Comments on: Classic Video Game Monday: Banjo-Kazooie

By: Athenrein

Athenrein — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:25:29 +0000

Yay! I loved this game. I’m really bad at finishing video games. I hardly ever actually make it past the 3rd boss, what to speak of getting to the end. But I got pretty far in this one. It’s probably the first video game I ever really committed to and really kept playing.

That remix was the best.

By: Kali

Kali — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:53:43 +0000

This game brings back so many childhood memories, I miss it sooo much. I never owned it as my mom didn’t let us play video games, but my best friend had it. It makes me wish I had an N64 just to play it now

By: Crullah

Crullah — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:43:51 +0000

This game was fantastic! I was able to beat it eventually after spending huge gobs of time playing. Was one of my favorite games I had for the N64 along with Zelda: Ocarina of Time (which was epic) and GoldenEye 007. Still have the system packed away somewhere, maybe I’ll dig it up and play B-K again.

By: Mazil

Mazil — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:26:39 +0000

Hee, I was never allowed to have a console when I was growing up (or rather, my parents wouldn’t buy me one and I didn’t have an income to save up for one myself), which was a sad thing for a fledgling geek.

But Banjo-Kazooie was one of the two games that, as a slightly older teenager, stood out for me as a game I really REALLY wanted to play one day. The other was Zelda:OOT, which I did finally get to play

I now have access to Banjo-Kazooie through a Mac N64 emulator. It runs pretty well, but… the controls just don’t feel right. I should peservere though

By: Mattias

Mattias — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:04:45 +0000

I’m one of those guys who chased every last star in Super Mario 64, and did the 102% clear of DK64.

Also, totally agreed that Mario Kart 64 was a kickass game. I still have my Nintendo 64 and Gamecube sitting in my entertainment center.

By: Shagrat

Shagrat — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:30:33 +0000

This falls under the category of ‘Great Game I’ve Never Finished Playing’. Rare+Nintendo during the N64 days usually meant only one thing: OMGAWESOME games. I don’t think that is a wrong statement.

Check this out for sheer awesomeness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NFroI0Xvp8

By: Pike

Pike — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:36:09 +0000

@ Soph – I’m so jealous, I wish I had a Nintendo64! (It stayed at my parents’ house.) I also agree that Mario Kart 64 was superior to Diddy Kong Racing. But both were great.

By: Soph

Soph — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:35:06 +0000

You are so so right.
This game is absolutely fab and is STILL, along with Mario Kart (which was superior to Diddy Kong Racing IMHO), one of my most played games and definitely a reason to crank out the ol’64.
The fact I’ve had my console for 12 years now and it still works just shows how awesome the 64 is and was!

By: Pike

Pike — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:34:39 +0000

@ Morkuma – I think it might’ve been one of those “had to be there” types of games.

By: morkuma

morkuma — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:33:43 +0000

you are going to kill me for this, but, never played it when it was new, went back and tried recently, wasn’t a fan. *head, shame*