<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
conceived	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
as	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Dream	B-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Diddy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
15-member	O
team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Gregg	O
Mayles	O
,	O
transitioned	O
development	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
retooled	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
platformer	O
after	O
the	O
role-playing	O
format	O
proved	O
too	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
broad	O
audience	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Animation	O
Studios	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grant	O
Kirkhope	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
;	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
vertical	O
remixing	O
,	O
where	O
various	O
sound	O
layers	O
fade	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
late	O
June	O
1998	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
sold	O
over	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
bestselling	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
64	I-Device
games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
it	O
surpassed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
3D	O
platform	O
and	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
received	O
numerous	O
year-end	O
accolades	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
from	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
:	O
Console	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art/Graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
best	O
games	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
a	B-Application
series	I-Application
which	O
includes	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
(	O
2003	O
)	O
and	O
Banjo-Pilot	B-Device
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
2002	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Rare	O
,	O
4J	O
Studios	O
developed	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
,	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
compilation	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
subscribers	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
rerelease	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
platform	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
protagonists	O
,	O
an	O
easy-going	O
brown	O
honey	O
bear	O
named	O
Banjo	O
and	O
a	O
troublemaking	O
female	O
red-crested	O
"	O
Breegull	O
"	O
Kazooie	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
nine	O
three-dimensional	O
worlds	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
gather	O
musical	O
notes	O
and	O
jigsaw	B-Application
puzzle	I-Application
pieces	O
,	O
called	O
Jiggies	O
,	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jiggies	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
jigsaw	B-Application
puzzles	I-Application
which	O
open	O
doors	O
to	O
new	O
worlds	O
,	O
while	O
musical	O
notes	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
open	O
doors	O
to	O
new	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
is	O
very	O
open	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
collect	O
Jiggies	O
and	O
musical	O
notes	O
in	O
a	O
nonlinear	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Turbo	O
Trainer	O
shoes	O
provide	O
a	O
speed	O
burst	O
used	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
destination	O
on	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
Wellington	O
boots	O
allows	O
Kazooie	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
otherwise	O
harmful	O
ground	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
piranha-filled	O
waters	O
in	O
Bubblegloop	B-Application
Swamp	I-Application
and	O
shifting	O
sands	O
in	O
Gobi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Valley	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
can	O
be	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
,	O
a	O
cancelled	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Diddy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
team	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
and	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Dream	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
16	O
months	O
and	O
starred	O
a	O
boy	O
who	O
got	O
into	O
trouble	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
Rare	O
's	O
Advanced	O
Computer	O
Modeling	O
(	O
ACM	O
)	O
graphics	O
technology	O
,	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
an	O
advanced	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
made	O
the	O
ACM	O
technology	O
obsolete	O
,	O
Rare	O
decided	O
to	O
transition	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
that	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
occurred	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
was	O
still	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Ultra	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
into	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
desperation	O
"	O
like	O
the	O
end	O
was	O
n't	O
in	O
sight	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
project	O
switched	O
from	O
Dream	B-Application
to	O
a	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
Country-esque	O
2.5D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
depth	O
and	O
range	O
of	O
movement	O
than	O
a	O
typical	O
2D	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2.5D	O
game	O
,	O
Banjo	O
would	O
have	O
collected	O
fruits	O
,	O
the	O
equivalent	O
to	O
musical	O
notes	O
in	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
in	O
five	O
"	O
fruit	O
houses	O
"	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
fruit	O
in	O
them	O
:	O
oranges	O
,	O
grapes	O
,	O
lemons	O
,	O
bananas	O
,	O
and	O
cherries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
barrels	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
Banjo	O
would	O
have	O
used	O
balls	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
sports	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
football	O
,	O
baseball	O
,	O
soccer	O
ball	O
,	O
bowling	O
ball	O
,	O
basketball	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
water-filled	O
ballon	O
,	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
powered	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
balloon	O
inflator	O
,	O
football	O
boot	O
,	O
football	O
helmet	O
,	O
and	O
baseball	O
glove	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemy	O
parts	O
and	O
hub	O
map	O
were	O
also	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
1994	O
SNES	B-Application
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
into	O
its	O
2.5D	O
phase	O
,	O
Rare	O
was	O
presented	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
a	O
"	O
really	O
,	O
really	O
early	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
