Banjo-Tooie Music: Cloud Cuckooland

[TheTrueSouldier]

Canary Mary's race... oh god, I can't button mash like I used to. I wonder if Microsoft makes turbo controllers for the 360...

[BanjoKazooie58]

As a kid I'd always call this world the "Candy World",,,it always made me hungry too =D

[Lucariogamer14]

I COULD NEVER BEAT THAT STUPID BIRD'S CHALLENGE AS A CHILD >:(

[Tpdude046]

I swear Canary Mary's last challenge could rival Grunty for the final boss XD

*le spastically pressing A as fast as I can*

*le Mary speeds by me*

Me - "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-"

[crissbones]

The only thing Cuckoo in Cloud Cuckooland was racing Mary Canary.

Not because you were racing an old-woman dressed up as a canary (who could fly), nor because you were racing her on a flying wind-up mouse.

No, it was cuckoo because of the PAIN that YOU were FORCED to ENDURE having to button mash... FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!!!

[samuskillsjj]

@crissbones As AVGN would say, it's like playing FUCKING WINTER GAMES!

[FlameSpyro1]

fun and colorful, excecpt for flatsos

[sivret20]

The best part was being able to look down and see Hailfire peaks :)

[Reaperonatricycle]

OH GOD THIS LEVEL.

Yeah its beautiful and nice and all, but

I didnt master the art of platforming when I played this game. Or the art of competing in races.

Cloud Cuckooland was the end of the line for me.

[belliebum12]

Favorite world in all of the banjo kazooie games. Just the sheer randomness. The level just taunts your curiousity. That giant trash can? You know there's a jiggy in there, but damn it to hell if you can't find a way in. Love it.

[bobhope12341]

He was high wen he made this world

[ZeldafanNr2]

I fucking hate to race with Canary Mary

[kaollasulover]

Took me about 10 years to beat the shit out of Canary Mary!

[WaffleDude9001]

They ran out of ideas for the last world, so they hired Charlie Sheen.

[360DOGGYZ7]

best game ever, no doubt.

[xoGdimondxo]

Producer:*Smoking* Hey guys, yah know what?

The others:*Laughing historically* What?

Producer:I totally have a new idea for our next world!

The others:What is it?

Producer:*Blew smoke in the air and laughed* CLOUD Cuckooland! So Banjo and Kazooie can get high too!

The others:Ohhhh Yea! *Laughing*

[Gregoire888]

Sure as hell was hard to beat canary mary. Eventually managed without cheating(Yes I tapped the button fast enough and yes with 1 finger). For the longest time my and my friends deemed it impossible.

[Thegreatwario383]

Trippy.

[KingSangos]

This is what Rayman would look like if it was on a N64 Console and played exactly like Banjo Kazooie.

[misledfortune]

@KingSangos you mean like oh idk...Rayman 2 the Great Escape? lol it was on N64

[0BleuFever0]

I love this! It's kinda addictinglol Thanks for posting!

[Characterzzzable]

the first time i met mingy jongo it was like

MUMBO?WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU...-DRUGS?

[Tangipony]

I remember that was a fucked up world hahahhahaha

[Mhorn71094]

@0:54 :p

[Zalajoonuhu1994]

i hate this bird!!!

[hippie1959]

always got 89 jiggies. Canary Mary was too hard

[bladiumdragon]

@hippie1959 I managed to glitch my controller in making it react to the A button way too fast. I beat her twice in a row. I had all the cheato pages and jiggies , honey combs , then my cousins came by and erased the file to play their own little game.... my stomach was properly full that day.

[616TheBeast616]

@hippie1959 I had an autofire controller on the 64, so it was a breeze for me. But I have 89 jiggies on the 360 cause I couldn't beat Canary Mary if my life depended on it :(

[evilwatches]

This place was so random, it was like a 3D I Spy book.

[theBaglady74]

"Okay guys, they said the game is great! But they want one more level!"

"But we already used up all of our ideas, and there's no place to put an entrance anyways!"

"Just improvise!"

"If you say so..."

