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Podcast: Radio Mike
Episode: WHO THE HELL ARE BANJO & KAZOOIE?
Description: Bear & Bird. An unlikely combination of animals to stumble across, and and even more unlikely combination of friends. Banjo the Bear and Kazooie the Bird are two of the most elusive and infamous video game characters of all time.Launching as a duo in the self-titled 1999 Nintendo 64 game, Banjo-Kazooie, the pair quickly became the favourite characters of many kids born in the 90s. The game, created by British developers, Rare, and composed by the talented Grant Kirkhope, was praised by critics. After an equally successful follow up, Banjo-Tooie, in the year 2000, the duo faded into seeming obscurity - p...