<s>
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rare	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	O
is	O
dual-format	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
also	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
with	O
some	O
gameplay	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Conker	O
the	O
Squirrel	O
as	O
he	O
retrieves	O
his	O
birthday	O
presents	O
and	O
rescues	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Berri	O
after	O
they	O
were	O
stolen	O
and	O
she	O
was	O
kidnaped	O
by	O
the	O
Evil	O
Acorn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
both	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
paused	O
and	O
saved	O
anywhere	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
or	O
later	O
model	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
saved	O
at	O
specific	O
save	O
points	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
non-color	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Land	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
sought	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
darker	O
tone	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
gothic	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
Conker	B-Application
’s	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
gothic	O
theme	O
and	O
replace	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
fantasy	O
theme	O
,	O
with	O
Conker	O
as	O
its	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Robin	O
Beanland	O
,	O
with	O
Eveline	O
Fischer	O
programming	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
family	O
audience	O
,	O
as	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
Conker	B-Application
’s	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
still	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
family	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	O
Magazine	O
considered	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
staff	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
space	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
enthusiastic	O
reviews	O
of	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
highlighted	O
its	O
depth	O
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
huge	O
adventure	O
you	O
've	O
gotta	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planet	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
size	O
and	O
included	O
minigames	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Pocket	O
Tales	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
grower	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
lengthy	O
lifespan	O
of	O
20	O
hours	O
"	O
will	O
fly	O
by	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
its	O
length	O
,	O
amount	O
of	O
mini-games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
challenge	O
level	O
suitable	O
for	O
both	O
young	O
and	O
experienced	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparisons	O
were	O
frequently	O
made	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
and	O
many	O
reviewers	O
,	O
even	O
favorable	O
ones	O
,	O
felt	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlito	O
called	O
it	O
as	O
playable	O
as	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
its	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
