The classic Banjo-Kazooie of yore has now been released on Xbox LIVE Arcade and can be downloaded by gamers worldwide as of... now. It can be yours for 1200 Notes... er, I mean MS points.
Not that you need to be re-told, but the XBLA version of B-K Classic features high-resolution textures and also implements Stop n' Swop (at last!), which allows you to unlock extra special secret stuff in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.
We've also released a title update for B-K Classic that resolves a few of the issues experienced by those lucky, lucky people who have been playing the game until now. Long story short...
- The update addresses issues experienced by people playing in the 1080i and 1080p. Players will be able to enjoy the game in uncompromised 1080 loveliness.
- It also addresses the Bottles Secret Puzzle glitch for all players starting the game afresh.
- Finally, it also sorts out the one or two instances of strange leaderboard entries but as part of that, two of the leaderboards will need to be reset to make everything fair and square again...
Resetting the Bubblegloop Swamp and Game Totals leaderboards is an essential but unavoidable bit of backroom maintenance. To make sure you keep your best run-through time in this level and to get back on the leaderboards, follow these simple steps:
- Re-enter the Bubblegloop Swamp level.
- Step off the entrance pad and then step back onto it as quickly as you can.
- Banjo and Kazooie will be taken back to the level's entrance.
- Quickly exit.
This will update your existing score for this level and update your Game Total at the same time. Your scores will also be written to the leaderboards and normality will be returned. Or as normal as things ever get round Spiral Mountain, anyway...
If you haven’t made it to Bubblegloop Swamp then DON'T PANIC! just play the game normally and the Game Total leaderboard will update naturally.