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{{redirect|DKR|the canceled [[Nintendo GameCube]] follow-up starring [[Donkey Kong]]|[[Donkey Kong Racing]]|the [[Wii]] game referred to as "Donkey Kong Returns" in Japan|[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]}}
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|developer=[[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]]
|developer=[[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]]
|publisher=Rareware (publication)<br>[[Nintendo]] (distribution)
|publisher= [[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]]
|release={{release|Europe|November 21, 1997|Japan|November 21, 1997|USA|November 24, 1997}}
|released={{released|Europe|November 21, 1997|Japan|November 21, 1997|USA|November 24, 1997}}
|languages={{languages|en_us=y|fr_fr=y|de=y|jp=y}}
|genre=Racing, adventure
|genre=[[Genre#Racing games|Racing]], adventure
|modes=Single player, multiplayer
|modes=Single-player, multiplayer
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|ratings={{ratings|esrb=K-A|pegi=3}}
|platforms=[[Nintendo 64]]
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'''''Diddy Kong Racing''''' is a racing game developed and published by [[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]] for [[Nintendo 64]]. Featuring gameplay elements equivalent to the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, the game includes the use of airplanes, hovercrafts, and cars. It is the first game of the [[Diddy Kong Racing (series)|''Diddy Kong Racing'' series]]. The game features a story mode, a multiplayer mode, and two characters who would eventually receive their own spin-off franchises, [[Banjo]] and [[Conker]]. It received a [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] in 2007, titled ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''.
'''''Diddy Kong Racing''''' is a [[Genre#Racing games|racing]]/adventure game developed and published by [[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]] for the [[Nintendo 64]]. Featuring gameplay elements similar to the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, the game includes the use of airplanes, hovercrafts, and cars. The game features a story mode and a multiplayer mode. Most of the game's playable characters besides the titular [[Diddy Kong]] are original characters, though two characters who would go on to be the main characters of their own franchises, [[Banjo]] and [[Conker]], first appeared in ''Diddy Kong Racing'' while their own games were still in development.


''Diddy Kong Racing'' sold 4.5 million copies upon release<ref name="makingof">{{cite|url=www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-diddy-kong-racing-the-game-that-overtook-mario-kart|title=The Making Of Diddy Kong Racing, The Game That Overtook Mario Kart|author=Watts, Martin|date=October 8, 2022|publisher=Time Extension|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref> and was recognized by ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the fastest-selling game of the time, with 800,000 copies sold before Christmas 1997. The game was even successful enough to become a [[Player's Choice]] title.
''Diddy Kong Racing'' has sold 4.5 million copies upon release.<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/02/month_of_kong_the_making_of_diddy_kong_racing Nintendo Life's Month of Kong: The Making of Diddy Kong Racing, interview with Lee Musgrave]</ref> It even got in the [[Guinness Book of World Records|Guinness Book of World Records for being the fastest-selling game of the time, with 800,000 copies before Christmas 1997. The game was even successful enough to become a [[Player's Choice]] title.
 
Two sequels were planned but both were subsequently canceled. These included ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], the latter of which was eventually converted into the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' title, ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}''. Around 2004, Climax pitched their own sequel idea to Nintendo, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing Adventure]]'', but it was ultimately rejected.


Two sequels were planned, but both were subsequently canceled in the aftermath of {{wp|Microsoft}}'s acquisition of Rare in 2002. These included ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], the latter of which was eventually reworked into the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' game ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}''. Around 2004, Climax pitched their own sequel idea to Nintendo, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing Adventure]]'', but it was ultimately rejected. A [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]] of the game was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] in 2007, titled ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''.
==Story==
==Story==
[[File:Taj introduction DKR.png|thumb|left|200px|Taj introduces himself to Diddy.]]
[[File:Taj introduction DKR.png|thumb|left|200px|Taj introduces himself to Diddy.]]
According to the instruction manual, the story begins with [[Diddy Kong]] sitting on the porch of his tree house opening a letter delivered by a carrier pigeon. The note reads, "Dear Diddy, Help!!!" The message is from his old friend, [[Timber]], the son of the [[Kong]]s' guests, the Tigers. Diddy reads the note and invites his friends, [[Banjo]] and [[Conker]] to join him in the fight against [[Wizpig]]. Diddy calls [[Squawks]] to deliver the message to his friends. While Diddy is in the jungle, two [[Kremling]]s watch him from behind a boulder. One Kremling, [[Krunch]], suggests they follow Diddy, but the other Kremling ignores him; Krunch eventually follows Diddy Kong.
According to the instruction manual, the story begins with [[Diddy Kong]] sitting on the porch of his tree house opening a letter delivered by a carrier pigeon. The note reads, "Dear Diddy, Help!!!" The message is from his old friend, [[Timber]], the son of the [[Kong]]s' guests, the Tigers. Diddy reads the note and decides that his friends, [[Banjo]] and [[Conker]] to join him to fight against [[Wizpig]]. Diddy calls [[Squawks]] to deliver the message to his friends.
 
Meanwhile, Timber is trying to calm [[Pipsy]], where she exclaims that she had just seen [[Taj]], who said he would help. [[Tiptup|TipTup]], confused, protests that Taj has been missing for 50 years. Afterwards, the group thinks about the Wizpig face that was carved onto the mountainside overnight and the race courses that were magically sealed. The group knows they need to solve the problem before Timber's parents return. [[Bumper (character)|Bumper]] then concludes the conversation by telling his friend that everybody needs to start practicing. Agreeing with Bumper, Timber and his friends leave, hoping that Diddy Kong does not mention this to Timber's parents; this is where the story leads into the game's own opening, where Taj introduces himself to the player character and explains what they need to do to progress.
 
When the first four worlds are completed, the carving of Wizpig's head on the mountainside opens and allows one of the characters [[Wizpig's First Strike|to race Wizpig]]. After beating him, the group has a party along the beach. However, Wizpig interferes in the party before a spaceship arrives and takes him into space. The lighthouse on the beach transforms into a rocket ship that takes them to [[Future Fun Land]].
 
After the character completes all the tasks in that world and gets the whole [[T.T. amulet]], [[Wizpig Strikes Back|Wizpig can be faced again]], racing against him in their plane, while he rides a rocket. After winning, Wizpig's rocket short circuits and blasts him into an unknown planet. Once again, the characters celebrate their victory without Wizpig interfering and with the carving of Wizpig's head on the mountainside turned into a golden carving of Taj's head.  


Right before the credits roll, one of Wizpig's spaceships appears, and Wizpig's laughter is heard, leaving the game on a cliffhanger.
While Diddy is in the jungle, two [[Kremling]]s watch him from behind a boulder. One Kremling, [[Krunch]], suggests they follow Diddy, but the other Kremling ignores him; Krunch eventually follows Diddy Kong.


==Gameplay==
Meanwhile, Timber is trying to calm [[Pipsy]], where she exclaims that she had just seen [[Taj the Genie]], who said he would help. [[Tiptup]], confused, protests that Taj has been missing for 50 years. Afterwards, the group thinks about the Wizpig face that was carved onto the mountainside overnight and the race courses that were magically sealed. The group knows they need to solve the problem before Timber's parents return. [[Bumper (character)|Bumper]] then concludes the conversation by telling his friend that everybody needs to start practicing. Agreeing with Bumper, Timber and his friends leave, hoping that Diddy Kong does not mention this to Timber's parents.
[[File:Windmill Plains.png|thumb|left|One of ''Diddy Kong Racing'''s main mechanics is the use of different vehicles. For example, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] is riding a [[plane]].]]
''Diddy Kong Racing'' features ten playable characters—eight of which are available by default, and two unlockable—and three different types of vehicles for different terrain: [[car]]s for land, [[hovercraft]]s for water or land, and [[plane]]s for air. Each character and vehicle has different strengths and weaknesses, sometimes in combination. For example, [[Krunch]] normally has low steering, but his steering is higher in a hovercraft due to that vehicle's emphasis on weight.


In the Adventure mode, the player is placed on [[Timber's Island]] and tasked with collecting [[Golden Balloon]]s to access various challenges. There is a total of five worlds that can be accessed from the main Timber's Island hub, and each has four main racetracks, a [[trophy]] championship, a boss track, and—aside from the last one—a special battle minigame. Different vehicles are sometimes required for different tracks, and the player can change them at any time by speaking with [[Taj]], located in the center of the Timber's Island map. Each of the smaller worlds, meanwhile, instead has [[T.T.]] walking around the hub, and he tells the player's progress when approached.
When the first four worlds are completed, the carving of Wizpig's head on the mountainside opens and allows one of the characters [[Wizpig's Course|to race Wizpig]]. After beating him, the group has a party along the beach. However, Wizpig interferes in the party before a spaceship arrives and takes him into space. The lighthouse on the beach is a disguised rocket ship that takes them to [[Future Fun Land]].  


In races, [[banana]]s can be picked up to increase speed, while [[Weapon Balloon]]s provide items to use in the race. The color of the Weapon Balloon determines what item it will be, and collecting multiple of the same color in sequence improves the item's effects by up to a total of three levels. Collecting a balloon of another color cancels it out and replaces it with the new item.
After the character completes all the tasks in that world and gets the whole [[T.T. Amulet]], [[Wizpig Strikes Back|Wizpig can be faced again]], racing against him in their plane, while he rides a rocket. After winning, Wizpig's rocket short circuits and blasts him into an unknown planet. Once again, the characters celebrate their victory without Wizpig interfering and with the carving of Wizpig's head on the mountainside turned into a golden carving of Taj's head.  


Golden Balloons can be found scattered on Timber's Island or won from races, either from tracks or from Taj on the island. All of the standard tracks have two Golden Balloons available: one from a standard race, and one from completing a [[Silver Coin]] collection challenge. The standard races must be completed first to race the world's boss, who then challenges the player to complete the Silver Coin races; after they are completed as well, the player can rematch the boss for a piece of the [[Wizpig amulet]]. The boss then challenges the player to complete the Trophy Race championship. Each of the first four worlds has a [[Wish Key|key]] hidden in one track that opens a gate to the respective world's battle minigame, which awards a piece of the [[T.T. amulet]].
Right before the credits roll, one of Wizpig's spaceship appear, and Wizpig's laughter is heard, leaving the game on a cliffhanger.
 
When all four pieces of the Wizpig amulet are gathered, the player is able to race Wizpig himself to banish him from the island. Upon losing, he throws a tantrum and retreats to his own planet (the final world), and the player must have all four trophies to reach it. To race him again, the player must complete all races and Silver Coin challenges in this last world (itself requiring every Golden Balloon in the game) and collect all four pieces of the T.T. amulet from the Challenge levels. The adventure is complete once Wizpig is defeated here.
 
The game also has a time trial mode, where the player needs to race to beat T.T.'s best times. This is optional in the main game, but it is required to unlock T.T. himself. Additionally, "magic codes" can be used to affect the game in various ways, with one being told to the player after they complete the adventure.


