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[[File:Sns.png|thumb|Artwork depicting Banjo and Kazooie holding the pink mystery egg and the Ice Key.]]
[[File:Stop N Swop.png|thumb|The Stop 'n' Swop menu with the six Mystery Eggs and Ice Key.]]
Of all the secrets and mysteries in the [[Banjo-Kazooie series]], none are more tantalizing or more talked about than '''Stop 'n' Swop'''. More rumors have circulated about it than about the large doors at the top of [[Gruntilda's Lair]], and although most of them - both the silly and the sensible - are false, there are some truths in the clutter. The mystery involves six brightly colored "Mystery Eggs" and a large [[Ice Key|key made of ice]] found in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', and their alleged use in its sequel, ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''.
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'''Stop 'n' Swop''' is an infamous scrapped feature from ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. The intended purpose was to unlock the hidden locations of seven special items, including six [[Mystery Egg]]s and the [[Ice Key]], which the player could then transfer to ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''.


To use Stop 'n' Swop items, one would have needed to own both ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Banjo-Toole''. One had to collect the eggs in ''Kazooie'' then switch the game off and insert ''Tooie''. Originally, the player would have had ten seconds to swap game cartridges, but due to revisions in the Nintendo 64 hardware, the time was reduced to only one second, and therefore, became impossible.
== Description ==
=== ''Banjo-Kazooie'' ===
The only instance where Stop 'n' Swop is referenced during normal gameplay is in the 100% completion ending, after [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] obtain all 100 [[Jiggy|Jiggies]]. The ending shows [[Mumbo Jumbo]] holding up a few photographs: two of them depict a Mystery Egg and the other one depicts the Ice Key.


It had also been revealed by the Rare team at E3 2008 that [[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|the version of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' released on the Xbox live arcade]] would implement the Stop 'n' Swop feature as it was originally intended; however, it would be used in correspondence to ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]''. As a player collects the Stop 'n' Swop items in the arcade version, they unlock rare vehicle parts in ''Nuts & Bolts'', for example: the Ice Key grants flags that have the [[wikipedia:Union Flag|Union Jack]] on them. The crates are hidden around [[Showdown Town]] but will appear by a drawing of that certain item on a wall or roof. Another item unlocks [[Roysten]] and his fishbowl as a part (needed for the LOG Banjo).
It is possible for Banjo and Kazooie to unlock the location of a Stop 'n' Swop item and then obtain it from that location. To do so, Banjo must enter the [[Sandcastle]] of [[Treasure Trove Cove]] and hit the letter panels in a specific order to spell out a sentence.
 
There is a unique menu displaying the Stop 'n' Swop items that Banjo had obtained. It is unknown what accomplishment would have resulted from the items, as they are devoid of functionality or purpose without the Stop 'n' Swop feature.
 
=== ''Banjo-Tooie'' ===
A few of the Stop 'n' Swop items were repurposed for ''Banjo-Tooie'', the [[Ice Key]] and the pink, yellow, and light blue Mystery Eggs. Aside from the Yellow Mystery Egg, Banjo and Kazooie can obtain each item by defeating a [[Banjo-Kazooie Game Pak]] enemy. After obtaining an egg, Banjo and Kazooie must return to [[Heggy's Egg Shed]], where Kazooie must use her [[Hatch]] ability on the egg to unlock a feature. The Ice Key was used for unlocking a [[Mega Glowbo]] that can transform Kazooie into a [[Dragon Kazooie|dragon]].


On January 2009, it was announced on [http://www.banjo-kazooie.com/ the official Banjo-Kazooie website] that the "original plan" of including Stop 'N' Swop would also be implemented in the [[Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Xbox Live Arcade release of ''Banjo-Tooie'']], which was released in April 2009.<ref name="BanjoNews">[http://forums.banjo-kazooie.com/blogs/sample_weblog/archive/2009/01/27/29244.aspx NEWS UPDATE: Banjo-Tooie Release Date & Screens] banjo-kazooie.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2009.</ref>
== History ==
{{Clear}}
For a few years, the feature remained hidden in ''Banjo-Kazooie''. There is evidence suggesting that the feature was never implemented entirely because of some hardware revisions done to the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1999. Originally, the player had up to ten seconds to swap the cartridges, but the circuitry in later revisions dropped the limit to one second, theoretically making this impossible.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120208101018/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/05/23/stop-n-swop-thing/ Why I Finally Accept What Happened To That "Banjo-Kazooie" Stop N Swop Thing - MTV Multiplayer Blog]</ref>


In January 2001, shortly after the release of ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', a fansite called Rare Witch Project discovered how to unlock the Stop 'n' Swop items without the use of a cheating device.<ref>[https://www.therwp.com/article/banjo-kazooie-secret-cheat-codes Banjo Kazooie - Secret cheat codes - The RWP]</ref> This information was publicized in the February 2001 issue of N64 Magazine and via a column in the April 2001 issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.


