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Gaming Homebrew game Banjo-Kazooie Wii U Port (Release)

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Hey everyone,

I've been working on a Wii U port of Lighthouse, the Banjo-Kazooie PC port.

The goal is to bring Lighthouse to the Wii U while keeping the improvements and features from the PC version, along with some additional features of my own.

Current features​

  • Wii U port
  • 60 FPS support
  • Upscaling
  • Multiplayer co-op implemented
  • Randomizer support

Multiplayer Co-op​

One of the main features is multiplayer co-op.

The basic co-op functionality is already implemented, allowing two players to play Banjo-Kazooie together. (Including cross-platform, YES YOU CAN PLAY PC AND WII U TOGETHER)

There is still testing and polishing to do, but the core functionality is working.

Randomizer​

The port also supports a randomizer.

This allows different elements of the game to be randomized, making each playthrough potentially different and giving the game more replayability.

60 FPS and Upscaling​

The port supports 60 FPS and upscaling, taking advantage of what the Wii U hardware can do while keeping the original look and feel of Banjo-Kazooie.

About the Project​

To clarify, this isn't a port made directly from the original N64 game.

Lighthouse is already a PC port of Banjo-Kazooie, and this project is a port of Lighthouse to Wii U.

So the work is focused on adapting Lighthouse and its systems to the Wii U hardware while adding and improving features along the way.

Still a work in progress

https://github.com/D4ead3ye/banjo-kazooie-wiiu
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yes its online and has cross play with the PC version just press select on the controller go to multiplayer and make sure both players have the same roomID
 
Awesome, I can't wait to see how the project progresses. I'm already testing it and it works really well, although I didn't remember the underwater controls of banjo kazooie being so weird lol, Isn't there a way to reverse the underwater controls?
 
Kasumi-wiiu said:
the heck i need to setup it how to setup it ?
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just read the "Read Me First" file and follow the steps
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KirbyChyn said:
Awesome, I can't wait to see how the project progresses. I'm already testing it and it works really well, although I didn't remember the underwater controls of banjo kazooie being so weird lol, Isn't there a way to reverse the underwater controls?
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yeah i was aiming for a more "modern" controll scheme for swimming and flying, i'll add an option to revert the underwater controlls back to normal.
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fatherjack said:
Can this work thru cbhc or does it need aroma?
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Not sure, i only tested on a Aroma enviroment.
 
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Ok i have tested the port its awesome thanks man. How the online works i dont understand actually but i think i have no one to test it with actually. I have never played the game i just played the first lvl actually.
 
Kasumi-wiiu said:
Ok i have tested the port its awesome thanks man. How the online works i dont understand actually but i think i have no one to test it with actually. I have never played the game i just played the first lvl actually.
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The online mode is just the normal game in co-op: all major items are shared, and consumables are separate for each player.
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KirbyChyn said:
Awesome, I can't wait to see how the project progresses. I'm already testing it and it works really well, although I didn't remember the underwater controls of banjo kazooie being so weird lol, Isn't there a way to reverse the underwater controls?
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just added an option to revert swimming and flying controlls back to the original in the new v1.4 update
 
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Banjo-Kazooie Wii U / PC - v1.5 Patch Notes
  • Fixed HOME Freeze: Solved 5 stacked system bugs that previously locked up the console when closing the game.
  • Retro Resolutions: Added 240p (4:3 N64 style), 240p Widescreen, and 480p output settings.
  • Classic Controller: Added full button mapping for the Wii Classic Controller on Wii U. (untested)
  • QoL & Cross-Play: Settings save on menu close; PC and Wii U builds now match for Co-op.
  • Known Issue: Resuming the game after launching another app from the HOME menu can freeze the frame. (download manager for example)
 
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Nice, the game works well, the performance is great, but sometimes the game crashes randomly, But I'm glad the project continues to receive updates
 
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Nice, the game works well, the performance is great, but sometimes the game crashes randomly, But I'm glad the project continues to receive updates
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was this crash on the v1.5 ? i've been trying to fix these game crashes for like 4 days now i managed to fix the home crashes but im not sure about the random crashes
 

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