Top 10 Rare Games

On episode one hundred of Shack's Top 10 we are taking a look at the top 10 Rare games. Not hard to find games, Rare games. Rare has pioneered several genres of console games and is back with a vengeance with the upcoming release of Sea of Thieves.

Games mentioned: GoldenEye 007, Battletoads, Perfect Dark, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Killer Instinct, Blast Corps, Banjo-Kazooie, Sea of Thieves, and Donkey Kong Country. You will have to watch the video to see which Rare game takes the number one spot.

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March 16, 2018 4:35 PM

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  March 16, 2018 4:55 PM
  
  I approve.
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  - the man with the briefcase
    
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    March 16, 2018 5:03 PM
    
    Doesn’t have GoldenEye. 0/10.
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      March 17, 2018 6:11 AM
      
      Or the DK games.
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    March 16, 2018 8:24 PM
    
    I picked it up after doing this video
- threeup
  
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  March 16, 2018 8:15 PM
  
  IMO the two n64 shooters should be in the top 4, but the list is okay otherwise.
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    March 17, 2018 6:59 AM
    
    Over the years I've come to realize I'm of the contrary opinion that Perfect Dark on N64 was not a good game. While GoldenEye suffered from occasional slowdown, some of it egregious, Perfect Dark was unplayable most of the time, even with the RAM pak inserted. That game was ahead of its time and the hardware simply couldn't carry the load. It didn't come into its own until the remaster on Xbox 360, and by then shooters had moved on.
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      March 17, 2018 3:03 PM
      
      You just had to watch out for explosions and smoke. No way I would tolerate those frame rates today though.
- Conan
  
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  March 16, 2018 8:23 PM
  
  I don't know what you're talking about with the modern KI; it was excellent. But it also wasn't Rare.
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    March 16, 2018 9:12 PM
    
    i think it was great. But it being "exclusive' to Xbox really hurt it. I don't think it was at EVO ever, maybe 1 time. And it was Rare along with 3 other dev studios.
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      March 16, 2018 9:50 PM
      
      Also on Windows. Which is where I play it.
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      March 17, 2018 5:49 AM
      
      http://store.steampowered.com/app/577940/Killer_Instinct/
- K1Bond007
  
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  March 16, 2018 10:29 PM
  
  So... you guys put a game on your Top 10 list -- of all time -- that's technically not even out yet? I mean, I know it's playable, but... that may be rushing it.
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    March 16, 2018 10:43 PM
    
    We've had a review copy for awhile now. NdA and all
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      March 16, 2018 10:45 PM
      
      I mean that’s fine, I kinda thought this was community based. Whatever. It’s your list. I liked it for what it’s worth.
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        March 16, 2018 10:48 PM
        
        I take all feedback into consideration for the list. :)
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      March 17, 2018 6:11 AM
      
      Interesting, thought reviews would go up later since its a online game. Didn't think you guys got copies early.
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        March 17, 2018 8:53 AM
        
        This is not an official review. We are calling our shot a bit here based on experiences with the Betas and Scale Tests.
        
        http://www.shacknews.com/article/103064/if-you-dont-like-sea-of-thieves-you-dont-like-video-games
        
        This article sums up our feelings pretty well. An official review will hit the site after launch.