Top: 1994 concept documents for Donkey Kong Country 2 feature an idea for silhouette levels, whereby…

Top: 1994 concept documents for Donkey Kong Country 2 feature an idea for silhouette levels, whereby the foreground and all sprites would be silhouettes while the background is colored. These did not appear in the finished game or any Rare-developed Donkey Kong game after that.Bottom: however, in 2010, silhouette levels actually appeared in Donkey Kong Country Returns, looking exactly as described in the concept document. Whether this is a result of Retro Studios consulting old Rare design do...