Editing Dream: Land of Giants

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|developer    = [[Rareware|Rare, Ltd.]]
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|platform     = [[nwiki:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]<br>[[Nintendo 64]]
|release      = Cancelled
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'''''Dream: Land of Giants''''' (codenamed '''''Project Dream''''' or '''''Dream''''') is an unreleased RPG game that served as the basis for ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. It was originally under development for the [[nwiki:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and later ported to the [[Nintendo 64]].

The plot revolved around a young boy, Edison, who caused trouble with pirates. The Super Nintendo version of Dream used an isometric perspective and had a fairy tale-like theme. After transitioning to the Nintendo 64, the project became a more complex 3D RPG that had a greater emphasis on the pirate theme. Eventually, Dream was scaled back into a 2.5D linear platform game starring [[Banjo]] as the main character. The game was reworked into a 3D platformer similar to ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario 64|Super Mario 64]]'' and would become ''Banjo-Kazooie''.

==History==
[[File:Dream N64 image.jpg|thumb|175px|left|The only screenshot of ''Dream'' made public prior to 2015]]
For many years, not much information was known about ''Dream'', only one screenshot and some concept drawings were public.

Along with that, near the end of May 2015, Tim Stamper brought up a rumor on Twitter that there were two prototype cartridges for ''Dream''. He had then allegedly found one of the rumored cartridges in his closet in early June, as he then began to tease the fans with a humorous scenario in which he had to capture it. As of current, the cartridge has successfully been captured, and Stamper uploaded photos of the cartridge itself, along with an opened view, showing its internal circuitry, especially the four ROM chips. Stamper has announced on his Twitter on July 20th, 2015, that he is slated to run the cartridge on the SNES.

In July 2015, a blank sprite floppy of ''Dream'', along with storyboard images and concept art sheets, had surfaced on eBay UK. The auction ended on July 19th, 2015.

More info was revealed in December 2015, when Rare published the A Rare Look at Dream video on YouTube.
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==Development==
''Dream'' started out in 1994-1995 as an isometric RPG for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, with the intent of being [[Rareware]]'s masterpiece on the console, using the ACM (Advanced Computer Modeling) technique of bitmapping pre-rendered graphics, much like the ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong Country|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series. The game was developed by the same team as ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.

There was a demo of the SNES version with a full introduction sequence and one level, and according to composer Grant Kirkhope, if it still exists, it may be locked away somewhere at Rare's headquarters. Mr. Kirkhope had also commented this on the demo, "I was blown away. It looked beautiful and a step up above the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games."

At one point during development, it was determined that ''Dream'' was too ambitious for the SNES, so it was moved to the Nintendo 64DD, to be redeveloped as a 3D RPG in the style of ''{{w|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}''.

However, the Nintendo 64 lacked the processing power needed to maintain these types of environments at a steady frame rate. Taking inspiration from ''Twelve Tales: Conker 64'' (which was being developed by the ''{{w|Killer Instinct}}'' team, and would eventually become the adult-oriented ''[[conkerwiki:Conker's Bad Fur Day|Conker's Bad Fur Day]]''), along with Rareware's previous experience with platforming games, ''Dream'' was remade by the development team (whose members had also worked on ''Donkey Kong Country'') into a 3D platformer, but kept some of the elements of the RPG. 

After deeming the game's main protagonist, Edison, to be too "generic", Rare began to experiment with several woodland characters that had previously been secondary characters, including "a dopey dog, a rabbit that looked like a man, and a bear." The bear eventually became [[Banjo]], and the game was redeveloped into ''Banjo-Kazooie''.

Although ''Project Dream'' was cancelled, its seafaring setting was used as inspiration for ''{{w|Sea of Thieves}}''.

==Plot==
''Dream: Land of Giants'', while not offering too much of a story, tells the tale of a boy adventurer by the name of [[Edison]] who, along with his girlfriend, [[Madeleine]] and their recently-found pet dog Dinger, gets tangled up with a bunch of no-good pirates named Flintlock Jock, Grim Jim, and their leader, the infamous [[Captain Blackeye]], who commands the pirate ship known as the ''Mudplugger''. Blackeye and his crew wanted to design a ship which could fly to improve their ease of travel and conquer territory more effectively. For such a feat to be achieved, they would make the ship out of a material known as "floatsy" (possibly an inspiration for the [[Floatus Floatium Creature]] in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'').

