Former developer at Uncommon Chris Seavor has been sharing online game historical past on Twitter. And as we speak’s little tidbit is a reasonably enjoyable one — Seavor has discovered the first-ever drawing of Conker the Squirrel.
Seavor teased his followers earlier as we speak about “some ‘curious’ previous scribbles” that he discovered, and as promised, he later shared pictures of the sketches that he created from again within the day. Uncommon followers will know that Seavor not solely designed the squirrel, however he was additionally the voice of the mischief-maker
Conker seems to be drastically totally different from what we’re used to from Uncommon’s foul-mouthed squirrel — who might be most well-known from Conker’s Unhealthy Fur Day. Actually, the sketch Seavor has is from a time when Conker was going to be the star of a family-friendly platformer, referred to as Conker 64.
So, that is the primary ever scrappy sketch of Conker, from even earlier than Twelve Tales, when it was known as Conker 64…. I suppose it is of historic curiosity… (sure, he had clogs. NOT my concept btw) …. heh 😆 pic.twitter.com/umztadRxCl— Chris Seavor 👀 (@conkerhimself) August 11, 2023
The design displays that, too — Conker has a lot greater ears and a pointier tail, and he is even carrying clogs in a single doodle. It is method nearer to a crimson squirrel than what we ultimately ended up getting in Diddy Kong Racing (although his ears are nonetheless barely pointed there) and subsequent appearances. One other huge distinction is that the unique Conker seems to be to be carrying overalls or dungarees. Ultimately, the squirrel would swap this out for a easy high, and ultimately a zipper jacket.
One keen fan requested whether or not this design was impressed by Snarf from Thundercats, with Seavor admits that he has “no reminiscence” of what he was considering when he created these doodles.
We already knew that Conker may have been a really totally different recreation, however this design actually hammers it dwelling. Think about taking part in by a Conker recreation with a pointy-eared squirrel as a substitute. These sketches are very cool, and one more fascinating piece of virtually misplaced historical past.
What do you consider the unique design for Conker? Do you like it to what we ultimately obtained? Tell us.
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RPG lover first and Nintendo fan second, Alana is commonly discovered overthinking battle methods, characters, and tales. Happily, she’s additionally simply happy by something Yoshi-related, creepy-but-cute Pokémon, and SEGA air pirates.
