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title: "Banana"
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description: "The player gets to control a mole which digs through dirt collecting various fruits and vegetables. In most stages, the produce must be collected in a specific order"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "1986-09-08 12:00:00"
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Banana | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases | NintendoReporters

 [![Banana](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/banana.jpeg "Banana")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/banana.jpeg)The player gets to control a mole which digs through dirt collecting various fruits and vegetables. In most stages, the produce must be collected in a specific order, or the player may become stuck and be forced to restart the stage. During the stages, the player must also retrieve a female mole;\[1\] referred to in the instruction manual as the player’s daughter-in-law. When all objectives are complete, the player must make his way to the exit.\[1\] If the player dies, his character says something along the lines of “I’m beat.”

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