<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
video	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
30-year	O
history	O
of	O
developers	O
Rare	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulated	O
games	O
span	O
multiple	O
genres	O
and	O
consoles	B-Device
—	O
from	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
—	O
and	O
retain	O
the	O
features	O
and	O
errors	O
of	O
their	O
original	O
releases	O
with	O
minimal	O
edits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
fans	O
,	O
upcoming	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
features	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
link	O
Rare	O
's	O
past	O
and	O
future	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
sorted	O
through	O
120	O
games	O
to	O
choose	O
those	O
that	O
best	O
represented	O
its	O
oeuvre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
incorporated	O
four	O
hardware	O
emulators	O
in	O
the	O
package	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
with	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
then-unannounced	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
released	O
worldwide	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusive	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
reviews	O
were	O
generally	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commended	O
its	O
"	O
rewind	O
"	O
and	O
Snapshot	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
technical	O
issues	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
emulation	O
and	O
game	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
its	O
games	O
,	O
reviewers	O
preferred	O
Rare	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
especially	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
,	O
and	O
disliked	O
Perfect	B-Device
Dark	I-Device
Zero	I-Device
,	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
outlets	O
lamented	O
the	O
absence	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
while	O
others	O
thought	O
the	O
package	O
was	O
fine	O
without	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
became	O
Rare	O
's	O
first	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
all-formats	O
charts	O
bestseller	O
since	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
,	O
over	O
their	O
30-year	O
history	O
across	O
platforms	O
from	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
1983	O
to	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
up	O
until	O
Rare	O
's	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
toggle	O
the	O
visual	O
appearance	O
of	O
scanlines	B-Algorithm
and	O
"	O
rewind	O
"	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
seconds	O
of	O
gameplay	O
in	O
pre-Nintendo	O
64	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
older	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
at	O
will	O
and	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
progress	O
upon	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
also	O
added	O
an	O
infinite	O
lives	O
cheat	O
setting	O
for	O
some	O
older	O
games	O
and	O
fixed	O
a	O
game-breaking	O
bug	B-Error_Name
in	O
Battletoads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Snapshots	O
"	O
feature	O
presents	O
small	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
games	O
as	O
challenges	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
collecting	O
a	O
target	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
in	O
a	O
set	O
scenario	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
emulation	O
retains	O
the	O
technical	O
idiosyncrasies	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
emulation	O
upgrades	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
polygon	O
rendering	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nine	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
releases	O
install	O
directly	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
dashboard	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
compilation	O
and	O
require	O
online	O
activation	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
share	O
player	O
saved	O
game	O
and	O
Achievement	O
progress	O
between	O
the	O
consoles	B-Device
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
's	O
cloud	B-Architecture
sync	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
prior	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
emulating	O
their	O
originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Rare	O
chose	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
original	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
using	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Device
remake	O
Conker	B-Application
:	I-Application
Live	I-Application
and	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
runs	O
natively	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
upgraded	O
its	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
local	O
and	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
modes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
their	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
were	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
provided	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
free	O
of	O
charge	O
in	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
automatically	O
grants	O
stamps	O
for	O
prior	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
package	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spider	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
recycled	O
in	O
Kameo	B-Application
2	O
,	O
an	O
unreleased	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kameo	B-Application
which	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
darker	O
tone	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
The	O
Fast	O
and	O
the	O
Furriest	O
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
with	O
vehicle	O
customization	O
and	O
track	O
alterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
other	O
planned	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
included	O
the	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
prototype	O
Sundown	O
and	O
the	O
airplane-based	O
Tailwind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
"	O
Rare	O
Revealed	O
"	O
videos	O
include	O
unused	O
music	O
tracks	O
;	O
concept	O
art	O
galleries	O
;	O
and	O
trivia	O
behind	O
some	O
game	O
design	O
decisions	O
such	O
as	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
character	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
Stop	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
Swop	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
overrides	O
built	O
into	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
