The History of Rare

I talk about what Rare has been through from the forming of the company to March 14th 2023. 🐒🌎
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Music Used:
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Swinger Flinger (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
Stickerbrush Symphony (Donkey Kong Country 2)
Cranky's Theme (Donkey Kong Country)
In a Snow-Bound Land (Donkey Kong Country 2)
Jungle Madness (Donkey Kong 64)
Spiral Mountain (Banjo-Kazooie)
Mumbo's Mountain (Banjo-Kazooie)
Jungle Falls (Diddy Kong Racing)
Windy and Co. [Whistling] (Conker's Bad Fur Day)
Corneria (Super Smash Bros. Melee)
Hot-Head Bop (Donkey Kong Country 2)
Clanker's Cavern [Underwater] (Banjo-Kazooie)
Crocodile Cacophony (Donkey Kong Country 2)
Pirate Lagoon (Diddy Kong Racing)
Vs. Klungo (Banjo-Tooie)
Forest Interlude (Donkey Kong Country 2)
Conker The King [Reprisal] (Conker's Bad Fur Day)

[@DarkCreedNinja]

Don’t let this video distract you from the fact that Chunky Kong was wrongfully declared dead and has a cameo in the Mario movie

[@HughAverageHomoMan]

It was a joke in a parody song

[@carnage0685]

Does Chunky actually make a cameo?

[@ZeldaMasterLogan]

@@carnage0685 Honestly he probably did? I heard people say Swanky Kong has a cameo I looked and I saw nothing. Just gotta see the movie and really find out if he did get a cameo.

[@banjo9158]

​@@ZeldaMasterLogan He is on a poster of the movie, that shows DK, and a few Kongs in the background, if look closely you will see them, the kongs are: Swanky, Diddy, Dixie, Cranky and Chunky.

[@JavaBum]

Facts.

[@Armydillo62o]

This is a really fun subject matter. Got some respect for two guys who can say “We are good enough to go big. Let’s go big” and then go ahead and do it. They had the pinash to say “yeah 1 million copies isn’t enough. We gotta go bigger.” I think that attitude really fit in the 90s, where strong attitudes stood out and excelled. To quote a KZbinr of a bygone era, “they were like the Beatles. They could release a game in a new genre and set the bar at the same time.”

[@MrJohnlennon007]

I agree with that last statement

[@silvesta5027]

Classic Jontron is like the Rareware of the 90s

[@Chris-iq5pr]

You got the touch! You got the powerrr

[@JavaBum]

Go big, but not sell out. Unlike almost every other company, they held true to their roots and made many games, regardless if they sold. They never stood on their laurels and thought that *that* was what they should milk. :D

[@NATA5II]

Bone app the teeth. For future reference the word is spelled panache.

[@mattchandler600]

It's been really heartbreaking to see Rare's downfall over the years. They really were one of the greats in their heyday. Banjo-Kazooie is still one of my favourite games and always it makes me smile when I hear the soundtrack used in videos.

[@REXae86]

@Paraone Ngatai no

[@super-toast-system]

@@REXae86 Why no?

[@gianpopo2007]

It's Microsoft's fault for buying the company then immediately shelving it for the online cash grab

[@orangeslash1667]

@@paraonengatai5968 Rare may be hit and miss now a-days, but they left a HUGE legacy. Conker's Bad fur day was a huge inspiration to Rachet and Clank. Chris Seavor who created Conker has formed his own studio Gory Detail. Diddy Kong Racing was a big inspiration for Crash Team Racing, which got a remake. Banjo Kazooie was a big inspiration for Hat in Time, Demon Turf Neon Slash, Tinykin, Jack and Daxter. Miyamoto wanted Metroid Prime to be a first person Shooter because he believed that "shooting in third person was not very intuitive". What made him think that, Jet Force Gemini.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@paraonengatai5968 He's planing on making another game, but it's taking forever.

