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August 4th will see the software developer Rare release a Replay collection to celebrate their 30th anniversary. The Leicestershire based company were founded in 1985 and initially produced games for the ZX Spectrum before becoming a second party developer for Nintendo. This anniversary collection will include 30 games from the company’s entire history, starting with the Spectrum game Jet-Pac and ending with 2008’s Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise. Now, the thought of paying money for a collection of games that are either 30 years old or ‘kids’ games may not appeal to everyone, but think again. Regardless of platform Rare always made games that were unique and fun. They produced violent shooters, action/adventure titles, platformers, racing games and fighters, therefore catering to most tastes. Some of their strongest work came in their N64 years and this period produced three reasons why you should be excited about this upcoming collection:

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