Fans decompile Banjo-Kazooie for native PC play

Fans decompile Banjo-Kazooie for native PC play

Thanks to a team of dedicated fans, you no longer need a $250 Nintendo 64 clone to party like it's 1998. Adorably goofy collectathon platformer Banjo-Kazooie is not only one of the N64's killer apps but also a legendary game in its own right, making it an obvious choice for preservation. — Read the rest The post Fans decompile Banjo-Kazooie for native PC play appeared first on Boing Boing.

Banjo-Kazooie Returns on PC as Banjo: Recompiled, the Surprising Recompiled Revival

For many old-school platformer fans, the wait for a good remake of the legendary Nintendo 64 title from 1998, “Banjo-Kazooie,” has been an interminably long time, and yet, even after thirty years, the game still holds a special place in the hearts of many. It has kind of languished away on old hardware or within [...]

Banjo-Kazooie gets an unofficial PC port thanks to modders, with handy technical tweaks and Steam Deck support

A group of modders wearing the finest reverse-engineering goggles has managed to port birdly and beary platformer Banjo-Kazooie to PC, with a bunch of extra bells and whistles to make sure it won't make for a disappointing dip back into your childhood or adulthood. Their creation's dubbed Banjo: Recompiled, and it dropped over the weekend.

Original Banjo-Kazooie gets surprise PC port as modders unveil ultrawide support, uncapped FPS, and much more

Last Updated on January 26, 2026 Modders just shadowdropped something many retro fans never expected to see: a native PC version of the original Banjo-Kazooie, rebuilt from the ground up to run smoothly on modern systems. This isn’t a traditional emulator setup. Instead, the game has been recompiled using modern tools, allowing it to run ...