Development
The game was originally revealed as Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers. It featured an isometric gameplay grid and Donkey Kong-themed levels and modes. The isometric view was scrapped because it was thought to be too awkward to see where puzzle pieces near the back of the board were. The game itself received the Mr. Pants theme due to Rare being bought out by Microsoft in 2002 (Nintendo holds the rights to Donkey Kong). It was presented at E3 2001 by Rare, which at the time was a second-party developer for Nintendo, along with other projects for Nintendo platforms that have since been canceled, such as Donkey Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Pilot (which later became Banjo-Pilot). The game was also in development for the Gizmondo, but was cancelled due to the console's failure.
The 'Crayon Snake' that circles around the board in Marathon Mode eating the game pieces was originally called the 'Pants Snake'. THQ thought that this was a bit too risqué and requested the name change.
Mr. Pants has several cameos in other Rare games, even before the official release of the It's Mr. Pants game, such as Jet Force Gemini, Banjo-Tooie, and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Nuts & Bolts is currently the only game where Mr. Pants' cameo was featured after It's Mr. Pants was released.
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