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3D Platformers are games where movement, traversal and mainly jumping is the core of the gameplay. They are a tridimensional equivalent of 2D platformer one of the most popular video game genres in the third and fourth generation of video game consoles.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
Beehives are honey containing hives that appear in every single Banjo-Kazooie game.
Biggyfoot is a enemy that resembles "Big Foot"
Winged, usually flying creatures, many of which enjoy perching on branches and defecating on unfortunate victims below.
Bogfoot is an enemy found in Banjo-Kazooie Grunty's Revenge.
In video games, breaking the fourth wall occurs when a game becomes aware of its nature as a game, or when a character directly acknowledges the player.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
A Chinker is a large ice cube in the Banjo-Kazooie franchise
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The concept of requiring the player to collect large amounts of multiple tokens to progress in the game, learn new abilities, unlock secrets or optional content, etc. It was often implemented in the early platformers of the N64 & Playstation era.
Croctus are a group of golden crocodiles that like eggs.
Cursed Beehives are an evil varient of the standard Beehive.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
The ability for an athlete or character, especially in extreme sports or platforming games, to rotate their bodies in a frontal or backward motion, creating inertia that propels them into a flipping motion.
Germuloids are slimy creatures created by Klungo to add to Gruntilda's monster army.
Gliding is an ability that allows a character to extend their jump further usually through the help of wings or other aerodynamic tools. Unlike flying, gliding usually doesn't allow the character to gain or maintain altitude, but only slows its descent.
These green ghosts are found in Bad Magic Bayou.
A Grille Chompa is a large lungfish that appears in multiple locations in Banjo-Kazooie
The ground pound is a move where a person in midair somehow makes themselves strike the ground with more force than if they had merely landed. Popularly known as the "butt stomp" due to Super Mario 64's variant, which appeared as though Mario was attacking foes with his rear end.
When a character's spoken voice consists entirely of grunts or simple expressions of emotion, even if the character is able to say a lot more through text-based dialogue.
Gruntlings are Gruntilda's most loyal minions and are found all throughout her lair.
Games featuring guests introduce playable, established characters from outside of a franchise. Primarily but not exclusively seen in fighting games.
Games in which the two main protagonists are of different species.
Race of placid creatures that routinely get kidnapped in the Banjo-Kazooie series. They have evil counterparts that are called MInjos.
Klang is an enemy disguised as a barrel who is found in Grunty Industries.
Livewires are enemies found in the Banjo-Kazooie series.
Maggie Birds are enemies found in Banjo-Kazooie Gruntys Revenge.
Minjo's are the arch enemys of the Jinjo's
A partner is someone in a duo that shares the same status and/or billing. In video games, you often switch from one to the other because they have different strengths and weaknesses.
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