Dude...I legit love playing bards. I've even played a Bard that was actually a cleric to Bacchus because it fit thematically. People who find Bards annoying are weak and don't see the true power of the class. And *that's a damned shame*. But I love Bards. Can't get into Druids, though. They're more annoying in my opinion. Too high and mighty about nature and such. All around kinda meh. Entirely overshadowed by one subclass that everyone and their mums decided to give a rimjob to... Bah. Bards are where it's at.
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge was a game that I got for my 19th birthday very shortly after it came out back in 2003. I loved both Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, and I had been looking forward to Grunty's Revenge ever since it was first announced at E3 2001. Needless to say, I started playing it as soon as I could to experience what Banjo and Kazooie's first portable adventure was like. I, for one, felt it was a pretty neat and fun game. A lot of the BK staples were present and correct: collecting Jiggies, notes, and other stuff; playing mini games, kicking Grunty's butt, and, of course, Rare's wicked sense of humor. It was a joy to see that the classic BK gameplay had a decent translation to the GBA. My only real problems with Grunty's Revenge was that it was quite short (only six worlds, including the Spiral Mountain hub world) and generally on the easy side (while the difficulty ramps up in the mid-late game, it's still not terribly taxing). Even so, I rather liked the game. It may not be quite as good as the N64 Banjo-Kazooie games, but it is still enjoyable while it lasts. Some random tidbits about Grunty's Revenge: -You actually do rescue Kazooie while exploring Breegull Beach, and from that point on, she journeys alongside you like in the previous games, all in an effort to foil Grunty's ultimate plan: to prevent the bear and bird from ever meeting in the first place, which would have prevented her defeat at the end of the first game. -Mumbo's other transformations are as follows: a candle that can burn and melt enemies and obstacles, and which can also journey through dark rooms; an octopus that squirts water at its foes and can safely swim through oily and chilly waters; and a tank that can fire cannonballs at its adversaries. -The remaining worlds are Bad Magic Bayou (a swamp world with a haunted mansion), Spiller's Harbor (a harbor plagued with polluted water), and Freezing Furnace (the obligatory snow world that houses Grunty's own factory). Grunty's Revenge is one of seven games that Rare made for the GBA. They also ported Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, and 3, to the portable system, adding new collectibles, mini games, and, in the case of DKC3, new levels and a completely different soundtrack composed by David Wise. Their other THQ-published GBA games are as follows: Sabre Wulf: A platform game featuring one of Rare's earlier heroes, Sabreman, who must retrieve treasures stolen by the vicious Sabre Wulf. Banjo-Pilot: A plane-racing game starring Banjo and friends (and foes, too). It was originally known as Diddy Kong Pilot before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare put the kibosh on that game. It's Mr. Pants: A weird puzzle game starring Mr. Pants, who was once the mascot on Rare's website. It was going to be called Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, but it, too, had to be changed due to the aforementioned Microsoft acquisition. If any of Rare's other GBA games take your fancy, Matt, you can try them out on the Flophouse Plays channel and/or on your own time if you like. Who knows...some of them may surprise you in a good way like Grunty's Revenge did!
Pre-rendered sprites were a big thing on the GBA because 3D models were cheaper to make. You can tell it was a cost-cutting measure because the animation was usually phoned in. Minish Cap being a Capcom collab probably had a lot to do with looking so good.
Fun fact about Grunty's Revenge: It was never released in Japan. I'm not kidding. This GBA Banjo game along with Banjo Pilot never got released in Japan nor were they officially translated in Japanese. And we're salty that Mother 3 isn't in the west officially? Japan never got the GBA Banjo games!
Oh man I have so many memories of playing this over and over again one of the first games I had for my GBA this is that Matt McMuscles throwback I didn’t know I needed haha
I was a huge Kazooie and Tooie fan and I didn’t know this existed until I randomly saw it in a Gamestop; never saw a writeup in Nintendo Power or anything. While not an amazing game, I did think it was quite good and did a fine job of translating the Banjo Kazooie mechanics to isometric 2D.
I remember getting this game and feeling very unimpressed at first. Things picked up considerably after finding Kazooie, and while I don't consider it nowhere as good as the other games, I don't really regret playing it.
I knew there was a GBA Banjo, but I never knew what it looked like or how it played or the fact that there was THQ involvement. All things considered, it doesn't seem terrible.
I'd forgotten how the sheep in this look like Shaun the sheep from Wallace and gromit I suppose banjo kazooie eyes look very alike aardman claymation especially when it's low poly cgi converted to sprites
This was the first Banjo Kazooie game I owned and I loved it! Way better than the conker gbc game I owned, I didn’t have a clue what to do in that game…
A cool accomplishment on the GBA to capture the essence of a 3D platformer, but that also hinders the exploration and item collectibility. I DID play this when it was new, before I got BK on N64 (original hardware)
Interesting that this was intended to come on Game Boy Color in 1999, but for whatever reason, they just forgot about the project and revived it for GB Advance
Why aren't you playing the superior Java phone port of this game Matt?! Limited java sound effects, no music and using a Nokia keypad for directional control baby!
