Banjo-Tooie is technically a 3D Metroidvania, and that's why I love it. It took what the first game did, which emulated Mario 64, and gave it it's own identity with all sorts of bells and whistles (FPS sections, sports minigames, splitting up, all the transformations, and even PLAYABLE MUMBO) that only added to the experience. Glad to know there's people out there that love Tooie as well
@justanotherhankhillaccount @knatkniht Banjo-Tooie is not at all a metroidvania. A metroidvania is a game that merges Metroid backtracking features and Castlevania (SOTN-like) rpg features And Banjo-Tooie does not do that. There is no level or experience, there are no weapons or armors, there is no deep statistics system (str, mag, agi, def, res, luck) and there is no build system (magic, physic, tank, support) Because of the backtracking system, Banjo-Tooie is at best a Metroid-like (and it is not, it's or an action-adventure game, an action-platform game, or a platform-adventure game)
“How am I supposed to know if it’s a Jiggy I can get now or if it’s one I have to come back to with a new move I don’t get for another 10 hours?” That’s the neat part! You don’t!!
To the games credit, if you 100% each world as much as you can as you work through each world, they give you shortcuts back and forth through each and every world for a reason. You can get way more done if you just keep playing
me too, I absolutely adore BK of course, because childhood and so on but (unfortunately) it's just "too easy" and is just too known after so many playthroughs (so almost "boring") same almost with tooie though, it (still) is more difficult though. and, because the worlds are (meanwhile just slightly) bigger, isnt that cool?! more playtime and so on (not counting the "time-wasting" stuff, that obviously/definitely could be fixed somehow nowadays!). on the other hand, why can't people just love BOTH, the same... P.S.: and last but not least: all the multiplayer stuff/minigames add (lots of) (re)play value! 😄
I'm a Mexican dude, and I greatly respect rare for how much fascination and inspiration they take from the culture. I hope we get a Mesoamerican level in a future yooka laylee title, come on brits!!
For real. I just treat it more like an adventure game than a platformer. I definitely prefer tooie a lot more than the original, the original is still great but tooie is a lot more unique imo
Back then as a kid I loved when games were bigger because I wasnt making my own money and I would get only few videogames per year max(I would usually want new N64 game for christmas and birthday) so one game usually had to last me for a while so I absolutely loved that banjo tooie is a lot bigger than banjo kazooie.
As a lover of this game among many n64 titles, gotta agree, that superbanjo speed is almost perfect (maybe a tad high) and I wish I knew about it when I had my first playthrough tbh, still gotta wait a while for it all to feel new again now
I think this game really influenced the type of games I like now as an adult. I just want to play games where I can explore. I don’t care much for super action packed games.
I didn't know about this code! I think it's really cool that the NSO version has something that makes it worth playing over the Xbox version. I know I'll definitely be loading it up now.
Xbox disabling the ability to save because "aChEEBmunTS" is literally a stupid mistake. I would willingly disable achievements before even booting a game up if it let me cheat with impunity. Punishing players for having FUN IS BAD GAME DESIGN. NSO > trashbox.
The only context in which Banjo Tooie was "too big" was in the sense that it ran pretty badly on the N64 at times. And I still had a blast. I never felt like traversal was a chore, that's what the teleport pads are for. My only actual issue was that navigating was sometimes a bit confusing because the levels have so many interior areas that even after playing it several times I always misremember where certain entrances lead.
Tooie just FEELS better to play than BK, the movement is soooo much smoother. That alone is a big reason why I think Tooie is the better game, but I could go on and on lol it's the PERFECT sequel though imo
Thanks. I did not know about this. BK is one of my favorite games, but I've never been able to finish Tooie. I get bored and/or frustrated with it. But I'm gonna give it a 4th shot now that it's on switch, and I think this code will make the game more enjoyable.
@vincentlorusso689 for sure. I'm hoping that this fast speed cheat and the instant save/reload mechanic on switch will allow me to fully get into this game like others have.
Edit: Unpopular opinion: I actually think Grunty Industries is one of the better worlds in Banjo-Tooie. It's obtuse and initially hostile to navigate, but it feels intentionally designed that way, like finding easier ways to traverse it is a puzzle in and of itself. Compare that to Glitter Gulch Mine or Terrydactyland where they feel difficult to navigate as an oversight. It also perfectly compliments the changing of control with certain characters, particularly the washing machine transformation. Admittedly, a series of analysis videos by Veegie helped me in seeing the appeal behind Grunty Industries, and now I appreciate it far more now than I used it. Original comment: I miss cheat codes in video games. Some games still do them, UFO 50 is a good recent game that does something like that, but stuff like this feels, more often than not, stuff that's relegated to DLC (paid or otherwise)... or maybe a preorder bonus or some nonsense.
Completely agree! I loved Grunty Industries on my first playthrough, and despite my problems with Tooie as a whole it's one of my favorite worlds in the series.
Grunty Industries feels like you are breaking into her factory and stealing her resources. It's a pain to navigate, but I can appreciate it thematically!
I played Tooie for the first time during the pandemic and I ended up being really impressed with that world in particular. Grunty Industries essentially re-contextualizes Banjo Tooie's mechanics into a metroidvania-like progression where you slowly unlock each level of the factory for each of your different states and transformations. The way you break into the factory immediately sets the tone for the rest of the level, it's essentially a big puzzle that makes you think about Tooie's exclusive mechanics in a way no other world in the game does. Mad ambitious level, really nothing like any of the other levels in either game. If anything I wish other Tooie levels would've tried as hard as it did, I'd say a lack of strong identity is something most weaker Tooie levels have in common.
