Playtonic’s Steve Mayles discusses how the name Yooka-Laylee came about.
Speaking via the official site, Mayles explains that although the word – ‘Ukulele’ – splits perfectly into two separate names, there’s more to it than that.
“Actually,” Mayles begins, “someone on the team picked up a Hawaiian dictionary and apparently ‘’uku’ means ‘a small brained person’ and ‘lele’ means ‘to fly’ or, excitingly, ‘to get off of a vehicle’. That’s definitely not a coincidence either.”
Dubbed the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, the Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter currently sits on just under £1.5 million, a feat that made the project the fastest game in Kickstarter history to reach the £1 million mark.
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Speaking via the official site, Mayles explains that although the word – ‘Ukulele’ – splits perfectly into two separate names, there’s more to it than that.
“Actually,” Mayles begins, “someone on the team picked up a Hawaiian dictionary and apparently ‘’uku’ means ‘a small brained person’ and ‘lele’ means ‘to fly’ or, excitingly, ‘to get off of a vehicle’. That’s definitely not a coincidence either.”
Dubbed the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, the Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter currently sits on just under £1.5 million, a feat that made the project the fastest game in Kickstarter history to reach the £1 million mark.
Continue reading…
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