Post by: Jake on December 13, 2003, 10:26:56 PM
Banjo-Kazooie
Pros:
Great Graphics
Tight Gameplay
Decent Story
Good controls
Cons:
Annoying voice acting
Constent collecting could get tiresom
No Bosses
Donkey Kong 64
Pros:
Great Graphics (like Banjo-Kazooie)
Decent Controls
Unlockable Donkey Kong Arcade
Tight gameplay
Cons:
Tiny, Lanky and Chunky kinda suck
Basically a Banjo-Kazooie clone
Lame story (same ol' save Kong's and banna hoard)
Jet Pack.
The Winna: Banjo-Kazooie
Donkey Kong 64 was silver, but Banjo-Kazooie was (and still is) gold. Of coarse, Banjo-Tooie is better than both of them.
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GameNOW 4 lyfe! Luigi hated it when he crapped his pants. Boo!
Post by: Screech on December 13, 2003, 10:34:55 PM
For some reason, it's easier to get attatched to the characters.
I also like the idea of turning into stuff.
"Walk softly and carry a Super Scope."
Post by: hobbit_ on December 13, 2003, 11:03:41 PM
everyone is entitled to my opinion...JK
Post by: Forest Guy on December 13, 2003, 11:33:12 PM
I am Meowrik! The 5th Samurai Pizza Cat! beware the fearsome fury of my fiery Jalapeno Katana!
Post by: Fifth on December 14, 2003, 12:06:41 AM
Let me itemize a bit:
Grunty's Lair vs. Isle o' Hags:
Grunty's Lair was labrynthine at times. You'd wander around, find weird stuff, have it become apparent - without someone telling you - and get pleasantly lost for the fact that the levels aren't always obvious before they were opened. And Grunty's rhymes in the Lair? Perfectamente.
Threats of the levels:
There was a lot of stuff that'd inspire fear (a way to tell a good threat) in the player, from long underwater passages to the shark who'd nip at your feet to the fact that dying would mean you'd have to restart your note collecting (dying MEANT something!) to the fact that really long falls could actually kill you (I loved that! Click Clock's tree was huge - and it felt that way!)
Finding Jiggies
Jiggies were quite mysterious in the first game. You'd be playing along and just find one sometimes, as opposed to having each one be obvious from the start.
Banjo-Kazooie had more of an impact on me than Tooie, though I still hold Tooie in high regard. Hailfire peaks came very close to matching that threat level, Grunty Industries had a great mysterious, infiltrative feel, and all of the secrets and details would've been so great-- if Jamjars didn't announce and explain absolutely everything.
And then there's the fact that you could get all of Kazooies great moves, ditch Banjo and fly around the level... (Banjo's so useless!)
...Oh yeah, and Jolly Roger's Bay... THAT, I think, was the reason I bought the game. I didn't know that you could freeze the octopi, and I didn't find the warp pads underwater. So it had a great underwater exploration thing going for it.
Oh? Donkey Kong 64? That's right... I didn't much care for it. They tried to pack too much into too little space. I've never been a fan of HAVING to go aver the same level five times over. If I do, I'd like it to be of my own accord, thank you.
Go Moon!
Post by: Screech on December 14, 2003, 09:31:18 AM
"Walk softly and carry a Super Scope."
Post by: nintendo is sorry on December 14, 2003, 01:38:48 PM
Dallas Cowboys 8-5! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Oh yeah, Nintendo owns you.
Post by: Forest Guy on December 14, 2003, 04:29:45 PM
I am Meowrik! The 5th Samurai Pizza Cat! beware the fearsome fury of my fiery Jalapeno Katana!
Post by: Sapphira on December 14, 2003, 05:28:55 PM
All of them are on my top faves list... *lip quivers, about to cry*
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Wise men talk because they have something to say;
fools, because they have to say something.
Post by: Insane Steve on December 14, 2003, 08:09:11 PM
Banjo-Kazooie: Can beat in under 10 hours perfectly (All colllectables!) back a while ago. Memorized every facet of the game. Had way too much fun with it.
Donkey Kong 64: Got bored with it before I beat the 2nd boss.
You be the judge. I just like B-K better. Fifth explained it better than I ever could.
Stupid Quotes: (9th edition)
AP U.S. History teacher: "Your groups may have no more than 3 people in them."