[@masonplacher7096]

Rare's partnership with Nintendo was a golden age for Rare.

[@CoNteMpTone]

And Nintendo.

[@sandman8920]

For gaming in general! It’s been pretty much downhill since Microsoft bought them

[@7upyourz]

@@sandman8920 from the very second i heard they were bought I knew it was over for them and I was a kid then!!!

[@End0rphin]

Basically, Nintendo was the birth and the death of Rare.

[@stevensilver2880]

Nintendo giveth, and Nintendo taketh away

[@ricln5464]

Nah, Sea of Thieves is their biggest success yet, so while they have been trought some bad times, now they are stronger then ever under Xbox

[@pirnda9186]

@@ricln5464 agreed, and they are one of the least corrupt studio's i know of, since they actually care about their players and don't add pay-to-win stuff, only cosmetics

[@TheNecromanerXIII]

It's important to accept these days that the Rare of yesteryear died when they sold it to Microsoft (instead of just downsizing). The Rare of today is a different company with different teams, different management, and a different direction. Rest in Peace old Rare, you are missed.

[@burbusburbus8782]

Babe, wake up, new Carlito video

[@burbusburbus8782]

Real talk, I never knew rareware made viva pinata. That was like my favorite Xbox game

[@_JewGiOh_]

Sorry I overslept 😮

[@skinnyleaf9346]

Fr

[@yololthepikminenjoyer]

me if i was in a relationship of any kind

[@burbusburbus8782]

@@yololthepikminenjoyer based on your name, you have incredible taste in media, so keep your head high, sir

[@SYNDERMiNE]

Wish they were still as big as they once were. Thank You Rare for providing me such an amazing Childhood ❤

[@rga1605]

Rare really did some great games, it's always nice to remember them

[@Therizinosaurus]

RIP Rare, 1982 - 2002 You will be missed by gamers

[@REXae86]

@@Therizinosaurus they’re still doing good

[@Therizinosaurus]

@@REXae86 no

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Therizinosaurus Rare may be hit and miss now a-days, but they left a HUGE legacy. Conker's Bad fur day was a huge inspiration to Rachet and Clank. Chris Seavor who created Conker has formed his own studio Gory Detail. Diddy Kong Racing was a big inspiration for Crash Team Racing, which got a remake. Banjo Kazooie was a big inspiration for Hat in Time, Demon Turf Neon Slash, Tinykin, Jack and Daxter. Miyamoto wanted Metroid Prime to be a first person Shooter because he believed that "shooting in third person was not very intuitive". What made him think that, Jet Force Gemini.

[@Therizinosaurus]

@@orangeslash1667 wtf is the similarity to Ratchet??? I can't think any that inspired Ratchet creator. The inspiration for CTR was Mario Kart, not DKR. Though I can see the similarity from Banjo to Jax

[@HI-pi1er]

Been a kid in the 90’s and owning the super nes then getting the 64 with rare making some of the best games ive ever played still to this day . I’m 36 now . Some of my most cherished childhood memories was staying up all night playing banjo kazooie . Wish i cud go back

[@cubinel]

As someone from The UK I can confirm that this is the best thing from Britain to ever release.

[@leozar69]

From Canada. I have a Rarewere pinback button. Those game gave me the best memories growing up. What's your top 3 favourite Rareware games? For me it's Kameo, Banjo Kazooie & Tooie, Viva Pinata TiP Honorable mention: Jetforce Gemini

[@POGObiWann]

Robin Beanland, who did the music for killer instinct and Conkers Bad Fur Day still works for rare. Also, the killer instinct from 2013 was NOT made by rare, just like the Battletoads reboot

[@carnage0685]

That's sad, because Rare is pretty much just a shell with a bunch of IPs now. It's Rare in name only, but at least they're starting to actually respect those IPs, which definitely means something.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@carnage0685 Rare may be hit and miss now a-days, but they left a HUGE legacy. Conker's Bad fur day was a huge inspiration to Rachet and Clank. Chris Seavor who created Conker has formed his own studio Gory Detail. Diddy Kong Racing was a big inspiration for Crash Team Racing, which got a remake. Banjo Kazooie was a big inspiration for Hat in Time, Demon Turf Neon Slash, Tinykin, Jack and Daxter.

