This trivia has been marked as "Not Safe for Work".
It may not be appropriate for all visitors and definitely isn't appropriate for work or school environments.
Click here to unhide it.
It may not be appropriate for all visitors and definitely isn't appropriate for work or school environments.
Click here to unhide it.
▲
3
▼
Kickstarter post:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1224831
Collins Dictionary entry:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/one-eyed-trouser-snake
Oxford English Dictionary entry:
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/trouser-snake_n
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1224831
Collins Dictionary entry:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/one-eyed-trouser-snake
Oxford English Dictionary entry:
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/trouser-snake_n
▲
1
▼
A Wii U version was in development, but developers shifted to the Nintendo Switch due to technical issues with the former console, as well as it being on its last legs with the then-upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch in 2017.
▲
1
▼
In the library section of Hivory Towers, a book can be found with the title "Jet Packs and Butlers: Your First Investment". This is a reference to one of the possible lines spoken by Conker after collecting a wad of cash in Conker's Bad Fur Day.
▲
1
▼
As a professed fan of the Banjo-Kazooie series, YouTuber Jonathan Aryan "Jon" Jafari (JonTron) was originally going to voice a character for the game. Due to a controversy over his political views, however, Playtonic removed JonTron's voice from the game in a mandatory day-one update. He would have originally voiced a character stuck in an outhouse in the "Galleon Galaxy" level.
▲
1
▼
It's possible that the emblem on Captial B's staff is designed after the Empty Honeycomb collectible from Banjo-Kazooie.
▲
1
▼
At the end of the game's E3 2016 trailer, a Jiggy from Banjo-Kazooie can be seen in one of the character's drink glasses. This nod to some of the senior developers' previous series seems to be completely removed from the final game however, as Playtonic likely do not have the rights to use it.
▲
1
▼
During Yooka and Laylee's first meeting with Kartos, Laylee refers to him as the "God of Ore". This is a reference to the Sony-exclusive franchise God of War, as well as its' main protagonist, Kratos.
▲
1
▼
Before deciding on having the game's protagonist as a chameleon and a bat, Steve Mayles considered having a tiger as they were great looking animals, but decided against it as he was deemed too much of a hero when all his past characters were more like underdogs. He even considered having a witch and a broom with eyes before the final decision.
Related Games
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
Worms: The Director's Cut
Worms Armageddon
Worms
Blasphemous II
Narita Boy
Superfrog
Blasphemous
Alien Breed
Worms Blast
My Time at Portia
Worms 3D
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon
Ristar
Titanfall
Tony Hawk's Underground
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Dragon Ball Online
The House of the Dead
Five Nights at Candy's
Psychonauts
Assassin's Creed Origins
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Grand Theft Auto V
Ultrakill
Garfield
Metroid
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Company of Heroes 2
Dispatch
Jack Jeanne
Super C
ChuChu Rocket!
Antonblast
Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Purble Place
Guilty Gear
F1 Racing Championship
Final Fantasy XI Online
Twinsen's Little Big Adventure Classic
CatDog: Quest for the Golden Hydrant
Bugdom 2
Castlevania: Dracula X
Genshin Impact
Purrfect Apawcalypse
Milano's Odd Job Collection
Nintendo Land