10 Video Games That Wasted Brilliant Concepts

10. Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts is a very strange video game. Rare took the platformer icons and developed a gameplay system all around creating and customizing vehicles, needing to alter them depending on the type of level or challenge you needed to complete.

For example, if you needed to focus on speed, you needed to make your car small. If you have to transport stuff, you need to create a basket on the top of your vehicle. It was incredibly rewarding to complete a mission knowing that your customization choices is why you were able to do it. The system was clever, and while the missions could be a bit wonky from time to time, it was rewarding.

So why was this game such a disappointment?

Simple: It wasn't a real Banjo-Kazooie game.

This was the bear and bird's first new adventure under the Microsoft banner after they purchased Rare, and it had been 8 years since the last main game. Having the first new Banjo-Kazooie after all that time be a game that abandoned its platforming roots made a lot of people very upset.

The vehicle creation wasn't enough to sway them, and they just couldn't get out of the shadow of fans' expectations. The franchise the game was in is what ultimately ruined it, and it wasn't until they're addition to Super Smash Bros: Ultimate where Banjo and Kazooie would return to the spotlight.