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N64 may have had a lackluster life, but what a launch it had!

This has to be one of my fav game of all time. I remember my dad got me this game for my birthday and I was so over joyed that I almost cried. I played the hell out of this game as a kid, and still play this game as an adult. The dark atmosphere was probably one of the hightlights of this game, cause it sure gave me a scare- even to this day I can't enter the Jinjo king palace without getting the chills. I even dare to say that Banjo Tooie is better than the first game.

Finally I'm not the only one who called mumbo tokens eekum bokums

About backtracking : I don't know when that happened, but at one point it became some common criticism that people decided was an arbitrarily bad design. Since that time, some people have just not moved on and don't analyze whether it's done well or not, they just consider it as a hellspawn of game design and that's it. At one point I remember some people complaining about games that had one or two instances of backtracking, and implemented linearly. Thank god we're not there anymore but some people clearly are still stuck in that era. And agreed on giving it a try. I'd even say giving it a new try after a few years (at least 5 though) for those who have already given it one try. Most people who hate I've talked to are people who have played it over and over again (I did but still enjoy it :P ) and a lot of people who gave it a second try even found themselves liking it the second time around !

For all the hate it gets I actually somewhat like Terrydactyland. It's pretty strong thematically (whether you like the theme or not is up to taste obviously) and while it does have a couple "bothersome" jiggies, I find that I always end up doing all of that so quickly that I don't really mind. Between the T-rex transformations and lost dinos, it takes maybe 1-1.5h, and blind I'd call it 2-2.5h, and that's counting running errands on the way if there's still any. All in all, while it feels irksome when detailed, I don't feel like it is when playing it. Don't get me wrong, I would DEFINITELY not design it that way. It just doesn't feel tedious in the moment for me (Grunty Industries does though by the end, at the beginning it's fun and all, but when you're hunting for those very last collectible, navigating every room and making sure you've covered all grounds is hell !)

Woe what. A time we live in that loading a game is called cheating....

Keep those videos coming!

I know you have since learned about this, but for anyone who hasn't yet, you don't have to leave your current world to use the train station wherever the train is. The train post sign lets you bring the train to where you are.

Gosh the nostalgia

Great video as I am always looking for more Banjo Kazooie content. Althogh I prefer Banjo Kazooie over Tooie myself, It would be foolish of me to not also say Tooie was an amazing sequel and I do still visit often.

Star fox 64 is about simple gameplay but great story delivery.

I loved this game so freaking much! So nostalgic.. There were certain planets I never got to see!! I wasn’t very good lol, and always wondered how to take different routes.

BILF alert 🐝🐝🐝

respect on the vid

Your vibe is great. I love your voice and editing. Great work with this one, ivannavi! Do you plan to cover more games in-depth like you've been doing with this franchise?

BT is definitely the better game! Love your retrospective

I think Jinjos were only mentioned one time in the first half of the video, when they were used to beat the final boss.

Tooie Supremacy let's goooo

great work bro! Really enjoyed watching this

I don’t get how you complained about the notes in click clock, saying they were tough to collect all.. but say the collecting is better in tooie. The collecting is way more difficult in tooie and you can’t even collect everything without having to backtrack hours later into the game. I believe it not the last 2 worlds in tooie can be 100% in one try. This is why backtracking can be iffy in a collecthathon. When you go into the level you want to get everything and move on but you can’t for the majority of tooie. Backtracking works a lot better in a resident evil because if you do so you could find treasure or weapons that can help you for future bosses. It’s also not a coincidence why dk64 is highly criticized. Backtracking kills the pace in this genre

I recently bought a n64 with 5 games on Facebook for $60. Banjo kazooie and tooie, ocarina of time, majoras mask, and Mario 64. Reliving my childhood the best way I can. Original hardware with a 16" CRT. Ahhh fun times

The best version for me is Star Fox 64 3D, the beautiful touch up graphics and the use of 3D really immerse me to the point that it is my favorite version to play.

Damn, I didn't realise how recently this was uploaded and how few views it had, legitimately didn't realise I'd stumbled into small youtube. Great to have found you, bro, enjoying the vid so far!

Okay, I agree, but fuck Canary Mary.

B-K and B-T were my childhood.... still love me some platformer games, even gave Yooka-laylee a go (I dont think it's as bad as people usually say it is) honestly, for B-T, I love how her skeleton keeps the mitten hands that were popular (or I guess required due to system power?) back then

I love this game so much, I grew up playing it and no game since has captured its magic. Grant Kirkhope is the GOAT

Just started watching it and loving it already!💙

It says this video was posted 1 hr ago, although I believe I've seen this vid before. Is this a re-upload?

