Rare Shows Off Footage of the Game that Became Banjo-Kazooie

It could've happened.

Before there was Banjo-Kazooie, there was Dream: Land of Giants. It was a simple story of a boy and his dog exploring a brand new world. Rare worked on it for years before it became the N64 classic platformer, and today, they’ve decided to tell the story of what almost was.

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In the video above, Rare employees go into Dream’s conception, their experience making it, to the change in genre and style, and how it became the Banjo-Kazooie title gamers know and love today. Banjo even almost became a rabbit at one point in development. Because rabbits are awesome.

It’s pretty fascinating and looks kinda cool in and of itself. Is it too late to make this a thing? Hey, if they’re making a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie with that Yooka-Laylee game, maybe people will throw down money to see Dreams become an actual thing.

Think Dreams would make a cool title in this era in gaming? Let us know in the comments below.

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