Banjo-Tooie is a 3D platformer developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64, the sequel to Banjo-Kazooie. The bear-and-bird duo explore huge interconnected worlds, collecting Jiggies and musical notes, learning new moves (including splitting up and transforming), and solving cross-level puzzles to stop the witch Gruntilda and her sisters. It adds first-person shooting and multiplayer mini-games.
How To Play Banjo-Tooie
Control
Action
Control Stick
Move Banjo and Kazooie
A Button
Jump (and higher jumps/flight with Kazooie)
B Button
Attack (claw swipe, peck, special moves)
C Buttons
Use learned moves / eggs; camera
Z Trigger
Crouch / aim (first-person egg firing)
Start
Pause / menu
About Banjo-Tooie
Release date
NA: November 20, 2000 · EU: April 12, 2001 · JP: 2001
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