exposed	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
perceived	O
future	O
direction	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actual	O
work	O
on	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
started	O
in	O
March	O
1997	O
with	O
a	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
10	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
overall	O
17	O
months	O
to	O
complete	O
after	O
Rare	O
discarded	O
Project	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
of	O
these	O
being	O
spent	O
experimenting	O
with	O
Dreams	O
graphic	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
late	O
1990s	O
strategy	O
of	O
rewarding	O
staff	O
bonus	O
royalties	O
,	O
the	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
staff	O
was	O
paid	O
50	O
cents	O
per	O
sold	O
game	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
their	O
average	O
salaries	O
,	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
17-cent-per-cartridge	O
amount	O
of	O
Goldeneye	B-Application
007	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
but	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
full-dollar-per-cartridge	O
total	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
gamers	O
as	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
not	O
intended	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
simply	O
be	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64s	I-Application
3D	O
aspect	O
was	O
referenced	O
heavily	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
that	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
Rare	O
intended	O
to	O
combine	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
appreciated	O
the	O
freedom	O
of	O
movement	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
provided	O
,	O
but	O
analyzed	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
enough	O
advantage	O
of	O
it	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
centered	O
on	O
quick	O
timing	O
and	O
reflexes	O
required	O
for	O
most	O
2D	O
platformers	O
,	O
which	O
Mayles	O
considered	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
3D	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
lesser	O
accuracy	O
of	O
viewing	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sutherland	O
described	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64s	I-Application
camera	O
as	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
attached	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
with	O
a	O
string	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
movement	O
being	O
tilting	O
when	O
he	O
moves	O
around	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
camera	O
was	O
probably	O
coded	O
that	O
way	O
to	O
not	O
adrift	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
it	O
occasionally	O
got	O
behind	O
Mario	O
and	O
would	O
do	O
so	O
even	O
more	O
in	O
Banjo-Kazooies	B-Application
significantly	O
more	O
complex	O
geometry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooies	B-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
mostly	O
exploration	O
and	O
discovery	O
instead	O
of	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
also	O
disliked	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64s	I-Application
forcing	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
hub	O
world	O
once	O
they	O
collect	O
a	O
star	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
thinking	O
that	O
it	O
hindered	O
immersion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
collectibles	O
,	O
Mayles	O
wanted	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
to	O
differ	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
involving	O
collecting	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
just	O
a	O
shiny	O
object	O
,	O
[	O
the	O
jiggy ]	O
was	O
a	O
shiny	O
object	O
that	O
could	O
actually	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
something.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
jinjos	O
,	O
which	O
Mayles	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dumbest	O
collectable	O
,	O
were	O
green-lit	O
out	O
of	O
an	O
idea	O
Rare	O
had	O
since	O
developing	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
hard-to-collect	O
collectable	O
"	O
that	O
chased	O
away	O
or	O
camouflaged	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
about	O
to	O
obtain	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
players	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
to	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Animation	O
Studios	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
continues	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
Rare	O
games	O
with	O
characters	O
titled	O
"[name]	O
the	O
[animal/object]",	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
animal	O
or	O
object	O
occasionally	O
rhyming	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
Mumbo	O
Jumbo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environment	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
farm	O
was	O
dominated	O
by	O
the	O
workers	O
pulling	O
off	O
various	O
pranks	O
and	O
gags	O
on	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
playing	O
a	O
monkey	O
sound	O
Robin	O
Beanland	O
sampled	O
very	O
loudly	O
,	O
pulling	O
each	O
others	O
 '	O
shorts	O
down	O
while	O
being	O
smacked	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
called	O
names	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Winky	B-Application
Boy	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
the	O
Shine	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
Judge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
more	O
worlds	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
mine	O
level	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
were	O
not	O
implemented	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
;	O
some	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
another	O
mechanic	O
transferred	O
to	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
scrapped	O
feature	O
,	O
"	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
"	O
,	O
would	O
have	O
allowed	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
to	O
interact	O
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Rare	O
discovered	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
retained	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
for	O
several	O
seconds	O
after	O
a	O
cartridge	O
's	O
removal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
implemented	O
a	O
feature	O
whereby	O
removing	O
a	O
cartridge	O
and	O
quickly	O
inserting	O
the	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
cartridge	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
game	O
's	O
memory	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
would	O
unlock	O
bonus	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
requested	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
's	O
removal	O
when	O
Rare	O