I still remember getting Banjo Kazooie after seeing it at Toys R Us when I was 9. It was absolutely my favorite game on the console at the time. When they announced the sequel I was even more excited to see more worlds and moves and it definitely is my favorite of the two still! I definitely had codes from the same source, Nintendo Power, but had forgotten about it after 20+ years will be using this for sure in my playthrough on NSO!
Woo, I'm not alone! I could never beat Tooie on XBLA either, and this is *exactly* why! I'm so glad we have it on NSO now, where the framerate is good AND I can run real fast.
Hot Take! I absolutely adore Banjo Tooie, and I think it is so much better than Banjo Kazooie! The worlds are bigger, and bolder, with Witchy World being my favorite in the game. ❤ The way the world’s are interconnected with each other makes it feel a real place and not just a stage selection screen like the first game, as much as I love Grunty’s Lair. This game is the best in the series to me.
The bigger areas isn't what makes me lean away from Tooie... Kinda. It's the loading zones. the four million and five different loading zones. It's not that I mind walking a bit extra (well a lot extra), it's more I always wind up forgetting which loading zone leads to where, by Glitter Gulch Mines, I end up always forgetting where any one door leads to, even with the warps and all I never know which ones to use when I'm trying to find an area that I know I need to go to.. Maybe it's my shit sense of direction but I just always get way to lost, go in circles, nope, this isn't the place I'm looking for but I do need to keep in mind I need to come back with the transformation (proceeds to instantly forget) .. Idk if I'm the only person like this but I think you get what I mean
It like zelda phantom hourglass and spirit track, past from hellish dificulty to freacking easy when you remember "i can draw a map", I CAN DRAW A MAP ignore my ptsd
I do enjoy both games pretty equally, I love how stuff is set up and connected in tooie and I love how simple and replayable kazooie is, Tooie is like a 10-20h experience while Kazooie is a 2-4h one depending on the pacing you have, both have their own perks that make them unique from one another Also yea the NSO version is the definitiv version imo too, it has perfect frame pacing and just works fine And lastly, it's not the Banjo Van... it's Vanjo
We need some boats and submarines too or we could bring in a certain speedy character who is blue that can travel quickly from point A to B and that blue guy being Road Runner himself.
@fizzyfuzz5878 I just got into the Donkey Kong 64 randomizer (Google it!), and in it, you can use the d-pad left and right mid game to swap Kongs. You can even make a vanilla seed and play the vanilla game that way! It makes the game flow sooooooooo much better!
I still have the game and the game guidebook of it. In case some or none of you hadn't noticed, using the game guide while playing Banjo-Tooie helps very well.
Superbanjo has allowed me to notice so much more than I played previously. And the swimming and underwater breathing upgrade near Banjo’s house made Jolly Roger’s Lagoon even more enjoyable.
Yeah I get the fact that people prefer the larger-scale worlds and backtracking in Tooie, but I personally like the smaller, more compact worlds in Kazooie. Definitely makes the developers mess around with the limitations of the N64. The level design can be a lot more unique and creative too.
I played both for the first time recently, Kazooie feels like the 'vision' while Tooie feels like the 'ambition.' I think BK is best when it stays simple, but the complexity has its place amongst the classic 64 platformers.
the thing people misses is that Tooie is a Metroidvania, or as the kids call it "MetroidPlatformCollectaCombatBrainia" also whoever at Rare decided that using in-game cheats disables the ability Save was a sociopath
I found out about the code 15 years ago when trying to unlock all the secrets in banjo Kazooie on the Sandcastle floor then seen the code for Super banjo also makes it so you can’t drown very helpful so you don’t need mumbo to create more oxygen for banjo to breathe. Also had some fun with game shark codes bottles revenge. For those that don’t know about it. It makes it so dead bottles can possess bad guys and a second player can come after banjo using the second controller.
When I was a kid and didn't try to complete this game it was magical to me. But now when I really pay attention to it's design a lot more it can drive me nuts. The game can be too cryptic, which is a bigger problem when you need to go through multiple worlds for one jiggy. The first two worlds are imo pretty dull to look at but Witchyworld and Jolly Roger's Lagoon really pop and I mostly enjoy. Then from there it just feels big to be big. But great boss fights, atmosphere, humor and abilities.
for Gruntilda vs Bowser, well on the one hand Gruntilda is a master of Rhyme & in Japan she can do Haiku, but on the other hand Bowser composed songs for Tenacious D then again Bowser did lose the Rock-off against the Devil even if that was a ploy to get him to destroy his own horn
Banjo-Kazooie is more tightly designed game; It hits its marks more effectively (outside of rusty bucket bay), but its a more linear and focused experience. Banjo-Tooie is way more ambitious, and in its ambition it doesn't hit all the marks as well as its predecessor, but I love and appreciate all the new and great ideas it brings and the interconnectivity it emphasize, even if some of them are not great. I also prefer Tooie over Kazooie, and it's one of the games that I played the most in my childhood. And yes, Glitter Gulch Mine is very catchy hahaha
Theres a good chance I've heard of the code, but as someone who only experienced the game and 100%ed it on Xbox Live Arcade, I was deterred to use any cheats because of the loss of the save feature. I was unaware that this was not present on the 64 version, so I will most likely use it on my NSO playthrough!
@@zwillscoopchannel9689 Most cheats in Banjo Kazooie still let's you save your game, only certain cheats run afoul of a full game deletion. That said, Banjo-Tooie cheats not gotten from characters in-game force the XBLA version to not save the game beyond what you did before you input the cheat so XBox players are out of luck.
