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A team of 12 people were assembled for the project, which was the most Rare had assigned for a single game at the time. [[Gregg Mayles]] cited ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as his chief inspiration<ref name="Retrogamer"/>, saying that he wanted to imitate its structure while also providing smooth and flowing level designs that skilled players could navigate quickly. A team of developers were sent to the nearby Twycross Zoo to observe the movements of real gorillas, but found that it would not suited to the fast-paced platformer that they wanted to make.<ref name="Retrogamer"/> The team created around fifteen different styles of movement for Donkey Kong, including ones based on rabbits and frogs, before arriving at the current animations, based loosely on the movements of horses.<ref name="Retrogamer"/> The [[Kremling]]s originated from another project Rare was developing at the same time (which, according to Rareware employee Gregg Mayles was from a canceled adventure game named ''Jonny Blastoff and the Kremling Armada''.<ref>Ayden_ (July 5 2017) .[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/651885/les-coulisses-de-donkey-kong-country-des-gorilles-et-des-hommes.htm Les coulisses de ''Donkey Kong Country'' : Des gorilles et des hommes]. ''Jeuxvidéo.com''. Retrieved July 31, 2017)</ref><ref>Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy). [https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/639226685213265924 Twitter post on September 2, 2015]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 31, 2017)</ref>), but were transplanted into the game as Rare found that they were a good fit for ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s aesthetic.<ref name="Nintendo Power"/> The developers also wanted the screen to be as "clutter-free" as possible, which lead to the creation of a "buddy" character so that the player could take more than one hit, inspired by the "big Mario returns to little Mario" system of the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games.<ref name="Retrogamer"/> [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] was first considered for the role, but he was changed into [[Diddy Kong|a separate character]] as Nintendo felt Rare's redesign looked too different.<ref name="Retrogamer"/> | A team of 12 people were assembled for the project, which was the most Rare had assigned for a single game at the time. [[Gregg Mayles]] cited ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as his chief inspiration<ref name="Retrogamer"/>, saying that he wanted to imitate its structure while also providing smooth and flowing level designs that skilled players could navigate quickly. A team of developers were sent to the nearby Twycross Zoo to observe the movements of real gorillas, but found that it would not suited to the fast-paced platformer that they wanted to make.<ref name="Retrogamer"/> The team created around fifteen different styles of movement for Donkey Kong, including ones based on rabbits and frogs, before arriving at the current animations, based loosely on the movements of horses.<ref name="Retrogamer"/> The [[Kremling]]s originated from another project Rare was developing at the same time (which, according to Rareware employee Gregg Mayles was from a canceled adventure game named ''Jonny Blastoff and the Kremling Armada''.<ref>Ayden_ (July 5 2017) .[http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/651885/les-coulisses-de-donkey-kong-country-des-gorilles-et-des-hommes.htm Les coulisses de ''Donkey Kong Country'' : Des gorilles et des hommes]. ''Jeuxvidéo.com''. Retrieved July 31, 2017)</ref><ref>Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy). [https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/639226685213265924 Twitter post on September 2, 2015]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 31, 2017)</ref>), but were transplanted into the game as Rare found that they were a good fit for ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s aesthetic.<ref name="Nintendo Power"/> The developers also wanted the screen to be as "clutter-free" as possible, which lead to the creation of a "buddy" character so that the player could take more than one hit, inspired by the "big Mario returns to little Mario" system of the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games.<ref name="Retrogamer"/> [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] was first considered for the role, but he was changed into [[Diddy Kong|a separate character]] as Nintendo felt Rare's redesign looked too different.<ref name="Retrogamer"/> | ||
Rare demoed an early version of the game at Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto. Reception of the demo was mixed, with [[Gunpei Yokoi]] remarking that the game looked "too 3D".<ref name="Retrogamer"/> | Rare demoed an early version of the game at Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto. Reception of the demo was mixed, with [[Gunpei Yokoi]] remarking that the game looked "too 3D".<ref name="Retrogamer"/> However, Shigeru Miyamoto approved of what was done with the project. He and his staff gave advice to Rare on how to improve the game, with one of the results being the implementation of the [[Hand Slap]] move a few weeks before completion.<ref name="Retrogamer"/> | ||
===Game Boy Advance remake=== | ===Game Boy Advance remake=== | ||