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'''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''', also called '''''Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint'''''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Paul_Mach1/status/1312349471666298880 Paul Machacek, Rare developer]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved October 3, 2020.</ref> at one point in development, was a canceled [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]] game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and a [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] spinoff 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"/> | '''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''', also called '''''Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint'''''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Paul_Mach1/status/1312349471666298880 Paul Machacek, Rare developer]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved October 3, 2020.</ref> at one point in development, was a canceled [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]] game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and a [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] spinoff 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"/> However, [[Nintendo]] refused to publish ''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers'', it was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}} in 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]]''-series 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 in 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. | 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]]''-series 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 in 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. | ||
Revision as of 03:14, April 16, 2023
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| Developer | Rare, Ltd. |
| Publisher | None |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Release date | Canceled Template:Release[?] |
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, also called Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint[1] at one point in development, was a canceled puzzle game for the Game Boy Advance and a Donkey Kong spinoff 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[2] and December 7, 2001 in the United Kingdom.[3] However, Nintendo refused to publish Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, it was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from Microsoft in 2002.[4] Eventually, the game was canceled along with Donkey Kong Racing in August 2002,[5] 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),[6] and Sunflower.[7] After the game was canceled, the Donkey Kong elements from the game were removed, and Rare considered reworking it into a Banjo-series spin-off titled Banjo's Jiggy Juggle, or a Sabreman title.[8] The game was eventually converted into It's Mr. Pants, whose trademark was registered in November 9, 2001,[9] 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.[2]
Gallery
Artwork of Donkey Kong
Title screen
Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers logo, shared by Rare software engineer Paul Machacek on Twitter
Early Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint title
Trivia
- The main Coconut Crackers artwork made a cameo appearance in the original 2002 trailer for the animated 2012 movie Foodfight!
References
- ^ Paul Machacek, Rare developer. Twitter. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedgbx - ^ MundoRare - Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold (Wayback Machine)
- ^ Changes to Rare's Website
- ^ https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1184603553274519560
- ^ Edge staff (October 2010). "Rare Vintage".
- ^ Rare Revealed: The Making of It's Mr. Pants
- ^ Prerelease:It's Mr. Pants. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
External links
- Rareware.com page (Wayback Machine)
- Nintendo.com page (Wayback Machine)
- E3 2001 page (Wayback Machine)
