Twelve Tales: Conker 64
The family-friendly platformer that became a cult classic for mature audiences.
Twelve Tales: Conker 64 was the original title for Conker's Bad Fur Day, a 2001 platform game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64. It was initially intended for a family audience and was set for release in late 1998, but after receiving criticism for its child-friendly tone and resemblance to Banjo-Kazooie during E3 1998, the game was transformed into an adult-oriented version.
Quick Facts
- Character
- Conker the Squirrel
- Role
- Main protagonist (original concept)
- Affiliation
- Rare
- First appears
- Twelve Tales: Conker 64 (cancelled)
- Status
- Cancelled/reworked into Conker's Bad Fur Day
Reader's Guide
The game is a platformer where the player controls Conker through a series of three-dimensional levels. Gameplay involves completing linear challenges such as jumping over obstacles, solving puzzles, and fighting enemies. Conker can run, jump, smack enemies with a frying pan, swim underwater, climb ladders or ropes, and push objects. Context-sensitive pads grant temporary abilities like turning into an anvil or using weapons. The multiplayer mode allows up to four players to compete in seven game types: Beach, Raptor, Heist, War, Tank, Race, and Deathmatch.
Did You Know?
- Twelve Tales: Conker 64 was demonstrated in a playable form at E3 1998, not 1999.
- The development timeline for the game spanned from 1996 to 1999, about three years, not a full four years.
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