List of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest pre-release and unused content: Difference between revisions

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==Early builds==
==Early builds==
===Rare Witch Project Preview and German strategy guide===
===Rare Witch Project Preview and German strategy guide===
[[File:DKC2 Beta-Mr. X Artwork.png|frame|200px|Mr. X, an abandoned character from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. The artwork comes from a German player's guide.]]
[[File:DKC2 Beta-Mr. X Artwork.png|thumb|upright=0.9|Mr. X, an abandoned character from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. The artwork comes from a German player's guide.]]The [[Rare]] Witch Project website once had previews of several upcoming enemies and characters for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Among these enemies was a sinister looking character simply dubbed "Mr. X". Mr. X was an early version of the enemy [[Kackle]], a ghostly [[Kremling]] that appears in the level [[Haunted Hall]] and chases the Kongs throughout the level in the final version of the game.<ref>[http://www.dkvine.com/interactive/forums/index.php?showtopic=7136&hl=beta&st=0 As explained by a former Rare employee, contacted by members of DKVine.]</ref><ref>"''He was replaced with the giant skeleton that chases you on the fairground level''" Mayles, Steve (June 3, 2015), [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/38dtd9/were_playtonic_exrare_devs_behind_banjokazooie/crucemz/ Reddit AMA with the developers of Yooka-Laylee], ''Reddit''. Retrieved June 3 2015</ref> Mr. X was a phantasmagoric white Kremling with red eyes, wearing a large black jacket covered in army medals. He also possessed two small hooks for hands. Despite his status as a cut character, Mr. X somehow managed to be included in the official German player's guide, which cryptically states that he is a character that no one has known or has seen.
The [[Rare]] Witch Project website once had previews of several upcoming enemies and characters for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Among these enemies was a sinister looking character simply dubbed "Mr. X". Mr. X was an early version of the enemy [[Kackle]], a ghostly [[Kremling]] that appears in the level [[Haunted Hall]] and chases the Kongs throughout the level in the final version of the game.<ref>[http://www.dkvine.com/interactive/forums/index.php?showtopic=7136&hl=beta&st=0 As explained by a former Rare employee, contacted by members of DKVine.]</ref><ref>"''He was replaced with the giant skeleton that chases you on the fairground level''" Mayles, Steve (June 3, 2015), [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/38dtd9/were_playtonic_exrare_devs_behind_banjokazooie/crucemz/ Reddit AMA with the developers of Yooka-Laylee], ''Reddit''. Retrieved June 3 2015</ref> Mr. X was a phantasmagoric white Kremling with red eyes, wearing a large black jacket covered in army medals. He also possessed two small hooks for hands. Despite his status as a cut character, Mr. X somehow managed to be included in the official German player's guide, which cryptically states that he is a character that no one has known or has seen.


===Flight of Fantasy preview===
===Flight of Fantasy preview===