References to the Banjo-Kazooie series

This list of references to the Banjo-Kazooie series is a list non-Banjo-Kazooie media, mostly games developed by Rare Ltd., that reference the series in some way. For a list of references in the series itself, see References in the Banjo-Kazooie series.

Rare Ltd. games

Conker's Bad Fur Day / Conker: Live & Reloaded

• In The Cock and Plucker, Banjo's head is shown to be mounted over a fireplace, and Kazooie's head is used as an umbrella handle. The mounted Banjo head can also be seen in one of the promotional artworks for Conker: Live & Reloaded.

Donkey Kong franchise

Diddy Kong Racing

• Both Banjo and Tiptup made their first appearance in this game. Although Kazooie is absent from the game, she is mentioned in both the manual and the official Nintendo Player's Guide.

Donkey Kong 64

The instruments from the Banjo-Kazooie intro appears in Donkey Kong 64.

• Inside Candy's Music Store, you can see several of the instruments used in the intro of Banjo-Kazooie.
• In Creepy Castle, the book enemies from the library resembles Cheato.
• In a pre-release screenshot, there is a shower stall in DK's Tree House depicting both Banjo and Kazooie's heads. It was cut from the final game.
• There is unused text for the Ice Key in the game, which was planned for the Stop 'n' Swop feature from Banjo-Kazooie, but was cancelled due to hardware limitations.

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)

• Inside Cranky's Cabin, Mumbo Jumbo's mask can be seen.

Diddy Kong Racing DS

• Although Banjo and Conker were replaced by Tiny Kong and Dixie Kong respectively, Tiptup still makes an appearance as a playable character in this remake.

Grabbed by the Ghoulies

Numerous Banjo-Kazooie cameos appear throughout Grabbed by the Ghoulies, which even shared the same development team.

The title screen intro briefly shows a page with Banjo-Tooie artwork and screenshots

Intro:

• In the title screen intro, an Xbox case for Banjo-Tooie is shown in a table drawer.
• At the start of title screen introduction, a book with the Rare logo is shown scrolling through pages. There are a few pages with Banjo-Kazooie content: one features an image of Banjo and Kazooie at sunset and another shows a collection of artwork and screenshots relating to Banjo-Tooie. The very last page shows artwork of Banjo and Kazooie flying in the skies for a split-second.

The mounted Banjo and Kazooie heads

Chapter 1:

• The Trophy Room features two mounted heads for Banjo and two for Kazooie. Both might suddenly pop out at Cooper, triggering a Scary Shocker onto him; the Banjo and Kazooie heads also make a louder, ghastlier noise of their trademarked "Guh Huh!" and "Caw" noises respectively.
• All of the large barrels in the Cellar read "1881," like the barrels in the basement of Mad Monster Mansion.

The Dining Room's large Klungo portrait

Chapter 2:

• The Kitchen and Scullery both feature a bulletin board with two pinned images of Banjo-Kazooie artwork. One image shows Banjo collecting a Jiggy in a forest while the other shows Banjo and Kazooie bursting out from Jiggies.
• The Boathouse has cans of Captain Blubber's Lubricant lying on a shelf, with the tagline "Grease up them oars, boys!"
• Another shelf in the Boathouse has a can reading "Captain Blackeye's Barnacle Remover," with the tagline "Also removes winkles!"
• The Lighthouse Living Quarters has a locker reading "D. Jones," a direct reference to the one from Jolly Roger's Lagoon in Banjo-Tooie.
• The Lighthouse Living Quarters also has a framed portrait of Captain Blackeye's head, similar to Mad Monster Mansion from Banjo-Kazooie.
• Aside from Guffo's beans, the Pantry features other Banjo-Kazooie-themed items, including Grunty's Tinned Carrots and boxes of tea with Mrs. Bottles on them. The teaboxes show Mrs. Bottles saying, "Cup 'o' Tea Dear?"

The whiteboard in the Schoolroom referencing Stop 'n' Swop

The artwork of Banjo and Kazooie underwater is in the Schoolroom, just before the exit.

