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Game recognition: a salute to Conker's Bad Fur Day
I can't think of too many games that allow you to be a gun toting, cigar smoking, foul mouthed squirrel...but I can think of one. Conker's Bad Fur Day on the Nintendo 64 was one of the strangest platformers I've have ever had the pleasure of playing. It was so twisted and hilarious that it will truly be a game that will live on in my memory forever.
The game starts off great enough, Conker wakes up from an overnight drinking binge only to find himself in an unfamiliar place. He then sets off to get home and meet up with his neglected girlfriend. Conker then battles his way through bees, Poo, cavemen, teddy bears (ala a Saving Private Ryan tribute) and finally an alien. While normal platformers are widely considered to be kid friendly, like Super Mario Bros. or Ratchet and Clank, Conker's Bad Fur Day was dirty to the core.
It hilariously did parodies of Terminator (with a character misquoting the famous "Fuck you Asshole" line), the Matrix, and Clockwork Orange.
The game's controls were very precise and each cinematic was so witty and engaging. It's not every day that you get a game that can mix high caliber puns with poop jokes (obviously I'm referring to the disgustingly funny Great Mighty Poo boss.) And that is what made this game so enjoyable.
So I salute you Conker, for changing up the platforming genre and proving that just because a character is a cuddly squirrel: doesn't mean he can't kick some ass.
The game starts off great enough, Conker wakes up from an overnight drinking binge only to find himself in an unfamiliar place. He then sets off to get home and meet up with his neglected girlfriend. Conker then battles his way through bees, Poo, cavemen, teddy bears (ala a Saving Private Ryan tribute) and finally an alien. While normal platformers are widely considered to be kid friendly, like Super Mario Bros. or Ratchet and Clank, Conker's Bad Fur Day was dirty to the core.
It hilariously did parodies of Terminator (with a character misquoting the famous "Fuck you Asshole" line), the Matrix, and Clockwork Orange.
The game's controls were very precise and each cinematic was so witty and engaging. It's not every day that you get a game that can mix high caliber puns with poop jokes (obviously I'm referring to the disgustingly funny Great Mighty Poo boss.) And that is what made this game so enjoyable.
So I salute you Conker, for changing up the platforming genre and proving that just because a character is a cuddly squirrel: doesn't mean he can't kick some ass.
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