[@ArniesTech]

Stickerbrush Symphony hits right in the childhood feelings 😢

[@hagbardceline7118]

Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero began in development prior to the Microsoft buyout as well. Spaceworld 2000 had a trailer for Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero was on a list of announced GameCube games prior to release, as well as Donkey Kong Racing which also had screenshots. Nintendo power was hyping that stuff before launch big time.

[@jessdrewthis]

I remember how crushed I felt after reading about the buyout in Game Informer as a kid. And I felt like things went downhill in the years to come. But as an adult I realize that it wasn’t downhill, just up a different hill (on a console that I didn’t have lol). And I believe part of Rare’s massive success in the 90’s was a product of its time; being proficient in 3D visuals, programming and having composers who knew their way around sound chips propelled them to the front on the cusp of huge technological shift. If you look at the leaked build of Dinosaur Planet for N64 you’ll see just how much they could push the limits of the hardware. Most 3D felt impressive back then cause they were new, but lots of those 3D games failed to master the art of “good game-feel” like Rare did.

[@JavaBum]

Wow, we're "oldies but goodies" now, aren't we? Go *us* ! That said, I subbed you because you're right and very insightful in the How and Why.

[@ethanbrenna9798]

I honestly thought Rare hadn't made anything since the Kinect was discontinued. Good to see they're still in the business, and their upcoming game looks promising!

[@SNQ1]

When your small project is GOLDENEYE 007, you know you're cooking

[@theapollojusticefanboy7962]

Amazing video, As someone who has heard about the story of rare a lot, I feel this was one of the most in depth videos on the history of rare and a love letter to this amazing company. Let’s hope for amazing games from this company in the future.

[@marioochoa]

Rare didn't develop Killer Instinct 2013... That was Iron Galaxy and Double Helix

[@LITTLE1994]

I miss when Rare was with Nintendo...

[@siroswald9866]

There's two Rareware games you didn't talk about, Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run for SNES and Mickey's Speedway USA for Nintendo 64.

[@spokenbrawler134]

Killer Instinct (2013) was not developed by Rare. It was first developed by Double Helix Games and then Iron Galaxy developed season 2 and 3

[@shadicTPZ]

I'm still waiting for Carlito to do a video on every Toad and every version of the Thwomp and Whomp, but the Rareware train continues!

[@beaupeterson188]

God, Banjo-Kazooie was so good. The music in that game is firmly imbedded in my head. It's a shame we haven't got more.

[@leozar69]

Kazooie & Tooie was my saturday cartoon... 💭♥

[@jephrenman]

Really enjoyed the video! Wanted to point out that Rare did not develop, nor really have much involvement with Killer Instinct 2013. Also, there are still a handful of people still there from the N64 and earlier days - including the lead designer of Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie (Gregg Mayles), an artist from Diddy Kong Racing (Paul Cunningham), the creator of Stop N Swop for Banjo-Kazooie and Game Boy programmer (Paul Machecek), and four members of the original Conker team (Robin Beanland, Louise O'Connor [Ridgeway], Andy Betts, and Chris Marlow). Considering most teams in the 90s were 15 people, that's a good amount! Also two QA mainstays are still there (Huw Ward and David Wong). And Ken Lobb, who assisted with Killer Instinct and GoldenEye on behalf of Nintendo, is now a creative director at Xbox, so still involved to some degree!