I think when you boil things down, Banjo Kazooie was about rewarding players for COLLECTING things. Tooie on the other hand rewards EXPLORATION with things to collect. The direction of the games are very different in terms of level design, but for me I loved Tooie more because as a kid all I wanted was to get lost in an immersive world with zanny and charismatic characters. I loved going to random worlds and just goofing off, even if I already completed that world. And sometimes that behavior would rewarded by finding new things about the world that only added to my immersion (such as the interconnectivity of levels and figuring out if I could go through most of the worlds without hitting Isle o' Hags or using the train once).
i don't remember if i knew that cheat code 24 years ago. but... maybe? back when the internet was still kind of a new thing, i did "surf the net" way more than other people i knew
The best part about these codes (other than SuperBanjo affecting Mumbo who sorely lacked a mobility option not having/being Kazooie)? They’re toggleable, which is important because certain codes make certain Jiggies harder or in the case of one transformation impossible to turn back to Banjo and Kazooie without quitting out to the title screen. Now, you have to go back to the code room to turn them on or off, but hey, better than it being stuck on and getting softlocked if you couldn’t anticipate it.
For the invincible snowball issue, what I always did was make sure I activated the warp pad in the icicle cavern before going to transform. That warp puts you right next to a bottomless pit you can still die in, which will respawn you at the wigwam at minimum size so you can fit back inside
This code sure wasnt forgotten by me, as a kid I really loved using it and seeing what jiggies I could 'sequence break' by having so much extra momentum. Dont remember how I originally found out the code though.
I'll be honest. I loved Banjo-Kazooie, but Gruntilda was a bit of a pain. Then in Tooie, i was getting tired by Witchyland, i already had issues with the swimming control in Jolly Roger's lagoon, Terrydactyland size did discourage me a bit, HailFire mountain crushed me, and i tried Cuckoo something something and it was brutally hard, making me fall back to grinding the other levels i didn't really like. I was please to see the fight against Gruntilda was challenging, but more manageable than the first one. All in all it's a mind blowing game. But the first is more manageable!
Sadly there's no turbo cheat for the Canary Mary races. That would've made the ones in Cloud Cuckooland so much easier on the 64 version. I remember struggling so hard with them on my actual N64, but getting all the Jiggies and Cheato Pages were worth nearly breaking my thumbs over.
I think I've actually never played the game without enabling this code early on. Sure, it trivializes certain challenges like the "haul lightbulbs in the factory" thing but I think it's worth it to speed things along
I did know about the code before, but forgot for a long time. I finished a 100% playthrough last night without super banjo. I played on the xbox version. Here's a sentiment from another video I saw somewhere; treat banjo tooie like a metroidvania. You move around everywhere to get all the moves as much as possible in sections. Once you get all the moves, you can clear everything in one swoop. Yes there is some interaction between worlds, but that was the point of the game. To feel bigger. I remember playing the original on launch day and got so pumped. Interestingly enough magazines rated banjo tooie slightly higher than banjo kazooie when it was released on n64.
I’ve been waiting a while for Banjo-Tooie to come to NSO and I had forgotten this cheat. I’m glad I clicked on this vid I think the sensitive stick could be due to the much longer stick on the N64 controller. Having a longer stick might have allowed finer control over aiming, or it could be just modern sticks are more sensitive. I don’t really know but it feels similar to aiming in Zelda OoT. Aiming the slingshot or bow feels harder than I remember back when I played on the N64
Oh wow, I didn't know this. I just moved on from Jolly Roger's Lagoon and am feeling burnt out, but this and the other broken codes will make the experience so much more palatable. I did complete it years and years ago but this revisit is tough.
I played tooie as a youngin but never had kazooie, just played it at a cousins house. When kazooie released on switch, I was confused when the jinjos and notes reset when leaving each world, I stopped playing at the snow world because it was too much replaying to get all of the collectibles. Tooie feels way better
I love Banjo-Tooie. I love big maps. It's just neat to feel like I'm in a world, and not a fancy room. I actually dislike how Banjo-Kazooie required full clears in the stages; you couldn't just collect some of it, and then come back later.
As a first time player, I feel more frustrated not being able to explore the whole world on my first visit other than not having the speed to do so. I just got to witchyworld and I will most likely give that cheat a try for the revisits! Thanks for the info!
One look at the thumbnail (even before that) and I already knew the cheat code in question. I only got around to playing Tooie earlier this year as a 30-year old and that speed-up code was a huge boon in my first-time playthrough of the game. Even still, I prefer DK64 and Banjo-Kazooie of the Banjo-ish Rareware collectathon trilogy.
SUPERBANJO, FALLPROOF and the one you get from the blue ? egg are my essential cheats for Tooie. It just makes the game even more fun overall. Great video! Edit: Grunty > Bowser imo, she can use magic on her own and Bowser needs some star rod or Kammy to use it.
To me, the big difference between BK and BT is: BK is a platformer/collect-a-thon. BUT BT could be considered a bit more like an adventure/collect-a-thon. More places to go, more cutscenes, more lore to it. People expected a BK2 but got way more than asked and felt it was a bit too much.
Left out NESTKING and HONEYKING, infinite feathers and eggs, no health loss but can still die to pits. They're basically the same as the cheats from Banjo-Kazooie known as BANJOBEGSFORPLENTYOFEGGS, NOWYOUCANFLYHIGHINTHESKY, AGOLDENGLOWTOPROTECTBANJO, and ANENERGYBARTOGETYOUFAR. These cheats and the Banjo-Tooie cheats (and many more) have been stuck in my head for 26 years.
I am a big fan of Banjo (yes, even Nuts & Bolts), but I am genuinely surprised the number of people that don't know superbanjo is so high. I would have thought everyone knew that code by now. I do not have a favorite between Kazooie and Tooie. Both games have their own strengths and weaknesses that complement each other very well.
