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Rare, Ltd (formerly known as Rareware) is a video game developer. Rare was a second-party developer for the Nintendo gaming platforms until it was acquired by Microsoft in 2002. They are known for games on Nintendo systems such as the Donkey Kong Country series and Star Fox Adventures.

Role in Super Smash Bros. series

Rare has been represented well in the Super Smash Bros series, although heavily Donkey Kong related. Stage designs, characters, music and even voice actors have been inspired by or brought from their games.

Characters

Stages

Items

Trophies

Melee

Brawl

Music

The Rare music in the Super Smash Bros is mostly based on the themes from the games, but are new re-mixed versions unless stated with an *

SSB

  • 6: A remix of the first stage music heard in Donkey Kong Country. It is heard in Congo Jungle, and both the music and the stage were reused in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
  • 16: [7] The victory fanfare of Donkey Kong is an orchestration of the "Boss Defeated" music heard in Donkey Kong Country for SNES.

SSBM

  • 3: Kongo Jungle: A cover band performance of the "DK Rap" made infamous in the opening sequence to Donkey Kong 64, with a much different assortment of instruments and rhythms from its original appearance. It is heard only in the DK Island: Kongo Jungle stage.
  • 4: Jungle Japes: A calm and atmospheric remix of the "DK Island Swing" in various stages of Donkey Kong Country for SNES. It is heard in DK Island: Jungle Japes.
  • 39: DK's Victory: The victory fanfare of Donkey Kong is an orchestration of the "Boss Defeated" music heard in Donkey Kong Country for SNES.

SSBB

  • Kong Jungle (Melee):The song for the Kongo Jungle stage in Melee, it is a cover band performance of the "DK Rap" made infamous in the opening sequence to Donkey Kong 64, with a much different assortment of instruments and rhythms from its original appearance. It is unknown why it is called "Kong Jungle" in Brawl instead of its Melee title, "Kongo Jungle."
  • Jungle Japes (Melee):The song that played on the Jungle Japes stage in Melee, it is a calm and atmospheric remix of the "DK Island Swing" in various stages of Donkey Kong Country for SNES.
  • Jungle Level Ver.2: A fast paced rock arrangement of the "Jungle Groove" song. A starter song on Rumble Falls. Arrangement Supervisor: Motoi Sakuraba
  • Jungle Level: The song that played on jungle based levels in Donkey Kong Country which was called the "Jungle Groove" in DK Jamz. It is made to be more realistic and ambient, complete with jungle noises. Note that this is more loyal to the aforementioned song than SSB's and Melee's remixes. Arrangement Supervisor: Kentaro Ishizaka
  • King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2: The final boss theme heard in Donkey Kong Country, on the "Gangplank Galleon" boss level where the Kongs fight King K. Rool. Starts as a sea shanty melody on accordion, then transitions into a hard rock tune. "Ship Deck 2" was the name of the music on the "Rattle Battle" stage of the third world of Donkey Kong Country 2. Ship Deck 2 began in the same theme as the DKC boss music, then looped into a variation of that theme. The song in Brawl is closer to the DKC boss music. Unlike in both DKC and DKC 2, Brawl loops this music to the beginning. Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo Sakai
  • Bramble Blast: Strings remix of Stickerbrush Symphony from Donkey Kong Country 2. This played on each of the bramble stages in Donkey King Country 2, including the "Bramble Blast" stage. A DKC 2 player would remember this theme after slowly moving through the bramble maze, trying not to touch the thorns of the brambles (stickerbrushes). The Brawl version of this song uses different instruments and feels less stressful but more joyful.
  • The Map Page / Bonus Level: The two said themes, "DK Island Swing" and "Bonus Room Blitz," taken directly from Donkey Kong Country and spliced together effortlessly. *

Voice Acting

Rare used members of it's staff as voice actors in SSBM, the reason being that they were voicing their respective characters in Starfox Adventures at the time.

Stickers

Several Rare designed characters appeared as stickers in Super Smash Bros Brawl, mostly Donkey Kong related, there are a few Starfox stickers

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