[mewRasuberii]

You used a rom to get the music? It has the entrance sound...

[RedMushroomsx]

@mewRasuberii So?

[mewRasuberii]

@RedMushroomsx Well, I mean, since there's an OST around, I'm just surprised he didn't use that instead. Either way, we have a nice song, though.

[SakuraMoonflower]

As much as I hated about this level (the confusing layout, never really knowing where the hell you were or where everything else was, having to fly/be tossed to different pieces of land and figuring out how to get that to happen...), I loved this level the most. It was by far the most visually interesting, the most creative, and it was an absolute joy to behold it as one of the rare extensions of the human imagination. <3

[DeaththeRabbit95]

Ugh! Canary Mary, why do you still taunt me with the ONE jiggy I didn't get?! WHY?!!!!

[xoGdimondxo]

This level had my nerves bad, because i never knew where i was with the big trash can and the jello lookig stuff! lol! and mumbo really had me twisted i was so afraid to go in one of the mumbo houses because i was scared it would have been the wrong one! lol!

[DustyBoyT]

mfw I'll never beat Canary Mary's Cheato page race... :(

[Hawelo92]

@DustyBoyT Tap A like a madman.

[Dogispro]

I know :(. I loved Banjo Kazooie but never knew that they made a 2nd :(

[roiny6]

@Dogispro you have to play it!! ruuuuuun find one!!

[Ripwaterwrath74]

4 people had their heads in the clouds ;P

[Dogispro]

This might come as a shock, but I never knew that Banjo Tooie existed until a year ago.

[darkhoody]

@Dogispro Get out

[Lefonna]

@darkhoody Get out ? No, you get out, he just say he didn't know the game existed, he isn't even trolling or saying something bad to the game. Calm down >>

[darkhoody]

@Lefonna Not knowing what Banjo-Tooie is, is a sin.

[Quietschquatsch]

@Dogispro Have you played it yet?

[Lefonna]

@Dogispro aw D= Too bad, try to play it, it's really a good game.

[grumpyzrp]

@Dogispro I hope you have beat them all by now. :D

[Sapphirechao]

Makes me wonder, what the hell were the developers smoking when they made this world?

[MrMurderManandNigel]

After getting enough stuff and I was like what will the final world be like? Will it be deadly and hard? I got here. ME: e-o......Total mind fuck.

[SanMateoBuddhistdude]

This and grunty industries is a pain to find the Jiggies. It's so large and spread out that I could get lost easily

[gruntora]

@SanMateoBuddhistdude Really? I thought that this was one of the easier worlds to find jiggies since pretty much all of the islands have something conducive on them and they're all connected by the central island.

[SanMateoBuddhistdude]

@gruntora I'm blind running the level and I went around the island just to find jamjars. Maybe twice already...

[Vaagur]

4 people couldn't beat Canary Mary :)

[CeaseFireTheAncient]

Me: Hey Mumbo! It's nice to see you... Wait.. What are you doing...? MUMBO?

*proceeds to get beaten by mumbo several times*

[Manaticubista]

There's some degree of great harmonic complexity on the music that Rareware used on this time... Also on Perfect Dark and Jet Force Gemini we have great examples of impressive musicality...

[lukesk11135]

@Banjokazooiegurl omg me 2 i really hope they dont get into call of duty games

p.s can i friend you

p.ss i responded to your comment on tower of tragedy

[DragonFly122]

Florida's theme song.

[Banjokazooiegurl]

@CatFlashBlue I know right...... its crazy....wierd seeds, the emenies want to beat you with things, and meat...? MEAT?! It's crazy... what were they high off.... and what was Grant Kirkhope's idea of the music sounding very awkward and crazy......

[Banjokazooiegurl]

Again..... this level = hell

[DDofCourage]

I never did beat Mary in Cloud Cuckooland, I think it's time for revenge.

