Conker (series)

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See also conker, a nut of the Common Horse-chestnut tree, when used in the game of Conkers, traditionally played by children.

The Conker series is a series of video games featuring Conker the Squirrel. Conker was developed by Rareware during its partnership with Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. When Rareware joined Microsoft, a single Conker game for the Xbox was created.

[edit] History

Conker was introduced to the world for the first time at E3 in 1997. His game Conker's Quest was presented by Rareware as another 3D platformer aimed at a young audience. Later the same year, this fact was confirmed with Conker's inclusion in Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64, thus promoting his future games. In the spring of 1998, long after the initial release date, Conker's Quest was renamed Twelve Tales: Conker 64. In 1999, Conker made his first solo debut in Conker's Pocket Tales for the Game Boy Color.

Before its release, the Nintendo 64 game underwent a complete transformation, eventually being released in 2001 as Conker's Bad Fur Day. The game had been almost entirely redesigned, now geared towards a mature audience and featuring sexual content, foul language, drug and alcohol usage, and excessive violence. The game suffered from relatively poor sales, but received a cult following with its unique brand of humour.

In 2005, a remake was released for the Xbox known as Conker: Live & Reloaded. This featured Bad Fur Day with vastly improved graphics and minor alterations to gameplay. Also included was a never-before-seen multiplayer adaptation that was available for use over Xbox Live.

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