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'''''Twelve Tales: Conker 64''''', also known as '''''Conker's Quest''''', was the original version of ''Conker's Bad Fur Day''. The game was first announced at E3 1997, and was to be a sequel to the 1997 Game Boy Color game ''Conker's Pocket Tales''. Rare was criticized for making a game so similar to ''Banjo-Kazooie'', another kid-friendly 3D platformer. In response to this, they withdrew the game from release schedules, leaving many with the assumption that it had been cancelled.
'''''Twelve Tales: Conker 64''''', also known as '''''Conker's Quest''''', was the original version of ''Conker's Bad Fur Day''. The game was first announced at E3 1997, and was to be a sequel to the 1997 Game Boy Color game ''Conker's Pocket Tales''. Rare was criticized for making a game so similar to ''Banjo-Kazooie'', another kid-friendly 3D platformer. In response to this, they withdrew the game from release schedules, leaving many with the assumption that it had been cancelled.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120316143741/http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/060/060242p1.html IGN UK's article on the game's delay (courtesy of the Wayback Machine).] Retrieved 27 Mar. '18</ref>


Later, in 1999, Rare announced a redesign to appeal to a more mature audience. Although it was disregarded as a joke at the time, the game was finally released as ''Conker's Bad Fur Day''. The final game was released towards the end of the Nintendo 64's lifespan, and thus didn't sell as expected.
Later, in 1999, Rare announced a redesign to appeal to a more mature audience.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/14/conker-has-a-bad-day IGN's article announcing the game's re-design to appeal to an adult audience.] Retrieved 27 Mar. '18</ref> Although it was disregarded as a joke at the time, the game was finally released as ''Conker's Bad Fur Day''. The final game was released towards the end of the Nintendo 64's lifespan, and thus didn't sell as expected.


Not much about the game was found prior to 2012, at which point a 30-minute gameplay video was uploaded to YouTube. It pictured Conker entering a few zones not seen in the final game, including a gladiator arena, and an ''Indiana Jones''-esque desert area.
Not much about the game was found prior to 2012, at which point a 30-minute gameplay video was uploaded to YouTube. It pictured Conker entering a few zones not seen in the final game, including a gladiator arena, and an ''Indiana Jones''-esque desert area.


Towards the end of the footage, Berri appears as a playable character. Berri would have been able to call monsters to her aid, instead of facing monsters directly. Aside from this recording, Rare revealed several other features, including a 4 player multiplayer mode. There are several other recordings available, but a ROM has not yet surfaced. Beta 64 did a video regarding it, which contained 4 minutes of footage.
Towards the end of the footage, Berri appears as a playable character. Berri would have been able to call monsters to her aid, instead of facing monsters directly. Aside from this recording, Rare revealed several other features, including a 4-player multiplayer mode. There are several other recordings available, but a ROM has not yet surfaced. Beta 64 did a video regarding it, which contained 4 minutes of footage.


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Revision as of 16:14, 27 March 2018

Conker 64 logo.PNG

Title screen teaser.

Status: Lost

Twelve Tales: Conker 64, also known as Conker's Quest, was the original version of Conker's Bad Fur Day. The game was first announced at E3 1997, and was to be a sequel to the 1997 Game Boy Color game Conker's Pocket Tales. Rare was criticized for making a game so similar to Banjo-Kazooie, another kid-friendly 3D platformer. In response to this, they withdrew the game from release schedules, leaving many with the assumption that it had been cancelled.[1]

Later, in 1999, Rare announced a redesign to appeal to a more mature audience.[2] Although it was disregarded as a joke at the time, the game was finally released as Conker's Bad Fur Day. The final game was released towards the end of the Nintendo 64's lifespan, and thus didn't sell as expected.

Not much about the game was found prior to 2012, at which point a 30-minute gameplay video was uploaded to YouTube. It pictured Conker entering a few zones not seen in the final game, including a gladiator arena, and an Indiana Jones-esque desert area.

Towards the end of the footage, Berri appears as a playable character. Berri would have been able to call monsters to her aid, instead of facing monsters directly. Aside from this recording, Rare revealed several other features, including a 4-player multiplayer mode. There are several other recordings available, but a ROM has not yet surfaced. Beta 64 did a video regarding it, which contained 4 minutes of footage.

Gallery

30 minutes of gameplay shown from the beta.

Beta 64's video on the beta.

Rare Revealed's video on Twelve Tales: Conker 64.

References