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|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>}} | |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>}} | ||
|genre=[[Genre#Puzzle games|Puzzle]] | |genre=[[Genre#Puzzle games|Puzzle]] | ||
|modes=Single player | |modes=Single player, multiplayer | ||
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|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]] | |platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
Revision as of 11:11, June 21, 2023
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| Developer | Rare Ltd. |
| Publisher | Unpublished |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Release date | Canceled (Planned for November 2001)[1] (Planned for December 7, 2001)[2] |
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, also called Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint at one point in development,[3] 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[1] and December 7, 2001, in the United Kingdom.[2] 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 spinoff 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.[1]
Gallery
Artwork of Donkey Kong
Title screen
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
- ^ a b c Nintendo.com - Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers (Wayback Machine)
- ^ a b GBX Magazine Game Boy Xtreme issues 4 (October 2001), page 10.
- ^ Paul Machacek, Rare developer. Twitter. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ 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)
