5/5 ★ – RawMetal's review of Conker's Bad Fur Day.

System: Nintendo 64 Started: December 2014 Ended: December 2014 Flashback Review The last game completed in 2014, and that game was Conker's Bad Fur Day. I was in the mood to play a Nintendo 64 game, one that I had always wanted to play since my childhood. My interest in Conker's began at my cousin's house, and it was a family visit. I went inside the bedroom to see my relatives playing the Nintendo 64, and the first thing I saw was a cartoon weasel in a jail outfit beating another character with a baseball bat, blood spurting out. They were playing Heist Mode of Conker's. I couldn’t play the game, but I spectated, especially the story mode up to the part where Conker fights the pitchfork and the giant terminator haystack in the barnyard. That stayed with me for years; I always wanted to get that game. When Live and Reloaded came, a friend from elementary school invited me and others to hang out and play games, including Live and Reloaded for the Xbox. Since my parents were strict about M-rated games at the time, I did not get Conker's Bad Fur Day until the early 2010s, mainly due to the increased price of an old game and its being hard to get at retro stores. Conker’s Bad Fur Day is actually a sequel to 1997’s Conker’s Pocket Tales on the Game Boy. Compared to Pocket Tales with Bad Fur Day, it is a complete night-and-day difference, as Bad Fur Day changed the series' attitude to be more vulgar, lewd, and filled with gross humor. This shift was likely influenced by the success of mature works that looked kid-friendly but contained content that appealed to adults, kind of like South Park. Released during the final years of the Nintendo 64, Conker's Bad Fur Day was a huge success. Conker’s Bad Fur Day is still my favorite comedy game. Every joke, line, and timing were memorable and filled with Movie References like The Matrix and Godfather. The story of Conker’s adventure is impressive as everything happens within a single day. It all started with a night of drinking and led to many adventures facing giant misfit bees, a giant singing poo, rave parties, dinosaurs, zombies, vampires, and even German teddy bears. The cartoony graphics for Conker look and still holds up well. I still remember the moment when you switched the camera in front of Conker, and he would stare into the camera and watch his eyeballs move. It still looks great. Aside from the story mode, local multiplayer is still fun to play. I even tried the multiplayer portion with friends, and we always play Heist Mode more than Death Match, Tank, and War. Conker’s is also known for its janky platforming and weird difficulty spikes. I remember the time being stuck on the water levels and climbing the cogwheel tower was a pain. The War level segments almost pulled my hair out since most of those Teddy Soldiers kept appearing from corners, and you did not have time to get out of the way. You must be extremely precise to pull the trigger finger to mow them down with your machine guns, or else you lose a chunk of your health. I’m glad that the remake, Live and Reloaded, actually fixed this problem. Other than the difficulty spike for this game, the game is pure awesome. The funniest game I've ever played, and an absolute must for gamers looking into the Nintendo 64 games. The best thing about the Live and Reloaded remake is that it makes the gameplay easier and lowers the difficulty, like the oxygen meter for the underwater levels. I still personally prefer the Nintendo 64 version, mainly because of the uncensored version of The Great Mighty Poo Song. You can play this game on recent Xbox consoles under Rare Replay, which includes other Rare titles. I would love a Conkers sequel. I anticipated a new Conker game with all the fake rumors of a new Conker game in the past, since it ended on somewhat of a cliffhanger. But developer and voice of Conker, Chris Seavor, claimed it's never going to happen. Especially with the Project Sparks unveiling trailer at E3. Marking at that point that an official sequel will never exist. But at least you can play this game again and again, and you'll never get tired of it.