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Rare, Ltd. is a company that was founded in 1982 under the name Ultimate Play the Game. They were a second party developer for Nintendo for a long time, until being bought by Microsoft in 2002.
Chronology
1983
Atic Atac (BBC, SPEC)Cookie (SPEC)
Dragonskulle (C64)
Jetpac (BBC, SPEC, VC20)
Lunar Jetman (BBC, SPEC)
Pssst (SPEC)
Knight Lore (BBC, CPC, FDS, MSX, SPEC)
Sabre Wulf (BBC, C64, CPC, SPEC)
The Staff of Karnath (C64)
Underwurlde (C64, SPEC)
1985
Alien 8 (BBC, CPC, MSX, SPEC)
Blackwyche (C64)
Imhotep (C64)
Nightshade (BBC, C64, CPC, MSX, SPEC)
Outlaws (C64)
1986
Cosmic Battlezones (BBC)
Cyberun (CPC, MSX, SPEC)
Gunfright (CPC, MSX, SPEC)
Pentagram (MSX, SPEC)
1987
Bubbler (CPC, MSK, SPEC)
California Games (NES port)
Martianoids (CPC, SPEC)
Slalom (NES)
Wizards & Warriors (NES)
1988
Anticipation (NES)
Cabal (NES port)
Jeopardy! (NES)
Jeopardy! Junior Edition (NES)
R.C. Pro-Am (NES)
Sesame Street: 1-2-3 (NES)
Wheel of Fortune (NES)
1989
Captain Skyhawk (NES)
Cobra Triangle (NES)
Hollywood Squares (NES)
John Elway's Quarterback (NES)
Marble Madness (NES port)
Sesame Street: A-B-C (NES)
Silent Service (NES port)
Taboo: The Sixth Sense (NES)
Time Lord (NES)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (NES)
World Games (NES)
WWF WrestleMania (NES)
1990
Arch Rivals (NES port)
Double Dare (NES)
High Speed (NES port)
Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road (NES port)
NARC (NES port)
Pin-Bot (NES port)
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll (GEN, NES)
Super Glove Ball (NES)
Wizards & Warriors Chapter X: The Fortress of Fear (GB)
1991
Battletoads (AMI, ARC, CD32, GB, GEN, GG, NES)
Beetlejuice (GB, NES)
Sid Meier's Pirates! (NES port)
Sneaky Snakes (GB)
Super R.C. Pro-Am (GBC)
WWF Superstars (GB)
1992
R.C. Pro-Am II (NES)
Wizards & Warriors III (NES)
1993
Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team (NES, GEN, SNES, SMS)
Battletoads in Battlemainiacs (SNES, SMS)
X The Ball (ARC)
1994
Company bought by Nintendo.Donkey Kong Country (GBA, GBC, SNES, WSHP)
Killer Instinct (ARC, GB, SNES)
Monster Max (GB)
1995
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest (GBA, SNES, WSHP)
Donkey Kong Land (GB)
1996
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (GBA, SNES, WSHP)
Donkey Kong Land 2 (GB)
Killer Instinct 2 (ARC)
Killer Instinct Gold (N64)
1997
Blast Corps (N64)
Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
Donkey Kong Land III (GB, GBC)
GoldenEye 007 (N64)
1998
Banjo-Kazooie (N64, XBLM)
1999
Conker's Pocket Tales (GBC)
Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
Jet Force Gemini (N64)
2000
Banjo-Tooie (N64, XBLM)
Mickey's Speedway USA (GBC, N64)
Perfect Dark (GBC, N64)
2001
Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)
2002
Company bought by Microsoft.Star Fox Adventures (GC)
2003
Grabbed by the Ghoulies (XBOX)
2004
It's Mr. Pants (GBA)
Sabre Wulf (GBA)
2005
Banjo-Pilot (GBA)
Conker: Live & Reloaded (XBOX)
Kameo: Elements of Power (X360)
Perfect Dark Zero (X360)
2006
Viva Pinata (PC, X360)
2007
Founders Chris and Tim Stamper left the company.Diddy Kong Racing DS (DS)
Jetpac Refuelled (XBLM)
2008
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (X360)
Rare, Ltd. Recently Published Games
| Name | Platforms | Developer | ||
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Conker's Bad Fur Day released on March 4, 2001 |
N64 | Rare, Ltd. | |
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Perfect Dark |
GBC | Rare, Ltd. | |
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Jet Force Gemini released on Oct. 11, 1999 |
N64 | Rare, Ltd. | |
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Conker's Pocket Tales released on June 8, 1999 |
GBC | Rare, Ltd. | |
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R.C. Pro-Am II |
NES | Rare, Ltd. | |
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Dragonskulle |
C64 | Rare, Ltd. | |
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Cyberun |
CPC, MSX, SPEC | Rare, Ltd. | |
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Imhotep released on Oct. 15, 1985 |
C64 | Rare, Ltd. | |
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Nightshade released on Oct. 1, 1985 |
CPC, C64, MSX, SPEC | Rare, Ltd. | |
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Blackwyche |
C64 | Rare, Ltd. |
Rare, Ltd. Recently Developed Games
| Name | Platforms | Publisher | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts released on Nov. 11, 2008 |
X360 | Microsoft Game Studios | |
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Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise released on Sept. 8, 2008 |
DS | THQ Inc. | |
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Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise released on Sept. 2, 2008 |
X360 | Microsoft Game Studios | |
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Jetpac Refuelled released on March 28, 2007 |
