"Levels let you collect golden bananas and boss keys, which in turn unlock new levels. Do this until you win... except the last boss key isn't collected that way. The eighth key is actually hidden in the final level, which can be unlocked by collecting the forty blueprints hidden in the game. Each blueprint collected also lets you collect another golden banana. In the final level, there is a crown door that can only be unlocked by collecting battle crowns. And unlocking that door will lead you to the room... next to where the boss key is, because the key is actually hidden behind another door that can only be unlocked by collecting the "Rareware" coin and the "Nintendo" coin. To collect the Nintendo coin, you need to beat the Donkey Kong arcade cabinet twice, which can be unlocked by collecting two coins and Donkey Kong's potion. But the Rareware coin is collected when you beat the Jetpac game in Cranky's lab that is unlocked by collecting all the potions and 15 banana medals, which are collected by collecting 75 bananas in each level as each Kong. (Beat) Oh, and you can collect oranges too, if you want."
— How To Play DK64
, highlighting the most infamous instance of this trope
, highlighting the most infamous instance of this tropeNow then. In line with Banjo tradition, your challenge will consist of collecting as many pointless objects as possible. Let the collectathon commence!
— The Lord of Games before deciding to make it vehicle-based instead, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
