Conker's Pocket Tales
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About the Game
Conker's Pocket Tales begins with a birthday party interrupted by the Evil Acorn, who carries off Berri and the presents. Conker's search becomes an overhead adventure combining exploration, puzzles, enemies and short subgames. Its six worlds include woodland, a castle, western scenery, tropical islands and an Aztec temple, with local challenges giving each area its own setting.
You guide Conker around paths and rooms, talking to friendly characters and looking for ways through obstacles. His slingshot offers a ranged attack, but ammunition must be collected; acorns replenish his health. Enemies and traps make those supplies useful while you investigate the surroundings. Colourful sprites distinguish the Game Boy Color presentation. The worlds also have their own musical themes, helping distinguish a forest search from an island or frontier visit.
Tools expand what Conker can reach. A diving mask opens deeper water, a pickaxe deals with boulders and a saw clears dead trees; a torch helps in dark places. Conker can also dig between patches of earth. Rooms may require crates pushed into floor holes or switches pressed in the right order, so progress involves finding a route through a puzzle as well as dealing with enemies.
Recovering presents drives the journey, while concealed bonus presents reward a more thorough search. Later tools can reveal things in earlier areas, encouraging a return visit with different abilities. Boss encounters mark the worlds, and your collection record contributes to the final ranking. Invitations also lead to secret-cave challenges.
Subgames may ask you to aim at targets, pan for gold, follow a moving cup or race a speedboat; island events include hurdles and swimming. Their task-specific controls interrupt the exploration and slingshot fights. Conker can run, jump, swim and dig, so the adventure changes between navigating a world, solving a room and responding to a timed challenge.
This cartridge supports both Game Boy Color and the original Game Boy/Game Boy pocket. Presentation and controls differ between them. On Game Boy Color, open the paused inventory and press SELECT to reach the save screen; the monochrome version uses rotating S save points. Choose your hardware before starting a continuing game: the two hardware families cannot keep their save formats together, and switching between them brings up a warning that the existing saved games will be erased.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Conker's Pocket Tales | Nintendo Game Boy Color.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Rareware Limited | France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Rare Limited | France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Nintendo of Europe GmbH | France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Rareware Limited | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Rare Limited | United States | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Nintendo of America Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Video Resolutions Supported | 160×144 | Game Boy Color | MobyGames |
| Color Depth | 15-bit (32,768 colors) | Game Boy Color | MobyGames |
| Number of Players Supported | 1 Player | Game Boy Color | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Battery Backed RAM | Game Boy Color | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Game Boy Compatible | Game Boy Color | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Super Game Boy Compatible | Game Boy Color | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Game Boy Advance | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Nintendo | North America | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 1999-06-08 | United States | MobyGames |
| 1999-06-08 | North America | PriceCharting |
| 1999-01-01 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| June 8, 1999 | North America | PriceCharting |
| January 1, 1999 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Media PN | DMG-ACRP-EUR | France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 045496730772 | France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00002ST4U | France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 2521 | France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 045496730772 | United States | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DMG-ACRE-USA | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00002ST4U | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 2521 | United States | MobyGames |
| asin | B00002ST4U | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 2521 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 045496730772 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
