Game Reviews9.2/10
Banjo and Kazooie fly again, and this time the notes stay put.
Banjo-Kazooie review: Rare's 1998 N64 classic, its 900 notes, Grant Kirkhope's score, and what the 2008 Xbox 360 remaster fixed.
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Game Reviews7.9/10
Killer Instinct on the SNES: A Combo Machine Squeezed Into a Cartridge
Killer Instinct, Rare's 1994 arcade fighter, brought two energy bars and combo chains to the SNES in 1995. A review of what still works.
Game Reviews8/10
Dixie Kong Finally Gets Top Billing, and the Result Is the Trilogy’s Odd One Out
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996) put Dixie and Kiddy Kong center stage in the Northern Kremisphere. A look back at Rare's SNES sequel.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest Review — Rare Sidelined Its Mascot and Won
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) sidelined its own mascot and let Diddy and Dixie carry Rare's Super Nintendo sequel to 8.6/10.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Wizards & Warriors Is a Great Knight, a Great Sword, and a Castle Worth the Trip
A retro review of Rare's 1987 NES platformer Wizards & Warriors, starring knight Kuros and his Brightsword on a quest to Castle IronSpire.
Game Reviews5/10
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship — A 5.0/10 Fight Against Gravity
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship review — Rare's gravity-shifting NES shooter still punishes, twelve planets of inertia and tow cables. 5/10.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Battletoads: A 1991 Classic That Still Plays Like a Test
Battletoads on NES still defines brutal difficulty three decades on. We break down its Smash Hit combat, Turbo Tunnel, and why it remains a classic.