[KingArthur13]

I'll never beat that canary -.-

[Jolpengammler]

I think its funny how most of the people cant beat canary mary, but i got a good trigger finger (training with all mario partys lol) Its easy for me :3

[GaroLeader]

Canary Mary isent hard if u just shoot a whole bunch of speed before you face her....Even without speed shes not hard

[Lefonna]

@GaroLeader Sorry but it's hard... Even with mid-pause... It depend really of people. For me, I already tried it, but I haven't a good Trigger finger duh.

[metallicarocks911]

i beat canary mary... but with tendonitis afterwards :/

[metalWeirdo77]

Beat Canary Mary

Plus one repetitive strain injury

[Commander6444]

Before you give up a hand or buy a controller, let me give this advice on Mary: You can pause mid-race, relax, continue, and repeat.

[dragonballz768]

Had to cheat to beat Canary Mary.

Kept pressing like crazy and my thumb got so sore and tired :-/

Had to put the controller on turbo to keep the speed up...

[polycistronic1]

It seems that no one figured out that you could just mash like crazy for 5 seconds, then pause the game and take a break...then keep going...pause...etc haha

[MrLoube]

Canary Mary's speed is based on your speed, but if you change your speed, there's a delay between the time you speed up and she does, and that's your opportunity to win. It would be incredibly difficult to just mash the button as fast as you can the whole time.

[eishikibahamut]

Rare knew Canary Mary sucked. Just talk to LOG in Nuts and Bolts for proof

[LeaderFuzzy57]

Tried SOOOO hard to beat Canary Mary. After I have had enough of it, i went looking around my house for something useful. Eventually, i found a controller called "Sharkpad Pro 64" I asked my brother what it did and he said you pick a button and while playing, it presses the button as fast as physically possible. I ran up to my room and finally kicked her a**!

[banjotenie]

@LeaderFuzzy57 i beat her without a turbo controller...it was nearly impossible and the rest of the day my hand hurt alot...but in the end it was worth it knowing i had beaten that flying freak fair and square.........man i wish i had a turbo controller!

[SilentSputnik]

@banjotenie The trick was to tap slowly and tap as fast you could at the very end.

[Cam3leon]

And you thought the Mushroom Kingdom was weird?! HA!

[McShangx]

I lost my right hand racing Canary Mary just so I could 100% the game.

No regrets.

[icehell99]

Hardest.

Fucking.

Tap.

Game.

Ever.

[cRoxy86]

This music is so mad!! But that's because it was a mad level xD

[BoyOfLol]

i tried learning this song on guitar by ear.. Canary Mary sounds like a real treat right now....

[lukesk11135]

@BoyOfLol im going to try on recorder/flute

[fallingstick]

A A A A A A A A

Dammit, lost to that freaking bird AGAIN!!! T_T

[McJiggys1999]

Thumbs up if you beat Canary May on your first try!

[gagahanger130]

@McJiggys1999 Notice no one thumbs up...

[Characterzzzable]

@McJiggys1999

Yeah ^^

[Creequ]

@McJiggys1999 Is this some kind of sick joke? Thumbed down. LOL.

[Mexicanfrog151]

@McJiggys1999 thats impossible

[supermancatcool]

@McJiggys1999 nope still cant beat her

[foxgamer01]

@McJiggys1999 No way. It can't be done on the first try. I tried and I was a good tapper, but I still lost.

[Banjokazooiegurl]

@McJiggys1999 My 20000th try..... DX

[frostare]

Canary Mary... the sole reason I don't aim for 100% in this one

[Characterzzzable]

4 people couldnt beat mr.fit

[Tycho86]

The only way to beat Canary Mary is to go all out on the controller. I find my thumb can tap faster if I shake my hand back and forth and move my hips a little bit, as if I'm actually running. Basically, it looks like I need a girlfriend bad. By the way, I got both the jiggy and the Cheato page from Canary Mary. Man, I sure do miss the days of good platform games.

[Vh1access1]

4 people couldent take the wrath of canary mary

[walecs2]

1:33 Banjo-Kazooie theme anyone?

[samandmrcheese]

The level's insane so why not have the music be insane?

