Banjo-Kazooie (N64) - Stop 'n' Swop

[@JJ_R]

For anybody confused about what these items were meant to do, and how they originally worked; Stop ‘N’ Swop was named after something Rare was told would be a feature of the N64 console; It would allow some data to remain in the memory banks for a one minute after a game cartridge was removed. For the Stop ‘N’ Swop items, after collecting them, the player was supposed to take out the cartridge and immediately place Banjo Tooie into the system. This would unlock those items in that game. However, Nintendo never fully implemented this. At least, not to the extent Rare could use. The feature only worked for about a second or two, and (from what I heard, so don’t quote me) it was a safety measure to prevent data loss, if the console shook hard enough to interrupt gameplay. As a result, the information about these items were never officially released outside of the game, during the N64 era. So, when Banjo Tooie was released, they just put the three items shown in the moving pictures in that game as regular collectibles to be used to unlock bonus stuff in that game. However, from what I’ve seen in Lucahjin’s LP of Banjo Tooie, the Xbox version of Stop ‘N’ Swop actually works, since the data from the first game can be accessed in the second, kinda like DLC. This means, in that version, you can use all 6 eggs, not just two. They even have dialogue mentioning how long they’ve waited to use the Stop ‘N’ Swop feature! This was a blast! Looking forward to the next project.

[@LooneyTunerIan]

That's the end, but back we'll be. When you decide to play "Banjo-Tooie"!

[@Nortic111]

Man, this was such a great mystery back in the day!

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

The Blue Mystery Egg, Ice Key, Pink Mystery Egg and Yellow Mystery Egg will have to wait until Banjo-Tooie (2000).

[@swinelias]

Yeah, from what I've seen, this stop 'N' Swop was something that could've been used for bonus material in the sequel, although that wouldn't be posible until the Xbox version. A interesting bit of trivia, to be sure. Nice playthrough, can't wait for another one.

[@thewolfgabe3656]

They actually did bring back Stop n Swop for the XBLA ports of Banjo Kazooie and Tooie. If you have the relevant save data from Kazooie it unlocks the bonuses automatically. You could also use it to unlock unique parts in Banjo Kazooie Nuts n Bolts. I would actually kinda love it if you did a bonus video highlighting the differences between the N64 original and the HD 360 port.

[@Hawlo]

I sadly don't have the means to record the 360 version.

[@sonicANDtailsfan157k]

​@@Hawloso no Nuts and Bolts?

[@Hawlo]

@@sonicANDtailsfan157k No N&B.

[@sonicANDtailsfan157k]

@@Hawlo auh! 😔

[@FallenStarPunk]

Ahh yes...DLC before DLC was a thing. Lol

[@mr_lott08]

To add to using cheats, only the ones that unlock worlds or open note doors will cause your save file to be deleted. The infinite items and air ones are safe.

[@Hawlo]

Oh, I read that any cheat not given by Cheato or about SnS was dangerous, but I never double-checked myself. My bad.

[@mr_lott08]

@@Hawlo I recall having trouble with RBB, so I entered all the infinite codes with no threats from Grunty deleting the file. That also reminds me of when Bottles disabled saving after pestering him in the beginning.

[@Roboglenn387]

Oh yeah, the mooing threw me and my sibling for a serious loop there when we heard it... You'd think this was the way to get to the Cow Level or something. 7:05 It helps to hit the mute button.

[@krvgames9258]

I’m pretty sure you know this, but the Stop ‘N’ Swop was going to work with Banjo-Tooie, but a change to N64 Consoles basically made it so that now you only had ONE second to swap out the Banjo-Kazooie cartridge for Banjo-Tooie while the N64 was still powered on, thus making the Stop ‘N’ Swop impossible.

[@zacharyjoy8724]

I hope you enjoyed playing this game! With only a few glaring exceptions, it didn’t seem to give you much trouble. Happy weekend! 😊

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

The Blue Mystery Egg and the Pink Mystery Egg are held by Banjo-Kazooie Game Pak in Banjo-Tooie (2000).

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

I love the sound of cows mooing.

[@shinpixypixel7368]

Stop 'n' Swop would've been crazy for it's time if were implemented as intended. Shame it didn't happend

[@lordadrian1000]

Well i know in this game these items are useless, but in the next game, these are going to be life savers! And i can't wait for your next let play on that!

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

The giant boulder in Spiral Mountain will not be removed until Banjo-Tooie (2000).

