Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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What is the purpose of this keyhole? This is a question I found myself asking, and almost immediately answering by pondering the legendary Stop N Swop feature, once planned by Rare developers, but scrapped by Nitnendo after the publication of Banjo Kazooie. This thought sent me down a rabbit hole, investigating the integration of Stop N Swop in various Nintendo 64 video games developed by rare, and interacting with numerous others who have also investigated these strange mysteries. My friends, is this keyhole a relic of Stop N Swop in the video game Perfect Dark? Or just... something else? Enjoy this fireside video as we find out...

Videos & media featured and mentioned;

Slippy Slides' Perfect Dark video: youtube.com/watch?v=UY6ZN5JPnWs
Slippy Slides' Channel: @SlippySlides
Ben Rai's 2 hour Stop N Swop documentary: youtube.com/watch?v=j2ZT4eX7q0Y
Ben Rai's Channel: @BenRai2k
Rare Gamer's Archive of the Rumour Mill: raregamer.co.uk/games/goldeneye-007-rumor-mill

00:00 Intro
00:56 Background of The Keyhole
05:45 Intro to Stop N Swop
10:25 a Strange Childhood Story
11:30 Diving Deeper into Stop N Swop
12:40 Rare Gamer's Expertise & the Rumour Mill
15:33 What if... it were in Perfect Dark?

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