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Banjo-Kazooie Nostalgia 64 is a love letter to retro gaming
As a major Banjo-Kazooie fan, I can't believe it took me nearly a whole month to learn of the existence of this modded fangame based around the bear and bird. By all accounts, it might as well be a spiritual new Banjo-Kazooie game dripping with nostalgia goodness. Banjo-Kazooie Nostalgia 64 is a modded version of Banjo-Kazooie that has you play as Banjo and Kazooie throughout classic worlds with a twist. These worlds are all based on other Nintendo 64 properties, from Super Mario 64 to Pokémon Stadium and beyond, with 1,000 notes to find, Jiggies to discover, and a wealth of gameplay you can only dream of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNnq1ioYZy4 The fangame has been in development since 2024 and uses mostly assets of older Nintendo 64 games, with some extra features. I don't want to delve more into the game and reveal too much for those other classic retro lovers out there, but it's one of those games that needs to be viewed and experienced with little context. Since discovering it, I have been watching online playthroughs of the fangame and enjoying everything from the classic gameplay to seeing what worlds crop up next as players wade through all the easter eggs. It's a well-made fangame and has a classic Rare charm that has been missing for some time now. I'm sure a lot of retro fans like you watching will get a kick out of seeing streams or gameplay of it yourselves, so here is something I advise you to do. Get a notepad and write down all the neat easter eggs and references you see and come across while playing, and let me know anything you might have caught in the comments below. I want to know if I missed anything myself! I only hope the constant Banjo love we are getting will finally make Xbox and Rare finally release a brand new game in the series sometime soon... please? If not, at least give us a remake. Come on! I'm begging you. The post Banjo-Kazooie Nostalgia 64 is a love letter to retro gaming appeared first on Destructoid.
As a major Banjo-Kazooie fan, I can't believe it took me nearly a whole month to learn of the existence of this modded fangame based around the bear and bird. By all accounts, it might as well be a spiritual new Banjo-Kazooie game dripping with nostalgia goodness.
Banjo-Kazooie Nostalgia 64 is a modded version of Banjo-Kazooie that has you play as Banjo and Kazooie throughout classic worlds with a twist. These worlds are all based on other Nintendo 64 properties, from Super Mario 64 to Pokémon Stadium and beyond, with 1,000 notes to find, Jiggies to discover, and a wealth of gameplay you can only dream of.
The fangame has been in development since 2024 and uses mostly assets of older Nintendo 64 games, with some extra features. I don't want to delve more into the game and reveal too much for those other classic retro lovers out there, but it's one of those games that needs to be viewed and experienced with little context.
Since discovering it, I have been watching online playthroughs of the fangame and enjoying everything from the classic gameplay to seeing what worlds crop up next as players wade through all the easter eggs. It's a well-made fangame and has a classic Rare charm that has been missing for some time now.
I'm sure a lot of retro fans like you watching will get a kick out of seeing streams or gameplay of it yourselves, so here is something I advise you to do. Get a notepad and write down all the neat easter eggs and references you see and come across while playing, and let me know anything you might have caught in the comments below. I want to know if I missed anything myself!
I only hope the constant Banjo love we are getting will finally make Xbox and Rare finally release a brand new game in the series sometime soon... please? If not, at least give us a remake. Come on! I'm begging you.
The post Banjo-Kazooie Nostalgia 64 is a love letter to retro gaming appeared first on Destructoid.
