Conker's Bad Fur Day

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Conker's Bad Fur Day.

"Banjo looked more likely to get done, and to be honest they'd sailed past us content and graphics-wise, while the Twelve Tales team had fought amongst themselves. In the end, it was a simple matter of change or die... so we changed."

–Chris Seavor, F*!#ing Conker: The Making of Bad Fur Day and Live & Reloaded'' ¹

Development Timeline#

1996

• Fall - "Conker 64" begins development.

1997

• Unknown - Conker 64 is renamed "Conker's Quest".
• June 19-21 - Conker is announced at E3.
• November 21-23 - Conker is shown again at Spaceworld.

1998

• April 15 - The game is renamed to "Twelve Tales: Conker 64".
• May 28-30 -Twelve Tales makes its final E3 appearance before being scrapped and reworked into an adult-oriented title.²

2000

• January 13 - Conker's Bad Fur Day is listed as part of Nintendo's 2000 software lineup, with insider sources hinting at the game's tonal overhaul.
• January 21 - Rare posts a teaser for Bad Fur Day on their website.
• May 11-13 - Bad Fur Day is revealed at E3.
• September 3-5 - The game is shown off at the ECTS.
• December 19 - The game is completed.

2001

• March 5 - The game is released.

Phases of Development#

Twelve Tales: Conker 64 1996-1998: Development during Rare's innocent sprightly adventure that had Conker questing for 100 Presents in a wide-eyed colorful world of fun and adventure. Covers the lineage of Conker 64, Conker's Quest and Twelve Tales: Conker 64 before the shift to Conker's Bad Fur Day.

Conker's Bad Fur Day 1998-2001: Development during Rare's adult adventure that had Conker nursing a hangover, shambling through a shockingly vulgar world filled with debauchery. Covers the marked differences of an earlier Conker's Bad Fur Day with concept art, documenting cut chapters that were very-nearly included after the shift to Conker's mature adventure.

References#