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Playable characters===
These are the playable characters in ''Diddy Kong Racing'', along with their personal statistics. Some characters have discrepancies depending on the vehicle they use. Tiptup and Pipsy have the same speed as Diddy on a car when they have 4 to 10 bananas and have the same speed as Diddy Kong on a hovercraft and an airplane, while T.T. has the same speed and acceleration as Krunch on an airplane.<ref>William5000000 (Feb 25, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkeqPxKQ_Tk Diddy Kong Racing - Character Stats]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 5, 2020.</ref>
[[File:Character Selection DKR.png|thumb|All of ''Diddy Kong Racing''{{'}}s playable characters unlocked]]
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There are 10 playable characters in ''Diddy Kong Racing'', with eight available from the start and two being unlockable. All of these characters except [[Diddy Kong]] debut in this game. Some characters have discrepancies depending on the vehicle they use; [[Tiptup|TipTup]] and [[Pipsy]] have the same speed as Diddy on a car when they have 4 to 10 bananas and have the same speed as Diddy on a hovercraft and a plane, while [[T.T.]] has the same speed and acceleration as [[Krunch]] on a plane.<ref>{{cite|author=William5000000|date=February 25, 2017|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkeqPxKQ_Tk|title=''Diddy Kong Racing'' - Character Stats|language=en|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> This is the first game to introduce [[Banjo]], [[Tiptup|TipTup]] (later renamed Tiptup), and [[Conker]], three characters who appear in other [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] games with Banjo being one of the main characters in ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and Tiptup appearing as a minor character, returning in the sequel ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Tooie|Banjo-Tooie]]''. Conker would appear in ''Conker's Pocket Tales'' and would've appeared in ''Twelve Tales: Conker 64'' until it was reworked into the adult-oriented title, ''Conker's Bad Fur Day''. Banjo and Conker would be removed in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', replaced by [[Tiny Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] respectively. However, Tiptup still appears in both versions.
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:wheat;">[[File:Diddy0.png|60px|right]]
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;[[Diddy Kong]]
|-
*Weight group: Middle
!style="background:saddlebrown; color:white"|Default characters
*Acceleration: 3/5
|-
*Turning: 3/5
*Top Speed: 2.5/5
*Vehicle Color: Blue</div>
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:#FFF8DC;">[[File:Tiptup2.png|60px|right]]
;[[Tiptup]]
*Weight group: Light
*Acceleration: 4.5/5
*Turning: 4.5/5
*Top Speed: 1.5/5
*Vehicle Color: Cyan</div>
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:wheat;">[[File:pipsy0.png|60px|right]]
;[[Pipsy]]
*Weight group: Light
*Acceleration: 5/5
*Turning: 5/5
*Top Speed: 1/5
*Vehicle Color: Pink</div>
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:#FFF8DC;">[[File:Bumper0.png|63px|right]]
;[[Bumper (character)|Bumper]]
*Weight group: Middle
*Acceleration: 2.5/5
*Turning: 2.5/5
*Top Speed: 3/5
*Vehicle Color: Yellow</div>
</div>
<div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;">
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:wheat;">[[File:Conker DKR front art.png|66px|right]]
;[[Conker the Squirrel|Conker]]
*Weight group: Middle
*Acceleration: 2.5/5
*Turning: 2.5/5
*Top Speed: 3/5
*Vehicle Color: White</div>
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:#FFF8DC;">[[File:Timber.png|66px|right]]
;[[Timber]]
*Weight group: Middle
*Acceleration: 3/5
*Turning: 2.5/5
*Top Speed: 3/5
*Vehicle Color: Green</div>
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:wheat;">[[File:Banjo0.png|60px|right]]
;[[Banjo]]
*Weight group: Heavy
*Acceleration: 2/5
*Turning: 2/5
*Top Speed: 3.5/5
*Vehicle Color: Turquoise</div>
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:#FFF8DC;">[[File:Krunch1.png|66px|right]]
;[[Krunch]]
*Weight group: Heavy
*Acceleration: 1/5
*Turning: 1/5
*Top Speed: 4/5
*Vehicle Color: Orange</div>
</div>


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[[Drumstick]] and [[T.T.]] are unlockable characters.
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|-
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:wheat;">[[File:DDR Drumstick.jpg|66px|right]]
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:Krunch-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|orange|Krunch}}}}
;[[Drumstick (character)|Drumstick]]
|-
*Weight group: Heavy
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:Krunch.jpg|294x250px]]
*Acceleration: 2/5
|-
*Turning: 1.5/5
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
*Top Speed: 4.5/5
|-
*Vehicle Color: Red
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''Seeing Diddy Kong rush off so suddenly makes the Kremlings very suspicious, so Krunch goes bounding after him to make sure there aren't any anti-Kremling plots in the works. Diddy Kong, Timber and company don't exactly trust him, but Krunch insists he's only there to lend a hand...''"
*To unlock: The player must get all four Grand Prix trophies,<br>which reveals a frog with a rooster crest in Timber's Island hub.<br>The racer must run over it to return Drumstick to normal.</div>
|-
<div style="min-width:16em; padding:0.5em; border: 1px solid silver; background:#FFF8DC;">[[File:TickTock.jpg|66px|right]]
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
;[[T.T.]]
|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
*Weight group: Middle
|-
*Acceleration: 5/5
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
*Turning: 2.5/5
|1/5
*Top Speed: 5/5
|-
*Vehicle Color: Silver
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
*To unlock: Completing a course in time trials within a<br>certain time, then racing on it again and beating<br>T.T.'s ghost. This must be done for every course with any vehicle.</div>
|1/5
</div>
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|4/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|orange|Orange}}}}'''
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====Bosses====
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|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:Diddy-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|blue|Diddy Kong}}}}</big>
!Name
!Description
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:Diddywave.jpg|294x250px]]
|[[File:DKR Trickythetriceratops.png|60px]]<br>[[Tricky]]
|A triceratops who is the boss of Dino Domain.
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|[[File:Bluey Artwork - Diddy Kong Racing.png|60px]]<br>[[Bluey]]
|The boss of Snowflake Mountain. He is a large, blue walrus who moves quickly on icy terrain.
|-
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''Regarded as a hero after all his adventures in Kong country, the young primate is a long-time friend of Timber and doesn't think twice about responding to his call for help. With his family tending to their guests, he even manages to sneak off without their interference.''"
|[[File:Bubbler DKR.png|60px]]<br>[[Bubbler]]
|The boss of Sherbet Island. He is a large, swimming red octopus who drops aquatic mines at the racer or encapsulates them with bubbles.
|-
|-
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
|[[File:Smokey DKR.png|60px]]<br>[[Smokey]]
|'''{{color|green|Middle}}'''
|The boss of Dragon Forest. He is large fire-breathing dragon who stops his opponents with puffs of smoke.
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
|3/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
|3/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|2.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|blue|Blue}}}}'''
|-
|-
|[[File:Wizpig.jpg|60px]]<br>[[Wizpig]]
|The main antagonist of ''Diddy Kong Racing''. He attempts to take over Timber's Island, and even brainwashes the four aforementioned bosses. He is fought twice.
|}
|}


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==Modes==
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===Adventure Mode===
|-
[[File:Diddy Kong Racing Overworld.png|200px|thumb|The overworld for adventure mode.]]
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:Bumper-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|yellow|Bumper (character)|Bumper}}}}</big>
Adventure mode is the main mode of the game. Here, the players must find a number of golden balloons to defeat Wizpig. In order to find them, they must win races. After the players win all the races in one of the five worlds, they will race a boss. If the players beats the boss they will be given the challenge of collecting eight coins in each course and then win. When the challenge is complete, the player will face the boss again. After beating the boss again, the racer receives a piece of [[Wizpig Amulet]], and the player can participate in a world's Grand Prix mode, the [[Trophy Race]], which the boss even suggests. The player obtains a gold trophy if they win first place, a silver one for second place, and a bronze one for third place.
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:Bumper DKR art.png|294x250px]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''Unlike most of his kind, Bumper the badger prefers speed and thrills to a quiet nocturnal lifestyle. He gets even more worked up than his friends when he realizes how much racing and excitement will be involved in the crusade against Wizpig...''"
|-
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
|'''{{color|green|Middle}}'''
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
|2.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
|2.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|3/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|yellow|Yellow}}}}'''
|-
|}


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! colspan=4 style="background:#9C6936;color:white" align=center | <big>{{color-link|Timber's Island|#FFF8DC}} Areas</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:Banjo-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|turquoise|Banjo}}}}</big>
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:Carbanjo.png|294x250px]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''Even before the start of his future partnership with Kazooie, Banjo isn't one to turn down the chance of an adventure. So when Squawks brings the message from his pal Diddy Kong, the Honey Bear stuffs a few things into his trusty backpack and takes to his heels.''"
|-
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
|2/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
|2/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|4/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|turquoise|Teal}}}}'''
|-
|}
 
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!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:Conker-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|white|Conker}}}}</big>
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:Conker the Squirrel DKR artwork.jpg|294x250px]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''Another friend made by Diddy Kong on one of his endless adventures with Donkey Kong, Conker is also an exploration nut who'll jump at any chance to break free of a squirrel's less than exciting daily routine. He's eager to join up with Banjo as the bear passes through.''"
|-
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
|'''{{color|green|Middle}}'''
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
|2.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
|2.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|3/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|white|White}}}}'''
|-
|}
 
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{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:Tiptup-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|cyan|Tiptup|TipTup}}}}</big>
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:Hoveringtiptup.jpg|294x250px]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''TipTup the turtle is another member of the close group of animal friends, but because of his nervous (and maybe even slightly clumsy) nature, he's never been particularly fond of the racing that the others seem to like so much. Now, though, he doesn't seem to have much choice!''"
|-
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
|4.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
|4.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|1.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|cyan|Cyan}}}}'''
|-
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:Pipsy-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|magenta|Pipsy}}}}</big>
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:Pipsycar.png|294x250px]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''Evicted from her mountain home by the wicked Wizpig, Pipsy the mouse turns to her friends for help and gives them yet another reason to want the intruder out. She might seem delicate, but take her on in a race and you'll find that she's a lot tougher than she looks!''"
|-
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
|5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
|5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|1/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|magenta|Pink}}}}'''
|-
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:Timber-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|lime|Timber}}}}</big>
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:Timber Plane DKR.png|294x250px]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''A playful young tiger, Timber has been left in charge of the island while his parents visit their old friends over in Kong Country. Desperate to get Wizpig out and everything else back to normal before they return, Timber rallies his friends to join up with Taj's resistance!''"
|-
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
|'''{{color|green|Middle}}'''
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
|3/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
|2.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|3/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|lime|Green}}}}'''
|-
|}
 
|-
!style="background:saddlebrown; color:white"|Unlockable characters
|-
 
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{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:Drumstick-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|red|Drumstick (character)|Drumstick}}}}</big>
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:Drumstick - Plane Artwork - Diddy Kong Racing.png|294x250px]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''The most experienced racer on the island, Drumstick was the animals' best hope for getting rid of the intruder. Unfortunately, something seems to have gone wrong and he hasn't been seen since he went off to make a stand. Could he have fallen afoul of one of Wizpig's spells?''"
|-
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
|2/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
|1.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|4.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|red|Red}}}}'''
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|To unlock:
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:96px" align="center"|The player must get all four Grand Prix trophies, which reveals a frog with a rooster crest in Timber's Island hub. The racer must run over it to return Drumstick to normal.
|}
 
