Conker (series)
| Conker | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Platform |
| Developers | Rare (1999–2005) Team Dakota (2015) Asobo Studio (2016) |
| Publishers | Rare (1999–2001) THQ (2001) Xbox Game Studios (2005–present) |
| Creator | Rare |
| Platforms | Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Xbox, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft HoloLens, Nintendo Classics |
| First release | Conker's Pocket Tales 8 June 1999 |
| Latest release | Young Conker 29 January 2016 |
Conker is a series of platform video games created and produced by Rare. It chronicles the events of Conker the Squirrel, an anthropomorphic red squirrel that made his debut as a playable character in Diddy Kong Racing.
While debuting as a family-friendly series, starting with Conker's Pocket Tales, it has shifted focus to mature audiences with the development and release of Conker's Bad Fur Day; during development, the game was modified to incorporate graphic violence, strong language, offensive humor, and other mature content. These changes resulted in the title receiving a Mature rating from the ESRB, accompanied by a content advisory displayed on the packaging and the title screen when immediately powered on to caution unsuspecting viewers who might otherwise mistake it for a platformer intended for a younger audience. A graphically improved remake of Conker's Bad Fur Day, along with new multiplayer modes, was released as Conker: Live & Reloaded on June 21, 2005 in North America for the original Xbox. The uncensored Conker's Bad Fur Day was released on Rare Replay and Live & Reloaded has been made backward compatible with the Xbox One and the Xbox Series X.