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'''Rare Ltd.''' is a video game studio founded by Tim and Chris Stamper. | '''Rare Ltd.''' is a video game studio founded by Tim and Chris Stamper. Many of their games used [[AxROM]] boards. Several games by Rare, such as ''Battletoads'', are harsh [[Tricky-to-emulate games|tests for emulators]] because they depend on so many NES timing quirks. | ||
Several games by Rare, such as ''Battletoads'', are harsh [[ | == NES Games == | ||
=== 1987 === | |||
* ''Slalom'' | |||
* ''Wizards & Warriors'' | |||
=== 1988 === | |||
* ''R.C. Pro-Am'' | |||
* ''Jeopardy!'' | |||
* ''Wheel of Fortune'' | |||
* ''Anticipation'' | |||
=== 1989 === | |||
* ''Sesame Street: 123'' | |||
* ''WWF WrestleMania'' | |||
* ''John Elway's Quarterback'' | |||
* ''Marble Madness'' | |||
* ''World Games'' | |||
* ''Taboo: The Sixth Sense'' | |||
* ''California Games'' | |||
* ''Cobra Triangle'' | |||
* ''Jordan vs. Bird: One on One'' | |||
* ''Hollywood Squares'' | |||
* ''Sesame Street: ABC'' | |||
* ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' | |||
* ''Jeopardy! Junior Edition'' | |||
* ''Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition'' | |||
* ''Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II'' | |||
* ''Silent Service'' | |||
=== 1990 === | |||
* ''Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition'' | |||
* ''Double Dare'' | |||
* ''Pinbot'' | |||
* ''Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road'' | |||
* ''Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition'' | |||
* ''Cabal'' | |||
* ''Captain Skyhawk'' | |||
* ''Snake Rattle 'n' Roll'' | |||
* ''NARC'' | |||
* ''Time Lord'' | |||
* ''Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship'' | |||
* ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' | |||
* ''Super Glove Ball'' | |||
* ''Arch Rivals: A Basket Brawl!'' | |||
* ''WWF WrestleMania Challenge'' | |||
* ''Digger T. Rock: The Legend of the Lost City'' | |||
=== 1991 === | |||
* ''Beetlejuice'' | |||
* ''Battletoads'' | |||
* ''High Speed'' | |||
* ''Pirates!'' | |||
* ''Sesame Street: ABC/123'' | |||
=== 1992 === | |||
* ''Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power'' | |||
* ''Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat'' | |||
* ''R.C. Pro-Am II'' | |||
=== 1993 === | |||
* ''Battletoads & Double Dragon'' | |||
== After the NES era == | == After the NES era == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:58, 13 February 2023
Rare Ltd. is a video game studio founded by Tim and Chris Stamper. Many of their games used AxROM boards. Several games by Rare, such as Battletoads, are harsh tests for emulators because they depend on so many NES timing quirks.
NES Games
1987
- Slalom
- Wizards & Warriors
1988
- R.C. Pro-Am
- Jeopardy!
- Wheel of Fortune
- Anticipation
1989
- Sesame Street: 123
- WWF WrestleMania
- John Elway's Quarterback
- Marble Madness
- World Games
- Taboo: The Sixth Sense
- California Games
- Cobra Triangle
- Jordan vs. Bird: One on One
- Hollywood Squares
- Sesame Street: ABC
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Jeopardy! Junior Edition
- Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition
- Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II
- Silent Service
1990
- Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition
- Double Dare
- Pinbot
- Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road
- Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition
- Cabal
- Captain Skyhawk
- Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
- NARC
- Time Lord
- Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Super Glove Ball
- Arch Rivals: A Basket Brawl!
- WWF WrestleMania Challenge
- Digger T. Rock: The Legend of the Lost City
1991
- Beetlejuice
- Battletoads
- High Speed
- Pirates!
- Sesame Street: ABC/123
1992
- Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power
- Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
- R.C. Pro-Am II
1993
- Battletoads & Double Dragon
After the NES era
From 1994 to 2003, Rare developed games like GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, and Perfect Dark exclusively for Nintendo platforms. In 2003, Microsoft bought Rare.
