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Game entry

Banjo-Kazooie

1998 · Platformer, Action-adventure, Puzzle · Nintendo 64 · Nintendo

Banjo-Kazooie is ranked no. 122 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,826 and 71% of duels won.

World rank

no. 122

ELO score

1,826

Wins

71%

Duels played

225

About Banjo-Kazooie

Trouble brews when Gruntilda the witch captures the unbearably beautiful cub, Tooty. But before the grisly hag can steal the bear's good looks, big brother Banjo and his fine-feathered friend, Kazooie, join forces to stop her. Combining their 24 moves and special powers, Banjo and Kazooie will fend off armies of beasts. Bear and bird must hunt down the 100 puzzle pieces and 900 musical notes that will ultimately lead them to Gruntilda. However. miles of swamp, desert, and snow and one bear of an adventure stand in their way.

The community says

So does anyone actually check these duel numbers or do we just repeat the same score every thread? Seventy percent against that lineup seems solid, but I want…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,826 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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  1. RetroFox2010

    So does anyone actually check these duel numbers or do we just repeat the same score every thread? Seventy percent against that lineup seems solid, but I want to know if it's climbing or stuck.

  2. NeonWarden66

    Man i was maybe ten when i first got my hands on this, didnt understand half the puzzles but loved every sec of it.

  3. LootPlayer95

    Oh sure, another platformer with a bird backpack that everyone calls a masterpiece. Fine, it mostly earns it.

    Matteo_2007

    The camera fighting the geometry is the one thing that really shows its age, I noticed that again replaying it with my nephew last month.

    Elmer_2002

    Fine my foot, this thing wins 70% of its duels, ppl can call it whatever they want honestly.

  4. Frame_Rippin

    camera's rough by todays standards, controls still hold up tho, honestly a fair trade

    Álvaro_72

    La cámara efectivamente envejeció mal, y eso me hace pensar que el sistema de duelos no mide bien estas cosas.

  5. IronKnight2004

    Me and my roommate always end up bringing this one up whenever Mario 64 comes on the TV, different vibe entirely.

    TurboPhoenix2006

    Ah oui, forcément, différente vibe...

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