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'''Rare''' is a British video game development studio based in Twycross, Leicestershire, England. The origins can be traced back to 1982 when Tim and Chris Stamper founded '''{{iw|wikipedia|Ultimate Play the Game}}'''. The studio saw early success on personal computers like the {{iw|wikipedia|ZX Spectrum}}, {{iw|wikipedia|BBC Micro}}, and {{iw|wikipedia|Commodore 64}} with titles like ''Jetpac'', ''Atic Atac'', ''Sabre Wulf'', and ''Knight Lore''. Ultimate eventually became particularly well-known in the U.K. for their isometric game engine "Filmation" and the secretive marketing of their titles and brand, down to advertisements not showing any screenshots of games whatsoever. However, knowing that microcomputers were only popular platforms for gaming in the U.K. and therefore a financial dead-end, they decided to branch out into other markets. The studio decided to focus on the then-Japan-exclusive Famicom due to its potentially worldwide reach and high specs, thus creating a subsidiary called ''Rare'' in 1985 to reverse engineer the hardware and learn its inner workings, something [[Nintendo]] claimed to be impossible. After impressing Nintendo with its tech demos, Rare was granted unlimited budget for developing Famicom games, now called the Nintendo Entertainment System in the PAL region. At this time, the company decided to sell the Ultimate Play the Game brand to {{iw|wikipedia|U.S. Gold}} (though they would regain the rights in 1988) and officially renamed the whole company to Rare. A string of successful NES releases followed, including ''R.C. Pro-Am'', ''Snake Rattle 'n' Roll'', and ''Battletoads'', as well as several licensed games based on brands such as ''{{iw|wikipedia|Beetlejuice}}'' and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Sesame Street}}'', and outsourced NES ports of PC and arcade games.

 

 

 

Rare is credited for the modern version of  of [[Donkey Kong]] for virtually all of his future video game appearances and were the original creators of four characters that appeared as fighters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series: [[Diddy Kong]], [[King K. Rool]], [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]]. All ''Donkey Kong'' music sourced or rearranged from Rare games credit them for their compositions, even after the Microsoft buyout and before the collaboration to bring Banjo & Kazooie to ''Smash''.

{{SSBM|Donkey Kong}} returns in ''Melee'', representing his universe alongside numerous content originating from Rare games. [[Congo Jungle]] reappears as a Past Stage, while {{SSBM|Kongo Jungle}} and [[Jungle Japes]] are two new stages from Rare's ''Donkey Kong Country''. Characters from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series such as [[Dixie Kong]] and [[King K. Rool]] appear as trophies in ''Melee''. The [[Barrel Cannon]], which debuted in ''Donkey Kong Country'', appears as an item and stage element. The [[Motion-Sensor Bomb]] returns, keeping its ''GoldenEye 007'' appearance in international releases of ''Melee'', while resembling the design of and being called the Proximity Mine from Rare's ''Perfect Dark'' in the Japanese version of the game. The [[Cloaking Device]] from ''Perfect Dark'' serves as another new item. Members of Rare's staff acted as voice actors for the [[Star Fox Smash Taunt]] in ''Melee'', later reprising their roles in ''Star Fox Adventures''. These voice clips would return in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

{{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} and {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}} both return as veterans with {{SSBU|King K. Rool}} appearing as a newcomer. [[Klaptrap]], an enemy type from the original ''Donkey Kong Country'', appears as the series' first Assist Trophy. [[Kongo Jungle (SSBM)|Kongo Jungle]] (now known as Kongo Falls), [[Jungle Japes]] and [[Kongo Jungle (SSB)|Kongo Jungle 64]] all return as famliar stages. The King K. Rool outfit for the {{SSBU|Mii Brawler}} returns, along with an additional Mii hat based on [[Dixie Kong]]'s beret and ponytail that's available for all [[Mii Fighter]] types. Additionally, [[Krystal]] - appearing as she does in the Rare-developed ''Star Fox Adventures'' - debuts as an Assist Trophy. Multiple Rare-created ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Star Fox'' characters also appear as [[Spirits]]. {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}} also make their debut as a [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|DLC playable fighter]] in Fighters Pass Vol. 1, along with an accompanying [[Spiral Mountain]] stage and multiple ''Banjo-Kazooie''-themed Spirits. Notably, they are the first fighter created for an original series by Rare to appear in ''Smash'' (as opposed to created for an existing Nintendo series), as well as the first form of original Rare content altogether to appear in ''Smash'' since the Microsoft buyout. Rare's logo makes an appearance on Banjo's backpack when it is opened.