List of video games developed by Rare explained

Rare is a British video game developer founded by Tim and Chris Stamper after the now-defunct Ultimate Play the Game. Since its inception, the company has produced various titles in a wide variety of genres and on numerous gaming systems, mostly from Nintendo and Microsoft. The company is best known for its platform games, which include the Donkey Kong Country series and the Banjo-Kazooie series, and for its Nintendo 64 first-person shooters GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark. This list includes games produced by Rare after its formation. It does not include games developed or published by Ultimate Play the Game.

Games

Year of releaseTitleSystemPublisherGenreNotes.Ref.
1986VS. SlalomNintendo VS. SystemNintendoSports
1987SlalomNintendo Entertainment System
Wizards & WarriorsAcclaim EntertainmentPlatform
1988R.C. Pro-AmNintendoRacing
Jeopardy!GameTekGame show
Wheel of Fortune
AnticipationNintendo
1989Sesame Street: 123Hi Tech ExpressionsEdutainment
WWF WrestleManiaAcclaim EntertainmentFighting
John Elway's QuarterbackTradewestSports
Marble MadnessMilton BradleyPlatform/Racing(port)
World GamesSports
TradewestNon-game
California GamesMilton BradleySports(port)
Cobra TriangleNintendoAction
Milton BradleySports(port)
Hollywood SquaresGameTekGame show
Sesame Street: ABCHi Tech ExpressionsEdutainment
Who Framed Roger RabbitLJNAdventure
Jeopardy! Junior EditionGameTekGame show
Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition
Acclaim EntertainmentPlatform
Silent ServiceUltra GamesSimulation(port)
1990Game BoyAcclaim EntertainmentPlatform
Wheel of Fortune: Family EditionNintendo Entertainment SystemGameTekGame show
Double Dare(port)
PinbotNintendoPinball
Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off RoadTradewestRacing(port)
Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary EditionGameTekGame show
CabalMilton BradleyAction(port)
Captain SkyhawkShooter
The Amazing Spider-ManGame BoyLJN (United States)
Nintendo (Europe)		Beat 'em up
Snake Rattle 'n' RollNintendo Entertainment SystemNintendoAction
NarcAcclaim EntertainmentShooter(port)
Time LordMilton BradleyAction
Tradewest
A Nightmare on Elm StreetLJNPlatform
Super Glove BallMattelAction
Acclaim EntertainmentSports(port)
WWF WrestleMania ChallengeLJNFighting
Milton BradleyPlatform
1991WWF SuperstarsGame BoyLJNFighting
BeetlejuiceNintendo Entertainment SystemPlatform
Sneaky SnakesGame BoyTradewestAction
BattletoadsNintendo Entertainment SystemBeat 'em up
High SpeedPinball
Pirates!Ultra GamesAdventure(port)
Super R.C. Pro-AmGame BoyNintendoRacing
Sesame Street: ABC/123Nintendo Entertainment SystemHi Tech ExpressionsEdutainment
BattletoadsGame BoyTradewestBeat 'em up
1992BeetlejuiceLJNPlatform
Nintendo Entertainment SystemAcclaim Entertainment
Danny Sullivan's Indy HeatTradewestRacing(port)
R.C. Pro-Am II
Championship Pro-AmMega Drive
BattletoadsAmigaMindscapeBeat 'em up
1993BattletoadsMega DriveTradewest / SegaMainly developed by Arc System Works
Battletoads & Double DragonNintendo Entertainment SystemTradewest
Battletoads in BattlemaniacsSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
Battletoads in Ragnarok's WorldGame Boy
Battletoads / Double DragonMega Drive
Battletoads & Double DragonSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
Battletoads / Double DragonGame Boy
BattletoadsGame GearTradewest / SegaMainly developed by Arc System Works
X The BallArcadeCapcomSports
Snake Rattle 'n' RollMega DriveSegaAction
