Rareware Archives is your one-stop shop for all things Rare. Whether it is the latest news stories and features, interviews with Rare staff or a full-to-bursting section covering all of their games that includes reviews, walkthroughs and guides, as well as screenshots and videos ... we’ve got you covered! We also have our very own hand-built forums where you can chat to other Rare fans about anything and everything that takes your fancy, and every now and then we run competitions where some cool Rare swag is often up for grabs, so we think it’s fair to say we’ve got something for everyone. Urgh, how clichéd is that?
A bit of history for you; way back in 2004 we created a website called Spiral Mountain, a virtual museum for all things Banjo-Kazooie, and an active community for B-K fans around the globe. One day we sat down and decided that things had reached a crossroads; we could either continue as we were and slowly see the site die as no new Banjo news was coming any time soon, or we could evolve and reinvigorate the site and its content! So, we expanded the site’s remit to cover all of Rare's games and a name change to Rareware Archives came in May 2010.
We've worked very hard to make a site where you can talk about Rare's games and to ask questions without fear of being flamed or being labelled a 'noob'. Some people will only be discovering Rare's great games for the first time and will naturally have questions to ask. This site will allow you to find the answer in a fun and safe environment.
Specific game content such as reviews, features and walkthroughs are being added all the time by our staff members. You can also submit your own to us if you like and we'll host it here for all to see. Just e-mail us or send a PM telling us what game you'd like to write about and we'll go from there.