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Rare Revealed build
It was then decided that the game would be a 3D platformer similar to Super Mario 64. It is at this point in development where the game starts to resemble its final appearance. None of Bottles' mole hills can be seen, so it's likely that he wasn't implemented yet. All animated collectibles are static in this build.
Banjo's Jiggy Dance
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- When Banjo collects a Jiggy, he runs around in a circle, tosses the Jiggy in the air, and Kazooie catches and swallows it. In the final, Banjo jumps in place a few times, Kazooie appears and grabs the Jiggy out of Banjo's hand and then swallows it.
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- The Jiggy icon was originally a pre-rendered sprite with an image on one side of the Jiggy. In the final, it was replaced with a 3D model.
Spiral Mountain
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- The wall platforms go all the way into the water. In the final, they stop before they reach the water.
- The waterfall isn't present.
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- Conga the gorilla and three bull enemies are present here. These enemies don't appear until Mumbo's Mountain in the final game.
- An extra tree is present that was removed in the final.
- The Spiral Mountain is made out of bricks.
Mumbo's Mountain
Mumbo's Mountain is more of a jungle-like area in this build.
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- Most of the textures were changed. instead of a greyish-brown, rock-like texture on most walls and slopes, there is a grey and green texture, which appears to be stone covered in moss. the walls that enclose the level were originally much higher, and sported jagged rocks and mountains at the top.
- The bridge is made out of logs in this build. In the final, it's made of rope.
- There are 6 notes on the bridge. The final has 7 notes on it.
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- Mumbo's skull looks like one of the huts. The final design was changed to resemble his head.
- The Juju totem pole doesn't rotate.
- The Mumbo Token under the ramp leading to Mumbo's hut isn't present (though it might have already been collected in this footage).
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- A closer view of Mumbo's hut.
- Conga is wearing a white tanktop. In the final, his tanktop is red.
- Conga's orange blocks aren't present.
- The platforms to the left are made of stone and don't extend all the way to the ground.
- There are 6 blue eggs on the platform behind Chimpy. The final has 10 blue eggs on this platform.
A masked enemy standing in a t-pose which appears to be an early design for the Grublin enemies.
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- Mumbo's eyes were yellow and much smaller in the prototype, with his eyesockets being larger, his nostrils smaller and his mouth/teeth being larger, overall looking more menacing. His eyes have become blue and his face has changed to become more cuddlier and less threatening in the final.
Treasure Trove Cove
Only a few seconds of this level is shown. Unlike the rest of the levels, this one doesn't appear to be too different compared to the final.
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- Banjo is able to walk up the ropes normally. In the final, he must use the Talon Trot in order to walk up the ropes.
- There are rails on the crow's nest which were removed in the final.
- The sides of the platform were extended in the final.
- There are only 4 red feathers on the crow's nest. The final has 8.
- The red feathers have a different design.
- The flight pad has a different design.
- Bottles' mole hill isn't present.
Clanker's Cavern
This level is the one with the most drastic changes compared to the final. It appears to be in an extremely primitive state, using default assets from Spiral Mountain/Mumbo's Mountain. It was changed into a sewer in the final game. This level was first seen in some very early footage of the game along with its early theme, later used in Donkey Kong 64's Fungi Forest. Clanker himself appears to also be in a critically primitive state; not only is he rendered as an organic shark, but he barely looks textured.
Bubblegloop Swamp
The early version of Bubblegloop Swamp looked more mountainous than in the final. It also takes place at dusk rather than at night. This level also appears to be in a fairly primitive state, with many untextured and rough objects.
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- These wooden walkways were replaced with tree branches in the final.
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- An early design for the giant crocodile head. Again, the character is early in design and his eyes aren't textured.
Temple Test Map
An area shown that isn't in the final game. This area was first seen in some early footage/screenshots and was long thought to have been a scrapped area known as "Giant's Lair". In the Rare Revealed video, it was… well, revealed, that this was just a test map. It consists of various stone structures that Banjo can jump on. There appears to be a massive wood fort built around the level to act as the level barriers, and has a large gate situated in front of the main structure. On the top "floor" of the main structure, there is an untextured doorway. No other objects or enemies appear to be in this map.
