Project Dream

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Project Dream was the codename of a cancelled role-playing video game (RPG), Dream: Land of Giants, which served as the basis for the 1998 game Banjo-Kazooie. Developed by Rare, it was aimed for release on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and later the Nintendo 64 (N64). The plot followed a young boy, Edson, who caused trouble with pirates. The SNES version of Dream used an isometric perspective and had a fairy tale theme. After transitioning to the N64, the project became a more complex 3D RPG that had a greater emphasis on the pirate theme. Eventually, Dream was scaled back to a linear platform game in the vein of Donkey Kong Country (1994) that starred Banjo the bear, who became the protagonist of Banjo-Kazooie. Dream was developed by Rare's Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) team over 16 months. It was inspired by Japanese RPGs and LucasArts adventure games, and the name Dream emphasized its fantastical themes. Dream was not completed because Rare believed it was too ambitious and different from their previous games. Inspired by an early version of another Rare game in development, Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001), and Nintendo's Super Mario 64, the team reworked Dream to be a platformer. The Dream concepts were re-integrated into Banjo-Kazooie, which was released to critical and commercial success.

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Type

Game

Release date

January 1, 1998

Genres

role-playing video game

Platforms

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Created by

Rare Ltd.