I knew about the cheat but never used it for a full playthrough. I might try it now. And Bowser would win but it will be a long drawn out war as both don’t really ever die,
I don't know there needs to be weird apologetics around Tooie. "Might be too ambitious"...no, it was just cool. It's just a good game. The interconnected worlds are neat. I appreciate Daniel gives the warning that this code would upset the balance in boss fights and timed challenges but...again, that's more why I'd say don't use it. It wasn't designed with it in mind. Rare added the warp pads to account for the larger worlds. People just need to chill and not try to go go gotta go fast minmax zoom vroom vroom optimize games. Just play the intended way.
If only I ever knew a super speed cheat code existed, as that would’ve made my 100% playthrough more efficient (spent 30 hrs on Tooie). I enjoy the sequel more than the first, because the worlds are more expensive and the story takes a more darker tone.
Never watched one of your videos before but uh, well, your channel name is accurate. Good video and good takes all around. I personally dont enjoy Tooie as much as Kazooie, which is too bad considering I do love the levels and the abilities, but I dont think Tooie is a bad game in anyway.
Ah, good to see I am not the only one who has the Glitter Gulch Mine theme eternally stuck in their head. As for it I knew of this cheat, yes I did. Never really used it though. I feel it should be noted however while using this cheat in the N64 version doesn't stop you from saving there is another thing you need to be careful about. If you use too many of those cheats that you don't get from Cheato you will be warned by Grunty that your save file will be erased if you do so again... and she is NOT joking about it.
Ah so there's the disconnect. I had access to the code that made you move around faster. Can't imagine anyone who would enjoy themselves playing with it disabled.
I gotta play through Tooie before I decide but I played B&K first time on NSO a while back and it’s great. Also nice video and TotK shirt Daniel I was wearing mine few nights ago 👍.
You earned my immediate like when you said you're a fellow sicko that enjoys Tooie more. I love both games, nearly equally. But Tooie has DRAGON KAZOOIE and a functioning Washing Machine transformation. Also I am a huge Metroidvania fan I consider it to be in the genre, albeit with the caveat that it is first and foremost a 3D adventure platformer. But the elements of progression based abilities exists, so it's a technicality I accept. Still waiting on Banjo Threeie. I do not have any desire whatsoever to even acknowledge N&B
I don't remember if I ever knew about the cheat, but I did 100% Tooie back in the day. Just have to upgrade my online account to play both Banjo games. Been wishing to play them for so long, but unlike our old SNES that got put in the box, mom tossed the N64 and games in the trash when we couldn't sell them at game crazy.
Banjo-Tooie is technically a 3D Metroidvania, and that's why I love it. It took what the first game did, which emulated Mario 64, and gave it it's own identity with all sorts of bells and whistles (FPS sections, sports minigames, splitting up, all the transformations, and even PLAYABLE MUMBO) that only added to the experience.
Glad to know there's people out there that love Tooie as well
A 3d metroidvania is just an action adventure game.
Playable Mumbo sucked tho
Don't forget the multiplayer!
@justanotherhankhillaccount @knatkniht Banjo-Tooie is not at all a metroidvania. A metroidvania is a game that merges Metroid backtracking features and Castlevania (SOTN-like) rpg features
And Banjo-Tooie does not do that. There is no level or experience, there are no weapons or armors, there is no deep statistics system (str, mag, agi, def, res, luck) and there is no build system (magic, physic, tank, support)
Because of the backtracking system, Banjo-Tooie is at best a Metroid-like (and it is not, it's or an action-adventure game, an action-platform game, or a platform-adventure game)
@@fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771 This. Playable Mumbo is a cool idea, but it was executed in the absolutely worst way possible.
“How am I supposed to know if it’s a Jiggy I can get now or if it’s one I have to come back to with a new move I don’t get for another 10 hours?”
That’s the neat part! You don’t!!
To the games credit, if you 100% each world as much as you can as you work through each world, they give you shortcuts back and forth through each and every world for a reason. You can get way more done if you just keep playing
This is just like having the bunny hood on all the time in Majora's Mask lol
For me, I'm a Banjo-Tooie guy. Love both but for me, Tooie is better.
me too, I absolutely adore BK of course, because childhood and so on but (unfortunately) it's just "too easy" and is just too known after so many playthroughs (so almost "boring") same almost with tooie though, it (still) is more difficult though. and, because the worlds are (meanwhile just slightly) bigger, isnt that cool?! more playtime and so on (not counting the "time-wasting" stuff, that obviously/definitely could be fixed somehow nowadays!). on the other hand, why can't people just love BOTH, the same...
P.S.: and last but not least: all the multiplayer stuff/minigames add (lots of) (re)play value! 😄
Banjo Tooie is my favourite. The atmosphere, humour, gameplay etc.
I love the original but Tooie is a lot more replayable for me.
i replay tooie like 4 times a year lol
I'm a Mexican dude, and I greatly respect rare for how much fascination and inspiration they take from the culture. I hope we get a Mesoamerican level in a future yooka laylee title, come on brits!!
I know people dislike Banjo Tooie for it’s larger, more complex worlds with elaborate puzzles; but that’s EXACTLY why I love it!
I didn't have problems about this feature, sometimes I can lose myself but it's a sacrifice
For real. I just treat it more like an adventure game than a platformer. I definitely prefer tooie a lot more than the original, the original is still great but tooie is a lot more unique imo
@@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss I’ve heard the reason for the larger focus on exploration and puzzle solving was inspired by Ocarina of Time
Back then as a kid I loved when games were bigger because I wasnt making my own money and I would get only few videogames per year max(I would usually want new N64 game for christmas and birthday) so one game usually had to last me for a while so I absolutely loved that banjo tooie is a lot bigger than banjo kazooie.
