S1E12 - Shortie Country

Shortie Country is the twelfth episode of the first season of Video Game All-Stars. The final three prepare for whatever Banjo has planned for the last challenge before the finale.

Plot
The episode starts with Banjo taking the final three contestants to a forest like area, themed around Donkey Kong Country, and tells them that their challenge is to get out of it. Falco questions how they even got there, while Hiroko observes the area. Banjo tells them that first and second to get there would win immunity. Lilac guesses that meant third place would be automatically out, and Banjo confirms this as true. Hiroko is nervous about another automatic elimination challenge, considering she only barely stayed in the game from the previous challenge.

As the challenge starts, Falco and Lilac run away in different directions, while Hiroko takes it a bit more slowly, being careful not to trip over any vines. All three of them come across Kremlings, which they fight off without much difficulty. As they are running, Falco ends up seeing Lilac, and they decide to work together, as Lilac thinks she sees an exit. The two end up hitting a trap, but Falco shoots at it with his laser gun, getting them both out of it. They are almost attacked by a giant version of Donkey Kong, but Lilac uses her dualies to shoot ink in his face to limit his vision. With him out of the way, Falco and Lilac make it out of the forest, confirming them in finale. Hiroko makes it out shortly after, noticing she's eliminated. She tells them that it was fun competing with them, so she doesn't really mind not making finale.

Banjo feels like the challenge was short, so he decides instead of sending Hiroko to the loser resort, he would just bring the losers to the island, as the finale was set to be in a few days. Spyro is first to arrive back on the island, so eager to see them again that he falls off the boat, prompting the finalists to help him up. Mario, Marisa, Mugman and Rise follow shortly after, wondering what's going on. Lilac is happy to be reunited with Rise, having a pleasant conversation about the show up to this point that just about everyone gets involved in. Spyro seems slightly upset that Hiroko lost so quickly after eliminating him, but insists that it's fine, adding that he found it hard to decide who he wants to win.