BANJO KAZOOIE - The Ice Key (Animation)

This is my love letter to the Banjo Kazooie Franchise, both its games and the wonderful community that have kept it alive and going for all these years. I hope you all enjoy.
Special thanks to Banana Meteor for doing the amazing title card!
/ banana_meteor
And another Special thanks to Dark_Grunt and Noteblock for making the fantastic music for me!
Dark Grunt:
/ @darkgruntmusic
Noteblock:
/ @noteblock

[@NathanielBandy]

RIP the Ice Key, this turned out really good! Had me laughing quite a few times haha

[@Mallerd]

Thank you so much Nathan!!! I really tried to capture the cartoony spirit of the original games and I feel I succeeded quite well in that!

[@PVMPlays]

I absolutely love how quickly this went from "a BK adventure" to "Banjo and Kazooie turn into Looney Tunes over a simple task". The little touches in Grunty's room (hi Conker's cash) and actually having all the worlds on a cohesive island was wonderful. Gave more life to the world by making sense of the level warps haha. Animation and music was fantastic too, everything came together perfectly!!

[@Mallerd]

I spend three days drawing the island so Im super happy to hear you liked it! I really want to make the Isle feel like one cohesive place. I absolutely love how they did it in Tooie but always wished they had included the Original games worlds

[@Rubberman202]

2:01 - I like the idea that Freezeezy Peak is right next to Hailfire Peaks, it makes sense.

[@thend4427]

Didn't expect to see u here lol

[@kylebarclay9352]

I loved this. Especially keeping accurate with the lore and having the ice key do absolutely nothing in the end :,)

[@Mallerd]

Hahaha Thank you!!!

[@NoteBlock]

Thanks for having me on to do some music! This turned out great!

[@Remited201]

I just found out about this, and I really loved it instantly! The fact it's a silent cartoon is perfect for Banjo Kazooie, and it reminds me of that old Banjo Kazooie teaser that ended up being Nuts and Bolts with the duo trying to get something that's out of their reach. And those are pretty good Banjo and Kazooie impressions, coming from someone who loves doing the impression as well. I can see this becoming a series if you have any more cool ideas. Thank you so much for making this!

[@Mallerd]

So fun fact! The first thing they try is based on that Nuts and Bolts teaser. I thought it be funny if Banjo tried the exact same thing with Kazooie to break open the wall since it had worked in the Nuts and Bolts teaser and then having it just not end up working at all.

[@Pablo-312]

You know what they say "Action speaks louder than words".

[@CharlyConNostalgia]

Now THIS is how you turn a cartoony video game into an animation that retains its essence. I love it, great job 🧡

[@PopulousBox09]

I can't express how much I love this! It captures the right energy for the bear and bird duo! I hope you make some more animations of the duo! :3

[@Pablo-312]

Pure cinema of this Fan-animation! I can watch this all day and all night!!!

[@sunboy4224]

Wow, this is great!! Some amazing classic animation, very high quality. Loved some of the Easter eggs, too (like Nuts and Bolts)!

[@DarkGruntMusic]

Absolutely beuatifuuul, it is so freaking fun! Banjo-Kazooie could definitely use some more animations like this, I think the characters go so well with it! Incredible work, and I'm really happy that I could contribute to it with my music! ❤

[@Kappinski]

Kazooies face when she threw the potion

[@PFX.]

Glad to see the bear and bird getting some more animated love. Nice work! :D

[@JasmineRobotnik]

Another amazing banjo Kazooie cartoon that will live rent free in my brain

[@thetruegoldenknight]

THE ICE KEY! Memory unlocked!

[@BanjoGate]

I love the attention paid to the potion scene and the whole island!

[@projectdreamstudio]

This is absolutely fantastic!!! Would love to see a full series of these.. Bravo!

[@atenschun6254]

This animation is fair and effective. it's music direction is above average. It's sound design, likewise. It's presentation is professional. The story is, in essence, well-worn, but adequately told. For perfect irony, Banjo needed to slip on something they'd both callously discarded, or the resultant artefact of some offense they'd perpetrated in their zealotry for the prize.

[@thejurassicwonder2307]

This was awesome man! Not onky was this funny, but it was also a great tribute to my favorite video game franchise! Poor Banjo and Kazooie at the end XD

[@MrRazia5271]

This is very good, the music Is Amazing and the Little details like the Conkers Money in the Gruntilda's Lair or the Isle' O' Hags! Good job!

[@cjdestroyahanimation7729]

Poor guys. All that and the key breaks xdxd.This was a fantastic short Mallard. The characters were expressive and some gags made me giggle. I would love to see more. Well done.

[@Ellieh6049]

I absolutely adore this! Banjo Kazooie was a fave of mine growing up! Brilliant animation, well done!

[@bananabolt9098]

An animated Banjo Kazooie series is a great idea. Imagine the ratings of people watching such a show.

[@megacrashfan8297]

Just watch the full video, really awesome job my guy! I liked the way it’s animated, the music, voices of the Bear and Bird and especially how accurate to the game are! You deserved a medal my friend!

[@Mallerd]

That's incredibly nice of you to say dude!! Thank you so much!

[@stefkalkers5781]

Wish I spotted this when it came out yesterday. This is awesome, I love the visual humour and animation style. The nuclear explosion caused by a mystery brew was my favourite.

