Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts cultural references

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The covers of various fake game boxes which are seen sitting around the Lord of Games' video game factory.

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, like many of Rare's other games, features many cultural references, relating to other video games and media.

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Rare video games

Battletoads

  • One of the boxes in the Lord of Games' video game factory is of "Battletoads 2010."

Conker's Bad Fur Day

Diddy Kong Racing

  • During the LOGBOX 720 Grunty Challenge's introduction, after Grunty explains the premise of the challenge to Banjo and Kazooie, Kazooie remarks, "Huh? If we beat her in a race, she'll call off the plan and leave?" to which Banjo replies, "So she says. I was in a similar situation once before, a long time ago, with a genie and a giant pig..." referencing Taj and Wizpig of Diddy Kong Racing.
  • During the Six of the Best challenge in Spiral Mountain, one of the questions L.O.G. may ask during the quiz sequence is "What game did Banjo appear in but was not a Banjo game?" the correct answer to which is "Diddy Kong Racing."

Donkey Kong Country

Grabbed by the Ghoulies

Rare's Grabbed by the Ghoulies appears to be one of the most-referenced games in Nuts & Bolts. Ghoulies was Rare's first title for the Xbox and was a commercial flop. Ghoulies itself contained many references to the Banjo series, including an appearance by Roysten, due to being developed by the Banjo team.

  • In the game's intro sequence, when Lord of Games introduces himself as having been involved in the creation of every video game in existence, Kazooie remarks, "Even the ones that don't sell very well, like Ghoulies?" In addition, as she says this, a short burst of the Ghoulies theme plays in the music.
  • In Spiral Mountain, by Banjo's house, there is a U-DUMP garbage dumpster, which was previously seen in the Garbage Yard in Ghoulies.
  • Mr. Ribs' head and a Bonus Book are among the items in Banjo's trash can in Spiral Mountain.
  • Copies of Grabbed by the Ghoulies are visible in the Storage vehicle parts when they are displayed in Mumbo's Motors.
  • In Showdown Town, one can spot Ghoulhaven Hall on the horizon. Its appearance in the background of Showdown Town matches the pictures of the mansion that can be found within Ghoulies.[1]
  • In Showdown Town, there is a restaurant which appears to be owned by Mr. Ribs, a skeleton in Ghoulies who was Ma Soupswill's cooking assistant.[2] In addition, Ma Soupswill and Fiddlesworth also appear to have taken up shop in the town.
  • Grabbed by the Ghoulies appears as a spinning disc in the LOGBOX 720 game world.
  • In Banjoland, a giant garbage can in the level is filled to the brim with unsold copies of Grabbed by the Ghoulies.[3]
  • One of the boxes in the Lord of Games' video game factory is of "Grabbed by the Ghoulies II."
  • A Jinjo in Banjoland requests that Banjo fetch Mr. Ribs' head from on top of a statue of Loggo.

Jetpac

  • In Terrarium of Terror, the "space junk" in the Intergalactic Binman challenge is based on Jetman's ship parts from Jetpac.[4]

Kameo: Elements of Power

Kameo: Elements of Power is an action-adventure game developed by Rare for the Xbox 360 and released in 2005. Something to note Kameo featured a reference to the Banjo-Kazooie series, by having the metal version of the Banjo-Kazooie theme song playing on a radio in the game.

  • Kameo can be seen on magazines in Showdown Town.
  • The Wotnot Book can be seen in Banjo's dumpster in Spiral Mountain.

Killer Instinct

Jolly reveals the contents of his suitcase.

Killer Instinct is another Rare franchise which gets frequent reference in Nuts & Bolts. The franchise has not had a new game in years, the last being Killer Instinct 2, and one of the most common requests Rare gets is for Killer Instinct 3 to be made.

  • In the 2007 Rare Christmas card, one of the stockings says "KI3."[5]
  • One of the vehicle parts is a fridge. The fridge has magnets which spell out the letters "KI3."[6]
  • When talking to Bottles in Showdown Town, go to Useless Rubbish and ask "What do you know about KI3?" He will claim that he has heard it is going to star "Mighty Bottles," and that he is knitting a bandanna for himself in case that turns out to be true.
  • One of the boxes in the Lord of Games' video game factory is of "Cake Filler Instinct."
  • Jolly Dodger has a suitcase full of copies of Killer Instinct 3.

Mr. Pants

Perfect Dark

  • Joanna Dark can be seen on magazines in Showdown Town.

Viva Piñata

  • In the beginning of the game, when Grunty asks L.O.G. what he will do to them if they refuse his offer, he turns Banjo into a Lickatoad (and Grunty into a pumpkin).
  • There are also Lickatoads visible in the Storage vehicle parts when they are displayed in Mumbo's Motors.
  • A Lickatoad also appears as the Papery Pal accessory vehicle part. In its description, Mumbo plugs Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise and recommends "player go buy it when finished with this game."
  • Viva Piñata is one of the games that appears as a spinning disc in the LOGBOX 720 game world.
  • A game called Viva Piñata Kart can be seen in L.O.G's Video Game Factory.
  • At one point L.O.G mentions an idea of his to turn Viva Piñata into a survival-horror game.

Other video games

Nintendo

As Rare was a prolific second-party developer for Nintendo for quite some time before being sold to Microsoft, references to Nintendo and their games have also been spotted in Nuts & Bolts.

  • While not a reference to a specific game, there is a Nintendo 64 next to the Xbox 360 in front of Banjo's house.[7]
  • There are quite a few references to Nintendo mascot Mario, such as Lord of Games telling Banjo and Kazooie, "you haven't been in as many games as that Italian gentleman."[8]
  • The original gameplay trailer to the game released on May 13, 2008 also featured an 8-Bit Mario sprite created out of vehicle parts, which then had its head blown off by Banjo.[9]
  • The Xbox Live Achievement that players earn for opening the Terrarium of Terror, "Super Banjo Universe," is a play on the title of Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy.
  • One of the boxes in the Lord of Games' video game factory is Banjo-Kazooie: Bash Buddies. This is likely a reference to Nintendo's mascot fighting game series, Super Smash Bros..

Halo

The Halo series is a popular series of first-person shooter games on the Xbox and Xbox 360. A few jokes are made at the game's expense in Nuts & Bolts.

  • When talking to Klungo about his game, he says, "Klungo ssstar, better than Massster Chef," referencing Master Chief, the main protagonist of the Halo series.

Television

  • The introduction sequence to Nutty Acres is a parody of that of the television series Dallas.
  • The introduction sequence to LOGBOX 720 is a parody of that of the television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
  • The introduction sequence to Banjoland is a parody of that of the television series The Love Boat
  • The introduction sequence to The Jiggosseum is a parody of that of the television series Dynasty.
  • The introduction sequence to the Terrarium of Terror is a parody of that of the television series Lost in Space.
  • The introduction sequence to L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges is a parody of that of the television series The A-Team.
  • During the introduction for the "Old Dog, New Tricks" challenge in Nutty Acres, Kazooie remarks, "I think we've got the general idea by now. Save the coconuts, save the world..." This line is a play on "Save the cheerleader, save the world," from the television series Heroes
  • In LOGBOX 720, there is a Jinjo named Hurley whose name and dialogue reference the television series Lost
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