Banjo Dev Diary 6: Closing Comments

Hello again, Banjo fans, for what is most certainly not the last blog we will be posting to this ‘ere community site. There will, however, be a slight hiatus between our regularly scheduled posts and the next instalment as we all jet off to our private islands in the sun to celebrate the release of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts on November 11.

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Banjo Dev Diary 5: Physics Lessons, Pt. 2

Welcome back, Banjo fans, to our second developer diary instalment with Paul Mountain, Scott Sims, and Robert Masella from the Banjo physics department.

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Banjo Dev Diary 5: Physics Lessons, Pt. 1

Greetings, Banjo fans. The Banjo Physics department (Paul Mountain, Scott Sims, and Robert Masella) have cobbled together a diary entry for your reading pleasure.

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Banjo Dev Diary 4: Building the Hub, Pt. 2

Welcome back, Banjo fans. We continue your guided tour around Showdown Town, the hub world of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, straight from the chap who knows it best: designer Steve Malpass.

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Banjo Dev Diary 4: Building the Hub, Pt. 1

Hello again, Banjo fans. We have a fantastic treat for you this time—a detailed look into the creation of one of the game’s key elements, and a hallmark of the Banjo series: the hub world.

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Banjo Dev Diary 3: Putting Words in Banjo's Mouth

Hello, Banjo fans. The Banjo team are well and truly in crunch mode at the moment, but that hasn’t stopped our resident editor—he of Scribes—from outlining the creative process behind one of the most beloved aspects of any Banjo game—the script.

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Banjo Dev Diary 2: Banjo and The Giant Robot

Hello, Banjo fans. I’ve continued to play the game over the last couple of weeks, and the improvements between builds are getting more and more dramatic.

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Banjo Dev Diary 1: Cold Pizza in Barn D

Hello, Banjo gamers. This is the first in our series of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts developer diaries. Unfortunately, the developers are a bit preoccupied with the game to keep a diary themselves, so the task has fallen to me, Rare’s lowly Community Manager.

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