10 Video Games That DELETED YOUR SAVE

10. Banjo-Kazooie (1998)

The original Banjo-Kazooie is among the most beloved 3D platformers of all time. After all, the main characters are endearing, the levels are inspired, the music is awesome, the bosses are iconic, and the collectibles are fun to discover.

What’s not to enjoy?!

Well, one thing that definitely grinds our gears – to make an awful Nuts & Bolts pun – is the fact that otherwise lovable antagonist Gruntilda has no problem obliterating your data if you input more than two illegal cheats in Treasure Trove Cove’s sandcastle.

Affectionally known as Grunty's Code Vengeance, the wicked witch will initially pop up to declare, “Stop this cheating, Grunty says, or your Game Pak I’ll erase!” If her warning is ignored, Bottles the Mole interjects: “Banjo! If you use a third cheat code, your Game Pak will be erased! Are you sure you want to do this?”

If Banjo “press[es] A for yes,” Gruntilda comes back and gloats, “You didn’t listen, I’m amazed, so now your Game Pak is erased!” Then, a playfully malicious cutscene plays.

To be honest, she only wipes the applicable save file, not the entire Game Pak. What’s more, it doesn’t happen at all on the Xbox 360 version.