Top Banana is a 1991 platform game published by Hex for the Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST, and CDTV. The game is about trying to save the planet from environmental threats using love, and in line with the game's environmentalist theme, it was released with recycled cardboard packaging. Top Bananas music was produced by electronic music duo Coldcut, and the game features a techno music video as an introduction. Some reviewers praised Top Bananas techno soundtrack and original environmental plot,
Gameplay
Top Banana is a vertically scrolling platformer with the goal of each level being to reach the top of the level. The game has a time limit in the form of water that damages the player rising from the bottom of the level over time. and the game features a techno music video as an introduction. Regarding sampling and the future of media, Black said in 1993 that it would be like a "big soup bowl, with everyone dipping in and taking whatever they want". and thus the game's sprites may be edited with graphics software.
A single was released to coincide with the release of Global Chaos, and a music video featuring KT promoting the release aired on MTV.
Top Banana was playtested in the Netherlands. A demo for Top Banana is featured on Amiga Format issue #32's coverdisk. Playing the Atari ST version on a ST not in the Atari STe model range removes the game's sound, removing music entirely and replacing sound effects with stock sound chip sounds. with the games included in the compilation being determined by votes by readers in Acorn User magazine.