''Banana Nababa'' is a freeware title developed by Lazrael and produced using the GameMaker program.

Long ago, in a land called Neo-Africa, all was well and everyone was at peace. One day, an evil wizard stole six mystical hearts that protected the land and retreated to an old lighthouse. Without the hearts' power, a terrible curse fell onto the land and the citizens of Neo-Africa began to suffer. To make matters worse, the wizard sealed the sacred hearts within the bodies of six horrifying creatures that protect each floor of the lighthouse.

All seems lost until a man named Harry Flowerpower, armed with an unlimited stockpile of axes and spears, decides to scale the deadly tower, reclaim the hearts, and defeat the evil wizard to restore peace to the land of Neo-Africa... or die trying.

The game is presented in a classic 8-bit style that boasts an impressive soundtrack to go along with the classic feel of the game.

You can download the game [[https://archive.org/details/BananaNababa here]]

A remake was in development hell but never released as of the [=2020s=]. You can have this 2022 parody called ''"[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2099440/Bananner_Nababber/ Bananner Nababber]]"'' for more boss rush action instead.
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!!Tropes include:
* BossGame: Other than the smaller enemies that drop health, Harry has to deal only with the bosses of each floor.
** The first version of the game was titled ''Boss Arena''.
* BottomlessMagazines: Harry uses an unlimited amount of axes and spears during his quest.
* BottomlessPits: A common hazard to deal with during the boss fight.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Thankfully, Harry has unlimited lives.
* DualBoss: The Gatekeeper.
* ExcusePlot: Other than a story near the beginning, not much detail is given other than you're to stop a wizard in a tower, recovering six mystical hearts while fighting several deadly creatures along the way.
* GoombaStomp: Inverted, as some of the bosses try to jump on top of you in addition to using their main attacks.
* HeroicMime: Harry has no dialogue with the game.
* MercyInvincibility: Both Harry and the bosses he fights have very brief periods where they don't take damage after a hit.
* NintendoHard: You have to fight through six floors each with their own boss. Thankfully the game saves after you conquer each floor of the tower.
* {{Retraux}}: The game looks and plays like an NES game complete with an 8-bit soundtrack to boot.
* SequentialBoss: Most bosses here have more than one form.
* SmashingSurvival: This is how you prevent the final boss from using its full screen attack. [[FridgeLogic It doesn't make much sense, though.]]
* SuperDrowningSkills: Harry dies instantly if he falls into water.
* WaddlingHead: Harry.
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