Devyn Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 To be sincere for the first time in eons, I have to agree that it's sad news. I grew up playing the Rare classics, Cobra Triangle, the Battletoads games (including the awesome one with Double Dragon), RC Pro-Am, The Donkey Kong Country games, Killer Instinct and a few more, and it's a shame to see them go this way. It just doesn't come as any real shock, since they've been diminished long before they were even bought by Microsoft. Regardless, maybe they could churn out a bad-ass Battletoads and Double Dragon sequel at least before they sink? Of course that won't happen. I'm not an idiot. But it would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCvgluvr Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 This would be a shame if it had happened in Rare's hayday, but as JH said: the company is a FAR cry from it's former self. It went downhill like a giant rock, especially after the Stamper Bros left and hasn't really ben the golden-egg-laying goose Microsoft thought it had bought. Now they're relegated to working on Avatars and generic Kinect Wii-copycat games. Good, now I don't have to type how I feel about this. I'd be really happy to see a new studio rise out of the ashes, made up of past Rare team members. Something like Clover Studios -> Platinum Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monobrow Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The end of a gaming era I guess, or the last remnants. I loved that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Rare has been dead for a while. Here's another idea; give the rights to the characters created on Ninty originally way back when to to Nintendo before you close completely. Licenses such as Battletoads and stuff, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenPi Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Wizards & Warriors (especially part 3 which no one talks about) UGH! Don't even try to pretend to tell me that game was good. A: It wasn't the Wizards & Warriors that I knew and loved. B: Terrible terrible game C: 1 and 2 were way ebtter D: Unlike 2, three didn't have a shop owner with his pants at his ankles that threw you out of his shop if you went broke! Full Image: http://i.imgur.com/uE5JU.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatterbrain Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Sad, but unsurprising news. The big question now is about where the remaining intellectual property goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Pizza Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 (If ultimately true...)There goes what little hope I had of Killer Instinct being re-released via the Arcade I'dve bought a used 360 just for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadofsky Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 (If ultimately true...)There goes what little hope I had of Killer Instinct being re-released via the Arcade I'dve bought a used 360 just for that. At least Perfect Dark and Banjo Kazooie got remastered. The former gave me nausea for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I guess this means no Blast Corps 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike911 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I hope someone purchases the rights to their intellectual property at least. Losing Killer Instinct, Battletoads, and Banjo would be a bad thing. Isn't it more likely they'd just transfer their IPs to Microsoft in the event that they were going belly up without a buyer since they were essentially purchased as a 2nd party by Microsoft? Or is it way more complicated than that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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