1994Battletoads ArcadeArcadeElectronic ArtsBeat 'em up
BattletoadsAmiga CD32Mindscape
Battletoads in BattlemaniacsMaster SystemVirgin / Tectoy
Donkey Kong CountrySuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemNintendoPlatform
Killer InstinctArcadeMidwayFighting
1995Monster MaxGame BoyTitus SoftwarePlatform
Donkey Kong LandNintendo
Killer InstinctSuper Nintendo Entertainment System
Platform
Killer InstinctGame BoyFighting
1996Killer Instinct 2ArcadeMidway
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning RunSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemNintendoSports
Donkey Kong Land 2Game BoyPlatform
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Killer Instinct GoldNintendo 64Fighting
1997Blast CorpsAction
GoldenEye 007First-person shooter
Donkey Kong Land IIIGame BoyPlatform
Diddy Kong RacingNintendo 64RareRacing
1998Banjo-KazooieNintendoPlatform
1999Conker's Pocket TalesGame Boy ColorRare
Jet Force GeminiNintendo 64Third-person shooter
Donkey Kong 64NintendoPlatform
Mickey's Racing AdventureGame Boy ColorRacing
2000Platform
Perfect DarkNintendo 64RareFirst-person shooter
Perfect DarkGame Boy ColorAction
Donkey Kong CountryNintendoPlatform
Mickey's Speedway USANintendo 64Racing
Banjo-TooiePlatform
2001Conker's Bad Fur DayRare / THQ
Mickey's Speedway USAGame Boy ColorNintendoRacing
2002Star Fox AdventuresGameCubeAction-adventure
2003Donkey Kong CountryGame Boy AdvancePlatform
THQPlatform
Grabbed by the GhouliesXboxMicrosoft Game StudiosBeat 'em up
2004Sabre WulfGame Boy AdvanceTHQPlatform
Donkey Kong Country 2Nintendo
2005Banjo-PilotTHQRacing
It's Mr PantsPuzzle
Mobile phoneIn-Fusio
XboxMicrosoft Game StudiosPlatform
Donkey Kong Country 3Game Boy AdvanceNintendo
Kameo: Elements of PowerXbox 360Microsoft Game StudiosAction-adventure
Perfect Dark ZeroFirst-person shooter
2006Viva PiñataWindowsLife simulation
Xbox 360
2007Diddy Kong Racing DSNintendo DSNintendoRacing
Jetpac RefuelledXbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)Microsoft Game StudiosShooter
Xbox 360PartyMainly developed by Krome Studios
2008Life simulation
Nintendo DSTHQ
Xbox 360Microsoft Game StudiosVehicle construction
2010Kinect SportsSports
2011Microsoft Studios
2013Killer InstinctWindowsFighting(uncredited)
Xbox One
2014Kinect Sports RivalsXbox OneSports
2015Rare ReplayCompilation
2018Sea of ThievesWindowsAdventure
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/SXbox Game StudiosXbox Series X/S in 2020 and PlayStation 5 version in 2024
PlayStation 5
2020BattletoadsWindowsBeat 'em upMainly developed by Dlala Studios
Xbox One
TBAEverwildWindowsAdventure
Xbox Series X/S

Cancelled games

TitleSystemGenreYear of development
JetpacCommodore 64Shooter1984[1]
Knight LoreCommodore 64Action-adventure, maze1984[2]
BubblerCommodore 64Action1985[3]
Alien 8Commodore 64Action-adventure, maze1985[4]
Mire MareZX SpectrumAction-adventure1986[5]
PentagramAmstrad CPCAction-adventure, maze1986
BC GamesNintendo Entertainment SystemSportsUnknown[6]
ExterminatorNintendo Entertainment SystemN/A1990[7]
Screwballs SuperleagueNintendo Entertainment SystemAction, fighting1990[8] [9]
Snakes in SpaceNintendo Entertainment SystemPlatform1990[10]
WrestlerageSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemFighting1991[11]
Jonny Blastoff and the Kremling ArmadaMicrosoft Windows, MacintoshPoint-and-click1992[12]
Brute ForceArcadeFighting1993[13]
Project Dream / Dream: Land of GiantsSuper Nintendo Entertainment System,
Nintendo 64		Adventure, RPG1996[14]
