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{{Infobox game info | |||
{{Infobox game | |image = BKboxart.jpg | ||
|image = | |developer = [[Rareware]] | ||
|developer = [[ | |||
|publisher = [[Nintendo]] | |publisher = [[Nintendo]] | ||
|designer = | |designer = Gregg Mayles | ||
| | |platform = [[Nintendo 64]] | ||
| | |release = <small>[[wikipedia:North America|NA]]:</small> June 29, 1998<br><small>[[wikipedia:Europe|EU]]:</small> July 17, 1998<br><small>[[wikipedia:Japan|JA]]:</small> December 6, 1998 | ||
|genre = Platformer | |genre = Platformer, Action/Adventure | ||
|mode = Single player | |mode = Single player | ||
|rating = ESRB: E (Everyone)<br>ELSPA: 3+<br>OFLC: G | |rating = ESRB: E (Everyone)<br>ELSPA: 3+<br>OFLC: G | ||
|media = 128 Megabit Cartridge | |media = 128 Megabit Cartridge | ||
|input = [[Nintendo 64]] Controller | |input = [[Nintendo 64]] Controller | ||
|accessories = N/A | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Banjo-Kazooie''''' is the first game in the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]]. It was developed by [[ | '''''Banjo-Kazooie''''' is the first game in the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]]. It was developed by [[Rareware]] and released in 1998 for the [[Nintendo 64]]. In this game, [[Banjo]] and his friend [[Kazooie]] must save Banjo's sister [[Tooty]] from the evil witch [[Gruntilda]] before she steals Tooty's beauty. The game was followed by a sequel called ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' in 2000. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
{{Spoiler}} | |||
'''The Story, from the game manual:'''<br /> | |||
At last, the dirty green and blue smog was beginning to clear. [[Gruntilda]] stood at the topmost window of her [[Gruntilda's Lair|Lair]], grinning wickedly down on her latest world.<br /> | |||
"Tiny creatures far below," she cackled, "which of you'll be first to go?"<br /> | |||
The witch rubbed her hands in glee at the prospect of putting her favorite invention to good use. It was her pride and joy: a machine that could suck the physical beauty from its victims for Gruntilda to absorb like a sponge!<br /> | |||
And it would certainly teach her cutesy sister [[Brentilda]] a lesson. How dare that interfering do-gooder inherit the family good looks and leave Gruntilda, well... slightly disadvantaged in that department?<br /> | |||
Hah! Not any more, gloated the witch, picking her nose smugly. Not any more.<br /> | |||
Turning back to the bubbling [[Dingpot|cauldron]], Gruntilda began to cast the spell which would reassure her that she was, of course, the most wonderfully attractive creature in this bright new world...<br /> | |||
Meanwhile, [[Tooty]] was skipping home through the sunny green fields of [[Spiral Mountain]]. As she reached the garden gate, a pair of blurry eyes that could only belong to her good friend [[Bottles]] popped up from a nearby molehill.<br /> | |||
"Morning Tooty," he blinked, uncorking himself from the hole. "And what are your plans for this fine day?"<br /> | |||
Tooty jumped up and down excitedly, remembering [[Banjo|Banjo's]] promise. "Oh!", she squealed. "When my lazy brother gets out of bed, we're going on an adventure!"<br /> | |||
"That's nice." Bottles squinted up into the sky. "Hang on, isn't that your brother up there?"<br /> | |||
Tooty turned, and saw an odd shape swooping down towards them of high speed.<br /> | |||
"No, that can't be Banjo," she said, frowning. "I wonder who it is...".<br /> | |||
"Sweeter than me? Prettier than me? Impossible!"<br /> | |||
Gruntilda was so furious at the cauldron's words that she could barely control her [[Gruntilda's Broomstick|broomstick]], screeching with the treetops.<br /> | |||
"As cute as me, you stupid pot? For her own sake, I hope she's not!"<br /> | |||
The witch sped recklessly on until her target finally came into view: staring up at her from a field far below was the innocent young Honey Bear she'd seen in the depths of that treacherous cauldron.<br /> | |||
Gruntilda cackled. "I need those looks for more than she, and finally perfect I shall be!" she cried, and sent the broomstick into a steep dive.<br /> | |||
[[Kazooie]] popped out of the backpack as noise erupted just outside the window.<br /> | |||
"[[Banjo]]!" she squawked in alarm. "Banjo, wake up!"<br /> | |||
The Honey Bear groaned and pulled a pillow over his head. "Aww, Kazooie, it's too early," come his muffled voice.<br /> | |||
"This is no time to be lazy, furface!" trilled the Breegull, swinging anxiously to and fro. "We've got trouble!"<br /> | |||
Banjo yawned, rolled over - and fell out of bed in surprise as Kazooie's<br /> | |||
struggles suddenly toppled both the backpack and its stand onto the floor | |||
with a crash.<br /> | |||