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|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood; height:64px" align="center"|[[File:TT-CSS-DKR.png]]<br><big>{{text outline|{{color-link|silver|T.T.}}}}</big>
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:white; height:250px" align="center"|[[File:TickTock.jpg|294x250px]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:128px"|"''Like Taj, the overseer of the racetracks is less than impressed with Wizpig's behavior, but in T.T.'s case, it's because the bully has sealed off his beloved courses. He can't do much on his own, but he's certainly willing to give the animals any help he can in their mission.''"
|-
!width=50% style="background:burlywood"|Weight group:
|'''{{color|green|Middle}}'''
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Acceleration:
|5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Turning:
|2.5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Top speed:
|5/5
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Vehicle color:
|'''{{text outline|{{color|silver|Silver}}}}'''
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|To unlock:
|-
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:96px" align="center"|Get good enough times around tracks in Time Trials mode to unlock T.T.'s ghost for each course, and then beat each.
! colspan=4 style="background:#BE9966" align=center | {{color-link|Dino Domain|navy}}
|}
|- align=center
 
!width=5% style=background:#CFBB88|#
|}
!width=39% style=background:#CFBB88|Track
 
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Unlock requirement
===Other important characters===
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Silver Coin Challenge unlock requirement
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; max-width:1258px; background:wheat"
|- style="background:wheat"
|1  || [[Ancient Lake]] || {{DKRbln|1}} || {{DKRbln|6}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|2  || [[Fossil Canyon]] || {{DKRbln|2}} || {{DKRbln|7}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|3  || [[Jungle Falls (Diddy Kong Racing)|Jungle Falls]] || {{DKRbln|3}} || {{DKRbln|8}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|4  || [[Hot Top Volcano]] || {{DKRbln|5}} || {{DKRbln|10}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|Boss || '''[[Tricky's Course|Boss Track]]''' - [[Tricky the Triceratops]] || {{DKRbln|6 + all four individual tracks beaten}} || {{DKRbln|11 + all individual tracks complete}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|Challenge|| [[Fire Mountain (battle course)|Fire Mountain]] || Dino Domain [[Wish Key]] || N/A
|- style="background:wheat"
|Trophy Race|| All four standard courses || Silver Coin Challenge + 2nd boss race complete|| N/A
|-
|-
 
! colspan=4 style="background:#BE9966" align=center | {{color-link|Snowflake Mountain|navy}}
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
|- align=center
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!width=5% style=background:#CFBB88|#
!width=39% style=background:#CFBB88|Track
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Unlock requirement
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Silver Coin Challenge unlock requirement
|- style="background:wheat"
|1  || [[Everfrost Peak]] || {{DKRbln|2}} || {{DKRbln|10}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|2  || [[Walrus Cove]] || {{DKRbln|3}} || {{DKRbln|11}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|3  || [[Snowball Valley]] || {{DKRbln|6}} || {{DKRbln|14}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|4 || [[Frosty Village]] || {{DKRbln|9}} || {{DKRbln|16}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|Boss || '''[[Bluey's Course|Boss Track]]''' - [[Bluey the Walrus]] || {{DKRbln|10}} + all four individual tracks beaten || {{DKRbln|17}} + all individual tracks complete
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|Challenge|| [[Icicle Pyramid]] || Snowflake Mountain Wish Key || N/A
|- style="background:wheat"
|Trophy Race|| All four standard courses || Silver Coin Challenge + 2nd boss race complete|| N/A
|-
|-
!{{text outline|<big>{{color-link|white|Taj}}}}</big>
! colspan=4 style="background:#BE9966" align=center | {{color-link|Sherbet Island|navy}}
|- align=center
!width=5% style=background:#CFBB88|#
!width=39% style=background:#CFBB88|Track
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Unlock requirement
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Silver Coin Challenge unlock requirement
|- style="background:wheat"
|1  || [[Whale Bay]] || {{DKRbln|10}} || {{DKRbln|17}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|2  || [[Crescent Island]] || {{DKRbln|11}} || {{DKRbln|18}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|3  || [[Pirate Lagoon]] || {{DKRbln|13}} || {{DKRbln|20}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|4  || [[Treasure Caves]] || {{DKRbln|16}} || {{DKRbln|22}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|Boss || '''[[Bubbler's Course|Boss Track]]''' - [[Bubbler the Octopus]] || {{DKRbln|17}} + all four individual tracks beaten || {{DKRbln|23}} + all individual tracks complete
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|Challenge|| [[Darkwater Beach]] || Sherbet Island Wish Key || N/A
|- style="background:wheat"
|Trophy Race|| All four standard courses || Silver Coin Challenge + 2nd boss race complete|| N/A
|-
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Taj Walking.png|300x250px]]
! colspan=4 style="background:#BE9966" align=center | {{color-link|Dragon Forest|navy}}
|- align=center
!width=5% style=background:#CFBB88|#
!width=39% style=background:#CFBB88|Track
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Unlock requirement
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Silver Coin Challenge unlock requirement
|- style="background:wheat"
|1  || [[Windmill Plains]] || {{DKRbln|16}} || {{DKRbln|23}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|2  || [[Greenwood Village]] || {{DKRbln|17}} || {{DKRbln|24}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|3  || [[Boulder Canyon]] || {{DKRbln|20}} || {{DKRbln|30}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|4  || [[Haunted Woods]] || {{DKRbln|22}} || {{DKRbln|37}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|Boss || '''[[Smokey's Course|Boss Track]]''' - [[Smokey the Dragon]] || {{DKRbln|23}} + all four individual tracks beaten || {{DKRbln|38}} + all individual tracks complete
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|Challenge|| [[Smokey Castle]] || Dragon Forest Wish Key || N/A
|- style="background:wheat"
|Trophy Race|| All four standard courses || Silver Coin Challenge + 2nd boss race complete|| N/A
|-
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
! colspan=4 style="background:#BE9966" align=center | Wizpig Head
|- align=center
!width=5% style=background:#CFBB88|#
!width=39% style=background:#CFBB88|Track
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Unlock requirement
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Silver Coin Challenge unlock requirement
|- style="background:wheat"
|Boss || '''[[Wizpig's Course|Boss Track]]''' - [[Wizpig]] || All 4 pieces of the [[Wizpig Amulet]] || N/A
|-
|-
|style="height:128px"|"''Evicted from his mountain home and cut off from his lamp, this ancient Genie isn't exactly pleased with the despicable Wizpig. Now, he's in search of a champion racer to go up against the uninvited guest and hopefully teach him a lesson in manners!''"
! colspan=4 style="background:#BE9966" align=center | {{color-link|Future Fun Land|navy}}
|- align=center
!width=5% style=background:#CFBB88|#
!width=39% style=background:#CFBB88|Track
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Unlock requirement
!width=28% style=background:#CFBB88|Silver Coin Challenge unlock requirement
|- style="background:wheat"
|1  || [[Spacedust Alley]] || {{DKRbln|39}} + first Wizpig race & all previous Trophy Races won || {{DKRbln|43}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|2  || [[Darkmoon Caverns]] || {{DKRbln|40}} || {{DKRbln|44}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|3  || [[Spaceport Alpha]] || {{DKRbln|41}} || {{DKRbln|45}}
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|4  || [[Star City]] || {{DKRbln|42}} || {{DKRbln|46}}
|- style="background:wheat"
|Boss || '''Final Boss - [[Wizpig Strikes Back]] || {{DKRbln|47}} + all 4 pieces of the [[T.T. Amulet]] || N/A
|}
|}
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!{{text outline|<big>{{color-link|white|Wizpig}}}}</big>
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Wizpig.jpg|300x250px]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Bio:
|-
|style="height:128px"|"''The big bad bully himself, a spiteful space traveler who hops from planet to planet looking for good places to drop in and cause havoc until there's nothing left there to amuse him. Nobody's ever managed to kick him out before he got bored, but there has to be a first time...''"
|}
|}
===Bosses===
''Diddy Kong Racing'' has five bosses, all of which are raced twice. The first four, the Island Guardians, have been enchanted by the final boss, [[Wizpig]], into racing on his behalf. For the Island Guardians, the only difference between the first and second race is a slight increase in difficulty, though Wizpig's races are completely different from each other. Each boss cheats by beginning before the starting countdown ends, with this becoming more and more obvious the further into the game it happens.
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; max-width:1258px; background:wheat"
|-
!style="background:#000000; color:white;"|<span style="background:teal;display:inline-block;">[[File:DKR Wizpig ghost alt.png|x25px|top|link=List of bosses]]</span> Bosses <span style="background:teal;display:inline-block;">[[File:DKR Wizpig ghost alt.png|x25px|top|link=List of bosses]]</span>
|-
!style="background:saddlebrown; color:white"|Island Guardians
|-
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!{{text outline|<big>{{color-link|white|Tricky}}}}</big>
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:DKR Trickythetriceratops.png|300x250px]]
|-
|[[Dino Domain]] - [[Car]]
|-
|style="height:128px"|Tricky races the player character up a spiraling mountain. Beyond constantly charging forward and potentially flattening the player, he has no special behavior. [[Boulder]]s occasionally travel down the mountain. In the second race, more boulders as well as falling pillars are added.
|}
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
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|-
!{{text outline|<big>{{color-link|white|Bluey}}}}</big>
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Bluey Artwork - Diddy Kong Racing.png|300x250px]]
|-
|[[Snowflake Mountain]] - [[Hovercraft]]
|-
|style="height:128px"|Bluey races on a jagged, icy, downhill ski slope full of trees to act as obstacles. As with Tricky, his only behavior is stampeding forward, though he does not squish the player character. In the second race, a few [[snowball]]s are added as further obstacles.
|}
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!{{text outline|<big>{{color-link|white|Bubbler}}}}</big>
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Bubbler DKR.png|300x250px]]
|-
|[[Sherbet Island]] - [[Hovercraft]]
|-
|style="height:128px"|Bubbler swims three laps circling the sea around a small island, tossing explosive mines around him. In the second race, he instead launches giant bubbles that can trap the player character.
|}
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!<big>{{text outline|{{color-link|white|Smokey}}}}</big>
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Smokey DKR.png|300x250px]]
|-
|[[Dragon Forest]] - [[Plane]]
|-
|style="height:128px"|Smokey runs and flies three laps through a series of caves and fields. He attacks by spitting clouds of hot ash to be ran into. In the second race, he spits much more.
|}
|-
!style="background:saddlebrown; color:white"|Wizpig
|-
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!<big>{{text outline|{{color-link|white|Wizpig|Wizpig - 1}}}}</big>
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:WizpigPink.png|300x250px]]
|-
|[[Timber's Island]] - [[Car]]
|-
|style="height:128px"|For Wizpig's first race, he runs and floats three laps through a stormy flooded canyon. He does not use any offensive abilities here, but moves extremely fast.
|}
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:306px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!<big>{{text outline|{{color-link|white|Wizpig|Wizpig - 2}}}}</big>
|-
|style="background:white"|[[File:Wizpig 2.png|300x250px]]
|-
|[[Future Fun Land]] - [[Plane]]
|-
|style="height:128px"|Wizpig's second race takes place on his homeworld, where he rides on a giant silver rocket three laps around his kingdom. Many obstacles appear here, such as floating asteroids, random laser blasts, attacking spaceships, and giant arcs of electricity.
|}
|}
==Vehicles==
There are three different vehicles:
{|class="wikitable dk"style="vertical-align:center;width:85%;margin:auto"
!Vehicle
!Description
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR Car.png|150px]]<br>[[Car]]
|The car is a simple-to-control vehicle, and it can drift. It is affected by off-road, however, and water slows it to a crawl.
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|130px]]<br>[[Hovercraft]]
|The hovercraft has slippery controls, requiring players to hop to turn. The hovercraft, however, is not affected by off-road, and it can ride on water and lava without losing speed.
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR Plane.png|130px]]<br>[[Plane]]
|Planes can fly over any terrain. They can turn the most sharply and players can perform stunts with them. If players are hit by items or bump into obstacles, however, the plane crashes into the ground, losing speed and altitude, making them more costly than hits on a car or hovercraft.
|}
==Modes==
===Adventure Mode===
[[File:Diddy Kong Racing Overworld.png|200px|thumb|The overworld for adventure mode.]]
Adventure mode is the main mode of the game. While exploring [[Timber's Island]], the players must find a number of golden balloons to defeat Wizpig. In order to find them, they must win races. After the players win all the races in one of the five worlds, they will race a boss. If the players beats the boss they will be given the challenge of collecting eight silver coins in each course of that world and then win simultaneously. When the challenge is complete, the player will face the boss again. After beating the boss again, the racer receives a piece of [[Wizpig amulet]], and the player can participate in a world's Grand Prix mode, the [[Trophy Race]], which the boss even suggests. The player obtains a gold trophy if they win first place, a silver one for second place, and a bronze one for third place.


