Banana Dash

Banana Dash is a game on the Johnny Two Shoes site. It is the first game in the 4 game series (followed in short succession by Banana Dash World 2 and Banana Dash World 3, and in 2010 by Banana Dash World 4). It is also the 8th game made overall.

Setup
There is a monkey racing for bananas in a maze. Get him to the finish line before time runs out.

Gameplay
In this game, the left and right arrow keys are used to roll the monkey left and right. The down arrow key is used to roll him down a slope faster. The up arrow key is used to make him jump. The spacebar is used here to restart the level, and the escape key to pause the game. There are a total of 12 levels in the game.

Medals
There are 17 medals for this game. In order of value, they are:

World 1 Owned: (100) Complete the game.

Bananarama: (100) Collect every banana on every level.

Seconds Spare: (50) Complete all levels 10 seconds under target time.

Double Dash: (30) Beat any level target time by 30 seconds or more.

Swinging Free: (20) Stay airborne for 5 seconds.

World 1 Level 12: (15) Beat Level 12.

World 1 Level 11: (15) Beat Level 11.

World 1 Level 10: (15) Beat Level 10.

World 1 Level 9: (15) Beat Level 9.

World 1 Level 8: (10) Beat Level 8.

World 1 Level 7: (10) Beat Level 7.

World 1 Level 6: (10) Beat Level 6.

World 1 Level 5: (10) Beat Level 5.

World 1 Level 4: (5) Beat Level 4.

World 1 Level 3 (5) Beat Level 3.

World 1 Level 2 (5) Beat Level 2.

World 1 Level 1 (5) Beat Level 1.

Relationship to Worlds 2, 3, and 4
The relationship of this game to its three sequels is quite palpable. It had the largest effect (and the most similarities) to its immediate successor, BDW2. The second game used much of the same setup and setting, only changing it by using new mazes, a different background, and putting the monkey in a ball. While Worlds 3 and 4 were quite different (exemplified by being called Puzzles), they still built off of this first game.

Trivia

 * This is the first game in the Banana Dash series.
 * This game has spawned the most sequels.
 * Glitch: The Seconds Spare badge can be earned by playing, deleting the save, and then playing the first level.
 * This was the 8th game made by JohnnyTwoShoes.
 * This was the first game categorized as a Platformer.