Dev studios / game companies that went from mediocre to good and beyond

[Veknoid_Outcast]

Jumpin said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:
Actually I find it usually goes the other way :(

I can think of a lot of good studios that lost their way, but not a lot that escaped mediocrity.

I guess Rare would apply. It made decent games before 1994, but once it partnered with Nintendo it rose into the stratosphere.

Rare was arguably the top 3rd party on NES and released one of the best and most iconic games on the console with Battletoads. They were hardly mediocre.

I think Konami was a bigger third party, but I admit it's not the best example. Games like Battletoads, RC Pro-Am, and Snake Rattle 'n' Roll are solid. But I do believe the years between 1994-2001 were a big improvement.