"	O
Rare	O
Revealed	O
"	O
featurettes	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
via	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
official	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2014	O
as	O
a	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
celebration	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Pearl	O
"	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
traditional	O
theme	O
of	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
gifts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
community	O
requests	O
to	O
bring	O
their	O
catalogue	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
backward-compatibility	B-General_Concept
team	O
's	O
progress	O
on	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
became	O
part	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
simultaneously	O
celebrate	O
its	O
past	O
and	O
introduce	O
its	O
future	O
with	O
a	O
logo	O
redesign	O
,	O
new	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
announcement	O
of	O
their	O
upcoming	O
game	O
,	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
updated	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
re-releases	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
originals	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
realized	O
the	O
various	O
quality-of-life	O
improvements	O
in	O
these	O
remasters	O
were	O
too	O
valuable	O
even	O
to	O
the	O
purists	O
on	O
their	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
they	O
chose	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
over	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Device
remake	O
,	O
Conker	B-Application
:	I-Application
Live	I-Application
&	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
had	O
strayed	O
too	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
less	O
lenient	O
on	O
censorship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
designers	O
made	O
the	O
final	O
call	O
,	O
other	O
Rare	O
employees	O
and	O
veterans	O
gave	O
input	O
and	O
recollected	O
old	O
game	O
development	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
briefly	O
considered	O
including	O
playable	O
prototypes	O
of	O
unreleased	O
Rare	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Black	O
Widow	O
and	O
Kameo	B-Application
2	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
work	O
required	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
made	O
this	O
infeasible	O
given	O
the	O
limited	O
development	O
time	O
frame	O
,	O
leading	O
them	O
to	O
produce	O
"	O
Rare	O
Revealed	O
"	O
videos	O
about	O
the	O
unfinished	O
games	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
interview	O
segments	O
and	O
"	O
Rare	O
Revealed	O
"	O
videos	O
were	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
and	O
disc	O
space	O
constraints	O
;	O
these	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
via	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
official	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
"	O
Rare	O
Revealed	O
"	O
video	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
left	O
unreleased	O
until	O
being	O
leaked	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
usual	O
product	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
which	O
grows	O
a	O
concept	O
into	O
a	O
final	O
product	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
work	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
was	O
in	O
converging	O
30	O
games	O
across	O
six	O
platforms	O
onto	O
one	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
worked	O
in	O
close	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
secretly	O
developing	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
backward-compatibility	B-General_Concept
features	O
,	O
which	O
Rare	O
ultimately	O
used	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
team	O
helped	O
prepare	O
Rare	O
's	O
nine	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
emulating	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
games	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Gavin	O
Thomas	O
,	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
engineer	O
who	O
had	O
developed	O
his	O
own	O
Spectrum	O
emulator	O
in	O
his	O
free	O
time	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
Mystics	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
ported	O
Rare	O
's	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
and	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
assisted	O
with	O
emulation	O
efforts	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
design	O
,	O
lead	O
designer	O
Paul	O
Collins	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
Snapshot	O
challenges	O
were	O
built	O
to	O
encourage	O
players	O
to	O
sample	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
rewind	O
feature	O
was	O
to	O
help	O
all	O
players	O
finish	O
the	O
games	O
without	O
quitting	O
in	O
frustration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
June	O
2015	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusive	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
release	O
or	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
also	O
added	O
a	O
tie-in	O
wherein	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
owners	O
unlocked	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
character	O
Rash	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2013	O
fighting	O
game	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
during	O
a	O
limited	O
test	O
period	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
public	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
became	O
part	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
excluding	O
Jetpac	B-Application
Refuelled	I-Application
were	O
enhanced	B-Device
to	O
run	O
at	O
native	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Game	O
Pass	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
with	O
digital	O
owners	O
of	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
receiving	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
all-format	O
games	O
sales	O
charts	O
—	O
the	O
first	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusive	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
and	O
Rare	O
's	O
first	O
since	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
top-ranked	O
budget	O
game	O
since	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
before	O
it	O
fell	O
to	O
sixth	O
place	O
the	O
next	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
had	O
earlier	O
been	O
com	O
's	O
most	O
preordered	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
considered	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
a	O
high-water	O
