The debate took a new twist when Donkey Kong Bananza was unveiled, the first big Donkey adventure since Tropical Freeze (in 2014) and the first in 3D since Rare made Donkey Kong 64 (in ’99). Fans found that the design of the video game was the same as the movie,

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?

Donkey Kong Bananza enters GOTY territory with glowing reviews across the board while also beating out the previous top banana DK 64’s score.