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[Wildebeest]

Mire Mare when?

 

[Kacho]

"Hey guys, remember when we made games?"

 

[RAIDEN1]

I thought they were all but dead! They should be given the Perfect Dark I.P rights back....also on the flip side, I never understood the big deal of their Battletoads games, they were never as good as the T.M.NT series or games anyway...

 

[Davevil]

I thought they were all but dead! They should be given the Perfect Dark I.P rights back....also on the flip side, I never understood the big deal of their Battletoads games, they were never as good as the T.M.NT series or games anyway...

 

[Chuck Berry]

I don't see any Grabbed By The Ghoulies characters here

 

[AJUMP23]

I appreciate that hey have made some great games, and that I am old.

 

[clarky]

Quality company back in the day. Cant believe they released one game in seven years and seemingly have nothing on the horizon.

 

[John Bilbo]

I appreciate that hey have made some great games, and that I am old.

It's great being old. It just sucks not being young anymore.

 

[SILKYSMOOTH30FPS]

Now imagine that for the 40th, they announce Conker 2, Banjo 3 and a new KI game.

But they're more worthless than ubisoft these days, so nothing will be announced, and i'd be surprised if anything is even being made in the next five years. Worthless company.

 

[Horseganador]

They were great when they worked with Nintendo and before, since MS bought them they have been slowly dying and after canceling Everwild and firing Rare staff there will be almost nothing left.

 

[Sticks]

 

[RAIDEN1]

I guess they are a developer close to your heart then...

 

[AJUMP23]

It's great being old. It just sucks not being young anymore.

It is a blessing to grow old.

 

[xanaum]

RIP Rare. You were once the best Western game studio in the world and created the most incredible, visually magical sidescrolling trilogy of all time. No one ever came close to doing anything like DKC 1, 2, and 3 and definitely not a James Bond game as iconic as GoldenEye.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Pfft

Rare died decades ago

 

[Sethbacca]

Celebrating 40 years of making great games 30+ years ago

 

[Dorago]

Microsoft killed them decades ago now. What an ignominious fall.

I'm gonna play Solar Jetman, Captain Skyhawk, and Wizards and Warriors tonight and remember the good times.

 

[scydrex]

That Rare is long gone now. MS killed them.

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

Just think of all the games that wouldn't had been canceled if they stuck with Nintendo.

Also screw the realistic graphics lovers I would have played a cartoony looking cel shaded Perfect Dark with graphics like XIII or Borderlands (but not their character designs). Perfect Dark Zero was almost like that after all. It would have maybe aged a bit more gracefully over well… "The Wall Guy" graphics.

 

[RayBoy]

Rest in Peace

 

[DreamcastSkies]

Rare died. RIP.

 

[adamsapple]

Beautiful controller, back pedals too. Might have bitten if it were $70 or so.,

 

[NeverYouMind]

I thought they were all but dead! They should be given the Perfect Dark I.P rights back....also on the flip side, I never understood the big deal of their Battletoads games, they were never as good as the T.M.NT series or games anyway...

Battletoads were better for a minute.

 

[leo-j]

release rare replay for ps5/switch 2

 

[ecosse_011172]

Is there anyone Microsoft doesn't ruin?

 

[LordOcidax]

If there any original personal in the company?

 

[Alan Wake]

I don't see any Grabbed By The Ghoulies characters here

The skull maybe? Just as well anyway. I replayed Grabbed by the Ghoulies last Summer and it's not a fun game. Graphics held up surprisingly well, though, thanks to the simplistic art design.

 

[Sinozen]

It doesn't have any of the original staff so I mean whats to celebrate? I'd be surprised if Microsoft doesn't shut it down.

 

[Chuck Berry]

The skull maybe? Just as well anyway. I replayed Grabbed by the Ghoulies last Summer and it's not a fun game. Graphics held up surprisingly well, though, thanks to the simplistic art design.

Yeah its a weird game. Always loved the art style and monster design.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Developed two new games in the last 15 years. 2005-2025

Developed about 40 games from 1995-2005

 

[tylrdiablos]

Jesus, that artwork is fucking awful. Looks like it was knocked out in 20 mins. AI slop maybe?

If Microsoft/Rare want easy money... put Rare Replay on PC.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Jesus, that artwork is fucking awful. Looks like it was knocked out in 20 mins. AI slop maybe?

If Microsoft/Rare want easy money... put Rare Replay on PC.

I don't think they will with games running classic Xbox and 360 code as well as the IP minefield of Golden Eye. It was easy to do on Xbox One with everything already in place but it would be too expensive to port relative to potential sales.

 

[Sephimoth]

Peaked in late 90s and have been shit since.

Would love some of that old Rare back.

 

[UltimaKilo]

It doesn't have any of the original staff so I mean whats to celebrate? I'd be surprised if Microsoft doesn't shut it down.

Why would they shut down Rare, who has been their most successful developer? They need to support them. Rare not having anything to announce since SoT port is nuts.

 

[yurinka]

I assume MS will celebrate it with another round of layoff and cancelled games announced while the executives attend to a private Sting concert.

Let's hope things improve for them. Other than with Sea of Thieves they have been having rough times since a lot of years ago.

I loved the NES Battletoads, the first Donkey Kong Country or Stunt Race FX, but I assume nobody -or almost nobody- of those who made them remains there.

 

[Melfice7]

Ah Rare, one of the first victims of microsoft's path of destruction in the console business

 

[keefged4]

N64 Rare was absolute peak. Nothing else comes close to it imo.

 

[Here]

More like Well done

 

[coffinbirth]

I don't think they can with games running classic Xbox and 360 code as well as the IP minefield of Golden Eye.

I would imagine Microsoft will lean into their classic IP catalog when pushing these upcoming AMD chips that will have OG/360/XBO compatibility. Also, GoldenEye isn't in Rare Replay. It's a standalone game.

 

[Holammer]

I don't see any Grabbed By The Ghoulies characters here

Celebrating a game where a boy saves his girlfriend/damsel in distress in current year? Yikes! That's a big nope.
Bond isn't there either, but that might be a license consideration.

 

[AJUMP23]

You want some Vinyl sound tracks.

 

[NeverYouMind]

I would imagine Microsoft will lean into their classic IP catalog when pushing these upcoming AMD chips that will have OG/360/XBO compatibility. Also, GoldenEye isn't in Rare Replay. It's a standalone game.

You are technically correct but owning the Rare Replay is the only way to play GoldenEye without a subscription on any modern console.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

How can Rare be turning 40 when they died in 2002?

 

[bender]

How can Rare be turning 40 when they died in 2002?

 

[ZeroZeroQuatre]

Time to bring back Snake Rattle 'n' Roll !

 

[AJUMP23]

A new Dynamic background too.

 

[adamsapple]

A new Dynamic background too.

Ehh .. that's not a good one lol, too 'busy'.

 

[Moses85]

 

[Robb]