Difference between revisions of "Banjo-Kazooie"

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|developer = Rareware

|publisher = Nintendo

|mode = Single Player

|input = Nintendo 64 Controller

 

'''Banjo-Kazooie''' is the first game in the [[Banjo-Kazooie series]]. It was created by [[Rare|Rare Ltd.]] in 1998. 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. ''Banjo-Kazooie'' was followed by ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' in 2000 for the N64.

The witch of [[Spiral Mountain]], Gruntilda, is inside her 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 continues asking, until Dingpot finally breaks his 'silence', and tells the witch that Tooty, another inhabitant of Spiral Mountain, is in fact the fairest of them all. Grunty reacts angrily, and then decides to kidnap Tooty, and steal her beauty. She grabs her broom and sets off immediately.

Meanwhile, Tooty is running around [[Spiral Mountain]], when she is greeted by [[Bottles|Bottles the mole]] 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 coat rack. Tooty and Bottles are still talking, when 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 is awoken up by the clamor and 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 duo that they must venture to [[Gruntilda's Lair]] to rescue Tooty and offers to prepare them 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, the two 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, [[Mumbo's Mountain]]. Banjo and Kazooie enter the first world and find that their quest is not as easy as they had anticipated. They find that they need to rescue [[Jinjo]]s, who will award them with a Jiggy for their efforts, 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 duo into certain animals.

The two continue progressing through the lair, gathering Musical Notes, Jiggies, and other collectibles along the way, as well as rescuing Jinjos along the way. They also encounter Mumbo Jumbo and Bottles several times, who continue to help the two by transforming and teaching them moves (respectively), as well as Gruntilda's nicer sister, [[Brentilda]], who gossips about her ugly sister.

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, the pair complete Grunty's game and Grunty escapes. They rescue Tooty and hold a barbecue back home. However, Tooty reminds Banjo that Grunty is still at large.

Banjo and Kazooie make their way back up the lair until they finally reach the roof with 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 trapping 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 minion [[Klungo]] is trying to rescue her, swears her revenge.

*[[Tooty]]

*[[Mumbo Jumbo]]

*[[Fungus Forest]]- Could have been where the [[Click Clock Wood]] Jigsaw is now. Was inputted into the game 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]].

''Banjo-Kazooie'' was highly successful when released, selling nearly two million copies in the United States.

 

==Re-release==

The game was re-released on the [[Xbox 360]] Live Marketplace. It currently costs 1200 Microsoft Points. The game has also been inputted with various items that can be found in ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and used in the new game ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]''.

==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]]

===Logos and box arts===

Image:BK_XBLA.jpg|''[[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)]]'' box art</gallery>

Image:Grunty.jpg|[[Gruntilda]]</gallery>

===Special===

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