Nightstick11
Banned
How Microsoft managed to bungle up such a hallowed studio will forever be beyond me. With Nintendo, Rare was a veritable hit-factory.
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Nintendo were often quite envious of us, says former Rare staffer
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Aparently the plot of DK Land was based off of Miyamoto's quote.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Land#Plot
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
It wouldn't matter, rare isn't the same rare as it used to be. Too much damage done.
Don't you dare forget Blast Corps!
GuitarAnthony
Neo Member
I thought bungle was Bungie for a second there.
I played Killer Instinct Gold, Blast Corps, Goldeneye. None of the others you listed, which seems odd since I bought the N64 on day one.
Square2015
Member
Thank you imgur, so long imageshack
blue=SNES
yellow=GB
green=N64
pink=GBC
purple=GC
shiny blue=GBA
lime green=X360
gray=DS
Barkley's Justice
Member
Someone who was there or Internet message board...who to believe...
Buckethead
Banned
Star Fox Adventures is a great game.
Just came in to say that and that I miss Rare.
Just came in to say that and that I miss Rare.
Romars202129
Member
I'm calling shananigans right here. Am I really expected to believe Banjo, DK, Conker's engine is so similar to Mario 64 by pure coincicense? Diddy Kong Racing to Mario Kart 64?
Unless, he's specifically talking about Zelda code... I guess I could believe that... since Star Fox adventures is a shite spin on Zelda's engine... I'd expect something at least sub par if they had the code.
Romars202129
Member
... They probably went to crap on Nintendo's watch, and were hot potatoed to Microsoft just in time, before anyone knew they fell to pieces.
Nobody just sell the goose that lays the golden eggs... unless it's eggs start to go bad, hear what I'm saying?
starwarsfan541
Banned
What exactly do you mean?
flamingotripod
Member
Thank you imgur, so long imageshack
blue=SNES
yellow=GB
green=N64
pink=GBC
purple=GC
shiny blue=GBA
lime green=X360
gray=DS
This chart has zero creditability with things like Micro$oft
The_Endgamer
Member
heh.
Man, I miss the good old days of Rare releasing Donkey Kong Country type games. I wonder if Rare had stayed with Nintendo throughout the Gamecube, Wii and Wii U era, would have Nintendo been in abit better position?? Have more first party IP's? Let Rare, make M-rated games ala Naughty Dog? So many if's. I just hope the Wii U survives for another 5 years or so.
Rare was a shell before MS bought it. MS was lucky to get what it got from Rare. They were too spread out with multiple projects and none of them close to being finished. They were used to Nintendo helping them and were not used to being in a setting in which they were expected to be independent. That is iterated in almost all of the stories that come from the interviews from people who worked at Rare. MS wanted big boys that could do stuff when left alone with freedom and Rare couldn't do that so MS put them in the Kinect corner until they can show that they are worth the money spent.
.As they are now, I wouldn't be surprised if Rare popped up with an ID@XBOX game for side projects
Sword Of Doom
Member
I doubt anyone envies Rare nowadays. That's the sad part
If by shell you mean that a few people left to Free Radical then yeah. Important people started leaving after the Microsoft buyout.
Retro seems happy with what they're doing. They're a great studio but a lot of the Prime team is gone, and if you ask me, people overrate what Retro can do. Besides, they want to make DKC. Who would make it if they didn't? Paon? No thanks.
Square2015
Member
Maybe so but it is NPD accurate as of Jan 07, after that the leaks began to shrivel. So those 360 LTDs were higher in the end (but likely not by much).