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==Development==
==Development==
Project Dream started out as a seafaring RPG for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, with the intent of being Rareware's masterpiece on the console. Development started in 1994-5, and at one point, it was determined that Dream was too big for the SNES, so it was moved to the Nintendo 64, to be retooled as a 3D RPG, featuring unique 3D environments created by stretching out the polygons.  
Project Dream started out as a seafaring RPG for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, with the intent of being Rareware's masterpiece on the console. Development started in 1994-5, and at one point, it was determined that Dream was too big for the SNES, so it was moved to the Nintendo 64, to be retooled as a 3D RPG, featuring unique 3D environments created by stretching out the polygons.


However, the Nintendo 64 didn't have enough processing power to maintain such environments at a steady frame rate. Taking inspiration from ''Conker's Twelve Tales'' (which would eventually become ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conker%27s_Bad_Fur_Day Conker's Bad Fur Day]''), Dream was remade by the development team into a 3D platformer in the vein of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_64%7C Super Mario 64]'', but kept some of the elements of the RPG. After deeming Edison to be "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. That bear would eventually become [[Banjo]].  
However, the Nintendo 64 didn't have enough processing power to maintain such environments at a steady frame rate. Taking inspiration from ''Conker's Twelve Tales'' (which was being developed by the ''Killer Instinct'' team, and would eventually become ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conker%27s_Bad_Fur_Day Conker's Bad Fur Day]''), Dream was remade by the development team (which had also worked on ''Donkey Kong Country'') into a 3D platformer in the vein of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_64%7C Super Mario 64]'', but kept some of the elements of the RPG. After deeming Edison to be "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. That bear character would eventually become [[Banjo]].


Eventually, Dream was scrapped, and the development team started over from scratch, creating ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. There was a demo of Dream 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.
Eventually, Dream was scrapped, and the development team started over from scratch, creating ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''.
 
There was a demo of Dream 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.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Characters==
==Characters==
*[[Edison]] - The main character for the SNES version. He stirred up trouble with pirates.
*[[Edison]] - The main character for the SNES version. He stirred up trouble with pirates.
*[[Madeleine]] - Edison's girlfriend,  and  
*[[Madeleine]] - Edison's girlfriend
*[[Banjo]] - He was originally designed to be a secondary character. However, he would later appear in his own [[Banjo-Kazooie|game]].
*[[Banjo]] - He was originally designed to be a secondary character. However, he would later appear in his own [[Banjo-Kazooie|game]].
*[[Captain Blackeye]] - The 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.
*[[Captain Blackeye]] - The 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
*Grim Jim - One of Blackeye's crew members
*Flintlock Jock - A member of Captain Blackeye's band of pirates
*Flintlock Jock - A member of Captain Blackeye's band of pirates
*Cockeye - A mad pirate
*Cockeye - A "good pirate and a bit of a mad professor", as Grand Kirkhope would put it
*An obese pirate - A former member of Captain Blackeye's crew on the ''Mudplugger''
*Big Belly - An obese pirate who was part of Captain Blackeye's crew on the ''Mudplugger'', who liked 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 changed to the main character when Edison was considered too "generic".
*A strange, unintelligent rabbit - This character was going to be a secondary character in the SNES version, but he was later changed to the main character when Edison was considered too "generic".
*[[Tooty]]/Piccolo - Tooty was going to appear in the game as Banjo's girlfriend, and her original name was Piccolo, to match her musical instrument. This was later changed to Tooty.
*[[Tooty]]/Piccolo - Tooty was going to appear in the game as Banjo's girlfriend, and her original name was Piccolo, to match her musical instrument. This was later changed to Tooty.
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==Music==
==Music==
Even though Dream was not released, [[Grant Kirkhope]] (composer for the music of Banjo-Kazooie) had already composed several tunes. Some of these songs reappeared in the Banjo-Kazooie series, as well as other Rare games, such as Viva Piñata. Grant has released some of these on [http://grantkirkhope.com/dream.html his website].
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 the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series, as well as other Rare games, such as ''Viva Piñata''. Grant has released some of these on [http://grantkirkhope.com/dream.html his website].
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