Donkey Kong Bananza Fan’s Custom Cartridge Project Goes Awry

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So, here’s the deal. Some super fan of Donkey Kong Bananza thought it’d be genius to jazz up their Nintendo Switch 2 game cartridge. And, uh, spoiler alert… it was a catastrophe. This person shared all their missteps through a string of video clips, like a mini-series of a very unfortunate saga. It started with a wild plan and ended with fans of Donkey Kong and the Nintendo Switch 2 just shaking their heads.

You’d think Nintendo Switch 2 cartridges are petite enough to hide away in their console prison—much love to the old days when you flaunted gold and yellow cartridges à la Zelda or Donkey Kong 64. Not that it mattered since visibility now is kinda zilch. Nostalgia’s a powerful beast, folks!

Anyway, one user, goes by gardnerhartung (what a name, right?), decided to relive those glory days. Said, “Why not?” and took a can of vibrant yellow paint to their cartridge. After basking in its vibrant glory and letting it dry, they slid it into their Switch 2. Kinda knew this could be a bad idea because paint transfer, right? But full steam ahead! Surprise, surprise, it got stuck. Things went downhill.

Gardnerhartung, not one to give up easily, went all MacGyver with some pliers, which basically just turned the cartridge into a yellow crumbly mess. The whole custom color plan? Totally pointless now. For a moment, Gardnerhartung was kinda chill about it. “Eh, I’ll be playing for a while,” they shrugged. Until crunch! The top of the cartridge snapped right in front of their eyes. Cue the ironic laugh: “Wow, I really just broke it.” You can’t make this stuff up.

People watching the video were probably cringing and maybe had a salty laugh or two. I mean, breaking your Switch 2? Ouch. In a world where these consoles are flying off the shelves like hotcakes, that’s gotta sting. Note to self: If you wanna celebrate in style, maybe just put stickers on the game cases next time. Just sayin’.

Anyway, yeah. Games, man. Always an adventure, on-screen or off.