[@jephrenman]

May be more yet, but also just found that another Diddy Kong Racing artist is still there as well (Bryan Smyth), as well as an engineer on that game (Paul Mountain). Another engineer on Diddy Kong Racing was still with the studio up through Kinect Sports Rivals (John Pegg)

[@gojirafan0577]

David wise has also been involved with rare in more recent years as he did the score for the remake of the battletoads

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@gojirafan0577 That isn't true; the score for that game was done by David and Paul Housden.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@TheCartoonGamer8000 Rare may be hit and miss now a-days, but they left a HUGE legacy. Conker's Bad fur day was a huge inspiration to Rachet and Clank. Chris Seavor who created Conker has formed his own studio Gory Detail. Diddy Kong Racing was a big inspiration for Crash Team Racing, which got a remake. Banjo Kazooie was a big inspiration for Hat in Time, Demon Turf Neon Slash, Tinykin, Jack and Daxter.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@orangeslash1667 Where’s the source that says Bad Fur Day was a huge influence on Ratchet?

[@echo2551]

The Stickerbush Symphony in the background gave me chills… man what a powerful piece of music.

[@lemong1443]

Rare will always be my favorite 2nd party developer company and I’ll still remember them..

[@propakindustries22]

Refreshing to see a content creator speak from the heart. Instant sub. All the best to you on your journey!

[@Inukitsoq]

I'll always be grateful to Coney for making me aware of your channel. Nothing but bangers

[@TMV420]

(slaw)-(lum) = Slalom. great video!

[@laurencelikestopgun]

Rare+Nintendo were the good old days, I wish Rare was still around and working with Nintendo

[@skeletalknight]

This dude deserves more subs. Amazing content. Keep it up, man.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek99]

Another great video, didn't know the Rare company had such an interesting history

[@soupysauce7458]

Thank you so much for putting the song names in the description it makes it a lot easier to find them if you can't remember their names :)

[@andrew4life362]

I never connected the fact that Banjo and others were teased in Diddy Kong Racing....huh....That is really cool!

[@Gruntilda-Winkybunion]

perfect! i have the flu and cant go to work and you post this awseome video!

[@CarlitoCFL]

hope you get better gruntilda

[@luukhendriks5958]

This video came up in my recommended and I'm glad it did. I loved them from the Donkey Kong Country series and when I saw the release of Sea of Thieves being announced, I was very eager to play it and is probably one of my most played games ever while the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy are one of my favorite games of all time. Rare is my childhood and Rare is my today, I hope it'll be my future too (Everwild looks amazing)

[@DigitalConceptz]

I can watch Rare early beginnings a million times over and you sor gained a subscriber! I feel this may just be the best documentary on Rare LTD ❤

[@AnthonyKase]

Wasn’t sure if I watched this yet, clicked it, realized I have watched it all the way through, continued to watch it all the way through again lol Love the videos man

[@RednekGamurz]

Great video. To give some leeway to Rare for Sea of Thieves, the idea of releasing a game early, and adding in the content later seems to be a Microsoft problem, not necessarily a Rare problem. It's possible that even if Rare felt like they needed more time for the game, MS probably wouldn't allow it. Hopefully it's an attitude MS turns around on (as well as hiring a lot of contract workers), cause it's really starting to bite them in the ass with games like Halo Infinite. Hopefully Rare are able to turn things around, though considering the people who made Rare what they are aren't with the company anymore, it'll be a hard road ahead of them.

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

This is not the first Rare History video I watched but it’s to hear an updated video. I was born 98 but I enjoy playing their classic titles more than modern games.

[@Jaina_Freaky]

This is a fantastic video essay on the history of Rare. You did an excellent job on the material; the visuals kept everything engaging. I hope you continue to do these kinds of videos because I don't think enough people understand the rich gaming history, from pong to arcades to the console wars of the 80s, the downfall of Atari, etc., all-important history ga(y)mers need to know.

[@TheJadeFist]

British company called US GOLD ... A bit odd of a name choice there but ok what ever.

[@galbaum33]

ZED X Spectrum was used in countries other than the UK. It was popular in South America, USSR, and also here, in Israel. Rare is okay, but Ultimate Play The Game was huge! Best original creative games!