===Adventure Two Mode===
===Adventure Two Mode===
Adventure Two is played the same as the standard Adventure Mode, but harder. The balloons are silver, the tracks are flipped (very similar to [[Mirror Mode]] in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]), and the locations of the silver coins are different, often in hard to reach places. It is unlocked by defeating Wizpig at Future Fun Land in Adventure Mode.
Adventure Two is played the same as Adventure One, but harder. The balloons are silver, the tracks are flipped (very similar to [[Mirror Mode]] in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]), and the locations of the silver coins are different, often in hard to reach places. It is unlocked by defeating Wizpig at Future Fun Land in Adventure Mode.


===Tracks Mode===
===Tracks Mode===
Players can freely play all the race tracks unlocked. Tracks with a Taj symbol are completed tracks, and players can choose any vehicle that is compatible with the track. Tracks with a Wizpig symbol have not been cleared, and players will be unable to play that track at all. The tracks are listed in the order they appear in Trophy Races, not in the order they are unlocked in Adventure Mode. At the start of the game, only the first of the tracks (as ordered by the Trophy Race) can be played from each of the main four worlds.
Players can freely play all the race tracks unlocked. Tracks with a Taj symbol are completed tracks, and players can choose any vehicle that is compatible with the track. Tracks with a Wizpig symbol have not been cleared, and players are restricted to the default vehicles for them.
 
Trophy Races and Challenge levels are also accessible through Tracks mode, however players will always use each track's default vehicle, regardless if a Taj symbol is present.
 
If Adventure Mode progress is deleted via the Save Options menu, the Tracks Mode will also reset its status.
 
==Types of races and other challenges==
===Normal races===
During standard races, eight characters travel three laps around the track in the same type of vehicle as each other. Each world has four standard race tracks, and a [[Golden Balloon]] is the prize for winning.
 
===Boss races===
Races against bosses are always one-on-one, and depending on the track layout may be three laps or a single end-to-end run. The four Island Guardians must be raced twice, once after each normal race and once after each Silver Coin challenge in their world is completed; winning the second race earns a piece of the [[Wizpig amulet|amulet]] needed to reach the first [[Wizpig]] race. Both Wizpig races lead to endings when completed.
 
===Silver Coin challenges===
Silver Coin challenges are much like normal races, except that the eight [[Silver Coin]]s scattered across the track must be collected before winning. For the first four worlds, they are recommended after the boss is defeated the first time and are necessary to rematch them. In Future Fun Land, they are simply done after all the normal races with no boss race in between. As with normal races, a Golden Balloon is earned by beating them.
 
===Trophy races===
Trophy Races are a grand prix-style challenge where the player goes through all four of a world's normal tracks back-to-back (sometimes in an order different from unlocking), trying to get a higher ranking than the opponents. Winning within the top three earns a different trophy for each placement. Collecting a trophy in each of the first four worlds is necessary to reach the final world.
 
===Challenge levels===
[[File:DKR BattleStageDoor.png|thumb|A key unlocks a door leading to a Challenge level]]
Challenge levels are challenges that appear in each of the four main worlds. Each world has a single Challenge level that matches the world's theme, and has a unique objective and layout. Each Challenge level's door can be unlocked by a [[Wish Key|key]] located a specific course of that world. The player obtains a part of the [[T.T. amulet]] when they win at a challenge.
 
====Fire Mountain====
In [[Fire Mountain (battle course)|Fire Mountain]], the players, using planes, complete to be the first to gather three dinosaur eggs from the center of the arena into their respective nest.
 
====Icicle Pyramid====
In [[Icicle Pyramid]], players, using cars, battle each other directly using items, with each player getting four hit points (represented by a total of eight bananas). It is functionally equivalent to the [[Battle Mode#Balloon Battle|Balloon Battle]] from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games.
 
====Darkwater Beach====
The gameplay in [[Darkwater Beach]] is identical to Icicle Pyramid, but uses hovercrafts instead of cars.


====Smokey Castle====
Trophy Races and Battle Stages are also accessible through Tracks mode, however players will always use each track's default vehicle, regardless if a Taj symbol is present.
In [[Smokey Castle]], players, using cars, complete to gather ten bananas into their respective treasure chest, with only two at a time being able to be carried.


===Taj's challenges===
===Challenges===
[[File:DKR TajRace.png|thumb|left|TipTup racing Taj in a plane]]
[[File:DKR TajRace.png|thumb|Tiptup racing Taj the Genie in a plane]]
After the player collects enough Golden Balloons in Adventure Mode, Taj will appear and challenge the player to a race in a specific vehicle. The player has to race Taj, who rides a flying carpet. The racetrack is marked with red flags showing the Nintendo 64 logo and the player has to follow them. If they leave the set track by too far a margin, they will be disqualified. After Taj is beaten, he will reward the player with another Golden Balloon. There are three different challenges and each of them can be repeated at any time after they have been unlocked (the player will only obtain one Golden Balloon per challenge however).  
After the player collects enough Golden Balloons in Adventure Mode, Taj the Genie will appear and challenge the player to a race in a specific vehicle. The player has to race Taj, who rides a flying carpet. The racetrack is marked with red flags showing the Nintendo 64 logo and the player has to follow them. If they leave the set track, they will be disqualified. After Taj is beaten, he will reward the player with another Golden Balloon. There are three different challenges and each of them can be repeated at any time after they have been unlocked (the player will only obtain one Golden Balloon per challenge however).  


Car Challenge is a relatively easy race done in a car. This race goes around a dirt road right in front of Dino Domain and reaches into a tunnel. This should be very easy for the player because of Taj's slow movement.
Car Challenge is a relatively easy race done in a car. This race goes around a dirt road right in front of Dino Domain and reaches into a tunnel. This should be very easy for the player because of Taj's slow movement.


Hovercraft Challenge is the second of Taj's races and is somewhat more difficult than the Car Challenge. The track is mostly in water and begins next to the bridge which leads to Dino Domain. In the race the player will hover into a waterfall that is on the far east of the river. Here, they will be in a cave leading to Snowflake Mountain and eventually fall down two small waterfalls taking them to the ocean. Going east will take the player back on shore where they need to go through a small tunnel leading to the finish line.
Hovercraft Challenge is the second of Taj's races and is a tad harder than the Car Challenge. The track is mostly in water and begins next to the bridge which leads to Dino Domain. In the race the player will hover into a waterfall that is on the far east of the river. Here, they will be in a cave leading to Snowflake Mountain and eventually fall down two small waterfalls taking them to the ocean. Going east will take the player back on shore where they need to go through a small tunnel leading to the finish line.


Plane Challenge is considered to be the hardest of Taj's three races and a plane is used in it. This race begins at the same place where the Car Challenge begins. From the start the player must fly up to the tunnel leading to Snowflake Mountain and then move east, going over a long river. From there, the player must glide to the beach and go east again. After going through a small tunnel, the player should end up at the finish line.
Plane Challenge is considered to be the hardest of Taj's three races and a plane is used in it. This race begins at the same place where the Car Challenge begins. From the start the player must fly up to the tunnel leading to Snowflake Mountain and then move east, going over a long river. From there, the player must glide to the beach and go east again. After going through a small tunnel, the player should end up at the finish line.
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==Tracks and progression==
''Diddy Kong Racing'' contains twenty race tracks split between five worlds. In most races (marked with a check mark), racers are able to choose what type of vehicle to bring into the race, which can affect the paths in the course they are able to take. For some races, there are vehicles that are not able to be taken into it (marked with a red X). Every race also has a default vehicle type to use (marked with a D), which is usually the best type of vehicle to use for the race.
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!style="background:#9C6936;color:white"align=center|<big>{{color-link|#FFF8DC|Timber's Island}} Areas</big>
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!width=33%|[[File:Diddy Kong Racing Overworld.png]]<br><big> Hub: '''{{color-link|white|Timber's Island}}'''</big>
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Wizpig.jpg|240x240px]]
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==Race tracks==
''Diddy Kong Racing'' contains twenty race tracks split between five worlds. In most races (marked with a check mark), racers are able to choose what type of vehicle to bring into the race, which can effect the paths in the course they are able to take. For some races, there are vehicles that are not able to be taken into it (marked with a red X). Every race also has a default vehicle type to use (marked with a D), which is usually the best type of vehicle to use for the race.
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|style="background:cornsilk"|The main hub of the game, Timber's Island is a large area between the other worlds with a few scattered objectives in it that can be completed at different parts of the game. Once the player has obtained the full [[Wizpig amulet]] by beating all four Island Guardians twice, the giant Wizpig carving in the central part of Timber's Island opens, leading to the race against Wizpig himself.
!colspan="12" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;background:#9C6936"|{{color-link|Dino Domain|white}}
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|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-AncientLake.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Ancient Lake]]
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-FossilCanyon.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Fossil Canyon]]
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|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-JungleFalls.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Jungle Falls (Diddy Kong Racing)|Jungle Falls]]
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Hidden Balloons'''</big>
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-HotTopVolcano.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Hot Top Volcano]]
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!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:TI Golden Balloon Location 1.png]]
{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=y|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=y|bg=#FFF8DC}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=y|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=n|hover=y|plane=d|bg=#FFF8DC}}
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Timber's Island.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
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|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
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|colspan=4 height=70px|Available from start
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
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|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|4}}
|}
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|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Taj's Challenges'''</big>
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!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR TajRace.png]]
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Timber's Island.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
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|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]] (1)
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]] (2)
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]] (3)
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
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|-
|colspan=1 height=70px|
!colspan="12" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;background:#9C6936"|{{color-link|Snowflake Mountain|white}}
|colspan=1 height=70px|1:<br>{{DKR balloons|5}}
|colspan=1|2:<br>{{DKR balloons|13}}
|colspan=1|3:<br>{{DKR balloons|18}}
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|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-EverfrostPeak.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Everfrost Peak]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-WalrusCove.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Walrus Cove]]
|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-SnowballValley.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Snowball Valley]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-FrostyVillage.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Frosty Village]]
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|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|3}}
{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=y|hover=y|plane=d|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=n|bg=#FFF8DC}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=n|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=y|bg=#FFF8DC}}
|}
|}
 
