Anyone who ever had a NES or an N64 has probably run across the developer Rare at some point or another. Rare is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, and on this happy occasion, they’ve released a total of 30 classic games on one disc, including hits like Battletoads, Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, and Kameo: Elements of Power, among several others. Below, we’re going to have a look at the list of games in detail.
After inserting the disc into your Xbox One, you have to install all the games. This isn’t exactly anything new, and Xbox One owners should be used to it by now, though this collection takes a bit longer than usual. And you’re going to have to actually download some of the games, effectively making them a no-go for people with slower Internet connections. With a download rate of about 3 MB/s, it still seemed to take an hour or two to get everything installed. How long it actually took is anyone’s guess, since I wasn’t actually keeping track.
The long wait time is sweetened up a bit by an awesome musical intro video, which you can check out here. Then you’re at the main menu screen, where the games are arranged by name and year of release. Rare Replay includes the following titles:
1983 – Atic Atac – ZX Spectrum / BBC Micro
Top-down arcade adventure labyrinth. Explore a castle complex as you search for three pieces of the “Golden Key of ACG”, which is your only ticket out of the place.
1998 – Banjo-Kazooie – N64
A 3D platformer where you play as a bear named Banjo, accompanied by a female bird named Kazooie, who’s trying to rescue his sister Tooty from the clutches of the evil witch Gruntilda.
2008 – Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts – Xbox 360
Banjo and Kazooie are fighting Gruntilda once again, when the Lord of Games (or, L.O.G.) shows up, hoping to put an end to the conflict by having you complete a series of minigames across six different worlds.
2000 – Banjo-Tooie – N64
Gruntilda’s sisters Mingella and Blobbelda are attempting to revive their sister, and it’s up to Banjo and Kazooie to stop them.
1991 – Battletoads – NES / SNES / Sega Mega Drive / etc.
Professor T. Bird send the Battletoads Rash, Zitz, and Pimple to rescue Princess Angelica from a villain known as Ragnarok.
1994 – Battletoads Arcade – Arcade
The arcade version of 1991’s Battletoads, which allows co-op with up to three players.
1997 – Blast Corps – N64
You work for a demolition company, and are tasked with tearing down buildings, filling in gaps, and much more in order to allow a truck carrying nuclear missiles to get through. The carrier’s cargo is not all that secure, and due to a malfunction it can only be driven by autopilot.
1989 – Cobra Triangle – NES
You control a speed boat armed equipped with guns in a series of races against other watercraft.
2001 – Conker’s Bad Fur Day – N64
After a night of heavy drinking, Conker the squirrel wakes up in strange place. Now he’ll have to find his way back home, all while evading a teddy bear army known as “Tediz”.
1990 – Digger T. Rock – NES
The protagonist Digger T. Rock digs through levels, using ladders, shovels, and lots more in order to find his way to the exit.
2003 – Grabbed by the Ghoulies – Xbox
Cooper and his girlfriend are lost, searching for someone, anyone. They end up getting caught in a really bad storm. When it clears, they suddenly find themselves in front of a huge villa. Cooper’s girlfreind is kidnapped, and now it’s up to you to get her back.
1985 – Gunfright – ZX Spectrum / Amstrad CPC / MSX
As sheriff, it’s your job to rid the town of outlaws, doing whatever it takes.
1999 – Jet Force Gemini – N64
The villain Mizar is conquering planet after planet, and the galaxy is on the brink of interstellar war. Jet Force Gemini rushes to the defense of various peoples who find themselves in danger of conquest.
1983 – Jetpac – BBC Micro / C64 / ZX Spectrum / VC20
You’re an astronaut with a jetpack in search of various parts, which you will need to build a rocket and escape the planet.
2007 – Jetpac Refuelled – Xbox 360
A remake of Jetpac with better graphics and more levels.
2005 – Kameo: Elements of Power – Xbox 360
The fate of the world is in your hands. You summon dark creatures, who help you in your pursuit of some truly evil powers.
1996 – Killer Instinct Gold – N64
N64 port of the arcade game Killer Instinct 2. The game is basically an alternative to Mortal Kombat.
1984 – Knight Lore – ZX Spectrum / BBC Micro / Amstrad CPC / MSX
Having been bitten by the Sabre Wulf, you – Sabreman – transform into a werewolf at midnight. To lift the curse, you have to collect a series of items within 40 days.
1983 – Lunar Jetman – ZX Spectrum / BBC Micro
In the role of Jetman, you find yourself on a strange, violet moon, where you have to destroy some alien bases.
2000 – Perfect Dark – N64
As special agent Joanna Dark, it’s up to you to protect the world from an interstellar war.
2005 – Perfect Dark Zero – Xbox 360
This game tells the backstory of Joanna Dark and her father.
1987 – RC Pro-Am – NES
A racing game where you control remote-controlled vehicles.
1992 – RC Pro-Am II – NES
The sequel to RC Pro-Am.
1984 – Sabre Wulf – ZX Spectrum / C64 / Amstrad CPC / BBC Micro
Sabreman is in search of four pieces of an amulet. He’ll have to explore a huge jungle maze to find them.
1986 – Slalom – NES / Nintendo VS. System
Slalom your way down a ski slope, navigating the course as best as you can.
1990 – Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll – NES
Take the two snakes Rattle and Roll through the game, scarfing down all kinds of different creatures.
1990 – Solar Jetman – NES
Another title in the Jetman series.
1984 – Underwurlde – C64 / ZX Spectrum
As Sabreman, you must find search a dark castle for weapons in order to defeat the three Guardians.
2006 – Viva Piñata – Xbox 360 / Windows
Like in The Sims or Animal Crossing, you tend to and restore a garden in order to attract more and more of the island’s native piñatas.
2008 – Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise – Xbox 360
The sequel to Viva Piñata.
Some of the games have been given a makeover for the Xbox One. And for you collectors out there, they also have gamescore points to collect – 10,000 of them in all, to be exact. You get them by completing certain challenges in each game.
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