Game Junkie: "Some of you posted about playing some classic games from the past and how good the game play is. Last night, I downloaded the original Banjo Kazooie from Xbox Live Arcade and despite games like Left4Dead, GTAIV (PC) and Singstar Abba sitting on my computer desk, waiting to be played before I head away on holiday later this month, I played the Arcade title for a few hours and had an excellent time. It was the strong game play that had me hooked.
I'd never played the original Banjo Bazooie until last night. Sure, I've played the Xbox 360 game, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, but had never seen the original Banjo in action. The graphics are outdated compared to the games of today, but the most important thing, game play, was there to keep me interested."
ThisGenGaming Says :"Playing this almost 20 year old game on the Xbox One is the best possible experience you can have with the game today. The Xbox controller is vastly better than the N64’s first attempt at an analog stick and the game looks crisp on even the highest of resolution TV sets. Don’t let the avalanche of new games coming out all the time hold you back from experiencing this gem. It truly does withstand the test of time and it makes me wonder what Rare could accomplish if they ever attempt making a similar game for the current generation’s hardware."
Hardcore Gamer: Video game music has steadily been rising to prominence over the last decade, but this year, it’s made a tremendous mark in the realm of orchestral and classical music, as shown by various game music composers successfully entering the Classic FM Hall of Fame.
Great to see so many of them on the lists. The Facebook comments from the classical snobs are quite entertaining. They believe video game should not be allowed.
To be fair, a lot of the soundtracks that were included aren't anywhere as important as the list's other entries.
"I have tried to keep an open mind about video game music but this piece at No.13???? It's a travesty!"
I am very pleased for Grant Kirkhope for Banjo Kazooie.
Classical music is a genre- or in some modern usage an underlying theme. It is not a timescale! Its roots were evident throughout some pop of the 1960s, some prog and Abba of the 70s, some rap and power pop of the 80s and beyond.
The same is true of classical architecture- if it's been relatively recently but looks classical it IS classical. It's not necessarily trying to be postmodernist (although it can be).
Being a Nintendo fan I love going back and playing all my old Nintendo 64, GameCube and GBA games. I recently had the pleasure or reliving one of my favourite games, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, on the 3DS, with polished visuals and some gameplay tweaking. This made one of the best games ever, even better. So this got me thinking, what other games should be given a 3D treatment, bit of polishing and rereleased for the 3DS?
