‘Rare Replay’: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Lauded video game developer/publisher Rare is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary. Gamers have come to appreciate Rare’s brand of titles, which have excelled due to their excellent game design and innovative concepts.

Microsoft wants to make sure gamers of all generations become a lot more familiar with Rare’s storied past. Rare Replay will arrive on August 4 with the biggest game compilations released on the Xbox one thus far. Not only will fans play the finest releases in Rare’s catalog, but they’ll also get a special look into the company’s background history.

Here’s everything you need to know about Xbox One’s next big gaming compilation, Rare Replay.


1. 30 of Rare’s Biggest Games Will Be Compiled For This Collection

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Rare Replay will include 30 games that will coincide with Rare’s 30th anniversary. Some of the games within this collection will retain their Xbox 360 online play and downloadable content, such as Perfect Dark Zero and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Games that have been ported from the N64 to Xbox 360 (Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie and Perfect Dark) will also be included on Rare Replay.

Check out the full listing of games that will be featured on this major compilation below (you’re going to need 50 GB of free space on your Xbox One hard drive to install every game):

Jetpac
Atic Atac
Lunar Jetman
Sabre Wulf
Underwurlde
Knight Lore
Gunfright
Slalom
R.C. Pro-Am
Cobra Triangle
Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll
Digger T. Rock: Legend of the Lost City
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship
Battletoads
R.C. Pro-Am II
Battletoads Arcade
Killer Instinct Gold
Blast Corps
Banjo-Kazooie
Jet Force Gemini
Perfect Dark
Banjo-Tooie
Conker’s Bad Fur Day
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Perfect Dark Zero
Kameo: Elements of Power
Viva Piñata
Jetpac Refuelled
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Unfortunately, other popular Rare games such as their Donkey Kong titles, Mickey’s Speedway USA and GoldenEye 007 won’t be playable here due to licensing issues.


2. Plenty of Behind-The-Scenes Footage For Each Game Will Be Included

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Rare is planning to feature a ton of behind-the-scenes bonuses that will honor their legacy within the video games industry. “Rare Revealed,” an hour-plus documentary that delves into the company’s history and the creation of several of their games, will be be featured. Along with this special film, concept art and background info regarding Rare’s unreleased games will be provided on Rare Replay as well.


3. A Huge Max Offering of Gamerscore Points Can Be Obtained

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For Xbox Gamerscore addicts, Rare Replay should provide them with a challenge worth taking. The max amount of Gamerscore points that can be scored from this collection are 10,000. This Gamerscore can be collected across all 30 games. Extra content will be unlocked as you hit certain point goals, too. If you’ve already gathered the Gamerscore Achievements for standalone Xbox 360 games on this collection, those points will carry over to Rare Replay.

Get Rare Replay here.


4. An Infamous Glitch Will Be Fixed For One of The Collection’s More Popular Games

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Rare is throwing players who had to endure an infamous glitch for the NES Battletoads. Gamespresso reported on this welcome fix to one of the collection’s toughest games below:

Rare, the developer, of these titles announced at Comic-Con that there are plans to remove the infamous two-play glitch from the game despite the bug being a “part of the Battletoads legend.” Battletoads was originally released in 1991 for the NES and is known for it’s difficulty; the two player glitch only makes the game more difficult. This only affected the co-op play of the game and once the eleventh level had been reached in co-op the second players’ controls would stop working. In order for them to continue playing the first player would need to give up their remaining lives.


5. Several Other Extras Will Be Featured That Makes This Release A Major Remastered Collection

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Some of the older games on Rare Replay will feature scanlines on its graphical output, which can be accessed by simply clicking on the right analog stick. A special rewind feature can also be used, which should help players return to earlier areas of a game. “Snapshots” will present special challenges for each game, such as timed scoring challenges. A special limited edition of the game (which can only be bought from the UK) comes with a Battletoads T-shirt.

Get Rare Replay here.

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