02-10-2014, 08:16 PM
You might actually be on something;
Rare more or less evolved from the "Ultimate Play The Game" company after it went defunct in 1988.
"Sabrewulf" was the first of the Sabreman games that was released by the company as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Play_the_Game
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_Wulf
EDIT: There's apparently more than just one Sabre Wulf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_Wulf_...ideo_game)
In fact there's a good number of cameos in a few Rare games (Sabrewulfs head mounted as a trophy in the GBA remake of DKC, Sabreman in Banjo Tooie, etc.) Whether or not Killer Instinct counts as one is not really known, because he seems like a major character to the series.
Rare more or less evolved from the "Ultimate Play The Game" company after it went defunct in 1988.
"Sabrewulf" was the first of the Sabreman games that was released by the company as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Play_the_Game
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_Wulf
EDIT: There's apparently more than just one Sabre Wulf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_Wulf_...ideo_game)
In fact there's a good number of cameos in a few Rare games (Sabrewulfs head mounted as a trophy in the GBA remake of DKC, Sabreman in Banjo Tooie, etc.) Whether or not Killer Instinct counts as one is not really known, because he seems like a major character to the series.