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At Space World 2001, the game was at 65% completion,<ref>Nintendo Space World 2001 Official Guidebook</ref> and by October 2001, planned for release on March 4, 2002.<ref name="nwr"/> | At Space World 2001, the game was at 65% completion,<ref>Nintendo Space World 2001 Official Guidebook</ref> and by October 2001, planned for release on March 4, 2002.<ref name="nwr"/> | ||
In early 2002, [[Nintendo]] refused to publish ''Diddy Kong Pilot'', with one of their criticisms being that there was "no point in flying up and down on flat levels." 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> | In early 2002, [[Nintendo]] refused to publish ''Diddy Kong Pilot'', with one of their criticisms being that there was "no point in flying up and down on flat levels." 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> Despite being presented at G-Force Magazine DVD-Force 1 by May 2002, none of the Rare games except ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' were showcased at E3 2002. | ||
Rare's other two ''Donkey Kong'' installments from E3 2001, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', were canceled in August 2002,<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website Changes to Rare's Website]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare, while ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' received no official announcement of the cancelation. | Rare's other two ''Donkey Kong'' installments from E3 2001, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', were canceled in August 2002,<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website Changes to Rare's Website]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare, while ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' received no official announcement of the cancelation. | ||
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*A tilt option was present in the Debug menu. | *A tilt option was present in the Debug menu. | ||
*Dog Fights had a different menu. | *Dog Fights had a different menu. | ||
*An animated icon of a dogfight had [[Mario]], and [[Princess Peach]] instead of [[King K. Rool|K. Rool]] and [[Candy Kong]] respectively. | |||
===E3 2001 build=== | ===E3 2001 build=== | ||
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*The background of the Stories menu has two photographs resembling [[:File:DKRScene3.jpg|official]] [[:File:Wizpig and Diddy DKR art.jpg|artwork]] from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. | *The background of the Stories menu has two photographs resembling [[:File:DKRScene3.jpg|official]] [[:File:Wizpig and Diddy DKR art.jpg|artwork]] from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. | ||
*The map of Magma Mainland would be reused in ''Banjo-Pilot'' as the lower background layer of the dogfight against [[Bottles]] in the Feather Cup, but the track itself cannot be raced on. Differences include: a darker layer consisting of both the lava and the track; a big hole in the center; the removal of the finish line and boosts; and the removal of the cracks in the center island. | *The map of Magma Mainland would be reused in ''Banjo-Pilot'' as the lower background layer of the dogfight against [[Bottles]] in the Feather Cup, but the track itself cannot be raced on. Differences include: a darker layer consisting of both the lava and the track; a big hole in the center; the removal of the finish line and boosts; and the removal of the cracks in the center island. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||