mark	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
compilations	O
—	O
Kotaku	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
since	O
Valve	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
(	O
USgamer	O
)	O
found	O
the	O
contemporaneous	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Criterion	O
Collection-style	O
presentation	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
more	O
authentic	O
appreciation	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Plante	O
(	O
The	O
Verge	O
)	O
saw	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
slight	O
hardware	O
improvements	O
and	O
added	O
touches	O
as	O
a	O
viable	O
model	O
for	O
putting	O
retrogames	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
slowing	O
the	O
tide	O
of	O
unlicensed	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
favorites	O
included	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nuts	I-Application
&	I-Application
Bolts	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
titles	O
(	O
especially	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
Conker	O
,	O
and	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
least	O
favorites	O
were	O
Perfect	B-Device
Dark	I-Device
Zero	I-Device
,	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
early	O
Spectrum	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
had	O
aged	O
the	O
worst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
regretted	O
the	O
implacable	O
licensing	O
problems	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
exclusion	O
of	O
what	O
they	O
considered	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
best	O
games	O
—	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
—	O
while	O
others	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
package	O
was	O
fine	O
without	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
omitted	O
were	O
Rare	O
's	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
franchise	O
releases	O
,	O
Super	O
Nintendo-era	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
clones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kotaku	O
reviewer	O
saw	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
as	O
"	O
image	O
rehabilitation	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
hopefully	O
mark	O
Rare	O
's	O
return	O
to	O
making	O
"	O
deep	O
and	O
daring	O
games	O
"	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
their	O
historical	O
reputation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
archival	O
game	O
content	O
and	O
developer	O
interviews	O
were	O
among	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
best	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitehead	O
(	O
Eurogamer	O
)	O
wondered	O
why	O
Mire	B-Device
Mare	I-Device
and	O
other	O
early	O
games	O
were	O
ignored	O
in	O
the	O
bonus	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machkovech	O
(	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
)	O
found	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
to	O
be	O
as	O
much	O
a	O
"	O
memorial	O
"	O
as	O
an	O
anthology	O
since	O
Rare	O
had	O
become	O
"	O
a	O
shadow	O
of	O
its	O
former	O
self	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
feature	O
by	O
which	O
players	O
could	O
"	O
rewind	O
"	O
time	O
and	O
reattempt	O
difficult	O
sections	O
of	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
difficulty	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
notoriously	O
challenging	O
Battletoads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
figured	O
that	O
Rare	O
added	O
cheats	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
esoteric	O
and	O
"	O
crushingly	O
tough	O
"	O
Spectrum	O
games	O
tolerable	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
review	O
wished	O
that	O
this	O
"	O
rewind	O
"	O
feature	O
had	O
been	O
extended	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
liked	O
the	O
Snapshot	O
challenges	O
and	O
Polygon	O
reported	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
crucial	O
for	O
learning	O
basic	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
though	O
less	O
accessible	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
he	O
turned	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
and	O
external	O
FAQs	O
before	O
playing	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
emulation	O
pleased	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
polygonal	O
upgrades	O
compensated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
blurry	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
pixelated	O
"	O
source	O
material	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
multiplayer	O
modes	O
lacked	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
upgrades	O
that	O
their	O
single-player	O
modes	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
noted	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
had	O
more	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
re-releases	O
than	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
reviewer	O
found	O
the	O
in-game	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
button	O
prompts	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
delightful	O
anachronisms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
reviewer	O
commended	O
Rare	O
's	O
choice	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
over	O
its	O
updated	O
but	O
censored	O
Xbox	B-Device
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
reviews	O
found	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
unplayable	O
without	O
dual	O
thumbstick	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
later	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Machkovech	O
(	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
)	O
considered	O
Rare	O
's	O
Microsoft	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
weakest	O
of	O
the	O
lot	O
,	O
Whitehead	O
(	O
Eurogamer	O
)	O
found	O
them	O
even	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
emulation	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
its	O
separation	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kollar	O
(	O
Polygon	O
)	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
installation	O
process	O
needlessly	O
complex	O
,	O
and	O
Marty	O
Sliva	O
(	O
IGN	O
)	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
how	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
startup	O
sequence	O
interrupted	O
the	O
compilation	O
's	O
cohesion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
emulated	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
experience	O
was	O
subpar	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
unemulated	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
