Många minns med rosenskimrande nostalgiglasögon hur Rare visade vad framför allt Nintendo 64 var kapabel till under deras glansdagar med idel ursnygga och underhållande spel. Nu har före detta Rare-anställda Phil Tossell berättat för tidningen Retro Gamer att Rare var så bra att självaste Nintendo var avundsjuka på dem:
"Nintendo were often quite envious of us. I got the feeling they thought our games were technically and artistically superior to theirs. Miyamoto would visit regularly and I heard a rumor they redid all of the textures on Zelda after they'd seen our work on Banjo-Kazooie because our game looked better!"
Tack Nintendo Everything.