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|developer=[[Rare Ltd.]]
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|release=Canceled<br>{{release|USA|(Planned for November 2001)<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>|UK|(Planned for December 7, 2001)<ref name="gbx">[https://archive.org/details/GBX-Magazine-Print-Collection/04%20GBX%20October%202001/page/10/mode/2up GBX Magazine Game Boy Xtreme issues 4 (October 2001)], page 10.</ref>|Japan|(Planned for summer 2002)<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20011130143421/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gamezak/nintendo/list/</ref>}}
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|genre=[[Genre#Puzzle games|Puzzle]]
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'''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''', also called '''''Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint''''' at one point in development,<ref>[https://twitter.com/Paul_Mach1/status/1312349471666298880 Paul Machacek, Rare developer]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved October 3, 2020.</ref> was a canceled [[Genre#Puzzle games|puzzle]] game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and a ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' spin-off title. The game was developed by [[Rare Ltd.]], was shown off at E3 2001, and was originally planned for release in November 2001 in the United States<ref name="ncom"/> and December 7, 2001, in the United Kingdom.<ref name="gbx"/> It was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}} on September 24, 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> Eventually, the game was canceled along with ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' 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.
'''''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers''''', also called '''''Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint''''' at one point in development,<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/Paul_Mach1/status/1312349471666298880|title=So look what we’ve got here from my newly unearthed archives. IMP went through many incarnations and whilst i recall the 3D version well, I didn’t remember it as DK Puzzle Paint yet here we are. From an undated project redesign document|author=Machacek, Paul|publisher=X|language=en|date=October 3, 2020|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> was a canceled [[Genre#Puzzle games|puzzle]] game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and a ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' spin-off title. The game was developed by [[Rare Ltd.]], was shown off at E3 2001, and was originally planned for release in November 2001 in the United States<ref name="ncom"/> and December 7, 2001, in the United Kingdom.<ref name="gbx"/> It was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from {{wp|Microsoft}} on September 24, 2002.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100731105039/http://mundorare.com/features/chronicle-of-a-buyout-foretold|title=''Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold''|publisher=MundoRare|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> Eventually, the game was canceled along with ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' in August 2002,<ref>{{cite|author=Metts, Jonathan|date=August 13, 2002|url=www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website|title=Changes to Rare's Website|publisher=Nintendo World Report|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare. The game went through many different iterations, with and without [[Donkey Kong]] attached to it, including the following working titles: ''Splonge'', ''Nutcracker'', ''Animal Cracker''(''s''),<ref>{{cite|url=x.com/katewillaert/status/1184603553274519560|title=Apparently this Nintendo/Rare game called "Animal Crackers" became 2004's It's Mr. Pants.|date=October 16, 2019|publisher=X|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> and ''Sunflower''.<ref>Edge staff (October 2010). "Rare Vintage".</ref>{{better source}} After the game was canceled, the ''Donkey Kong'' elements from the game were removed, and Rare considered reworking it into a ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' spin-off titled ''Banjo's Jiggy Juggle'', or a ''{{wp|Sabreman}}'' title.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLJAVWMI1F4|title=Rare Revealed: The Making of It's Mr. Pants|author=Rare Ltd|publisher=YouTube|date=August 5, 2016|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref> The game was eventually converted into ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', whose trademark was registered on November 9, 2001,<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Prerelease:It's Mr. Pants|Prerelease:''It's Mr. Pants'']]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=January 1, 2023}}</ref> 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''(''s''),<ref>https://twitter.com/katewillaert/status/1184603553274519560</ref> and ''Sunflower''.<ref>Edge staff (October 2010). "Rare Vintage".</ref> After the game was canceled, the ''Donkey Kong'' elements from the game were removed, and Rare considered reworking it into a ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' spin-off titled ''Banjo's Jiggy Juggle'', or a ''{{wp|Sabreman}}'' title.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLJAVWMI1F4 Rare Revealed: The Making of It's Mr. Pants]</ref> The game was eventually converted into ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', whose trademark was registered on November 9, 2001,<ref>[[tcrf:Prerelease:It's Mr. Pants|Prerelease:''It's Mr. Pants'']]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved January 1, 2023.</ref> and released in late 2004.


