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Help Conker the squirrel save his girlfriend, Berri, from an opportunistic acorn in this Zelda-inspired adventure. The game is played from an overhead perspective as you scurry along the ground and gather clues to the whereabouts of your friend. Conker begins the game in Willow Woods before venturing out to such foreboding areas as Vulture Ville, Krow Keep, Mako Islands, Claw Swamp, and the Aztec Temple. Since Conker must deal with enemies like spitting Venus flytraps, charging mushrooms, and angry crows, he'll need some assistance. A chestnut-powered slingshot can take out enemies from a distance, while acorns can be found to add energy to Conker's life meter. Before you can access new areas, you'll first need to speak with the acorn people, who will offer some hints or items to help in your journey. Collectibles include eight blue presents, four party invitations, multiple keys, and hidden red presents. Conker can also use torches to light up spooky caves, a saw to cut through trees, a pickaxe to smash boulders, and a mask to swim in deep lakes. Each world concludes with a boss character, from the slithering Hssstamean to the smelly skunk Honker.
~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Roots & Influences

Rare's squirrel character made his debut in 1997's Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64. This is the second game featuring Conker, an original title for the Game Boy designed to complement the upcoming 3D adventure Conker's Bad Fur Day for the Nintendo 64.

Conker's Pocket Tales is reminiscent of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda for the NES. An overhead perspective is used to fight enemies, solve puzzles and find items to overcome obstacles such as boulders, spikes and wall hazards. Unique to this title are various mini-games such as target practice, hurdles and a swimming race.
~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide
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Conker's Pocket Tales
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Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Rare
Composer(s) Eveline Novakovic
Series Conker
Platform(s) Game Boy Color
Release date(s)
  • NA June 8, 1999
  • EU 1999
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player
Rating(s)
Media/distribution 8-megabit cartridge

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 (or, in Europe, rated 15+ (ELSPA) and 16+ (PEGI) respectively) 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.

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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 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.[1] IGN gave the game an "okay" rating of 6 out of 10.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Conker's Pocket Tales". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/575394-conkers-pocket-tales/index.html. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  2. ^ Cleveland, Adam (2000-02-04). "Conker's Pocket Tales Review". IGN. http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/160/160774p1.html. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 

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