A t-shirt of Banjo and Kazooie in the Laundry

Chapter 3:

• Two blue sweaters of Banjo and Kazooie appear in the Upper Corridors, among the heap of laundry bags. Another one of these sweaters appears in the Bathroom and the Laundry.
• The Bathroom features two types of shampoo bottles that are on two different shelves in the room. The light blue bottle reads "Bottles' Soapy Mole Bubble Bath" and the green one reads "Hairy Moments Shampoo" and shows an image of Merry Maggie Malpass. One of the shelves also has a bottle reading "Grunty's Talcum Powder."
  • Another can of Bottles' Soapy Mole Bubble Bath appears in the Servants' Bathroom.
• In the Bathroom, to the left of the toilet, is a cleaner reading "Tip Tup's Turtle's Head Toilet Cleaner," a reference to Tiptup.
• The Schoolroom has a fishbowl with Roysten on the left, near the start.
• The second whiteboard of the Schoolroom references the mystery behind Stop 'n' Swop. Under the "Homework" title read three instructions: "1. Collect Ice Key, 2. Collect Eggs, 3. Activate Secret Level." There is also an algebraic expression showing a visual of four eggs and a key equaling "?."
• The third and final whiteboard shows an unsolved Hangman puzzle reading "b_njo _az_o_e," which obviously spells out "banjo kazooie."
• On a wall just before the Schoolroom's exit is a picture showing artwork of Banjo and Kazooie collecting a Jiggy underwater.
• The Infirmary shows a Get Well Soon card with the Jiggy artwork last shown on the bulletin board in the Kitchen and Scullery. A small picture of the same artwork is hanging next to a bed, just before the exit.
• The Greenhouse and Potting Room has fertilizer sacks lying around, titled "Grunty's Grow Fast Compost."
• Dunfiddlin Cottage Garden has a Beehive with a Rare logo, located in a corner and between the bushes, just outside from Dunfiddlin Cottage.
• Dunfiddlin Cottage Garden also has a wooden table just outside the cottage. It has a thermos and a lunchbox both showing artwork of Banjo and Kazooie up in the skies.
• Dunfiddlin Cottage has a box of Mrs. Bottles Tea and a can of Grunty's Tinned Carrots in the trash can; both items previously appeared in the Pantry.
• A small picture of Merry Maggie Malpass and Tiptup each appear on a wall of Dunfiddlin Cottage.
• A portrait of Banjo and Kazooie is on a shelf of Dunfiddlin Cottage.
• One of the rooms in Dunfiddlin Cottage has a picture of Speccy, Goggles, Mrs. Bottles, and Jolly Roger each.
• Another room in Dunfiddlin Cottage each has a picture of Moggy, Soggy, and Groggy, based on their Banjo-Tooie appearances, and their mother, Mrs. Boggy.
• Dunfiddlin Cottage has a shirt with artwork of Banjo and Kazooie, which the same as the blue sweaters in the Upper Corridors. A few of the same shirt also appears in the Laundry, and another one is in the Servants Dormitory.
• A cupboard in the Servants Dormitory features a 50 pack of Mrs. Bottles' Tea. There is also a can of Guffo’s Baked Beans and Grunty’s Tinned Carrots.

Chapter 4:

• The main antagonist, Baron Von Ghoul, has pictures of Banjo, Kazooie and Mumbo Jumbo on his pajamas.

Chapter 5:

• The Front Gate features two dog bowls, each with a name of one of Grunty's sisters, Mingella or Blobbelda. The Mingella dog bowl appears outside of the dog kennel.

A portrait of Mumbo Jumbo in the Housekeeping Store

Various chapters:

• A portrait showing a beaten up Klungo from Banjo-Tooie appears in various rooms of Ghoulhaven Hall, the first one being the Cinema. A massive portrait of Klungo also appears in the Dining Room. A smaller portrait of Klungo appears in the Servants Dormitory.
• The Kitchen room also has a shelf with various confectionery, including some reading "Guffo's Baked Beans." These cans also appear in the Pantry, the Housekeeping Store, and Dunfiddlin Cottage.
• The Pantry's refrigerator has a few milk cartons reading "Grunty's Dairies Fresh Milk" inside with a trapped prisoner. The prisoner appears to have drank a few milk cartons later on, in the final chapter "Race."
• The Music Room has a small picture of Devil Bottles sitting on the fireplace mantel. A larger, more clear portrait of Devil Bottles appears in the Housekeeping Store, in an out-of-sight corner, and a smaller variant laying on its side in another corner.
• The Music Room also has a large Mumbo Jumbo portrait. An even larger Mumbo Jumbo portrait appears in the Housekeeping Store.
  • Two more Mumbo Jumbo pictures appear in Criven's Quarters: one of them is hanging from the wall and the other is sitting on a table.
  • Another Mumbo Jumbo picture appears in the Bathroom, the Infirmary, and the Servants Dormitory.
• The Music Room shows a small Jiggy picture hanging next to the fireplace. Like Devil Bottles and Mumbo, there is a larger Jiggy portrait located in the Housekeeping Store.
• The Study features a cabinet with a silver statuette of Mumbo Jumbo and a smaller variant of the Mumbo Jumbo to the left of it.

