When it was first announced that a company by the name of Playtonic Games made up of veterans of the industry (plus some new faces) some of which who had previously worked on Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie plus numerous other Rareware games from the Nineties to early Noughties were going to be working on creating a spiritual successor to the aforementioned titles which featured a unique Bear & Bird buddy duo within a wonderful platforming world... lots of fans including myself were understandably excited.

It soon transpired that the game would be need to be funded on Kickstarter if it was to become a reality, it took little over half an hour to reach its initial funding goal and just under a day to reach its initial highest goal of a million pounds which safely secured its development, of course since it has transpired that the initial Wii U version unfortunately won't be happening which I personally feel is a little disappointing even though I can understand that Nintendo's future now lies with the Switch so at least that version is coming and when it does I'm sure many more people will buy it including myself for fourth time despite the fact that I've not completely finished the game yet on other platforms.

But the main item I wish to focus on for this feature is the 64-Bit Edition which was a limited tier early on in the Kickstarter campaign which comprises of a retail style box, a manual and an N64 cartridge with the Yooka-Laylee label on it which doesn't contain the game (as technically amazing as that would be) but rather a 64GB flash drive, it's a unique item which I now own in my own collection and I thought it would be nice to showcase it for any Nintendo fans, N64 collectors or anyone who is a fan of classic Rare games who might be interested in it.

So without further ado, here are some images of the limited edition in all of its 64-Bit glory!

Box (Front) with Banjo-Kazooie inspired artwork.

Box (back) detailing all the major selling points of the main game plus the contents.

The cartridge complete with an authentic inner-tray which came from another N64 game.

A close-up of the USB dongle which can be stored away in the cartridge housing.

Another angle showing some of the design on the bottom and the Playtonic logo.

The "manual" of sorts styled in the SNES era, the back contains the artbook which is signed.

Banjo Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie and Yooka-Laylee all in plastic box protectors.

And the all-important side shot showing the right-side of the games.

All currently available variants of the the game, soon the Switch version as well hopefully.

The 64-Bit edition of Yooka-Laylee where it belongs in its final resting place.

So that's it for this 64-Bit showcase which I hope may have been of either some use or enjoyment to any fans of Nintendo, Rare, N64 games, Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie or even now Playtonic Games and Yooka-Laylee in this wonderful era where dream games really can become a reality. As someone who has played and adored many of these classic N64 platformers growing up this newest release is definitely something to celebrate.

My only wish is that I had more time to delve into such an enchanting adventure now that it is a more finite than in those precious days of the N64 era where memories were made and I wouldn't even think twice about completing Banjo-Kazooie in a 100% run just because I could. Nevertheless I shall make the time for Yooka-Laylee of course and hope that by the time I finish it that the Nintendo Switch version might well be out and available for an even larger audience to enjoy.

Afterall a large proportion of Switch owners are surely responsible for making these games popular in the first place, assuming they might have previously experienced the N64 era, plus there's surely lots of new buyers of course who might well be new to videogames; regardless of gaming status though I hope that many people get to play this fantastic platforming revival featuring a Chameleon and a Bat plus I hope to see a lot more from Playtonic in the future.

Yooka-Laylee will certainly be fondly remembered by myself and being able to think of it at least spirtually as a N64 game each time I glance at my collection definitely adds to that powerful feeling of nostalgia which shouldn't be underestimated.