Games by Rare
- 21st Jun 2005 (NA)
- 24th Jun 2005 (UK/EU)
- 30th Jun 2005 (JPN)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES
- 20th Nov 1995 (NA)
- 21st Nov 1995 (JPN)
- 14th Dec 1995 (UK/EU)
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! SNES
- 22nd Nov 1996 (NA)
- 23rd Nov 1996 (JPN)
- 19th Dec 1996 (UK/EU)
Reviews of Rare Games
Review Rare Collection 1 (Evercade) - 12 Classics From A Legendary British Studio
A rare talent, indeed
Latest Rare News
Monday10th Aug 2026
Saturday25th Jul 2026
"That was really a changing point at the company"
Friday3rd Jul 2026
News A Musical Treat Isn't The Only Secret Hiding Inside Banjo Kazooie's New Handheld Edition
A new cheat code has also been discovered
Wednesday1st Jul 2026
The "beta" version has just been released
Monday29th Jun 2026
"Put your hands together if you wanna clap"
Tuesday16th Jun 2026
Review Super Pocket Rare Edition - Banjo-Kazooie Alone Makes This A Must-Buy At £50
Super Pocket you will buy, if you don't I'm sure to cry
Monday15th Jun 2026
Thursday14th May 2026
"It's a little beat that is always there"
Thursday7th May 2026
Behind the scenes of this much-maligned GameCube title
Monday4th May 2026
News "The Best Killer Instinct Emulator Ever" Is Now Available To Download
BigInstinct is the work of BigPEmu creator Rich Whitehouse
Monday27th Apr 2026
"The creativity was still there at Rare"
"'Well, we could be selling so much more if we were cross console'"
Thursday12th Mar 2026
GenAI is making us question everything
Monday2nd Mar 2026
Friday27th Feb 2026
Monday26th Jan 2026
Saturday17th Jan 2026
Community Challenge Can You Beat Battletoads' Most Notorious Level?
Do you have any suggestions for future challenges we should complete?
Thursday15th Jan 2026
News IO Interactive Says 007 First Light Is "Completely Different" To The "Fantastic" GoldenEye 007
"There's a lot of praise and a lot of nostalgia that goes with that"
Monday1st Dec 2025
News Former Rare Designer Pranks Everyone With Doctored Fax From Miyamoto On Banjo-Tooie
Update: It was all a cheeky joke! Guffaw, etc
Thursday27th Nov 2025
News Donkey Kong Country Composer Thought The Soundtrack Would Be Changed By Nintendo
"I was several months into development before I learned that Nintendo were happy"
Thursday20th Nov 2025
News "That Was A Strong Influence" - Rare Legend Explains GoldenEye 007's Impact On Banjo-Tooie
"Four or five of us on the Banjo team would play GoldenEye"
Wednesday8th Oct 2025
Tuesday12th Aug 2025
"The loss of the Pokémon franchise left a huge hole"
Monday4th Aug 2025
News Rare And The ZX Spectrum Are Coming To Evercade
12-game collection arrives this year, in time for Rare's 40th
Thursday10th Jul 2025
News Almost 35 Years On, A Battletoads Mystery Appears To Have Been Solved
"Finally, thirty-four years later, we got an answer"
Friday9th May 2025
News Rare's Cancelled N64 Title Dinosaur Planet Is Getting The Recompilation Treatment
Native PC port on the horizon
Thursday1st May 2025
News Banjo Kazooie Mod 'BK: Nostalgia 64' Is Finally Releasing This Month
Update: A new release date trailer has also been shared
Tuesday29th Apr 2025
News Soon, You'll Be Able To Play Diddy Kong Racing Natively On Your PC
Decompilation project is around 80% complete
Friday11th Apr 2025
News Nike's Newest Sneaker Pays Tribute To One Of The N64's Finest, And It Sold Out Almost Instantly
Nike’s 'Big Head Mode' sneaker pays tribute to Rare's FPS classic GoldenEye 007
Wednesday19th Mar 2025
News Something Just Happened In GoldenEye 007 That Has Never Been Seen Before
"We experienced something that was only theorised"
Tuesday11th Mar 2025
News Two Classic Rare Titles Are Getting Physical Re-Releases On NES And Game Boy
R.C. Pro-AM II and Battletoads & Double Dragon
Tuesday28th Jan 2025
News This Kazooie Puppet Is Pure Nightmare Fuel, But It Just Sold For More Than $2,000
So when are we getting a new game, then?
Monday20th Jan 2025
News GoldenEye 007 Mod Gets Updated With Co-Op Support
"GoldenEye X 6A is here!"
Monday30th Dec 2024
"Wrestlerage never happened; it evolved"
Thursday28th Nov 2024
News Someone Compared All The Versions Of Battletoads So You Don't Have To
Yes, even the Amiga CD32 version
Thursday21st Nov 2024
News Donkey Kong Country Has Just Got Three Challenging New ROM Hacks
It's time to test whether you're the King of Kong!
News Grant Kirkhope Explains Why Some Donkey Kong 64 Tracks Are Missing From His New Remix Album
"Legally, you’re only allowed to do cover versions of tracks that have already had a release"
Monday11th Nov 2024
News Exhibition Celebrating The Work Of Late Rare Artist Brett Jones Now Open To The Public
Update: Former Rare developers have already visited
Wednesday6th Nov 2024
Tuesday29th Oct 2024
News Have A Spare $35K? Someone Is Selling Animation Cells From The Battletoads TV Pilot
The collection also includes production notes & pencil sketches
Friday30th Aug 2024
News Donkey Kong Country's Developers Are Reuniting For An EGX Panel Later This Year
To celebrate the game's 30th anniversary
Wednesday7th Aug 2024
News Banjo Kazooie Meets Zelda: Wind Waker In This Amazing N64 Mod
'Banjo Kazooie: Bear Waker Deluxe' is available now
Monday5th Aug 2024
News New YouTube Video Debunks Old 'Ultra Donkey Kong' 64DD Rumour
We've also done some digging of our own on the subject too
Friday19th Jul 2024
News This Ridiculous New Hack Turns Donkey Kong Country Into A Mario Game
The hack includes Yoshi, power-ups, and more!
Thursday18th Jul 2024
News GoldenEye 007 & Perfect Dark Artist Brett Jones Has Passed Away
Jones worked at Rare from 1994 to 2002
Monday15th Jul 2024
Friday28th Jun 2024
Friday21st Jun 2024
News "It's The Worst" - Perfect Dark Expert Delivers Withering Verdict Of Nintendo Switch Port
"There's no point in playing this version"
Friday14th Jun 2024
Poll What Do You Think Of Jo's New Look In Perfect Dark?
The spy's new appearance is dividing opinion
Wednesday5th Jun 2024
News Former Rare Artist Shares Early Concept Art For Perfect Dark Zero
The many faces of Joanna Dark
