Game Companies : Rare Ltd.
Company Data
Web Site Address: www.rareware.com
Company Info: Rare dates back to 1985 and has developed games for the Spectrum, NES, and Game Boy. The company is responsible for a number of console versions of franchises such as Killer Instinct, Donkey Kong Country, Conker's Bad Fur Day, GoldenEye, Star Fox Adventures, and Perfect Dark. The company was purchased by and brought under the direction of Microsoft Game Studios in 2002.
Developed and Published Games
| 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NES | Slalom | August 1987 |
| 1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NES | R.C. Pro-Am | February 1988 |
| NES | Wizards & Warriors | 07/15/88 |
| NES | Wheel of Fortune | September 1988 |
| NES | Jeopardy! | September 1988 |
| NES | Anticipation | November 1988 |
| 1989 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NES | WWF WrestleMania | January 1989 |
| NES | Sesame Street: 123 | January 1989 |
| NES | Marble Madness | March 1989 |
| NES | World Games | March 1989 |
| NES | John Elway's Quarterback | March 1989 |
| NES | Taboo: The Sixth Sense | April 1989 |
| NES | California Games | June 1989 |
| NES | Cobra Triangle | July 1989 |
| NES | Jordan vs Bird: One on One | August 1989 |
| NES | Hollywood Squares | September 1989 |
| NES | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | September 1989 |
| NES | Sesame Street: ABC | September 1989 |
| NES | Jeopardy! Junior Edition | October 1989 |
| NES | Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition | October 1989 |
| NES | Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II | December 1989 |
| NES | Silent Service | December 1989 |
| 1990 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy | Fortress of Fear: Wizards & Warriors X | January 1990 |
| NES | Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition | March 1990 |
| NES | Pinbot | April 1990 |
| NES | Double Dare | April 1990 |
| NES | Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road | April 1990 |
| NES | Captain Skyhawk | June 1990 |
| NES | Cabal | June 1990 |
| NES | Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition | June 1990 |
| Game Boy | The Amazing Spider-Man | July 1990 |
| NES | Snake Rattle 'n Roll | July 1990 |
| NES | NARC | August 1990 |
| NES | Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship | September 1990 |
| NES | Time Lord | September 1990 |
| NES | A Nightmare on Elm Street | October 1990 |
| NES | Super Glove Ball | October 1990 |
| NES | Arch Rivals: A Basket Brawl! | November 1990 |
| NES | Digger T. Rock: The Legend of the Lost City | December 1990 |
| 1991 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NES | Beetlejuice | May 1991 |
| Game Boy | Sneaky Snakes | June 1991 |
| NES | High Speed | July 1991 |
| Game Boy | Super R.C. Pro-Am | October 1991 |
| NES | Pirates! | October 1991 |
| NES | Sesame Street: ABC/123 | November 1991 |
| NES | Battletoads | 12/20/91 |
| 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Amiga | Battletoads | 1992 |
| Game Boy | Beetlejuice | January 1992 |
| Genesis | Championship Pro-Am | 1992 |
| Game Boy | WWF Superstars | 02/14/92 |
| NES | Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power | March 1992 |
| NES | WWF Wrestlemania Challenge | 03/27/92 |
| NES | Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat | August 1992 |
| NES | R.C. Pro-Am II | December 1992 |
| 1993 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Genesis | Snake Rattle 'n' Roll | 1993 |
| Sega Master System | Battletoads in Battlemaniacs | 1993 |
| Genesis | Battletoads / Double Dragon | 02/19/93 |
| NES | Battletoads & Double Dragon | June 1993 |
| Game Boy | Battletoads in Ragnarok's World | June 1993 |
| SNES | Battletoads & Double Dragon | October 1993 |
| Game Boy | Battletoads / Double Dragon | December 1993 |
| 1994 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arcade Games | Battletoads | 1994 |
| Arcade Games | Killer Instinct | 1994 |
| Amiga CD32 | Battletoads | 1994 |
| Game Boy | Battletoads | 01/07/94 |
| SNES | Battletoads in Battlemaniacs | 01/07/94 |
| NES | Captain Skyhawk | 05/24/94 |
