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Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)

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Banjo-Kazooie
Developer 4J Studios
Rare Ltd.
Microsoft Game Studios
Publisher Microsoft
Designer Gregg Mayles
Console(s) Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)
Release date(s) December 3, 2008
Genre Platformer
Mode Single player
Rating ESRB: Everyone
Media Download
Input Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

Banjo-Kazooie is a port of the game of the same name for the Xbox 360 as part of the Xbox Live Arcade. It was published by Microsoft in 2008 and made several minor changes to both the graphics and gameplay, as well as adding some extra content through Stop 'n' Swop. This version would later be included in Rare Replay and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Project xCloud) service.

Changes[edit]

New Features[edit]

Gameplay[edit]

  • Musical Notes stay collected even after leaving a world or losing a life, as is the case in future games.
  • Due to the more powerful hardware of the Xbox 360, most instances of lag and frame rate drops have been removed.
  • Several bug fixes from other releases of the game have been implemented.[1]

Presentation[edit]

  • The game now supports the 16:9 "widescreen" aspect ratio and high-definition video output.
  • The game now renders at 60 frames per second.
  • The typeface used for in-game text has been changed to Andy Bold. This is the same typeface used in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.

Texture Changes[edit]

  • Higher-quality textures are now used for most assets.
  • All instances of Nintendo branding were removed or altered to feature Microsoft Game Studios instead.
  • Two paintings from the original game were redone.[citation needed]
  • A picture of Berri as she appeared in the cancelled Twelve Tales: Conker 64 game was changed to instead feature Conker.[2]

Misc.[edit]

  • The first scene in which Banjo and Kazooie go home through Spiral Mountain via a pre-recorded gameplay demo was removed.
  • In the second ending, the scene where Mumbo shows off the Stop 'n' Swop eggs in Treasure Trove Cove is cut short after the gameplay demo.

Achievements[edit]

Icon Achievement Official description Gamerscore
Get Jiggy It doesn't matter which two, just successfully collect any two Jiggies. 10
Mumbo Jumbo Get yourself transformed by Mumbo Jumbo for the first time. Now that's magic! 10
Knock out Nipper Come out on top in a dust-up with Nipper the crab. Watch out, he's called Nipper for a reason. 15
Free Clanker Liberate Clanker, Gruntilda's rusty and recalcitrant garbage grinder. 15
Chomp Chomp! They're red and no less than 30 of them need chomping. Nuff said. 15
Move Master Discover and master all Banjo's moves… and Kazooie's… but nobody else's. Unless you insist. 15
Show me the Honey! Collect all 24 of the extra honeycomb pieces. Yes! Every single one! It's character-building. 15
The Quiz Master Complete Grunty's Furnace Fun quiz show and win the Star Prize. Been paying attention? 20
Jinjonatored Fear the Jinjonator. If you're a witch, that is. The Jinjonator lays the smack down on witches. 20
Jigsaw Maker Bet you thought jigsaws were boring! Bottles disagrees, and has seven of them to be solved. 20
Cheating Cheato Bump into Grunty's disowned spellbook three times as it hops around the place dishing out cheats. 20
Music Maestro There are 900 musical notes out there in the world of Banjo-Kazooie. Real gamers collect them all... 25

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Banjo-Kazooie.

Trivia[edit]