Kameo: Elements of Power

• In Kameo: Elements of Power, there is an unlockable skin for Pummel Weed that resembles Mumbo. There is also an unlockable area that has a radio that will play a "rock" version of the Banjo-Kazooie theme song recorded by Grant Kirkhope.

Killer Instinct

• Rash's "Rarewear" accessories include Banjo's shorts, a Jiggy tattoo, and blue backpack straps attached to a backpack resembling the Lord of Games' face.

Kinect Sports series

Kinect Sports: Season Two

• Roysten makes a cameo appearance during the Prize Driver minigame.

Kinect Sports Rivals

• Banjo appears in Kinect Sports Rivals on the teleprompter alongside other characters redesigned in the Kinect Sports style.
• Kinect Sports Rivals later received many DLC packs that includes new challenges and costumes for the Avatars. One of these DLC packs is the Banjo-Kazooie Challenge Pack.

Perfect Dark Zero

• In Perfect Dark Zero's Combat Simulator mode, the bots are assigned a randomly generated name, with each of them referencing other Rare franchises. The Banjo-Kazooie-related named includes: BOT-BANJO, BOT-BOTTLES, BOT-BOZZEYE, BOT-GRUNTILDA, BOT-HUMBA WUMBA, BOT-JINJO, BOT-JOLLY ROGER, BOT-JUMBO, BOT-KAZOOIE, BOT-KLUNGO, BOT-MUMBO, BOT-TIPTUP.
• Concept art for Mission 10, Temple, shows that there was originally going to be a monolith featuring Banjo and Kazooie on it.

Sea of Thieves

• Back in July 2018, Rare had made a unique figurehead, named the Bear & Bird Figurehead, that was sold for a limited time during that month. Since then, a new and revamped figurehead, along with ship cosmetics for other parts of a ship, were released as part of the Pirate Emporium as part of the Bear & Bird Ship Set, while the original figurehead was renamed to "Bear & Bird Figurehead (Legacy)."
• On the Plunder Valley island, it is possible to find a rock painting of a bear and a red bird on top of it, a reference to the duo. This same pattern was later re-used for the sails used in the Bear & Bird Ship Set.
• Several characters state they are working for someone named "Mr. Blackeye," referencing Captain Blackeye.
• In the "Official Sea of Thieves Inn-side Story #26: Content Plans" update video, it is possible to see the name of Treasure Trove Cove on the top-left of the road map.
• In the "Official Sea of Thieves Content Update: Fort of the Damned" video, the narrator mentions that "We've heard you loud and clear about how much you want a new banjo," while the camera is moving to show the rock painting from Plunder Valley with a player playing on the newly added instrument, a clear reference to the high demand by the fans for a new game in the Banjo-Kazooie series. Also while holding the banjo instrument, it is possible to use the Pirate Chat message "Guh-Huh!," a reference to Banjo's catchphrase.
• In the "Sea of Thieves Season Eight: Official Content Update Video", it is shown that new trinkets based on Rare IPs would release on November 22nd, 2022, which includes a trinket based on Banjo and Kazooie.

Viva Piñata

• Banjo, Mumbo and Captain Blackeye appear as statues. In the garden's background, a mountain has Banjo and Kazooie's faces engraved into it. Items make references to the Banjo series, such as Bottles' Glasses, a backpack called a Breegull Carrier (a reference to Banjo's backpack), Conga's Top Hat, Jiggy Earrings, Grunty's Hat, and Jamjars' Hat.
• Mumbo Jumbo was originally supposed to be in the first Viva Piñata, and even received concept art. His planned role in the game is unknown.

