Sept. 18 2008 Testing Build

This is a sub-page of Proto:Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

A testing build dating to September 18, 2008 of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts was dumped and released by the user "Cheato" on October 16, 2025. According to available assertions, it was built by the user "banbuild" on the machine "rarerender05".
While mostly the same as the final, some minor changes can be found in this build alongside debugging features.

General Differences#

"Challenge Select" can be found as an option in the pause menu.
The music for Spiral Mountain has slightly different mixing.
A couple lines of text are different compared to the final game.

Text Changes#

The only change of note in this build is with the intro sequence for Showdown Town, where Kazooie calls L.O.G. "Freeview Features" instead of "tube head" when being given the magic wrench. The rest relates to minor frontend text changes.

The timestamp on the file in the prototype is Sept 05, 2008 at 11:33:01.

aid_loctext_banjox_ui_ingame_main (Debug/11/0F/97/57)
String Tag
ingame__blueprints_countingoutbox
ingame__blueprints_deleteinboxtitle
ingame__blueprints_sendingtitle

The timestamp on the file in the prototype is Sept 09, 2008 at 22:22:23.

aid_loctext_banjox_ui_multiplayerfrontend (Debug/11/3B/4C/15)
String Tag
dialog__cantacceptjoinasnetworkerror
dialog__cantcontacttargetpartymachine

The timestamp on the file in the prototype is Sept 05, 2008 at 10:39:56.

aid_loctext_banjox_showdowntown_intro (Debug/11/E0/CA/E5)
String Tag
dialog__kazooierusty

Debugging Features#

The debugging information present in most scenes on the Testing build as well as the debug menu.

Present in both executables are a number of debugging elements, primarily debugging features to speed up testing.
BanjoXT_Xenon_062.xex contains some additional features, such as a framerate counter & memory tracker, player position and a unique debug menu.
===Testing Build Exclusive===

Global Debug Menu#

The Debug Menu can be accessed by pressing LT + LB + RB + RT. Scrolling up and down is done with LB and RB and selecting an option is done with Y.

Option	Description
GameSave	Toggles game saving.
Blocks	Toggles between your obtained vehicle parts and all vehicle parts.
UI	Toggles the in-game UI.
Scene Debug	Toggles the visible debugging information.
Tunes	Toggles the in-game music.
VSync	Switches between several framerate options.
Add Jiggy	Adds a jiggy to the Nutty Acres Jig-o-Vend.
Add Notes	Adds 10 notes to your current total.
Add Jinjo Token	Adds 1 of each colour of Jinjo Token to your current total.
Spawn Townsfolk	Spawns a random Showdown Town NPC at the current area the player is in.
Album Menu	Enters a sub-menu which allows access to photo and replay viewing.
Leaderboard Replays	Enters a sub-menu which provides access to saved replays.
MP: Show updates
MP: Use forward prediction
Scene Check	Runs the scene check once.
Scene Check Loop	Runs the scene check on a loop.
Goto Dialog Test Scene	Immediately loads the scene aid_script_banjox_test_dialogaudio.
Push Blank	Attempts to load something but asserts during it.
Insert MicroLOMP Fence	Doesn't appear to do anything.
Show Perf Stats	Doesn't appear to do anything.
Exit Debug Menu	Closes the menu.

Challenge Debugging Combo#

During any challenge, if you hold LB, LT and Left Stick while pressing either A, B, X or Y, it will trigger the end of challenge state with different conditions.

Controls
Button
A
B
X
Y

Devkit Logging#

If a devkit is connected to the console, several files will be created and constantly updated for logging purposes.

File	Description
AssetLog.csv	Stores any asset-related calls.
NetLogs/GameLog.html	Stores all debug messages made relating to the game.
NetLogs/Netlog.html	Stores all debug messages made relating to network and game calls.
NetLogs/NetlogSpam.html	Stores all debug messages made relating to the above that get filtered as spam.

Available on Both#

Main Menu Debug Options#

The debug menu on the main menu with all entries visible.

Holding X for a few seconds while on the main menu will open a debug options menu with several in-game testing options will appear. These only take effect when starting a new save.
Flags that directly affect progression will auto-complete all Jinjo & Jiggy challenges in the affected acts to Jiggy scores.

Option	Description
Finished Tutorial	Skips the intro sequence for Spiral Mountain and Showdown Town and have Nutty Acres Act 1 unlocked.
1st Key Component	Sets progression of the game up to the key components that are enabled.
2nd Key Component
3rd Key Component
4th Key Component
5th Key Component
6th Key Component
Completed Game	Enables all the previous flags as well as the flags for Spiral Mountain.
Collect Unlocked Crates	Sets all crates that correlate with current game progression to be collected. This is enabled by default.
Collect All Crates	Sets all available crates to be collected.

There are also two additional checkboxes that are disabled by default. These are still checked for in the game code and can be re-enabled via patching the executable.

Option	Description
Start Unlocked Game	Unlocks all worlds & acts in the game as well as setting your jiggy total to 100.
Auto progression	Enables the flag "gameFlag_Normal_EnableAutoProgression".

Build Info#

BanjoXT_Xenon_062.xex contains a build string intended to be printed to a logger, which features information regarding the build and its compilation date, along with on-screen assertion text.

Executable	Combined Build String(s)
BanjoXT_Xenon_062.xex	Console: Banjo X: TESTING ROM with RELEASE libraries for [Compiled Sep 18 2008 at 14:53:06] On-Screen: Build 18.09.2008.1.61.00035uT Type Testing At 18:29:47 By banbuild On rarerender05