  • On the game's release, a glitch existed where Musical Notes collected in the background gameplay of Bottles' Moving Picture Game before they were obtained in the actual level would become permanently unobtainable. An update was released shortly after which fixed this issue.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://www.tcrf.net/Banjo-Kazooie/Version_Differences#Version_Differences
  2. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/BanjoKazooie/comments/ufdr3x/anyone_notice_this_in_the_switch_banjo_kazooie/
Banjo-Kazooie series
Video games Main games Banjo-Kazooie • Banjo-Tooie • Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges)
Spin-offs Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge • Banjo-Pilot (Diddy Kong Pilot)
Ports Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mobile / Missions • Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade) • Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade) • Banjo Games Bundle
Browser Banjo-Kazooie Memory Game • The LUNCHABLES "Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts" Aerial Challenge
Tech demos Space World 2000 tech demo • Banjo-Kazooie (SXSW 2015 Gaming Awards) • Hairball Heroes
Canceled Dream: Land of Giants • Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Curse • Banjo's Jiggy Juggle • Banjo X • Banjo-Karting • The Fast and the Furriest (racing game) • The Fast and the Furriest (party game)
Club Nintendo comics Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii • Mitternacht Imhexendom • Das Horrorhaus der Gerfangenen Jinjos • Freeze Frame • N-Gang vs. Nintendo • Die Hexe lacht um Mitternacht
Miscellaneous Banjo-Kazooie (cartoon) • Diddy Kong Racing: 4-koma Gag Battle • Merchandise • Nintendo Power • Rare on Xbox Promo Movie • References • Stop 'n' Swop • Website
Related games Diddy Kong Racing • Diddy Kong Racing DS • Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie • Rare Replay • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)
Playable characters Banjo • Kazooie
Transformations Termite Banjo • Crocodile Banjo • Walrus Banjo • Pumpkin Banjo • Bee Banjo • Washer Banjo
Supporting characters Ancient Ones • Bikini Girl • Boggy • Bottles • Brentilda • Captain Blubber • Cheato • Chimpy • Clanker • Croctus • Dingpot • Eyrie • Flower pots • Gloop • Gnawty • Gobi • Grabba • Groggy • Broomstick • Histup • Jinjos • Jinxy • Juju • Klungo • Leaky • Loggo • Magic Cauldrons • The Mighty Jinjonator • Moggy • Motzand • Mr. Vile • Mrs. Nabnut • Mumbo Jumbo • Nabnut • Napper • Roysten • Rubee • Snorkel • Soggy • Tanktup • Tiptup • Tiptup Choir • Toots • Tooty • Trunker • Tumblar • Twinkly • Wozza
Bosses Conga • Nipper • Black Snippet • Mutie-Snippet • Yellow Flibbits • Boss Boom Box • Zubbas • Gruntilda
Enemies Bawl • Beehive • Bigbutt • Big Clucker • Black Snippet • Boom Box • Buzzbomb • Chinker • Chump • Colliwobble • Flibbit • Flotsam • Grille Chompa • Grimlet • Grublin • Grublin Hood • Gruntling • King Sandybutt • Limbo • Little Lockup • Lockup • Mum-mum • • Nibbly • Portrait Chompa • Quarrie • Ripper • Scabby • Seaman Grublin • Shrapnel • Sir Slush • Slappa • Snacker • Snarebear • Snippet • Tee-hee • Ticker • Topper • Twinkly Muncher • Whipcrack • Whiplash • Yum-Yum
Items Acorn • Blubber's Treasure • Blue Egg • Caterpillar • Extra Honeycomb Piece • Extra Life • Gold Feather • Honeycomb • Ice Key • Jiggy • Jinjo • Musical Note • Mumbo's Magic Token • Mystery Egg • Orange • Present • Red Feather • Turbo Trainers • Wading Boots
Objects Pads Exit Pad • Flight Pad • Jiggy Pad • Shock Jump Disc
Switches Fan Switch • Honeycomb Switch • Jiggy Switch • Jiggy Pad Switch • Orange Switch • Pyramid Switch • Rotor Switch • Season Switch • Water Raise Switch • Witch Switch
Obstacles Spider web • Toxic Waste • Icy water • Lava • Oily water • Piranha water • Quicksand • Bramble field
Others Beauty Steal Machine • Blue Egg Toll • Gruntilda Doll • Jigsaw Picture • Molehill
Abilities Beak Barge • Beak Bomb • Beak Buster • Claw Swipe • Climb • Dive • Egg Firing • Feathery Flap • Flap Flip • Flight • Forward Roll • Jump • Rat-a-tat Rap • Shock Spring Jump • Stilt Stride • Talon Trot • Turbo Talon Trot • Wonderwing
Locations Overworld Spiral Mountain • Gruntilda's Lair (Grunty's Furnace Fun • Winkybunion Tower)
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 places Banjo's House • Boggy's Igloo • Gnawty's Lodge • Mumbo's Hut • the Squirrel's House • Rusty Bucket • Sandcastle • Sharkfood Island • Ticker's Tower • Wozza's Cave • Zubba's Nest
Minigames Grunty's Furnace Fun • Bottles' Moving Picture Game
Other Banjo-Kazooie Memory Game • Banjo-Kazooie Promo Video • Banjo-Kazooie: The Soundtrack • Dream: Land of Giants • Gallery • Pre-release and unused content • Glitches • Stop 'n' Swop
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