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{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Boss: {{color-link|white|Wizpig's First Strike}}'''</big>
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!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:Wizpig's First Strike.png]]
!colspan="12" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;background:#9C6936"|{{color-link|Sherbet Island|white}}
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Wizpig's First Strike.png]]
|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-WhaleBay.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Whale Bay]]  
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-PirateLagoon.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Pirate Lagoon]]  
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-CrescentIsland.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Crescent Island]]  
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-TreasureCaves.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Treasure Caves]]
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|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=n|hover=d|plane=n|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=n|hover=d|plane=n|bg=#FFF8DC}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=n|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=y|bg=#FFF8DC}}
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
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|colspan=4 height=70px|All four pieces of the [[Wizpig amulet]]
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
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|colspan=4 height=36px|Ending 1
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|-
 
!style="background:#BE9966; color:white"|
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!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Dino Domain map.jpg|480x240px]]
!width=33%|[[File:Dino Domain DKR.png]]<br><big>World 1: '''{{color-link|white|Dino Domain}}'''</big><br>
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Tricky1.png|240x240px]]
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|style="background:cornsilk"|A prehistoric area full of [[dinosaur]]s and [[pterodactyl]]s. It is accessed across the bridge in the central part of Timber's Island and requires one balloon to enter.
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''1: {{color-link|white|Ancient Lake}}'''</big>
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!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-AncientLake.png]]
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Ancient Lake.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
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|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
!colspan="12" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;background:#9C6936"|{{color-link|Dragon Forest|white}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|-
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-BoulderCanyon.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Boulder Canyon]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-GreenwoodVillage.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Greenwood Village]]
|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-WindmillPlains.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Windmill Plains]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-HauntedWoods.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Haunted Woods]]
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|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|1}}
{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=n|hover=d|plane=n|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=n|bg=#FFF8DC}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=y|hover=y|plane=d|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=n|bg=#FFF8DC}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|6}}
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
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|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}, [[File:DKR Wish Key model.png|x32px|key|link=Wish Key]]
|}
|}
 
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|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''2: {{color-link|white|Fossil Canyon}}'''</big>
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!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-FossilCanyon.png]]
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Fossil Canyon.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
!colspan="12" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;background:#9C6936"|{{color-link|Future Fun Land|white}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|-
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-SpacedustAlley.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Spacedust Alley]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-DarkmoonCaverns.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Darkmoon Caverns]]
|colspan="3" style="background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-StarCity.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Star City]]
|colspan="3" style="background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-SpaceportAlpha.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Spaceport Alpha]]
|-
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|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|2}}
{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=y|hover=y|plane=d|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=n|bg=#FFF8DC}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=d|hover=y|plane=y|bg=wheat}}{{DKRvehicle|intable=y|car=y|hover=y|plane=d|bg=#FFF8DC}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|7}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
|}


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===Challenge Levels===
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[[File:DKR BattleStageDoor.png|thumb|A Wish Key unlocks a door leading to a Challenge Level.]]
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''3: {{color-link|white|Jungle Falls (Diddy Kong Racing)|Jungle Falls}}'''</big>
Challenge Levels are challenges that appear in each of the four main worlds. Each world has a single Challenge Level that matches the world's theme, and has a unique objective and layout. Each Challenge Level's door can be unlocked by a Wish Key located a specific course of that world. The player obtains a part of the [[T.T. Amulet]] when they win at a challenge.
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-JungleFalls.png]]
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Jungle Falls.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
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|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|3}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|8}}
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!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}


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{| align=center class="wikitable" margin:0 auto 1em auto"
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''4: {{color-link|white|Hot Top Volcano}}'''</big>
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!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-HotTopVolcano.png]]
!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;background:#9C6936"|{{color-link|Dino Domain|white}}
!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;background:#9C6936"|{{color-link|Snowflake Mountain|white}}
!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;background:#9C6936"|{{color-link|Sherbet Island|white}}
!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:center;background:#9C6936"|{{color-link|Dragon Forest|white}}
|-
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Hot Top Volcano.png]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-FireMountain.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Fire Mountain (battle course)|Fire Mountain]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-IciclePyramid.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Icicle Pyramid]]  
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;background:wheat"|[[File:DKR-DarkwaterBeach.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Darkwater Beach]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;background:#FFF8DC"|[[File:DKR-SmokeyCastle.png|150px]]{{br}}[[Smokey Castle]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|4}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|10}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
|}


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==Vehicles ==
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There are three different vehicles:
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Boss: {{color-link|white|Tricky Challenge}}'''</big>
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!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:Tricky's Course DKR.png]]
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Tricky the Triceratops.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|First:<br>All four default races complete
|colspan=2|Second:<br>All four Silver Coin Challenges complete
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|Wizpig amulet piece
|}


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{| class="wikitable"
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|- style="background:wheat"
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Challenge: {{color-link|white|Fire Mountain (battle course)|Fire Mountain}}'''</big>
| [[File:DKR Car.png|150px]] || The [[car]] is a simple-to-control vehicle, and it can drift. It is affected by off-road, however, and water slows it to a crawl.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-FireMountain.png]]
| [[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|130px]] || The [[hovercraft]] has slippery controls, requiring players to hop to turn. The hovercraft, however, is not affected by off-road, and it can ride on water and lava without losing speed.
|-
|- style="background:wheat"
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Fire Mountain.png]]
| [[File:DKR Plane.png|130px]] || [[Plane]]s can fly over any terrain. They can turn the most sharply and players can perform stunts with them. If players are hit by items or bump into obstacles, however, the plane crashes into the ground, losing speed and altitude, making them more costly than hits on a car or hovercraft.
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=4 height=70px|[[File:DKR Wish Key model.png|x32px|key|link=Wish Key]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|TT amulet piece
|}
|}


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==Items and objects==
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===Weapon Balloons===
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|<big>'''Trophy Race'''</big>
[[File:DKRDS Weapon Balloons Artwork.png|250px|thumb|left|Item Balloons]]
|-
During the challenges on the different race tracks throughout the game the player can find these [[Weapon Balloon]]s on the track. Similar to the [[Item Box]]es of the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], these objects will give the player an Item when they break them. There are five different types of Weapon Balloons, each with a unique color and a specific type of Item. A special feature of the Weapon Balloons is their ability to power up, meaning that the player will receive stronger items if they collect more balloons of one color. An item can be upgraded two times, making a total of three items obtainable from one type of balloon.
!colspan=3 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR TrophyRaceTrophy.png]]
{{br}}
|-
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=56px height=84px|[[File:WizpigGoldStatue.png|80x80px]]
|-  
|width=144px|1:Ancient Lake
!rowspan="2" style="background:#BE9966;width:19%"|Type of Balloon
|width=144px|2:Fossil Canyon
!colspan="6" style="background:#BE9966"|Number of Balloons
|-
|- style="background:#BE9966"
|3:Jungle Falls
!style="background:#BE9966;width:27%"|1
|4:Hot Top Volcano
!style="background:#BE9966;width:27%"|2
|-
!style="background:#BE9966;width:27%"|3
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|- style="background:wheat"
|-
!style="background:wheat"|Red Balloon<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonRed.png]]
|colspan=3 height=70px|Second Tricky race complete
| align="center" |[[File:RedMissile 1.png|left]]One forward-firing missile
|-
| align="center" |[[File:RedMissile 3.png|left]]One 10x multi-shot missile
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Rewards:
| align="center" |[[File:RedMissile 2.png|left]]One homing missile
|-
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
|colspan=3 height=36px|Trophy
!style="background:#FFF8DC"|Blue Balloon<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonBlue.png]]
| align="center" |[[File:BlueBoost 1.png|left]]A small speed boost. As with the Zippers, releasing the accelerator button gives a larger boost.
| align="center" |[[File:BlueBoost 2.png|left]]A larger speed boost
| align="center" |[[File:BlueBoost 3.png|left]]The most significant speed boost
|- style="background:wheat"
!style="background:wheat"|Green Balloon<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonGreen.png]]
| align="center" |[[File:GreenDropper 1.png|left]]An oil slick or gas cloud
| align="center" |[[File:GreenDropper 2.png|left]]A land or floating mine
| align="center" |[[File:GreenDropper 3.png|left]]A snare bubble which delays enemies for a significant time
|- style="background:#FFF8DC"
!style="background:#FFF8DC"|Yellow Balloon<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonYellow.png]]
| align="center" |[[File:Shield 1.png|left]]A short-lasting shield which protects against hits.
| align="center" |[[File:Shield 2.png|left]]A longer-lasting shield which protects against hits.
| align="center" |[[File:Shield 3.png|left]]A long-lasting shield. If the players run into opponents, the opponents spin out.
|- style="background:wheat"
!style="background:wheat"|Rainbow Balloon<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonRainbow.png]]
| align="center" |[[File:RainbowMagnet 1.png|left]]A weak pull toward the racer in front of the player, if in range
| align="center" |[[File:RainbowMagnet 2.png|left]]A magnet with a stronger pull and longer range
| align="center" |[[File:RainbowMagnet 3.png|left]]A powerful magnet that pulls opponents towards the player
|}
|}


|-
===Golden Balloons ===
[[File:DKR GoldenBalloon.png|thumb|Taj gives a Golden Balloon to Conker.]]
[[Golden Balloon]]s are the key items in the game. The player must collect a specified amount access each course and world. After the player's character wins at a race, [[Taj]] gives them a Golden Balloon. A total of 47 Golden Balloons appear in the game.


