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'''''Donkey Kong Racing''''' was going to be a racer featuring characters from the popular series ''Donkey Kong Country''. It was going to be released on the Nintendo Gamecube in 2002. A pre-rendered CGI trailer was shown at E3 2001. It was to be a sequel to the 1997 Nintendo 64 game ''Diddy Kong Racing''. Known playable characters include Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Kiddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Lanky Kong, Cranky Kong, and Taj the Genie. Instead of vehicles, it seems that the characters were meant to ride Animal Buddies, including Rambi the Rhino, several other smaller and larger rhinos of different colors, Enguarde the Swordfish in different colors, like blue or purple, Ellie the Elephant, and Zingers.
'''''Donkey Kong Racing''''' was going to be a sequel to the classic N64 game ''Diddy Kong Racing''. It was going to be released on the Nintendo GameCube somewhere in 2002.


Like several other Donkey Kong games, after Rare was purchased by Microsoft, ''Donkey Kong Racing'' was cancelled. Years later, Rare started redeveloping the game with characters from the ''Sabreman'' series as ''Sabreman Stampede'' for Microsoft's Xbox 360. This game, however, was also cancelled. It is unknown how far into development ''Donkey Kong Racing'' ever got.
==Gameplay==
Known playable characters in ''Donkey Kong Racing'' included Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Kiddie Kong, and Taj the Genie from the trailer; plus Crankey Kong and Lanky Kong were shown in an internal render for the game. It is rumored that some of the original cast from ''Diddy Kong Racing'' could have returned because of Taj being a playable character in the game. 
The world of ''Donkey Kong Racing'' was going to include forests, Jungles, and seas that were going to be stitched together into one seamless overworld. The tracks and scenery are blurred so much, "It was up to you to decide where the track met amidst marauding rhinos, schools of darting piranha, swarms of agitated wasps and other roaming wildlife bent on mischief."<ref>[http://www.ign.com/games/donkey-kong-racing The Press release for the game, published by IGN] Retrieved on 22 Oct, 2017</ref> The game was also going to have a lot of realistic features, like fading sunlight and swaying trees. The game was also going to have Dolby Surround Sound for the music, even to go as far as to put together an orchestrated soundtrack.


==Videos==
One of the main differences from this game to ''Diddy Kong Racing'' was that instead of riding in various vehicles, you would be riding on the backs of different animals from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series. The animals known to could be ridden on includes Rambi (Rhino), Enguarde (Swordfish), Ellie (Elephant), and Zingers (Wasps). Expresso (Ostrich), Chomps (Shark), Flitter (Dragonfly), Glimmer (Anglerfish), Necky (Vulture), and Army (Armadillo) was shown in the trailer so it is presumed that they would have been rideable in-game.<ref>[http://donkeykong.wikia.com/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Racing The ''Donkey Kong Racing'' Wikia article] Retrieved on 22 Oct, 2017</ref> Each animal would have a different size and color, with special abilities according to how big the animal was. Bigger animals could destroy objects, and smaller animals could move a lot faster around obstacles. The player could also be knocked down from their animal, in which you had to do a "Track and Field" esque button mashing activity to get back on the animal.<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/02/month_of_kong_whatever_happened_to_donkey_kong_racing The Nintnedo Life article on the game.] Retrieved 22 Oct 2017</ref>
 
When competing in races, the player could pick up fruits/prizes for their specific animal. Giving them enough could make them become what the team called "true thoroughbreds." In other words, you can collect fruits to upgrade your animal for max potential.
 
There was going to be multiplayer for the game, as up to 4 people could play at a given time. Not much else is known about it though.
 
==History==
''Donkey Kong Racing'' made it's first  (and only) appearance was at E3 2001, where a teaser trailer for what the game had in store. It was said to be released somewhere in 2002. The game was thought to be at Space World 2001 or ETS 2001, but that unfortunately never happened.  During that time, Rare Ltd. was not getting enough money from Nintendo to fund the project. Knowing this, Tim and Chris Stamper (the heads of Rare Ltd. at the time) went to Nintendo to offer the rest of their company, but to much of their surprise, Nintendo refused their offer. Tim and Chris Stamper went looking for a buyer until 2002, when Microsoft bought them for $375 million.
 
Effectively, people thought ''Donkey Kong Racing'' was over, due to the fact that Rare doesn't have permission to use the Donkey Kong characters. This was not the case though, as when in 2004 it was asked if the game was still being developed, the Rare team said "Well yes and no. It's not called Donkey Kong Racing anymore, it's not on the GameCube anymore and by this point I'd imagine so little of the original art and code remains that it's barely the same game anymore, but yes it's still coming out. In some form."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5I8lOuvBxM Beta 64's article on ''Donkey Kong Racing''.] Retrieved on 22 Oct 2017</ref>
 
