
Somehow, Banjo-Kazooie lives on, with fans of the series now taking to recompiling the game themselves.
Banjo-Kazooie is a fan-favorite 3D platformer from the Nintendo 64 era, developed by Rare of Sea of Thieves fame. After Microsoft acquired Rare, Banjo-Kazooie and other Rare franchises fell by the wayside, but that hasn't stopped fans from requesting the game's revival. Banjo-Kazooie is one of the most-requested Xbox-owned franchises for a return, but so far, Microsoft hasn't been willing to play ball. The community is stepping up instead.