Joel Hochberg
Moby ID: 51947
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Joel Hochberg (December 30, 1935 - April 18, 2023) was President of the coin-operated amusement business Rare Coin-it Inc based in Miami. He helped the young Nolan Bushnell launch the original Pong. When British microcomputers became popular he forged a bond with Chris and Tim Stamper. They left Sinclair Research Co. to form Ultimate Play the Game.
Hochberg handled all the business affairs of the company while Tim and Chris developed the games. He had longstanding relationships with Nintendo and approached Nintendo executive Minoru Arakawa to arrange a meeting for the Stampers to present their demos. This eventually lead to the establishment of Rare Ltd. to develop for Nintendo and Ultimate Play the Game was eventually sold to U.S. Gold. Rare went on to become a valued and prolific software partner of Nintendo, starting with the Famicom / NES.
Credited on 40 games
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| Banjo-Kazooie (2008, Xbox 360) | Bean Counting |
| Star Fox Adventures (2002, GameCube) | Executive Producers |
| Mickey's Speedway USA (2001, Game Boy Color) | Special Thanks |
| Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001, Nintendo 64) | Additional Thanks |
| Mickey's Speedway USA (2000, Nintendo 64) | Special Thanks To |
| Perfect Dark (2000, Game Boy Color) | Special Thanks |
| Donkey Kong Land III (2000, Game Boy Color) | Special Thanks |
| Banjo-Tooie (2000, Nintendo 64) | Thanks to the following Rare people |
| Perfect Dark (2000, Nintendo 64) | Rare in the Sun |
| Donkey Kong Country (2000, Game Boy Color) | Special Thanks to |
| Jet Force Gemini (1999, Nintendo 64) | Special Thanks To |
| Mickey's Racing Adventure (1999, Game Boy Color) | Special Thanks |
| Conker's Pocket Tales (1999, Game Boy Color) | Rare Miami Special Thanks |
| Blast Corps (1997, Nintendo 64) | Special Thanks To |
| Diddy Kong Racing (1997, Nintendo 64) | Special Thanks To |
| GoldenEye 007 (1997, Nintendo 64) | Special Thanks |
| Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996, SNES) | Special Thanks |
| Killer Instinct Gold (1996, Nintendo 64) | Special Thanks |
| Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (1996, SNES) | Special Thanks |
| Killer Instinct 2 (1996, Arcade) | Special Thanks |
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source: legacy.com
Frequent Collaborators
People- 32 games with Tim Stamper
- 28 games with Huw Ward
- 28 games with Chris Stamper
- 24 games with Simon Farmer
- 23 games with Minoru Arakawa
- 22 games with Kevin Bayliss
- 21 games with Michael Kelbaugh
- 19 games with Mark Betteridge
- 19 games with Ken Lobb
- 19 games with David Wise
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Companies
- 34 games with Rare Limited
- 25 games with Nintendo of America Inc.
- 19 games with Nintendo of Europe GmbH
- 18 games with Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- 10 games with Nintendo Australia Pty., Ltd.
- 8 games with Tim Girvin Design, Inc.
- 7 games with Nintendo UK
- 7 games with Bergsala AB
- 6 games with Interactive Game...
- 6 games with Playtronic Industrial Ltda.
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