!style="background:#BE9966; color:white"|
===Bananas===
{|border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 margin=0 padding=0 style="background:#BE9966; border:0 solid #BE9966; width:100%"
[[File:Banana.jpg|80px|thumb|left|A Banana]]
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Snowflake Mountain DKR map.jpg|480x240px]]
[[Banana]]s are scattered in every course. By collecting them, the player is able to increase the top-speed of his or her vehicle until the banana counter reaches ten. After that, the bananas do not affect the vehicle any further. If players get hit, they lose some bananas.
!width=33%|[[File:Snowflake Mountain.png]]<br><big>World 2: '''{{color-link|white|Snowflake Mountain}}'''</big><br>
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Bluey2.png|240x240px]]
|}


|-
Additionally, bananas play a key role in the battle games of Icicle Pyramid and Darkwater Beach, where they act as the player's life gauge, and in Smokey Castle, where they need to be collected and stored in a treasure chest.
|style="background:cornsilk"|A snowy, Christmas-themed area. It is accessed from the frosty northeast corner of Timber's Island and requires two balloons to enter.
{{br}}
|-


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===Zippers===
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{{multiframe|[[File:Zipper Ground DKRDS.png|50px]][[File:Zipper Water DKRDS.png|50px]][[File:Zipper Air DKRDS.png|50px]]|The Car, Hovercraft, and Plane Zippers.|align=left|size=150}}
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''1: {{color-link|white|Everfrost Peak}}'''</big>
{{Main|Dash Panel#Diddy Kong Racing}}
|-
Zippers can be used to give the player an extra speed boost. They are found in every track. Letting go of the {{button|n64|A}} button before hitting one will make the player go slightly faster. There are three Zipper variants, one for each vehicle, Cars, Hovercrafts, and Planes.
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-EverfrostPeak.png]]
{{br}}
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Everfrost Peak.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|2}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|10}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
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{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''2: {{color-link|white|Walrus Cove}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-WalrusCove.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Walrus Cove.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|3}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|11}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}


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===Wish Keys===
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[[File:Wish Key Location SI DKR.png|thumb|Tiptup finds a Key on Crescent Island]]
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''3: {{color-link|white|Snowball Valley}}'''</big>
{{Main|Wish Key}}
|-
The game features four Wish Keys. One is hidden in a race course of each world. Their purpose is to unlock the door to the Challenge Level in the corresponding world's hub, where the racer can compete against CPUs or other players. A Wish Key appears in [[Ancient Lake]] of [[Dino Domain]], [[Snowball Valley]] of [[Snowflake Mountain]], [[Crescent Island]] of [[Sherbet Island]], and lastly, [[Boulder Canyon]] of [[Dragon Forest]].
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-SnowballValley.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Snowball Valley.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|6}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|14}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}, [[File:DKR Wish Key model.png|x32px|key|link=Wish Key]]
|}


|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{{br|left}}
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''4: {{color-link|white|Frosty Village}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-FrostyVillage.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Frosty Village.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|9}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|16}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Boss: {{color-link|white|Bluey Challenge}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:Bluey's Course.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Bluey the Walrus.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|First:<br>All four default races complete
|colspan=2|Second:<br>All four Silver Coin Challenges complete
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|Wizpig amulet piece
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Challenge: {{color-link|white|Icicle Pyramid}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-IciclePyramid.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Icicle Pyramid.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=4 height=70px|[[File:DKR Wish Key model.png|x32px|key|link=Wish Key]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|TT amulet piece
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|<big>'''Trophy Race'''</big>
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR TrophyRaceTrophy.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=56px height=84px|[[File:WizpigGoldStatue.png|80x80px]]
|width=144px|1:Everfrost Peak
|width=144px|2:Walrus Cove
|-
|3:Snowball Valley
|4:Frosty Village
|-
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=3 height=70px|Second Bluey race complete
|-
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=3 height=36px|Trophy
|}
 
|-
 
!style="background:#BE9966; color:white"|
{|border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 margin=0 padding=0 style="background:#BE9966; border:0 solid #BE9966; width:100%"
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Sherbet Island DKR artwork.jpg|480x240px]]
!width=33%|[[File:Sherbet Island.png]]<br><big>World 3: '''{{color-link|white|Sherbet Island}}'''</big><br>
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Bubbler DKR art.jpg|240x240px]]
|}
 
|-
|style="background:cornsilk"|An oceanside area extensively requiring the hovercraft. It is accessed from the small island to the east of Timber's Island and requires ten balloons to enter.
|-
 
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{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''1: {{color-link|white|Whale Bay}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-WhaleBay.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Whale Bay.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|10}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|17}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''2: {{color-link|white|Crescent Island}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-CrescentIsland.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Crescent Island.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|11}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|18}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}, [[File:DKR Wish Key model.png|x32px|key|link=Wish Key]]
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''3: {{color-link|white|Pirate Lagoon}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-PirateLagoon.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Pirate Lagoon.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|13}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|20}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
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{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''4: {{color-link|white|Treasure Caves}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-TreasureCaves.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Treasure Caves.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|16}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|22}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Boss: {{color-link|white|Bubbler Challenge}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:Bubbler's Course.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Bubbler the Octopus.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|First:<br>All four default races complete
|colspan=2|Second:<br>All four Silver Coin Challenges complete
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|Wizpig amulet piece
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Challenge: {{color-link|white|Darkwater Beach}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-DarkwaterBeach.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Darkwater Beach.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=4 height=70px|[[File:DKR Wish Key model.png|x32px|key|link=Wish Key]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|TT amulet piece
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|<big>'''Trophy Race'''</big>
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR TrophyRaceTrophy.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=56px height=84px|[[File:WizpigGoldStatue.png|80x80px]]
|width=144px|1:Whale Bay
|width=144px|2:Pirate Lagoon
|-
|3:Crescent Island
|4:Treasure Caves
|-
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=3 height=70px|Second Bubbler race complete
|-
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=3 height=36px|Trophy
|}
 
|-
 
!style="background:#BE9966; color:white"|
{|border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 margin=0 padding=0 style="background:#BE9966; border:0 solid #BE9966; width:100%"
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Dragon Forest DKR map artwork.jpg|480x240px]]
!width=33%|[[File:Dragon Forest lobby DKR.png]]<br><big>World 4: '''{{color-link|white|Dragon Forest}}'''</big><br>
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Smokey.png|240x240px]]
|}
 
|-
|style="background:cornsilk"|A medieval countryside. It is accessed from behind a waterfall in the central part of Timber's Island and requires sixteen balloons to enter.
|-
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''1: {{color-link|white|Windmill Plains}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-WindmillPlains.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Windmill Plains.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|16}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|23}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''2: {{color-link|white|Greenwood Village}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-GreenwoodVillage.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Greenwood Village.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|17}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|24}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''3: {{color-link|white|Boulder Canyon}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-BoulderCanyon.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Boulder Canyon.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|20}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|30}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}, [[File:DKR Wish Key model.png|x32px|key|link=Wish Key]]
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''4: {{color-link|white|Haunted Woods}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-HauntedWoods.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Haunted Woods.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|22}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|37}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Boss: {{color-link|white|Smokey Challenge}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:Smokey's Course.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Smokey the Dragon.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|First:<br>All four default races complete
|colspan=2|Second:<br>All four Silver Coin Challenges complete
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|Wizpig amulet piece
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Challenge: {{color-link|white|Smokey Castle}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-SmokeyCastle.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Smokey Castle.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=4 height=70px|[[File:DKR Wish Key model.png|x32px|key|link=Wish Key]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|TT amulet piece
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|<big>'''Trophy Race'''</big>
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR TrophyRaceTrophy.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=56px height=84px|[[File:WizpigGoldStatue.png|80x80px]]
|width=144px|1:Boulder Canyon
|width=144px|2:Greenwood Village
|-
|3:Windmill Plains
|4:Haunted Woods
|-
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=3 height=70px|Second Smokey race complete
|-
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=3 height=36px|Trophy
|}
 
|-
 
!style="background:#BE9966; color:white"|
{|border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 margin=0 padding=0 style="background:#BE9966; border:0 solid #BE9966; width:100%"
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Future Fun Land DKR map.jpg|480x240px]]
!width=33%|[[File:Future Fun Land.png]]<br><big>World 5: '''{{color-link|white|Future Fun Land}}'''</big><br>
!width=33% style="background:white"|[[File:Wizpig 2.png|240x240px]]
|}
 
|-
|style="background:cornsilk"|Wizpig's homeworld, accessed from the lighthouse in the southeastern corner of Timber's Island. To reach it, the player needs to complete the four previous trophy races in a high enough position to earn a trophy in each, then approach the sign near the lighthouse after Wizpig's first race has been beaten.
|-
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''1: {{color-link|white|Spacedust Alley}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-SpacedustAlley.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Spacedust Alley.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|39}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|43}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''2: {{color-link|white|Darkmoon Caverns}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-DarkmoonCaverns.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Darkmoon Caverns.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|40}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|44}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''3: {{color-link|white|Spaceport Alpha}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-SpaceportAlpha.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Spaceport Alpha.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|41}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|45}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''4: {{color-link|white|Star City}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR-StarCity.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Star City.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|x27px|Yes]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=2 height=70px|Default:<br>{{DKR balloons|42}}
|colspan=2|Silver Coin Challenge:<br>{{DKR balloons|46}}
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|{{DKR balloons|2}}
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|<big>'''Boss: {{color-link|white|Wizpig Strikes Back}}'''</big>
|-
!colspan=4 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:Wizpig Strikes Back.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=84px height=84px|[[File:DKR Map Wizpig Strikes Back.png]]
|width=80px|[[File:Car DKR art.png|76x38px|Car|link=Car]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|76x38px|Hovercraft|link=Hovercraft]]
|width=80px|[[File:DKR Plane.png|76x38px|Plane|link=Plane]]
|-
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|x27px|No]]
|[[File:DKR D.png|Default]]
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=4 height=70px|All four Silver Coin Challenges complete
|-
!colspan=4 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=4 height=36px|Ending 2
|}
 
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:332px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|<big>'''Trophy Race'''</big>
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:white" width=324px height=244px|[[File:DKR TrophyRaceTrophy.png]]
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#BE9966" width=56px height=84px|[[File:WizpigGoldStatue.png|80x80px]]
|width=144px|1:Spacedust Alley
|width=144px|2:Darkmoon Caverns
|-
|3:Star City
|4:Spaceport Alpha
|-
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Unlock requirements:
|-
|colspan=3 height=70px|Second Wizpig race complete
|-
!colspan=3 style="color:white"|Rewards:
|-
|colspan=3 height=36px|Trophy
|}
 
|}
 
===Staff ghosts===
{|class="wikitable dk" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:saddlebrown; color:white"|[[File:TT-CSS-DKR.png]]<br>{{color-link|white|T.T.}}'s ghosts
|-
!Course
!Unlock time
!Ghost time
|-
|[[Ancient Lake]]
|1:07.00
|1:01.28
|-
|[[Fossil Canyon]]
|1:37.00
|1:30.16
|-
|[[Jungle Falls (Diddy Kong Racing)|Jungle Falls]]
|1:08.00
|1:02.50
|-
|[[Hot Top Volcano]]
|1:35.00
|1:30.71
|-
|[[Everfrost Peak]]
|1:53.00
|1:48.00
|-
|[[Walrus Cove]]
|2:10.00
|2:06.28
|-
|[[Snowball Valley]]
|1:13.00
|1:06.41
|-
|[[Frosty Village]]
|1:44.00
|1:39.40
|-
|[[Whale Bay]]
|1:19.00
|1:13.11
|-
|[[Pirate Lagoon]]
|1:34.00
|1:28.56
|-
|[[Crescent Island]]
|1:39.00
|1:33.16
|-
|[[Treasure Caves]]
|1:10.00
|1:05.63
|-
|[[Boulder Canyon]]
|2:11.00
|2:02.35
|-
|[[Greenwood Village]]
|1.46:00
|1:40.61
|-
|[[Windmill Plains]]
|2:22.00
|2:13.13
|-
|[[Haunted Woods]]
|1:22.00
|1:09.51
|-
|[[Spacedust Alley]]
|2:12.00
|2:06.16
|-
|[[Darkmoon Caverns]]
|2:20.00
|2:12.05
|-
|[[Star City]]
|2:07.00
|2:01.45
|-
|[[Spaceport Alpha]]
|2:16.00
|2:09.03
|}
 
