Industrial seamen Welcome aboard the HMS Gruntilda, a place that confronts us directly with the consequences of taking industrial might to extremes that antagonize the environment. Because at the end of the day, Banjo-Kazooie is… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Rusty Bucket Bay
Haunted requiem The service is about to begin. Because just like the snow level brought to us the possibility of celebrating Christmas, the haunted level allows for all the kinds of locations where you can… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Mad Monster Mansion (Variations)
Playfully sinister origin This is it, this is where it is at. Not only the spirits of the dead are roaming this place but the spirit of the entire franchise was also found here in… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Mad Monster Mansion
Real life energizer cue It is Super Banjo time. Cub power, activate! Just like Mario has its star power up with is own theme alongside its variations of it included with the hats from the… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Power-up
Tusandymon’s III Curse Whoever puts their paw into this sacred precinct shall die a painful death. May your greed find rest in the afterlife And so the temple of doom shock full of elaborate and… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – King Sandybutt’s Tomb
Zany Christmas spirit Ah, the obligatory ice level, i.e Christmas episode; or rather, the first from the trilogy of obligatory levels of which we are about to see Banjo-Kazooie’s take on them. And thankfully, even… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Freezeezy Peak
Sheet music We are entering into the dream world, the zone where normal things don’t happen very often. Or in this case, the world of spells, witchcraft and alchemy that are meant to be the… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Cheato’s Theme
Sad trombone, happy fanfare The duality of man (bear). First, for the wounded victims of Mr Vile we have the universal loser anthem, the sliding down trombone that has mocked contestants since ancient times whenever… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Lose/Win Mini-game
Vile Building Pop Mixing manic circus energy, show tune standard stock snippets and endearing 50s harmonies, Grant Kirkhope brings another mini-game to life. In this case it is none other than the one presented by… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Mr. Vile’s Game
Bubblegloom Sounds Back to the deepest, now darkest wilds; this time thicker than ever. And that also means back to the very beginning since the enemies found here are the first character presented to us… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Bubblegloop Swamp
Jiggies against the clock The good ol’ mini games within the games. How could they not be present? They seem to be an elemental constituent of various video game genres. And here we reach the… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Bottles’ Puzzle Challenge
Mini Jaws it is a water level, alright. But Rare certainly does not want you to spend too much time exploring the ocean, enter a classic trope with an even more classic music accompaniment that… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Snacker Attack