
Why It’s Rare #10: Rendering Ranger: R2 | Super Famicom
Welcome back to "Why It’s Rare," where we explore the rarest and most elusive video games throughout history. For our tenth entry, we’re diving into one of the rarest SNES games ever released: Rendering Ranger: R2. Developed by Factor 5, this run-and-gun shooter has an interesting history, limited distribution, and a price tag that makes collectors sweat. What is Rendering Ranger: R2? Released in 1995 exclusively in Japan, Rendering Ranger: R2 is a hybrid action game combining run-and-gun gameplay(similar to Contra) with side-scrolling shoot-'em-up sections. Developed by Factor 5, the same studio behind the Turrican series and later Star Wars: Rogue...