The latest video from Tim Stamper, co-founder of legendary British developer Rare, has him revisiting the company’s old headquarters to rescue a relic from its glory days.
Stamper filmed his visit to Manor Farm in Twycross, UK, where Rare developed some of the biggest Nintendo games of the ‘90s, such as Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct, Banjo-Kazooie, Blast Corps, GoldenEye 007, and many more.
Here, he entered the “Conker Barn,” which had a gigantic banner of Rare’s foul-mouthed platformer mascot and star of Conker’s Bad Fur Day. The banner has likely been on that wall for at least 27 years, as Rare relocated to the current Manor Park headquarters in 1999.
Tim Stamper and his brother Chris were known for being extremely secretive during their time at Rare days — a reputation Tim now seems to be putting to rest after announcing last week that he was preparing a video series exploring “rare treasures, ultimate artifacts and forgotten secrets” from his archives.
He also teased that a new video based on Conker’s Bad Fur Day is “coming soon.”
What's your favourite moment from Conker's Bad Fur Day?
We're digging stuff out of the archive. The video is coming soon 👀 pic.twitter.com/93zYYva5B1
— Tim Stamper (@InTimsWorld) November 12, 2026
Conker’s Bad Fur Day launched on the Nintendo 64 in 2001. It was the second installment in the Conker series after 1999’s Conker’s Pocket Tales on the Game Boy Color, but unlike its predecessor, Bad Fur Day was specifically designed for mature audiences. It broke the mold for platformers at the time, with its unapologetically adult depictions of violence, profanity, alcohol use, and dark humor.
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Written by Reece Heather
A veteran Zelda Universe editor and First-class journalism graduate, Reece emerged with a Nintendo 64 and a lifelong obsession after a narrow escape from Santa’s Naughty List in 1998. Outside of games, he’s reading Punisher comics, being bossed around by his cocker spaniel, and cornering innocent bystanders to rant about the importance of game preservation.
