Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts pre-order packs free code, early access to Banjo-Kazooie XBLA
by James Ransom-Wiley 
on Aug 19th 2008 11:05AM
We pretty much crammed the need-to-know right up there in the headline, but here it is again:
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts pre-orders (confirmed: the game's only $40) will include free download codes for the original
Banjo-Kazooie on Xbox Live Arcade at "participating" retailers (read: not the
little game store up the block). The code apparently will be redeemable on
Nuts & Bolts' launch day, giving players a "two-week head start" on the XBLA game, which won't be released to the masses until a couple weeks later.
But why would you put down the
new thing for the old one? Good question. For the answer we'll point you to "
Stop 'N' Swop," a slice of
Banjo lore that has intrigued completists of the original N64 games for years, now fully realized for the first time. (Spoiler: Certain accomplishments in
Nuts & Bolts unlock <gasp>
new content in the decade-old XBLA re-release</gasp>.)
Speaking of bonuses, we've got a little something special for you today. Hit up the gallery below for the first screens of the newly revealed
Nuts & Bolts game world: Jiggoseum. It's like the Olympics ... but with cah-razy vehicles!
