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|title=Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers
|image=[[File:DKCC-Donkey Kong Art.jpg|280px]]
|image=[[File:DKCC-Donkey Kong Art.jpg|280px]]
|developer=Rare
|developer=[[Rare Ltd.]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=Unpublished
|released=Canceled
|release=Canceled<br>{{release|USA|(Planned for November 2001)<ref name="ncom">{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20010623205345/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=649|title=''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=en-us|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref>|UK|(Planned for December 7, 2001)<ref name="gbx">{{cite|url=archive.org/details/GBX-Magazine-Print-Collection/04%20GBX%20October%202001/page/10/mode/2up|title=Game Boy Xtreme issue 4|date=October 2001|page=10}}</ref>|Japan|(Planned for summer 2002)<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20011130143421/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gamezak/nintendo/list|title=でじ端会議室 :: 任天堂新聞|publisher=Zakzak|language=ja|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref>}}
|genre=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]]
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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 canceled because in 2002, Rare was sold to [[wikipedia:Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft]], which caused Rare to lose the rights to the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]'s 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.  
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'''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''', also called '''''Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint''''' at one point in development,<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/Paul_Mach1/status/1312349471666298880|title=So look what we’ve got here from my newly unearthed archives. IMP went through many incarnations and whilst i recall the 3D version well, I didn’t remember it as DK Puzzle Paint yet here we are. From an undated project redesign document|author=Machacek, Paul|publisher=X|language=en|date=October 3, 2020|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</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 [[Microsoft]] on September 24, 2002.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100731105039/http://mundorare.com/features/chronicle-of-a-buyout-foretold|title=''Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold''|publisher=MundoRare|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> Eventually, the game was canceled along with ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' in August 2002,<ref>{{cite|author=Metts, Jonathan|date=August 13, 2002|url=www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website|title=Changes to Rare's Website|publisher=Nintendo World Report|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</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>{{cite|url=x.com/katewillaert/status/1184603553274519560|title=Apparently this Nintendo/Rare game called "Animal Crackers" became 2004's It's Mr. Pants.|date=October 16, 2019|publisher=X|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> and ''Sunflower''.<ref>Edge staff (October 2010). "Rare Vintage".</ref>{{better source}} 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>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLJAVWMI1F4|title=Rare Revealed: The Making of It's Mr. Pants|author=Rare Ltd|publisher=YouTube|date=August 5, 2016|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> The game was eventually converted into ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', whose trademark was registered on November 9, 2001,<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Prerelease:It's Mr. Pants|Prerelease:''It's Mr. Pants'']]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=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==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Donkey Kong Artwork - Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers.png|Artwork of [[Donkey Kong]]
DK looking forward DK64 art.jpg|Artwork of [[Donkey Kong]]
Title DKCC.png|Title screen
Title DKCC.png|Title screen
Img1 DKCC.png
Img1 DKCC.png
Img2 DKCC.jpg
Img2 DKCC.jpg|[[Krazy Kremland]]
Img3 DKCC.jpg
Img3 DKCC.jpg|[[Kongo Jungle]]
Img4 DKCC.jpg
Img4 DKCC.jpg|[[Crocodile Cauldron]]
Img5 DKCC.png
Img5 DKCC.png|[[Gorilla Glacier]]
Img6 DKCC.png
Img6 DKCC.png|[[Gangplank Galleon (world)|Gangplank Galleon]]
Img7 DKCC.png
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>
</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>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20011213233734/http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2001/07/27/n06a.html|deadlink=y|title=ファミ通.com ゲーム/ニンテンドースペースワールド出展タイトル ～ゲームボーイアドバンス（その1）|publisher=Famitsu|language=ja|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</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 trailer. It does not appear in the final film, which opted for a different, more motion-capture animation style.
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010523041620/http://e3.nintendo.com/gallery/dkcoconut/index.html E3 2001 page]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20011203190433/http://www.rareware.com/master_frames/frameset7.html Rareware.com page] (Wayback Machine)
{{NIWA|DKWiki=1}}
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010623205345/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=649 Nintendo.com page] (Wayback Machine)
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010523041620/http://e3.nintendo.com/gallery/dkcoconut/index.html E3 2001 page] (Wayback Machine)
[[Category:Canceled Games]]
*[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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[[Category:Game Boy Advance games]]
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Latest revision as of 17:45, May 28, 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][better source needed] 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[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

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[edit]

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 trailer. It does not appear in the final film, which opted for a different, more motion-capture animation style.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers. Nintendo.com (American English). Archived June 23, 2001, 20:53:45 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b (October 2001). Game Boy Xtreme issue 4. Page 10.
  3. ^ でじ端会議室 :: 任天堂新聞. Zakzak (Japanese). Archived November 30, 2001, 14:34:21 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Machacek, Paul (October 3, 2020). So look what we’ve got here from my newly unearthed archives. IMP went through many incarnations and whilst i recall the 3D version well, I didn’t remember it as DK Puzzle Paint yet here we are. From an undated project redesign document. X (English). Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold. MundoRare. Archived July 31, 2010, 10:50:39 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  6. ^ Metts, Jonathan (August 13, 2002). Changes to Rare's Website. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  7. ^ (October 16, 2019). Apparently this Nintendo/Rare game called "Animal Crackers" became 2004's It's Mr. Pants.. X. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Edge staff (October 2010). "Rare Vintage".
  9. ^ Rare Ltd (August 5, 2016). Rare Revealed: The Making of It's Mr. Pants. YouTube. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Prerelease:It's Mr. Pants. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  11. ^ ファミ通.com ゲーム/ニンテンドースペースワールド出展タイトル ～ゲームボーイアドバンス（その1）. Famitsu (Japanese). Archived December 13, 2001, 23:37:34 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

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Donkey Kong games Return of Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong no Ongaku Asobi • Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers • Diddy Kong Pilot (2001/2003) • Donkey Kong Racing • Diddy Kong Racing Adventure
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