All posts tagged in Banjo Kazooie
Sep 4, 2019
Banjo-Kazooie first released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 and then Microsoft bought the IP and brought it to the Xbox 360/Xbox One. We talked about the announcement that the bird and bear duo were joining Smash Bros. Ultimate during E3 2019 but we didn’t have a confirmed date. During Nintendo’s Direct on September 4th, 2019, we were surprised that they announced that Banjo & Kazooie are available right now, along with a new update! After the Direct we were treated to more gameplay footage (see below) by director Mr. Sakurai showing off Banjo & Kazooie’s moves, the stage, and the music that comes with this Challenger Pack (3).
Banjo & Kazooie Moves
Banjo & Kazooie’s moves that we were shown are pretty familiar and stayed true to the original game. The list is as follows:
- Dash is Talon Trot
- Jumps are Flap Flip and Feathery Flap
- Neutral Attack is Banjo’s Claw Swipe
- Flurry Attack is Rat-a-tat-Rap
- Dash attack is Forward Roll (also used by Donkey Kong)
- Down Tilt is Beak Barge
- Up Smash is Bill Drill (which shows a slightly different way of using Kazooie)
- Side Smash is Breegull Bash (or Bird Bash)
- Natural Air is Wing Whack
- Back Air is Air Rat-a-tat-Rap (3 hits)
- Down Air is Beak Buster
The Special Moves include: Egg Firing (can be used with the following move), Breegull Blaster (in style of the FPS mini-games but can only be used 5 times), Wonderwing (invincible charge), Shock Spring Jump (using spring pad), Rear Egg (the butt grenade), and finally their Final Smash: The Mighty Jinjonator! This was used as the final blow to Gruntilda, the final boss.
Stage and Music
For the Banjo & Kazooie stage, we’re getting Spiral Mountain, the starting hub of the game. When a rotation icon appears in the stage, everything will begin spinning items and all. Meaning, recovery points will be changing around, and platforms and a bridge will occasionally appear. As for the music, we’re hearing the Main Theme of Banjo-Kazooie, Mumbo’s Mountain, and Vs Klungo, by original composer Grant Kirkhope which is the absolute best.
Trailer and More Information
If you’re interested in the Banjo & Kazooie Challenger Pack, it’s available for $5.99 US. You can also purchase the Fighters Pass to receive all 5 Challenger Packs as each one releases which so far also includes Joker (Persona 5) and Hero (Dragon Quest XI). All characters will be revealed by February 2020.
- Jun 11, 2019
During the Nintendo Direct for E3 2019, Nintendo announced to it will be adding yet another character(s) to the already very large roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is safe to say that these new characters will be paid DLC but we do not yet have a price point. Now see below for what will be someone’s favorite duo at myPotatoGames.
For a moment there they also had us with the silhouette and that Duck Hunt fake-out! The amazing characters that are Banjo and Kazooie “are Raring to go”. Fans have been really missing the cheeky bird and bear pair so this is most welcomed news. We haven’t been hearing much about them either since 2008 with Nuts & Bolts on the Xbox 360. Rumors were going around about a Microsoft and Nintendo collaboration and as it turns out, it’s not a Banjo-Kazooie 3 but we’ll take it for now!
Use Banjo’s brute force to punch and Kazooie’s ability to spit eggs and fart grenades. Kazooie can also be used to walk faster, jump higher, and smack people with. As for the other characters, it looks like we will be able to fight Gruntilda and The Mighty Jinjonator with a possible Gruntilda’s Lair stage.
Enjoy that along with that wonderfully catchy music, iconic Jiggies and Feathers, coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this Fall 2019. Check out our other article with more characters announced for this game here!
- Apr 1, 2019
Yooka-Laylee, the 3D platform/adventure game developed by Playtonic Games and published by Team17, has just received an update today! When you boot up the game on your Nintendo Switch or PC, you will need to download the latest version. Then, head to any Vendi in the game and select the 64-bit Tonic option.
About Vendi and the Tonics
Vendi is an NPC vending machine that supplies Yooka and Laylee with tonics that you can unlock and equip. These upgrades can give boosts to stats and abilities, can help the player with useful guides such as a tracker for certain collectibles, or even give you an option to make the game more challenging.
The Vendi Tonics on the PS4 version. The 64-bit Tonic gives you a “pre-rendered” appearance to make it look like you are playing a Nintendo 64 game! All backgrounds in Yooka-Laylee will now have limited texture and shading. The PS4 and Xbox One version will only receive this update at a later date as Playtonic Games says there are a few bugs that need fixing first. See what the developers have to say about their choice for this hilarious addition here.
When we decided we were going to implement the 64-bit Tonic, we knew we wanted to create something reminiscent of “the good old days”. Naturally, we looked back at Nintendo 64 games that we had both played and worked on.
Jens RestermeierAbout Playtonic and Yooka-Laylee
Playtonic Games, founded by former Rare employees, wanted to create a spiritual successor to their Banjo-Kazooie series (which Microsoft now owns the rights to). Therefore, they started a Kickstarter campaign which raised a record-breaking £2-million, an amount of well over their goal.
Yooka-Laylee has everything that the fans loved from the Banjo-Kazooie series; wacky cast of characters, an amazing soundtrack, cheeky humor, and googly-eyes on everything! They’ve heard what the fans had to say and definitely delivered – unlike a certain other game *ahem*.
For more information about the game Yooka-Laylee you can head to our article here.