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

23:54 Funny you should mention that, considering the photo used here is from 2015 when they founded their mobile game studio Fortune Fish. Tim Stamper still has a presence on social media, as infrequent as it is, but he was the guy who still had a ROM of Project Dream and helped get it online back in 2015 through Rare's YT channel. He even recently started teasing some more hidden relics as of this week actually. 24:55 Killer Instinct, while yes, had a bit of input from Rare, they were not the primary developers, that being Double Helix and later Iron Galaxy -- those guys deserve most of the praise for that game. I recognize the love and passion for Rare, though there are a lot of misconceptions surrounding them that still persist today. You dispelled a few (and kudos for taking your lumps with Kinect Sports' sales) though there's quite a few gaps that I feel should've been highlighted -- the studio still has several veterans for instance, with one dating back to the Ultimate days. Still, I have faith you'll continue to grow if you keep it up.

[@WerrinLotsuvhats]

KZbin algorithm has done it again. Awesome content. Informative and the humor is actually really good quality. definitely subscribed Perfect Dark Zero is pretty underrated tbh. if only it had a map editor like in Farcry: Insticts/Predator it would be a God tier game Imo

[@MillyBitchell]

Rare’s backs never fully recovered from carrying the N64.

[@j.stephens4950]

We need a new conkers game. The adult gaming world would go crazyyy for it

[@Kylekashi]

I still don't understand why Nintendo ditched Rare this hard after they made such gems for the N64... First no financial aid and then refusing to buy them... I wonder why

[@steindororngunnarsson3846]

Yeah that's one of their dumbest moves in that period, up there with classics like sticking with cartridges, GameCube discs and creating playstation

[@XpRnz]

It's because Rare was already not what it was anymore. Alot of their best producers/developers had left (there were alot of troubles inhouse) and it would never be the same, and Nintendo knew that. They let Microsoft buy it.

[@markbellofatto2061]

@@XpRnz Very true unfortunately. Rare was going downhill before they were bought.

[@XpRnz]

​@@steindororngunnarsson3846Name one game they created after the sell that was worth it.. yeah, none. Nintendo let them buy it because Rare core team was long gone by then.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@XpRnz Rare may be hit and miss now a-days, but they left a HUGE legacy. Conker's Bad fur day was a huge inspiration to Rachet and Clank. Chris Seavor who created Conker has formed his own studio Gory Detail. Diddy Kong Racing was a big inspiration for Crash Team Racing, which got a remake. Banjo Kazooie was a big inspiration for Hat in Time, Demon Turf Neon Slash, Tinykin, Jack and Daxter. Miyamoto wanted Metroid Prime to be a first person Shooter because he believed that "shooting in third person was not very intuitive". What made him think that, Jet Force Gemini.

[@VIIZZZYY]

Jet force Gemini is so slept on

[@XpRnz]

Best soundtrack on the system too!

[@VIIZZZYY]

@@XpRnz I agree

[@orangeslash1667]

@@VIIZZZYY Fun Fact:Miyamoto wanted Metroid Prime to be a first person Shooter because he believed that "shooting in third person was not very intuitive". What made him think that, Jet Force Gemini.

[@ArniesTech]

I absolutely LOVED the rich colours of that R logo. Such a saturated deep blue with the gold 😍😍😍

[@GreatRaijin]

Sad, from stardom on the SNES and N64, to a modern day mid company, DK64 and Diddy Kong racing will always be some of my favorites on the N64, and the DK country series left a mark on me when i was a kid

[@FTChomp9980]

Jontron referred to RareWare as the Beatles of Gaming before.

[@polycube868]

I'd agree, at least for 90's Rare, everything they touched was gold.

[@brya9681]

and I refer to Jontron as the David Duke of KZbinrs

[@webbrowser4603]

@@brya9681And you are the DSP of comments

[@MajorFlamerider]

A small addendum is that the 2013 Killer Instinct isn't even from Rare, it was a Rare property licensed out to Double Helix, who then passed it onto Iron Galaxy for support. Still a super cool game though.

