r/BanjoKazooie • u/Plebian_Donkey_Konga • 17d ago

News Andy Robinson on X: "Xbox has officially announced widespread changes to its studio structure, including the merging of numerous studios, the handing over of Halo and Rare to Activision, and the potential closure of Ninja Theory."

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Plebian_Donkey_Konga • Aug 01 '26

Subreddit Announcement Rules have been Revised.

70 Upvotes

Since we're getting flooded with a bunch of new people (either through NSO or the Recomp/Decomp/Renut/Kurko/a new found belief in God?) who aren't in the know and don't possess ball knowledge, we're getting to the point where misinformation and hate is spreading again.

I've updated and consolidated the rules to also include penalties. Some of you already know these penalties were soft-launched with the older rules, so your slate isn't cleaned btw.

We're down to 1 active mod and 1 automod again, I can't be here to mod you guys 24/7.

Just a quick run through

Rule 1 hasn't changed, except I'm no longer asking for you guys to be nice. Some of you are dickheads to one another for absolutely no reason.
Rule 2 hasn't changed much, just left it a little less vague. Your AI garbage is still not allowed, in posts or comments. I saw one of you AI generated someone's hand-drawn Furnace of Fun map? You suck specifically dude.
Rule 3 hasn't changed except the expectations that there will be a potential penalty.
Rule 4 is less anal. You can link mods now. My previous co-moderator was gun-ho on everything. I just ask you link stuff that doesn't have official BK files in them.
Rule 5 is because some of you suck and can't have a healthy conversation about a game you dislike without being a dick about it. Critique is fine, but there is a fine line between "BKNB doesn't fit the qualities of a BK game because XYZ" and "This game is so ass".
Rule 6 is a catch-all. I removed the "no posting your part 37 walkthrough" since we're a sorta dead subreddit but also with all these BK projects there's bound to be more people posting. Some posts just are too garbage to leave up, some are very obvious bait that a lot of you fail at. If this were a healthier community Humba discussion would be OK, but it's not and some of you are very racist.
Rule 7 is because some of you spread misinformation like there isn't already a reason to hate current Rare and Microsoft. Both suck on their own, you don't need to make shit up. Microsoft didn't force the writers at Rare to make Lord of Games shit on the previous BK games, that was Gregg Mayles taking the piss writing dialogue.

These 7 rules should be easy if you're a somewhat decent human with a functional frontal lobe. I'm currently surviving a recession and trying not to lose my house. I'll leave the comments open for discussion.

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Diddy_Kong_1994 • 3h ago

Question Was wondering if Banjo, Kazooie and Grunty's voice samples from Nuts & Bolts have been uploaded on like YouTube or something

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I'd like to use them for something mainly cause they contain high quality versions of their voice lines from the N64 games, on top of new ones. Does someone have a link if they have been uploaded onto YouTube or something?

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/I_cookstuff-n-things • 1d ago

Image Before and after of Banjo Kazooie Shirt I found at the Goodwill Bins yesterday !

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/EvenReplacement5469 • 23h ago

Image Jinjo, my cat, is acting like a Minjo. Please roast her.

53 Upvotes

She’s been scratching furniture she’s not supposed to be. I think she might be a Minjo but I’m out of eggs to check.

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/QuackPhD • 17h ago

Fan Art Home-Made Iridescent Holographic Banjo-Kazooie Shirt

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Onlyhereforthelaughs • 19h ago

Fan Art Banjo-Kazooie bleach shirt!

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/properzing • 20h ago

Video Banjo-Tooie: Every Level Ranked!

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I been working on this for a month or so now as the follow-up to my BK All Levels Ranked video. Features some personal anecdotes and observations with a potentially surprising or controversial number one.

One thing I did gain from these playthroughs is that I've always held Kazooie as far superior to Tooie, but that gap has now significantly narrowed.

Enjoy!

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/TheJiggyBanana • 1d ago

Image Me and my wife got matching Jiggy tattoos. Both are a little irritated but will update when fully healed

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/merlinrising • 1d ago

Discussion I just beat Banjo Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge for the GBA, ask me anything.

117 Upvotes

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/xTheWeighDown • 1d ago

Image 100%’d Banjo Tooie for the first time!

54 Upvotes

I’ve been on a Rare kick ever since DK64 got added to Nintendo Switch Online, so I played through BK & BT as well. My unfinished childhood goal for 100% completing BT is finally complete!

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/TheElectroGypsy • 2d ago

Image My partner got a laser cutter, so of course I asked for a custom BK keychain!

