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Rare's Banjo-Kazooie SNES Prototype Leaked After 30 Years

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A prototype ROM for "Project Dream," which later became the Nintendo 64 game "Banjo-Kazooie," has been leaked online. The leak occurred over 30 years after the game's development and is reportedly a protest against Microsoft's actions. The ROM was shared by an anonymous user on the social platform Mastodon. AI

RANK_REASON Leak of a game prototype, not a new product release or significant industry event.

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Rare's Banjo-Kazooie SNES Prototype Leaked After 30 Years

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Project Dream, Rare’s SNES prototype which evolved into Banjo-Kazooie, has leaked after 30+ years The ROM has been shared online as a protest against Microsof

    🎮 Project Dream, Rare’s SNES prototype which evolved into Banjo-Kazooie, has leaked after 30+ years The ROM has been shared online as a protest against Microsoft 📰 Source: VGC 🔗 Link: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/project-dream-rares-snes-prototype-which-evolved-into-b…

    LINKS videogameschronicle.com/…/project-dream-r…

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