Conker’s Bad Fur Day Console Differences

All versions of the game are 1.0

Nintendo 64

  • Attempts to run at 30 / 25 FPS
  • NTSC or PAL
  • Loads slower than Xbox One consoles and significantly slower than Xbox Series consoles (There appears to be no difference in loading times between the NTSC & PAL regions)
  • The camera gets stuck on walls and moves more erratically more frequently
  • Controller can be recalibrated for faster movement in specific areas:
  • All ladders
  • All ropes
  • Mugged (For better control, there is no speed difference here)
  • The tank section
  • Controller cannot be remapped
  • L button is used to skip cutscenes
  • Jump height / distance is slightly greater
  • Hive Skip is much easier to perform on NTSC (~10 seconds faster, can’t be done on PAL)
  • Clipping into the barn can be performed due to lag
  • Haybot 1 cannot be quick hit if he’s standing still
  • Haybot 2 spins slower when stunned
  • You can only do 1 regular jump at the start of Frying Tonight
  • The sunflower cutscene after grabbing all the tickly bees takes longer to start
  • Shit Clip can be done with a buffered input
  • It’s more difficult to turn the pooballs without letting go
  • Fire imps take longer to be put out by your pee when drunk
  • The cutscene skip coming out of the vault in Bats Tower can be done with a buffered input
  • The blades cycles are slower
  • Pushing the first rock in Rock Solid slows down going up to the switch
  • Lap Skip is much easier to perform, albeit still difficult for most
  • The jump to the lever at the start of Spooky is easier
  • Aiming overall is less sensitive
  • Tediz appear to shoot you more often
  • It’s extremely unlikely to make it to the door loading zone without dying after shooting the big lock after Rodent
  • Calibrating the controller can be used to skip knocking both platforms down in the tank section (~15 seconds faster to skip both)
  • Alien takes an additional spin to get off the ground to throw

Rare Replay (Xbox One X / Xbox One S)

  • Runs at a more stable 30 FPS
  • NTSC only
  • Various sections run faster overall
  • Loads faster than N64 consoles and significantly slower than Xbox Series consoles (The One X model runs ~35 seconds faster than the One S / Original model)
  • The camera is much more cooperative
  • Controller cannot recalibrate
  • Controller can be remapped more to your liking
  • View button is used to skip cutscenes
  • Jump height / distance is slightly lower
  • Hive Skip can be performed but is extremely difficult
  • Barn Clip cannot be performed
  • Haybot 1 can be hit right away when standing still
  • Haybot 2 spins faster when stunned
  • You can do 2 regular jumps instead of 1 at the start of Frying Tonight
  • The sunflower cutscene after grabbing all the tickly bees starts sooner
  • It’s easier to keep turning the pooballs without letting go
  • The moving platform in Cogs Tower moves much faster
  • Spinning the cogs goes much faster
  • Shit Clip can still be buffered
  • Fire imps can be put out by your pee much faster when drunk
  • The cutscene skip coming out of the vault in Bats Tower can still be buffered
  • The Great Mighty Poo fight has a slight chance to softlock in the first phase
  • The blades cycles are faster
  • Pushing the rocks in Rock Solid don’t slow down
  • Lap Skip is much more difficult
  • The jump to the lever at the start of Spooky is more difficult
  • Aiming overall is more sensitive
  • Tediz appear to miss more often in most spots
  • It’s far more likely to make it to the door loading zone without dying after shooting the big lock after Rodent
  • You have to use the context pads to knock the platforms down for the tank section
  • Alien can be thrown in one less spin

Rare Replay (Xbox Series X / Xbox Series S)

  • Runs at a very stable 30 FPS
  • Loads significantly faster than all other consoles (There is no difference between Series X & Series S models)
  • Music glitches occur more frequently
  • Hive Skip cannot be performed
  • Shit Clip has a much smaller timing window, this requires a timed input that cannot be buffered
  • The cutscene skip coming out of the vault in Bats Tower needs to be timed / mashed and cannot be buffered
  • The Great Mighty Poo fight was far more likely to softlock during the first phase (This bug has been fixed as of June 2021)
  • Lap Skip is ridiculously difficult and requires TAS-like precision

TL;DR

Rare Replay on Xbox Series S or X is the fastest version. All Xbox consoles are identical apart from loading times and the slight variation in frame drops. Despite a few console exclusive time saves, N64 is the slowest with the slowest loads and most frame drops leading to slower sections overall.

Region differences can be found here - https://bit.ly/3Hr1e0P

Loading time differences can be found here - https://bit.ly/3B7o8rv