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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Well overdue, here's a new original song! 👀 This is from Riverside Ruins, a new Banjo-Kazooie level made by the Hackpack community 🐻 🐦 Enjoy! 🎶 @grantkirkhope.bsky.social Any thoughts Grant? 🤔 I rarely get to show you an original song! (no pun intended...) #banjokazooie #n64 #retro #90s #midi

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Sacred Temple - B-K Rare Relay: Riverside Ruins

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Finally time for another original melody! 🎶 🐻 🐦 This is The Outlands, a strange and little-explored part of the Isle O' Hags... maybe for a good reason!! 👀 I backed my main melody up with plenty of Kirkhope classics, of course 😉 how'd I do, big man? @grantkirkhope.bsky.social #banjokazooie #n64

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The Outlands - Banjo-Kazooie: Quest 4 Kurkoins

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Finally time to return to Quest 4 Kurkoins! 🐻🐦🧩 Q4K was the very first hack I started working on, it's a joy to return to it after many years❤️ This one takes heavy inspiration from Showdown Town, to try bridge the gap between both eras of game. Can't wait for folks to play this!! 🙌 #banjokazooie

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Spiral Village - Banjo-Kazooie: Quest 4 Kurkoins

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Steve Burke @steveburkemusic.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

As a follow up to my previous post of unused music written for Viva Piñata, here is some music that was used in the game. Hurrah! Romance Dances... frolicking around in the freshly cut grass ;) Nearly the game's 20th Anniversary. #vivapinata youtu.be/PE9zHu2qAok?...

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Viva Piñata - Romance Dances (from the Composer)

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

DID YOU KNOW? Before featuring in "Banjo-Kazooie", shaman Mumbo-Jumbo was a formative part of the Seattle 'grunge' music scene! 🎶🎸 (Full album in video description!) #nirvana #banjokazooie #n64 #midi Didn't know you had such a great singing voice, @grantkirkhope.bsky.social! 😛

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Smells Like Teen Spirit, but it's Banjo-Kazooie (ft. Mumbo-Jumbo)

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PJ 🎃 @pjtheace.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Agreed! One of the best mods I’ve ever played 😄

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Remember 64 (Dave) @remember64show.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

the whole package is just AWESOME. Great work all around

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The complete soundtrack to Banjo-Kazooie: Nostalgia 64 is finally available! 🙌 🐻 🐦 All NINTEY-TWO songs!! (😱) Check it out in this big ol' playlist, and see how many songs you remember 👀 @kurkogames.bsky.social #banjokazooie #n64 #retrogaming #midi #rareware #ost

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Banjo-Kazooie: Nostalgia 64 OST // Full Soundtrack - YouTube

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

For a 30-year-old unreleased game, Dream sure had some fantastic songs 🤯 I used an original Dream midi for this rework, combining instruments from the BK font to get it closer to the original mix. How'd I do lads? Feeling nostalgic yet? 😆 @grantkirkhope.bsky.social @thejinjonator.bsky.social

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Edson's Theme (Dream: Land of Giants) - Banjo-Kazooie: Nostalgia 64 OST

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

youtu.be/vzZ7clU-TfY Here once again to prove the B-K soundfont works with any song, here's Daft Punk - Something About Us 64 (vocals by Guy-Mumboel) 🤖🤖🐻🐦 #midi #daftpunk #n64 #banjokazooie

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Something About Us 64 - Random Access Mumbos (Daft Punk in Banjo-Kazooie)

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

RIP to a huge inspiration of mine, Mani's basslines are what got me into bass in general. Don't worry mate, you were Adored.

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Steve Mayles @winkysteve.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

25 years since we released Banjo-Tooie! Have a boss-montage. Bosses are always the most fun to make. See how big and strong Mr Patch is!

