JamesDNaux
Smash Hero
Banjo and Kazooie are the iconic duo of Rareware fame who first premiered in Diddy Kong Racing for the N64 (well Banjo did, at any rate). But what they are most known for is a pair of excellent platform games that have stood the test of time, some might even call them the best of the genre. Banjo-Kazooie was the first proper entry into the franchise and introduced us to the beloved duo who were off to fight the evil witch Gruntilda. Banjo and Kazooie have since gone away, with but a few handheld games and another we won't speak of here. But recently, several new developments have unfolded which give us all hope...
Join the support for Banjo & Kazooie, vote on the Smash Ballot!
N64 - 1998
N64 - 2000
GBA - 2003
During Rare's golden years, they were a second party developer for Nintendo, creating quality games one after another. But as many fans know, this wouldn't last. In 2002, the company was bought by Microsoft and moved on to create games for the then new XBox console. Gone were the glory days at Nintendo, and along with them went Banjo... for a time. Banjo is still fondly remembered today as a character born with Nintendo who simply left home. Many thought Banjo should have been in the first Smash Bros., but as he was gone with Rare, the series continued without him.
So why are we here today?
Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's XBox division, says it's entirely possible for Banjo to be in Smash.
So what are you doing? As Gruntilda would say:
That bear is dumb and the bird is lame, go vote for me to be in this game!
Ahem, err, don't do that, vote for Banjo and Kazooie!
Statistics
Size: Around Mario's height.
Weight: Around R.O.B.
Gravity: Around Ness.
Jump Height: Around Mario.
Jump Speed: Around Pikachu.
Air Speed: Around DK.
Walk Speed: Around Olimar.
Dash Speed: Around Shulk.
Traction: Around G&W.
Mirrored
Standard Combo - Claw Swipe
Banjo swipes up to three times with his claws and finishes with a strong blow.
Forward Tilt - Thrust Peck
Banjo leans forward and Kazooie thrusts out to attack with her beak.
Up Tilt - Wing Whack
Kazooie swipes her wings upward twice, slicing through the air.
Down Tilt - Beak Barge
Banjo crouches and slides forward as Kazooie thrusts her beak along the ground.
Dash Attack - Forward Roll
Banjo curls up and rolls across the ground as Kazooie wraps her wings around him.
Forward Smash - Breegull Bash
Banjo pulls Kazooie out of the backpack completely and slams her down on the ground.
Up Smash - Beak Bayonet
Banjo pulls Kazooie out and thrusts her upwards, attacking with her beak.
Down Smash - Bear Spin
Banjo does a quick spin kick, similar to Mario's down smash.
Neutral Aerial - Pack Wack
Banjo swings his backpack in a circle around himself.
Forward Aerial - Rat-a-tat Rap
Banjo lowers his head and Kazooie pecks forward three times, slows descent.
Up Aerial - Bear Flip
Banjo does a flip kick in the air with a wide upward range.
Down Aerial - Beak Buster
Banjo curls up and plummets downward as Kazooie thrusts her beak.
Back Arial - Back Kick
A very descriptive title, Banjo flattens himself out and kicks backwards.
Pummel - Peck
Kazooie pecks at the opponent as Banjo holds onto them.
Forward Throw - Twirl-a-Whirl
Banjo spins and throws the opponent forward.
Up Throw - Flap Flip
Banjo throws the opponent into the air then backflips with help from Kazooie, kicking them away.
Down Throw - Drill Bill
Banjo slams the opponent on the ground then Kazooie drills into them with her beak.
Back Throw - Egg Lay
Banjo tosses the opponent backwards, Kazooie quickly lays an egg into them.
Neutral Special 1 - Egg Fire (Blue)
Banjo crouches down and Kazooie fires a simple blue egg, can fire thrice in quick succession.
Neutral Special 2 - Egg Fire (Ice)
Kazooie is slightly slower to fire the eggs, but they fly further and can freeze opponents at high percentage.
Neutral Special 3 - Fire Eggs
Kazooie fires them even slower, but they are the strongest projectile eggs.
Side Special 1 - Talon Trot
Kazooie will spring out onto her feet to give Banjo a rest, this move has no hitbox but allows the duo to quickly run around.
Side Special 2 - Wonder Wing
Kazooie covers Banjo with her wings and uses Golden Feathers to attack opponents. Trades speed for raw power.
Side Special 3 - Turbo Talon Trot
Kazooie sprints at incredible speed with her running shoes, she can't turn around or stop until the move ends.
Up Special 1 - Shock Spring Jump
A Shock Spring Pad appears, Kazooie stretches her legs out and bolts into the air, hitting opponents on the way up.
Up Special 2 - Flight
Kazooie soars off of a Flight Pad into the air, this has more horizontal and vertical movement, but lacks a hitbox.