This game uses comic sans, no wonder it doesn't get talked about as much... (As I write comment I suddenly remember n64 games probably used comic sans also sooooo...)
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Banjo Kazooie is the music that plays when everything is going wrong at an opossum’s bar mitzvah
It feels very much in the bulk and skull canon of musical arrangements
@@Prohass YES.
The Jiggy Priest is going to be my new D&D Bard.
Crap like this is why people think bards are annoying…. Just saying
Dude...I legit love playing bards. I've even played a Bard that was actually a cleric to Bacchus because it fit thematically.
People who find Bards annoying are weak and don't see the true power of the class. And *that's a damned shame*.
But I love Bards. Can't get into Druids, though. They're more annoying in my opinion. Too high and mighty about nature and such. All around kinda meh. Entirely overshadowed by one subclass that everyone and their mums decided to give a rimjob to...
Bah. Bards are where it's at.
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge was a game that I got for my 19th birthday very shortly after it came out back in 2003. I loved both Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, and I had been looking forward to Grunty's Revenge ever since it was first announced at E3 2001. Needless to say, I started playing it as soon as I could to experience what Banjo and Kazooie's first portable adventure was like.
I, for one, felt it was a pretty neat and fun game. A lot of the BK staples were present and correct: collecting Jiggies, notes, and other stuff; playing mini games, kicking Grunty's butt, and, of course, Rare's wicked sense of humor. It was a joy to see that the classic BK gameplay had a decent translation to the GBA.
My only real problems with Grunty's Revenge was that it was quite short (only six worlds, including the Spiral Mountain hub world) and generally on the easy side (while the difficulty ramps up in the mid-late game, it's still not terribly taxing). Even so, I rather liked the game. It may not be quite as good as the N64 Banjo-Kazooie games, but it is still enjoyable while it lasts.
Some random tidbits about Grunty's Revenge:
-You actually do rescue Kazooie while exploring Breegull Beach, and from that point on, she journeys alongside you like in the previous games, all in an effort to foil Grunty's ultimate plan: to prevent the bear and bird from ever meeting in the first place, which would have prevented her defeat at the end of the first game.
-Mumbo's other transformations are as follows: a candle that can burn and melt enemies and obstacles, and which can also journey through dark rooms; an octopus that squirts water at its foes and can safely swim through oily and chilly waters; and a tank that can fire cannonballs at its adversaries.
-The remaining worlds are Bad Magic Bayou (a swamp world with a haunted mansion), Spiller's Harbor (a harbor plagued with polluted water), and Freezing Furnace (the obligatory snow world that houses Grunty's own factory).
Grunty's Revenge is one of seven games that Rare made for the GBA. They also ported Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, and 3, to the portable system, adding new collectibles, mini games, and, in the case of DKC3, new levels and a completely different soundtrack composed by David Wise. Their other THQ-published GBA games are as follows:
Sabre Wulf: A platform game featuring one of Rare's earlier heroes, Sabreman, who must retrieve treasures stolen by the vicious Sabre Wulf.
Banjo-Pilot: A plane-racing game starring Banjo and friends (and foes, too). It was originally known as Diddy Kong Pilot before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare put the kibosh on that game.
It's Mr. Pants: A weird puzzle game starring Mr. Pants, who was once the mascot on Rare's website. It was going to be called Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, but it, too, had to be changed due to the aforementioned Microsoft acquisition.
If any of Rare's other GBA games take your fancy, Matt, you can try them out on the Flophouse Plays channel and/or on your own time if you like. Who knows...some of them may surprise you in a good way like Grunty's Revenge did!
I have the weirdest urge to confess my sins to the Jiggy Priest.
Pre-rendered sprites were a big thing on the GBA because 3D models were cheaper to make. You can tell it was a cost-cutting measure because the animation was usually phoned in. Minish Cap being a Capcom collab probably had a lot to do with looking so good.
Grunt in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex
Man why didn't he just send Banjo back 5 minutes before they made the Grunty mech so they could stop it happening?!
Fun fact about Grunty's Revenge: It was never released in Japan. I'm not kidding. This GBA Banjo game along with Banjo Pilot never got released in Japan nor were they officially translated in Japanese.
And we're salty that Mother 3 isn't in the west officially? Japan never got the GBA Banjo games!
Grunty spitting nothing but bangers!
4:57 Okay the constant speech sounds is a bit much
The true Banjo Threeie
Oh man I have so many memories of playing this over and over again one of the first games I had for my GBA this is that Matt McMuscles throwback I didn’t know I needed haha
The video finally had it's time to be in front us, ww knowing its existence for like 2 weeks... I waited for this! And now I'll enjoy it!
Right? Just the right amount of time to enjoy it all over again
Every villain in every game should talk in rhymes.
I dont trust someone that calls themselves the Jiggy Priest.
