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| {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Banjo-Kazooie'' (series)}} | | {{Under construction}} |
| [[File:Banjo-Kazooie series logo.png|thumb|The series logo.]]
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| The '''''Banjo-Kazooie'' series''' is a series of video games created and developed by [[Rare, Ltd.]] The game stars two characters, [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]], with the main antagonist usually being [[Gruntilda]].
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| == History ==
| | '''Banjo-Kazooie''' is a series of video games developed by the UK-based company [[Rare]]. Its first game, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', debuted in 1998 for the Nintendo 64. A sequel was made in 2000 for the same system titled ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''. A third game, ''[[Grunty's Revenge]]'', was released for the Gameboy Advance in 2003, and in 2005 a spin-off racing game, ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'', was also made for the GBA. |
| The first game, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', was released on [[Nintendo 64]] in 1998. It received a sequel on the same system in late 2000, ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''.
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| In 2003, an interquel/prequel to the first two games, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]'', was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and in 2005 a spin-off racing game, ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'', was also made for the Game Boy Advance. Two ports of ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge|Grunty's Revenge]]'', called ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mobile]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Missions]]'', were later made available in 2004 and 2005 as downloadable cell phone applications.
| | Although all four titles in the series were made for Nintendo systems, Rare was actually bought by Microsoft in September of 2002, and will most likely be producing the next game in the series for the Xbox-360. |
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| Although all four titles in the series were made for [[Nintendo]] systems, Rare was bought by [[Microsoft]] in September of 2002. This resulted in the next sequel, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', being published on the Xbox 360 was in late 2008 . In celebration of this release, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Tooie]]'' were ported to [[Xbox Live Arcade]] shortly afterward. | |
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| ==Games== | | ==Games== |
| ===Main games===
| | *''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' - 1998 |
| *''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' - 1998 - Nintendo 64 | | *''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' - 2000 |
| *''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' - 2000 - Nintendo 64 | | *''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]'' - 2003 |
| *''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]'' - 2003 - Game Boy Advance | | *''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' - 2005 |
| *''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' - 2008 - Xbox 360
| | *''[[Banjo-Kazooie 3|Banjo-Kazooie 3 (Banjo-Threeie)]]'' - TBA |
| **[[L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges]] (DLC) - 2009 - Xbox 360
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| ===Ports===
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| *''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mobile]]'' - 2004 - Mobile
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| *''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Missions]]'' - 2005 - Mobile
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| *''[[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' - 2008 - Xbox 360
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| *''[[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Tooie]]'' - 2009 - Xbox 360
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| ===Spin-offs===
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| *''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' - 2005 - Game Boy Advance | |
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| ===Related games===
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| Although they aren't part of the traditional franchise, these games are still related to the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' franchise.
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| *''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' - 1997 - Nintendo 64
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| *''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie]]'' - 2010 - Xbox 360 | |
| *''[[Banjo-Kazooie (SXSW 2015 Gaming Awards)]]'' - Demo at 2015 SXSW Awards, made by Audience Entertainment
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| *''[[rarewiki:Hairball Heroes|Hairball Heroes]]'' - Demo made in 2015 by Rare employees for a Creative Game Jam.
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (DLC) - 2019 - Nintendo Switch
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| === Unreleased ===
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| *''[[Dream: Land of Giants]]'' - Super Nintendo / Nintendo 64 (Retooled into ''Banjo-Kazooie'')
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| *''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Curse]]'' - Game Boy Color (Retooled into ''Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge''<ref>[https://www.unseen64.net/2015/10/05/banjo-kazooie-gruntys-curse-gameboy-color-cancelled/ unseen64]</ref>)
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| *''[[Banjo X]]'' - Xbox (Remake of ''Banjo-Kazooie'')
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| *''[[Banjo-Karting|The Fast & The Furriest (racing game)]]'' - Xbox 360 (Also known as ''Banjo Karting'')
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| *''[[The Fast & The Furriest (party game)]]'' - Xbox 360
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=バンジョーとカズーイ
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| |JapR=Banjo to Kazooie
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| ==References==
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