Retro collection Rare Replay bundles together 30 of Rare’s greatest and most cherished hits (well, 29 and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts) just in time for the company’s 30th anniversary. The deal is this – thirty games for thirty bucks with a combined GamerScore of 10,000G for the taking.
Currently the UK pre-order price varies wildly depending on retailer – everything from £54.99 on Zavvi to £18.95 on ShopTo. It would appear though that the RRP is a purse pleasing £19.99. Now that’s a Bobby Dazzler.
Here’s the full content list:
Jetpac (1983)
Atic Atac (1983)
Lunar Jetman (1983)
Sabre Wulf (1984)
Underwurlde (1984)
Knight Lore (1984)
Gunfright (1986)
Slalom (1987)
R.C. Pro-Am (1988)
Cobra Triangle (1989)
Snake Rattle N Roll (1990)
Digger T. Rock (1990)
Solar Jetman (1990)
Battletoads (1991)
R.C. Pro-Am II (1992)
Battletoads Arcade (1994)
Killer Instinct Gold (1996)
Blast Corps (1997)
Banjo-Kazooie (1998)
Jet Force Gemini (1999)
Perfect Dark (2000)
Banjo-Tooie (2000)
Conker’s Bad Fur Day (2001)
Grabbed by the Ghoulies (2003)
Perfect Dark Zero (2005)
Kameo: Elements of Power (2005)
Viva Piñata (2006)
Jetpac Refuelled (2007)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008)
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (2008)
Nice to see Battletoads Arcade making the cut – it’s far from being an obvious inclusion. We would have rather seen the superior Genesis version of Battletoads over the NES original, but enough petty nitpicking for now – we’ll save that for our review.
The collection is due out 4th August in the US. Seeing that’s a Tuesday, Friday 7th Aug in Europe seems likely.