During Nintendo’s big E3 presentation, they revealed that fan-favorite gaming icons Banjo & Kazooie were being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as DLC.

Needless to say, fans were absolutely ecstatic, and as it turns out so were the pair’s original creators. Speaking to Youtuber Shesez, Banjo & Kazooie’s original character designer Steve Mayles and series composer Grant Kirkhope discussed how they felt about the pair’s reveal trailer as well as the fans’ response.

You can check out the full feature below, along with a short transcript of their reactions:

Steve Mayles: “I just couldn’t take it in. I had to watch the reveal later in the day about 10 or 20 times just to take in everything that was going on. It was just really surreal. It’s just surreal to see these characters I made 20, well more than 20 years ago in some cases, and they’re back in high resolution looking as I originally created them. It’s just strange but awesome at the same time.”

Grant Kirkhope: “It was absolutely perfect, Nintendo did a fantastic job. It ticked all the boxes. It was nostalgic and it touched the heartstrings — I was crying along with everyone else while I was watching it. I didn’t really expect people to go that crazy. When you see someone totally lose it with happiness, like in some of those fan videos, it really touches your heart because everyone connects on that human level. To see people crying and laughing at the same time – I was the same – I think those things are once in a lifetime.”

Banjo & Kazooie are scheduled to arrive in Super Smash Bros Ultimate sometime this Fall 2019.

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