat
    • In the lighthouse area near Snide's HQ
  • 4 pad
    • In the shipwreck area pointed toward Candy
    • In the treasure room (Diddy must play the bonus stage first)
  • 5 pad
    • In the lighthouse area (near the 1 pad)
    • In the shipwreck area pointed toward Funky
• Fungi Forest
  • The first 1, 2, 3, and 4 pads are at the entrance.
  • The second 1 pad is in the mill area behind a blue tunnel.
  • The second 2 pad is near Funky's Store behind a green tunnel.
  • The second 3 pad is just outside the giant mushroom behind a purple tunnel.
  • The second 4 pad is near the big tree behind the yellow tunnel from the giant mushroom area.
  • The first 5 pad is in the giant mushroom area on a dirt pile.
  • The second 5 pad is at the top of the giant mushroom.
• Crystal Caves
  • 1 pad
    • At the entrance (next to the 2 pad)
    • In the igloo area (near the 3 pad)
  • 2 pad
    • At the entrance (next to the 1 pad)
    • In the cabin area near Candy
  • 3 pad
    • In the igloo area (near the 1 pad)
    • In a room near Cranky after Tiny completes Krazy Kong Klamor
  • 4 pad
    • On a small platform near Cranky
    • In an isolated room behind Funky containing Diddy's Kasplat
  • 5 pad
    • On the upper part of the cabins
    • On a platform with Lanky's Kasplat near Funky
• Creepy Castle
  • Exterior
    • The first 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 pads are near the entrance.
    • The second 1 pad is at the entrance to the dungeon near the catacombs.
    • The second 2 pad is across the bridge from Lanky's Kasplat.
    • The second 3 pad is near Cranky midway up.
    • The second 4 pad is near the top by a garden and a trash can.
    • The second 5 pad is at the top of the level near Snide's HQ.
  • Interior
    • The first 1, 2, and 3 pads are at the entrance.
    • The second 1 pad is near Diddy's coffin by taking a left, followed by another left.
    • The second 2 pad is near Donkey's mine cart area by taking a left, followed by a right.
    • The second 3 pad is near Chunky's coffin room on the right path.
• Hideout Helm
  • Lobby
    • The first 1 pad is at the front of the lobby.
    • The second 1 pad is near the entrance to Hideout Helm.
  • Main area
  • The first 1 pad is at the entrance.
  • The second 1 pad is in the control room beyond the Blast-O-Matic.