Banjo-Kazooie is a
platform video game developed by
Rare and originally released for the
Nintendo 64 video game console on 29 June 1998 in North America and 17 July 1998 in Europe. It is the first installment in the
Banjo-Kazooie series and follows the story of the titular characters Banjo and Kazooie as they try to stop the plans of series antagonist Gruntilda, who intends to switch her beauty with Banjo's sister Tooty. The game features nine
nonlinear levels where the player must complete a number of challenges like solving
puzzles, jumping over obstacles, gathering objects, and defeating opponents.