Banjo-Kazooie

Rare created the Banjo-Kazooie video game franchise. The games feature a player-controlled male bear named Banjo and his buddy, a huge female red bird named Kazooie. Banjo first appeared as a playable character in 1997, as part of the cast of Diddy Kong Racing. Throughout the games, they are entrusted with foiling the wicked plans of a witch named Gruntilda. Banjo-Kazooie was published to great acclaim in 1998, and it was followed by three sequels and a spin-off racing game.

The franchise launched on the Nintendo 64 and the following installments were released on the Game Boy Advance and Xbox 360. The three primary titles were then released as part of Rare Replay for Xbox One. The franchise has been mainly inactive since the release of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts in 2008, however, Banjo and Kazooie have made cameos in later crossover titles such as Sega's All-Stars Racing series and Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series.

Release date: 1998

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