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 According to the {{wp|LinkedIn}} profile of a retired video game programmer, a ''Donkey Kong'' game for the [[Philips CD-i]] system was developed by RSP during 1992-1993.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190718105126/http://cdii.blogspot.com/2010/12/rsp-say-they-worked-on-donkey-kong-on.html RSP say they worked on Donkey Kong on CD-i]. Interactive Dreams (December 13, 2010). Archived from the original on July 18, 2019, 10:51:26 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 9, 2011.</ref> Nothing else is known about it.
-''Diddy Kong Racing'' was going to have a full-fledged series based on it; two sequels were planned but eventually canceled. The first, ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' for Game Boy Advance, had flying as the only means of transport; however, Nintendo found the game substandard because its levels were too flat (the GBA is unable to generate "true" 3D graphics, only flat effects similar to the SNES's {{wp|Mode 7}} technology). 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> None of the Rare Ltd. games except ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' were presented at E3 2002. After Nintendo sold their share of Rare to Microsoft, which caused the company to lose the rights to the Donkey Kong character, ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' was converted into the game ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'', which was released in 2005. Another sequel, called ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', was planned for the GameCube but canceled after Rare decided to concentrate its efforts on making games for the {{wp|Xbox}}. Another potential sequel, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing Adventure]]'', was pitched to Nintendo by {{wp|Climax Group}}, but was rejected.
+''Diddy Kong Racing'' was going to have a full-fledged series based on it; two sequels were planned but eventually canceled. The first, ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' for Game Boy Advance, had flying as the only means of transport; however, Nintendo found the game substandard because its levels were too flat (the GBA is unable to generate "true" 3D graphics, only flat effects similar to the SNES's {{wp|Mode 7}} technology). 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> None of the Rare Ltd. games except ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' were presented at E3 2002. After Nintendo sold their share of Rare to Microsoft, which caused the company to lose the rights to the Donkey Kong character, ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' was converted into the game ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'', which was released in 2005. Another sequel, called ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', was planned for the GameCube but canceled after Rare decided to concentrate its efforts on making games for the {{wp|Xbox}}. Another potential sequel, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing Adventure]]'', was pitched to Nintendo by {{wp|Climax Group}}, but was rejected.
 Donkey Kong was also planned to have his own puzzle game, called ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'' for GBA. Because of Rare's sale to Microsoft before development was complete, the game was canceled along with ''Donkey Kong Racing'' in August 2002, then reworked as ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', which was released in December 2004.