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|developer=[[Rare Ltd.]] | |developer=[[Rare Ltd.]] | ||
|publisher=Unpublished | |publisher=Unpublished | ||
|release=Canceled<br>{{ | |release=Canceled<br>{{release|USA|(Planned for November 2001)<ref name="ncom">[http://web.archive.org/web/20010623205345/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=649 Nintendo.com - ''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers'' (Wayback Machine)]</ref>|UK|(Planned for December 7, 2001)<ref name="gbx">[https://archive.org/details/GBX-Magazine-Print-Collection/04%20GBX%20October%202001/page/10/mode/2up GBX Magazine Game Boy Xtreme issues 4 (October 2001)], page 10.</ref>|Japan|(Planned for Summer 2002)<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20011130143421/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gamezak/nintendo/list/</ref>}} | ||
|genre=[[Genre#Puzzle games|Puzzle]] | |genre=[[Genre#Puzzle games|Puzzle]] | ||
|modes=Single player, multiplayer | |modes=Single player, multiplayer | ||
|ratings= | |ratings= | ||
|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]] | |platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
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__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
'''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''', also | '''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''', also called '''''Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint''''' at one point in development,<ref>[https://twitter.com/Paul_Mach1/status/1312349471666298880 Paul Machacek, Rare developer]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved October 3, 2020.</ref> was a canceled [[Genre#Puzzle games|puzzle]] game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and a ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' spin-off title. The game was developed by [[Rare Ltd.]], was shown off at E3 2001, and was originally planned for release in November 2001 in the United States<ref name="ncom"/> and December 7, 2001, in the United Kingdom.<ref name="gbx"/> It was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}} on September 24, 2002.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100731105039/http://mundorare.com/features/chronicle-of-a-buyout-foretold MundoRare - ''Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold'' (Wayback Machine)]</ref> Eventually, the game was canceled along with ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' in August 2002,<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website Changes to Rare's Website]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare. | ||
The game went through many different iterations, with and without [[Donkey Kong]] attached to it, including the following working titles: ''Splonge'', ''Nutcracker'', ''Animal Cracker''(''s''),<ref>https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1184603553274519560</ref> and ''Sunflower''.<ref>Edge staff (October 2010). "Rare Vintage".</ref> After the game was canceled, the ''Donkey Kong'' elements from the game were removed, and Rare considered reworking it into a ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' spin-off titled ''Banjo's Jiggy Juggle'', or a ''{{wp|Sabreman}}'' title.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLJAVWMI1F4 Rare Revealed: The Making of It's Mr. Pants]</ref> The game was eventually converted into ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', whose trademark was registered on November 9, 2001,<ref>[[tcrf:Prerelease:It's Mr. Pants|Prerelease:''It's Mr. Pants'']]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved January 1, 2023.</ref> and released in late 2004. | |||
Some of the planned modes included various challenges around [[Donkey Kong Island]], challenges from [[Cranky Kong]], and a multiplayer mode.<ref name="ncom" /> | Some of the planned modes included various challenges around [[Donkey Kong Island]], challenges from [[Cranky Kong]], and a multiplayer mode.<ref name="ncom" /> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
DK looking forward DK64 art.jpg|Artwork of [[Donkey Kong]] | DK looking forward DK64 art.jpg|Artwork of [[Donkey Kong]] | ||
Title DKCC.png|Title screen | Title DKCC.png|Title screen | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ドンキーコング | |Jap=ドンキーコング ココナッツクラッカー(仮題)<ref>http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2001/07/27/n06a.html</ref> | ||
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Kokonattsu Kurakkā | |JapR=Donkī Kongu Kokonattsu Kurakkā (KASHŌ) | ||
|JapM=Donkey Kong Coconuts Cracker | |JapM=''Donkey Kong Coconuts Cracker'' (tentative) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Foodfight! Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers.png|thumb|300px|An unused cameo of ''Coconut Crackers'' artwork in ''Foodfight!'' (top right), as seen in the original trailer.]] | [[File:Foodfight! Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers.png|thumb|300px|An unused cameo of ''Coconut Crackers'' artwork in ''Foodfight!'' (top right), as seen in the original trailer.]] | ||
*The main ''Coconut Crackers'' artwork | *The main ''Coconut Crackers'' artwork was going to make a [[List of references in film#Foodfight!|cameo appearance]] in the animated 2012 movie ''{{wp|Foodfight!}}'', as shown in the original 2002 trailer, but that was removed from the final film due to the hard drives containing this early version of the movie having been reportedly stolen. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010623205345/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=649 Nintendo.com page] (Wayback Machine) | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20010623205345/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=649 Nintendo.com page] (Wayback Machine) | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010523041620/http://e3.nintendo.com/gallery/dkcoconut/index.html E3 2001 page] (Wayback Machine) | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20010523041620/http://e3.nintendo.com/gallery/dkcoconut/index.html E3 2001 page] (Wayback Machine) | ||
{{unreleased media}} | {{unreleased media}} |