submitted	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
for	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
was	O
concerned	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
would	O
not	O
retain	O
RDRAM	O
long	O
enough	O
for	O
the	O
feature	O
to	O
work	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
potentially	O
damage	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
models	O
produced	O
after	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
release	O
reduced	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
the	O
console	O
retained	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
,	O
making	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
nearly	O
impossible	O
to	O
activate	O
as	O
intended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
on	O
a	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
characters	O
were	O
created	O
with	O
minimal	O
amounts	O
of	O
texturing	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
have	O
a	O
sharp	O
and	O
clean	O
look	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
use	O
very	O
large	O
textures	O
split	O
into	O
64×64	O
pieces	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
largest	O
texture	O
size	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
could	O
render	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
preview	O
also	O
emphasized	O
its	O
exploitation	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
LOD	O
management	O
and	O
anti-aliasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2018	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
feature	O
discussed	O
how	O
the	O
size	O
and	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
worlds	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
memory	O
and	O
were	O
significant	O
in	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
different	O
seasons	O
in	O
Click	B-Application
Clock	I-Application
Wood	I-Application
,	O
the	O
organ	O
section	O
in	O
Mad	B-Application
Monster	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Freezeezy	B-Application
Peak	I-Application
's	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
technique	O
caused	O
significant	O
memory	B-Architecture
fragmentation	I-Architecture
issues	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
created	O
a	O
proprietary	O
system	O
that	O
could	O
"	O
reshuffle	O
"	O
memory	O
as	O
players	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
specifically	O
,	O
the	O
programmers	O
centered	O
on	O
culling	B-Algorithm
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
viewable	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sutherland	O
and	O
Mayles	O
have	O
admitted	O
in	O
interviews	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
perceive	O
the	O
practice	O
as	O
being	O
commonplace	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
borrowing	O
similar	O
themes	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
desert	O
,	O
ice	O
,	O
and	O
haunted	O
house	O
,	O
the	O
worlds	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
grounded	O
in	O
reality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
favorite	O
stage	O
was	O
Rusty	B-Application
Bucket	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
for	O
its	O
design	O
being	O
mostly	O
around	O
a	O
single	O
ship	O
and	O
the	O
extreme	O
pace	O
and	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
interior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
incorporation	O
of	O
a	O
trivia	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
was	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
making	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
unique	O
;	O
the	O
section	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
only	O
have	O
a	O
few	O
questions	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
ask	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
a	O
massive	O
board	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
not	O
his	O
first	O
project	O
for	O
Rare	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
previously	O
converted	O
David	O
Wise	O
's	O
score	O
for	O
Diddy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
to	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
and	O
helped	O
on	O
Goldeneye	B-Application
007	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
all	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
conceived	O
Banjo-Kazooies	B-Application
musical	O
style	O
after	O
listening	O
to	O
Danny	O
Elfman	O
's	O
score	O
for	O
Beetlejuice	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chord	O
progression	O
for	O
Mad	B-Application
Monster	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
another	O
Elfman	O
score	O
,	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
1989	O
film	O
Batman	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
chord	O
progression	O
for	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
's	O
moments	O
in	O
the	O
cathedral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compositions	O
feature	O
several	O
instances	O
of	O
tritone	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
contrasts	O
between	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
something	O
Kirkhope	O
conceived	O
when	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Mumbo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mountain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
is	O
significant	O
for	O
its	O
introduction	O
of	O
vertical	O
remixing	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
various	O
sound	O
layers	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
composition	O
fade	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
area	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
moved	O
to	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
going	O
from	O
above	O
ground	O
to	O
under	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
came	O
from	O
Mayles	O
commanding	O
Kirkhope	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
step	O
beyond	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
iMUSE	B-Application
,	O
which	O
faded	O
between	O
themes	O
instead	O
of	O
sound	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Dream	B-Application
was	O
disbanded	O
,	O
Rare	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
getting	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
finished	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
voices	O
were	O
performed	O
by	O
Sutherland	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
Edison	O
in	O
Dream	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1997	O
,	O
a	O
working	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
Dream	B-Application
had	O
become	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
presented	O
at	O
E3	O
were	O
lauded	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
as	O
"	O
pushing	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
interactive	O
entertainment	O
,	O
innovation	O
,	O
and	O
