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 {{quote|His Coconut Gun can fire in spurts. If he shoots ya, it's gonna hurt!|DK Rap}}
-The '''Coconut Shooter''' (also known as the '''Coconut Cannon'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' manual, page 18</ref>, and called the '''Coconut Gun''' in the [[DK Rap]]) is the personal weapon of [[Donkey Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. It serves the same general purpose as the other Kongs' weapons.
+The '''Coconut Shooter''' (also known as the '''Coconut Cannon'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 18.</ref>, and called the '''Coconut Gun''' in the [[DK Rap]]) is the personal weapon of [[Donkey Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. It serves the same general purpose as the other [[Kong]]s' weapons.
-== Description ==
+==Description==
 The Coconut Shooter resembles a hollowed-out log with a twig sticking out of it; the twig is possibly the weapon's crosshair. As the name implies, the Coconut Shooter shoots out [[coconut]]s.
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 ==Trivia==
-[[File:Donkey Kong's Real Weapon Beta.jpg|thumb|The Coconut Shooter as seen in an early screenshot of ''Donkey Kong 64''.]]
+[[File:Donkey Kong's Real Weapon Beta.jpg|thumb|The placeholder weapon that became the Coconut Shooter in ''Donkey Kong 64''.]]
-*In the game's official artwork, Donkey Kong is shown holding the Coconut Shooter only with his right hand and about to trigger it. In the game, he holds it with both hands and uses his left hand to trigger it, but holds it only in his right hand after he runs out of [[Watermelon|Melon Slices]].
+*In the game's official artwork, Donkey Kong is shown holding the Coconut Shooter only with his right hand and about to trigger it. In the game, he holds it with both hands and uses his left hand to trigger it, but holds it only in his right hand after he runs out of [[watermelon|melon slices]].
-*[[List of Donkey Kong 64 pre-release and unused content|Pre-release]] screenshots of ''Donkey Kong 64'' show that the Coconut Shooter was originally going to be a weapon similar to a realistic double-barrel shotgun. According to a 2019 interview with ''Donkey Kong 64'' developer George Andreas, the final design of the Coconut Gun came about when [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] was present during a demo of the game and, mortified by this realistic placeholder, immediately drew up a replacement.<ref name="GamesRadar">Tom Power (December 6, 2019). [https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/making-of-donkey-kong-64/ As Donkey Kong 64 turns 20, the devs reflect on its design, the infamous DK Rap, and how a shocked Shigeru Miyamoto created the Coconut Shooter]. ''GamesRadar. Retrieved December 06, 2019</ref>
+*A [[List of Donkey Kong 64 pre-release and unused content|pre-release]] screenshot of ''Donkey Kong 64'' shows that the Coconut Shooter was conceived as a weapon similar to a realistic double-barrel shotgun. According to interviews with ''Donkey Kong 64'' creative director George Andreas, the design of the Coconut Shooter came about when [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] was present during a test session of the game and, after the initial shock, drew up a replacement.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/6c1osMI.png Retro Gamer #84, pg. 36]</ref><ref>Power, Tom (December 6, 2019). [https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/making-of-donkey-kong-64/ As Donkey Kong 64 turns 20, the devs reflect on its design, the infamous DK Rap, and how a shocked Shigeru Miyamoto created the Coconut Shooter]. ''GamesRadar+''. Retrieved December 6, 2019</ref>
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