<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo	O
originally	O
made	O
his	O
debut	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
1997	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
subsequent	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
also	O
appeared	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
main	O
titles	O
then	O
saw	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
has	O
been	O
largely	O
dormant	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
have	O
made	O
occasional	O
appearances	O
in	O
later	O
crossover	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	O
's	O
All-Stars	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
re-released	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
region	O
called	O
Spiral	O
Mountain	O
,	O
Banjo	O
's	O
sister	O
Tooty	B-Application
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Gruntilda	O
the	O
witch	O
,	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
steal	O
Tooty	B-Application
's	O
beauty	O
for	O
herself	O
,	O
and	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
must	O
save	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tooie	B-Application
is	O
controversial	O
for	O
being	O
significantly	O
harder	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
,	O
besides	O
tougher	O
obstacles	O
and	O
platforming	O
challenges	O
,	O
it	O
places	O
a	O
higher	O
emphasis	O
on	O
puzzle-solving	O
and	O
backtracking	O
,	O
often	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
revisit	O
previous	O
worlds	O
to	O
complete	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
sequence	O
in	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
suggested	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
Banjo-Threeie	B-Application
,	O
with	O
early	O
press	O
releases	O
tentatively	O
calling	O
it	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Tooie	B-Application
,	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Games	I-Application
(	O
L.O.G.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
original	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
game	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
non-Nintendo	O
system	O
,	O
Nuts	O
&	O
Bolts	O
features	O
several	O
departures	O
from	O
the	O
concepts	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
being	O
that	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
must	O
construct	O
vehicles	O
to	O
control	O
and	O
complete	O
challenges	O
with	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
nonlinear	O
platforming	O
and	O
basic	O
puzzle-solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
were	O
re-released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
re-releases	O
were	O
included	O
alongside	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
30	O
game	O
compilation	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
4	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
on	O
20	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
re-release	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
in	O
over	O
20	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Device
:	I-Device
Grunty	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Klungo	O
,	O
Gruntilda	O
's	O
most	O
loyal	O
henchman	O
,	O
makes	O
a	O
robot	O
for	O
Gruntilda	O
's	O
spirit	O
to	O
dwell	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gruntilda	O
commands	O
Klungo	O
to	O
contact	O
her	O
sisters	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
in	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
mechanics	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
and	O
has	O
simplified	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mobile	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
minigames	O
,	O
titled	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Device
:	I-Device
Grunty	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
Missions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Pilot	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
characters	O
race	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Diddy	B-Device
Kong	I-Device
Pilot	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
retooled	O
to	O
feature	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
characters	O
following	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
Rare	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Banjo	O
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
was	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
racer	O
in	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
purchase	O
of	O
Rare	O
,	O
Banjo	O
was	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
remake	O
,	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
&	O
Conker	B-Application
:	I-Application
Live	I-Application
&	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
,	O
Banjo	O
's	O
head	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
,	O
disembodied	O
,	O
above	O
the	O
fireplace	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
,	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
levels	O
are	O
seen	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
monster	O
versions	O
of	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
's	O
heads	O
mounted	O
on	O
the	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
also	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
racer	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
character	O
skins	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
various	O
versions	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
also	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
playable	O
fighter	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
2018	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
brand	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
negotiating	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
inclusion	O
was	O
an	O
"	O
easy	O
deal	O
to	O
make	O
"	O
thanks	O
to	O
their	O
strong	O
third-party	O
relationship	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Spiral	O
Mountain	O
and	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
musical	O
arrangements	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
by	O
original	O
composer	O
Grant	O
Kirkhope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
from	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
that	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
unlocking	O
special	O
content	O
in	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
shown	O
in	O
an	O
ending	O
sequence	O
in	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
evidence	O
suggests	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
fully	O
implemented	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
revisions	O
completed	O
in	O
1999	O
that	O
kept	O
the	O
feature	O
from	O
being	O
practical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
widely	O
publicised	O
through	O
a	O
column	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
announced	O
that	O
special	O
areas	O
and	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
reached	O
by	O
completing	O
certain	O
tasks	O
in	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
discovered	O
that	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
contains	O
seven	O
special	O
items	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
using	O
lengthy	O
in-game	O
cheat	O
codes	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
cheat	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ending	O
sequence	O
in	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