| Genesis | F-117 Night Storm | 05/27/94 |
| SNES | Donkey Kong Country: Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II | 11/25/94 |
| SNES | Donkey Kong Country | 11/26/94 |
| 1995 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy | Monster Max | January 1995 |
| Game Boy | Donkey Kong Land | June 1995 |
| SNES | Killer Instinct | August 1995 |
| Game Boy | Killer Instinct | November 1995 |
| SNES | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | 11/21/95 |
| 1996 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arcade Games | Killer Instinct 2 | 1996 |
| SNES | Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run | June 1996 |
| Game Boy | Donkey Kong Land 2 | September 1996 |
| SNES | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble | 11/23/96 |
| Nintendo 64 | Killer Instinct Gold | 11/25/96 |
| 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | Blast Corps | 03/21/97 |
| Nintendo 64 | GoldenEye 007 | 08/23/97 |
| Game Boy | Donkey Kong Land III | October 1997 |
| Nintendo 64 | Diddy Kong Racing | 11/21/97 |
| 1998 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | Banjo-Kazooie | 12/06/98 |
| 1999 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Color | Conker's Pocket Tales | 1999 |
| Game Boy Color | Conker's Pocket Tales | 06/08/99 |
| Nintendo 64 | Jet Force Gemini | 09/30/99 |
| Nintendo 64 | Donkey Kong 64 | 10/31/99 |
| Game Boy Color | Mickey's Racing Adventure | 11/22/99 |
| Nintendo 64 | Jet Force Gemini | 12/01/99 |
| Nintendo 64 | Donkey Kong 64 | 12/10/99 |
| 2000 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Color | Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong | 01/28/00 |
| Game Boy Color | Perfect Dark | August 2000 |
| Nintendo 64 | Perfect Dark | 10/21/00 |
| Game Boy Color | Donkey Kong Country | 11/17/00 |
| Nintendo 64 | Banjo-Tooie | 11/27/00 |
| 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | Mickey's Speedway USA | 01/21/01 |
| Nintendo 64 | Conker's Bad Fur Day | 03/04/01 |
| Game Boy Color | Mickey's Speedway USA | 03/23/01 |
| Nintendo 64 | Conker's Bad Fur Day | 04/06/01 |
| 2002 | ||
|---|---|---|
| GameCube | Star Fox Adventures | 09/27/02 |
| 2003 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Advance | Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge | 10/24/03 |
| Xbox | Grabbed by the Ghoulies | 11/21/03 |
| Game Boy Advance | Donkey Kong Country | 12/12/03 |
| 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Advance | Sabre Wulf | 03/12/04 |
| Game Boy Advance | Donkey Kong Country 2 | 06/25/04 |
| 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mobile | It's Mr Pants | 03/01/05 |
| Xbox | Conker: Live & Reloaded | 06/24/05 |
| Game Boy Advance | Donkey Kong Country 3 | 11/07/05 |
| Game Boy Advance | It's Mr Pants | 11/15/05 |
| Xbox 360 | Perfect Dark Zero | 11/17/05 |
| 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Kameo: Elements of Power | 02/02/06 |
| Xbox 360 | Jetpac Refuelled | 10/24/06 |
| Xbox 360 | Viva Pinata | 11/09/06 |
| 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|
| DS | Diddy Kong Racing DS | 02/05/07 |
| 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts / Viva Pinata | 2008 |
| Xbox 360 | Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise | 09/05/08 |
| DS | Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise | 09/08/08 |
| Xbox 360 | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | 11/12/08 |
| 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges | 04/07/09 |
| 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Kinect Sports | 11/04/10 |
| 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Kinect Sports: Calorie Challenge | 04/26/11 |
| 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Kinect Sports: Season Two - Midnight Mountain Ski Pack | 01/10/12 |
| Canceled | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Advance | Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers | Canceled |
| Nintendo 64 | Dinosaur Planet | Canceled |
| Game Boy Advance | Banjo-Pilot | Canceled |
| GameCube | Donkey Kong Racing | Canceled |
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