The bear and the bird are finally home. You might have expected that Banjo-Kazooie would get a PC version somewhere in the last 20 years given that Windows purveyor Microsoft acquired Rare in 2002, but alas, it's remained stranded on Xbox consoles and the original Nintendo 64 all this time. As they have done with other N64 favorites before, recompilation mad lad Wiseguy and co. are here to save the day.
Yesterday, a trailer for Banjo: Recompiled went up on YouTube seemingly out of nowhere and with it, a full native port of the original Banjo-Kazooie for Windows, Linux, and Mac was shared on GitHub along with its source code. You'll need to bring your own game files, but plug the ROM in and it just works. It's remarkably crisp and feature-rich, offering a superior experience to emulation while demanding less from your computer.
