Banjo-Kazooie

Video Game
1998
E

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The witch Gruntilda has captured Banjo's beloved sister, intending to leech the girl's youth and beauty through black magic and mad science. Banjo and Kazooie set out across nine worlds to g... Read allThe witch Gruntilda has captured Banjo's beloved sister, intending to leech the girl's youth and beauty through black magic and mad science. Banjo and Kazooie set out across nine worlds to get her back.The witch Gruntilda has captured Banjo's beloved sister, intending to leech the girl's youth and beauty through black magic and mad science. Banjo and Kazooie set out across nine worlds to get her back.

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8.6/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Chris Sutherland

Banjo
(voice)
(as Chris 'Snacker' Sutherland)
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Grant Kirkhope

Mumbo Jumbo
(voice)
(as Grant 'Clanker' Kirkhope)
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Eveline Novakovic

Tooty
(voice)
(as Eveline 'Twinklies' Fischer)
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Lee Ray

Bottles
(voice)
(as Lee 'Ripper' Ray)

Chris Seavor

Gruntilda
(voice)
(as Chris 'Slappa' Seavor)

James MacDonald

Gruntilda's Broomstick
(archive footage)
(archive sound)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
You can hold the R Button to make a sharp turn while flying or swimming. However, Bottles does not tell you this at any point in the game.

Goofs
In the "Winter" season of Click Clock Wood, Mumbo Jumbo leaves a note in his hut saying he's gone on vacation because he hates the cold. Yet, a few levels earlier in Freezee Peak (a snow world), Mumbo is seen occupying his hut to give Banjo a transformation.

Crazy credits
The credits are read off one at a time by different characters, each giving them odd job titles and nicknames such as "Deputy keyboard tapper Graham 'Snippet' Smith"

Connections
Edited into Rare Replay (2015)

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Another N64 classic from Rare

This game was stunning at the time graphics wise, however it's best know as that 'other N64 platform game'. It sadly didn't get deserved recognition like Super Mario 64 and the more recognisable Donkey Kong 64, which was released the following year.

It's almost an interactive cartoon, you play the friendly redneck bear Banjo AND his irritating/irritated partner Kazooie (who is a 'Red Crested Breegull'). They behave like one character control-wise. You are on a quest to rescue Banjo's little sister Tootie from the clutches of the witch Gruntilda. The plot is nothing special but there is plenty of humour, aimed at children but amusing nonetheless.

The greatness of this game is not in the story but more in the varied cleverly designed worlds, the perfectly set controls, the ingenious moves (which are not complicated to anyone who knows how to use an N64 control pad), and the funny characters. I still remember it for it's brilliantly implemented context-sensitive music system, the best use of music I have still ever seen.

This game is a joy to play from start to finish, the only downside is the rather tedious note collecting, which busy gamers would struggle to persist with (although I had an almost infinite amount of spare time at the age of 15 and was happy to do it). Overall, a classic.

8/10 (9/10 for 15-year-olds with a lot of spare time on their hands)