Tue, May 20, 2008 | 07:27 BST
Rare shows “Fat Banjo” concept art
Some lovely bits of early art from Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts here, showing some of the creative process behind the new Banjo model and the “Fat Banjo” that never was. From Rare’s site:
This exclusive Nuts & Bolts concept art by Rare’s Ryan Stevenson shows us that they toyed with all sorts of ideas before settling on the design we see in the game today. As we know from the storyline, Banjo is in retirement, and completely out of practice, so there is a whole section in the concept art called Fat Banjo.
Take a look. The game’s out this year. For all our Banjo coverage so far, hit this.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360
Tags: Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, concept art, rare
5 comments
#1
Psychotext
19/05/08, 1:05 pm
Banjo for the modern console generation!
#2
pjmaybe
19/05/08, 1:20 pm
/inserts inevitable “tailored for the American market” comment
#3
morriss
19/05/08, 1:20 pm
Psycho: Speak for yourself! My slim Bourne Conspiracy T-Shirt suits me fine.
#4
Blerk
19/05/08, 1:34 pm
But does he shit in the woods?
#5
Psychotext
19/05/08, 1:37 pm
morriss: I was under the impression that the size of your particular T-Shirt was “big boned”.