[@DeadPlayin]

loved rare growing up. still can’t forgive microsoft for what they did to them. completely different studio now

[@markbellofatto2061]

Maybe Nintendo should've given them the money they needed

[@DeadPlayin]

@@markbellofatto2061 agreed now that i know more about it.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@DeadPlayin Rare may be hit and miss now a-days, but they left a HUGE legacy. Conker's Bad fur day was a huge inspiration to Rachet and Clank. Chris Seavor who created Conker has formed his own studio Gory Detail. Diddy Kong Racing was a big inspiration for Crash Team Racing, which got a remake. Banjo Kazooie was a big inspiration for Hat in Time, Demon Turf Neon Slash, Tinykin, Jack and Daxter. Miyamoto wanted Metroid Prime to be a first person Shooter because he believed that "shooting in third person was not very intuitive". What made him think that, Jet Force Gemini.

[@DaMemeManDan]

That bittersweet ending made me feel things

[@spacebaselykyber]

Bro I love your channel’s content!

[@emperomassinencambio...9941]

I gotta say I'm just thankful I had the chance to live the period when they realised DKC and all their N64 gems, they are a huge part of my childhood best memories.

[@youreallinsane]

the "Am" in RC Pro-Am is pronounced like in "I am he."

[@bezzyforpresi]

this guy does not miss

[@_cityjunk]

Great video, well researched! There was a decent amount of weird pronunciation (slalom, oscilloscope, etc.), might be worth looking up pronunciation for words you aren't familiar with!

[@JaredConnell]

Also zee ecks spectrum lol

[@caseycu]

“Silicone Graphics”

[@loulou3676]

slaLOM absolutely sent me lol

[@user-yv6xw7ns3o]

@@loulou3676 lmfao!!! That was extremely jarring, I’m gonna be recovering from the back-to-back “slaLOMM” for quite a while omg..😮

[@alanfennell4833]

Came here to say this slaLAM lolol

[@knucklestheechidna5718]

I almost wonder whether the level in donkey Kong country with the red light green light is a low-key Easter egg for the fact that his first program was traffic lights.

[@Clodd1]

For me, thats the saddest story in the game industry. Most of Rare's games were a dream, there was something magical about this studio and now no one cares. Nintendo made a huge mistake selling Rare. I really hope someday Rare will returns home, to the place they never should have left.

[@kevino13]

The sad part about that is that modern Rare isn’t the same as the Rare from the 90’s/2000’s. Almost everyone from the company have moved on to other companies, or left the industry. If Rare was sold back to Nintendo, the only thing that would really change would be rereleases of Diddy Kong racing, and the DKC games…

[@orangeslash1667]

@@kevino13 Rare may be hit and miss now a-days, but they left a HUGE legacy. Conker's Bad fur day was a huge inspiration to Rachet and Clank. Chris Seavor who created Conker has formed his own studio Gory Detail. Diddy Kong Racing was a big inspiration for Crash Team Racing, which got a remake. Banjo Kazooie was a big inspiration for Hat in Time, Demon Turf Neon Slash, Tinykin, Jack and Daxter.

[@Clodd1]

@@kevino13 Nintendo would get all Rare's IPs, so that worth!

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Clodd1 Not Really!

[@Clodd1]

@@orangeslash1667 Why not?

[@kriskay5020]

I'm really hoping the deal between Nintendo and Microsoft will mean we will get all the old Rare games on the Switch

[@DuskTheHero]

Nice video man, good pacing, good content, no fluff. You love to see it. Could really see the passion in this

[@ericbriones7562]

Carlito should DEFINITELY do a review on the donkey Konga and DK Jungle Beat! Those games are good

[@UltimateTS64]

Really well done, it was concise, with enough flavor info thrown in to get me caught up on the stuff I didn't know

[@cesarbarbosa4109]

Jet force gemini was a gem

[@justzodiax3261]

Incredibly good video man. I really hope to see more informative and quality content like this from you in the future 🔥

[@daviddeneui6424]

This was a well made and inspiring video! Thanks for putting this all together!

