The Banjo-Kazooie Series

[Phlibbit]

I thought it might be fun to make a general topic about the Banjo-Kazooie series of games. In my opinion, the two main games in the franchise are among the best video games ever made. Here's the list:

-Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
-Banjo-Tooie (N64)
-Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (GBA)
-Banjo-Pilot (GBA)
-Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Xbox 360)

The two N64 titles are also available on the Xbox 360 Arcade, in widescreen and high definition. I've been replaying them both recently and thought it'd make a good topic. If you've never played them, you owe it to yourself to give them a shot! Ever wonder where my internet handle came from? The "Flibbit" enemies from Banjo-Kazooie!

[Redstar]

When we first received an N64 we ended up renting the original Banjo-Kazooie, but never made it past the hub-world portion of the game. It wasn't until we actually bought the sequel, Banjo-Tooie, that our love for the property took off.

While I never beat the game as it was lost (perhaps stolen?) I did make it a fair way through the story. I loved the engaging gameplay and unique world, which was only made all the more fun through its quirky characters and locations.

The display photo for Xbox Live gamtertag shows Jinjos!

[Phlibbit]

I ended up getting one of the special "?" egg gamerpics when they were available for a limited time. Replaying it now, I'm so delighted to see how well they actually hold up. The graphics, gameplay, music--everything is rock-solid. Some things in Banjo-Tooie still amaze me--like Chuffy. A train that you acquire after a boss level that can actually take you around to other levels--and in one level it's REQUIRED that you use it to even make it anywhere in the level. Just ingenious level design.

[ultimateemail5000]

The Banjo series was awesome on the 64. Though I didnt play Tooie, I owned the first one. If I recall or it was fake news, I remember hearing this was gonna be DK64 but it didnt feel right so the characters were changed. I never beat these games, downloaded them on 360 I really liked how Rare made the attempt to make the game widescreen and HD still maintaining its 64 bit graphics.