Conker (series)

Conker
GenrePlatform
DevelopersRare (1999–2005)
Team Dakota (2015)
Asobo Studio (2016)
PublishersRare (1999–2001)
THQ (2001)
Xbox Game Studios (2005–present)
CreatorRare
PlatformsGame Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Xbox, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft HoloLens, Nintendo Classics
First releaseConker's Pocket Tales
8 June 1999
Latest releaseYoung 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.