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'''''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]]'' | '''''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]]''- | 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" /> | ||
Revision as of 06:59, September 26, 2023
| Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers | |
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| Developer | Rare Ltd. |
| Publisher | Unpublished |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Release date | Canceled Template:Release[?] |
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, also called Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint at one point in development,[1] was a canceled puzzle game for the Game Boy Advance and a 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[2] and December 7, 2001, in the United Kingdom.[3] It was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from Microsoft on September 24, 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-Kazooie 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 on 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
Clearance menu next to Endurance
Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers logo, shared by Rare Ltd. software engineer Paul Machacek on Twitter
Early Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint title
Polish information with another artwork of Donkey Kong
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)
