I didn't see this on the site or the forum, so: in the beta screenshots to Donkey Kong 64, the cartoony fruit-based weapons are instead realistic firearms. Fun.







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I'm thinking these were just placeholders; Nintendo probably wouldn't let Rare release a DK game with guns, even if they fit the jungle-explorer archetype.

they actually look ridiculous with real guns

Indeed, it's as if they were models ported to Unreal Tournament or Quake or Halo and so on. Just doesn't fit with the characters.

lol racism

...you know, I never thought of the Watermelon health system that way. Thanks!

i'd imagine they would have just taken the models striaght out of goldeneye/perfect dark (the first screen suggests it was made by rare), instead of making new assets they were probably going to replace

My thoughts exactly, very few established animal video game characters can get away with holding a realistic gun.

i just noticed the extensive japanise writing on the side of the gun(actually looks kinda chinese), can anyone tell what that says?

PATENTED 1908 1918 5ACCC or SCN
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