Rare fills out its pants with Donkey Kong's coconuts
New GBA puzzle title looks awful in an appealing way.
Last year, Rare announced that it would be releasing a GBA game based on the developer’s unofficial mascot - Mr Pants. Mr Pants is a badly drawn stick-man with a bower hat and, despite the lack of nose, a handsome black moustache. With no other information provided, games journalists were understandably mystified by the very thought of it.
It has now been revealed that "It’s Mr Pants" is actually a remake of the never-released Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, a GBA puzzle title that was cancelled shortly after Rare slipped out of Nintendo’s pocket. With hand-drawn graphics courtesy of a particularly untalented individual, a poorly sung soundtrack and Tetris-a-like gameplay, It’s Mr Pants looks simultaneously enticing and, well, utterly pants.
THQ and Rare are expected to confirm a release date in the near future, expect an update then.
It has now been revealed that "It’s Mr Pants" is actually a remake of the never-released Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers, a GBA puzzle title that was cancelled shortly after Rare slipped out of Nintendo’s pocket. With hand-drawn graphics courtesy of a particularly untalented individual, a poorly sung soundtrack and Tetris-a-like gameplay, It’s Mr Pants looks simultaneously enticing and, well, utterly pants.
THQ and Rare are expected to confirm a release date in the near future, expect an update then.
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jerkob 13 Aug 2004 14:27
1/4
Does anyone remember back before Rare got arrogant when it was exciting, even awe-inducing for them to release screenshots of their new games?
Twisted23 13 Aug 2004 15:43
2/4
jerkob wrote:
>Does anyone remember back before Rare got
>arrogant when it was exciting, even awe-inducing
>for them to release screenshots of their new
>games?
I reckon it is still i exiting to see new RARE screens (remember the new conker E3 shots). Ok so the Mr Pants screens may not be the most exciting screenies in the world but puzzle games are about gameplay not graphics
>Does anyone remember back before Rare got
>arrogant when it was exciting, even awe-inducing
>for them to release screenshots of their new
>games?
I reckon it is still i exiting to see new RARE screens (remember the new conker E3 shots). Ok so the Mr Pants screens may not be the most exciting screenies in the world but puzzle games are about gameplay not graphics
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Pandaman 13 Aug 2004 18:15
3/4
OMG TEH ICE KEY!!!!!!11!!1
ryohazuki-san 16 Aug 2004 09:30
4/4
Twisted23 wrote:
>I reckon it is still i exiting to see new RARE
>screens (remember the new conker E3 shots). Ok so
>the Mr Pants screens may not be the most exciting
>screenies in the world but puzzle games are about
>gameplay not graphics
U r rite, it does mean that gameplay will b da focus, its just dat havin MR. Pants on the front cover of the game may in some way lose its appeal. Its like dey got some kid 4rm playskool 2 design him. He does look funny mind u. :p
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Dnt h8 da playa h8 da game!!!!!!
>I reckon it is still i exiting to see new RARE
>screens (remember the new conker E3 shots). Ok so
>the Mr Pants screens may not be the most exciting
>screenies in the world but puzzle games are about
>gameplay not graphics
U r rite, it does mean that gameplay will b da focus, its just dat havin MR. Pants on the front cover of the game may in some way lose its appeal. Its like dey got some kid 4rm playskool 2 design him. He does look funny mind u. :p
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Dnt h8 da playa h8 da game!!!!!!