==Availability==
As it stands right now, only a few images and the E3 2001 trailer is all that is left online of the game.
==Gallery==
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ThbbN3o5yw|320x240|center|The game's E3 2001 trailer.|frame}}
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ThbbN3o5yw|320x240|center|The game's E3 2001 trailer.|frame}}
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
File:DKC1.png|An image showing Diddy Kong ridding on top of a Rambi with an Army by his side.
File:DKC2.jpg|An internal render of all the known playable characters in the game.
File:DKC3.jpg|''Donkey Kong Racing''  concept art 1/2.
File:DKC4.jpg|''Donkey Kong Racing''  concept art 2/2.
</gallery>
==External Links==
*[https://www.mariowiki.com/File:Rambi_and_Diddy_Art_-_Donkey_Kong_Racing.png The Mario Wiki article on ''Donkey Kong Racing''.] Retrieved 22 Oct 2017
*[http://www.mundorare.com/features/stampedes-sorrowful-swan-song/ A Mundorare article on Saberman Stampede with some information on ''Donkey Kong Racing''
==References==
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Revision as of 00:18, 23 October 2017

Donkey Kong Racing.png

The game's logo.

Status: Lost

Donkey Kong Racing was going to be a sequel to the classic N64 game Diddy Kong Racing. It was going to be released on the Nintendo GameCube somewhere in 2002.

Gameplay

Known playable characters in Donkey Kong Racing included Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Kiddie Kong, and Taj the Genie from the trailer; plus Crankey Kong and Lanky Kong were shown in an internal render for the game. It is rumored that some of the original cast from Diddy Kong Racing could have returned because of Taj being a playable character in the game.

The world of Donkey Kong Racing was going to include forests, Jungles, and seas that were going to be stitched together into one seamless overworld. The tracks and scenery are blurred so much, "It was up to you to decide where the track met amidst marauding rhinos, schools of darting piranha, swarms of agitated wasps and other roaming wildlife bent on mischief."[1] The game was also going to have a lot of realistic features, like fading sunlight and swaying trees. The game was also going to have Dolby Surround Sound for the music, even to go as far as to put together an orchestrated soundtrack.

One of the main differences from this game to Diddy Kong Racing was that instead of riding in various vehicles, you would be riding on the backs of different animals from the Donkey Kong Country series. The animals known to could be ridden on includes Rambi (Rhino), Enguarde (Swordfish), Ellie (Elephant), and Zingers (Wasps). Expresso (Ostrich), Chomps (Shark), Flitter (Dragonfly), Glimmer (Anglerfish), Necky (Vulture), and Army (Armadillo) was shown in the trailer so it is presumed that they would have been rideable in-game.[2] Each animal would have a different size and color, with special abilities according to how big the animal was. Bigger animals could destroy objects, and smaller animals could move a lot faster around obstacles. The player could also be knocked down from their animal, in which you had to do a "Track and Field" esque button mashing activity to get back on the animal.[3]

When competing in races, the player could pick up fruits/prizes for their specific animal. Giving them enough could make them become what the team called "true thoroughbreds." In other words, you can collect fruits to upgrade your animal for max potential.

There was going to be multiplayer for the game, as up to 4 people could play at a given time. Not much else is known about it though.

History

Donkey Kong Racing made it's first (and only) appearance was at E3 2001, where a teaser trailer for what the game had in store. It was said to be released somewhere in 2002. The game was thought to be at Space World 2001 or ETS 2001, but that unfortunately never happened. During that time, Rare Ltd. was not getting enough money from Nintendo to fund the project. Knowing this, Tim and Chris Stamper (the heads of Rare Ltd. at the time) went to Nintendo to offer the rest of their company, but to much of their surprise, Nintendo refused their offer. Tim and Chris Stamper went looking for a buyer until 2002, when Microsoft bought them for $375 million.

Effectively, people thought Donkey Kong Racing was over, due to the fact that Rare doesn't have permission to use the Donkey Kong characters. This was not the case though, as when in 2004 it was asked if the game was still being developed, the Rare team said "Well yes and no. It's not called Donkey Kong Racing anymore, it's not on the GameCube anymore and by this point I'd imagine so little of the original art and code remains that it's barely the same game anymore, but yes it's still coming out. In some form."[4]

Availability

As it stands right now, only a few images and the E3 2001 trailer is all that is left online of the game.

Gallery

The game's E3 2001 trailer.

  • An image showing Diddy Kong ridding on top of a Rambi with an Army by his side.

    An image showing Diddy Kong ridding on top of a Rambi with an Army by his side.

  • An internal render of all the known playable characters in the game.

    An internal render of all the known playable characters in the game.

  • Donkey Kong Racing concept art 1/2.

    Donkey Kong Racing concept art 1/2.

  • Donkey Kong Racing concept art 2/2.

    Donkey Kong Racing concept art 2/2.

External Links

References

  1. ↑ The Press release for the game, published by IGN Retrieved on 22 Oct, 2017
  2. ↑ The Donkey Kong Racing Wikia article Retrieved on 22 Oct, 2017
  3. ↑ The Nintnedo Life article on the game. Retrieved 22 Oct 2017
  4. ↑ Beta 64's article on Donkey Kong Racing. Retrieved on 22 Oct 2017
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