And while Bananza ’s connection to recent Mario games like Super Mario Odyssey are made clear, there are still important unknowns to address — like how does Bananza connect, if at all, to the events of the Donkey Kong Country games and, more importantly, is this even worth expending brainpower on?

Before Bananza released, hopeful Donkey Kong Country fans theorised that one of the game's new villains, Void Kong, was actually King K. Rool in disguise. Everyone was pointing to the rings in Void Kong's eyes and a bunch of other threads to try and connect the two, but we finally know the truth now.