Editing Timber

{{quote|Why is it that people always run away when they hear my name?|Timber<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 102|date=November 1997|page=29|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}}

'''Timber''' is a young tiger cub appearing mainly in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and its [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|remake]]. He is an old friend of [[Diddy Kong]], and son of a family dubbed "the Tigers", who seem to frequent visiting [[Donkey Kong Island|Kong Country]]. He is a [[Rare Ltd.]] creation, whose rights were sold over to {{wp|Microsoft}} during Microsoft's 2002 buyout of Rare Ltd.

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Timber was then intended to be the main star of the fourth entry of the ''{{wp|R.C. Pro-Am}}'' series, titled ''Pro-Am 64''. After Rare presented ''Pro-Am 64'' to [[Nintendo]], [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] suggested adding Diddy Kong to the game, and making him the starring role. Development of the game naturally progressed over to what is now the finalized ''Diddy Kong Racing''.{{ref needed}}

===''Diddy Kong Racing'' / ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===

[[File:Timber Plane DKR.png|thumb|150px|left|Timber in his debut, ''Diddy Kong Racing'']]

*'''[[Nintendo Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]]''': "''With his parents away visiting their old friends, the Kong clan, Timber figured that he could spend his days doing what he loves best: racing. Little did he know that he’d be racing for his life and the freedom of everyone on his island home. His distress call has been answered by allies near and far—and even by a suspiciously friendly Kremling. In any case, he’ll take whatever help he can if it means driving Wizpig off the island and out of their lives.''"<ref>{{cite|title=''Diddy Kong Racing'' Nintendo Player's Guide|author=Swan, Leslie|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1997|page=6}}</ref>

*'''''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 103''': "''Timber’s family used to rule the island before the Wizpig began hogging all the race tracks. He’s determined to bring the big pig to justice. He’s well equipped to do it, too, with very solid handling. His acceleration, top speed and weight are all in the middle range.''"<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 103|page=14|date=December 1997|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>

*'''''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition:''''' "''Another good middle-of-the-pack animal, Timber’s top speed gives him a slight edge on his monkey friend. But he doesn’t handle quite as well or accelerate quite as fast as Diddy. That’s true throughout the cast: The heavier animals are less responsive, but once they get moving, their top speed is better. With Timber, our opinion is that a little extra speed is seldom worth is deficiencies, especially in handling.''"<ref>{{cite|date=April 7, 1999|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0761521037|page=33}}</ref>

===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===