What is Conker's Bad Fur Day Recompilation?

Conker's Bad Fur Day Recompilation is an open-source tool of Conker's Bad Fur Day. Tooling used for decompilation and recompilation work. The original game ran on N64.

Do I need the original game files to run Conker's Bad Fur Day Recompilation?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

How is Conker's Bad Fur Day Recompilation licensed?

project: MIT (project code). The repository itself is the authoritative source.

Conker's Bad Fur Day Recompilation

ToolActive

Tooling used for decompilation and recompilation work.

Based on Conker's Bad Fur Day

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Image of the original game, Conker's Bad Fur Day. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

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Links, repository & details

About

The README says it is not a finished static recompilation and does not play the game: it loads a real cartridge dump, decrypts and decompresses Rareware's RZIP archives, recovers 507 of 508 executable code subsegments, plays back 453 MP3 audio streams and renders an explorable 3D scene with its own software rasteriser.

Getting started

The README says the project does not play the game, so there is no way to play it yet. The recovered MIPS code is loaded into emulated RDRAM but is not executed yet; wiring up N64Recomp so that it runs is described as the central open problem.

Known issues & limitations

This is not a finished recompilation and does not play the game.
The recovered MIPS code is not executed yet.
Game logic, enemies, NPCs, levels, and the HUD are not started.
Ray tracing and hardware upscaling options are not available.
The intro is placeholder coloured rectangles, not the original cinematic.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (N64 version).

You must supply your own legally obtained dump of the game cartridge.

Features

The project renders an explorable 3D scene with a software rasteriser.
It indexes and plays back 453 MP3 audio streams from the cartridge.
It decodes the listed native N64 texture formats.
The player character has a procedural animation rig.

How to install

Place the ROM in the repository root as baserom.us.z64, then run build/Conker.exe.
Alternatively, drag a ROM onto the window or press O to browse for one.

Controls

Rotate the camera with Q/E or C-Left/C-Right.
Movement is camera-relative, so forward follows the rotated view.

Summarised from the project's README.

FAQ

What is Conker's Bad Fur Day Recompilation?: Conker's Bad Fur Day Recompilation is an open-source tool of Conker's Bad Fur Day. Tooling used for decompilation and recompilation work. The original game ran on N64.
Do I need the original game files to run Conker's Bad Fur Day Recompilation?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.
How is Conker's Bad Fur Day Recompilation licensed?: project: MIT (project code). The repository itself is the authoritative source.
Does the project play the game?: No. It is not a finished static recompilation and does not play the game.