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|image = Banjo-Pilot NA cover.jpg
|image = BanjoPilotboxart.jpg
|developer=[[Rare]]
|developer = [[Rareware]]
|publisher=[[THQ]]
|publisher = THQ
|designer=Gary Richards
|designer =  
|console=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|platform = Game Boy Advance
|released=<small>[[wikipedia:North America|NA]]:</small> January 12, 2005<br><small>[[wikipedia:Europe|EU]]:</small> February 1, 2005
|release = North America: January 11, 2005<br>Europe: March 2005<br>Japan: March 2005
|genre=Racing
|genre = Racing
|mode=Single player<br>Multiplayer (2-4)
|mode = Single player<br>2–4 Multiplayer
|rating=ESRB: Everyone (E)<br>PEGI: 3+
|rating = ESRB: Everyone (E)<br>PEGI: 3+
|media=128-Megabit Cartridge
|media = 128-Megabit Cartridge
|input = N/A
|accessories = GBA Link Cable
}}
}}
'''''Banjo-Pilot''''' is a racing game released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] featuring ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' characters racing in planes. It was developed by [[Rare]] and published by [[THQ]] in 2005. It is the only spinoff title of the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series and has no storyline nor relation to the main series. The race courses are rendered using Mode7 technology.
'''Banjo-Pilot''' is a 2005 racing game developed by Rare and published by THQ for the Gameboy Advance. Originally titled Diddy Kong Pilot, the game shares many gameplay elements with the N64 game Diddy Kong Racing, and its remake.


''Banjo-Pilot'' was originally under development as ''[[mariowiki:Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' in 2001, which would be entirely redone into another title of the same name, distinguished as the [[mariowiki:Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|2003 build]]. Its earlier iteration was cancelled because of the Microsoft acquisition in 2002, and that Nintendo was concerned over its quality.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180928044356/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2011/11/unreleased_gba_racer_diddy_kon.php GameSetWatch]</ref> While ''Banjo-Pilot'' courses are rendered in Mode7, it had an [[List of Banjo-Pilot pre-release and unused content|earlier build]] where courses were rendered with the voxel engine.
==Playable Characters==
''Note: All characters with an asterisk have to be unlocked.''
*[[Banjo]]


==Gameplay==
Top speed: 3/5
[[File:Spiral Mountain BP gameplay.png|thumb|left|Kazooie racing in Spiral Mountain, the first course of the game.]]
The gameplay for ''Banjo-Pilot'' is very similar to the ''[[mariowiki:Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. It involves the player racing in tracks against other racers, except they fly around in planes. Racers can collect an item from a [[Honeycomb]], which are located throughout the tracks, usually in a pair. There are four collectible [[Musical Note]]s lying around a track, and collecting all four increases the number of Cheato Pages that the player obtains from completing the race.


Oddly, planes slow down when driving over rough ground. The player is also equipped with an indefinite supply of bullets, which slows another racer down for one second when it hits them. The player can hold down {{button|GBA|L}} to do a barrel roll, which is effective for taking sharp turns around corners. The player can avoid incoming items, such as Red Fire Eggs, by making a U-turn, which is done by pressing L and Down just when it is about to hit.
Acceleration: 3/5
{{br|left}}


===Modes===
Handling: 2/5
*'''Grand Prix''': In this mode, the first player races against other characters in a series of tracks to earn points. There are four cups that each contain four tracks with an aerial boss fight at the end. The player is given a trophy determined on his/her rank. Different Grand Prixes include the Bottles GP, the Grunty GP, the Endurance GP, and the Jinjo GP.
*'''Quick Race''': In this mode, the player can do a quick single race with any character he/she has already unlocked. The player can choose tracks from the Bottles and Gruntilda GP.
*'''Time Trial''': In this mode, the player races against the ghost of either Bottles or Gruntilda to try and beat their best time.
*'''Trophies''': Here, the player can view the trophies that he/she won throughout the game. There is also a photo album when the player completes all of the game's challenges.
*'''Jiggy Challenge''': In this mode, the player collects six Jiggies on tracks from the Bottles and Grunty Grand Prixes while trying to finish in first place. If they succeed, they can unlock Bottles, the most efficient racer in the game.
*'''Cheato''': Here, Cheato pages are used to purchase unlockables within the game.


