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[[File:Rareware.png|thumb|150px|The classic '''Rare''' logo (1994-2003)]] |
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| − | '''Rare, Ltd.''' (also known as '''Rareware''' and simply '''Rare''') is a British video game company |
+ | '''Rare, Ltd.''' (also known as '''Rareware''' and simply '''Rare''') is a British video game company that currently makes games for Microsoft's Xbox 360. Before Microsoft bought rights to Rare, they had the rights to [[Nintendo]]'s [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] character. They are responsible for bringing him back into his first starring role since ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' in his own adventure - ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Therefore, Rare are to thank for the Donkey Kong Universe as it is known today, with characters such as [[Diddy Kong]] and the [[Kremling]]s. Nintendo now owns the rights to all characters in the Donkey Kong Universe as Rare moved to Microsoft. |
==''Donkey Kong'' games== |
==''Donkey Kong'' games== |
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Revision as of 22:40, 24 August 2012
The classic Rare logo (1994-2003)
Rare, Ltd. (also known as Rareware and simply Rare) is a British video game company that currently makes games for Microsoft's Xbox 360. Before Microsoft bought rights to Rare, they had the rights to Nintendo's Donkey Kong Jr. character. They are responsible for bringing him back into his first starring role since Donkey Kong Jr. in his own adventure - Donkey Kong Country. Therefore, Rare are to thank for the Donkey Kong Universe as it is known today, with characters such as Diddy Kong and the Kremlings. Nintendo now owns the rights to all characters in the Donkey Kong Universe as Rare moved to Microsoft.
Donkey Kong games
- Donkey Kong Country (1994)
- Donkey Kong Land (1995)
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
- Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996)
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
- Donkey Kong Land III (1997)
- Diddy Kong Racing (1997)
- Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
- Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007)
Cancelled games
Gallery
Rare's logo in the Game Boy Color version of Donkey Kong Country.
Rare's logo in the Game Boy Color version of Donkey Kong Land III.