Yeah, Banjo Kazooie was a really sweet game on N64, not quite as good as DK64 but still a good platformer in its own right. I don't know what the hell Rare was smoking with that "Nuts and Bolts" game.
You know what's funny is as much as a Rare fan as I was back in the day, I never played Banjo Tooie. I really should go download it on XBL Arcade one of these days.