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Behind the Fur and Feathers with 4J Studios

Banjo-Kazooie XBLA (and its soon-to-be released sequel) has been making its presence known on the Xbox Live Arcade. Yet, besides the fact that 4J Studios has been responsible for developing the ports, there's little to no information on how the idea came to be to re-release the classic Banjo games.

Following Tooie's release date announcement today, MundoRare offers the very first interview with 4J Studios with many new details of the porting process, Stop 'n' Swop, Bottles Revenge and multiplayer!

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Miyamoto heaps praise on Banjo-Kazooie in classic comments

Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto shares some praise for Banjo-Kazooie and says it impacted Ocarina of Time in resurfaced quotes.

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Are Remasters Good For Gamers?

Sony's recent State of Play inspired this feature on video game remasters. How the industry is changing & how much they still benefit players. Mike @ Thumb Culture

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Redgrave261d ago

At the rate in which we have been getting them, and the selections such as TLOU and Horizon and other similarly unnecessary remasters, no.

In terms of reintroducing classics and making them available again at a reasonable price where as previously they were locked behind ridiculously priced physical copies, yes.

Luc20260d ago

agree with the Horizon but TLOU - I've never played it and the remaster it's quite impressive graphically so for someone who never played the original game it's a treat to enjoy such quality!

There a plenty of gamers who switch platforms and so I guess the remasters are meant for those

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jznrpg261d ago (Edited 261d ago )

There is a new crop of gamers every generation that didn’t play the originals and some of us older games want remasters of older games to play them on current hardware. Overall I say yes it is good. Nobody is forced to buy them.
They can also gauge interest for older IP with remasters and it could lead to a new game in the series. Remasters aren’t for everyone but no game is anyway

darthv72261d ago

Chances are their parents did... and may still have them. That's how I introduced my kids to gaming. They played what I had and worked their way up. They learn to appreciate them better that way.

andy85260d ago

I don't have an issue if they don't take away from developing new games. It's always nice to revisit a game you loved in the past with extra shine

gold_drake260d ago

remasters of older games absolutely.

but i dont see how a 4 year old game needs a ... Remaster. a upgrade update should do the trick

bjt i guess for newer players its a good option.

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The 7 Best Rare Games: A Pioneering Legacy

Rare has had an astonishing journey since being founded in 1985. But of the 125 titles released to date, which are the 7 best Rare games?

darthv72457d ago

I was always a fan of Cobra Triangle.