should	O
the	O
player	O
collect	O
all	O
100	O
Jiggies	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
indicated	O
that	O
two	O
coloured	O
eggs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
put	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Rare	O
representatives	O
were	O
questioned	O
on	O
"	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
"	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
items	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
acquire	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
would	O
attain	O
them	O
by	O
destroying	O
in-game	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
Game	O
Paks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ice	O
key	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
obtain	O
an	O
item	O
locked	O
in	O
an	O
ice	O
vault	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
Mega	O
Glowbo	B-Application
,	O
which	O
could	O
turn	O
Kazooie	O
into	O
a	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
information	O
would	O
be	O
momentarily	O
retained	O
by	O
utilising	O
the	O
Rambus	O
memory	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
changes	O
done	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
systems	O
produced	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
do	O
this	O
effectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
reference	O
appeared	O
in	O
2005	O
's	O
Banjo-Pilot	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
interview	O
with	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Rare	O
employees	O
told	O
the	O
magazine	O
reporters	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
for	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
to	O
be	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Paul	O
Machacek	O
,	O
a	O
Rare	O
software	O
engineer	O
,	O
clarified	O
that	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
was	O
not	O
only	O
going	O
to	O
involve	O
the	O
two	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
other	O
Rare	O
titles	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
and	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
(	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
after	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
as	O
it	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
Christmas	O
1997	O
before	O
being	O
delayed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fileccia	O
cited	O
that	O
the	O
abandonment	O
of	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
revisions	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
circuitry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Machacek	O
clarified	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
shut	O
down	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
before	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
's	O
release	O
,	O
anticipating	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
circuitry	O
changes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fearing	O
hardware	O
damage	O
(	O
a	O
fear	O
which	O
Machacek	O
claimed	O
was	O
unfounded	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
"	O
Swopping	O
"	O
system	O
was	O
never	O
fully	O
removed	O
from	O
Kazooie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
did	O
not	O
initially	O
plan	O
to	O
implement	O
cheat	O
codes	O
for	O
accessing	O
the	O
items	O
,	O
fearing	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
players	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
14	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
(	O
XBLA	B-Device
)	O
and	O
feature	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
connectivity	O
with	O
Nuts	O
&	O
Bolts	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
Rare	O
announced	O
that	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
on	O
XBLA	B-Device
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
original	O
plan	O
"	O
for	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
would	O
be	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
eggs	O
and	O
key	O
in	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
would	O
unlock	O
bonus	O
vehicle	O
parts	O
in	O
Nuts	O
&	O
Bolts	O
such	O
as	O
fuzzy	O
dice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
item	O
is	O
collected	O
in	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
a	O
corresponding	O
crate	O
appears	O
at	O
each	O
drawing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
,	O
the	O
six	O
eggs	O
and	O
key	O
from	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
unlock	O
the	O
bonuses	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
content	O
related	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
items	O
in	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
will	O
also	O
unlock	O
seven	O
additional	O
vehicle	O
blueprints	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
L.O.G.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Lost	O
Challenges	O
"	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Nuts	O
&	O
Bolts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
release	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
three	O
million	O
six	O
hundred	O
fifty	O
thousand	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fact	O
that	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
received	O
high	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
several	O
planned	O
features	O
and	O
worlds	O
were	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
led	O
Rare	O
to	O
begin	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
November	O
2000	O
to	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
largely	O
adopts	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
and	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Device
:	I-Device
Grunty	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
so	O
was	O
the	O
follow-up	O
spinoff	O
title	O
Banjo-Pilot	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
would	O
not	O
receive	O
a	O
well-received	O
title	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
,	O
eight	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
last	O
console	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
release	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
die-hard	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
fans	O
felt	O
they	O
were	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
a	O
very	O
separate	O
gameplay	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
sold	O
1.2	O
million	O
sales	O
at	O
last	O
count	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-releases	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
from	O
2008	O
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
from	O
2009	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
more	O
criticism	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
releases	O
,	O
with	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
meeting	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
three	O
exceptions	O
,	O
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
being	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
both	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo	O
&	O
Kazooie	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
former	O
Rare	O
employees	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
announced	O
their	O
formation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
named	O
Playtonic	O
Games	O
,	O
planning	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
called	O
Yooka-Laylee	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