It had also been revealed by the Rare team at E3 2008 that [[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|the version of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' released on the Xbox live arcade]] would implement the Stop 'n' Swop feature as it was originally intended; however, it would be used in correspondence to ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]''. As a player collects the Stop 'n' Swop items in the arcade version, they unlock rare vehicle parts in ''Nuts & Bolts'', for example: the Ice Key grants flags that have the [[wikipedia:Union Flag|Union Jack]] on them. The crates are hidden around [[Showdown Town]] but will appear by a drawing of that certain item on a wall or roof. Another item unlocks [[Roysten]] and his fishbowl as a part (needed for the LOG Banjo).


==[[Banjo-Kazooie]]==
In Microsoft's E3 2008 press conference, it was announced that the original ''Banjo-Kazooie'' would be ported to [[Xbox Live Arcade]], and would have a renewed Stop 'n' Swop connectivity feature with the upcoming ''Nuts & Bolts'' to unlock new features.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080717072003/http://xbox360.ign.com:80/articles/888/888789p1.html E3 2008: Banjo-Kazooie Hops on Live Arcade - IGN (Wayback Machine)]</ref>
At the end of Banjo-Kazooie, if all 100 [[Jiggy|Jiggies]] have been collected, [[Mumbo Jumbo]] will show the player three animated photographs which reveal the locations of two Mystery Eggs and the Ice Key, in locations that players may have noticed previously to be inaccessible. Members of [[Rare Witch Project|The Rare Witch Project]] hacked the game, and discovered [[Cheat Codes|codes]] that can be entered on the [[Sandcastle]] floor in [[Treasure Trove Cove]] that will allow anyone to reach these treasures, as well as another four eggs not mentioned by Mumbo. Once the items are collected, a menu appears on the pause menu, at the very end past [[Click Clock Wood]]. It has never since been discovered what this menu is for, and indeed what it does.


'''Be Aware: If using these codes on the Xbox Live Arcade version of Banjo-Kazooie, Bottles will confirm if you want to use the Cheat. If you Press A, all saving will be stopped and your score will not be posted on the Leaderboards anymore.'''
In ''Nuts & Bolts'', Bottles also offers a "Stop 'n' Swop Truth" in exchange for 6,000 [[Music Note]]s. It is not possible to obtain this amount, but an unused text string reveals that Bottles would have said, "''I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you, and we couldn't show that in a game with this rating. Put it out of your mind and think happy thoughts! Thanks for the notes!"''


====[[Cyan Mystery Egg]]====
On January 27, 2009, Rare announced the Xbox Live Arcade port for ''Banjo-Tooie'' and that the "original plan" for Stop 'n' Swop would be implemented. It was revealed that the eggs and key in the XBLA version of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' would unlock bonus vehicle parts in ''Nuts & Bolts''. The game also has an imprint of the ice key on top of Boggy's gym and drawings of the eggs throughout Showdown Town. When a Stop 'n' Swop item is collected in ''Banjo-Kazooie'', a corresponding crate appears at each drawing. Banjo and Kazooie can take them to Mumbo to get the special vehicle parts. The level BanjoLand (a museum-like level that contains various artefacts from the first two games) also features large fake Stop 'n' Swop eggs that contain Gruntbots.


[[File:Cyan Egg.png|thumb|Cyan mystery egg]]
In the XBLA port of ''Banjo-Tooie'', the six eggs and key from ''Banjo-Kazooie'' unlock the bonuses included in the original N64 version, as well as new content related to the Xbox 360. Using the Stop 'n' Swop items in ''Banjo-Tooie'' will also unlock seven additional vehicle blueprints in the "L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges" downloadable content for ''Nuts & Bolts''. In place of the three preexisting eggs are gold, silver and bronze eggs. The three unlock achievements listed under a "Stop 'n' Swop II" submenu. Additional Stop 'n' Swop II achievements can be unlocked by completing specific objectives in the game. Like the original Stop 'n' Swop before it, the items and criteria to be met in Stop 'n' Swop II are meant to be used in a future Banjo game.
 
