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'''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''', also called '''''Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint'''''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Paul_Mach1/status/1312349471666298880 Paul Machacek, Rare developer]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved October 3, 2020.</ref> at some point in development, is a canceled [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]] game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and a [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] spinoff title. The game was developed by [[Rare Ltd.]], was shown off at E3 2001, and was originally planned for a November 2001 release date.<ref name="ncom">[http://web.archive.org/web/20010623205345/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=649 Nintendo.com - ''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers'' (Wayback Machine)]</ref> It was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}} in 2002.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100731105039/http://mundorare.com/features/chronicle-of-a-buyout-foretold MundoRare - ''Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold'' (Wayback Machine)]</ref> | '''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''', also called '''''Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint'''''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Paul_Mach1/status/1312349471666298880 Paul Machacek, Rare developer]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved October 3, 2020.</ref> at some point in development, is a canceled [[Genre#Puzzle|puzzle]] game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and a [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] spinoff title. The game was developed by [[Rare Ltd.]], was shown off at E3 2001, and was originally planned for a November 2001 release date.<ref name="ncom">[http://web.archive.org/web/20010623205345/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=649 Nintendo.com - ''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers'' (Wayback Machine)]</ref> It was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}} in 2002.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100731105039/http://mundorare.com/features/chronicle-of-a-buyout-foretold MundoRare - ''Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold'' (Wayback Machine)]</ref> Finally, the game was cancelled in August 2002.<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website Changes to Rare's Website]</ref> | ||
The game went through many different iterations, with and without Donkey Kong attached to it, including the following working titles: ''Splonge'', ''Nutcracker'', ''Animal Cracker'', and ''Sunflower''. The game was eventually converted into ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', and released in late 2004. | The game went through many different iterations, with and without Donkey Kong attached to it, including the following working titles: ''Splonge'', ''Nutcracker'', ''Animal Cracker'', and ''Sunflower''. The game was eventually converted into ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', and released in late 2004. | ||