Rareware has been responsible for some of the games I’ve spent countless hours playing, from racing around Timber’s Island in Diddy Kong Racing to exploring the worlds of Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country.
Some of these games are childhood favourites. Others are games I’ve returned to years later, sometimes with a few additional challenges thrown in.
This hub brings together my recorded adventures through Rareware’s games, whether I’m revisiting familiar territory, experimenting with randomizers or attempting challenges that seemed like a reasonable idea at the time.
These aren’t speedruns or demonstrations of perfect play. They’re simply my experiences with games I’ve enjoyed, including the mistakes, unexpected discoveries and occasional moments when everything finally comes together.
Diddy Kong Racing has already provided more than its fair share of those moments, particularly during my adventures with Krunch.
And there’s still plenty more to explore.
Latest Entries
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Banjo-Kazooie Entry 2 | Mumbo’s Mountain Complete | No Commentary
The adventure continues with a full exploration of Mumbo’s Mountain. Every Jiggy is collected, every musical note is gathered, and the first world is completed. The only hiccup along the way was trying to remember where one of the Empty Honeycomb Pieces was hiding! With the first world behind us, the journey through Gruntilda’s Lair…
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Banjo-Kazooie Entry 1 | Welcome to Spiral Mountain | No Commentary
A new Survivor Incognito adventure begins. Every journey has to start somewhere, and for Banjo and Kazooie, that means returning to Spiral Mountain. This first entry covers the tutorial, learning each of Banjo and Kazooie’s abilities, and taking the first steps into Gruntilda’s Lair. The adventure is only just beginning.
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Retro Reflections: Conker’s Bad Fur Day
How Did Rare Get Away With This? Revisiting the Games That Shaped a Lifetime of Gaming There was one thought that kept coming back to me throughout my return to Conker’s Bad Fur Day. How did Rare get away with putting this on a Nintendo console? Nintendo had built a reputation around games that could…
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Retro Reflections: Banjo-Kazooie
Nearly Thirty Years Later, the Rare Magic Is Still There Revisiting the Games That Shaped a Lifetime of Gaming Gruntilda had been defeated. Every Jiggy had been collected. Every musical note had been found. Every Jinjo had been rescued. The final Honeycomb Pieces were mine. There was nothing left to collect. After working my way…