==Items and objects==
{|class="wikitable dk"style="vertical-align:center;width:85%;margin:auto"
!width=20%|Item/object
!Description
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR Banana.png]]<br>[[Banana]]
|Bananas are scattered in every course. By collecting them, the player is able to increase the top-speed of his or her vehicle until the banana counter reaches ten (with the exception of the VITAMINB magic code that enables bananas to infinitely boost any character's top speed). After that, the bananas do not affect the vehicle any further. If players get hit (by a level 1-3 red balloon or level 2-3 green balloon), they lose some bananas. Additionally, bananas play a key role in the battle games of Icicle Pyramid and Darkwater Beach, where they act as the player's life gauge, and in Smokey Castle, where they need to be collected and stored in a treasure chest. If the BOGUSBANANAS magic code is in use, bananas will reduce speed rather than increase it.
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR Egg.png]]<br>Egg
|Eggs only appear in the [[Fire Mountain (battle course)|Fire Mountain]] battle course, where the goal is to gather and hatch three in one's own nest as quickly as possible.
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR Flag.png]]<br>Flag
|Flags mark the path around [[Timber's Island]] during [[Taj]]'s races.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Golden Balloon DKR64.png]] [[File:DKR Golden Balloon small.png]] [[File:Silver Balloon DKR64.png]] [[File: DKR Silver Balloon small.png]]<br>[[Golden Balloon|Golden Balloon / Silver Balloon]]
|Golden Balloons are the key items in the game. The player must collect a specified amount access each course and world. After the player's character wins at a race, [[Taj]] gives them a Golden Balloon. A total of 47 Golden Balloons appear in the game. In Adventure Two, they are replaced by Silver Balloons, which function identically in this Adventure, differing only in physical appearance.
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR Wish Key model.png|40px]]<br>[[Wish Key|Key]]
|The game features four keys. One is hidden in a race course of each world. Their purpose is to unlock the door to the Challenge level in the corresponding world's hub, where the racer can compete against CPUs or other players. A key appears in [[Ancient Lake]] of [[Dino Domain]], [[Snowball Valley]] of [[Snowflake Mountain]], [[Crescent Island]] of [[Sherbet Island]], and lastly, [[Boulder Canyon]] of [[Dragon Forest]].
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR Silver Coin.png]]<br>[[Silver Coin]]
|Eight Silver Coins appear in each standard race course for their Coin Challenges.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Zipper Ground DKRDS.png|75px]] [[File:DKR Zipper hovercraft model.png|75px]] [[File:DKR Zipper plane model.png|75px]]<br>[[Dash Panel|Zipper]]
|Zippers can be used to give the player an extra speed boost. They are found in every track. Letting go of the {{button|n64|A}} button before hitting one will make the player go slightly faster. There are three Zipper variants, one for each vehicle: Cars, Hovercrafts, and Planes.
|}
===Weapon Balloons===
During the challenges on the different race tracks throughout the game the player can find these [[Weapon Balloon]]s on the track. Similar to the [[Item Box]]es of the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], these objects will give the player an Item when they break them. There are five different types of Weapon Balloons, each with a unique color and a specific type of Item. A special feature of the Weapon Balloons is their ability to power up, meaning that the player will receive stronger items if they collect more balloons of one color. An item can be upgraded two times, making a total of three items obtainable from one type of balloon.
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!rowspan="2" style="width:19%"|Type of Balloon
!colspan="6"|Number of Balloons
|-
!style="background:burlywood;width:27%"|1
!style="background:burlywood;width:27%"|2
!style="background:burlywood;width:27%"|3
|-
|align="center"|'''Red Balloon'''<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonRed.png]]<br>'''Missiles'''
|align="center"|[[File:RedMissile 1.png|left]]One forward-firing missile
|align="center"|[[File:RedMissile 2.png|left]]One homing missile
|align="center"|[[File:RedMissile 3.png|left]]One 10x multi-shot missile
|-
|align="center"|'''Blue Balloon'''<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonBlue.png]]<br>'''Speed boosts'''
|align="center"|[[File:BlueBoost 1.png|left]]A small speed boost. As with the Zippers, releasing the accelerator button gives a larger boost.
|align="center"|[[File:BlueBoost 2.png|left]]A larger speed boost
|align="center"|[[File:BlueBoost 3.png|left]]The most significant speed boost
|-
|align="center"|'''Yellow Balloon'''<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonYellow.png]]<br>'''Shield'''
|align="center"|[[File:Shield 1.png|left]]A short-lasting shield which protects against hits. If the players run into opponents, the opponents spin out.
|align="center"|[[File:Shield 2.png|left]]A longer-lasting shield which protects against hits. If the players run into opponents, the opponents spin out.
|align="center"|[[File:Shield 3.png|left]]A long-lasting shield. If the players run into opponents, the opponents spin out.
|-
|align="center"|'''Green Balloon'''<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonGreen.png]]<br>'''Dropper'''
|align="center"|[[File:GreenDropper 1.png|left]]An oil slick or gas cloud
|align="center"|[[File:GreenDropper 2.png|left]]A land mine or floating mine
|align="center"|[[File:GreenDropper 3.png|left]]A snare bubble which delays enemies for a significant time
|-
|align="center"|'''Rainbow Balloon'''<br>[[File:DKR64 BalloonRainbow.png]]<br>'''Special'''
|align="center"|[[File:RainbowMagnet 1.png|left]]A weak pull toward the racer in front of the player, if in range
|align="center"|[[File:RainbowMagnet 2.png|left]]A magnet with a stronger pull and longer range
|align="center"|[[File:RainbowMagnet 3.png|left]]A powerful magnet that pulls opponents towards the player
|}
 
===Special rewards===
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!width=15%|Reward
!Description
|-
|align=center|[[File:DKR TrophyRaceTrophy.png|160px]]<br>[[Trophy Race#Trophies|Trophy]]
|Trophies can be gained by placing high enough in a world's [[Trophy Race]], racing through the world's four tracks back-to-back to accumulate the most points. First place earns a golden [[Wizpig]] trophy, second place earns a silver [[Taj]] trophy, and third place earns a bronze [[T.T.]] trophy. Four trophies are needed to access [[Future Fun Land]].
|-
|align=center|[[File:Wizpig Amulet.png|160px]]<br>[[Wizpig amulet]]
|One fourth of this magical amulet is held by each of the four Island Guardians. Each must be beaten twice to collect them all, leading to [[Wizpig's First Strike]].
|-
|align=center|[[File:TT Amulet.png|160px]]<br>[[T.T. amulet]]
|One fourth of the T.T. amulet can be found by beating each of the four Challenge levels around the island. Collecting them all is needed to open [[Wizpig Strikes Back]].
|}


==Magic Codes==
==Magic Codes==
[[File:Magic Codes Menu DKR.png|thumb|200px|The Magic Codes menu.]]
[[File:Magic Codes Menu DKR.png|thumb|200px|The Magic Codes menu.]]
[[Cheat code#Diddy Kong Racing|Magic Code]]s are game cheats, always accessible in the options menu. These cheats mostly alter only the tracks mode rather than the Adventure mode, while some others do miscellaneous tasks such as allowing players to listen to music in the game. At the end of the game credits, a random magic code is given to players. The "Clear All Codes" option only deletes the codes from the Code List that the player has entered; the ones that are earned from progression, such as "Control Drumstick," do not get deleted.
[[Cheat code#Diddy Kong Racing|Magic Code]]s are game cheats, always accessible in the options menu. These cheats mostly alter only the tracks mode rather than the Adventure mode, while some others do miscellaneous tasks such as allowing players to listen to music in the game. At the end of the game credits, a random magic code is given to players.


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!Code
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|ARNOLD
|ARNOLD
|Large players (code is named after {{wp|Arnold Schwarzenegger}})
|Large players
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|BLABBERMOUTH
|BLABBERMOUTH
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|EOLAOBFENRLONE
|EOLAOBFENRLONE
|Free balloon (code is an anagram of "one free balloon")
|Free balloon
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|-
|EPC
|EPC
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|TOXICOFFENDER
|TOXICOFFENDER
|All balloons are green (code is named after ''{{wp|The Toxic Avenger (1984 film)|The Toxic Avenger}}'')
|All balloons are green
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|-
|VITAMINB
|VITAMINB
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==Regional differences==
==Regional differences==
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The Japanese version of ''Diddy Kong Racing'' redesigned the font for the English text. One example is the start-up screen for the Rareware logo, which uses a different and larger font for the copyright information.
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The Japanese version of ''Diddy Kong Racing'' redesigned the [[font]] for the English text. One example is the start-up screen for the Rareware logo, which uses a different and larger font for the copyright information.
 
The English letters of the yellow-green font were redesigned in the Japanese version.
 
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The English letters of the yellow-green font were redesigned in the Japanese version.


==Development==
==Development==
[[File:Diddy-kong-racing-beta-01.jpg|thumb|100px|A mammoth character repurposed from the RTS build.]]
[[File:Diddy-kong-racing-beta-01.jpg|thumb|100px|A mammoth character repurposed from the RTS build.]]
''Diddy Kong Racing'' found its root in a short-lived prototype. According to Lead Designer Lee Schuneman, a team of four at [[Rareware]] was developing a caveman/time travel-themed real time strategy game for the [[Nintendo 64]]<ref name=GamesTM>{{cite|title=''GamesTM'', Issue 79 - "Behind the Scenes of Diddy Kong Racing"|publisher=GamesTM|date=January 2009}}</ref>; however, the idea was quickly abandoned and the developers decided to create a "fun" racing game named ''Wild Cartoon Kingdom'' using assets from the canceled RTS (3D artist Lee Musgrave denies, however, that the two projects were ever related).<ref name="makingof"/>
''Diddy Kong Racing'' found its root in a short-lived prototype. According to Lead Designer Lee Schuneman, a team of four at [[Rareware]] was developing a caveman/time travel-themed real time strategy game for the [[Nintendo 64]]<ref name="GamesTM">''GamesTM'', Issue 79, ''Behind the Scenes of Diddy Kong Racing''</ref>; however, the idea was quickly abandoned and the developers decided to create a "fun" racing game named ''Wild Cartoon Kingdom'' using assets from the canceled RTS (3D artist Lee Musgrave denies, however, that the two projects were ever related<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/02/month_of_kong_the_making_of_diddy_kong_racing Nintendo Life: Month Of Kong: The Making Of Diddy Kong Racing]</ref>).


The racing aspect was heavily inspired by ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' while the concept of an "adventure" mode  was inspired by {{wp|Disney World}} according to Schumenam.<ref name=GamesTM/> The initial concept featured a hub world based on theme parks.  Development was initially slow until a larger team was brought in to help accelerate the project, and the game was renamed to ''Adventure Racers''.
The racing aspect was heavily inspired by ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' while the concept of an "adventure" mode  was inspired by {{wp|Disney World}} according to Schumenam<ref name="GamesTM" />. The initial concept featured a hub world based on theme parks.  Development was initially slow until a larger team was brought in to help accelerate the project, and the game was renamed to ''Adventure Racers''.


