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1. #DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 64 BANJO KAZOOIE FULL#
2. #DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 64 BANJO KAZOOIE SOFTWARE#
3. #DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 64 BANJO KAZOOIE PLUS#

This little fact may not appear to be a big deal, but it does eliminate some of the urgency of accomplishing specific tasks. The problem with this procedure is that while Zelda rewarded gamers for their efforts with captivating cut-scenes and satisfying new items or areas to explore, the seemingly only reward in DK64 is a new banana. What we mean by this is that the game shows players what is possible, but doesn't let them achieve any of it until they have first gained certain abilities or passed specific goals. It works a lot like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, believe it or not. They can see a giant rock, but can't lift it without a special ability that they do not have yet. They can reach a set of bananas, but the bananas are not attainable by the character they are using and remain transparent. They can see an area, but they can't reach it yet. The game strictly follows the Rare philosophy to extend replay value forever: players can come to an area, but they can't open it yet. It all works well enough, mind you, but there isn't too much in the way of innovation afoot in Donkey Kong 64's puzzles. There are also switches that must be shot with guns to open doors, tiles stomped to unlock areas and bananas, so forth and so on. Other puzzles include aligning the right barrels with the flooring or matching two tiles together in a classic Concentration style. In one of the game's earlier stages, for example, players might be forced to spell out "KONG" with a selection of only four possible letters to choose from. Most of them aren't terribly difficult - some are downright easy. There is quite a bit to stock up on.Īdditionally, DK64 features a whole host of puzzles and mini-games that reward bananas to players. Blueprint puzzle pieces are collected in order to complete necessary blueprints needed to successfully complete the game. Banana medals must be collected to acquire new abilities and weapons. They must be collected by all of the characters in order to gain access to fight bosses, which unlock new worlds to explore. Bananas are scattered throughout all of the levels.

#DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 64 BANJO KAZOOIE FULL#

Only when all of the characters are rescued do we really begin to understand the full scope of DK64.

From there, it's all about exploration, picking up bananas and medals, rescuing the four other Kongs and continuing with the quest. Players begin the game as Donkey in a training sub-level, where his first basic moves are acquired. This is Rare's War and Peace, it's that simple.Īfter Donkey Kong's friends have been ape-napped by the evil K.Rool, it's up to him to save them from certain unpleasantness. But it's DK64's length that really sets it apart from any other competition in the genre. The game is a traditional platformer in the sense that there is a lot of run, jump and bash action going on. 4MB Expansion Pak enhanced dynamic lighting effects, depth of visibility and number of polygon characters on-screen.

#DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 64 BANJO KAZOOIE PLUS#

Eight huge worlds to explore plus an over-world.4MB Expansion Pak mandatory (game will not run without it).And yet, despite all of the aforementioned features, DK64 still fails to topple many of the benchmarks previously set by Banjo-Kazooie. There is no doubt that Rare has delivered the goods in full. A huge quest, intuitive controls, deep mechanics, mini-games, relentless exploration, five different characters to play with and knockout graphics. The developer has, of course, spared no expense when recreating Kong and pals for the third dimension.

#DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 64 BANJO KAZOOIE SOFTWARE#

Developed over a 2 1/2-year period by respected UK software house Rare ( GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie), the giant game marks the next logical step for the popular DK franchise - 3D.

This is Donkey Kong 64, the biggest (both literally and figuratively speaking) and most ambitious title to hit Nintendo 64 - ever. According to Rare's calculations, we're only 29% complete with the overall adventure. We look at our inventory screens and can see that the quest is hardly over. We've been playing for 20 hours and it seems like we've hardly made a dent in the title. We're in a cave filled with rich colors, shimmering water and hypnotic lighting effects. "Oh, banana!" growls Donkey Kong as we pick up our 50th banana reward in the game.