[@Luceshoe13]

Love this movie!! :)

[@Scrubber89]

What a journey it's been. Hope there is more single player experiences to come from Rare but if not we'll always have the old ones

[@weenyhutjunior6058]

awesome video reminds me of the History of (video game franchise/company) that machinima used to do keep up the dope work!

[@yugureyt]

I just want more banjo kazooie :(

[@maximoperez4751]

No only battletoads

[@iwavrQwpX4uB39nilBlQ]

grabbed by the ghoulies is so good and underrated 😭

[@willycheez7218]

Facts it's goated

[@iwavrQwpX4uB39nilBlQ]

​@@willycheez7218 it's so full of the early rare charm ugh, it's so good

[@matg3802]

Dude have you never said the word slalom before?

[@Sim2322]

I never got how you can be a of a company, especially a 30+ years old one that's seen it's staff 100% rotated multiple times. Logos and company names don't make games, people do. You can totally like what they did then as much as what they do now, but it doesn't give a relation to the previous games and the current ones in any way.

[@noisecrack]

As a bro that grew up playing DK Country and Killer Instinct this was a dope mini doc. Thank you.

[@Silver_is_disappointed_in_you]

That really sadden me seeing what Rare became, I grew up with the first Donkey kong country on Super Nintendo and seeing one of my favourite video game company looking like this today is just sad !

[@JitteryJackanape]

Great video, subscribed. Personally I think Nintendo messed up big time by letting Rare go. I don't know if it's because expectations for their games were set high. And the games weren't hitting the mark nintendo likely deemed they should. (They spent like $20 million in marketing for DK 64 and it didn't beat DKC on snes) or how Banjo and its sequel failed to surpass 5 million. They likely felt it wasn't worth keeping. Especially after Conker's controversies and poor sales. I still think letting the team who made Donkey Kong Country go is arguably their biggest mismanagement of the 2000s. DK didn't really get jack squat on gamecube. Rare could have done so much more with the character.

[@neoasura]

Nah, I used to think that too. But after seeing how mediocre the games Rare made after leaving Nintendo. Nintendo saw the writing on the wall and cut them loose. You can blame Microsoft, but at the end, they were the developers. They just made shitty games after Nintendo, and Nintendo saw that happening.

[@JitteryJackanape]

@neoasura I don't know. I think some of their games have been good. Prefect Dark was good. Sea of Thieves with a full crew is fun. Viva Pinata isn't for everyone but is a good game overall. Grabbed by the ghoulies I think gets too much hate, and dare I say Nuts and Bolts does too.

[@Quinhala11]

I still don't understand why Nintendo didn't buy Rare, it's honestly the dumbest decision they've ever made

[@orangeslash1667]

It's because Nintendo was struggling to compete with Sony, so Nintendo wanted focus on Retro studios instead. Not buying Rare means that Nintendo has less responsibility and they save money. I have a hard time believing that Nintendo is smart enough to watch over three western studios, because in addition to buying Retro they also good relationship with Next level games. Nintendo rarely buys companies.

[@knoxville6445]

New syntetich man and carlito video, my favourites youtubers to listen to while I do my college's works

[@thomasvlekke5365]

Conker is probably in my top 3 N64 games. Its so stupid, and because of it really fun The 2 zeldas do beat it in terms of quality. But I do like Conker the most out of all the 3d platformers

[@ssbbms]

new Carlito video, LETS GOOOOOO

[@nekonekopanicnekonekopanic7335]

Keep these fire ass videos coming

[@milestone380]

To this day I say that Nintendo didn't buy out Rare because of sheer jealousy and arrogance. Ask anyone what their top 5 N64 games are and they are almost guaranteed to name at least 1 game developed by Rare on their list. Nintendo probably couldn't stand the idea of other franchises being more popular than Mario and Zelda on their own console library and so they refused to buy Rare and let them go elsewhere

[@dr.professor5487]

Yup. 1. Banjo-Kazooie 2. Diddy Kong Racing 3. Conker’s 4. 007 5. Mario 64 They are 4 of my top 5!