intensity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
example	O
,	O
highlighting	O
how	O
its	O
advanced	O
technology	O
created	O
a	O
Disney-esque	O
"	O
rich	O
,	O
animated	O
world	O
full	O
of	O
fun	O
animals	O
and	O
great	O
music	O
"	O
,	O
visuals	O
containing	O
"	O
rich	O
textures	O
,	O
creative	O
lighting	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
dynamic	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
skepticism	O
as	O
a	O
rip-off	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
overly	O
cute	O
,	O
and	O
despised	O
its	O
new	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
a	O
glowing	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
panel	O
,	O
admitting	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
event	O
's	O
most	O
absorbing	O
experience	O
,	O
even	O
moreso	O
than	O
the	O
Zelda	O
game	O
that	O
got	O
the	O
most	O
attention	O
from	O
other	O
gamers	O
and	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
24	O
November	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
give	O
developers	O
more	O
time	O
for	O
polish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro-Am	O
game	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
called	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
"	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
testing	O
ground	O
for	O
Rare	O
's	O
[	O
Nintendo	O
64 ]	O
-era	O
heroes	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
included	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Conker	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
prior	O
to	O
featuring	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
,	O
Rare	O
released	O
screenshots	O
at	O
such	O
a	O
rate	O
that	O
by	O
May	O
1998	O
,	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
suspected	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
completed	O
besides	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
June	O
1998	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
17	O
July	O
1998	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
6	O
December	O
1998	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
,	O
an	O
active	O
season	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
releases	O
that	O
followed	O
a	O
scarce	O
period	O
and	O
included	O
games	O
of	O
various	O
genres	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Quest	B-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Off	B-Application
Road	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Dezaemon	B-Application
3D	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
Virtual	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
performed	O
well	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
entered	O
Famitsus	O
Top	O
10	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
13	O
December	O
1998	O
,	O
selling	O
74,000	O
copies	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
117,399	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
worldwide	O
sales	O
were	O
3	O
million	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
tenth	O
highest-grossing	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
garnered	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contemporaneous	O
reviews	O
constantly	O
called	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
the	O
best	O
platform	O
and	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
console	O
that	O
was	O
generally	O
"	O
weak	O
"	O
with	O
adventure	O
and	O
platform	O
games	O
according	O
to	O
Chris	O
Harding	O
of	O
Adrenaline	O
Vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarities	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
in	O
its	O
controls	O
,	O
cute	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
level	O
themes	O
like	O
water	O
,	O
haunted	O
house	O
and	O
snow	O
,	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
an	O
overworld	O
that	O
connects	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
movements	O
like	O
the	O
butt	O
stomp	O
and	O
back	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
celebrated	O
for	O
building	O
off	O
of	O
what	O
made	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
successful	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
technical	O
aspects	O
,	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
,	O
options	O
of	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
player	O
characters	O
 '	O
abilities	O
,	O
polygons	O
,	O
non-linear	O
world	O
design	O
,	O
varied	O
,	O
colourful	O
and	O
realistic	O
textures	O
,	O
amount	O
of	O
tasks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
scale	O
,	O
size	O
,	O
detail	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
interactive	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
a	O
point	O
where	O
Consoles	O
+	O
considered	O
Banjo	O
Kazooie	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64s	I-Application
spiritual	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
others	O
were	O
let	O
down	O
,	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
arguing	O
only	O
ten	O
challenges	O
to	O
collect	O
jiggies	O
were	O
innovative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
complimented	O
for	O
the	O
utilization	O
of	O
simultaneous	O
control	O
of	O
two	O
characters	O
with	O
different	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
enjoyed	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
not	O
only	O
suited	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
both	O
characters	O
 '	O
abilities	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
required	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
noted	O
the	O
adaptiveness	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
flexibility	O
and	O
freedom	O
of	O
movement	O
the	O
two-character	O
mechanic	O
provided	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Acción	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
collectables	O
,	O
mysterious	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
and	O
a	O
timer	O
feature	O
incentivizing	O
thinking	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
game	O
quicker	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
huge	O
amount	O
of	O
collectibles	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
lesser	O
number	O
of	O
worlds	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
highlighted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harding	O
found	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
addictive	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
challenge	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
puzzles	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
although	O
"	O
very	O
intelligent	O
and	O
creative	O
,	O
"	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
impressive	O
or	O
"	O
ingeniously	O
fun	O
"	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64s	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Acción	O
,	O
EGM	O
and	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
