It's not entirely obsolete, as you can still use it with a significant impact on gameplay (often through replaying missions/stages/bosses). It's just mostly obsolete because by the time you get it, you've gone through every challenge the game's thrown at you that's required to get the reward.
I'm of the opinion the Banjo Kazooie example may be a subversion. After all, 'ol Grunty isn't exactly a pushover. I never actually gave myself an opportunity to unlock the double health upgrade, and I still find her extremely difficult to defeat to this day without it. So, it APPEARS that the reward is pretty useless but actually makes the final boss a lot less of a headache.
And? And? And? And? AND?
Hang on, what's going on in the new page image we got? the N64 version of Mario 64 only had 120 stars maximum so how did Mario get an extra 2 on that total?
I'm quite confident in my shitposting you know
Warble
Alot of these are cosmetic awards, judging from the definition...
I wonder what a strip tease from a creature made of souls would be like?
I think this trope should be renamed to "Obsolete Reward". It makes it more clear what it is, and a Cosmetic Award could also fit the term "bragging rights reward".
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