*About one second later*
Tom G. (Student in this class): "Can we have 4 people in a group?"
Post by: Markio on December 14, 2003, 08:21:38 PM
If chickens had lips, could they whistle?
Post by: koopaul on December 14, 2003, 09:00:04 PM
http://www.rarewitchproject.com/dkspecial.shtml
Jinjo come in many colors...
except gray cause they''re dead.
Post by: Alucard on December 15, 2003, 07:38:14 AM
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I liked it when I got to see Peach''s pink panties in Super Smash Bros. Melee! HABOOYAYUH!
Post by: nintendo is sorry on December 15, 2003, 04:41:28 PM
Dallas Cowboys 8-5! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Oh yeah, Nintendo owns you.
Post by: Screech on December 15, 2003, 05:36:12 PM
"Walk softly and carry a Super Scope."
Post by: Forest Guy on December 15, 2003, 08:39:32 PM
I am Meowrik! The 5th Samurai Pizza Cat! beware the fearsome fury of my fiery Jalapeno Katana!
Post by: nintendo is sorry on December 16, 2003, 07:33:30 PM
Dallas Cowboys 8-5! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Oh yeah, Nintendo owns you.
Post by: Fifth on December 17, 2003, 06:32:21 AM
...What are you getting at here?
Go Moon!
Edited by - Fifth on 12/17/2003 4:34:17 AM
Post by: koopaul on December 18, 2003, 08:14:14 PM
Jinjo come in many colors...
except gray cause they''re dead.
Post by: Screech on December 19, 2003, 12:41:46 PM
"Walk softly and carry a Super Scope."
Post by: nintendo is sorry on December 21, 2003, 01:26:04 PM
Post by: Sapphira on December 21, 2003, 02:08:39 PM
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Wise men talk because they have something to say;
fools, because they have to say something.
Post by: Mario Maniac on December 28, 2003, 05:38:50 PM
And DK 64 was very difficult. Slow controls and a bad camera are not very good features in a game. Great graphics though!
Too bad Rare is making their games (including Banjo-Kazooie) exclusively for Xbox... Here's a list of all the Rare games exclusive to Xbox:
Banjo-Kazooie
Perfect Dark
Grabbed by the Ghoulies (which is very fun with very simple controls)
Conker's Bad Fur Day
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Post by: Jake on December 29, 2003, 09:58:09 AM
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Gotta kill fast! Gotta kill fast! Gotta kill faster! Faster! Faster! Faster! Lonic X!
Post by: Screech on December 29, 2003, 10:06:27 AM
"Walk softly and carry a Super Scope."
Post by: Mario Maniac on December 29, 2003, 02:29:53 PM
On question though, out of all the game's Rare has created, why don't they get Donkey Kong Country? Rare created the DKC series for Nintendo, just like they created Banjo-Kazooie, so why don't they get the rights to DKC? I know Donkey Kong was originally created by Nintendo, but couldn't they have a dual-liscencing agreement where Nintendo and Rare share the rights to the Donkey Kong games?
And weren't Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark both liscenced by Nintendo? Doesn't that mean Nintendo is the owner of those games?
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Post by: Screech on December 29, 2003, 09:58:07 PM
"Walk softly and carry a Super Scope."
Post by: Jake on December 31, 2003, 05:22:07 PM
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Gotta kill fast! Gotta kill fast! Gotta kill faster! Faster! Faster! Faster! Lonic X!
Post by: Markio on December 31, 2003, 08:06:27 PM
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Chupperson Weird on January 04, 2004, 01:24:00 AM
Because Donkey Kong still belongs to Nintendo.
"Rare created the DKC series for Nintendo, just like they created Banjo-Kazooie, so why don't they get the rights to DKC?"
You must not have ever played any old Donkey Kong games.
"I know Donkey Kong was originally created by Nintendo, but couldn't they have a dual-liscencing agreement where Nintendo and Rare share the rights to the Donkey Kong games?"
No, because Nintendo doesn't like Rare anymore.
"And weren't Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark both liscenced by Nintendo? Doesn't that mean Nintendo is the owner of those games?"
Licensing simply means that it's legally published for Nintendo. It has nothing to do with ownership.
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I wish I were sun at dusk. ... ... ... ... ......ha ha kidding.
Post by: Forest Guy on January 04, 2004, 05:30:29 PM
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