Do I need the original game files to run Banjo-Kazooie Port?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

Banjo-Kazooie Port

PortActive

An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.

Based on Banjo-Kazooie

Image of the original game, Banjo-Kazooie. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Banjo-Kazooie (original game, not this project) — Image of the original game, Banjo-Kazooie. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Links, repository & details

About

Lighthouse is Harbour Masters' port of Banjo-Kazooie, with Malkierian as lead developer. It includes no copyrighted assets, and desktop builds are provided for Windows, Linux and macOS.

How it differs from the original

Supports using other regions of the game as language packs, with PAL adding UK, French and German and Japanese adding Japanese. Romhacks can be extracted from patched ROMs and used as mods, and custom assets packed in archive files go in a mods folder. Rendering can use DirectX11 on Windows, OpenGL on all platforms or Metal on macOS.

Getting started

Download a release, extract it, run it and select your ROM to generate the asset archive and play. Romhacks support only US v1.0 as the base.

Known issues & limitations

Most supported romhacks have not been fully tested, so issues may remain.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (Windows, Linux, macOS version).

You must provide a supported copy of the game; the project does not include copyrighted assets.

Features

Many romhacks can be extracted from patched ROMs and used as mods.
Custom assets can be used from `.o2r` or `.otr` files placed in the mods folder.

How to install

On macOS, extract the ZIP and run `lighthouse`, then select a compatible ROM.

Controls

Press ESC to toggle the menubar.
Press Tab to toggle alternate assets.

Summarised from the project's README.

Additional notes

Romhacks: Most supported romhacks have not been fully tested, so issues may remain.

FAQ

What is Banjo-Kazooie Port?: Banjo-Kazooie Port is an open-source port of Banjo-Kazooie. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform. The original game ran on Windows, Linux and macOS.
Do I need the original game files to run Banjo-Kazooie Port?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.