Video: Banjo-Kazooie 360 vs. Banjo N64
The Gametrailers folks posted a comparison video that pits upcoming Banjo-Kazooie on the Xbox 360 versus old-school Banjo-Kazooie on the N64. After our expert analysis (watching the video) we can attest that the 360 version is nearly identical to the N64 version in terms of content, but has the added benefit of crisper models and a deeper color palette. The other bonus is the replacement of all Nintendo references with Microsoft Game Studios logos. Huzzah!
[Via Game Stooge]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
10-09-2008 @ 3:40PM
ryan said...
whoa, crisp, colorful and with a frame rate boost.
how was this game anyway? how did it compare to Mario64?
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10-09-2008 @ 3:56PM
PerfectStrategy said...
Better than Mario 64 by a notch at least. Better graphics, better sound, better humor, better gameplay imo (the extra abilities of Kazooie really increase the depth). Just a really fun and charming game.
IGN review:
http://ign64.ign.com/articles/151/151922p1.html
10-09-2008 @ 3:59PM
ryan said...
hmm, sounds pretty sweet! i might have to download this then. thanks man!
10-09-2008 @ 3:50PM
Tony said...
It's a bit of a collectathon, but it expands upon most of what made Mario 64 great. It's a very good game. I don't know about $15 download good... but since I'm preordering Nuts and Bolts and this is free, I'm happy.
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10-09-2008 @ 4:03PM
ExMcCloud said...
I be needin this ASAP...I gotta go get my pre-order on immediately...lol
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10-09-2008 @ 4:10PM
xFenixKnightx said...
Huzzah indeed!! Damn that looks really good. Major difference there in crispness and color. Getting this game free with N&B will be sweet!
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10-09-2008 @ 4:19PM
TurboFool said...
The original never did anything for me. I bought it and forgot about it quickly. The collectathon nature (combined with constant backtracking) plus the relative unsympathetic nature of the characters (they were thoroughly un-endearing) killed it for me. Conker's Bad Fur Day was 10X for me.
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10-09-2008 @ 5:11PM
Zeus.:God said...
AWESOME. Loved the first one- getting this once it's released, and I'll be anticipating the release of the second one.
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10-09-2008 @ 5:16PM
gaymerxbox360 said...
omg the memories !!! Can't wait
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10-09-2008 @ 7:34PM
The_Punisher (MR ESC NOOOOO) said...
What, nobody's upset the 360 version looks a little TOO much like the N64 version...?
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10-09-2008 @ 8:38PM
Christian Walters said...
No, its called nastalagia man! Remembering how great the N64 was is not a bad thing!
10-09-2008 @ 9:17PM
The_Punisher (MR ESC NOOOOO) said...
But i want improvements too :(
It's been fking YEARS, i want something a little more than this (although replacing Nintendo with Microsoft did make me laugh)
10-10-2008 @ 9:04AM
Evan said...
Yes, I'm disappointed that Banjo is not receiving the kind of graphical overhaul that's being done to Klonoa.
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/10/06/klonoa-vs-klonoa/
This makes Klonoa an absolute-buy for me, and not so much for Banjo.
10-09-2008 @ 8:37PM
Christian Walters said...
I just wanna see what they do about the Gameboy that Banjo plays on the file select screen.....perhaps an Xbox Portable? If only!
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10-09-2008 @ 9:51PM
DJcube said...
It's still a Game Boy in the 360 version.
Anyway, this is still my favourite game and I'm very much looking forward to playing it again (especially with the 360 controller).
10-09-2008 @ 9:05PM
Patius said...
Its a good game, but I don't think I'm going to buy it again just for some slightly better graphics.
I probably will get nuts and bolts though.
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10-09-2008 @ 10:49PM
AoE said...
pre-order and kill 2 birds with 1 stone!
10-09-2008 @ 10:08PM
Max Headroom said...
Uh... is it just me or is that the "longest" trailer ever? I'm getting some sort of strange error where the video is 5-6 times taller than my monitor.
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10-10-2008 @ 12:35AM
erivera3 said...
Same here, x3f should fix that stuff
10-10-2008 @ 9:21AM
Ethan Rom said...
Thank god!
I thought I just smoked way too much this morning.