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Banjo-Kazooie

Banjo-Kazooie is a legendary platformer from Rare, and launched on Nintendo 64 in 1998. Gruntilda, a nasty witch, has kidnapped the sister of Banjo the bear, and together with his bird friend Kazooie, he must rescue her.

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Banjo-Kazooie

Platform(s)
N64 , Xbox 360
Released
June 28, 1998
Developer(s)
Rare
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Genre(s)
3D Platformer
ESRB
E for Everyone

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