Starting June 17th, legendary Design Director Gregg Mayles will be sharing 30 little stories about the 30 games he has been apart of during his 25 years at Rare.

To celebrate the announce of #RareReplay and 30 years of @RareLtd I'm going to recall 30 stories about the 30 games from my fading memory. — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 17, 2015

We will be compiling them all here for you to easily find and update as Gregg shares more. So here we go!

Number 1: Sabrewulf

Number 2: Killer Instinct

No 2: Original #KillerInstinct artist @Kevbayliss was a real life fighter, turning up @RareLtd with black eyes and bruises. Any pics, Kev? — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 20, 2015

Number 3: Conker’s Bad Fur Day

No 3: #RareReplay #ConkersBadFurDay had a tavern at E3 2000 serving beer in mugs. But what else, @conkerhimself? pic.twitter.com/LMk9ilPoNz — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 20, 2015

Number 4: Battletoads

No 4: Some NES boxes of #RareReplay #Battletoads show Volkmire's Inferno wrong, the game changed at the last minute pic.twitter.com/EvtHrnRffR — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 20, 2015

Number 5: Viva Piñata

No 5: #RareReplay #VivaPinata was originally called 'Your Garden' and first ran on a Pocket PC. — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 21, 2015

Number 6: RC Pro-AM

No 6: #RareReplay #RCProAm pioneered 'zipper' speed ups on the track in racing games. I think. Anyone know otherwise? pic.twitter.com/wdIFHOnzCG — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 21, 2015

Number 7: Banjo-Kazooie

Number 8: Banjo-Tooie

No 8: #RareReplay On Nov 5 we burnt themed stuff. Here's #BanjoTooie Chuffy and a ship. Any Piñata pics @CodingCrow? pic.twitter.com/MZOi12FrGj — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 23, 2015

Number 9: Viva Piñata

No 9: #RareReplay Balancing the #VivaPinata ecosystem was tricky, so @jackook and I created this taped together grid pic.twitter.com/LDj4QVBEBF — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 24, 2015

Number 10: Gunfright

No 10: I think I've found the secret gang of bandits that was hidden in #RareReplay #Gunfright pic.twitter.com/aChhLTRg5G — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 25, 2015

Number 11: Rare Replay

No 11: Is it wrong to give your child a name the same as a character in a #RareReplay game you worked on? — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 27, 2015

Number 12: RC Pro-AM 64

No 12: There's plenty of RC Pro-Am fun on #RareReplay, but this embroidered #rarewear item suggests there was more? pic.twitter.com/0SqYpljlAa — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 28, 2015

Number 13: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

No 13: We entered this into the 08 #flugtag while making #rarereplay Banjo Nuts & Bolts. Sadly never got in. pic.twitter.com/Cy6lZNRN4f — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) June 30, 2015

Number 14: Banjo-Tooie

No 14: Design for one #RareReplay game can end up in another. Tooie's mine world was originally planned for Kazooie. pic.twitter.com/szGvDzSMvV — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) July 1, 2015

Number 15: Battletoads

No 15: The Snake level design for #RareReplay #Battletoads SNES, drawn on old graph paper used to decode sprites. pic.twitter.com/RZSwdxeuaT — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) July 2, 2015

Number 16: Grabbed By The Ghoulies

No 16: Can either of the #RareReplay #GrabbedbytheGhoulies fans spot the areas that were cut from the final game? pic.twitter.com/UbJXsxuLHd — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) July 7, 2015

Number 17: Battletoads Arcade

No 17: Take a look at the #RareReplay Battletoads arcade monster level design, some bits made it in but some did not. pic.twitter.com/u7WYkBdLGd — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) July 11, 2015

Number 18: Blast Corps

No 18: #RareReplay #Blastcorps started as 'Heavy Duty', a coin-op vehicle beat 'em up. Drawing the blurs took ages! pic.twitter.com/9cjMvpyKvU — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) July 17, 2015

Number 19: Viva Piñata

No 19: Back to #RareReplay #VivaPinata with an early 'one page' design summary and a lovely logo by @Res_ART pic.twitter.com/SzTFATOY6q — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) July 19, 2015

Number 20: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

No 20: #RareReplay Banjo N&B unused 'Weird West' design by @stevemalpass, boarded up entry exists in Showtown Town. pic.twitter.com/0by2mjmWk2 — Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) July 27, 2015

We will update as Gregg shares more!

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