[PandaLea21]

I haven't even played BanjoTooie and I love this music :-) Just like Banjo Kazooie to have awesome music ^_^

[marluxiaman]

Oh Rare, where did you go so wrong? Now it's just Kinect Kinect Kinect...where's the creativity and life you put in your old games huh?

[lightninstriker10]

@marluxiaman in microsoft's pocket, where it is slowly dying..

[EvilApple567]

The secret to beating Canary Mary is actually very simple. Go at a steady, slow pace the entire race, then go fucking apeshit on the A button the last 5 seconds.

[benboy803]

I love this music!

[Banjokazooiegurl]

Racing Canary Mary is hell!

Racing Canary Mary again is worse!

Racing Canary Mary after you thought she would never come back is even worse!

Racing Canary Mary a four time...... HELL NO!! NOT MY HAND AGAIN!! FUCK HER! (No thanks)

[walecs2]

@Banjokazooiegurl I'll never get that last Cheato page.

[Banjokazooiegurl]

@walecs2 Ha I never got it eitheir!! lol

[walecs2]

@Banjokazooiegurl Right last evening I tried three times, she has won for two seconds.

[t0pd0g4evr]

I still didn't beat that stupid bird lady!!!

[MrRiffraff84]

Canary Mary survived the gas in glitter gulch mine and was almost impossible to beat in the race. Canary mary must be Chuck Norris in disguise!

[philoulou5]

EPIC THEME :D !!!

[CatFlashBlue]

Also, I'm surprised everyone is complaining about Canary Mary. All you have to do is press pause every time your thumb gets tired and wait it out 4-5 minutes. And I mean really wait patiently or it won't work.

[CatFlashBlue]

I have a hunch that Rare wasn't on anything except brain power during this level. I can imagine them saying: "Okay guys, write down random words on pieces of paper and put them in the hat. Each person take one word and that will be in this level."

Words that appeared: Jello, clouds, mountain, bees, garbage, cheese, beanstalk...

[Quietschquatsch]

@CatFlashBlue ...anteater, eyeballs, rainbow, icecube, safe...

[meldan100]

@CatFlashBlue What about safe?

[rosiejac]

@CatFlashBlue Even though that probably happened, the level still came out perfectly.

[CatFlashBlue]

@rosiejac You are saying that "despite the fact, the level still came out perfect." I say that BECAUSE of that the level still came out perfect. They tapped into the natural human capacity for creativity! It is magnificent my friend.

Seriously guys, Canary Mary jokes aside- BK and BT were extraordinarily unique games.

[leirgauk]

@CatFlashBlue This was my definite favorite map! When I was young I could never manage to learn the way there, so whenever I found it, it was like the holy grail!

[Doughty321]

What the hell were the people of Rare on when making this level :D I loved this game.

[DopeDivinity]

ChillJoySwayzee in this MuFucka

[cyberneticimpostor]

There's a death trick or glitch that you can do in this level, however, for not having this game for a long time, I forgot how and where to do it.

[MoonlightSonataTT]

Me: Finally... did... it... after three hours... damn you, Canary Mary!

-- 5 years later --

My friend: Dang, man! Your trigger finger is amazing! How did you get so good?

Me: I think it has something to do with mashing the A button for hours on end trying to beat a half-bird thing in racing on Banjo Tooie...

My friend: ...what?

Me: Nothing!

[danamaniac66]

@MoonlightSonataTT To this day I literally credit that race for being a fast button masher, I tell people if you want a real challenge try and beat Canary Mary the second time

[banjotenie]

@MoonlightSonataTT i actually beat canary mary in 4 tries including the cheato page :D idk how i did it..and i dont know how my arm recovered from that horrible challenge.....

[OgnarPliskin]

The next Zelda takes place in the sky.

[MechaPorkyNK]

This place was way too easy... the second Canary Mary race was the only challenge, really. All the jiggies were really easy to gain.

[jaerirob644]

when banjo falls off, why can't he land on the world below like everyone else?

[TheHappySelf]

I beat Mary thanks to my turbo controller

[chimeratechman]

Cloud Cuckooland=Banjo's 1st acid trip.