Killer Instinct 2Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemFighting1996[15]
Conker's Quest / Twelve Tales: Conker 64Nintendo 64Platform1996[16]
Jet Force GeminiGame Boy ColorShooter1999[17]
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's CurseGame Boy ColorPlatform1999[18]
Velvet DarkNintendo 64, GameCubeShooter2000[19]
Dinosaur PlanetNintendo 64Action-adventure2000[20]
Diddy Kong PilotGame Boy AdvanceRacing2002[21]
Viva PiñataPocket PCSimulation2002[22]
GameCube, XboxAction-adventure2002 - 2004[23]
Donkey Kong RacingGameCubeRacing2002[24]
Donkey Kong: Coconut CrackersGame Boy AdvancePuzzle2002[25] [26]
XboxPlatform2003 - 2004[27]
Arc AngelXboxRacing2003[28]
BattletoadsGame Boy AdvanceBeat' em up2004[29] [30]
Conker's Other Bad DayGameCube, XboxPlatform2005[31]
Banjo-XXboxPlatform2005[32] [33]
Sabreman StampedeXbox 360Adventure2005[34]
Ordinary JoeXbox 360Survival, horror2005[35] [36]
Conker: Gettin' MedievalXbox 360Shooter2006 - 2010[37]
SavannahXbox 360Simulation2006[38]
Banjo-Kazoomie / Banjo-Karting /
The Fast and the Furriest		Xbox 360Racing2006[39]
Crackdown 2Xbox 360Shooter2007[40]
QuestGameCube, XboxMMO2007[41]
Project Bean / GoldenEye 007Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)Shooter2007[42]
Kameo 2Xbox 360Adventure2007[43]
CascadeXbox 360MMO2007[44]
The Fast and the FurriestXbox 360Party2008[45]
ButcherXbox 360N/A2008[46]
UrchinXbox 360Adventure, horror2008[47]
Avatar SportsXbox 360Sports2010[48]
Kinect TrainerXbox 360Sports2010[49]
SoulCatcherXbox 360Action, adventure2010[50]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1991 . Solar Jetman (C64) - 1991 Storm - GTW64 . 2023-09-09 . Games That Weren't . en-GB.
  2. Carroll . Martyn . . 126 . March 2014 . 20–27 . 1742-3155 . 489477015 . Knight Lore: A 30-Year Legacy.
  3. Web site: fgasking . 1987 . The Bubbler (C64) - 1987 Ultimate Play The Game - GTW64 . 2023-09-09 . Games That Weren't . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Alien 8 V1.20 . 2023-09-09 . Commodore 64 Scene Database.
  5. Web site: World of Spectrum - Sinclair User Issue:63 Page:108 . 2023-09-09 . World of Spectrum.
  6. Web site: Rare Gamer BC Games . 2023-09-09 . en.
  7. Web site: Rare Gamer Exterminator . 2023-09-09 . en.
  8. Web site: Rare Gamer Screwballs Superleague . 2023-09-09 . en.
  9. Web site: 2010-07-13 . Screwballs Superleague [NES - Cancelled] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  10. Snake Rattle 'n' Roll. Rare. Nintendo. July 1990. Nintendo Entertainment System. Ending. Hippety hip, hippety hop, Rattle n Roll are at the top ... see you soon ... Snakes in Space.
  11. Web site: 2008-04-14 . Wrestlerage [SNES - Unreleased] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2017-12-27 . Jonny Blastoff and the Kremling Armada (Rare) [PC - Cancelled] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  13. Web site: Rare Gamer Brute Force . 2023-09-09 . en.
  14. Reeves . Ben . Dream Project: The Secret History Of Banjo-Kazooie . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026014705/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/10/22/secret-history-of-banjo-kazooie.aspx . dead . 26 October 2012 . 2023-09-09 . Game Informer . en.
  15. Retro Gamer magazine Issue 84: 25 Years of Rare.
  16. Book: Corrigan, Don H. . Nuts About Squirrels: The Rodents That Conquered Popular Culture . 2019-02-28 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-3635-1 . en.
  17. Web site: 2016-01-26 . See The Opening Moments Of The Jet Force Gemini Game Boy Color Game . 2023-09-09 . Siliconera . en-US.
