The team at Rare had already established themselves as marque video game developers by the mid 90’s. Previous titles like Battletoads, Knight Lore and Sabre Wulf had earned the company’s founders Tim and Chris Stamper critical acclaim. Not happy to rest on their laurels when Nintendo bought up a majority share in the company in 1994. The brothers saw it as a chance to take on one of Nintendo’s characters and innovate on the medium. Continue reading
The success of home computers in the European market, especially the likes of the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 lead to a rise in PC gaming in the mid 80’s. Unlike their console counterpart the home computer could be used to both play games and create games. What started as a hobby for some, using code printed in the back of video game magazines to make simple interactive games. Soon those hobbyists would turn their pastime into a fully fledged career, Continue reading