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[Ark-AMN]

I kind of figure this is old, but I saw this new job listing over at gamasutra from Rareware.

Job Type: Full Time
The Position:
Lead Artist (Nintendo DS)

Work closely with other experienced artists to push the boundaries of DS Hardware and produce titles to a Rare standard. You'll need a strong creative streak, wide knowledge of Maya and good all-round art skills from concept work through to animation. Also required is the technical proficiency to enable smooth communication with engineers, while previous experience on a 3D package completes the package.

This role carries similar management responsibilities to its counterpart in next-gen development, and though based in the DS team, may in future overlap into other areas of development such as Xbox Live Arcade

I did chuckle at the "Rare standard" remark. :lol

 

[radioheadrule83]

In terms of art, I've always found their standard to be pretty good. It may just be a bit of anthropomorphisation, exaggerated looks and British humor most of the time, but I always personally really liked it.

I also think their 360 games are looking great. I look foreward to seeing what they can do with DS.

 

[argon]

Their portable titles have been pretty good, haven't they?

 

[impirius]

"Design tomorrow's games today!"

 

[KingJ2002]

Yea... this is pretty ancient

I think the jitterbug was in style when this news was released.

 

[M3wThr33]

The description doesn't mention "timeliness" as something they look for in people.

 

[Ark-AMN]

hehe, yeah, most companies usually refer to "meeting deadlines" in their job listings.

 

[Zeo]

DKC4 plz.

 

[mariohat]

DKR2 plz.

Fixed.

It could happen... </Angels in the outfield>

 

[brandonnn]

Their portable titles have been pretty good, haven't they?

Banjo-Kazooie and Sabrewulf were decent (Sabre moreso), Mr. Pants and Banjo Pilot eeeuughhhnot so much.

 

[Mallrat83]

JFG port please. Or sequel. Whatever. Just give it to me. For fuck's sake. Please?

 

[CrisKre]

what mallrat said

 

[Shiggy]

and produce titles to a Rare standard.

So make very bad quality?

 

[The Main Event]

Killer Instinct DS....BRING IT ON!!!!

 

[BuckRobotron]

I'll get in my usual plug too for a new Jet Force Gemini. And there is nothing to laugh about regarding "Rare standards" up to this point. Like them or not, right up until this latest Conker Xbox the console games at least have been very polished.

Looks set to continue that way with Kameo, though PD0 (ironically the title that can least afford any fall in quality) is up in the air.

 

[Mashing]

Fuck all that, the world needs a new RC Pro AM.

 

[NWO]

Er for everyone that is saying "Make this game" and "Make that game" you know that on Rare's website they are asking people WHAT GAMES THEY WANT TO SEE MADE FOR THE DS.

So if you really want a game to be made you should probably email the people that would make it because posting on GAF doesn't get games made no matter how many times you post it....

 

[donny2112]

...Mr. Pants and Banjo Pilot eeeuughhhnot so much.

Banjo-Pilot went from a fun-level of 2 to a fun level of 8 after you unlocked

Spoiler

Bottles

.

 

[NWO]

Here's a link to the request a game that rare should make for the DS. If enough people request the same game we might have a DS version by 2010. :lol

http://rareware.com/extra/pantsboard/all_pants.html

 

[COCKLES]

I kind of figure this is old, but I saw this new job listing over at gamasutra from Rareware.



I did chuckle at the "Rare standard" remark. :lol

Pound for pound, Rare have a higher stable of classic videogames then most Japanese and other western developers could ever hope for.

 

[Mallrat83]

Pound for pound, Rare have a higher stable of classic videogames then most Japanese and other western developers could ever hope for.

No.

 

[radioheadrule83]

My submission to Rare:

First off, everyone in the WORLD wants to play GoldenEye again. The real one.
Would a deal between EA, yourselves/Microsoft and Nintendo be so impossible?

If so, maybe you could give Metroid Prime Hunters something else to fight against. Perfect Dark for example. Even an optimised port with some WiFi would go a long way to being the best game on the system... it might also help pimp PD Zero on Xbox 360... although I dunno if Nintendo would appreciate that aspect of things.

I could list other Rare properties that I'd like to see on DS (i.e. Killer Instinct, Diddy Kong Racing, Blast Corps), but to be honest I'd like to see Rare's lovable humor (be it observational, parody, satire, potty) as well as Rare's unique talents put to work on something new. Things that are both new and good seem to stand a chance on DS, something which is sadly not a certainty on other consoles. Things I don't wanna see? Bad framerate. I'll take bad geometry over a bad framerate. Another thing that bugs a lot of people is forced touch screen use. Mapping moves to the touch screen as seen in Spiderman DS and Revenge of the Sith should be a crime punishable by dev-team death. Maps can be useful, and it's better than doing nothing with the extra screen/space, but maybe you guys could find something more interesting or useful to do with it?

Things like Its Mr Pants could be one route... the DS seems to thrive at puzzlers. Or what about Point & Click adventures? Are Rare willing to fill the void LucasArts and Sierra seem content to ignore? I think that there's a wealth of PC content that could be used as inspiration (or ripped off if you're feeling lazy). Generally I'd just like to see something that uses the system well. Whatever you do, see if Microsoft will let you bundle in Internet Explorer Lite or better still, MSN messenger for when Nintendo WiFi Connection comes along. Pictochat killah!

The 360 games are looking class btw!

 

[Apenheul]

Damned not a first person shooter remake, we get tons of fps games on consoles already. I actually emailed them NOT to remake goldeneye or perfect dark for DS, and no sequels either. Platform games please, before this genre is truly extinct :\

 

[Soul4ger]

Someone submit Blast Corps one hundred million times.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Pound for pound, Rare have a higher stable of classic videogames then most Japanese and other western developers could ever hope for.

Pound for pound, MS got ripped off.

 

[Shaheed79]

Pound for pound, MS got ripped off.

Heh