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I think it worked quite wellвЂ¦ They shut the servers ages ago thoughвЂ¦. I also added a narrative thread through it as an experiment to a further idea (GettingвЂ™ Medievil). Yeah, it gave me a chance to make a PVP combat game which is a difficult thing to get right. How satisfying an experience has it been seeing ConkerвЂ™s Bad Fur Day being updated for new audiences in the form of both Live and Reloaded and Rare Replay? I do regret not doing the fake outtakes after the credits, I had that planned quite early on when weвЂ™d started experimenting with 4th wall-breaking stuff in the game. Maybe pare things back a bit to get a lower rating (which actually wouldnвЂ™t be as much as you think) or maybe notвЂ¦ It is what it is. What would you change about the game if you had the opportunity? I make it clear right in the very first shot of his eyes on the throne that this wonвЂ™t end well for Conker. The game is DARK all the way through, and the laughs tend to stem from the misery and bad luck of others and the unintentional actions of the protagonist. I donвЂ™t think I agree with the premise of the game being a comedy in a light sense. If we were going to subvert the genre then letвЂ™s go for it. I had that ending in mind right from the very start. What was the feeling about experiencing the gameвЂ™s ending for the first time, as it provides such a stark contrast to the comedy perpetuated throughout most of the rest of the game? Oh, wait there were two scenes cut from L&R for, reasons. There are a few easter eggs thoughвЂ¦ more than a few. There were a few levels that got cut, but that was for the sake of time rather than censorship. Were there any other references to popular culture that were planned to be included in the game, but never made it, apart from the Pokemon reference?

One of those things I guess, The lisp was to add a curtness that belied the character but apart from that it was spontaneous. No process, just came out fully formed on day oneвЂ¦. I wish weвЂ™d have launched in Japan tooвЂ¦ I think theyвЂ™d have liked a pissing, drunk, cute squirrel. How rewarding was it to see the game garnish as much critical acclaim as it did? (I think she might have been joshing me ) The maitreвЂ™de rather than scowl at me and my sword she kindly took it and hung it in the coatroom citing an old rule of no swords in the dining area. ThereвЂ™s a great restaurant on the Royal Mile called The Witchery, itвЂ™s basically like something out of Harry Potter.

I also bought a sword which I then had to carry around all night. Then I went to Edinburgh for the New Year and got completely smashed. What was the feeling across the development team when the project was finally finished after the long development cycle the game had? Rare was the golden goose at that point donвЂ™t forget, and it gave us a good deal of leverage. To be honest, if T+C were happy with what we were doing then Nintendo would have been too. I didnвЂ™t work for Nintendo I worked for Rare, but IвЂ™m sure some discussions were had. I pitched it to Tim and Chris, not Nintendo. What was the revised pitch to Nintendo like when the intention changed to make the more mature game it turned out to be? And no interview pools, which I really hateвЂ¦ ThereвЂ™s nothing like a bunch of bored games journos asking tedious questions for 12 hours straight to break your soul.

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Great stand by Nintendo, free beer, most of the team was there too so it was a decent crowd. Was that the BFD first showing? I remember the TT one being a fucking disaster. What was the feeling across the team following the gameвЂ™s showcasing at E3 1998? Although age has finally caught up with me on both counts there. ItвЂ™s important to temper your expectations and ambitions with whatвЂ™s actually possible. I think we get on workwise because we understand what we both want versus the limitations of the medium. We donвЂ™t really get along рџ‰ Nah, heвЂ™s always been a talented bastard, unlike me whoвЂ™s been winging it for yearsвЂ¦. What was it like working with Robin Beanland? Seemed to work out, although I think I was expected to fail. They knew it was what I wanted so they gave me a chance. How did you initially feel after being moved up to the projectвЂ™s leader by the Stampers? We were essentially trying to make a Mario 64 type platformer. I was only doing art at that point, and the direction the game was taking design-wise was not something I could influence. What was the developmental process like early on with ConkerвЂ™s Bad Fur Day during when the game was supposed to be either Twelve Tales or Conker 64?

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