At the same time a sudden gust of wind blew open the curtains, and beneath the | |||
peals of manic laughter fading into the distance, Banjo heard the helpless cries | |||
of a voice he recognized...<br /> | |||
Tooty!<br /> | |||
The bear gulped, realising that this was definitely going to be one of those | |||
days.<br /> | |||
"Uh, Kazooie, what are you doing down there?" he said in confusion, grabbing the<br /> | |||
backpack as he bolted for the door.<br /> | |||
"This is no time to be lazy - we've got | |||
trouble!"<br /> | |||
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The evil witch of [[Spiral Mountain]], Gruntilda, is inside her [[Gruntilda's Lair|lair]], asking her cauldron [[Dingpot]] questions about who is the 'nicest and fairest of them all', to which Dingpot reluctantly answers, "''You are, mistress''". She gloats over her "beauty", until Dingpot finally breaks his 'silence' and tells the witch that Tooty, another inhabitant of Spiral Mountain, is actually the prettiest and the fairest of them all. [[Grunty]] reacts angrily and decides to kidnap Tooty in order to steal her beauty. She grabs her broom and sets off immediately. | |||
Meanwhile, Tooty is running around [[Spiral Mountain]], when she is greeted by [[Bottles]] in front of [[Banjo's House]]. She eagerly tells Bottles that she is going on an adventure with her brother, [[Banjo]]. Inside the house, Banjo is sleeping soundly, with his breegull friend, [[Kazooie]], sleeping in his backpack, which is hanging on a nearby coat rack. Tooty and Bottles are still talking, until Bottles spots Grunty in the distance, but confuses her for Banjo (due to his short-sightedness). Grunty immediately goes for Tooty, and a struggle ensues. Kazooie, eager for action and adventure, overhears the clamor outside as well as Bottles' cries for help and tries to wake Banjo up. Banjo and Kazooie leave their house, only to discover that Grunty has gone off and kidnapped Tooty! Bottles tells the bear and bird that they must venture to [[Gruntilda's Lair]] to rescue Tooty. Bottles offers to prepare the duo to fight Gruntilda by teaching them some basic moves and repairing the bridge leading to the lair's entrance. Banjo and Kazooie set off on an adventure into the lair to save Tooty. | |||
[[ | |||
Once inside the lair, Banjo and Kazooie find a [[Jiggy]], which is used to open and unlock levels around the lair by completing Jigsaw Puzzle pictures. They soon find a painting that fits their first Jiggy, opening the first level of the lair, [[Mumbo's Mountain]]. Banjo and Kazooie enter the first world and find that their quest is not as easy as they had anticipated. They discover that they need to rescue [[Jinjo]]s imprisoned by Grunty throughout each of the worlds as well as collect [[Musical Notes]], which are needed to open up [[Note Door]]s, to progress through the deeper areas of Gruntilda's Lair. They also meet [[Mumbo Jumbo]], a skull-faced shaman who offers his services to the bear and bird by transforming the adventurers into different animals with new abilities. | |||
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The two continue progressing through the lair, gathering musical notes, Jiggies, and other collectibles along the way, as well as rescuing the Jinjos of each world. They also encounter Mumbo Jumbo and Bottles several times, who continue to help the heroes by transforming them and teaching them new moves, respectively. Banjo and Kazooie also get help from Gruntilda's nicer sister, [[Brentilda]], who gossips interesting facts about her ugly sister. | |||
After successfully surviving through all nine worlds in her lair, Banjo and Kazooie eventually reach Gruntilda but are forced to play her quiz show, [[Grunty's Furnace Fun]]. Thanks to the information provided by Brentilda's gossips, Banjo and Kazooie win Grunty's game and save Tooty. With Tooty rescued, they return home and celebrate with a barbecue. However, Tooty reminds our heroes that Grunty had escaped shortly after the game show and was still at large, plotting her wicked schemes. | |||
Banjo and Kazooie make their way back up the lair until they finally reach the roof with a little help from Dingpot. On the roof, Gruntilda challenges them to a more direct confrontation and an epic battle ensues. But, with the help of the Jinjos they rescued in the various worlds of Gruntilda's Lair, Banjo and Kazooie defeat Gruntilda and ultimately knock her off her tower. She crashes into the ground, creating a crater of her shape, which is then covered by a large boulder that falls from the tower and traps her beneath it. Banjo and Kazooie finally take a well-deserved break at the beach, where the bear and bird and their friends anticipate a sequel, ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''. Meanwhile, Gruntilda, whose loyal minion [[Klungo]] is trying to rescue her, swears her revenge. | |||