XBLM | Microsoft Game Studios | |
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Diddy Kong Racing DS released on Feb. 5, 2007 |
DS | Nintendo | |
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Viva Piñata released on Nov. 9, 2006 |
X360, PC | Microsoft Game Studios | |
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Perfect Dark Zero released on Nov. 18, 2005 |
X360 | Microsoft Game Studios | |
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Kameo: Elements of Power released on Nov. 7, 2005 |
X360 | Microsoft Game Studios | |
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Conker: Live & Reloaded released on June 21, 2005 |
XBOX | Microsoft Game Studios | |
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Banjo Pilot released on Jan. 11, 2005 |
GBA | THQ Inc. |
Trivia
Name The Game: In this fighting game ultratech is a very powerful mega corporation. Ultratech hosts fighting tournaments with regular participants, and experimental creatures/fighters created by the corporation. Including Eyedol an ancient warrior from another dimension.
- Fatal Fury
- Killer Instinct
- Pit-Fighter
- Street Fighter
- Virtua Fighter
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| Company Name | Rare, Ltd. |
| Street Address | Manor Park |
| City | Twycross |
| State | Leicestershire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | http://www.rareware.com/ |
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| Date Founded | 1982-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Count of Games Published | 20 |
| Count of Games Developed | 90 |
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Recurring Appearances
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Diddy Kong first in Donkey Kong Country |
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Donkey Kong first in Donkey Kong |
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King K. Rool first in Donkey Kong Country |
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Jetman first in Jetpac |
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Banjo first in Diddy Kong Racing |
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Cranky Kong first in Donkey Kong Country |
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Mr. Pants first in Jet Force Gemini |
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Mumbo Jumbo first in Banjo-Kazooie |
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Kazooie first in Banjo-Kazooie |
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Gruntilda first in Banjo-Kazooie |
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Space first in Spacewar! |
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Cave first in |
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Earth first in |
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Jungle first in |
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Spiral Mountain first in Banjo-Kazooie |
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Bathroom first in |
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Mine first in |
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Normandy first in |
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Ancient Egypt first in |
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Chicago first in |
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Jump first in Donkey Kong |
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Anthropomorphism first in |
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Non-Humanoid Protagonist first in |
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Boss Fight first in |
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Cooperative Play first in Gauntlet |
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Health first in |
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Best-Selling Games first in Pong |
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Collectibles first in |
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Death first in |
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Explosion first in |
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Banana first in |
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Key first in |
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Sword first in |
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Crate first in |
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Gun first in |
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Jet Pack first in |
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Tree first in |
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Rocket Launcher first in |
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Machine Gun first in |
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Barrel first in Donkey Kong |
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