[@greenrob8793]

Ahh and here we are, the Stop 'n' Swop, what was possible of course. And you did amazing. Continue doing amazing. Looking forward to much more.

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

i wish the nintendo switch online expansion pack versions of banjo-kazooie and banjo-tooie utilize stop n' swop the way the xbox 360 versions do

[@DeltaTubbz]

It doesn't? 😢

[@DeltaTubbz]

I would have thought they'd implement it 😢

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

@@DeltaTubbz well it's staying true to the original games, plus i found out you don't need to bring the eggs and key over from banjo-kazooie in the original banjo-tooie since they are hidden in game paks in that game

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

Wait until Banjo-Tooie (2000).

[@antoninoelieserjfmagalhaes6913]

10:25 => I only use one of these, and it goes: CHEAT GIVE THE BEAR LOTS OF AIR. It's because of Clanker's Cavern and my bad underwater controls.

[@JJ_R]

What about Rusty Bucket Bay?

[@antoninoelieserjfmagalhaes6913]

@@JJ_R any world that involves underwater sits under those factors for me.

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

Blue Mystery Egg in Heggy's Egg Shed unlock the HOMING cheat code. Ice Key is located to the right of the entrance in the small icy cavern which can be accessed using the Grip Grab in Jinjo Village to open the ice safe that contains a Mega Glowbo in the room at the icy side of Hailfire Peak.

[@samanthaanderson4112]

You'll also have to learn the Talon Torpedo move in Jolly Roger's Lagoon to enter that secret area in the Icy side of Hailfire Peaks to find that Safe located there.

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

@@samanthaanderson4112 Right you are, my friend.

[@samanthaanderson4112]

@pasqualembisceglia1989 and the precise location of this secret area is in the Glitter Gulch Mines, which you have to use the Turbo Talon Trot shoes in that small river that will lead you to this waterfall section that connects between Glitter Gulch Mines and Hailfire Peaks on the Icy side.

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

@@samanthaanderson4112 Right you are again, my friend.

[@GKafkias85]

I did all this on the OG Banjo Kazooie. Now I'm doing it on the Switch version! 😂

[@Trevthehedgehog7]

Sure hope they add Banjo-Tooie to the NOS soon, just so we can see if they implement Stop n' Swap for these two games, like they did for the Xbox Live Arcade re-releases. Now that I think about it, did they keep that feature in for Rare Replay? I'm just curious.

[@JJ_R]

I don’t think that’ll be the case. As indicated by the Banjo & Kazooie images on the Lives Counter, this is simply a port of the N64’s Banjo Kazooie, unlike the Xbox version which retooled the game to run at a higher frame rate, as well as make the music notes permanent collectibles. If Banjo Tooie comes out for the NSO, it’d have to be a port of the N64 version, which didn’t incorporate the Stop ‘N’ Swop feature. And, considering they didn’t even add an aiming reticule for Super Mario 3D All-Star’s version of Super Mario Sunshine, I don’t think they’d add all of that content for an NSO game.

[@Trevthehedgehog7]

@@JJ_R Hey, I can dream, can't I?

[@228-n6f]

If Microsoft ever plans to release Rare Replay for the Switch 2 with more games and the XBLA versions of Kazooie and Tooie as a port, then it could work the other way around. Hell, they could implement it for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Deluxe (If not, then a new installment for the franchise) for more content like let’s say Spirits or alternate costumes..

[@Loner098]

9:32 That sounds like a more cruel game design than losing to A Hat In Time's Seal The Deal EX Boss Rush, but understandable anyway.

[@tonystank3091]

Anyone should know that ripping out a game cartridge while it's running was never a good idea.

[@donalddiehl2912]

what'll be the next game?

[@josephfarrar1755]

Are you going to play Banjo-Tooie next?

[@Hawlo]

Nope.

[@samanthaanderson4112]

Well, it's not here yet. But I doubt he'll do it anyways, because I heard parts of that are incredibly difficult like Grunty Industries and a "certain bird" in the last world.

[@Hawlo]

@@samanthaanderson4112 Have a little more faith in me 😅

[@samanthaanderson4112]

@@Hawlo well, hopefully they'll fix that Rubberband AI on Canary Mary like Rare did in the Xbox 360 Live Arcade and Rare Replay for Xbox One. Because I've heard many complaints that she can be brutal for many players. She was even mentioned in NnB on how challenging she was.