Banjo-Tooie is my favorite 3D platformer ever
I really dislike when people say things like "oh this makes the game actually playable"
However, yes
As much as I love the game, yes
As a lover of this game among many n64 titles, gotta agree, that superbanjo speed is almost perfect (maybe a tad high) and I wish I knew about it when I had my first playthrough tbh, still gotta wait a while for it all to feel new again now
Yeah, except it's already more than playable.
If you love the game, you would've already found it so.
I think this game really influenced the type of games I like now as an adult. I just want to play games where I can explore. I don’t care much for super action packed games.
I didn't know about this code! I think it's really cool that the NSO version has something that makes it worth playing over the Xbox version. I know I'll definitely be loading it up now.
Xbox disabling the ability to save because "aChEEBmunTS" is literally a stupid mistake. I would willingly disable achievements before even booting a game up if it let me cheat with impunity. Punishing players for having FUN IS BAD GAME DESIGN. NSO > trashbox.
The only context in which Banjo Tooie was "too big" was in the sense that it ran pretty badly on the N64 at times. And I still had a blast. I never felt like traversal was a chore, that's what the teleport pads are for. My only actual issue was that navigating was sometimes a bit confusing because the levels have so many interior areas that even after playing it several times I always misremember where certain entrances lead.
same
This was worst in jolly Roger’s lagoon for me
Tooie just FEELS better to play than BK, the movement is soooo much smoother. That alone is a big reason why I think Tooie is the better game, but I could go on and on lol it's the PERFECT sequel though imo
For me, being able to flutter out of Talon Trot made movement much less smooth than the first game.
@@RobinLSLthe streamlined forward roll and removal of the silly claw swipe move made Tooie better for me
Thanks. I did not know about this. BK is one of my favorite games, but I've never been able to finish Tooie. I get bored and/or frustrated with it. But I'm gonna give it a 4th shot now that it's on switch, and I think this code will make the game more enjoyable.
Agreed. I want to like it so bad. The original is in my top 5 of all time. A map, even with minimal markers, would be amazing.
@vincentlorusso689 for sure. I'm hoping that this fast speed cheat and the instant save/reload mechanic on switch will allow me to fully get into this game like others have.
Edit: Unpopular opinion: I actually think Grunty Industries is one of the better worlds in Banjo-Tooie. It's obtuse and initially hostile to navigate, but it feels intentionally designed that way, like finding easier ways to traverse it is a puzzle in and of itself. Compare that to Glitter Gulch Mine or Terrydactyland where they feel difficult to navigate as an oversight. It also perfectly compliments the changing of control with certain characters, particularly the washing machine transformation. Admittedly, a series of analysis videos by Veegie helped me in seeing the appeal behind Grunty Industries, and now I appreciate it far more now than I used it.
Original comment:
I miss cheat codes in video games. Some games still do them, UFO 50 is a good recent game that does something like that, but stuff like this feels, more often than not, stuff that's relegated to DLC (paid or otherwise)... or maybe a preorder bonus or some nonsense.
Completely agree! I loved Grunty Industries on my first playthrough, and despite my problems with Tooie as a whole it's one of my favorite worlds in the series.
Grunty Industries feels like you are breaking into her factory and stealing her resources. It's a pain to navigate, but I can appreciate it thematically!
Finally, someone who GETS IT
I played Tooie for the first time during the pandemic and I ended up being really impressed with that world in particular. Grunty Industries essentially re-contextualizes Banjo Tooie's mechanics into a metroidvania-like progression where you slowly unlock each level of the factory for each of your different states and transformations. The way you break into the factory immediately sets the tone for the rest of the level, it's essentially a big puzzle that makes you think about Tooie's exclusive mechanics in a way no other world in the game does.
Mad ambitious level, really nothing like any of the other levels in either game. If anything I wish other Tooie levels would've tried as hard as it did, I'd say a lack of strong identity is something most weaker Tooie levels have in common.
Unpopular indeed, I dropped the game at Grunty Industries, it got way too tedious to spend 2h for a single jiggy
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You...You wanna run that by me again?
I still remember getting Banjo Kazooie after seeing it at Toys R Us when I was 9. It was absolutely my favorite game on the console at the time. When they announced the sequel I was even more excited to see more worlds and moves and it definitely is my favorite of the two still! I definitely had codes from the same source, Nintendo Power, but had forgotten about it after 20+ years will be using this for sure in my playthrough on NSO!
Wow . Fantastic video idea. I never knew this and never played the sequel as a kid.
Thank you. Played this game as a kid twice and never found out about this. Playing it again like this is a very different experience!
Woo, I'm not alone! I could never beat Tooie on XBLA either, and this is *exactly* why! I'm so glad we have it on NSO now, where the framerate is good AND I can run real fast.
Love banjo tooie, especially for its darker tone.
Hot Take!
I absolutely adore Banjo Tooie, and I think it is so much better than Banjo Kazooie! The worlds are bigger, and bolder, with Witchy World being my favorite in the game. ❤ The way the world’s are interconnected with each other makes it feel a real place and not just a stage selection screen like the first game, as much as I love Grunty’s Lair. This game is the best in the series to me.