[CRAIGGU4]

To this day i still cant beat Carany Mary. D:

[x0xchaozdiamond19]

@CRAIGGU4 i never tired against that old bird lol i was just like nevermind at the last minute

[Doggchief]

@CRAIGGU4 Muahah! You can't beat her? Just tap till you drop! She's a bitch but she can get powned without much work.

[judgementgamer]

i need to get this game

[5Speakerphone]

high as fuqqqqq

[MrRiffraff84]

Canary Mary is Chuck Norris in disguise!

[MagicianSapphire]

Damn you to hell Canary Mary and your races

[kboy11100]

I think the AI's definately were high when they came up with cloud cuckoo land. Then when they first played the game and saw the level, they all just said, "What the hell?"

[BGreener420]

did anyone ever wonder if banjo and kazooie dropped LSD before entering this world??? thumbs up if you agree.

[TrainVelmont999]

This was the most fucked up level, I never see what a hell is that, is that some kind of heaven or just a weird mountain with strange houses in it

[Outburst720]

This brings up so good memories *-*

[Sebazztion1994]

Thans everyone, who agree that we have 3 dilikers!

[mmffl123456]

The first stage that I collected everything on is this one, the last one, go figure

[EoceneRoxton]

I must remind myself to have this song in my head next time I am admitted to a mental hospital...It would cheer me up at least.

[Spudboy225]

@EoceneRoxton Next time?...

[EoceneRoxton]

@Spudboy225 Mind your own business, gee, the nerve of some people.

[Spudboy225]

@EoceneRoxton Okay, okay.

:P

[UltimateGCX]

curse you mary canary! i sacrificed my right hand just to beat her and this game! -middle finger-

[MrRob127]

This level was like like a total WTF to me at first but know i love it!!

[OneWithTheNight]

The people who beat Canary Mary through sheer button mashing power instead of exploiting the rubberband AI trick are total badasses.

[dracomageat]

@OneWithTheNight There was a rubber band trick?

[RottenHamburger]

@dracomageat I think it's if you stay slow, AI stays slow, if you go fast it speeds up fast

[OneWithTheNight]

@dracomageat Well, not a literal rubberband, but rubberband AI. It's this thing where, if you do extremely well at a game, the computer will try even harder to beat you, like pulling a rubberband harder and harder until it snaps back. If you let Canary Mary get ahead of you, you can zoom past her at the very end because she'll be slower, but stay ahead of her the whole time, and she'll definitely do the same to you.

[jdejack552]

Do you know that yellow bird she is fast in this world I never beat her

[5Speakerphone]

omg best

[dboyd1208]

who else felt bad but then laughed when pushing the ice cube dude over the cliff, into hot water lol.

[atomicpuppet]

Burn in Hell Canary Mary. Almost lost my hand because of that bitch.

[4getfulness16]

@atomicpuppet I think we all almost did.

[1993mercer1993]

@atomicpuppet i got blisters! i actually beat her by not pressing as fast as i could. it was rather quick, i think i set a metranome to 160 and pressed the button twice as fast as the ticks

[conchudo12345]

Canary Mary: Hey let's race again!

Me: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[squia]

@conchudo12345 Canary Mary: UmadBanjo?

[MegaMaks555]

Banjoland?!

[Mariovspeach]

Jumping off the edge felt awesome in this level cause you got to see the whole island I made it a game to see where I could make Banjo land in the island XD

[cpuHacka101]

You just can't compare musical intelligence with Kirkhope, its impossible. Ah, to develop such the creativity in such an art... truly, you can't beat Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie's artistic development. Suck it, Microsoft.

[greenadrenaline6405]

@cpuHacka101 Kirkhope did the music for Nuts and Bolts before he left Rare.

[moviemaker3000]

I win the race by using my index and middle finger to alternatively tap the A button more quickly than with just one finger. I call it double tapping, try it!!

[greenadrenaline6405]

Mr. Kirkhope, that ol' chap was on something good when he wrote the music and composed this.

[moviemaker3000]

@greenadrenaline6405 Amen brother!!