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|logo=Rare logo 2015.svg | |logo=Rare logo 2015.svg | ||
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|founded=1985 | |founded=1985 | ||
|first_release=''[[Donkey Kong Country]] | |first_release=''[[Donkey Kong Country]] | ||
|latest_release=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]] | |latest_release=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]] | ||
|president=Craig Duncan | |president=Craig Duncan | ||
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'''{{wp|Rare (company)|Rare | '''{{wp|Rare (company)|Rare Ltd.}}''' (trade-named '''Rareware''' during [[Nintendo]] tenure) 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 {{wp|Ultimate Play the Game}}. As a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, Rare created the successful [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] games ''{{wp|Wizards & Warriors}}'', ''{{wp|Battletoads (video game)|Battletoads}}'', and ''{{wp|R.C. Pro-Am}}''. Rare's only involvement with the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] was creating several ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' games, beginning with ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Since then, Rare has produced other well-known titles such as ''{{wp|Banjo-Kazooie}}'', ''{{wp|Perfect Dark}}'', and ''{{wp|Sea of Thieves}}''. | ||
In 2002, following the | In 2002, following the release of ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' on the [[Nintendo GameCube]], Microsoft completed its acquisition of Rare, affecting the status of several games of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, including ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', and ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''. Under the terms of the merger, Nintendo retained the rights to all the ''Donkey Kong'' characters along with [[Krunch]], while Rare maintained the rights to its own intellectual properties such as [[Banjo]] and [[Conker]], both of whom appeared in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. Consequently, [[Dixie Kong]]'s hat no longer bore the Rare logo. For a while, Rare developed games for Nintendo's handheld systems, since Microsoft has not entered the dedicated handheld console market. Two of the games, ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'' and ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', were redeveloped from ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' and ''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers'', respectively. After the merger, there was a hard stop to using Nintendo and Rare characters in the same works of media, with even ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' being able to use Banjo or Conker in the character roster. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' would include one of Rare's properties, Banjo and Kazooie, as playable characters. | ||
Nintendo itself would later publish [[ | Nintendo itself would later publish [[Reissue|remakes]] of a few ''Donkey Kong'' titles made by Rare, including the original [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' trilogy]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]], as well as ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''. While the first ''Donkey Kong Country'' was made available on the [[Virtual Console]] within a few weeks of the [[Wii]] being released, and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' being rolled out there in 2007, all three games were delisted on November 25, 2012,{{ref needed}} and were gradually re-listed from 2014 to 2015,{{ref needed}} this time on both the Wii and [[Wii U]], and all releases of the game have remained listed since then to the extent the consoles' online game stores have remained online. The Rare-developed game ''[[Jetpac]]'' somehow remained intact in the ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' port for the Wii U Virtual Console. | ||
==History involving the ''Super Mario'' franchise== | ==History involving the ''Super Mario'' franchise== | ||
===''Donkey Kong 64''=== | ===''Donkey Kong 64''=== | ||
Rare appears in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' in a few ways, and the company is named "Rareware" in the game. Rareware and Nintendo are the sponsors for the boxing match between the [[Kong]]s and [[King K. Rool]] as mentioned by the [[Microphone]]. Two items bear the logo of Rare: the [[Rareware Coin]] and a specific [[Golden Banana]] that is obtained from the [[Banana Fairy Princess]]. | Rare appears in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' in a few ways, and the company is named "Rareware" in the game. Rareware and Nintendo are the sponsors for the boxing match between the [[Kong]]s and [[King K. Rool]] as mentioned by the [[Microphone]]. Two items bear the logo of Rare: the [[Rareware Coin]] and a specific [[Golden Banana]] that is obtained from the [[Banana Fairy Princess]]. | ||
===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''=== | ===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''=== | ||
Rare appears in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' with its logo appearing on the [[ | Rare appears in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' with its logo appearing on the [[Coin (Diddy Kong Racing DS)|coins]]. | ||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], "Rare Limited" appears in the Sound Test of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as the original composers of several ''Donkey Kong'' songs, although the information clarifies that Nintendo fully owns the copyright to the compositions. | In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], "Rare Limited" appears in the Sound Test of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as the original composers of several ''Donkey Kong'' songs, although the information clarifies that Nintendo fully owns the copyright to the compositions. | ||
==List of ''Super Mario'' games== | ==List of ''Super Mario'' games== | ||
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!Title | !Title | ||
!Year released | !Year released | ||
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*[[Gregg Mayles]] | *[[Gregg Mayles]] | ||
*[[Steve Mayles]] (former) | *[[Steve Mayles]] (former) | ||
* | *Chris Stamper (former) | ||
* | *Tim Stamper (former) | ||
*[[Mark Stevenson]] (former) | *[[Mark Stevenson]] (former) | ||
*[[Chris Sutherland]] (former) | *[[Chris Sutherland]] (former) | ||
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===Screenshots=== | ===Screenshots=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Rareware screen DKL3C.png|Splash screen from '' | Rareware screen DKL3C.png|Splash screen from ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong'' | ||
Rareware screen DKCGBC.png|Splash screen from '' | Rareware screen DKCGBC.png|Splash screen from ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color) | ||
Rareware screen DKP.png|Unused splash screen from ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' (2001) | |||
Rareware screen DKP.png|Unused splash screen from '' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Diddypilot.jpg|''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' | Diddypilot.jpg|''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{NIWA|LylatWiki=Rare|NWiki=Rare|SmashWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Rare}} | {{NIWA|LylatWiki=Rare|NWiki=Rare|SmashWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Rare}} | ||
*[https://rarewiki.com/wiki/Rare_Ltd. Rare] on the Rare Wiki | *[https://rarewiki.com/wiki/Rare_Ltd. Rare Ltd.] on the Rare Wiki | ||
{{Companies}} | {{Companies}} | ||
[[Category:Developers]] | [[Category:Developers]] | ||
