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Before Rare decided to use Banjo to replace the character Edison (the main character of the canceled Project Dream project that would later become Banjo-Kazooie), they wanted the main character to be a rabbit.
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While this character wouldn't appear in the final Banjo-Kazooie game, Banjo-Tooie's character Pawno seen in Jolly Roger's Lagoon serves as a homage to him, by wearing his clothing as noted by former Rare character designer Ed Bryan.
Ed Bryan BlueSky post:
https://bsky.app/profile/thejinjonator.bsky.social/post/3laydgd2hhs2j
The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Banjo-Kazooie/Project_Dream#Captain_Cockeye
https://bsky.app/profile/thejinjonator.bsky.social/post/3laydgd2hhs2j
The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Banjo-Kazooie/Project_Dream#Captain_Cockeye
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Rare Revealed: A Rare Look at Dream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w72kj20YNA0
Banjo Tooie - Stomponadon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coT2A2hzcrg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w72kj20YNA0
Banjo Tooie - Stomponadon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coT2A2hzcrg
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The Gloomy Galleon level music in Donkey Kong 64 originates from Dream: Land of Giants, the game that eventually became Banjo-Kazooie. Fittingly enough, it was originally intended to be the theme for Captain Blackeye, Dream's villainous pirate antagonist, who would later go on to cameo as a non-playable character in Banjo-Tooie's Jolly Roger's Lagoon world.
As a bonus feature for Rare Replay, Rare included a set of music tracks dubbed "Top-Secret Tunes", which primarily features previously unreleased music from Rare games in development, including many hailing from Dream. One of these is a rendition of Blackeye's theme, called "High Tides, Swift Sails". While Rare had made efforts to avoid any legal issues with Nintendo as they were putting together Rare Replay (such as removing the remix of the Donkey Kong Land boss battle from its version of Blast Corps), this song's appearance may be an exception as the original version comes from a game owned by Rare that was never completed, while the game the song was repurposed for was never planned to be included in Rare Replay to begin with.
As a bonus feature for Rare Replay, Rare included a set of music tracks dubbed "Top-Secret Tunes", which primarily features previously unreleased music from Rare games in development, including many hailing from Dream. One of these is a rendition of Blackeye's theme, called "High Tides, Swift Sails". While Rare had made efforts to avoid any legal issues with Nintendo as they were putting together Rare Replay (such as removing the remix of the Donkey Kong Land boss battle from its version of Blast Corps), this song's appearance may be an exception as the original version comes from a game owned by Rare that was never completed, while the game the song was repurposed for was never planned to be included in Rare Replay to begin with.
Gloomy Galleon - Donkey Kong 64:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxzb8VufArY
Captain Blackeye - Dream: Land of Giants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdOk3hzbkF4
Rare Replay Top-Secret Tunes: High Tides, Swift Sails - Dream: Land of Giants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnI4RmsShnQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxzb8VufArY
Captain Blackeye - Dream: Land of Giants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdOk3hzbkF4
Rare Replay Top-Secret Tunes: High Tides, Swift Sails - Dream: Land of Giants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnI4RmsShnQ
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