You read that right. I'm tired of all these myths about Rare that persist to this day, so I made a video debunking some of the biggest ones out there, because I've had enough of the lies and slander. Time to let these rumors die for good!
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Further Reading:
Rare Magazine:
https://www.raregamer.co.uk/celebrating-15-years-with-xbox-the-rare-magazine/
Diddy Kong Racing and Microsoft:
https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/6577/nintendos-new-release-dates
https://www.raregamer.co.uk/games/donkey-kong-racing-scribes-excerpts/
https://www.n-europe.com/news/news-interview-with-george-harrison/
https://www.dkvine.com/?p=1082
https://www.gamesreviews.com/news/07/microsoft-donkey-kong/
https://web.archive.org/web/20011217010952/http://rareware.com/master_frames/frameset50.html
Rareware:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BanjoKazooie/comments/lz4071/fun_fact_rare_never_went_by_the_name_rareware/
https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040759/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=53
https://conkerwiki.com/wiki/Gallery:Conker:_Live_%26_Reloaded
https://web.archive.org/web/20060511025319/http://www.rareware.com/extra/scribes/9feb06/index.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20010608194014/http://www.rareware.com/affairs/today/
Leftfield:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/20/left-field-moves-on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Field_Productions
https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/11/left-field-officially-third-party
https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/preview/3432/1080-avalanche-gamecube
Conker and Nintendo:
https://web.archive.org/web/20010204093800/http://videobusiness.com/games/121400_nintendo_game_boy_advance.asp
https://adage.com/article/news/marketers-chase-consumers-bathroom/41051
https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/06/conker-a-certifiable-flop
Conker Xbox:
Chris Marlow Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP6fL6MAHZw
https://conkerwiki.com/wiki/List_of_Conker:_Live_%26_Reloaded_pre-release_and_unused_content
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation
https://www.mobygames.com/group/14889/xbox-platinum-family-hits-releases/
https://web.archive.org/web/20080107034847/http://209.11.233.28/archive/2008/01/04/top-xbox-live-games-of-2007.aspx
https://www.eurogamer.net/the-man-who-made-conker-rares-most-adult-game
https://web.archive.org/web/20060511025812/http://www.rareware.com/extra/tepidseat/conker/index.html
Miyamoto:
https://web.archive.org/web/20080805204611/http://uk.retro.ign.com/articles/894/894511p3.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20210609090516/https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic/interview-super-mario-world/
https://archive.org/details/electronic-games-1995-05
https://bsky.app/profile/dkvine.com/post/3lhokn6zxmc2t
https://shmuplations.com/yoshi/
https://archive.org/details/ultimatehistoryofvideogamesrevisited/page/n531/mode/2up?view=theater
Xtra:
https://mcvuk.com/development-news/former-rare-and-retro-dev-sets-up-uk-studio/
https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/30880/retro-studios-turns-down-former-rare-composer-looking-for-work
Rare Walkout:
https://bsky.app/profile/factsaboutbk.bsky.social/post/3lhjie6ahl22w
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01905690/filing-history?page=4
Conker ONM:https://archive.org/details/nintendo-official-magazine-uk-104-may-2001/page/16/mode/2up?view=theater
https://www.eurogamer.net/perfect-dark-the-oral-history-of-an-n64-classic
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/feature_perfect_dark_turns_20_-_the_definitive_story_behind_the_n64_hit_that_outclassed_james_bond?page=2
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30948599
https://web.archive.org/web/20160128100327/http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2006-08-30/a-short-history-of-rarebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30948599
Eighth Wonder: https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/04/23/rare-staff-defects-to-sony
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