Update []:
Hmm. HMMM! It turns out that ol' Gregg 'Grunty' Mayles was just having a laugh with his 'Splendid Game' fax from Miyamoto-san. Our apologies for the oversight.
Look, Banjo-Tooie is such a splendid game that obviously a learned chap like Miyamoto would share sufficient enthusiasm to doodle all over an official document with his mouse. Using MS Paint. On a fax. Which he'd just signed. With a pen...
Okay, when you put it like that... *facepalm
Touché, Gregg-san. Keep the behind-the-scenes Banjo docs coming!
Original Story: Banjo-Tooie isn't the most beloved adventure in the bear and bird's series, but it has its fair share of fans. One of which happens to be Nintendo's very own Shigeru Miyamoto, which former Rare designer and director Gregg Mayles revealed on social media.
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Sharing a fax from the legendary game creator and director (thanks, Time Extension!), Mayles says "Nice of him that compliment (in my mind anyway)" before explaining just what a fax is — to those youngsters online, of course.
The fax itself is a written notice of approval of the final rom of Banjo-Tooie, the sequel to Banjo-Kazooie, with an additional note hand-written by Miyamoto in English which says "splendid game" with a little thumbs up and smiley face.
It's a cute little piece of history, and the timing is pretty perfect too — the game just celebrated its 25th birthday a few weeks ago, and we too (read: this writer) have fond memories of the follow-up, which takes a bit of a darker, bigger turn.
Mayles left Rare earlier this year following a number of layoffs at Microsoft and the cancellation of Everwild. Back in October, the developer shared a poem on his final day at the studio.
Are you a Banjo-Tooie fan? Do you agree with Miyamoto's thoughts on the game? Let us know in the comments.