Banjo-Kazooie is a series of video games created by Rare. The games feature a honey bear named Banjo and his friend, a large red bird – of the fictional Breegull species – named Kazooie, who are both controlled by the player. Throughout the various games they are tasked with thwarting the various evil schemes of a witch named Gruntilda. The first game Banjo-Kazooie was originally released on the Nintendo 64 in 1998. Entries in the series have also appeared on later platforms.