The project was renamed ''Pro Am 64'' (in reference to Rare's [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] hit ''{{wp|R.C. Pro-Am|R.C. Pro-AM}}'') later in development and briefly featured the characters using three-wheeled {{wp|trike}}-like vehicles.<ref name=GamesTM/> The game was demoed to [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] in June 1997, who approved of it and suggested that it should feature [[Diddy Kong]].<ref name=GamesTM/> The development team initially hated the idea,<ref name=GamesTM/> but eventually agreed with Miyamoto's suggestion as featuring Diddy Kong brought stronger marketing from [[Nintendo]] and greater visibility to the game due to the popularity of the ''Donkey Kong'' brand.
The project was renamed ''Pro Am 64'' (in reference to Rare's NES hit {{wp|R.C. Pro-Am|R.C. Pro-AM}}) later in development and briefly featured the characters using three-wheeled {{wp|trike}}-like vehicles<ref name="GamesTM" />. The game was demoed to [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] in June 1997, who approved of it and suggested that it should feature [[Diddy Kong]]<ref name="GamesTM" />. The development team initially hated the idea<ref name="GamesTM" />, but eventually agreed with Miyamoto's suggestion as featuring Diddy Kong brought stronger marketing from [[Nintendo]] and greater visibility to the game due to the popularity of the ''Donkey Kong'' brand.
===Pre-release and unused content===
{{main|List of Diddy Kong Racing pre-release and unused content}}
All objects are assigned a name according to the files. One unfinished track remains in the game, Horseshoe Gulch. It can be accessed with cheats.
<gallery>
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 1.png|No animation. Adventure Two doesn't work right.
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 2.png|Only available vehicle is a [[car]].
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 3.png|The first part of the unfinished track.
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 4.png|Driving through the only curve in the track.
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 5.png|The other end of the track.
</gallery>
{{br|right}}


==Reception==
==Reception==
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!colspan="4" style="font-size:120%; text-align:center; background-color:silver;"|Reviews
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Release
|Release
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|Doug Perry, [https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/11/25/diddy-kong-racing IGN]
|Doug Perry, [https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/11/25/diddy-kong-racing IGN]
|8.4/10
|8.4/10
|align="left"|"''In the end, Diddy Kong Racing is a calculated, copy of a game that Nintendo, not Rare, originated. But as is the case with Rare, the company has that amazing knack for taking an idea and crafting it into something beautiful. Diddy Kong Racing is a deep, colorful game with an overly kiddy feel and look. But after a few minutes, you'll be compelled with subtle details, blissful gameplay and graphics, and the full, rich world that makes Diddy Kong Racing an even better game than Mario Kart.''"
|align="left"|"''In the end, Diddy Kong Racing is a calculated, copy of a game that Nintendo, not Rare, originated. But as is the case with Rare, the company has that amazing knack for taking an idea and crafting it into something beautiful. Diddy Kong Racing is a deep, colorful game with an overly kiddy feel and look. But after a few minutes, you'll be compelled with subtle details, blissful gameplay and graphics, and the full, rich world that makes Diddy Kong Racing an even better game than Mario Kart.'"
|-
|-
|N64
|N64
|Jeff Gerstmann, [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/diddy-kong-racing-review/1900-2544317/ GameSpot]
|Jeff Gerstmann, [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/diddy-kong-racing-review/1900-2544317/ GameSpot]
|6.6/10
|6.6/10
|align="left"|"''Diddy Kong Racing is a game that shouldn't have been released for at least another six months. The foul taste left behind by Mario Kart 64 is still too fresh in my mind to accept a game as similar as this, even though this is a much better game than [[Mario Kart 64|Kart 64]] ever was. Also, the game could have used a few more worlds and more tracks, as the repetitiveness of DKR is what ultimately kills it.'"
|align="left"|"''Diddy Kong Racing is a game that shouldn't have been released for at least another six months. The foul taste left behind by Mario Kart 64 is still too fresh in my mind to accept a game as similar as this, even though this is a much better game than Kart 64 ever was. Also, the game could have used a few more worlds and more tracks, as the repetitiveness of DKR is what ultimately kills it.'"
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==Canceled sequels==
==Sequels==  
Owing to the game's success, numerous attempts at sequels were made. However, each ended up canceled due to [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]]'s sale to {{wp|Microsoft}} in 2002, among other reasons.
===''Diddy Kong Pilot''===
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{{main|Diddy Kong Pilot}}
!Game
[[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] planned to make a ''Diddy Kong Pilot'', but the game ended up canceled, due to Rare's move to Microsoft in 2002. It was supposed to be for [[Game Boy Advance]] and many [[Kong]]s were set to be playable, including Redneck Kong. It was replaced by ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'', an indirect sequel to ''Diddy Kong Racing''.
!Description
 
|-
===''Donkey Kong Racing''===
|align=center|[[File:Diddypilot.jpg|200px]]<br>''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]''
{{main|Donkey Kong Racing}}
|Rare planned to make a ''Diddy Kong Pilot'', based solely around the plane. It was intended to release on the [[Game Boy Advance]], and several [[Kong]]s, as well as [[King K. Rool]] and [[Krunch]], were set to be playable in the original [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|2001 iteration]], including [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]], [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]], [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] and [[Candy Kong]]. The [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|second iteration in 2003]] is based around the rivalry between the Kong family and the Kremlings, but ended up reworked into ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]'', an indirect sequel to ''Diddy Kong Racing''.
Rare and [[Nintendo]] also planned to make ''Donkey Kong Racing'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. However, this game was also canceled due to Rare's move to Microsoft in 2002. Very little had been revealed about it, but Animal Buddies and [[Kiddy Kong]] were supposed to reappear.
|-
 
|align=center|[[File:DKRacing.jpg|200px]]<br>''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''
===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===
|Rare and [[Nintendo]] also planned to make ''Donkey Kong Racing'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. However, this game was also canceled along with ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'' in August 2002, one month before Rare's move to Microsoft. Very little had been revealed about it, but Animal Buddies (including some that are normally enemies) would have replaced the mechanical vehicles, and Taj and [[Kiddy Kong]] were supposed to reappear.
{{main|Diddy Kong Racing DS}}
|-
A remake for the [[Nintendo DS]] was released: ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''. Although a remake, it featured more characters, tracks, and some different challenges. Some music had also changed.
|align=center|[[File:Diddy Kong Racing Adventures title screen.png|200px]]<br>''[[Diddy Kong Racing Adventure]]''
|The {{wp|Climax Group}} planned a different GameCube sequel, featuring new vehicle types and the ability to switch between them during races. The plot was to involve saving [[Donkey Kong Island]] and the Kong family from a team-up of Wizpig and [[King K. Rool]]. The pitch ended up rejected, in part due to the ambiguities over who held the rights to most of the ''Diddy Kong Racing''-original characters.
|}
While no sequel ended up happening, a remake for the [[Nintendo DS]] was released: ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. Although a remake, it featured more characters, tracks, and some different challenges. Some music had also changed. Eventually, another ''Donkey Kong''-themed racing game was released, the unrelated ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' for the [[Wii]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Diddy car.jpg|[[Diddy Kong]]
Diddy car.jpg|[[Diddy Kong]]
Banjo DKR art.jpg|[[Banjo]]
Carbanjo.png|[[Banjo]]
DKR Conker artwork.png|[[Conker]]
Conker the Squirrel DKR artwork.jpg|[[Conker]]
Timber Hovercraft DKR.png|[[Timber]]
Timber Plane DKR.png|[[Timber]]
CarTiptup.jpg|[[Tiptup|TipTup]]
Hoveringtiptup.jpg|[[Tiptup]]
Taj the Genie.png|[[Taj]]
Taj the Genie.png|[[Taj the Genie]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Quotes==
{{main|List of Diddy Kong Racing quotes}}
==Glitches==
{{main|List of Diddy Kong Racing glitches}}


==Media==
==Media==
{{media missing|more=yes|section=yes|More music samples}}
{{more media|section=yes}}
{{main-media|List of Diddy Kong Racing media}}
{{media table
{{media table
|file1=DK (Diddy Kong Racing).oga
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|title1=Diddy Kong's theme
|name1=DK (Diddy Kong Racing)
|pipe1=Diddy Kong's theme
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==References to other games==
==References in other games==
*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'': The introduction to the story found in the instruction booklet has an opening on [[Donkey Kong Island]], the setting of this game. In addition, [[Squawks]] is mentioned. Diddy's character select theme is an arrangement of [[DK Island Swing]].
*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'': The introduction to the story found in the instruction booklet has an opening on [[Donkey Kong Island]] the setting of this game, also [[Squawks]] is mentioned.
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'': The [[Kritter]]s in this game are physically similar to [[Krunch]].
*''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'': Krunch's sound effects were reused for Kritter, as was Diddy's. T.T.'s voice is also used.
*''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'': A remake of ''Diddy Kong Racing''.


==References in later games==
==Pre-release and unused content==
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'': The [[Kritter]]s in this game are physically similar to [[Krunch]].
{{main|List of Diddy Kong Racing pre-release and unused content}}
*''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'': Krunch's sound effects were reused, as was Diddy's. T.T.'s voice is also used.
All objects are assigned a name according to the files. One unfinished track remains in the game, Horseshoe Gulch. It can be accessed with cheats.  
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)]]'': Krunch's sound effects were reused at a different pitch for [[Kritter]], as was Diddy's.
<gallery>
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)]]'': Krunch's sound effects were reused for [[Kannon]], as was Diddy's.
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 1.png|No animation. Adventure Two doesn't work right.
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)]]'': Krunch's sound effects were reused for [[Rekoil]], as was Diddy's.
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 2.png|Only available vehicle is a [[car]].
*''[[DK: King of Swing]]'': Diddy's sound effects were reused.
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 3.png|The first part of the unfinished track.
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 4.png|Driving through the only curve in the track.
DKR Horseshoe Gulch 5.png|The other end of the track.
</gallery>


==Staff==
==Staff==
{{main|List of Diddy Kong Racing staff}}
{{main|List of Diddy Kong Racing staff}}
'''Software director:'''
'''Software director:'''
*Robert Harrison
*Robert Harrison
'''Software engineers:'''
'''Software engineers:'''
*Paul Mountain
*Paul Mountain
*John Pegg
*John Pegg
*Richard Gale
*Richard Gale
'''Art director:'''
'''Art director:'''
*[[Kevin Bayliss]]
*[[Kevin Bayliss]]
'''3D artists:'''
'''3D artists:'''
*Lee Musgrave
*Lee Musgrave
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|JapR=Didī Kongu Rēshingu
|JapM=Diddy Kong Racing
|JapM=Diddy Kong Racing
|Kor=디디콩 레이싱
|KorR=Didikong Reising
|KorM=
|Chi=迪迪剛的赛车
|ChiR=Dídí Gāng Desàichē
|ChiM=
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==References==
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
{{NIWA|StrategyWiki=1}}
{{TCRF}}
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_ndyj/index.html Japanese site]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_ndyj/index.html Japanese site]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-64/Diddy-Kong-Racing-269448.html Nintendo UK site]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-64/Diddy-Kong-Racing-269448.html Nintendo UK site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19981203020725/http://www.dkr.com/ North American site (Archived)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19981203020725/http://www.dkr.com/ North American site (Archived)]
==References==
<references/>
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