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[[Rare]], formerly known as Rareware, is a Twycross-based (though they started in Ashby-de-la-Zouch) [[Video Games|video game]] development company founded by Chris and Tim Stamper in [[The Eighties|1982]]. They're famous for their pioneering of sophisticated technology to make video games, the sheer amount of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|crap they get past the radar,]] [[Urban Legend of Zelda|the idiosyncratic little mysteries they weave into their games that leave gamers pondering for decades,]] and their media-shy nature.
[[Rare]], formerly known as Rareware, is a Twycross-based (though they started in Ashby-de-la-Zouch) [[Video Games|video game]] development company founded by Chris and Tim Stamper in [[The Eighties|1982]]. They're famous for their pioneering of sophisticated technology to make video games, the sheer amount of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|crap they get past the radar,]] [[Urban Legend of Zelda|the idiosyncratic little mysteries they weave into their games that leave gamers pondering for decades,]] and their media-shy nature.


They've created some games for the [[ZX Spectrum]], for which they attained most of their early fame (as "Ultimate Play the Game"), and then for [[Nintendo]], for which they earned their second wave of fame, but have since moved on to working under Microsoft.
They've created some games for the [[ZX Spectrum]], for which they attained most of their early fame (as "Ultimate Play the Game"), and then for [[Nintendo]], for which they earned their second wave of fame, but have since moved on to working under Microsoft.