  18. Web site: McFerran . Damien . 2015-10-05 . Lost Game Boy Color Banjo-Kazooie Game Unearthed In Design Documents . 2023-09-09 . Nintendo Life . en-GB.
  19. Web site: N64's Perfect Dark Was Meant to Have a Sister Game, Velvet Dark . 2023-09-09 . GameSpot . en-US.
  20. Web site: 20 February 2021 . Rare's cancelled N64 game Dinosaur Planet has leaked online .
  21. Web site: Diddy Kong Pilot Nintendo Retrospective . May 19, 2018.
  22. Web site: 2007-01-24 . Mundo Rare - Special features - Interview with the Piñata Team . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20070124034234/http://www.mundorare.com/especial/pinatoween/interview.html . 2007-01-24 . 2023-09-09 .
  23. Web site: Rare's New Making-Of Video Looks at Kameo . 2023-09-09 . GameSpot . en-US.
  24. Web site: Donkey Kong Racing . 2023-09-09 . IGN . en.
  25. Web site: I. G. N. Staff . 2001-05-29 . Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers . 2023-09-09 . IGN . en.
  26. Web site: I. G. N. Staff . 2004-08-12 . It's Mr. Pants . 2023-09-09 . IGN . en.
  27. Web site: Goldstein . Hilary . 2005-04-12 . Conker: Playing with Yourself . 2023-09-09 . IGN . en.
  28. Web site: Rare Gamer Arc Angel . 2023-09-09 . en.
  29. Web site: 2008-08-02 . Battletoads [GBA - Proto / Cancelled] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  30. Web site: 2013-12-02 . Battletoads GBA RareWareCentral . 2023-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231132/http://www.rarewarecentral.com/battletoads-gba . 2 December 2013 .
  31. Web site: Wojnar . Jason . 2020-11-07 . 10 Cancelled GameCube Games We Wish Had Happened . 2023-09-09 . Game Rant . en.
  32. Web site: https://twitter.com/mingellasfella/status/1001163031492136963 . 2023-09-09 . X (formerly Twitter) . en.
  33. Web site: https://twitter.com/mingellasfella/status/630777927374893057 . 2023-09-09 . X (formerly Twitter) . en.
  34. Web site: 2014-02-28 . Rare designer talks canceled Donkey Kong Racing . 2023-09-09 . Destructoid . en-US.
  35. Web site: Rare Gamer Ordinary Joe . 2023-09-09 . en.
  36. Web site: 2013-07-09 . Ordinary Joe (Rare Ltd) [Prototype - Xbox 360] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  37. News: 2015-09-29 . Rare reflects on its lost Conker game, Gettin' Medieval . en . Eurogamer.net . 2023-09-09.
  38. Web site: Rare Gamer Savannah . 2023-09-09 . en.
  39. Web site: 2012-01-08 . Banjo-Karting [Xbox 360 - Prototype] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  40. Web site: 2015-12-08 . Crackdown 2 (by Rare Ltd) [Xbox 360 - Cancelled] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  41. Web site: 2009-04-07 . Quest (Rare MMO) [GameCube / XBOX - Cancelled] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  42. Web site: 2014-02-03 . Why Did GoldenEye XBLA Stall?: News from 1UP.com . 2023-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203220326/http://www.1up.com/news/goldeneye-xbla-stall . 3 February 2014 .
  43. Web site: 2015-08-05 . Rare Shares A Rare Glimpse of Kameo 2 - Hardcore Gamer . 2023-09-09 . en-US.
  44. Web site: Rare Gamer Cascade . 2023-09-09 . en.
  45. Web site: 2010-07-22 . The Fast and the Furriest [XBOX 360 - Cancelled] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  46. Web site: 2011-09-16 . Butcher [Xbox 360 - Prototype] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  47. Web site: 2009-04-04 . Urchin (Rare Ltd.) [Xbox 360 - Cancelled] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  48. Web site: 2011-10-18 . Avatar Sports [Xbox 360 - Prototype] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  49. Web site: 2011-05-07 . Kinect Trainer [Xbox 360 - Cancelled] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.
  50. Web site: 2011-12-22 . SoulCatcher [Xbox 360 - Prototype] - Unseen64 ]. 2023-09-09 . Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! . en-US.

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