considered	O
Banjo-Kazooies	B-Application
graphics	O
the	O
greatest	O
in	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
called	O
Rusty	B-Application
Bucket	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
the	O
level	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
visuals	O
,	O
although	O
lauded	O
the	O
"	O
superb	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
of	O
Mad	B-Application
Monster	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
its	O
enemies	O
and	O
"	O
dusky	O
lighting	O
effects.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
lauded	O
the	O
haunted	O
world	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
bustles	O
with	O
action	O
and	O
colour	O
"	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
darkness	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
Click	B-Application
Clock	I-Application
Wood	I-Application
as	O
"	O
beautifully	O
worked	O
out	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
ambitious	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Monster	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
coolest	O
"	O
by	O
64	O
magazine	O
,	O
enjoying	O
an	O
overhead	O
view	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
while	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
astonished	O
by	O
the	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
to	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
experience	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
save	O
file	O
options	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
performing	O
different	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
playing	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
argued	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
all	O
ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
liked	O
the	O
characters	O
as	O
exuberating	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
loud-mouthed	O
attitude	O
than	O
Mario	O
and	O
crew.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
disliked	O
some	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
dancing	O
houses	O
and	O
onions	O
,	O
as	O
weirdly-designed	O
,	O
unsuitable	O
to	O
the	O
stages	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
,	O
and	O
lacking	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
enemies	O
like	O
the	O
Bom-ombs	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
characters	O
as	O
"	O
genuinely	O
appealing	O
"	O
and	O
well-designed	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
there	O
were	O
"	O
some	O
moments	O
of	O
cloying	O
cuteness	O
"	O
and	O
criticized	O
characters	O
that	O
simply	O
consist	O
of	O
eyes	O
on	O
an	O
object	O
—	O
"	O
we	O
're	O
not	O
sure	O
that	O
just	O
sticking	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
eyes	O
on	O
any	O
inanimate	O
object	O
you	O
fancy	O
qualifies	O
as	O
a	O
characterisation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
condemned	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
it	O
and	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
as	O
"	O
so	O
half-baked	O
and	O
overtly	O
cliched	O
they	O
almost	O
sabotage	O
the	O
ingenuity	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
they	O
belong	O
to.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
well-received	O
,	O
highlighted	O
for	O
the	O
dynamic	O
music	O
component	O
which	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
;	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
stated	O
it	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
far	O
more	O
atmosphere	O
than	O
any	O
streaming	O
CD	O
music	O
could	O
ever	O
manage.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
and	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
found	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
fixed	O
viewpoints	O
tolerable	O
,	O
and	O
appreciated	O
the	O
manual	O
camera	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Acción	O
found	O
the	O
camera	O
control	O
intuitive	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
better	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
received	O
two	O
awards	O
during	O
the	O
2nd	O
Annual	O
AIAS	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
:	O
Console	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art/Graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
and	O
largely	O
adopts	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
series	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Device
:	I-Device
Grunty	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
and	O
Banjo-Pilot	B-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
and	O
2005	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
popular	O
and	O
were	O
once	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
mascot	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
4J	O
Studios	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
26	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
runs	O
in	O
a	O
full	O
widescreen	O
mode	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
,	O
cleaner	O
audio	O
and	O
consistent	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
includes	O
achievements	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
"	O
Stop	O
'	O
N	O
 '	O
Swop	O
"	O
connectivity	O
that	O
was	O
incomplete	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
used	O
now	O
to	O
unlock	O
features	O
in	O
both	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
and	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
generally	O
considered	O
a	O
solid	O
revival	O
of	O
a	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TeamXbox	O
praised	O
its	O
controls	O
as	O
very	O
responsive	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
XBLA	B-Device
re-releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
seventh	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
Top	O
10	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
backwards	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
titles	I-Device
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
enhanced	B-Device
to	O
run	O
at	O
native	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Yooka-Laylee	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
,	O
largely	O
coming	O
from	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
library	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
20	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
re-release	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
is	O
occasionally	O
included	O
in	O
"	O
best	O
games	O
"	O
lists	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
best	O
all-time	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
entries	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
seven	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
2000	O
list	O
,	O
six	O
on	O
NMEs	O
2017	O
list	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Chronicles	O
2021	O
list	O
(	O
where	O
it	O
tied	O