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=== Games developed/published by Ashby Computers and Graphics/Ultimate Play the Game: ===
=== Games developed/published by Ashby Computers and Graphics/Ultimate Play the Game: ===
* ''Jetpac''
* ''Jetpac''
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* ''Tranz Am''
* ''Tranz Am''
* ''Cookie''
* ''Cookie''
* ''[[Sabrewulf]]''
* ''[[Sabre Wulf]]''
** ''Underwurlde''
** ''Underwurlde''
** ''Knight Lore''
** ''Knight Lore''
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* ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''
* ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''
** ''Banjo-Tooie''
** ''Banjo-Tooie''
* ''[[Battletoads (Video Game)|Battletoads]]''
* ''[[Battletoads]]''
** ''Battletoads in Battlemaniacs''
** ''Battletoads in Battlemaniacs''
** ''Battletoads & [[Double Dragon]]: The Ultimate Team''
** ''Battletoads & [[Double Dragon]]: The Ultimate Team''
** ''Super Battletoads''
** ''Super Battletoads''
* ''[[Beetlejuice (Film)|Beetlejuice]]'' (NES/[[Game Boy]] [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' (NES/[[Game Boy]] [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[Blast Corps]]''
* ''[[Blast Corps]]''
* ''[[Cabal]]'' (NES version)
* ''[[Cabal]]'' (NES version)
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* ''[[Cobra Triangle]]''
* ''[[Cobra Triangle]]''
* ''Conker's Pocket Tales''
* ''Conker's Pocket Tales''
** ''[[Conkers Bad Fur Day (Video Game)|Conkers Bad Fur Day]]''
** ''[[Conkers Bad Fur Day]]''
* ''Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat'' (NES version)
* ''Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat'' (NES version)
* ''Digger T. Rock: The Legend of the Lost City''
* ''Digger T. Rock: The Legend of the Lost City''
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** ''Donkey Kong Land III''
** ''Donkey Kong Land III''
** ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
** ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
** ''[[Donkey Kong 64 (Video Game)|Donkey Kong 64]]''
** ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
** ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
** ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
* ''[[Double Dare 1986|Double Dare]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[Double Dare (1986 TV Show)|Double Dare]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''F-117 Night Storm''
* ''F-117 Night Storm''
* ''[[Golden Eye 1997 (Video Game)|Golden Eye 1997]]'' (N64 [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|Golden Eye 1997]]'' (N64 [[Licensed Game]])
* ''High Speed''
* ''High Speed''
* ''[[The Hollywood Squares]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[The Hollywood Squares]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road'' (NES version)
* ''Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road'' (NES version)
* ''[[Jeopardy (TV)|Jeopardy]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
** ''Jeopardy! Junior Edition''
** ''Jeopardy! Junior Edition''
** ''Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition''
** ''Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition''
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* ''John Elway's Quarterback'' (NES version)
* ''John Elway's Quarterback'' (NES version)
* ''Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Winning Run''
* ''Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Winning Run''
* ''[[Killer Instinct (Video Game)|Killer Instinct]]''
* ''[[Killer Instinct]]''
** ''Killer Instinct''
** ''Killer Instinct''
** ''Killer Instinct 2''
** ''Killer Instinct 2''
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* ''Monster Max''
* ''Monster Max''
* ''[[NARC]]''
* ''[[NARC]]''
* ''[[A Nightmare On Elm Street (Film)|A Nightmare On Elm Street]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[Perfect Dark]]''
* ''[[Perfect Dark]]''
* ''Pinbot''
* ''Pinbot''
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** ''Sesame Street: ABC''
** ''Sesame Street: ABC''
** ''Sesame Street: ABC & 123''
** ''Sesame Street: ABC & 123''
* ''[[Sid Meiers Pirates (Video Game)|Sid Meiers Pirates]]'' (NES version)
* ''[[Sid Meier's Pirates!]]'' (NES version)
* ''Silent Service'' (NES version)
* ''Silent Service'' (NES version)
* ''Slalom''
* ''Slalom''
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** ''Sneaky Snakes''
** ''Sneaky Snakes''
* ''[[Solar Jetman]]: Hunt for the Golden Warpship''
* ''[[Solar Jetman]]: Hunt for the Golden Warpship''
* ''[[Star Fox Adventures (Video Game)|Star Fox Adventures]]''
* ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''
* ''Super Glove Ball''
* ''Super Glove Ball''
* ''Taboo: The Sixth Sense''
* ''Taboo: The Sixth Sense''
* ''Time Lord''
* ''Time Lord''
* ''[[Wheel of Fortune (TV)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
** ''Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition''
** ''Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition''
** ''Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition''
** ''Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition''
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[Wizards and Warriors]]''
* ''[[Wizards and Warriors]]''
** ''Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II''
** ''Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II''
** ''Wizards & Warriors X: The Fortress of Fear''
** ''Wizards & Warriors X: The Fortress of Fear''
** ''Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power''
** ''Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power''
* ''[[WWE|WWF]] [[Wrestlemania]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
* ''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]] [[Wrestlemania]]'' (NES [[Licensed Game]])
** ''WWF [[Wrestlemania]] Challenge''
** ''WWF [[Wrestlemania]] Challenge''
** ''WWF Superstars''
** ''WWF Superstars''
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* ''Banjo-Pilot''
* ''Banjo-Pilot''
* ''Conker: Live and Reloaded''
* ''Conker: Live and Reloaded''
* ''[[Grabbed By the Ghoulies (Video Game)|Grabbed By the Ghoulies]]''
* ''[[Grabbed By the Ghoulies]]''
* ''It's Mr. Pants''
* ''It's Mr. Pants''
* ''Jetpac Refuelled''
* ''Jetpac Refuelled''
* ''[[Kameo Elements of Power]]''
* ''[[Kameo: Elements of Power]]''
* ''Kinect Sports''
* ''Kinect Sports''
