Cameos
Bottles' House
Jet Force Gemini Posters
In Bottles' house, Goggles has a poster of Juno and Speccy has a poster of Vela, the heroes of Rare game Jet Force Gemini.
Donkey Kong Doll
In Bottles' house, Speccy is holding a squeaky Donkey Kong doll.
Grunty Industries
Jet Force Gemini Poster
In the workers quarters of Grunty Industries, there is a poster of Vela from Jet Force Gemini.
Refrigerator Magnets
In the workers quarters of Grunty Industries, the refrigerator is covered in magnets based on logos of Rare games.
- Rare company logo
- Banjo-Tooie
- Donkey Kong
- Perfect Dark
- Jet Force Gemini
Twycross Crates
In Grunty Industries there are lots of boxes with writing on them. One of them says "Deliver to Twycross England". Twycross is the location of Rare's UK headquarters.
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Loggo's Mario Reference
In Grunty Industries, talk to Loggo and he'll ask you to unclog him. Speak to him again before attempting to unclog him and the following conversation takes place:
Loggo: I'm all blocked up… Help!
Kazooie: Then call a plumber. I think Mario's free at the moment.
Loggo: I don't think he actually does that kind of work anymore…
Sabreman
On the Hailfire Peaks stage there is a major cameo appearance from one of the first Rare characters, Sabreman, hero of four of Rare's ZX Spectrum games from 1984: Sabre Wulf, Underwurlde, Knight Lore and Pentagram.
Finding Sabreman
When you reach Hailfire Peaks, transform into Mumbo Jumbo and head into the ice section. On the frozen shore you find an explorer trapped in ice. Use Mumbo's magic to free him and after he thaws he introduces himself as Sabreman. He says he was led to the frozen side of Hailfire Peaks by the Sabre Wulf in 1984, and he's been frozen ever since.
Warm him up and have Banjo carry him back to the tent on the fiery side of Hailfire Peaks. His tent has the Sabre Wulf logo on the side.
Note
The final Sabreman game on the ZX Spectrum, Pentagram, was actually released in 1986.
Dolphin Reference
After rewarding you with a Jiggy, Sabreman falls asleep. If you talk to him, he says he might take a ride on a dolphin - a reference to the working title of the GameCube.
Mr. Pants
On Rare's website, the webmaster needed a character to appear on the questionnaire page. Unable to get hold of a render, Leigh Loveday (the website maintainer) created Mr. Pants - a stickman wearing a pair of red underpants and a bowler hat. He became so well known through the website that he started making cameos, including two in this game.
Mr. Pants Constellation
In Witchyworld, head to the Dodgems Dome in Space Land and look out of the windows. You will eventually be able to see a star constellation of Mr. Pants drifting across the sky.
Mr. Pants on TV
On Hailfire Peaks, go into Boggy the Polar Bear's igloo. On his widescreen TV you can see an image of Mr. Pants.
Perfect Dark Bedsheets
In Boggy's igloo on Hailfire Peaks, go down the stairs to the bedroom area. High on the wall is a bunk-bed. If you climb onto it and check the design of the bedsheets, they feature the Perfect Dark logo.
Ordnance Storage
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In Glitter Gulch Mine you meet Bullion Bill who tells you 15 sticks of dynamite are running loose in Ordnance Storage. When you go down to sort them out, the view changes to a first-person perspective and Banjo holds Kazooie like a gun.
The map for the Ordnance Storage area is laid out almost identically to the Goldeneye 007 multiplayer map, Complex.
Jolly Roger Bay
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D. Jones's Locker
Aside from the locker of D. Jones, the other lockers on the sea floor are marked with the named of Rare employees:
- C. Sutherland
- G. Mayles
- S. Fileccia
- W. Bryan
- K. Connell
- G. Kirkhope
- D. Pashute
- A. Pollington
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Jolly's Bar
One of the patrons of Jolly's Bar is Captain Blackeye. The character was originally going to appear as the main antagonist of Project: Dream, the game that was remodelled and eventually became the first Banjo-Kazooie.
Other points of interest in the bar include:
- Picture of Treasure Trove Cove from Banjo-Kazooie
- Picture of Sharkfood Island from Banjo-Kazooie
- Picture of the secret pink egg from Treasure Trove Cove in Banjo-Kazooie
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Pawno's Emporium
Items of interest in Pawno's Emporium include:
- Picture of Brentilda from Banjo-Kazooie resting against a wall
- A large Gruntilda doll from Banjo-Kazooie's Furnace Fun stage
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Tiptup
Tiptup the turtle from Diddy Kong Racing and Banjo-Kazooie appears in Jolly Roger Bay, waiting for an egg to hatch.
Grunty's Quiz
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As in Banjo-Kazooie, the end of Banjo-Tooie features a quiz where you must answer questions about the game, and some of the wrong answers are references to other games:
What type of doll is Bottles' daughter playing with in Jinjo Village?
- Joanna Dark
- Banjo
- Donkey Kong
Which Jet Force Gemini character can you find a poster of in Grunty Industries?
- Vela
- Juno
- Lupus
What is on the wallpaper in the factory workers quarters?
- Mumbo
- Joanna Dark
- Gruntilda
What game does not have a refrigerator magnet in the Workers Quarters in Grunty Industries?
- Jet Force Gemini
- Perfect Dark
- Banjo-Kazooie
Since when has Sabreman been frozen in his block of ice in Hailfire Peaks?
- 1982
- 1984
- 1986