Two Multiplayer modes were also included on ''Banjo-Pilot'', with GBA Link Cable support for up to four players:
*[[Kazooie]]
*'''Head-To-Head''': It's a multiplayer quickrace, with four players together in the same track.
*'''Dogfight''': Similar to a cup boss battle. Player can beat the opponent using weapons.


==Characters==
Top speed: 2/5
[[File:BP character select.png|thumb|The character select menu, with all characters unlocked.]]
There are four playable characters from the start of the game.


{|class="wikitable"
Acceleration: 3/5
!Image
!Character
!Stats
|-
|[[File:Banjo BP icon.png]]
|[[Banjo]]
|'''Top Speed:''' 3/5<br>'''Acceleration:''' 3/5<br>'''Handling:''' 2/5
|-
|[[File:Kazooie BP mugshot sprite.png]]
|[[Kazooie]]
|'''Top Speed:''' 2/5<br>'''Acceleration:''' 3/5<br>'''Handling:''' 4/5
|-
|[[File:Mumbo character select BP icon.png]]
|[[Mumbo Jumbo]]
|'''Top Speed:''' 3/5<br>'''Acceleration:''' 2/5<br>'''Handling:''' 3/5
|-
|[[File:BP Jinjo select icon.png]]
|[[Jinjo]]
|'''Top Speed:''' 1/5<br>'''Acceleration:''' 4/5<br>'''Handling:''' 5/5
|}


There are five unlockable characters, each of whom can be unlocked from [[Cheato]]'s menu after meeting a criteria.
Handling: 4/5


{|class="wikitable"
*[[Mumbo Jumbo]]
!Image
!Character
!Stats
!Unlock criteria
|-
|[[File:Humba Wumba BP icon.png]]
|[[Humba Wumba]]
|'''Top Speed:''' 1/5<br>'''Acceleration:''' 5/5<br>'''Handling:''' 5/5
|Complete the Jiggy Cup, then give 100 Cheato Pages to Cheato.
|-
|[[File:Jolly Roger BP icon.png]]
|[[Jolly Roger]]
|'''Top Speed:''' 2/5<br>'''Acceleration:''' 4/5<br>'''Handling:''' 4/5
|Complete the Pumpkin Cup, then give 100 Cheato Pages to Cheato.
|-
|[[File:Klungo BP mugshot.png]]
|[[Klungo]]
|'''Top Speed:''' 4/5<br>'''Acceleration:''' 2/5<br>'''Handling:''' 2/5
|Complete the Skull Cup, then give 150 Cheato Pages to Cheato.
|-
|[[File:BP Gruntilda selection icon.png]]
|[[Gruntilda]]
|'''Top Speed:''' 5/5<br>'''Acceleration:''' 1/5<br>'''Handling:''' 1/5
|Complete Grunty's Grand Prix, then give 150 Cheato Pages to Cheato.
|-
|[[File:BP Bottles icon.png]]
|[[Bottles]]
|'''Top Speed:''' 5/5<br>'''Acceleration:''' 4/5<br>'''Handling:''' 4/5
|Complete every Jiggy Challenge on Bottles GP, then give 500 Cheato Pages to Cheato.
|}


==Items==
Top speed: 3/5
Racers can receive an item by running into a [[Honeycomb]].


{|class="wikitable
Acceleration: 2/5
|-
 
!Item
Handling: 3/5
!Description
 
|-
*[[Jinjo|Jinjo (Purple)]]
|[[File:Golden Feather BP icon.png]]<br>[[Golden Feather]]
 
|Temporarily grants the player with both invincibility and boosted speed.
Top speed: 1/5
|-
 
|[[File:Mumbo's Head BP icon.png]]<br>[[Mumbo's Head]]<ref name="items">[[Media:BP items manual.png|''Banjo-Pilot'' manual, pages 10-11]]</ref>
Acceleration: 4/5
|This item temporarily disables all other racers; despite its name, the Mumbo's Head more closely resembles [[Mingy Jongo]].
 
