Category Archives: Rare

#59: Battletoads

Format: NES Genre: Fighting/Platform Released: 1991 Developer: Rare Battletoads was one of my favourite games on the NES, second only to Super Mario Bros. 3, although I have to admit my recollections of how it actually played are hazy at … Continue reading

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#55: Conker’s Bad Fur Day

Format: Nintendo 64 Genre: Platform Released: 2001 Developer: Rare Probably my favourite comedy series of all time is Spaced: not only is it very, very funny, you also get the impression that it was almost as much fun to make … Continue reading

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#32: Killer Instinct

Format: Super NES/Coin-Op Genre: Fighting Released: 1994 Developer: Rare Killer Instinct was fantastically naff really. The character designs were generally uninspired and the graphics had an odd sheen to them that made it look like everything had been sprayed with … Continue reading

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#16: GoldenEye 007

Format: Nintendo 64 Genre: First Person Shooter Released: 1997 Developer: Rare Facility level + Licence to Kill mode + Pistols only = Best multiplayer game ever? Discuss.  The thing that most impressed about GoldenEye was just how far ahead of … Continue reading

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