So through a psychedelically stupid pun I learned a something about the human body which is cool I guess.Ī big part of my being a Rareware fan then was their site. That part of the strategy guide was called ‘Anti-Hsstamean’. You’re right, it may be one of their worst games! It’s terrible and I beat it to completion on a family road trip the summer it came out (1999). Of course it’s still beloved by Rare fans and, having been one myself as a kid, I can’t help but document certain occurrences as this one (re: Yooka-Laylee), however my soul may shriek and shrivel doing so.

Rare (whose sense of humour never extends beyond puns, grade school innuendos and characters being passive-aggressively mean to each other) was not that talent however and Bad Fur Day is a pretty miserable game to play/watch. South Park was still a big novelty and I think the idea of an M-rated cartoon adventure could be done well with the right talent behind it. The animations are pretty well done (I like how much he leans into his running whereas Banjo feels so stiff and slippery) but the action seems paper thin and the levels are big, boring and empty.

Looking at all this footage though it’s pretty clear they didn’t know what the game was supposed to be. Being an absolute sucker for 3D cartoon worlds, I sure was excited for Twelve Tales: Conker 64 back in the day.

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