Up Special 3 - Warp
A Warp Pad makes the duo disappear and reappear in whatever direction is held.
Down Special 1 - Clockwork Kazooie
Kazooie lays a Clockwork Egg that hatches a mini robot Kazooie. The bot functions similarly to a Mecha Koopa.
Down Special 2 - Grenade Egg Lay
Kazooie lays a Grenade Egg that bounces along the ground before exploding. Stronger than Clockwork Eggs.
Down Special 3 - Battery Egg Lay
This egg bounces around erratically switching directions. It's the weakest of the three, but it will trap opponents for a moment.
Final Smash - Wonder Wing Flight
Kazooie uses both gold feathers and red feathers to take off into the air and gain invulnerability. During flight, she can rapid fire golden eggs to inflict damage, or Beak Bomb into opponents. The final smash ends after the 10 feather counter drops to 0.
Miscellaneous
Entrance - Appears on the entrance pad from Banjo-Kazooie.
Taunt 1 - Banjo gives a thumbs up and makes his iconic "Guh-huh!"
Taunt 2 - Kazooie makes her iconic "Breegul!" noise and flaps her wings lightly.
Taunt 3- Banjo waves a Jiggy around before Kazooie grabs it.
Victory 1 - Banjo does the full Jiggy dance from Banjo-Kazooie, when a Jiggy would be collected.
Victory 2 - Banjo plays his namesake instrument as Kazooie plays a kazoo.
Victory 3 - Banjo and Kazooie bow multiple times.
Victory music: Jiggy Fanfare.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Click the songs to listen!
Banjo-Smashie Medley
Main Theme
Spiral Mountain
Gruntilda's Lair
Mumbo's Mountain
Mumbo's Hut
Treasure Trove Cove
Clanker's Cavern
Bubblegloop Swamp
Freezeezy Peak
Gobi's Valley
Mad Monster Mansion
Rusty Bucket Bay
Click Clock Wood
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Grunty's Furnace Fun
Top of the Lair
Final Battle
Spiral Mountain
Klungo's Theme
Jinjo Village
Bottle's House
Isle o' Hags
Mumbo's Skull
Wumba's Wigwam
Mayahem Temple
Targitzan
Glitter Gulch Mine
Old King Coal
Witchyworld
Mr. Patch
Jolly Roger's Lagoon
Atlantis
Lord Woo Fak Fak
Terrydactyland
Terry
Grunty Industries
Weldar
Hailfire Peaks (Lava Side)
Hailfire Peaks (Ice Side)
Chilli Billi & Chilly Willy
Cloud Cuckooland
Mingy Jongo
Cauldron Keep
Tower of Tragedy
Hag 1
Playlist
Project Dream
Banjo-Kazooie began development as an RPG for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, code named "Project Dream" which was to feature a boy named Edison who'd have to fight pirates led by Captain Blackeye. The game quickly grew to be too expensive for the limits of the SNES system capabilities and production shifted focus to the upcoming Nintendo 64. Several other changes happened during development, leading to the game we know today. Captain Blackeye made a cameo appearance in Banjo-Tooie, where he makes several references to the old "Dream."
Stop 'N' Swop
The famous secrets teased at the end of Banjo-Kazooie by Mumbo were going to be apart of a package known as Stop 'N' Swop. The idea was players with Banjo-Tooie could take out the game cartridge in play and insert Banjo-Kazooie to transfer their stop-and-swap items. Due to technical limitations from various upgrades to the Nintendo 64 console and Nintendo company's apprehension for players hot-swapping cartridges, potentially damaging the player's system, the idea was never implemented. Three eggs and an ice key can instead be found in Banjo-Tooie, and while the fully purpose of Stop 'N' Swop is still unknown to this day, the original items can be found in Banjo-Kazooie using sandcastle codes.
King Jingaling: JamesDNaux
82 Members of the Jinjo Family!
White Jinjo House
legendofrob1Grey Jinjo House
Phil Spencer (Is cool with it)
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onii333 ~ Geoffrey Druyts ~ Rivaderick16 ~ RockaphinBrown Jinjo House
Jaster ~ DaybreakGreen Jinjo House
N3ON ~ RedFlyNinja ~ Mikegamer0608 ~ Manic Rykker ~ foolssigma ~ SilverWolf7 ~ Rock & Roller WabbitRed Jinjo House
Alex Night ~ Diddy Kong ~ Organization XIIIBlue Jinjo House
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Kalimdori ~ HotNTasty ~ Mr. MarowakThe Mighty Jinjonator: Scoliosis JonesBlack Jinjo House
Azure Warrior ~ BakaCirno ~ SpaceJell0 ~ kirbyfan351 ~ FinalStarmen
HEAVY WORK IN PROGRESS!
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