Gallery: Imagining What Banjo-Kazooie Might Look Like in HD

A good 'in caracter' update of the living room. Some of these HD overhauls seem so lifeless at times, sure they look fancy but lack the feel of their source material.

Too bad we won't ever see this for real. Would love to try the game in this style.

Mario 64 HD Vs Banjo HD

The old rivalry reborn.....in HD. XD

I don't want to imagine it because it will never happen for Nintendo and that's all that matters for me.

Brings a tear to my eye...such beauty...

I did download this game on my 360 since I never had an N64. It's a great game. Too bad I can't get it for Virtual Console though.

(Breaths heavily)
(Cries Internally)
(Breaks Down)
(Causes Suicide)

Don't let JonTron see this, he will probably cry.

This was a fantastic game (and it's sequel) and these screens make it look even better. They did a great job.
It's really a shame Nintendo doesn't have BK on the Wii U, though of course I understand why. I think when I found out Rare went to Microsoft back in 2002, that was one of the biggest gaming disappointments ever.

Here's a comparison from long long ago between the N64 and Xbox 360 (upscale) version.

Yes a new remaster Banjo-Kazooie game for Wii U in full blown HD would be awesome.

I wish Nintendo could work out a deal with MS to at least get the original on VC

looks good

That'd be so cool if they made one of those games for the Wii U. I was 8 when I had a N64. At that point I was in love with my Pokemon games. I had RED, Yellow, Gold, Stadium One and Two, and Snap. I only remember two other N64 games; I had Madden and Star Wars Pod Racer.

Yeah, just wait until you can only play it on Xbox One.

One can only hope and dream... :/ I wish Nintendo still had Rare. Until then, I suppose we can all enjoy the music from the game!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ5CIiFJ_nU

@KoopaTrooper Agreed, wholeheartedly.

This does indeed look great. I loved playing Banjo and Perfect Dark on 360 - just for the frame rate!
Interestingly, I just noticed that Rare are credited in Smash Bros 3DS, so perhaps Rare and Nintendo are on talking terms.
One final thing... the only way we'll get a Rareware game is if Nintendo own it. So no Banjo, no PD, no Conker... BUT... Donkey Kong 64 3D.... now that is a petition waiting to happen!

haha looks cozy. I would just add some more shading along the edges of that rug / floor to make it seem more grounded. It kinda appears a bit 'floaty' in some pictures.

Really wish someone would reboot this series, along with Conker and 3D Donkey Kong. At the very least, any game that covers this type of genre i.e. collecting, exploring... adventuring, basically.

@Moon They are probably credited for Diddies Rocketpack and silly stuff like that, since they were the ones who designed that.
Other than that, im not aware that Smash features anything Rare made.

And as far as im informed, the DK 64 situation is stalemate, as both partys hold enough rights to hinder the other one of releasing it.

@Einherjar @Moon RARE created diddy Kong, he's their ip within the donkey Kong universe which is Nintendo's ip! Very complicated and possibly the reason diddy Kong is not in mk8. Either that or there's another diddy Kong racing in the works somewhere!?!

What a coincidence, MS just announced that they're prepping a return to much of Rare's back catalog: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-banjo-kazooie-perfect-dark-and-more-will/1100-6424597/

All i can say is...JINJOTAUR!!!

@ULTRA-64 Yes, they created Diddy Kong- when they made a game, that was fully funded by Nintendo. Rare never owned the character!

Bring Banjo back true to form and I'll consider buying an Xbox One.

@scamander you're right in part, yes. Licencing rights are very complicated however and as creator they own the intellectual rights hense them being named in the credits of games. It's a sorry mess of red tape that unfortunately hinders the creation of great games. Sad really!

@Flowerlark You can buy the original and the sequel for the xbox.

Wow that looks simply amazing! Seeing as that game is one of my favorite games of all time I would absolutely love a new game in the series! I know alot of people didn't like Nuts & Bolts but I personally loved it, and if I had to take a new game in that vein to get one at all then sign me up! The fact that RARE is now owned by Microsoft obviously removes any chance of that happening on a Nintendo system so if they ever let RARE make a real game again then that will sway me quite a bit over to the Xbox side in terms of purchasing decisions. I know RARE isn't the same as it once was but you can't tell me that the original team are the only ones capable of making good games with their portfolio of classic IP. There are too many talented developers out there for that to be true.

@Dpishere you might be in luck from what I have been hearing there's a good chance a new Banjo game could be announced this year

@ReigningSemtex I have heard about that too and if it turns out to be true then I will almost certainly be getting an Xbox One!

I appreciate the work that has gone into these images but I don't think it is possible to capture the charm and spirit of the original visuals no matter how much you try to polish it. If I have learned anything from the Xbox version of Conkers Bad Fur Day (Live and Reloaded) it's that the N64 had the ability to inject pure charm into games like these based solely on the limitations of the hardware that cannot be emulated anywhere else. Maybe it is just rose colored nostalgia goggles, but that is how I feel. I miss the days where these colorful wacky designs were the norm for video games because the developers and artists had to be creative to make the most out of the visual limitations available to them. This applies to almost everything that came before N64 as well.

Now, you want to see a big hulking metallic spaceship being baked into a pie, you can see exactly that and in crisp clear HD but somehow the charm just isn't there anymore.

@ULTRA-64 Yes Rare developed Donkey Kong Country but all the main characters in the game were all trademark and own by Nintendo including Diddy Kong (who is now my main in Super Smash Bros. 4 3DS & Wii U).

Looks awesome!

@Moon Or Rare could just make a new Banjo-Kazooie, Conker, and Viva Pinata for the 3DS like they did the DS and GBA. As long as Rare doesn't make games for Nintendo's home console, Microsoft won't care since Microsoft aren't competing in the handheld market. Heck I can go as far as saying Rare could even include one of their character like Banjo and Conker in the 3DS version of a Super Smash Bros. game and Microsoft would be okay as long as it's not in the Wii U version.