with	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
)	O
,	O
four	O
on	O
a	O
2022	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
list	O
,	O
five	O
by	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
eight	O
on	O
rankings	O
by	O
Shacknews	O
in	O
2021	O
and	O
GamesRadar	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
13	O
by	O
SVG.com	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
on	O
a	O
2022	O
Destructoid	O
top-five	O
article	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
appeared	O
on	O
unranked	O
N64	B-Operating_System
game	O
lists	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
in	O
2021	O
by	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
and	O
2022	O
by	O
news.com.au	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claims	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
being	O
greater	O
or	O
a	O
close	O
second	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
building	O
off	O
already-established	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
continue	O
in	O
writings	O
by	O
retrospective	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
news.com.au	O
reasoned	O
the	O
"	O
charming	O
characters	O
and	O
memorable	O
moments	O
"	O
made	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
scale	O
being	O
slightly	O
less	O
than	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinions	O
on	O
how	O
well	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
has	O
aged	O
differ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
port	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
and	O
IGN	O
considered	O
it	O
outdated	O
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
style	O
and	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
1990s	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
Rare	O
entries	O
that	O
showed	O
a	O
frequency	O
and	O
strong	O
devotion	O
to	O
quality	O
in	O
the	O
platform	O
and	O
shooter	O
genres	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
and	O
mostly	O
encompassed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
most	O
acclaimed	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victor	O
Lucas	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
noticed	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
"	O
bombardment	O
of	O
triple	O
A	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
Goldeneye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Conker	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
noted	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooies	B-Application
indication	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
EAD	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
only	O
developer	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
a	O
first-rate	O
3D	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
products	O
of	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
trend	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
emphasized	O
exploration	O
,	O
increasing	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
inventory	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
reached	O
its	O
zenith	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
64	I-Application
and	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
but	O
declined	O
to	O
a	O
point	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
near	O
non-existent	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
generation	O
of	O
gaming	O
,	O
outside	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirkhope	O
recalled	O
Rare	O
getting	O
tired	O
of	O
making	O
Banjo	O
games	O
after	O
Tooie	B-Application
,	O
contributed	O
by	O
Rare	O
's	O
general	O
philosophy	O
being	O
against	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Kotaku	O
and	O
Kirkhope	O
considered	O
items	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
most	O
excessive	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
,	O
Banjo-Kazooies	B-Application
"	O
charming-if-pushing-it	O
collecting	O
of	O
items	O
"	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
,	O
its	O
success	O
laying	O
a	O
collect-a-thon	O
ground	O
for	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
to	O
distort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
2008	O
XBLA	B-Device
port	O
provided	O
more	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
trend	O
was	O
revitalized	O
in	O
the	O
mid-2010s	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
remakes	O
of	O
platforms	O
games	O
like	O
Spyro	B-Application
Reignited	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
N	I-Application
.	I-Application
Sane	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
and	O
indie	O
games	O
like	O
A	O
Hat	O
of	O
Time	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
being	O
influenced	O
by	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
,	O
Jonas	O
Kaerlev	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
his	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
magnify	O
the	O
positives	O
of	O
the	O
1998	O
N64	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
including	O
exploration	O
,	O
charm	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
,	O
while	O
mitigating	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
endless	O
collecting	O
and	O
a	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
admitted	O
two	O
levels	O
explicitly	O
based	O
on	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
segments	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
with	O
another	O
character	O
and	O
a	O
ticket	O
collection	O
,	O
were	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
test	O
player	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resurgence	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
Battletoads	B-Application
remake	O
influenced	O
speculation	O
of	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Mayles	O
in	O
2018	O
revealing	O
it	O
from	O
"	O
aggrieved	O
people	O
on	O
Twitter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
platformers	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
was	O
noted	O
by	O
The	O
Ringer	O
and	O
Kaerlev	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
major	O
difference	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	O
series	O
it	O
took	O
influence	O
from	O
:	O
the	O
rejection	O
of	O
a	O
start-to-end	O
structure	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
Mario	O
games	O
continued	O
to	O
follow	O
their	O
linear	O
formula	O
until	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
without	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
and	O
remains	O
in	O
it	O
after	O
collecting	O
a	O
power	B-Application
moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Odysseys	O
capture	O
mechanic	O
,	O
where	O
Mario	O
turns	O
into	O
whatever	O
object	O
or	O
animal	O
it	O
latches	O
onto	O
,	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Mumbo	O
's	O
animal	O
transformations	O
in	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