==Characters==
[[File:Piccolo drawing Dream.jpg|thumb|Sketch artwork of Piccolo]]
*'''[[Edison]]''' - The main character for the SNES version. He got himself in trouble with a crew of pirates lead by Captain Blackeye.
*'''[[Madeleine]]''' - Edison's girlfriend
*'''[[Banjo]]''' - He would have originally been a secondary character.
*'''[[Captain Blackeye]]''' - The infamous captain of a pirate crew and main antagonist of the game. He later appeared as a character in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' at [[Jolly's|Jolly's Bar]] in [[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]]. He repeats the words "Once, I had a dream...", which may be a reference to his original role.
*'''Grim Jim''' - One of Blackeye's crew members
*'''Flintlock Jock''' - A member of Captain Blackeye's band of pirates
*'''Cockeye''' - A "good pirate and a bit of a mad professor", as Grant Kirkhope would put it.
*'''Big Belly''' - An obese pirate who was part of Captain Blackeye's crew on the ''Mudplugger. ''He likes to eat and drink a lot.
*'''A strange, unintelligent rabbit''' - This character was going to be a secondary character in the SNES version, but he was later put under consideration for the main protagonist, when Edison was considered "too generic" and was scrapped.
*'''Piccolo''' - Piccolo would have been Banjo's girlfriend, and her name would match her musical instrument.
*'''[[Grunty]]/The Giant''' - Gruntilda was originally meant to be a giant in the N64 version, before becoming a wicked witch
*'''Dinger''' - A dog who was one of the secondary characters that was under consideration for being the main protagonist when Edison was scrapped. At the beginning of ''Land of Giants'', he was a companion of Edison.
*'''[[Tiptup]]''' - He was also going to be a secondary character, much like Banjo was.
*'''Ella''' - Edison's girly and princess-ish younger sister, who was originally going to have a high pitched voice. Her original name may have been Leela Burns.
*'''[[Kazooie]]''' - Not originally scheduled to appear as a character in this one, but she appeared as a baby bird in a nest found and looked after by Ella, who first found the nest along with her egg and parents. The mother hatched Kazooie and the chick said her first word, "Bweee!!!" because she first appeared as a baby breegull.
*[[Stomponadon]] - Similar to his appearance in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', he stomped on players causing health loss. The clear aim was to avoid him. The threat of attack from Stomponadon in ''Land of Giants'' was signalled by the camera shaking and leaves falling.

Other minor characters, such as Bully, were also recently revealed by Grant Kirkhope on his website. 

==Music==
Even though ''Dream'' was not released, [[Grant Kirkhope]] (composer for the music of ''Banjo-Kazooie'') had already composed 107 tunes for it. Some of these songs reappeared in one form or another, in the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series, as well as other Rare games, such as ''Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise'', ''Donkey Kong 64'', etc. Grant has released some of these on [http://grantkirkhope.com/dream.html his website]. Alternatively, one can listen to these tracks on YouTube. David Wise was also confirmed to have begun music on the game when it was on the SNES, but was reassigned to work on music for [[Diddy Kong Racing]]. Most of the music Wise composed for this game hasn't been found as of yet. However, 2 of Wise's pieces have been included in ''Rare Replay, ''which can also be found on Youtube.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Dream LoG screenshot 1.png|Edison walking through the woods.
Dream LoG screenshot 2.png|Edison attacking an enemy with his sword
Dream LoG screenshot 3.png|Edison fighting an enemy, with Dinger at his side.
Edison in Dream 64.png|The game, after being ported over to Nintendo 64.
Edison in Dream 64 2.png|Screenshot of ''Dream'' on Nintendo 64, as shown from a magazine preview.
Banjo in Dream 64.png|A later version of ''Dream'', showing Banjo collecting fruit in a 2.5D environment.
Beak Barge in Dream 64.png|Kazooie using Beak Barge in a later build of ''Dream'' on Nintendo 64.
Banjo skater moves Dream 64.png|The idea behind Banjo using skater moves was short-lived.
</gallery>

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w72kj20YNA0 Rare Revealed: A Rare Look at Dream] on YouTube 

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