|-
Handling: 5/5
|[[File:Turbo Trainers BP icon.png]]<br>[[Turbo Trainers]]
 
|Gives a short speed boost
*[[Humba Wumba]]*
|-
 
|[[File:Saucer of Peril BP icon.png]]<br>[[Saucer of Peril]]
Top speed: 1/5
|Homes in on the leading racer, causing them to crash.
 
|-
Acceleration: 5/5
|[[File:Red Fire Egg BP icon.png]]<br>[[Fire Egg|Single Red Fire Egg]]<ref name="items />
 
|Homes in on the nearest racer, causing them to crash.
Handling: 5/5
|-
 
|[[File:Triple Red Fire Eggs BP icon.png]]<br>Triple Red Fire Eggs
*[[Bottles]]*
|Provides three Red Fire Eggs to the player.
 
|-
Top speed: 5/5
|[[File:Blue Ice Egg BP icon.png]]<br>[[Ice Egg|Single Blue Ice Egg]]<ref name="items />
 
|Drops behind the user's plane, causing another plane that hits it to crash.
Acceleration: 4/5
|-
 
|[[File:Triple Blue Ice Eggs BP icon.png]]<br>Triple Blue Ice Eggs
Handling: 4/5
|Provides three Blue Ice Eggs to the player.
 
|}
*[[Gruntilda]]*
 
Top speed: 5/5
 
Acceleration: 1/5
 
Handling: 1/5
 
*[[Klungo]]*
 
Top speed: 4/5
 
Acceleration: 2/5
 
Handling: 2/5
 
*[[Jolly Roger]]*
 
Top speed: 2/5
 
Acceleration: 4/5
 
Handling: 4/5


==Cups==
==Cups==
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* Boss: Bottles/Grunty
* Boss: Bottles/Grunty


==Battle tracks==
== Story ==
{{image|section=yes|Mumbo's Mountain and Rusty Bucket Bay}}
According to Rare, there is no story to the game, although it can be assumed that Cheato the Magical Spellbook lost all of his pages and Banjo and his friends must retrieve them by completing race courses. As [[Grunty]] is still in her original form it can also be assumed this is the first game in the series, apart from possibly Diddy Kong Racing.
There are four battle stages, each of which are unlockable and only playable in multiplayer mode:
 
== Game Modes ==
=== Grand Prix ===
In this mode, the first player races against other characters in a series of tracks to earn points. There are four cups that each contain four tracks with an aerial boss fight at the end. The player is given a trophy determined on his/her rank. Different Grand Prixes include the Bottles GP, the Grunty GP, the Endurance GP, and the Jinjo GP.
 
=== Quickrace ===
In this mode, the player can do a quick single race with any character he/she has already unlocked. The player can choose tracks from the Bottles and Gruntilda Grand Prixes.


{|class="wikitable"
=== Time Trial ===
!Image
In this mode, the player races against the ghost of either Bottles or Gruntilda to try and beat their best time.
!Name
!Unlocked by
|-
|
|style="text-align:center"|[[Mumbo's Mountain]]
|Purchase from Cheato for 100 Cheato Pages
|-
|[[File:Temple Tussle.png|240px]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Temple Tussle]]
|Purchase from Cheato for 100 Cheato Pages
|-
|[[File:Arctic Blast.png|240px]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Arctic Blast]]
|Complete the Feather Cup in the Bottles GP, then purchase from Cheato for 100 Cheato Pages.
|-
|
|style="text-align:center"|[[Rusty Bucket Bay]]
|Complete the Broomstick Cup in the Grunty GP, then purchase from Cheato for 100 Cheato Pages.
|}


==Music==
=== Trophies ===
The music of ''Banjo-Pilot'' was composed by [[Robin Beanland]] and [[Jamie Hughes]]. ''Banjo-Pilot'' is the second ''Banjo-Kazooie'' game to not have [[Grant Kirkhope]] as a music composer.
Here, the player can view the trophies that he/she won throughout the game. There is also a photo album when the player completes all of the game's challenges.