{{Endspoiler}} | |||
*[[ | ==Main Characters== | ||
*[[ | *[[Banjo]] the Bear | ||
*[[ | *[[Kazooie]] the Breegull | ||
*[[ | *[[Gruntilda Winkybunion]] | ||
*[[Tooty]] the Brar | |||
*[[ | *[[Bottles]] the Mole | ||
* | *[[Mumbo Jumbo]] the Shaman | ||
*[[Brentilda Winkybunion]] | |||
* | *[[Klungo]] | ||
==Worlds== | |||
There are nine main worlds, one overworld/hub world, one starter world and three worlds that were unfinished so were not featured in the game. This comes to a total of eleven worlds featured in ''Banjo-Kazooie''. | |||
===Main Worlds=== | |||
*[[Mumbo's Mountain]] | |||
*[[Treasure Trove Cove]] | |||
*[[Clanker's Cavern]] | |||
*[[Bubblegloop Swamp]] | |||
*[[Freezeezy Peak]] | |||
*[[Gobi's Valley]] | |||
*[[Mad Monster Mansion]] | |||
*[[Rusty Bucket Bay]] | |||
*[[Click Clock Wood]] | |||
== | ===Other Worlds=== | ||
' | *[[Spiral Mountain]] (starter world) | ||
*[[Gruntilda's Lair]] (overworld/hub world) | |||
*[[Grunty's Furnace Fun]] | |||
*[[Top of the Tower]] | |||
===Unfinished Worlds=== | |||
*[[Fungus Forest]] - Could have been where the [[Click Clock Wood]] Jigsaw is now. Was inputted into the game ''[[wikipedia:Donkey Kong 64|Donkey Kong 64]]''. | |||
*[[Hammerhead Beach]] - Only the Beta name of [[Treasure Trove Cove]]. | |||
*[[Mount Fire Eyes]] - This level is used in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' as the fire side of [[Hailfire Peaks]]. | |||
*An unnamed ore mine world. Reused as [[Glitter Gulch Mine]] in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''. | |||
*An unnamed amusement park. Reused as [[Witchyworld]] in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''. | |||
==Game Reaction== | |||
''Banjo-Kazooie'' was highly successful when it was released, selling nearly two million copies in the United States. It also received the following reviews: | |||
*IGN: 9.6 | *IGN: 9.6 | ||
*GameSpot: 9.5 | *GameSpot: 9.5 | ||
*GameStats: 9.2 | *GameStats: 9.2 | ||
*1Up.com: 9.2 | *1Up.com: 9.2 | ||
*Metacritic: 23 of 25 ( | *Metacritic: 23 of 25 (Based on 19 reviews) | ||
*Game Rankings: 91% ( | *Game Rankings: 91% (Based on 14 reviews) | ||
==''[[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)]]''== | |||
:''See main article: [[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)]]'' | |||
''[[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' was re-released on the [[Xbox 360]] in late 2008. It currently costs 1200 Microsoft Points on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The game has also been inputted with various items that were originally found in ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and used in the new game ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]''. | |||
The game was updated with improved graphics and several new additional features: | |||
*Fully working Achievements. | |||
*Working Leaderboards that also show Online Worldwide Leaderboards. | |||
*All of the Nintendo references, including the [[Nintendo 64]] logo, have been removed and some of the logos of Nintendo are replaced with Microsoft logos. | |||
*Fully compatible with HD. | |||
*Many bug fixes from the original N64 version and glitches have been removed (for example, Musical Notes and Jinjos no longer regenerate; once collected, they are permanently saved). | |||
*A remade Main Menu (The three Save Files are still in the game). | |||
== | ==Awards== | ||
At the 1999 Interactive Achievement Awards, ''Banjo-Kazooie'' won in the Console Action/Adventure and Art Direction categories, and was nominated for Console Adventure Game of the Year and Game of the Year. In an episode of ''Reviews On The Run'', ''Banjo-Kazooie'' was ranked number 1 on the list of the "5 classic Rare games you should try", beating out ''Sabre Wulf'', ''Conker's Bad Fur Day'', and ''Kameo: Elements of Power'', which were also running for the same award. | |||
== | ==Music== | ||
The music from the game was composed by [[Grant Kirkhope]]. A [[Banjo-Kazooie: The Soundtrack|CD Soundtrack]] was also available exclusively to Nintendo Power Subscribers and sold at Best Buy stores. Two additional tracks were included on the CD that Nintendo Power Subscribers received. | |||
== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Characters#Minor Characters in Banjo-Kazooie|List of Minor Characters from ''Banjo-Kazooie'']] | |||
*[[List of Enemies#Banjo-Kazooie|List of Enemies from ''Banjo-Kazooie'']] | |||
*[[List of Items and Objects#Banjo-Kazooie|List of Items and Objects from ''Banjo-Kazooie'']] | |||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
''See also: [[Banjo-Kazooie/Gallery]]'' | |||
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