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'''[[Wikipedia:Rare_(company)|Rare Ltd.]]''' (formerly trade-named '''Rareware''') is a British video game developer based in Twycross, Leicestershire. It was founded in 1985 by Chris and Tim Stamper, as the successor company to [[wikipedia:Ultimate Play the Game|Ultimate Play the Game]]. Rare formerly worked exclusively for [[Nintendo]] before being bought out by [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. As a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, Rare created the successful [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] games ''[[wikipedia:Wizards & Warriors|Wizards & Warriors]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Battletoads|Battletoads]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:R.C. Pro-Am|R.C. Pro-Am]]''; revived the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' property with its critically acclaimed ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series; and created many other well-known titles such as ''[[wikipedia:GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|GoldenEye 007]]'', '' | '''[[Wikipedia:Rare_(company)|Rare Ltd.]]''' (formerly trade-named '''Rareware''') is a British video game developer based in Twycross, Leicestershire. It was founded in 1985 by Chris and Tim Stamper, as the successor company to [[wikipedia:Ultimate Play the Game|Ultimate Play the Game]]. Rare formerly worked exclusively for [[Nintendo]] before being bought out by [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. As a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, Rare created the successful [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] games ''[[wikipedia:Wizards & Warriors|Wizards & Warriors]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Battletoads|Battletoads]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:R.C. Pro-Am|R.C. Pro-Am]]''; revived the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' property with its critically acclaimed ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series; and created many other well-known titles such as ''[[wikipedia:GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|GoldenEye 007]]'', ''{{wp|Banjo-Kazooie}}'', ''[[wikipedia:Perfect Dark|Perfect Dark]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Conker's Bad Fur Day|Conker's Bad Fur Day]]''. | ||
In 2002, Microsoft paid $375 million for a 100% acquisition of Rare. The company then began to produce games for [[wikipedia:Microsoft Studios|Microsoft Studios]]' [[wikipedia:Xbox|Xbox]] video game console. This change of focus resulted in the cancelation of several games featuring the ''Donkey Kong'' brand: ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', and unofficially, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''. Under the terms of the merger, Nintendo retained the rights to all the ''Donkey Kong'' characters, while Rare maintained the rights to its own intellectual properties. | In 2002, Microsoft paid $375 million for a 100% acquisition of Rare. The company then began to produce games for [[wikipedia:Microsoft Studios|Microsoft Studios]]' [[wikipedia:Xbox|Xbox]] video game console. This change of focus resulted in the cancelation of several games featuring the ''Donkey Kong'' brand: ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', and unofficially, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''. Under the terms of the merger, Nintendo retained the rights to all the ''Donkey Kong'' characters, while Rare maintained the rights to its own intellectual properties. | ||
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==Notable employees== | ==Notable employees== | ||
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==Gallery== | |||
===Logos=== | |||
<gallery widths=150px> | |||
Rare logo 1980s.jpg|Rare's first logo, used from 1987–1990. | |||
Rare logo 1990.png|Logo used from 1990-1994. | |||
Rareware logo.jpg|Logo used from 1994-2003 for the "Rareware" trademark during Nintendo tenure. | |||
Rare logo 2003.png|Logo used from 2003-2010. | |||
Rare logo 2010.png|Logo used from 2010-2015. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Rareware screen DKL3C.png|Splash screen from ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong'' | |||
Rareware screen DKCGBC.png|Splash screen from ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 02:39, February 25, 2019
Template:Company-infobox Rare Ltd. (formerly trade-named Rareware) is a British video game developer based in Twycross, Leicestershire. It was founded in 1985 by Chris and Tim Stamper, as the successor company to Ultimate Play the Game. Rare formerly worked exclusively for Nintendo before being bought out by Microsoft. As a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, Rare created the successful Nintendo Entertainment System games Wizards & Warriors, Battletoads, and R.C. Pro-Am; revived the Donkey Kong property with its critically acclaimed Donkey Kong Country series; and created many other well-known titles such as GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
In 2002, Microsoft paid $375 million for a 100% acquisition of Rare. The company then began to produce games for Microsoft Studios' Xbox video game console. This change of focus resulted in the cancelation of several games featuring the Donkey Kong brand: Diddy Kong Pilot, Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, and unofficially, Donkey Kong Racing. Under the terms of the merger, Nintendo retained the rights to all the Donkey Kong characters, while Rare maintained the rights to its own intellectual properties.
Rare, however, has continued to develop games for Nintendo's handheld systems, since Microsoft has not entered the handheld console market. Such games included enhanced remakes of the three SNES Donkey Kong Country games for the Game Boy Advance and Diddy Kong Racing DS, as well as redeveloping their canceled Diddy Kong Pilot and Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers games into Banjo-Pilot and It's Mr. Pants, respectively.
Appearances in the Donkey Kong franchise
- Dixie Kong and Timber's hats once had Rareware logos on them.
- In Donkey Kong 64, Rareware, along with Nintendo, sponsored the boxing match between the Kongs and King K. Rool as mentioned by the Microbuffer. Also, it is possible to collect a Rareware Coin by beating Cranky's score in Jetpac, and a Golden Banana with Rare's logo on it by collecting all of the Banana Fairies.
- In Diddy Kong Racing DS, the coins have the logo of Rare on it.
- In Donkey Kong Country Returns, the options menu has a coral reef shaped like the Rareware logo.
| Title | Year Released | Console |
|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Country | 1994 | SNES |
| Donkey Kong Land | 1995 | Game Boy |
| Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | 1995 | SNES |
| Donkey Kong Land 2 | 1996 | Game Boy |
| Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | 1996 | SNES |
| Donkey Kong Land III | 1997 | Game Boy |
| Diddy Kong Racing | 1997 | Nintendo 64 |
| Donkey Kong 64 | 1999 | Nintendo 64 |
| Donkey Kong Country | 2000 | Game Boy Color |
| Donkey Kong Country | 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
| Donkey Kong Country 2 | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
| Donkey Kong Country 3 | 2005 | Game Boy Advance |
| Diddy Kong Racing DS | 2007 | Nintendo DS |
Notable employees
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Gallery
Logos
Rare's first logo, used from 1987–1990.
Logo used from 1990-1994.
Logo used from 1994-2003 for the "Rareware" trademark during Nintendo tenure.
Logo used from 2003-2010.
- Rare logo 2010.png
Logo used from 2010-2015.
Screenshots
Splash screen from Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong
Splash screen from Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)
Trivia
- Even though Rare has cut ties with Nintendo, their company name, written as "Rare Limited", appears in the Sound Test of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U as the original composers of several Donkey Kong songs, although the information clarifies that Nintendo fully owns the copyright to the compositions.
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