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'''''Diddy Kong Pilot''''' is a canceled follow-up title of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], which was developed by [[Rare Ltd.]] [[Diddy Kong]] was the main and titular character of the game. The game involves ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' characters racing in [[Plane]]s on {{wp|Mode 7}}-rendered courses. It was initially planned for early 2002, but | '''''Diddy Kong Pilot''''' is a canceled follow-up title of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], which was developed by [[Rare Ltd.]] [[Diddy Kong]] was the main and titular character of the game. The game involves ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' characters racing in [[Plane]]s on {{wp|Mode 7}}-rendered courses. It was initially planned for early 2002, but [[Nintendo]] sold their share of Rare Ltd. to {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}} and opted out of their publishing contract. Around the same time, in 2002-2003, ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' was being redeveloped into an entirely [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|different game]]. In 2005, the game was finalized as a ''{{wp|Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie}}'' game, ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'', due to Microsoft's acquisition of Rare in 2002. | ||
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In early 2002, [[Nintendo]] refused to publish ''Diddy Kong Pilot'', with one of their criticisms being that there was "no point in flying up and down on flat levels." Some Rare employees believed the company was prejudiced since it occurred in a time period just before the Microsoft acquisition.<ref name="DK Vine">[http://www.dkvine.com/?p=1082 DK Vine]</ref> Despite being featured in the DVD of the May 2002 issue of ''G-Force'' magazine,<ref>Polly's Archive (December 19, 2022). [https://youtu.be/7gyA6GD5Aqw G-Force Magazine - DVD 1 - English - May 2002]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 14, 2023.</ref> none of the Rare games except ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' were showcased at E3 2002. | In early 2002, [[Nintendo]] refused to publish ''Diddy Kong Pilot'', with one of their criticisms being that there was "no point in flying up and down on flat levels." Some Rare employees believed the company was prejudiced since it occurred in a time period just before the Microsoft acquisition.<ref name="DK Vine">[http://www.dkvine.com/?p=1082 DK Vine]</ref> Despite being featured in the DVD of the May 2002 issue of ''G-Force'' magazine,<ref>Polly's Archive (December 19, 2022). [https://youtu.be/7gyA6GD5Aqw G-Force Magazine - DVD 1 - English - May 2002]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 14, 2023.</ref> none of the Rare games except ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' were showcased at E3 2002. | ||
Rare's other two ''Donkey Kong'' installments from E3 2001, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', were delisted from Rare website 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 | Rare's other two ''Donkey Kong'' installments from E3 2001, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', were delisted from Rare website 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, while ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' received no official announcement of the cancelation, ''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers'' was planned for release on 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> but end up unpublished. | ||
On September 15, 2011, after ten years of no new information regarding the game, a former Rare employee, under the pseudonym of Transparentjinjo, posted gameplay footage of the game on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18144367 Niconico reupload]</ref> According to the video's title, the build was dated "September 7, 2001",<ref>[https://www.neogaf.com/threads/new-diddy-kong-pilot-footage-appears.447203/ NeoGAF thread]</ref> but since Rare is from the UK and uses the day/month format, it may also be "July 9, 2001". | On September 15, 2011, after ten years of no new information regarding the game, a former Rare employee, under the pseudonym of Transparentjinjo, posted gameplay footage of the game on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18144367 Niconico reupload]</ref> According to the video's title, the build was dated "September 7, 2001",<ref>[https://www.neogaf.com/threads/new-diddy-kong-pilot-footage-appears.447203/ NeoGAF thread]</ref> but since Rare is from the UK and uses the day/month format, it may also be "July 9, 2001". |