Soundwave on 03 July 2026
Rare basically flipped the 16-bit wars (DKC, Killer Instinct to a lesser extent) in Nintendo's favor for good and carried the N64 even above Nintendo themselves for long stretches (GoldenEye 007 especially). GoldenEye 007 also shepherded in the multiplayer FPS craze on the console side that continues today with things like Call of Duty. Retro just can't match up to that kind of impact.