==Locations==
===[[Cyan Mystery Egg]]===
The Cyan Mystery Egg is found in the cellar of [[Mad Monster Mansion]], in a barrel marked "1881"; it is a reference to Atic Atac, one of Rare's first games. Before entering the code one should note that the barrel is sealed with an "X". When Banjo and Kazooie enter this barrel, there is also water where this egg nestles.
The Cyan Mystery Egg is found in the cellar of [[Mad Monster Mansion]], in a barrel marked "1881"; it is a reference to Atic Atac, one of Rare's first games. Before entering the code one should note that the barrel is sealed with an "X". When Banjo and Kazooie enter this barrel, there is also water where this egg nestles.


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====[[Pink Mystery Egg]]====
====[[Pink Mystery Egg]]====
[[File:PinkSNSEgg.png|thumb|left|69px|Pink mystery egg]]
The Pink Mystery Egg is found in [[Sharkfood Island]], a small mark of land in [[Treasure Trove Cove]] that, upon entering the code, rises to turn out to be a cave. Mumbo reveals it after the game is finished with all 100 Jiggies.
The Pink Mystery Egg is found in [[Sharkfood Island]], a small mark of land in [[Treasure Trove Cove]] that, upon entering the code, rises to turn out to be a cave. Mumbo reveals it after the game is finished with all 100 Jiggies.


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====[[Blue Mystery Egg]]====
====[[Blue Mystery Egg]]====
[[File:Bluemysteryegg.jpg|thumb|69px|Blue mystery egg]]
The Blue Mystery Egg is found in [[Gobi's Valley]], behind an unopenable door which Gobi sits by before leaving the desert. The egg can be found inside a sarcophagus in the proceeding room. Mumbo reveals it after the game is finished with all 100 Jiggies.
The Blue Mystery Egg is found in [[Gobi's Valley]], behind an unopenable door which Gobi sits by before leaving the desert. The egg can be found inside a sarcophagus in the proceeding room. Mumbo reveals it after the game is finished with all 100 Jiggies.


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====[[Green Mystery Egg]]====
====[[Green Mystery Egg]]====
[[File:Green Egg.png|thumb|left|69px|Green mystery egg]]
The Green Mystery Egg is the second egg to be found in [[Mad Monster Mansion]]; there seems to be no discernable reason for this, though. The egg is found in the bathroom, on top of [[Loggo]].
The Green Mystery Egg is the second egg to be found in [[Mad Monster Mansion]]; there seems to be no discernable reason for this, though. The egg is found in the bathroom, on top of [[Loggo]].


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====[[Red Mystery Egg]]====
====[[Red Mystery Egg]]====
[[File:Red Egg.png|thumb|69px|Red mystery egg]]
The Red Mystery Egg is found in the captain's quarters in [[Rusty Bucket Bay]], accessed by breaking one of the windows. And here, this egg is rotating on the captain's bed.
The Red Mystery Egg is found in the captain's quarters in [[Rusty Bucket Bay]], accessed by breaking one of the windows. And here, this egg is rotating on the captain's bed.


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====[[Yellow Mystery Egg]]====
====[[Yellow Mystery Egg]]====
[[File:Yellow Egg.png|thumb|left|69px|Yellow mystery egg]]
The Yellow Mystery Egg is found in [[Click Clock Wood]] in [[Nabnut|Nabnut's]] house in the winter season. To reach it, one must enter through the window.
The Yellow Mystery Egg is found in [[Click Clock Wood]] in [[Nabnut|Nabnut's]] house in the winter season. To reach it, one must enter through the window.


