Brahm_K wroteSeinfeld26 wroteAnyway, I downloaded the Banjo-Kazooie remake on XBLA this morning. Going to play it sometime this afternoon. This will definitely bring back some fond memories. Memories of a time when games were actually GAMES and not wannabe Hollywood Blockbusters.
Aww, they have Banjoo Kazooie for download on XBLA and not Wii's Virtual Console? Bastards... I would love to play that game again.
Actually, I'm kind of glad it's on XBLA. Because now you can play it in HD with much sharper graphics and without all the blurriness/fuzziness of the N64 version. The X-Box 360 controller also works better for this type of game than the N64 controller. Although, may be it's just my imagination, but it does seem a bit slower than the N64 version (though that may be just because I've played Banjo-Tooie - which, despite its jumpy framerates, is faster than BK).
Anyway, I'm not going to lie: The game is a bit dated. And, being that I've already played through and beaten it on the N64 (albeit almost nine years ago), most of it is pretty familiar to me. Some new jiggies and puzzles, or may be even a new world or two, definitely would've been nice. It's still a great game nonetheless. And IMO well worth the download particularly if you're like me and prefer the games during the N64/PSX era over the games during this era.