The bigger areas isn't what makes me lean away from Tooie... Kinda. It's the loading zones. the four million and five different loading zones. It's not that I mind walking a bit extra (well a lot extra), it's more I always wind up forgetting which loading zone leads to where, by Glitter Gulch Mines, I end up always forgetting where any one door leads to, even with the warps and all I never know which ones to use when I'm trying to find an area that I know I need to go to.. Maybe it's my shit sense of direction but I just always get way to lost, go in circles, nope, this isn't the place I'm looking for but I do need to keep in mind I need to come back with the transformation (proceeds to instantly forget) .. Idk if I'm the only person like this but I think you get what I mean
It like zelda phantom hourglass and spirit track, past from hellish dificulty to freacking easy when you remember "i can draw a map", I CAN DRAW A MAP ignore my ptsd
Thank goodness I happened to know this because I just got to Hailfire Peaks and it would have been NIGHTMARISH to get this point without Super Banjo!
I do enjoy both games pretty equally, I love how stuff is set up and connected in tooie and I love how simple and replayable kazooie is, Tooie is like a 10-20h experience while Kazooie is a 2-4h one depending on the pacing you have, both have their own perks that make them unique from one another
Also yea the NSO version is the definitiv version imo too, it has perfect frame pacing and just works fine
And lastly, it's not the Banjo Van... it's Vanjo
If only you could build cars and helicopters and stuff to help you get around those huge worlds more efficiently…
You might be onto something... 🤔
and that's why nuts and bolts is PEAK
If only Rare be bought so it could bring a new life to the franchise…
(TeamFourStar-King Kai voice): "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!"
We need some boats and submarines too or we could bring in a certain speedy character who is blue that can travel quickly from point A to B and that blue guy being Road Runner himself.
“Why wasn’t this the default speed?”
Most likely cause of the aforementioned platforming difficulty
A code like this would have done absolute wonders for Donkey Kong 64.
Lol amen. Or one where you can switch kongs with a button in the pause menu
@@fizzyfuzz5878 You should try the Tag Anywhere mod
@@fizzyfuzz5878there is a patch to change kongs on the fly, but you need a flashcart or emulation to use it
@fizzyfuzz5878
I just got into the Donkey Kong 64 randomizer (Google it!), and in it, you can use the d-pad left and right mid game to swap Kongs. You can even make a vanilla seed and play the vanilla game that way! It makes the game flow sooooooooo much better!
Try Donkey Kong Tag Anywhere , makes you switch character anywhere
I still have the game and the game guidebook of it. In case some or none of you hadn't noticed, using the game guide while playing Banjo-Tooie helps very well.
It's insane that you have to hold down a button the whole game just to move at a nice speed. This cheat is a life saver, thank you!
Superbanjo has allowed me to notice so much more than I played previously. And the swimming and underwater breathing upgrade near Banjo’s house made Jolly Roger’s Lagoon even more enjoyable.
I've been playing this game for over 20 years and I never played through it without the Superbanjo cheat. It would be too tedious otherwise.
Yeah I get the fact that people prefer the larger-scale worlds and backtracking in Tooie, but I personally like the smaller, more compact worlds in Kazooie. Definitely makes the developers mess around with the limitations of the N64. The level design can be a lot more unique and creative too.
I played both for the first time recently, Kazooie feels like the 'vision' while Tooie feels like the 'ambition.' I think BK is best when it stays simple, but the complexity has its place amongst the classic 64 platformers.
I'm so glad you're on BlueSky 😊
the thing people misses is that Tooie is a Metroidvania, or as the kids call it "MetroidPlatformCollectaCombatBrainia"
also whoever at Rare decided that using in-game cheats disables the ability Save was a sociopath
I’m more of a B-K guy, but that’s largely because I’ve played it more times. This is only my second go at B-T on Switch.
I found out about the code 15 years ago when trying to unlock all the secrets in banjo Kazooie on the Sandcastle floor then seen the code for Super banjo also makes it so you can’t drown very helpful so you don’t need mumbo to create more oxygen for banjo to breathe. Also had some fun with game shark codes bottles revenge. For those that don’t know about it. It makes it so dead bottles can possess bad guys and a second player can come after banjo using the second controller.
When I was a kid and didn't try to complete this game it was magical to me. But now when I really pay attention to it's design a lot more it can drive me nuts. The game can be too cryptic, which is a bigger problem when you need to go through multiple worlds for one jiggy. The first two worlds are imo pretty dull to look at but Witchyworld and Jolly Roger's Lagoon really pop and I mostly enjoy. Then from there it just feels big to be big. But great boss fights, atmosphere, humor and abilities.
for Gruntilda vs Bowser, well on the one hand Gruntilda is a master of Rhyme & in Japan she can do Haiku, but on the other hand Bowser composed songs for Tenacious D
then again Bowser did lose the Rock-off against the Devil even if that was a ploy to get him to destroy his own horn
This is actually huge!! Replaying Tooie right now. Love the game despite its flaws and this just removed one massive flaw. Thanks!
Dude. I’m constantly whistling the theme to Glitter Gulch Mine at work.
I gotta admit, it’s very nice to know that the cheat codes will still work for the switch version
can’t hear glitter gulch without a random YEEHAW thrown in once in a while haahha
Banjo-Kazooie is more tightly designed game; It hits its marks more effectively (outside of rusty bucket bay), but its a more linear and focused experience. Banjo-Tooie is way more ambitious, and in its ambition it doesn't hit all the marks as well as its predecessor, but I love and appreciate all the new and great ideas it brings and the interconnectivity it emphasize, even if some of them are not great.
I also prefer Tooie over Kazooie, and it's one of the games that I played the most in my childhood. And yes, Glitter Gulch Mine is very catchy hahaha
Theres a good chance I've heard of the code, but as someone who only experienced the game and 100%ed it on Xbox Live Arcade, I was deterred to use any cheats because of the loss of the save feature. I was unaware that this was not present on the 64 version, so I will most likely use it on my NSO playthrough!
