How to Save in Donkey Kong Bananza
Description
Donkey Kong Bananza revitalizes the long-dormant Donkey Kong franchise in an open-world platformer based on destructible terrain and satisfying movement abilities. Normally, Donkey Kong Bananza will auto-save after you complete any major milestone, like completing a challenge or collecting a Banandium Gem.

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However, sometimes life gets in the way of gaming, and you have to manually save the game to return at a later time. Follow this guide to learn how to save your game in Donkey Kong Bananza and how to access the save file management options available in the game.
How To Save Game In DK Bananza
To save the game, press the + button on your right Joy-Con and scroll down to the buttons below the DK Bananza logo. The middle button – the box with three lines on it – is the Save Data option. Select this to be brought to the Save menu, which contains a variety of options for managing your save files in Donkey Kong Bananza.
Here, select Save, then select one of the three save slots available in DK Bananza. Confirm your selection, and you will overwrite that slot with your current save data. The next time you load into the game, select this save to continue where you left off!

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How To Load A DK Bananza Save File
You can load a Donkey Kong Bananza save from either the main menu or while in-game. In both the in-game menu and the main menu, scroll down to the save button and open up the save options. Select Load and choose the save file you want to load.
If you are in-game, you will be reminded that your current progress will be lost if you don’t save the game, so be sure to make a backup before you hop into another file.
How To Erase DK Bananza Save Files
To erase a save file in DK Bananza, go into the save options menu once again, then scroll down past the Save and Load options to the Erase button. Select this, then select the save you want to erase and confirm your selection, to free up space for a new save file. Your save files cannot be recovered once you perform this action, so be careful!