Some of the planned modes included various challenges around [[Donkey Kong Island]], challenges from [[Cranky Kong]], and a multiplayer mode.<ref name="ncom" />
Some of the planned modes included various challenges around [[Donkey Kong Island]], challenges from [[Cranky Kong]], and a multiplayer mode.<ref name="ncom" />
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドンキーコング ココナッツクラッカー<ref>http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2001/07/27/n06a.html</ref>
|Jap=ドンキーコング ココナッツクラッカー<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20011213233734/http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2001/07/27/n06a.html|deadlink=y|title=ファミ通.com ゲーム/ニンテンドースペースワールド出展タイトル ~ゲームボーイアドバンス(その1)|publisher=Famitsu|language=ja|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref>
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Kokonattsu Kurakkā
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Kokonattsu Kurakkā
|JapM=Donkey Kong Coconuts Cracker
|JapM=Donkey Kong Coconuts Cracker
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Foodfight! Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers.png|thumb|300px|An unused cameo of ''Coconut Crackers'' artwork in ''Foodfight!'' (top right), as seen in the original trailer.]]
[[File:Foodfight! Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers.png|thumb|300px|An unused cameo of ''Coconut Crackers'' artwork in ''Foodfight!'' (top right), as seen in the original trailer.]]
*The main ''Coconut Crackers'' artwork was going to make a [[List of references in film#Foodfight!|cameo appearance]] in the animated 2012 movie ''{{wp|Foodfight!}}'', as shown in the original 2002 trailer, but that was removed from the final film due to the hard drives containing this early version of the movie having been reportedly stolen.
*The main ''Coconut Crackers'' artwork made a [[List of references in film#Foodfight!|cameo appearance]] in the 2000-2003 sizzle reel made for the animated 2012 movie ''{{wp|Foodfight!}}'', as seen in the original trailer. It does not appear in the final film, which opted for a different, more motion-capture animation style.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:00, August 29, 2024

Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers
Artwork featuring Donkey Kong for Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers
Developer Rare Ltd.
Publisher Unpublished
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release date Canceled
Template:Release
Genre Puzzle
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, also called Donkey Kong Puzzle Paint at one point in development,[1] was a canceled puzzle game for the Game Boy Advance and a Donkey Kong spin-off title. The game was developed by Rare Ltd., was shown off at E3 2001, and was originally planned for release in November 2001 in the United States[2] and December 7, 2001, in the United Kingdom.[3] It was likely postponed ahead of time due to the forthcoming acquisition from Microsoft on September 24, 2002.[4] Eventually, the game was canceled along with Donkey Kong Racing in August 2002,[5] one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare. The game went through many different iterations, with and without Donkey Kong attached to it, including the following working titles: Splonge, Nutcracker, Animal Cracker(s),[6] and Sunflower.[7][better source needed] After the game was canceled, the Donkey Kong elements from the game were removed, and Rare considered reworking it into a Banjo-Kazooie spin-off titled Banjo's Jiggy Juggle, or a Sabreman title.[8] The game was eventually converted into It's Mr. Pants, whose trademark was registered on November 9, 2001,[9] and released in late 2004.

Some of the planned modes included various challenges around Donkey Kong Island, challenges from Cranky Kong, and a multiplayer mode.[2]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドンキーコング ココナッツクラッカー[10]
Donkī Kongu Kokonattsu Kurakkā
Donkey Kong Coconuts Cracker

Trivia

Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers in an early trailer of Foodfight!
An unused cameo of Coconut Crackers artwork in Foodfight! (top right), as seen in the original trailer.
  • The main Coconut Crackers artwork made a cameo appearance in the 2000-2003 sizzle reel made for the animated 2012 movie Foodfight!, as seen in the original trailer. It does not appear in the final film, which opted for a different, more motion-capture animation style.

References

  1. ^ Machacek, Paul (October 3, 2020). So look what we’ve got here from my newly unearthed archives. IMP went through many incarnations and whilst i recall the 3D version well, I didn’t remember it as DK Puzzle Paint yet here we are. From an undated project redesign document. X (English). Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ncom
  3. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named gbx
  4. ^ Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold. MundoRare. Archived July 31, 2010, 10:50:39 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Metts, Jonathan (August 13, 2002). Changes to Rare's Website. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  6. ^ October 16, 2019. Apparently this Nintendo/Rare game called "Animal Crackers" became 2004's It's Mr. Pants.. X. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Edge staff (October 2010). "Rare Vintage".
  8. ^ Rare Ltd (August 5, 2016). Rare Revealed: The Making of It's Mr. Pants. YouTube. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  9. ^ Prerelease:It's Mr. Pants. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  10. ^ ファミ通.com ゲーム/ニンテンドースペースワールド出展タイトル ~ゲームボーイアドバンス(その1). Famitsu (Japanese). Archived December 13, 2001, 23:37:34 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

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