Mini-Scribes – November 23rd 2010

by Lerako on Nov 23rd, 2010

Q: Dear Banjo-Makers,
It seems Rare has moved on from 3D platformers and on to the more popular and current genres out there (OMGOSH FPS!!!1111thenumberone11111!!11!!!!!11!!!1!), but you know, I’m okay with that, as Spongebob Squarepants would say, it is nature’s way. With that said do you guys still support the genre as fans? The few 3D platformers coming out now are generally on the Wii (Epic Mickey for example, I mean come on! You guys made Mickey’s Speedway USA! Which now that I think about it is odd because you’re stationed in the UK, but still if anyone should have got to make a Mickey platformer it’s Rareware!) but do you still enjoy the genre at your leisure?
Micro Moose

A: Naturally – we’re all still gamers, we all have our own tastes irrespective of what we’re working on. It’s fair to say that we can appreciate the likes of Super Mario Galaxy 2 as much as the next man/woman/Toad. After the experimental aspects of Nuts & Bolts, it was just assumed rather than stated that we’d ‘abandoned’ pure platformers. In truth anything is still fair game, but as we’re prioritising Kinect at this point in time we need to think about things that work best in that area. That’s how we landed on Kinect Sports, and that’s how we’ll whittle down the options to work out what comes next.

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Q: Wizards and Warriors. One of the best games developed by Rare in the day. Bring it back. Bring it back right.
Erik M Heckman

A: How do we know if we’re bringing it back right? What if we inadvertently bring it back wrong? You know – like Flatliners. It’s just too risky, man.

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Q: Are there any possibilities for a PC version of Nuts & Bolts? I’m a longtime Banjo fan and I don’t want to dish out $250 for just one game.
Kalen Hodge

A: Not very likely at this stage. Viva Piñata made it, but it was a much better fit for the PC market at the time. Still, look on the bright side, once you’ve got a 360 you can also download the tarted-up versions of Kazooie and Tooie. And Jetpac Refuelled while you’re there – might as well. Then go back and pick up Kameo and Ghoulies and Viva Piñata. See? Practically paid for itself already.

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