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15 Jul, 2008

E3 2008: XBLA to get the original Banjo-Kazooie

360 News | Along with a new mystery South Park adventure.
Microsoft made it known during its 2008 E3 press conference that the original Banjo-Kazooie will be making its way to the Xbox Live Arcade.

Banjo-Kazooie was released in 1998 on the Nintendo 64. The platformer, despite borrowing heavily from Super Mario 64, received much critical acclaim and spawned several sequels, such as Banjo-Tooie (also on the N64), and the upcoming Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts for the Xbox 360.

Microsoft haven't said anything else about the port, other than to expect it sometime this year.

A teaser for a new South Park Xbox Live Arcade game was also shown, but it did not reveal any clues as to what the game could actually be. It is due out in 2009. The first South Park game, released across various platformers in 1998, was a rather average first-person adventure by the now defunct Iguana Sotware.

More news as it comes.

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20 Comments
1 year ago
Best news out of E3 2008!
1 year ago
Please please please be a 'upgraded' port. Banjo 2 as well please. Can't wait, atm I'm so wanting to play a good platform game.

Oh, bring Conker xbox original to marketplace too.
1 year ago
OMFG.........exellent news. I'm so getting this and finally a Nintendo classic on Xbox..mmmmmmmmmm
1 year ago
Sweet!
1 year ago
OMG! <3 my 360 so much right now!
1 year ago
Any speculation on how much Nintendo would have been paid off?
1 year ago
im assuming it would have been handled by rare it wasn't Nintendos game correct?
1 year ago
I'm sure Nintendo still has a hand in it somehow though?

Isn't that why it wasn't released ages ago? Cause the two companies had to come to an agreement?
1 year ago
Suddenly, I crapped my pants.
1 year ago
Sweet, XBL is really starting to get some quality ports this year. I'll be buying this one for sure.
1 year ago
OK. Cool. Banjo Kazooie, that' a start.

Now where's my GOLDENEYE?!
1 year ago
Well considering this should hopefully get an upgrade to make it look better on an LCD then I guess my cart won't be neccessary. Well I guess my little brother can have it for his 64.
1 year ago
Deus Sceleris wrote
Now where's my GOLDENEYE?!
It was coming but it was apparently killed by Nintendo icon_sad.gif That's was a real bummer.

Never played the original Banjo games. I don't know whether I should be excited about this. I guess if the price is right...
1 year ago
/\Bummer indeed icon_sad.gif

YES! to Banjo coming out on XBLA icon_biggrin.gif

I do so hope that it has been improved and sharpened up a bit after playing it not so long ago i couldn't help but stare at the blurriness of it.

Also bring on tooie.*crosses fingers*
1 year ago
This was written up at IGN, under the game name of "Banjo-Kazooie: Stop 'N' Swop":
IGN wrote
The game will feature slightly upgraded visuals and the long awaited "stop and swap" functionality originally promised at its release more than 10 years ago.

Many will remember that the first Banjo-Kazooie game promised to interact with Banjo-Tooie. That didn't pan out, but that feature will finally be realized on Xbox 360. By finding specific items in Banjo-Kazooie on Xbox Live Arcade, you will be able to unlock things in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts.
So it looks like its not just a direct port of the N64 game, and that they've added quite a few new features!

SOURCE
1 year ago
Best XBLA game ever! We are getting spoiled (as good consumers should) with so many choices when it comes to massive games from previous generations. The Dreamcast/shooter scene has been going great (Ikuraga, Rez, etc.) and if this starts a craze with old platformers XBLA will be getting a massive amount of money from me.
1 year ago
I was thinking "Eh" untill I read Hinduguru's post. That's **** rad. Deffintly be picking it up.
1 year ago
Where's that 'who will win E3 thread?'. I wanna change my vote to Microsoft. **** Final Fantasy, this is the megaton.
1 year ago
Sold, Sold, Sold.

Finally gives me a reason to dust off my helicopter. Oops, I mean 360.
1 year ago
I never thought this would actually happen, I've wanted a N64 back for so long just to play this sucker, and now we get, with upgrades. **** YEAH!!!
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