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Boss Keys returns for a look at Rare's dynamic duo: Banjo-Kazooie. Their debut game was a standard collect-a-thon platformer with disconnected worlds, but the sequel is more of a Metroidvania with interconnected levels and backtracking. Let's dig in!

=== Sources and Resources ===

- Sources

[1] Rare Revealed: A Rare Look at Dream | Rare Ltd on YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=w72kj20YNA0

[2] Gregg Mayles | Twitter
twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1259792265620402176?s=20

[3] Feature: Banjo-Tooie Turns 20 | Nintendo Life
nintendolife.com/news/2021/01/feature_banjo-tooie_turns_20_-_the_rare_team_tells_the_story_of_bombs_bugs_and_bottles

[4] The Making of Banjo-Kazooie | Retro Gamer
Archived: raregamer.co.uk/games/the-making-of-banjo-kazooie-retro-gamer-interviews-gregg-mayles-chris-sutherland

Can You Beat Banjo-Tooie Without Backtracking? | CloudConnection
youtube.com/watch?v=R4X8Cs-DiNs

Design Your Own Skin Contest Winners! | Kameo.com
Archived: web.archive.org/web/20080619091005/kameo.com/RoyalFun/Kameo_Skin_Design_Winners.htm

- Footnotes

[1] It's possible to enter Gobi's Valley before Freezeezy Peak, but there is a jiggy in Gobi that requires a move from Freezeezy so, either way, you're going to have to return to an older level to get all the jiggies.

[2] Jiggy Tips are accessed via a cheat code in the N64 original, but are easily accessible from the menu on the Xbox Live Arcade remake

=== Chapters ===

00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Banjo-Kazooie
02:47 - Kazooie's Levels
04:32 - Kazooie Connectivity
05:49 - Click Clock Wood
07:54 - Banjo-Tooie
08:39 - Tooie's Levels
10:34 - Changing Characters
13:49 - Grunty Industries
15:53 - Tooie Connectivity
17:04 - Backtracking
20:51 - Connections and Changes
24:11 - Interconnectivity Benefits
28:37 - Banjo-Tooie Reviewed
31:04 - Bonus Story

=== Games Shown ===

Metroid Prime: Remastered (2023)
Hollow Knight (2017)
Elden Ring (2022)
Banjo-Kazooie (1998)
Banjo-Tooie (2000)
Dream (Unreleased)
Super Mario 64 (1996)
Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (2000)
Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)
Haiku, the Robot (2022)
Return to Monkey Island (2022)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020)
Axiom Verge (2015)
Super Metroid (1994)
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (2011)
Blasphemous II (2023)
Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008)
Kameo: Elements of Power (2005)

=== Credits ===

Music from Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie soundtracks, by Grant Kirkhope

=== Subtitles ===

Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/videos/ug09uTqGx8E7
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