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|title=Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers
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|image=[[Image:Title DKCC.jpg|250px]]
|image=[[File:DKCC-Donkey Kong Art.jpg|280px]]
|developer=Rare
|developer=[[Rare Ltd.]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=Unpublished
|released=Cancelled
|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=Puzzle
|genre=[[Genre#Puzzle games|Puzzle]]
|modes=Single player
|modes=Single player, multiplayer
|ratings=
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|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]]
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'''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''' was originally going to be a puzzle game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] that was developed by [[Rare, Ltd.]]. However, the game was cancelled because in 2002, Rare was sold to [[wikipedia:Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft]], which caused Rare to lose the rights to Donkey Kong characters, before development of the game was complete. The game was eventually reworked into '''''[[Wikipedia:It's Mr. Pants|It's Mr. Pants]]''''', and was released on December 7, 2004.  
__NOTOC__
'''''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" />


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Img1_DKCC.jpg
DK looking forward DK64 art.jpg|Artwork of [[Donkey Kong]]
Image:Img2_DKCC.jpg
Title DKCC.png|Title screen
Image:Img3_DKCC.jpg
Img1 DKCC.png
Image:Img4_DKCC.jpg
Img2 DKCC.jpg|[[Krazy Kremland]]
Image:Img5_DKCC.jpg
Img3 DKCC.jpg|[[Kongo Jungle]]
Image:Img6_DKCC.jpg
Img4 DKCC.jpg|[[Crocodile Cauldron]]
</center></gallery></center>
Img5 DKCC.png|[[Gorilla Glacier]]
<br clear=all>
Img6 DKCC.png|[[Gangplank Galleon (world)|Gangplank Galleon]]
{{CancelledGames}}
Img7 DKCC.png
DKCC Clearance.png|Clearance menu next to Endurance
DKCC.jpg|''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers'' logo, shared by [[Rare Ltd.]] software engineer Paul Machacek on Twitter
DKPuzzlePaint.jpg|Early ''Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint'' title
DKCC PL.jpg|Polish information with another artwork of Donkey Kong
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドンキーコング ココナッツクラッカー<ref>http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2001/07/27/n06a.html</ref>
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Kokonattsu Kurakkā
|JapM=Donkey Kong Coconuts Cracker
}}
 
==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.]]
*The main ''Coconut Crackers'' artwork made a [[List of references in film#Foodfight!|cameo appearance]] in the 2000-2003 sizzle reel made for the animated 2012 movie ''{{wp|Foodfight!}}'', as seen in the original 2011 trailer. The final film lacks this and went with a different, more motion-capture animation style, which was believed to have happened due to alleged reports of the hard drives containing an early version of the movie having been stolen, but this has since been debunked by the fan documentary ''Rotten'', which consulted crewmembers that expressed scepticism at the claim, even hinting it was just a lie to excuse continuing to miss deadlines.<ref>[https://youtu.be/xgBO9c3WKII ROTTEN: Behind the Foodfight - YouTube]</ref>
 
==References==
<references/>
 
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20011203190433/http://www.rareware.com/master_frames/frameset7.html Rareware.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/20010801153652/http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2001/07/27/n06a.html Famitsu news (July 27, 2001)] (Wayback Machine)
 
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Revision as of 16:00, May 12, 2024

Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers
Artwork featuring Donkey Kong for Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers
Developer Rare Ltd.
Publisher Unpublished
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release date Canceled
USA (Planned for November 2001)[1]
UK (Planned for December 7, 2001)[2]
Japan (Planned for summer 2002)[3]
Genre Puzzle
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, also called Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint at one point in development,[4] 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[1] and December 7, 2001, in the United Kingdom.[2] It was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from Microsoft on September 24, 2002.[5] Eventually, the game was canceled along with Donkey Kong Racing in August 2002,[6] 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),[7] and Sunflower.[8] 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.[9] The game was eventually converted into It's Mr. Pants, whose trademark was registered on November 9, 2001,[10] 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.[1]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ドンキーコング ココナッツクラッカー[11]
Donkī Kongu Kokonattsu Kurakkā
 Donkey Kong Coconuts Cracker

Trivia

Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers in an early trailer of Foodfight!
An unused cameo of Coconut Crackers artwork in Foodfight! (top right), as seen in the original trailer.
  • The main Coconut Crackers artwork made a cameo appearance in the 2000-2003 sizzle reel made for the animated 2012 movie Foodfight!, as seen in the original 2011 trailer. The final film lacks this and went with a different, more motion-capture animation style, which was believed to have happened due to alleged reports of the hard drives containing an early version of the movie having been stolen, but this has since been debunked by the fan documentary Rotten, which consulted crewmembers that expressed scepticism at the claim, even hinting it was just a lie to excuse continuing to miss deadlines.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Nintendo.com - Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ a b GBX Magazine Game Boy Xtreme issues 4 (October 2001), page 10.
  3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20011130143421/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gamezak/nintendo/list/
  4. ^ Paul Machacek, Rare developer. Twitter. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  5. ^ MundoRare - Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold (Wayback Machine)
  6. ^ Changes to Rare's Website
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1184603553274519560
  8. ^ Edge staff (October 2010). "Rare Vintage".
  9. ^ Rare Revealed: The Making of It's Mr. Pants
  10. ^ Prerelease:It's Mr. Pants. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  11. ^ http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2001/07/27/n06a.html
  12. ^ ROTTEN: Behind the Foodfight - YouTube

External links

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