Other games

#IDARB

• Banjo and Kazooie appear as playable characters. They are available in the "Rare Ltd." pack.

A Hat in Time

• In the "Seal the Deal" DLC for A Hat in Time, the reward for obtaining a Snatcher coin from the Alpine Skylines level is the Hiking Shorts outfit, which gives the player an outfit based on Banjo's outfit.

Among Us

• In the vault on the Airship map, a robotic version of Kazooie in a blue backpack, known as the Clawpack, can be seen in the corner, being both a reference to the Banjo-Kazooie series, and a reference to one of the fails in the Henry Stickmin game, Infiltrating the Airship.
• Official concept art for the game includes a crewmate in an attire based on Banjo, but due to these having been made simply for fun, they're considered "non-canon."

Brawlout

• Playing as Yooka-Laylee against King Apu makes him say "Please, next you'll be telling me about a bear travelling alongside a bird."

Contrast

• The achievement No Backpack Bird Needed has an image of a Jiggy next to Banjo's backpack. The achievement itself is a reference to Treasure Trove Cove as the player must jump into a treasure chest that opens and closes periodically.

Forza Horizon 5

• Spiral Mountain's theme appears as two different musical horns in the vehicle customization menu.

Half-Life

• In the Opposing Force expansion, during the "Welcome to Black Mesa" chapter, the two vortigaunts in the elevator are labeled "Banjo" and "Kazooie" in the internal files.
• In the Blue Shift expansion, during the "Duty Calls" chapter, there is a vortigaunt that is labeled as "Mumbo Jumbo" in the internal files.

Henry Stickmin series

• In Stealing the Diamond, a Jiggy can be found on display in the Retro Room.
• In Infiltrate the Airship, the Clawpack looks like a robotic version of Kazooie and starts pecking Henry aggressively. The fail screen also mistakes the robot for a bird.
• In Fleeing the Complex, the Plunger Boots look very similar to the Claw Clamber Boots, and even makes a very similar fanfare when Henry puts them on.
• In the remastered version of Stealing the Diamond, when Henry collects a painting, the sound effect for collecting it and its HUD appearance is a reference to how collectibles work in the Banjo-Kazooie series.
• In Complete the Mission, during the Jewel Baron route, the Ice Key can be found inside of the Toppat Orbital Station's vault.

Lobodestroyo

• A giant Nintendo 64 along with a few cartridges can be found in the "devisland" Kickstarter demo for the game. One of these cartridges is named "Jigsaw-Puzzle," with a logo similar to Banjo-Kazooie.
• The "Bugga" enemy has a black and green battery powering it, which was inspired by the Bazza! Superlife Batteries from Banjo-Tooie.
• One of the tiki characters says "Eekum Bokum!!" as a way to say thank you, a reference to Mumbo Jumbo.

Mario Artist: Paint Studio

• Many artworks from both Banjo-Kazooie and Diddy Kong Racing can be used in the paint mode of the game. This includes two different Banjo and Kazooie artworks, Mumbo Jumbo, Gruntilda riding her broomstick and Banjo and Tiptup in their Diddy Kong Racing cars.

Minecraft

Promotional photo for Skin Pack 1 featuring five of the six Banjo-Kazooie-related skins.

• The Xbox 360 version of the game received many DLC skin packs to change the player's appearance in-game, with the "Skin Pack 1" releasing on July 16th, 2012 for 160 Microsoft Points. Amongst the 45 skins included in the DLC, the pack includes 6 Banjo-Kazooie characters, including Banjo, Klungo, Gruntilda, Bottles, Tooty and Mumbo Jumbo. This DLC was later added to the Xbox One, Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions of the game, where instead of Microsoft Points, they are sold for 490 Minecoins.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

• Banjo and Kazooie appear as a selectable racer in the Xbox 360 version. The two drive a kart called the Bolt Bucket, designed in the style of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, said to have been built by Mumbo.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

• In the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. Melee, two of the possible randomly generated names on the name entry screen are "バンジョ" (Banjo) and "カズーイ" (Kazooie).

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• Both Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie are mentioned among the titles listed in the Chronicle section in the PAL versions of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

• Banjo and Kazooie, along with Spiral Mountain as their stage, were added to the game as part of Challenger Pack #3.

The Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup

• In the level Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock, the rat ran up the clock, the Ice Key can be found suspended by a claw over a vat of boiling magma.

Tracky Train

• Banjo, along with many other popular characters, makes an unofficial appearance in this game, where he is known as simply "Bear."

Tom Clancy's The Division 2

• In the mission Manning National Zoo, there are several polar bear dolls holding banjos, and wearing a backpack with a parrot sitting on top of it. This is a reference to the introduction of Banjo-Kazooie.

Trover Saves The Universe

• If the player doesn't collect all of the Power Babies in the first level, Trover will tell the player to go look for them, saying "It can't be that hard to find. I mean come on, this isn't Banjo Kazooie."

Yooka-Laylee series

Yooka-Laylee

Trev the Tenteyecle's line

• Ed Bryan who designed Mumbo Jumbo and Roysten also designed a supporting character Dr. Puzz in Yooka-Laylee, who wears a fishbowl on her head. In this fishbowl swims a goldfish with a striking resemblance to Roysten.
• When the second world of the game, Glitterglaze Glacier, is expanded for the first time, two keys highly resembling the Ice Key appear in different parts of it which, when interacted with, open their respective doors. Laylee complains about the keys, stating she was expecting something bigger like an extra continent.
• Trev the Tenteyecle, during the final phase of his fight, yells "Argh! Come 'n' 'ave a go if ya think you're 'ard enough!!," the same line Grant Kirkhope voiced and sampled for both Mumbo Jumbo's voice lines and the background music of Mayahem Temple.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

• After completing a pipe puzzle in a desert area, a living pipe named Pipo will exclaim "I hereby declare this spot "Breezeezy Peak"," in a reference to Freezeezy Peak.

Other media

1UP (film)

• In the film 1UP, during a conference about the history of video games, the teacher mentions that games were originally only marketed to a generation of guys, and explains that Ubisoft refused to add a female playable character in their Assassin's Creed franchise because it "made the game un-relatable". She then shows the protagonist of Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China while saying that "gamers could not relate to this", then switches to show looping gameplay of Banjo & Kazooie on the Spiral Mountain stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, while adding "but they could relate to this?" The footage matches exactly the one from the Mr. Sakurai Presents "Banjo & Kazooie" video by Nintendo. The trailer for the film shows an alternate version of this scene, where the teacher shows Banjo & Kazooie and someone boos at the duo.

7th Heaven (TV series)

Simon Camden reading the Banjo-Kazooie official player's guide in 7th Heaven.

• In the episode "Johnny Get Your Gun" from the third season of 7th Heaven, Simon Camden can be seen reading the Banjo-Kazooie Official Player's Guide.

Adventure Time x Regular Show (comic series)

• On the front and back cover of the second issue of this crossover comic, it is possible to see many characters from both the Adventure Time and Regular Show TV series exploring a world inspired by video games, with blocks containing coins and mushroom enemies similar to the Super Mario series. The characters Muscle Man and Rigby can be found collecting golden puzzle pieces ressembling Jiggies.

Boy Meets World

• In the episode "Better Than the Average Cory" from the sixth season of Boy Meets World, Morgan Matthews can be seen talking and bonding with art prodigy Alexandra Nechita. Morgan asks Alexandra if she likes video games, to which she mentions Banjo-Kazooie and if Morgan managed to get to the witch's tower. She says she got to it twice, and Alexandra asks if she can show her how, then they both go to the living room, leaving Cory Matthews alone and confused.

Fairy Tales: Snow White

• In Ed Bryan's book adaptation of the Snow White fairy tale, Canary Mary makes an appearance as a regular canary.

Shameless (American TV series)

• In the episode "God Bless Her Rotting Soul" from the eight season of Shameless, Liam can be seen playing Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts on his Xbox One. The gameplay footage was actually taken from YouTuber XCageGame, which can be seen by his watermark still being visible on the bottom-right of the television.

Viva Piñata (TV series)

• In the episode "Wild Horstachios" from the first season of the Viva Piñata animated TV series, a portrait of Gruntilda can be seen in Professor Pester's lair. The same exact portrait can also be found in the episode "My Sweet Sour," also from the first season, during Professor Pester's flashback at the Broken Arms evil lair.