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[[File:Banjo_Kazooie_logo.png|thumb|right|295px|The original ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series logo.]]

The '''''Banjo-Kazooie'' series''' is a set of video games developed by the UK-based company [[Rare|Rare, Ltd]]. The first game, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', debuted in 1998 for the [[Nintendo 64]]. A sequel was made in 2000 for the same system titled ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''.

In 2003, an inter-sequel that takes place between the first two games, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]'', was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and in 2005 a spin-off racing game, ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'', was also made for the Game Boy Advance. Two ports of ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge|Grunty's Revenge]]'', called ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mobile]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Missions]]'', were later made available in 2004 and 2005 as applications for download on cell phones.

Although all four titles in the series were made for [[Nintendo]] systems, Rare was bought by [[Microsoft]] in September of 2002. The next game in the series was therefore produced for the [[Xbox 360]]. That game, titled ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts]]'', was released in November of 2008. To celebrate this release, Microsoft and Rare also released updated versions of the original ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' in December 2008 and ''[[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Banjo-Tooie]]'' in April 2009, both of which are currently available for download on [[Xbox Live Arcade]].

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==Games in the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' Series==

===Main Games===

*''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' - 1998 - [[Nintendo 64]]

*''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' - 2000 - [[Nintendo 64]]

*''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]'' - 2003 - [[Game Boy Advance]]

*''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' - 2008 - [[Xbox 360]]

===Spin-Offs and Ports===

*''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' - 2005 - [[Game Boy Advance]]

==Related Games==

These games are also related to and have special significance within the '''''Banjo-Kazooie'' series''':

*''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' - 1997 - [[Nintendo 64]]

*''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' - 2007 - [[wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]

*''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie]]'' - 2010 - [[Xbox 360]]

*''[[Minecraft (Xbox 360 Edition)|Minecraft]]'' - 2012 - [[Xbox 360]]

=== Unreleased ===

*''[[Project Dream]]'' - N/R - [[wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]]

*''[[Banjo Karting]]'' - N/R - [[Xbox 360]]

==Game Logos==

''See also:[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)/Gallery]]''

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