Actually tooie does save everything you do on n64 it’s only the original that doesn’t
@@zwillscoopchannel9689 Most cheats in Banjo Kazooie still let's you save your game, only certain cheats run afoul of a full game deletion. That said, Banjo-Tooie cheats not gotten from characters in-game force the XBLA version to not save the game beyond what you did before you input the cheat so XBox players are out of luck.
I would like to point out that the jiggy on top of the tower in mayahem temple can be grabbed without SuperBanjo.
I love Tooie so much. My favorite 3D collectathon platformer.
Bless your soul
Bro thank you so much.
I never played tooie because i love kazooie so much that i didnt want to ruin it with a annoying sequel.
You've convinced me to finally replay this soon
I think when you boil things down, Banjo Kazooie was about rewarding players for COLLECTING things. Tooie on the other hand rewards EXPLORATION with things to collect.
The direction of the games are very different in terms of level design, but for me I loved Tooie more because as a kid all I wanted was to get lost in an immersive world with zanny and charismatic characters. I loved going to random worlds and just goofing off, even if I already completed that world. And sometimes that behavior would rewarded by finding new things about the world that only added to my immersion (such as the interconnectivity of levels and figuring out if I could go through most of the worlds without hitting Isle o' Hags or using the train once).
i don't remember if i knew that cheat code 24 years ago. but... maybe? back when the internet was still kind of a new thing, i did "surf the net" way more than other people i knew
The best part about these codes (other than SuperBanjo affecting Mumbo who sorely lacked a mobility option not having/being Kazooie)? They’re toggleable, which is important because certain codes make certain Jiggies harder or in the case of one transformation impossible to turn back to Banjo and Kazooie without quitting out to the title screen. Now, you have to go back to the code room to turn them on or off, but hey, better than it being stuck on and getting softlocked if you couldn’t anticipate it.
For the invincible snowball issue, what I always did was make sure I activated the warp pad in the icicle cavern before going to transform. That warp puts you right next to a bottomless pit you can still die in, which will respawn you at the wigwam at minimum size so you can fit back inside
There's a little bonfire next to the wigwam for that purpose. You have to hurt yourself to turn minimum size.
@ I wasn’t referring to Honeyback.
This code sure wasnt forgotten by me, as a kid I really loved using it and seeing what jiggies I could 'sequence break' by having so much extra momentum. Dont remember how I originally found out the code though.
Dude thank you so much for this lol this is gonna save my sanity
I'll be honest.
I loved Banjo-Kazooie, but Gruntilda was a bit of a pain.
Then in Tooie, i was getting tired by Witchyland, i already had issues with the swimming control in Jolly Roger's lagoon, Terrydactyland size did discourage me a bit, HailFire mountain crushed me, and i tried Cuckoo something something and it was brutally hard, making me fall back to grinding the other levels i didn't really like. I was please to see the fight against Gruntilda was challenging, but more manageable than the first one.
All in all it's a mind blowing game. But the first is more manageable!
Sadly there's no turbo cheat for the Canary Mary races. That would've made the ones in Cloud Cuckooland so much easier on the 64 version. I remember struggling so hard with them on my actual N64, but getting all the Jiggies and Cheato Pages were worth nearly breaking my thumbs over.
I never really used that code but did know about it.
Tooie is still my favourite platformer since I was a kid.
Banjo-Kazooie is the first one i played, but Tooie is the one i had when i was a kid, and i had a blast with it.
I think I've actually never played the game without enabling this code early on. Sure, it trivializes certain challenges like the "haul lightbulbs in the factory" thing but I think it's worth it to speed things along
I did know about the code before, but forgot for a long time. I finished a 100% playthrough last night without super banjo. I played on the xbox version. Here's a sentiment from another video I saw somewhere; treat banjo tooie like a metroidvania. You move around everywhere to get all the moves as much as possible in sections. Once you get all the moves, you can clear everything in one swoop. Yes there is some interaction between worlds, but that was the point of the game. To feel bigger. I remember playing the original on launch day and got so pumped.
Interestingly enough magazines rated banjo tooie slightly higher than banjo kazooie when it was released on n64.
Anyone else just really enjoy GVG’s intro theme? Like damn 💃🏻
Great video, Daniel!
I’ve been waiting a while for Banjo-Tooie to come to NSO and I had forgotten this cheat. I’m glad I clicked on this vid
I think the sensitive stick could be due to the much longer stick on the N64 controller. Having a longer stick might have allowed finer control over aiming, or it could be just modern sticks are more sensitive. I don’t really know but it feels similar to aiming in Zelda OoT. Aiming the slingshot or bow feels harder than I remember back when I played on the N64
I love Banjo Tooie, but Nuts and Bolts will always be my favorite
Oh wow, I didn't know this. I just moved on from Jolly Roger's Lagoon and am feeling burnt out, but this and the other broken codes will make the experience so much more palatable. I did complete it years and years ago but this revisit is tough.
I used to play this game all the time, but never knew about any of this!
I played tooie as a youngin but never had kazooie, just played it at a cousins house. When kazooie released on switch, I was confused when the jinjos and notes reset when leaving each world, I stopped playing at the snow world because it was too much replaying to get all of the collectibles. Tooie feels way better
I'm one of the sickos who actually likes Grunty Industries
I prefer Tooie over Kazooie, I loved the Superbanjo cheat, and this was a fun video. Liked and subscribed.
Woah! I Never knew that code O.o'''
Thats awesome haha
I love Banjo-Tooie. I love big maps. It's just neat to feel like I'm in a world, and not a fancy room.
I actually dislike how Banjo-Kazooie required full clears in the stages; you couldn't just collect some of it, and then come back later.
