Banjo Kazooie started development on the SNES under the title Project Dream. The game was originally planned as an RPG, with a young human protagonist named Edison who had caused trouble with a group of pirates led by a man called Captain Blackeye. Super Mario 64 and its 3D design were the main influences behind…
Tag: Rare
Things I Like: Krystal (Star Fox Adventures)
Krystal is one of the most important characters in the Nintendo GameCube game Star Fox Adventures. Though she wasn’t always in the picture, as she’s gone for the majority of the game. She also was supposed to be the sole hero of the N64 game Dinosaur Planet before Nintendo asked Rare to make it Star…
Things I Like: Falco Lombardi (Star Fox Adventures)
I was really excited to see Falco return at the very end of Star Fox Adventures, since he infamously quits Team Star Fox at the end of the classic title Star Fox 64. I was shocked when I first saw it on the N64, but I assumed it was unlikely they would get rid of…
Things I Hate: Andross (Star Fox Adventures)
Andross is the final boss of Star Fox Adventures, just as he is in nearly every Star Fox game I’ve ever played and probably the ones I haven’t, too. He’s not a bad boss in the game, but he feels rather unnecessary. He was supposedly killed in Star Fox 64, and while I’m used to…
Things I Hate: General Scales (Star Fox Adventures)
General Scales is one of the most disappointing villains in the entirety of Nintendo/Rare history. He was hyped up like crazy, but I assume he was originally meant to be the final boss of the Nintendo 64 version. However, with Star Fox added into the final GameCube release, he was dethroned as the ultimate villain…