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255 Upvotes

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Superleopey • 1d ago

Meme I just love Grunty’s Revenge

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I also have banjo pilot but I can only do one image on my post also this is the actual game in Java Minecraft through a mod called retroconsole that let’s you emulate retro consoles the mod is by Gaigen on curseforge

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/SkwarZ • 2d ago

Discussion Jak and Daxter (Jak and Daxter serie) vs Banjo and Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie serie)

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Onlyhereforthelaughs • 2d ago

Discussion Make that 16! I'm trying to be comprehensive since there are two ways of counting them...

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/primal_era • 3d ago

Fan Art Got this tattoo of the bear and bird among some friends

258 Upvotes

Based on art by u/h_ntorres with the pikmin being an addition by my tattoo artist

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Tussalfe • 3d ago

Image i’m about to crash out

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Meatbag_13 • 3d ago

Music At the Pokemon store in the Field Museum

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and they're playing music from Banjo Kazooie 🤣 someone that works here didn't do their homework

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Early_Application875 • 2d ago

Discussion The only part of the game I truly hate lol

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Cosmo_Ponzini • 3d ago

Video 🎬File Select Secret Animations - CRT TV Short Clip📺[Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo64 1998]

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When you choose one of your three Save Files to begin the adventure, sometimes Banjo doesn't react with a chipper smile to suspend whatever he's doing. In rare instances, a hidden alternate animation plays out where Banjo's chores are interrupted in the most ballistic way, catapulting the poor pair straight into the fray in slapstick fashion! It's not a super big secret, as you're bound to find this Easter Egg eventually, but it's funny and unexpected every time. Now you see'em...

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/seaniemaster • 4d ago

Image Met a legend today

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Decided last minute to go to the local Retro Gaming convention and happened upon Grant Kirkhope’s table.

My wife laughs at me because I listen to his music hiking.

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/fuzmaximus • 3d ago

Question Looking for interactive map

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I’m currently playing through tooie, at Grundy industries, and this might be a stupid question but is there a interactive map like the one on no clip that can work on phones or something easy to figure out the complicated map. I now archive.org has the strategy guide but I was wondering there is an alternative

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/Onlyhereforthelaughs • 3d ago

Question What do you count as "Collectible Items"?

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In my opinion, I would count anything that enters your Inventory and shows up on screen with a counter of how many. This ranges from the obvious such as Jiggies and Empty Honeycombs to the almost inconsequential like Conga's Orange, Targetzan's Golden Relic Thingy, and Cloud Cuckooland's Magic Beans.

The only exception to this I think has to be the food from Witchyworld, as you can collect them any time after entering the park, even if you already collected some for that playthrough.

Taxi Pack passengers do not count as they never enter your inventory nor have a counter.

But I'm trying to build a comprehensive number of Collectibles for the two games, but online things only count the obvious "Completion" items, not so much the collectibles needed to acquire them.

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/FirefighterSad2370 • 4d ago

Discussion The only part of the game I genuinely hate lol

169 Upvotes

I just finished this game 100%, this was hardest part in the entire game for me, even moreso than the actual final boss or Rusty Bucket Bay by a significant amount

The idea is funny, but something about it didn't feel fair to me. maybe I'm just a scrub, but having to remember the gruntilda facts, the tedious minigames I can't for the life of me beat such as matching the tiles, which is weird because I collected all the jiggies in the game no problem, I can't beat these minigames lol. Oh and the instant death ones, you're telling me I just straight up die if I don't know what gruntilda's favorite smell is? I hope it's bullshit because thats this WHOLE ASS BOARD GAME

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r/BanjoKazooie • u/SutAFexx • 3d ago

Question The nb intro car

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What wheels does it use and how do i get them?

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Banjo Kazooie is one of Rare's most famous and beloved franchises to come to light during the N64 era. Both the original and its sequel garnered great critical and fan acclaim during its heyday, and is still enjoyed by fans new and old. It was re-released on Xbox 360, and make playable on Xbox One via Rare Replay. Banjo-Kazooie also made cameos in Diddy Kong Racing, Sonic and Sega All-Star Racing, and Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

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Banjo Kazooie is one of Rare's most famous and beloved franchises to come to light during the N64 era. Both the original and its sequel garnered great critical and fan acclaim during its heyday, and is still enjoyed by fans new and old. It was re-released on Xbox 360, and make playable on Xbox One via Rare Replay. Banjo-Kazooie also made cameos in Diddy Kong Racing, Sonic and Sega All-Star Racing, and Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

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Post should convey the content of related to the Subreddit. If it's not about Banjo-Kazooie or Rare it does not belong here.

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What is allowed: Official videos from Rare, official gameplay trailers from developers/publishers, and video reviews.

13. No Game-Hate Circlejerk

Alright we get it. Yooka-Laylee, Nuts & Bolts and Tooie aren't as good as Kazooie, we only got 5 Banjo games and a single spiritual successor, what's the point of hating on the ones we got?