Rare Co-Founder Shows Off Beta Copy of Cancelled Conker N64 Game

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One co-founder of Rare has decided to tease fans with a beta copy of a scrapped Nintendo 64 game on social media. Even today, as platformers like Yooka-Laylee and Crash 4: It's About Time have brought back the nostalgia of old '90s games starring colorful cartoon animals, gamers still look back fondly to the days when Rare made Nintendo 64 titles.

It seems that even Rare's co-founder Tim Stamper has a soft spot for the good old days as he's been doing some spring cleaning. In the process, he's uncovered development documents of promotional material for Donkey Kong Country, and even a copy of a scrapped Conker game.

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The unfinished game in question was none other than Twelve Tales: Conker 64. Twelve Tales was the second game to feature Conker the Squirrel, and it was notably meant for kids. While some fans were excited for yet another fun Rare project where they could explore colorful, cartoony areas, the company was heavily criticized for releasing what was seen as yet another Banjo-Kazooie. This led Rare to scrap Twelve Tales entirely and make the iconic Conker's Bad Fur Day in its place as an answer to the critics.

Now, 25 years later, Stamper has shown fans on Twitter that he still owns a working beta Nintendo 64 cartridge of Twelve Tales: Conker 64, complete with a security adapter with Rare's logo on it. The game can be seen in working condition in a video where the title screen plays, showing Conker drop down from the sky and waving to the viewer. The squirrel is then chased by some enemies and later, a T-Rex.

It's been so long ago that Conker's voice actor, Chris Seavor, wasn't sure if he was the voice of the titular character in