Especially when they are around Jiggy Alter Boys
This was my first banjo game I owned. It was a weird couldn’t-put-it-down gba title for some reason. I always enjoyed the top down style games.
Also check out 'Scurge Hive' and 'Juka and the Monophonic Menace' for other cool/lesser known GBA games.
Ah the Banjo game that no one ever talks about (along with Banjo-Pilot)
Glad to see it have some time in the sun on the Flophouse
Thanks for this Matt! This was my all time favorite gba game as a kid
All I need is a title, I was thinking along the lines of no Kazooie and imposter Kazooies make me something something...
Surely a Mecha-Grunty would be called a Grundam?
Played this on my GBA during my early teen years. Really love this game, actually.
I wish this game would get a hd 2d remake. Such a beloved gba game that was one of my favorites for this system.
Wait until he gets to Banjo Pilot. That game is prime Wha Happun material.
That started life as Diddy Kong Pilot right?
@@matttheshadowman2790 and then was an impressive prototype that was paired back into the worst of both worlds.
The game gets crazy near the end with you needing to use multiple techniques to get a single Jiggy.
The ideal way to play this game is to watch Matt play it cos you get full voice acting
I was a huge Kazooie and Tooie fan and I didn’t know this existed until I randomly saw it in a Gamestop; never saw a writeup in Nintendo Power or anything. While not an amazing game, I did think it was quite good and did a fine job of translating the Banjo Kazooie mechanics to isometric 2D.
I remember getting this game and feeling very unimpressed at first. Things picked up considerably after finding Kazooie, and while I don't consider it nowhere as good as the other games, I don't really regret playing it.
Gundam? Don't you mean *Grundam?*
Really hope they add this to the GBA selection of games on Switch. Never got to play this growing up.
Max Payne Advance tried a similar graphical look. Can you imagine if they would have just made that comic book sprites? Could've been a hit.
This and the spyro seasons games on the gba I played all the time as a kid. Ah what a hood classic
This is one of the best games on GBA. So massively underrated.
Only the Jiggy Priest can absolve you of your jiggy sins.
I knew there was a GBA Banjo, but I never knew what it looked like or how it played or the fact that there was THQ involvement. All things considered, it doesn't seem terrible.
Rare humor was exceptional back then xD Conker's bad fur day is the best because they had no restraint
I'd forgotten how the sheep in this look like Shaun the sheep from Wallace and gromit
I suppose banjo kazooie eyes look very alike aardman claymation especially when it's low poly cgi converted to sprites
This was the first Banjo Kazooie game I owned and I loved it! Way better than the conker gbc game I owned, I didn’t have a clue what to do in that game…
It says the game was released in NA but... like... did anyone ever see it on shelves? I sure didn't. If I had I'd own it like for real
A cool accomplishment on the GBA to capture the essence of a 3D platformer, but that also hinders the exploration and item collectibility. I DID play this when it was new, before I got BK on N64 (original hardware)
Interesting that this was intended to come on Game Boy Color in 1999, but for whatever reason, they just forgot about the project and revived it for GB Advance
I actually really like this game! Grunty's Revenge makes me wish we had more isometric platformers on the GBA.
- V.D.
Did you ever finish Wanted Dead Matt?
Yes! More games like this!
Why aren't you playing the superior Java phone port of this game Matt?! Limited java sound effects, no music and using a Nokia keypad for directional control baby!
love u Matt 🖤
You should totally try out the Conker game for GBC next, I have very vague memories of playing it as a youngin'
Grunty's Revenge was definitely released *after* Banjo-Tooie.
I'm still, waiting patiently for Banjo-Threeie....:/
"The jiggy priest" - did you mean papa emeritus?
Has there ever been a "jinjovitis" joke?
It's a shame what happened to Rare.
This game uses comic sans, no wonder it doesn't get talked about as much...
(As I write comment I suddenly remember n64 games probably used comic sans also sooooo...)
He’s my baby and his name klungo
man a spin off game? never heard of this one.
Played the shit out of this and constantly fell for the fake GameCube Banjo Threeie pictures online... Ah to be young again
I think It would have been better if Bozzeye had Sabreman's voice.
Wario Land 4 has a beach level
It's awesome
Also PLAY MORE OF THIS
Als also als play Sigma Star Saga by wayforward
Lot of Wario Land 4 in my recommendeds lately for some reason, maybe because of *Pizza Tower*
Where can I download it and try it?
Probably on most rom sites that have GBA roms
Do Diddy Kong Racing DS and be a man!
That mole voice reminded me of ruclips.net/video/JIvjtfDoSlE/видео.html
I think It would have been better if Bozzeye had Sabreman's voice.
Day: 23 of asking for Def Jam the takeover
Give it up for day 23!
Screw MF DOOM. All my friends listen to Grunty Mixtapes.
Well I had a GBA but I didnt have a N64 so there was no reason for me to care about this game if I didnt play the N64 ones.
My favorite game