While everyone was obsessively playing their newly released PS2, eagerly waiting for the release of Nintendo’s GameCube or betting against Microsoft’s foray into the console business with the Xbox, a gem was released for Nintendo’s soon to be left behind console, the Nintendo 64.
The N64 era was a time when 3D Platformers were exploding on the scene. Starting with Super Mario 64 at it’s launch, almost every developer wanted to try their hand at creating either a new IP with the kid friendly, mascot focused genre (Rocket: Robot On Wheels, Mystical Ninja Starring Goeman), or rebooting classics into the 3rd dimension (Donkey Kong 64, Rayman 2: The Great Escape). But Rare, Rareware at the time, saw a niche where no one seemed to think one existed: A 3D Platformer with a Mature setting. From this idea Conker’s Bad Fur Day was born, but as previously stated, it was released to a sinking ship. […]