Banjo-Tooie © 2000 Nintendo of America.
Left for worm food under a huge boulder at the conclusion of Banjo-Kazooie, Gruntilda the witch is back and boy, is she mad. Forming a coven of co-conspirators with hideous sisters Mingella and Blobbelda, Grunty has hatched a madcap plan to regain her former beauty by using the Big O'Blaster (B.O.B.) to suck the life force from B-K's island. Naturally, Banjo, the ever-cheerful bear, and Kazooie, the wise-mouthed breegull who camps out in Banjo's blue backpack, will do everything in their power to stop Grunty's nefarious plot.
Developer Rare (Donkey Kong 64) has greatly extended replayability by adding 14, count 'em, 14 multiplayer games. In keeping with Banjo-Tooie's tongue-in-cheek character, the multiplayer games include daft versions of soccer and bumper cars as well as first-person shooters in which you lock-and-load an egg-shooting Kazooie. Solo players can refight bosses and replay Banjo-Tooie's myriad minigames as often as they want.
The main adventure sprawls across nine vast and endlessly surprising worlds. Lava and ice environments are joined in the brimstone-and-brrr! world of Hailfire Peaks. Shipwrecked aliens, a picture-snapping pig and a sunken temple lurk beneath Jolly Roger's Lagoon. With everything from a cranky French-fry vendor to freaky rides, the way-out amusement park, Witchyworld, has enough charm and challenge for one game - yet in Banjo-Tooie, it's just one world of many.
Banjo and Kazooie have scads of new moves, including the ability to shoot while flying or swimming. Banjo can grab Kazooie by the scruff of the neck and beat on enemies. He can also use his backpack to safely cross lava, carry items and even take a health-restoring snooze. Kazooie can swiftly swim alone and hatch eggs. With special shoes, Kazooie can climb sheer cliffs and dash across water.
You can even control Mumbo-Jumbo, the skull-faced shaman whose magical skills easily surpass his grasp of the English language. Standing on special Mumbo pads, Mumbo can bring aliens back to life, animate giant statues and more.
Mumbo's new rival in the mojo department is Humba Wumba, an enchanting sorceress who holds court in Wumba's Wigwam in each world. Visit Humba to transform Banjo and Kazooie into a submarine, a snowball and even a front-loading washing machine.
Don't worry -- you won't have to know about every new move and item right from the beginning. That's because Drill Sergeant Jamjars teaches them gradually, allowing you to master one skill before moving on to the next. Jamjars is the no-nonsense bro of Bottles the mole, the teacher in Banjo-Kazooie.
GAME ID: NUS-NB7E-USA
BARCODE: 0 45496 87072 0
Banjo-Tooie was released on November 20, 2000 in the USA.
This game has been rated E (Everyone) by the independent Entertainment Software Rating Board, with the content descriptors Animated Violence and Comic Mischief.
Export releases:
[AU] "Banjo-Tooie [Model NUS-NB7U-AUS]"
[JP] "Banjo to Kazooie no Daibouken 2 [Model NUS-NB7J-JPN]"
[EU] "Banjo-Tooie [Model NUS-NB7P-EUR]"
Developed by Rare.
The Banjo-Tooie Team: Ed Bryan (Jinjo), William Bryan (Bazza), Kieran Connell (Klungo), Salvatore Fileccia (Fruity), Steven Hurst (Honey B), Grant Kirkhope (Old King Coal), Paul Machacek (Woo Fak Fak), Steve Malpass (Mingella), Gregg Mayles (Grunty), Steve Mayles (Blobbelda), David Pashute (Dilberta), Andrew Pollington (Jolly Roger), Chris Sutherland (Superstash), Mark Wilson (Chilly Willy)
Rare Testing Team: Ross Bullimore (Bullion Bill), Matt Carter (Salty Joe), Justin Cook (Canary Mary), Richard Cousins (Rocknut), Andrew Kimberley (Klang), Luke Munton (Merry Maggie), Dale Murchie (Mrs. Boggy), David Parkinson (Dippy), Gary Phelps (Gobi), Gavin Price (Guffo), John Silke (Jippo Jim), Roger Smith (Skivvy), Gareth Stevenson (Glowbo), Huw Ward (Jiggywiggy), David Wong (Weldar)
Nintendo Product Testing: Roger Harrison, Thomas Hertzog, Michael Kelbaugh, Sam Kujath, Michael Leslie, Chris Needham, Richard S. Richardson, The Disciples of Jiggywiggy
Thanks to the following Rare people: Simon Farmer (Clinker), Eveline Novakovic (Twinklies), Eileen Hochberg (Heggy), Joel Hochberg (Jamjars), Scott Hochberg (Scrotty), Leigh Loveday (Mr. Pants), Chris Seavor (Pawno), Chris Stamper (Jingaling), Tim Stamper (Sabreman), Andrew Wilson (Bottles)
Thanks to the following Nintendo people: Minoru Arakawa, Christian Campbell, Mike Fukuda, Don James, Ken Lobb, Jacqualee Story, Gail Tilden, Hiroshi Yamauchi
Game's ROM.