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List of video games developed by Rare

Rare (previously known as Rareware) is a British video game developer founded by Tim and Chris Stamper after the now-defunct Ultimate Play the Game. Since its inception, the company has produced various titles in a wide variety of genres and on numerous gaming systems, mostly from Nintendo and Microsoft. The company is best known for its platform games, which include the Donkey Kong Country series and the Banjo-Kazooie series, and for its Nintendo 64 first-person shooters GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark. This list includes games produced by Rare after its formation. It does not include games developed or published by Ultimate Play the Game.

Games

Cancelled games

External links

References

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  84. Donkey Kong Land III GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
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  102. Jetpac Refuelled IGN, retrieved 28 September 2011^
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  124. Perfect Dark GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
  125. Perfect Dark GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
  126. Perfect Dark Zero GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
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  129. Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
  130. Conker's Pocket Tales GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
  131. Battletoads in Ragnarok's World GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
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  136. Robert Purchese. Rare's pirate game Sea of Thieves gets release window Eurogamer, 16 June 2016, retrieved 26 June 2016^
  137. Sesame Street: 123 GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
  138. Sesame Street: ABC GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
  139. Sesame Street: ABC/123 GameSpot, retrieved 28 September 2011^
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