After playing Donkey Kong Bananza, it sure seems like the game is a prequel to Super Mario Odyssey, and the DK series as a whole.

Donkey Kong Bananza takes place on Ingot Isle, a sort of mining colony where DK and his fellow primates are digging for special golden bananas called Banandium Gems. The story starts when a sudden storm sends DK deep underground, where he discovers a new companion, Odd Rock, who, it later turns out, isn’t a rock at all, but the singer Pauline.

Our final Donkey Kong Bananza demo gave us a two hour tour of a chaotic platformer clearly built from Super Mario Odyssey's DNA.