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Playtonic @playtonicgames.com · 21/11/2025

We're lucky to have amazing artists on our team, like Steve Mayles, hero of the Playtonic Batcave! 🦇 Check out @winkysteve.bsky.social for more awesome artwork 🎨 bsky.app/profile/winkysteve.bsky.so…

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Grant Kirkhope @grantkirkhope.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Sounds great 👍

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

"Gee, was Spiral Mountain always made of flesh...?" Here's my theme to a truly gruesome place in @kurkogames.bsky.social's most recent release, "The Lair Witch Project" 👻 I've pulled an ancient melody for the outro from a Beta of @grantkirkhope.bsky.social's Frantic Factory. How'd I do, Grant? 🤔

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Blood Mountain - Banjo-Kazooie: The Lair Witch Project

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Mark Kurko @kurkogames.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🎃BK The Lair Witch Project🎃 Public version already available Happy Halloween!!

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SynaMax 🎧 Nested Dreams Dev // Video Game Historian @synamax.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I saw in my YT subscriptions that Vinny Vinesauce was playing this!

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Mika Ghoul Kiwi @mikangamerprime.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I work on the custom spooky soundscape that my friend @ripostebk.bsky.social and the talented Kurkomods used in the soundtrack. I recommend trying this out if you want something scary and yet fun to play. Content warning though, this mod has some gore and violent content. Viewer Discretion advised.

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Mark Kurko @kurkogames.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

🎃BK The Lair Witch Project🎃 Early Access: Available Public Release: October 31th

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ReCollect64 @recollect64.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

[UPDATED] Lair Witch Project Early Access ROM Now Available! Kurko's Halloween BK game! defaultdnb.github.io/ReCollect64/... #N64 #ReCollect64 @kurkogames.bsky.social

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Mika Ghoul Kiwi @mikangamerprime.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I work on this mod with the talented @ripostebk.bsky.social and @kurkogames.bsky.social and @jjmhbe20.bsky.social. I will make a warning though, this is a pretty bloody and violent romhack. Make sure to check it out either way if you can handle such content.

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

@vinny.vinesauce.com A recent article on Prime 4 apparantly revealed that Sylux's backstory is partly locked behind his $30 amiibo. So anyway, heres your Obligatory VDS Meme. (by VipVio on Reddit)

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Mika Ghoul Kiwi @mikangamerprime.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

youtu.be/64tnwQ8la1M Content warning: Gore and pretty violent content. @kurkogames.bsky.social got me involved of being a soundbank programmer for this project, I want to thank him for having me on board of this project. Same goes to @ripostebk.bsky.social and looking forward to this one.

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Banjo Kazooie Halloween 2025

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

@davidwise.bsky.social Hio Mr. Wise! 👋 I made a little re-arrangement of Greenwood Village for a Banjo-Kazooie mod - how'd I do? Super fun to rework a classic I've loved since I was a kid. Cheers for all your work! 🙌 youtu.be/C5Q8p2k1wPA

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Greenwood Forest - Banjo-Kazooie: Nostalgia 64 OST

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Mark Kurko @kurkogames.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

🧩BK The Corrupted Jiggys🧩 Mod by Sorra, available on August 16th, check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTEx...

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Banjo Kazooie "The Corrupted Jiggys" (Trailer 2)

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ReCollect64 @recollect64.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

BK: Corrupted Jiggies Update ROM Hack by Sorra1 ~ Aug 12, 2025 defaultdnb.github.io/ReCollect64/... #N64 #ReCollect64 @kurkogames.bsky.social

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Mark Kurko @kurkogames.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

🌳BK4 Quest for Kurkoins🌳 Spiral Village Preview

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Oakieland @oakieland.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Updated Banjo noises, jump and walk cycle by Tanooki. I added a Mario Odyssey-esque dust cloud that follows behind Banjo. #BanjoKazooie

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

@robinbeanland.com Hio Beano 👋 I recreated by ear one of my favourite songs of yours, "LOGBOX720", for the N64! 🐻 🐦 Hope I did it justice! The music everyone made for BK: Nuts & Bolts was and still is fantastic, 17 years later 🔥 youtu.be/8CjNjxVwM-4 #n64 #banjokazooie

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Expansion City (LOGBOX720) - Banjo-Kazooie: Nostalgia 64 OST

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Riposte @ripostebk.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

@apzonerunner.com Loved your insight in the recent VGC pod man, great stuff - especially this clip youtube.com/clip/UgkxUN4... I've worked on Banjo-Kazooie romhacks for years now - if Rare/MS wanted a game in the vein of Christian Whitehead's Sonic work, there's whole teams of us Rare-ing to go...

