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Childish humor FTW: Rare’s old logo is actually a toilet paper roll

Posted 3 years ago by Arthur Damian
 
toilet paper

Rare may now work for Microsoft but its history is embedded in Nintendo. Titles like Donkey Kong Country, Banjo-Kazooie, and Conker’s Bad Fur Day are all staples of Rare’s glory days. As iconic as its games is Rare’s old logo. I love watching it materialize through code whenever I boot up DKC on my SNES Mini. What I never knew, however, is that the logo’s design owes its existence to toilet paper rolls.

Toilet paper = World famous company

A fan of Rare recently asked former developer/artist, Kevin Bayliss, about the creation of the golden emblem on Twitter:

I did the Gokden Toilet roll, on the blue background, and then the updated simpler ‘R’ logo which appeared years later.

— Kev Bayliss (@FulgoreAndMore) June 25, 2019

Everything I thought I knew is a lie.

Lest you think Kevin is taking the piss, take a look at the intro to Xbox’s Conker: Live & Reloaded, the surprisingly tamer remake of the N64 original:

How did I miss this?!

Now that I have this information locked away in my brain forever, I can’t NOT see toilet paper when I gaze upon the image of my childhood. Thanks a lot, Kevin. Always remember, some things are better left as mysteries.

Fellow gamers, how are you processing this toilet paper information? A feeling of surprise? Did you already know? Inform us by leaving your thoughts in the comment field below.

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Arthur Damian
Arthur Damian is a writer, editor, educator, and lover of video games. Based and living in Brooklyn, NY, he has been gaming since the age of five, from the NES to the Nintendo Switch. His favorite system is the SNES, his favorite game is Chrono Trigger, and you cannot convince him otherwise. He loves dogs, rainbow cookies, Spider-Man, and songs with intricate drum patterns. Arthur is also the Editor-in-Chief at That VideoGame Blog.

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