Conker's Pocket Tales
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Conker's Pocket Tales is an adventure
video game developed and published by Rare and released in 1999
. The game features a dual-format cartridge that serves as both a Game Boy
and Game Boy Color
game. The gameplay is presented from an overhead perspective where players control Conker the Squirrel. Unlike Conker's Bad Fur Day
and Conker: Live & Reloaded
, which are rated M video games featuring major amounts of violence and a different Conker with an entirely new personality, Conker's Pocket Tales is lighthearted in nature, and designed to appeal to younger gamers.
This is the only known game to be released as a rated E Conker game starring Conker, excluding Diddy Kong Racing
which has Conker as a minor playable character who later became replaced by Tiny Kong in the remake.
Conker has the ability to use a slingshot
by pressing the B button to defeat enemies. Like many video games, Conker can walk via using the D-pad and run by pressing the A button twice. The B button allows Conker to punch before obtaining the Slingshot. The START button pauses the game and shows the collection of slingshot ammo, the amount of presents, etc. The select button saves the game. There are also eight worlds total in this game.
gave the game an "okay" rating of 6 out of 10.
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
video game developed and published by Rare and released in 1999
1999 in video gaming
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. The game features a dual-format cartridge that serves as both a Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
and Game Boy Color
Game Boy Color
The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...
game. The gameplay is presented from an overhead perspective where players control Conker the Squirrel. Unlike Conker's Bad Fur Day
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Conker's Bad Fur Day is an action-platform video game developed and published by Rare. It was released for the Nintendo 64 in 2001 and was Rare's last game published for the console. The game was in development for four years; it was originally intended for a young audience, but was redesigned and...
and Conker: Live & Reloaded
Conker: Live & Reloaded
Conker: Live & Reloaded is an action-platform video game developed by Rare and exclusively released for the Xbox in June 2005. The single player mode is a remake of the 2001 game Conker's Bad Fur Day for the Nintendo 64. However, it includes a new multiplayer mode that is different to the Nintendo...
, which are rated M video games featuring major amounts of violence and a different Conker with an entirely new personality, Conker's Pocket Tales is lighthearted in nature, and designed to appeal to younger gamers.
This is the only known game to be released as a rated E Conker game starring Conker, excluding Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing
Diddy Kong Racing is a 1997 racing game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rareware. 800,000 copies were ordered in the two weeks before Christmas 1997, making it the fastest selling video game at the time, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It is the first game to spin off from the...
which has Conker as a minor playable character who later became replaced by Tiny Kong in the remake.
Gameplay
There are three save files which shows a short cutscene of Berri throwing Conker a surprise party and becoming kidnapped.Conker has the ability to use a slingshot
Slingshot
A slingshot, shanghai, flip, bean shooter or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame held in the off hand, with two rubber strips attached to the uprights. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket which holds the projectile...
by pressing the B button to defeat enemies. Like many video games, Conker can walk via using the D-pad and run by pressing the A button twice. The B button allows Conker to punch before obtaining the Slingshot. The START button pauses the game and shows the collection of slingshot ammo, the amount of presents, etc. The select button saves the game. There are also eight worlds total in this game.
Plot
Conker's girlfriend, Berri, decides to throw Conker a surprise birthday party. However, the Evil Acorn jumps out of the cake and kidnaps Berri along with stealing the presents. Conker has to save Berri and get his presents back. In the end, Conker rescues Berri, and the Evil Acorn gets blown away by an explosion in his base that Conker and Berri escaped from. When the Evil Acorn flies into space, he claims that he will return, but has not returned in any other Conker game yet.Reception
The game received negative to mixed reviews from critics, as it holds a GameRankings average of 55% based on 4 reviews. IGNIGN
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gave the game an "okay" rating of 6 out of 10.