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