10 Video Games That Only Exist Because Of Nostalgia

An upcoming platformer from Playtonic Games, Yooka-Laylee is the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, and is scheduled for release early 2017. The game is being designed by several prominent former employees of Rare, including Chris Sutherland, Steve Mayles, and Steven Hurst, and will feature music composed by Grant Kirkhope, the original composer for Donkey Kong 64, GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, and Banjo-Tooie.

Marketed as a traditional ‘collectathon’, Yooka-Laylee was successfully crowdfunded last year, earning over $1 million in just under 24 hours. The game went on to double that figure, making it one of the highest-funded UK video games of all time, and one of the fastest-funded Kickstarter projects in history. In a single day, the game surpassed every stretch-goal, and is currently scheduled for release on PC, PlayStation 4, Wii U, and Xbox One.

The game looks like an immense amount of fun, and will likely be a huge success. With that said, there’s no getting around this particular elephant in the room: Yooka-Laylee owes its entire existence to nostalgia. Everything about the game screams Banjo-Kazooie, and the creators themselves haven’t been afraid to draw many parallels between the two franchises. By all accounts, Yooka-Laylee will also feature an optional N64 shader, which is intended to mimic the graphical appearance of the original Banjo-Kazooie, and Banjo-Tooie. If that isn't proof enough, I don't know what is.