I’m already SLAMMING the like button. Popped up in my recommended. Then imma tickle that subscribe ! Thanks for the vid

My parents get me a used N64 in 2000 because my mom loved to play Starfox in a family's friend console and my parents being scifi fans.

I picked this game up as a kid mostly because it was the cheapest way to get the Rumble Pak, as I recall. Oh, and a cool game, I guess. When I played it, it QUICKLY jumped to the top of my game rotation, and I cherish it almost as much as you do. Lots of....lets say "winks" {read "pilfering"} of movie scenes and scenarios, that even my 10yo brain registered, amazing music, and immersive worlds. I need to find my N64.....

I always assumed Slippy was a girl ever since I was a small child. That was over two decades ago so there's no going back for me. Slippy will forever be a girl in my mind.

"I had nightmares about this..." you had nightmares about this while prepping for this video didn't you? DIDN'T YOU?! :P

Today i learned that star fox has an expert mode.

Do a barrel roll!

Loved this game as a kid. The train going into the factory will forever be ingrained in my memory. "Oh no, hit the breaks. I can't stop ittttt." Also "Cocky little freaks" comes up quite often. Andross at the end. Did they just borrow the Giant Mario head from the intro to Mario 64, and remap it to be Andross? Some of the mannerisms seem familiar. I also would say Fox is clearly based on Luke Skywalker, nerdy little ace pilot with a high pitched voice etc. It's clear the X Wing was the basis for the R Wing design, but you can also tell the F 14 was worked in. Falco always reminded me of Han Solo, so I'm not sure who that'd make Slippy and Peppy. And then the obvious Independence Day scene. Awesome work man, great nostalgia trip for a guy who's almost 40.

Came into this video with 2 hopes. Witchy world at the top and terrydacty land at the bottom and both were basically true. I love tooie but I feel like an issue it has that kazooie doesn’t is the lack of “weenies” or in other words, iconic locations that you can form a mental map with. For example, in kazooie, stages like Mumbos mountain have the village, the gorilla, the termite hill, and the stone ruins. Mad monster mansion has the church, the maze, the mansion, and the fountain. Meanwhile, tooie kind of lacks those iconic points in several stages. Yes there are iconic locations in each of them but it feels difficult to map out in your head where they are in relation to each other. Glitter gulch mine, Jolly Roger lagoon to an extent, terrydacty land is really bad with it, Grundy industries, hail fire peaks, and cloud cookoo land all feel difficult to map out mentally. The only worlds that don’t have this issue for me in tooie are mayahem temple for admittedly being the most simple and witchy world. Witchy world being split into very distinct sections makes things so much more memorable and easier to understand in my opinion that the world flows a lot better. I also just adore the theming and the use of the minigame structure works so well in witchy world while I feel it takes away in other worlds. Like, your really telling me that the super cool center of the mountain in terrydacty land was relegated to the red blue green point minigame structure? Whyyyy! Witchyworld owns the minigames and it works great which is why it is my favorite world.

Star Fox doesn't get the respect it deserves.

We all have a different story with this game, but from the same fabric. I remember when i killed phase one of Andross and he turned into the chomping robot skull, i would hide behind a pillow while my brother beat it for me. Every single level in this game strikes a particular chord of nostalgia for me. This was my favorite game growing up, and was well loved alongside the household lineup of Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, Mario kart, and Goldeneye. Good times.

This game was epic when it came out

One of my favorite childhood games which I still play from time to time. Even 30 years later PS, ppl really thought katt was too stereotypical??

I only owned like 5 games on my 64 and this was one of em 🔥

After revisiting snes starfox I forgot how good the music was in that game as well. I would argue that the music into Andross core is more epic 😍

Macbeth is by far my favorite level. During every playthrough, I will specifically save up my bombs to use on the train.

I see a surprisingly small number of videos recommended on TH-cam, so I'm excited to watch this one. I believe it is the first video I've ever owned too (it was either this or Yoshi's Story... who knows)

Light feedback as requested: the front of the video you sound a little wooden reading from the script but this improves as your fondness for the game shines through. Suggestion for improvement: marketability - There are many good faceless TH-camrs out there, yourself included, but the greats have something the audience can latch onto. Interludes with your face, or a mascot character as you recount more of your personal story with the game in question. Builds a brand people come back to, helping videos gain consistent audiences.