==Cameos==
=== Jiggy Challenge ===
Many characters from Rare's previous games make minor cameos in ''Banjo-Pilot''. Characters like [[Tiptup]], [[Gobi]], and [[Master Jiggywiggy]] can be seen in various tracks. [[Sabreman]], from ''Sabre Wulf'', and Expresso, from ''Donkey Kong Country'' respectively appear in in Jolly Roger's Lagoon and Jinxy's Dunes. Other non-playable characters include [[Cheato]], [[King Jingaling]], and [[Roysten]].
In this mode, the player collects six jiggies on tracks from the Bottles and Grunty Grand Prixes while trying to finish in first place. If they succeed, they can unlock Bottles, the most efficient racer in the game.


==Pre-release and unused content==
=== Cheato ===
{{main|List of Banjo-Pilot pre-release and unused content}}
Here, Cheato pages are used to purchase unlockables within the game.
 
== Items ==
When the player hits a honeycomb, they receive an item. Items include:
 
* '''Golden Feather-''' Grants the player temporary invincibility and boosted speed.
* '''Mingy Jongo-''' Temporarily disables all other racers.
* '''Turbo Trainers-''' Gives the player a short speed boost.
* '''Saucer of Peril-''' Targets in on the race leader and causes them to crash.
* '''Single Fire Egg-''' Homes in on the nearest racer in front of the player and causes them to crash.
* '''Triple Fire Eggs-''' Gives you three red fire eggs instead of one.
* '''Single Ice Egg-''' Dropped behind your plane and causes any plane that hits it to crash.
* '''Triple Ice Eggs-''' Gives you three blue ice eggs instead of one.
 
== Cameos ==
Many characters from Rare's previous games make minor cameos in Banjo-Pilot. Characters like Tiptup, Gobi, and Master Jiggywiggy can be seen in various tracks. Sabreman, from ''Sabre Wulf'', and Expresso, from ''Donkey Kong Country'', appear in Jolly Roger's Lagoon and Jinxy's Dunes, respectively. Other non-playable characters include [[Cheato]], [[King Jingaling]], and [[Roysten]]. Before the game's release, many fans speculated that Roysten would appear as an unlockable character, but this has since been proven false.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
===Logos and Box Art===
 
<gallery>
==Trivia==
Image:BanjoPilotLogo.jpg|Logo.
*According to Rare, ''Banjo-Pilot'' was known as ''Banjo-Kazooie: Pilot'' on THQ's UK website.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050408040313/http://www.rareware.com/company/news/all_news.html Rare Ltd.'s official website] on Wayback Machine.</ref>
Image:BanjoPilotBetaLogo.jpg|Beta logo
*[[Microsoft]], who acquired Rare three years before this game's release, allowed [[THQ]] to publish this title and other [[Game Boy Advance]] games Rare developed on their behalf due to most of said games already being in development before the buyout. Microsoft had no equivalent in the handheld market and did not want the development time and resources they acquired to go to waste.
Image:BanjoPilotboxart.jpg|Box art.
Image:BanjoPilotCoverBack.jpg|Cover back.</gallery>


==References==
====Artwork====
<references/>
<gallery>Image:Banjo_plane.jpg|[[Banjo]]
{{Banjo-Kazooie series}}
Image:BanjoPilot2.jpg|[[Banjo]]
{{BP}}
Image:BanjoPilot3.png|[[Banjo]]
[[Category:Games]]
Image:BanjoPilotKazooie1.jpg|[[Kazooie]]
[[Category:Banjo-Pilot|*]]
Image:BanjoPilotKazooie2.png|[[Kazooie]]
[[Category:Banjo-Kazooie series]]
Image:BanjoPilotKlungo.png|[[Klungo]]
Image:BanjoPilotMumbo.png|[[Mumbo Jumbo]]
Image:MumboVsKlungo.png|[[Mumbo Jumbo]] in a battle with [[Klungo]].
Image:Gruntilda.png|[[Gruntilda]]
Image:Jiggy.jpg|A [[Jiggy]]</gallery>
{{BPCharacters}}
{{Games}}
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