Am I the only one that, after 2 or 3 Play-througs, absolutely loves Grunty industries?! 😅😅
As a first time player, I feel more frustrated not being able to explore the whole world on my first visit other than not having the speed to do so. I just got to witchyworld and I will most likely give that cheat a try for the revisits! Thanks for the info!
I love this cheat code and always use it, I was so sad to see the xbox version disables saving if you do.
Great video! You should link your Blueskys in the descriptions instead of the bad website that I suspect most viewers here don't use anymore
When I thought about the Talon Trot, I was genuinely wondering if it affected the Talon Trot.
One look at the thumbnail (even before that) and I already knew the cheat code in question. I only got around to playing Tooie earlier this year as a 30-year old and that speed-up code was a huge boon in my first-time playthrough of the game.
Even still, I prefer DK64 and Banjo-Kazooie of the Banjo-ish Rareware collectathon trilogy.
SUPERBANJO, FALLPROOF and the one you get from the blue ? egg are my essential cheats for Tooie. It just makes the game even more fun overall. Great video!
Edit: Grunty > Bowser imo, she can use magic on her own and Bowser needs some star rod or Kammy to use it.
To me, the big difference between BK and BT is: BK is a platformer/collect-a-thon. BUT BT could be considered a bit more like an adventure/collect-a-thon. More places to go, more cutscenes, more lore to it. People expected a BK2 but got way more than asked and felt it was a bit too much.
On a similar note, the people who don't know about Diddy Kong's Racing's 2 player adventure mode code is silly.
No, seriously?!! That wasn't in my cheat sheet, eerst do you enter?!
'Nest King' and 'honey King' for unlimited health at eggs and feathers
Left out NESTKING and HONEYKING, infinite feathers and eggs, no health loss but can still die to pits. They're basically the same as the cheats from Banjo-Kazooie known as BANJOBEGSFORPLENTYOFEGGS, NOWYOUCANFLYHIGHINTHESKY, AGOLDENGLOWTOPROTECTBANJO, and ANENERGYBARTOGETYOUFAR. These cheats and the Banjo-Tooie cheats (and many more) have been stuck in my head for 26 years.
For me, it's the Stop'n'Swop cheats.
Banjo 🪕 1 is perfect but I love banjo tooie almost as much
I am a big fan of Banjo (yes, even Nuts & Bolts), but I am genuinely surprised the number of people that don't know superbanjo is so high. I would have thought everyone knew that code by now.
I do not have a favorite between Kazooie and Tooie. Both games have their own strengths and weaknesses that complement each other very well.
I think I was aware of this code back in the day but it's been so long I don't remember anymore 🤷🏻♀️
I knew about the cheat but never used it for a full playthrough. I might try it now. And Bowser would win but it will be a long drawn out war as both don’t really ever die,
I going through my first play though banjo tooie (love the first one) and it been stressful so much world hopping I might try this.
Is your gameplay made on Nintendo Switch Online? Or emulator? It's looks gorgeous.
I don't know there needs to be weird apologetics around Tooie. "Might be too ambitious"...no, it was just cool. It's just a good game. The interconnected worlds are neat.
I appreciate Daniel gives the warning that this code would upset the balance in boss fights and timed challenges but...again, that's more why I'd say don't use it. It wasn't designed with it in mind. Rare added the warp pads to account for the larger worlds.
People just need to chill and not try to go go gotta go fast minmax zoom vroom vroom optimize games. Just play the intended way.
If only I ever knew a super speed cheat code existed, as that would’ve made my 100% playthrough more efficient (spent 30 hrs on Tooie). I enjoy the sequel more than the first, because the worlds are more expensive and the story takes a more darker tone.
Never watched one of your videos before but uh, well, your channel name is accurate. Good video and good takes all around. I personally dont enjoy Tooie as much as Kazooie, which is too bad considering I do love the levels and the abilities, but I dont think Tooie is a bad game in anyway.
Where'd you get that sick ass TOTK shirt?
Great vid, you're a good narrator and the editing is clean.
Ah, good to see I am not the only one who has the Glitter Gulch Mine theme eternally stuck in their head.
As for it I knew of this cheat, yes I did. Never really used it though.
I feel it should be noted however while using this cheat in the N64 version doesn't stop you from saving there is another thing you need to be careful about. If you use too many of those cheats that you don't get from Cheato you will be warned by Grunty that your save file will be erased if you do so again... and she is NOT joking about it.
I'm blessed to think both games are great. But just like you, I understand the criticism.
2:28 WAIT I SAW THIS VIDEO ON BSKY
*Checks who posted it*
OH THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE NOW
Ah so there's the disconnect. I had access to the code that made you move around faster.
Can't imagine anyone who would enjoy themselves playing with it disabled.
I gotta play through Tooie before I decide but I played B&K first time on NSO a while back and it’s great. Also nice video and TotK shirt Daniel I was wearing mine few nights ago 👍.
You earned my immediate like when you said you're a fellow sicko that enjoys Tooie more. I love both games, nearly equally. But Tooie has DRAGON KAZOOIE and a functioning Washing Machine transformation.
Also I am a huge Metroidvania fan I consider it to be in the genre, albeit with the caveat that it is first and foremost a 3D adventure platformer. But the elements of progression based abilities exists, so it's a technicality I accept.
Still waiting on Banjo Threeie. I do not have any desire whatsoever to even acknowledge N&B
I love both games but Kazooie is just so dang funny in the sequel.
I never knew this code existed but I do want to see if it effects my overall enjoyment of the game. Thanks!
I don't remember if I ever knew about the cheat, but I did 100% Tooie back in the day. Just have to upgrade my online account to play both Banjo games. Been wishing to play them for so long, but unlike our old SNES that got put in the box, mom tossed the N64 and games in the trash when we couldn't sell them at game crazy.