** ''Kinect Sports: Season Two''
** ''Kinect Sports: Season Two''
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* [[Creator Thumbprint]]: Keys. ''Enormous'' keys, bigger and heavier than the characters, the most famous being the infamous ice key from ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' / ''Banjo Tooie''. Both ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' feature gigantic gold keys as [[Plot Coupon|plot coupons]]; finding or using a key is always a momentous occasion.
* [[Creator Thumbprint]]: Keys. ''Enormous'' keys, bigger and heavier than the characters, the most famous being the infamous ice key from ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' / ''Banjo Tooie''. Both ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' feature gigantic gold keys as [[Plot Coupon|plot coupons]]; finding or using a key is always a momentous occasion.
* [[Funny Animal]]
* [[Funny Animal]]
* [[Follow the Leader]]: It cannot be denied that much of their games during their Nintendo years pretty much imitate another popular game, usually another Nintendo game. ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' imitated ''[[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Super Mario World]]''. ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' imitated ''[[Super Mario 64 (Video Game)|Super Mario 64]]''. ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' imitated ''[[Mario Kart (Video Game)|Mario Kart]]''. ''[[Killer Instinct (Video Game)|Killer Instinct]]'' imitated ''[[Mortal Kombat]]''. Heck, while they have been making an effort to avoid this during their Microsoft years, the Xbox 360 Avatars blatantly imitate [[Wii|Miis]].
* [[Follow the Leader]]: It cannot be denied that much of their games during their Nintendo years pretty much imitate another popular game, usually another Nintendo game. ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' imitated ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]''. ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' imitated ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' imitated ''[[Mario Kart]]''. ''[[Killer Instinct]]'' imitated ''[[Mortal Kombat]]''. Heck, while they have been making an effort to avoid this during their Microsoft years, the Xbox 360 Avatars blatantly imitate [[Wii|Miis]].
* [[Gotta Catch Them All]]: Rare is particularly notorious for this. The trend started in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' series, where progressively more and more items were needed to attain [[One Hundred Percent Completion]]. Later, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', while a great game, had a rather large number of collectibles. Finally, ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' took things [[Up to Eleven]] and is often accused of [[Genre Killer|killing]] the "collect-a-thon" genre of 3D platformers.
* [[Gotta Catch Them All]]: Rare is particularly notorious for this. The trend started in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' series, where progressively more and more items were needed to attain [[One Hundred Percent Completion]]. Later, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', while a great game, had a rather large number of collectibles. Finally, ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' took things [[Up to Eleven]] and is often accused of [[Genre Killer|killing]] the "collect-a-thon" genre of 3D platformers.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] (''[[Banjo Tooie]]''). The tradition is carried on into ''Nuts 'N Bolts'' as well.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] (''[[Banjo Tooie]]''). The tradition is carried on into ''Nuts 'N Bolts'' as well.
* [[Live Item]] (''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', ''[[Banjo Kazooie]]'', ''[[Star Fox Adventures (Video Game)|Star Fox Adventures]]'')
* [[Live Item]] (''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]'')
* [[No Fourth Wall]] (''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', ''[[Banjo Kazooie]]'', ''[[Banjo Tooie]]'', ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' and ''Conker's Bad Fur Day'')
* [[No Fourth Wall]] (''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', ''[[Banjo Tooie]]'', ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' and ''Conker's Bad Fur Day'')
* [[Self Deprecation]]
* [[Self-Deprecation]]
* [[Subverted Kids Show]] (blatantly in ''[[Conkers Bad Fur Day (Video Game)|Conkers Bad Fur Day]]'', more subtly in ''[[Banjo Tooie]]'')
* [[Subverted Kids Show]] (blatantly in ''[[Conkers Bad Fur Day]]'', more subtly in ''[[Banjo Tooie]]'')
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]] (famously in ''[[Perfect Dark]]'', even ''more'' famously in ''Banjo-Kazooie'')
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]] (famously in ''[[Perfect Dark]]'', even ''more'' famously in ''Banjo-Kazooie'')
* [[Variable Mix]] (the ''[[Banjo Kazooie]]'' series in particular popularized it)
* [[Variable Mix]] (the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series in particular popularized it)
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]] (''[[Conkers Bad Fur Day (Video Game)|Conkers Bad Fur Day]]'' and ''[[Jet Force Gemini]]'')
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]] (''[[Conkers Bad Fur Day]]'' and ''[[Jet Force Gemini]]'')


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Rare, formerly known as Rareware, is a Twycross-based (though they started in Ashby-de-la-Zouch) video game development company founded by Chris and Tim Stamper in 1982. They're famous for their pioneering of sophisticated technology to make video games, the sheer amount of crap they get past the radar, the idiosyncratic little mysteries they weave into their games that leave gamers pondering for decades, and their media-shy nature.

They've created some games for the ZX Spectrum, for which they attained most of their early fame (as "Ultimate Play the Game"), and then for Nintendo, for which they earned their second wave of fame, but have since moved on to working under Microsoft.

Games developed/published by Ashby Computers and Graphics/Ultimate Play the Game:

  • Jetpac
    • Lunar Jetman
  • Atic Atac
  • PSSST
  • Tranz Am
  • Cookie
  • Sabre Wulf
    • Underwurlde
    • Knight Lore
    • Pentagram
  • Alien 8
  • Nightshade
  • Cyberun
  • Gunfright
  • Martianoids
  • Bubbler
  • The Staff of Karnath
    • Entombed
    • Blackwyche
    • Dragonskulle
  • Outlaws
  • Imhotep

Games developed/published by Rare (1985-2002):

Games developed by Rare, a subsidiary of Microsoft:

Tropes associated with Rare:

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