[@SlayerSantiago]

Would love to see an entire Banjo-Kazooie animated series! Great job on this!

[@PixxelTrixx]

1:51 "so, you want some green stuff?" 💲💲💲🤑

[@rufflechips1080]

ATLEAST SOMEONE NOTICED THE CONKER MONEY! ^_^

[@GameMusic4All]

The music went perfectly!

[@ALittleBitCheesy]

This is one of my favourite youtube videos now something about this just makes me happy probably cuz i love banjo kazooie anyways this shits fire

[@e-mananimates2274]

Not bad! Their attempts to get the Ice Key reminds me of that one teaser for Nuts & Bolts!

[@WillyToons]

Amazing! Such a great idea, and the music was outstanding!!

[@jessicacortese1168]

Wow... Impressive job! 😍 It reminds me the childhood cartoons (Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes...) I used to watch before bedtime. I would have definitely loved it. Thanks for this amazing gift fellow BK lover ❤

[@Mallerd]

Thank you so much for watching! Looney Tunes was definitely a big inspiration on this!

[@SonicJrandSarah]

Wait, if Banjo and Kazooie could go to the top of Gruntilda's tower to get the potion to blow up the ice wall, why don't they save Tooty while they're there?

[@MeDsCP]

I love the Conker's Bad Fur Day cameo in Grunty's Lair!

[@Wyvarie]

Bro this is awesome! The animation is so fluid, and the comedic timing is on point. 👌 I especially loved the seagulls getting deleted out of existence at 2:02 phahaha. Epic work!

[@Mallerd]

The seagulls were the very last thing I changed to it yesterday before exporting it actually haha! So happy you liked it!!!

[@TrendOrchestra]

Amazing work!! So impressive you did this yourself too.👏

[@Mallerd]

With help from Banana Meteor, Dark Grunt and Noteblock for the amazing Title card and music!!! They really elevated my animation a ton!!

[@BJMashPotato]

This was absolutely fun to watch! Keep it up!

[@itsMKiAM]

This is so good. So much love and heart…! 🔥❤️👍

[@raptoranimations2857]

How does this not have more views this is absolutely amazing and the nostalgia hits hard

[@Miketendo64]

This was absolutely brilliant and we loved every second. We saw your post on X and couldn't get the link to load up fast enough. We hope you have more episodes in the works because this was peak! Liked and subscribed.

[@soleya9707]

I love the music and sound design!

[@Mallerd]

Shoutouts to @DarkGruntMusic and @NoteBlock for the amazing Tunes! 🎶

[@dshaynietheawesome]

Every single second of this made me smile

[@rugg1590]

Love the animation! Great work! Yer very talented!

[@glaciens23]

That poor Glowbo will never be free... Love the animation and humor. And even some references to other rare games like the Cash from Conker's Bad fur day😂❤

[@HillelArt]

Amazing work!! So well animated and fun!

[@Mallerd]

Thanks Hillel 😊

[@Brick_Mark]

WOW this was great! It felt like a actual episode of a series! Goodjob bro🔥

[@KotBox]

Absolutely brilliant work :)

[@Camtoonist]

Fantastic Job!

[@pocketillust]

THIS WAS SO FUN! i loved it!!

[@patrickquinones2533]

And kazooie knows exactly where to put it...

[@TheJManOrRiot]

Awesome! Keep them coming!

[@Kurko_Games]

Amazing job! 🙌

[@Mallerd]

Thanks Kurko! Amazing job on your great mods as well!! Really cool to see such a big figure in the Banjo Community commenting on this :D

[@Kurko_Games]

@@Mallerd Glad you like my projects!

[@TREXZELGATITO]

Hermoso! 🐻 De las mejores animaciones de Banjo-Kazooie que he visto!

[@DoubleC2006]

Certainly had fun watching this! Sure wish I could help with sound editing on the next one you may do!

[@FelipeLima-fi7tt]

This is so good i love it congratulations

[@Metalizationer]

Adore this 👏

[@mrMonkTOC]

Very good work! ♡

[@dkracingfan2503]

Amazing job my man!

[@Sweetrad]

This needs way more views

[@Minronis]

Fantastic stuff, very entertaining.

[@GummyGummzy]

THE CONKER BAD FUR DAY MONEY REFERENCE

[@GummyGummzy]

It’s at 1:51 btw

[@ivansimonov6076]

Best Animation Ever.

[@SharnyPooza]

This is truly incredible

[@fabuzato]

Just amazing

[@santiagochavez6611]

I love this so much🖤

[@rufflechips1080]

epic

[@James-wf8nu]

So coooolll!

[@Aelita1234]

HAH! love it! =w=

[@territaylor4117]

I find it funny that channels like this only "love" comments from bigger channels lol

[@Mallerd]

What does "channels like this" even mean?

[@territaylor4117]

@@Mallerd I guess you could say clout chasing.

[@Toed730]

It's okay. I didn't need the legendary Mega Glowbo or British flags anyway...

[@ajx2956]

Interesting

[@zoefurlong8031]

So uhh... Who's going to tell them that's a useless item? Like not even functional since Stop and swap was cancelled?

[@Hanjo8787]

Good video but something’s wrong with my like button when I try to give more than one like it takes away my like how do I stop this from happening

[@Mallerd]

I think you gotta show it to some more people so they can click the like button for you ;)

[@SonicTheChaos]

LMAO so funny lol