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The bear and bird never looked so good! Enjoy a brand new enhanced port of the classic Banjo-Kazooie with the Rare Super Pocket, available now for preorder!

10.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
The cheery faces of Conker and Berri, a red squirrel and chipmunk respectively, smile at you over a green grid-like background disappearing into the distance. Title below reads 'Rock Solid Revitalised', and the image also features the logos for Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal and TikTok.

The cheery faces of Conker and Berri, a red squirrel and chipmunk respectively, smile at you over a green grid-like background disappearing into the distance. Title below reads 'Rock Solid Revitalised', and the image also features the logos for Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal and TikTok.

It was Conker's Bad Fur Day's 25th anniversary last week, and to mark the occasion @robinbeanland.com, the original composer of that bawdy ordeal, has whipped up a remix of its iconic club music! 'Rock Solid Revitalised' is available now on a bunch of music platforms. Marvellous.

10.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 242 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 79
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a cartoon of spongebob saying `` my fingers hurt '' on a blue background . ALT: a cartoon of spongebob saying `` my fingers hurt '' on a blue background .

I’ve seen mentions of B-K being optimised for the controls on this handheld. That’s got me quietly optimistic.

27.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Official image of Evercade's Super Pocket Rare Edition.

Official image of Evercade's Super Pocket Rare Edition.

From Atic Atac to Banjo-Kazooie, Evercade's squeezing 14 Rare classics into a cute little handheld that's launching this June

www.eurogamer.net/from-atic-at...

27.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Holy fuzzballs, this is incredible! Banjo-Kazooie! In the palm of my hand! I hit that pre-order button like my life depended on it.

27.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Back when Viva PiΓ±ata was released, Burger King gave away these fab figurines (they are hollow shells with a small gift inside) with their kids meals. Anyone else got these in their collection?

26.02.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@rare-gamer.bsky.social @rare.co.uk Heroes never die!

28.01.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Video game music legend @grantkirkhope.bsky.social joins us on a new Kit & Krysta Podcast to discuss how Banjo-Kazooie made it into Smash Ultimate, behind the scenes stories from the Rare Nintendo 64 era and much more!

youtu.be/oJFYhnEz2rk

16.01.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œWe have a fridge, a big ice door and a golden bust.”

β€œNo you don’t.”

23.12.2025 22:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! The text β€œice key” was found in the memory of Donkey Kong 64, meant to be viewed in the Totals menu.

23.12.2025 02:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gregg Mayles has just unveiled the full plan of Stop β€˜N’ Swop, and its glorious!

22.12.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 866 πŸ” 321 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 32

Given the geography, I’m of the belief that Fantasy Land and Mushroomland would have been one in the same, eventually becoming Cloud Cuckooland.

09.12.2025 02:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gregg Mayles has shared some concept art for β€œFantasy Level”, a scrapped world meant to appear in Banjo-Kazooie.

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08.12.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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INTERVIEWER: Favorite video game of all time?
EMMA STONE: *confident nod, zero hesitation* Donkey Kong Country. For Super Nintendo.

She just like me fr. DK fans stay winning

05.12.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
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Older version of Banjo-Tooie's story. #BanjoKazooie.
Looks like Grunty's Revenge used it as a reference, concept art of a similar flying cauldron exists for that game too.

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06.12.2025 06:04 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Suggestion sheet that the team wrote on for Banjo-Tooie.

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05.12.2025 03:06 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Close up of bear and bird Banjo and Kazooie from N64 game's intro

Close up of bear and bird Banjo and Kazooie from N64 game's intro

Banjo-Kazooie is now playable on PlayStation via Dreams, and even Rare is impressed

www.eurogamer.net/banjo-kazooi...

05.12.2025 12:10 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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Gregg Mayles shares concept art for Mount Fire Eyes. #BanjoKazooie

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03.12.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Miyamoto’s fax to Rare approving of Banjo-Tooie.

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30.11.2025 22:54 πŸ‘ 222 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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Gregg Mayles shares ideas the team had for Banjo-Tooie advertisements. #BanjoKazooie

29.11.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gregg Mayles revealed Mayahem Temple concept art. #BanjoKazooie

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28.11.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Glitter Gulch Mine Concept art released by Gregg Mayles.

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27.11.2025 21:11 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dialogue scripts Gregg Mayles shared for Banjo-Tooie.
#BanjoKazooie
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27.11.2025 08:11 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Playtesters for Banjo-Tooie did not like Grunty Industries.
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25.11.2025 21:45 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Xbox 360 20th Anniversary. Just for fun, and a nostalgic throwback to a game I really enjoyed working on. New version of "Legend Unfolds" from Kameo: Elements of Power @rare.co.uk @xbox.com This upload is in a pleasant 9:16 screen ratio.
The full length version over on YouTube youtu.be/qJ0JmwtZLBY

25.11.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gregg Mayles shared more concept art of Banjo-Tooie, this time of WitchyWorld.

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25.11.2025 00:46 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Random: Vancouver's New Hockey Team, The Goldeneyes, Are Using Some VGM You May Recognise Ice to meet you, Mr Bond

Random: Vancouver's New Hockey Team, The Goldeneyes, Are Using Some VGM You May Recognise.

24.11.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Jolly Roger's Lagoon concept art provided by Gregg Mayles. #BanjoKazooie

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23.11.2025 21:55 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hands On: Perfect Dark Zero Is A Bizarre Time Capsule Of The Early Xbox 360 Days The name's Dark, Joanna Dark

Hands On: Perfect Dark Zero Is A Bizarre Time Capsule Of The Early Xbox 360 Days.

21.11.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Xbox 360 20th Anniversary - New version of Kameo: Elements of Power "Legend Unfolds"
Xbox 360 20th Anniversary - New version of Kameo: Elements of Power "Legend Unfolds" YouTube video by SteveBurkeMusic

Xbox 360 20th Anniversary - New version of Kameo: Elements of Power "Legend Unfolds".
Just for fun!
#Xbox20
@xbox.com @rare.co.uk
YouTube link:
youtu.be/HikCMxj1SLs

21.11.2025 03:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0