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====[[Ice Key]]====
====[[Ice Key]]====
[[File:Ice key.gif|thumb|Ice Key]]
The Ice Key is perhaps the most mysterious Stop 'n' Swop item, predominantly because it is the only item that can be seen during normal play. It is found in [[Wozza|Wozza's]] cave, in a small alcove; if the player uses first person mode, they can see through the ice to see the key twirling, but there is no way to get in. However, typing in the following code removes the unbreakable ice wall. Mumbo reveals it after the game is finished with all 100 Jiggies.
The Ice Key is perhaps the most mysterious Stop 'n' Swop item, predominantly because it is the only item that can be seen during normal play. It is found in [[Wozza|Wozza's]] cave, in a small alcove; if the player uses first person mode, they can see through the ice to see the key twirling, but there is no way to get in. However, typing in the following code removes the unbreakable ice wall. Mumbo reveals it after the game is finished with all 100 Jiggies.


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''Grabbed by the Ghoulies'', there is a chalkboard that reads "Collect Ice Key. Collect 4 eggs. Open Secret Level." This has been presumed to be nothing more than a way to mock fans, but it is unknown whether it's fake.
*In ''Grabbed by the Ghoulies'', there is a chalkboard that reads "Collect Ice Key. Collect 4 eggs. Open Secret Level." This has been presumed to be nothing more than a way to mock fans, but it is unknown whether it's fake.
*It should be noted that, although only 3 mystery eggs and the ice key were used in Tooie, the Stop 'n' Swop fanfare is played when collecting all 6 eggs along with the key. This could suggest that all 6 eggs were originally planned for use as part of the process.
*The first part of the theme that plays when Banjo enters an area containing a Stop 'n' Swop item was later used in ''Donkey Kong 64'', where it plays when Troff and Scoff open a boss door.
*The first part of the theme that plays when Banjo enters an area containing a Stop 'N' Swop item was later used in ''Donkey Kong 64'', where it plays when Troff and Scoff open a boss door.
*Stop 'n' Swop has been mentioned various times in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]''. [[Bottles]] pretends to offer the secret of Stop 'n' Swop for 6000 [[notes]] (despite the fact that there aren't 6000 notes in the game), but steals the player's notes and doesn't tell them anything, claiming that he'd have to kill them. [[Trophy Thomas]] accuses the player of cheating using Stop 'n' swop at one of his challenges. A few mystery eggs and a fake [[Ice Key]] are in [[Banjoland]]. [[Lord of Games]] asks a question about Stop 'n' Swop during the trivia, asking what failed connection from [[Banjo-Kazooie]] to [[Banjo-Tooie]] that some fans still won't shut up about was. Paintings of the eggs and an imprint of the [[Ice Key]] around [[Showdown Town]] and [[Boggy's Gym]] could also be found. These will give parts when the eggs are collected in Banjo-Kazooie on the Xbox Live Arcade. (Beacon, [[Roysten|Goldfish]], Mole-on-a-Pole, Googly Eyes, Fluffy Dice, Flag (2x), & Disco Ball)
*Stop 'n' Swop has been mentioned various times in [[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]. [[Bottles]] pretends to offer the secret of Stop 'n' Swop for 6000 [[notes]] (despite the fact that there aren't 6000 notes in the game), but steals the player's notes and doesn't tell them anything, claiming that he'd have to kill them. [[Trophy Thomas]] accuses the player of cheating using Stop 'n' swop at one of his challenges. A few mystery eggs and a fake [[Ice Key]] are in [[Banjoland]]. [[Lord of Games]] asks a question about Stop 'n' Swop during the trivia, asking what failed connection from [[Banjo-Kazooie]] to [[Banjo-Tooie]] that some fans still won't shut up about was. Paintings of the eggs and an imprint of the [[Ice Key]] around [[Showdown Town]] and [[Boggy's Gym]] could also be found. These will give parts when the eggs are collected in Banjo-Kazooie on the Xbox Live Arcade. (Beacon, [[Roysten|Goldfish]], Mole-on-a-Pole, Googly Eyes, Fluffy Dice, Flag (2x), & Disco Ball)
*Stop 'n' Swop was also mentioned in [[Banjo-Pilot]], as a reward from Cheato. Upon attempt to receive it, he says, "Why don't you STOP annoying me and SWOP this game for a nice book or something?"
*Stop 'n' Swop was also mentioned in [[Banjo-Pilot]], as a reward from Cheato. Upon attempt to receive it, he says, "Why don't you STOP annoying me and SWOP this game for a nice book or something?"
[[File:Stop n Swop Theory|thumb|right|300px|A theory of why Stop 'n' Swop was removed.]]


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