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 04/07/2025

Xbox producer recommends laid off workers should use AI to 'help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss': aftermath.site/xbox-microsoft...

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Chris Seavor 🎃👀🐿 @conkerhimself.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Well, not that it matters anymore but might as well serialize this again on here, (caveat: It was put together in a week, long before AI, so i had to grab what i could for the pitch which was NOT intended for external use. So if that's your art, my apologies, time was a factor) Part 1 #perfectdark

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

An Xbox producer has attracted criticism for suggesting laid-off devs should use AI for ‘career planning and emotional clarity’. vgc.news/news/xbox-pr...

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Now-deleted post attracted criticism for the games industry…

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Adam McDonald @adammcdlt.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This demo. It is actually in-engine. I was one of three level designers that worked on it. It worked best if you played it the way the person playing in the video plays it, but it still worked even if you didn't hit the marks perfectly.

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Perfect Dark - Gameplay Reveal - Xbox Games Showcase 2024

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Ed Bryan @thejinjonator.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Fuck me, this is grim. Why does anything to do with Rare still have this effect on me? Heart goes out to people affected. It’s like a bit of me have been chopped off. Which is weird given how long a go I left.

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

"The Xbox project has failed. And as a result, Xbox is now a third-party publisher. One with a console and a subscription service, but a third-party publisher all the same." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-xbox-w...

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The Xbox we knew is dead

Opinion: The failure of the Xbox project comes at a price, and we're seeing that play out

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Chris Seavor 🎃👀🐿 @conkerhimself.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

'Hey, Grok? Write me a 'thanks, now fuck you' memo to my staff, but use as many corporate bullshit words and phrases as you think i (you) can get away with. Oh and don't actually say 'fuck you', just imply it via brutally uncaring coldness and a near sociopathic level of insincerity. Love ya, Phil.'

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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 02/07/2025

Banjo-Kazooie and Sea of Thieves director Gregg Mayles, Rare’s most experienced and influential game designer, will leave the company after more than 35 years following the cancellation of Everwild, sources have told VGC. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources...

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Sources: Banjo-Kazooie, Sea of Thieves director leaves Rare after 35 years, following Everwild cancellation | VGC

Influential designer Gregg Mayles will leave the company…

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AmiyaYuki64 🐈 ✨ Twitch PNGtuber @amiyayuki64.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Stream has ended! We've cleared 5 worlds so far & loving every second of it! Make sure to go show @ripostebk.bsky.social & @kurkogames.bsky.social some love & check out their other works! We raided @orangeisborange.com and their Majora's Mask Birthday Stream! Be sure to show all them some love!

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The Jewker @thejewker.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Banjo Kazooie: Nostalgia 64 is a fantastic love letter to the N64. This one's an easy recommendation if you love Banjo. It was so satisfying to go for the 100% on this. Every secret I discovered was just so satisfying that my stream did not believe me when I insisted when I was doing was intended

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Remember 64 (Dave) @remember64show.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Happy Friday! We’re super excited to dive into the huge, awesome new mod for Banjo-Kazooie from @kurkogames.bsky.social! Nostalgia 64 celebrates the N64 like never before! All the episode links are below 🤓👇 🎧

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Mark Kurko @kurkogames.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

🎉Download🎉 BK Nostalgia 64 v1.1

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Grant Kirkhope @grantkirkhope.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Haha sounds great!

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