[@milestone380]

@@dr.professor5487 Banjo-Kazooie and Goldeneye are in my top 5. Nintendo more than likely couldn't stand the idea of the spotlight moving away from Mario and Zelda and thus to them, Rare had to go

[@orangeslash1667]

@@dr.professor5487 Rare may be hit and miss now a-days, but they left a HUGE legacy. Conker's Bad fur day was a huge inspiration to Rachet and Clank. Chris Seavor who created Conker has formed his own studio Gory Detail. Diddy Kong Racing was a big inspiration for Crash Team Racing, which got a remake. Banjo Kazooie was a big inspiration for Hat in Time, Demon Turf Neon Slash, Tinykin, Jack and Daxter. Miyamoto wanted Metroid Prime to be a first person Shooter because he believed that "shooting in third person was not very intuitive". What made him think that, Jet Force Gemini.

[@webbrowser4603]

That's quite the accusation with no evidence to back it up. I suppose you also belive that Dinosaur Planet was sabotaged?

[@milestone380]

@@webbrowser4603 actually no. I know the story behind Dinosaur Planet becoming Star Fox Adventures. And my statement is only a theory. Nintendo has never given a reason as to why they didn't buy Rare when they had the chance, so yes, some theories are bound to arise. Rare had given Nintendo so many solid titles during their partnership and there was more on the way. So what reason could there be for Nintendo not buying out a company that was dishing out hits for them? Being that nowadays Nintendo mainly focuses on Mario and Zelda games, it's not too far-fetched of idea that their arrogance played a factor in their decision

[@judesaibot2590]

Another Carlito Banger

[@TheAcadianGuy]

Nintendo never ceases to make bad decision

[@bena8272]

Great video.. Also 'Slalom' is a type of downhill ski race. It's pronounced sla-lem

[@RNS_Aurelius]

I was surprised by the poor reception of Grabbed by the Ghoulies (another balls joke) I amways thougjt it was a fun beat em up with decent humour and music.

[@chellastation]

I have to thank Rare for introducing me to DKC series 🙏

[@bannisray3683]

RAW talent.

[@jamiecal11]

Yooka Laylee being shit breaks my heart, man. They made 3d platformers seem impossible in the modern era, even though they're not. Even now I can't believe how sloppy that game is. The sequel is better but fuck that - there's a million good 2d platformers out there already. We paid you because you're the experts at 3d ones. To jump ship after all the support...so disappointing.

[@lpnp9477]

Disagree that it's shit. It has its problems no doubt but it's a great game that deserves love. People gave it so much undue hate that they'll probably never return to that style. Personally, I blame JonTron.

[@animapoopyxd4995]

NEW CARLITO BOYS LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@demontamerbf18]

It's such a sad story for me, specially because I can't help but imagine what other games Rare could've created if the Nintendo people weren't morons and bought the entire company back in 2002. After that absolutely nothing was the same, Nintendo made Donkey Konga, Rare made Nuts and Bolts, something tells me they could've done way better games than those 2 with those IPs if they were working together. Of course, they've released good things after their separation but I wonder what they would have done together.

[@DashCat9]

After "Slah-lahm" and "RC Pro A-M", I was honestly expecting "Battle Toe-Adds".

[@noisepollution4473]

Yesssss. My favorite recently discovered channel. Keep em coming!

[@allanfigueiredo8440]

Amazing work dude, keep UP and you will be BIG!

[@jlnj0]

thank you for being an absolute legend

[@Thiccolasjames]

Great video Carlito, can't wait for the classic Coney rewatch