Banjo-Kazooie

1998 platform video game developed by Rare

Banjo-Kazooie is a video game made by Rare for the Nintendo 64 in 1998. The name of the game comes from the names of the two main characters, a bear called Banjo and an orange bird called Kazooie, who lives in Banjo's backpack. The story follows Banjo and Kazooie as they set out on a quest to rescue Banjo's sister, who has been kidnapped by an evil witch named Gruntilda Winkybunion. It was released on the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service in December 2008.

Banjo-Kazooie
Developer(s)Rare
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Composer(s)Grant Kirkhope Edit this on Wikidata
SeriesBanjo-Kazooie Edit this on Wikidata
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
Release
  • NA: June 30, 1998
  • EU: July 17, 1998
  • AU: July 24, 1998
Genre(s)Platformer
Mode(s)Single player