Diddy Kong Racing is a game for Nintendo 64. Like the Mario Kart series, Diddy Kong Racing is a racing game, but made use of airplanes, hovercrafts, and wheeled vehicles. The game had a story mode, muliplayer modes, and a variety of characters, (many from the Rare Series) such as Diddy Kong, Banjo, Tiptup, and Conker. The game takes place on Timber's Island. Unlike most video games with Diddy Kong, the player can't play as Donkey Kong.This is also the first game of the Donkey Kong Racing (series)
Playable Characters
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- DKRconker.jpg
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- Pipsie.JPG
- Bumperman.jpg
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Unlockables
Non Playable Characters
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- Trixy.JPG
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- Bubbler.jpg
- Dragon.JPG
Areas
Key:
- C = Car
- H = Hovercraft
- P = Plane
Timber's Island Areas | ||||
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Dino Domain | ||||
# | Track | Balloon Amount | Silver Coin Challenge Balloon Amount | Types of Transportation Available |
1 | Ancient Lake | 1 | 6 | C , H , P |
2 | Fossil Canyon | 2 | 7 | C , H , P |
3 | Jungle Falls | 3 | 8 | C , H , P |
4 | Hot Top Volcano | 5 | 10 | H , P |
5 | Boss - Tricky the Triceratops | 5 or more once all 4 are beaten | 10 or more once all 4 are beaten | C |
Snowflake Mountain | ||||
# | Track | Balloon Amount | Silver Coin Challenge Balloon Amount | Types of Transportation Available |
1 | Everfrost Peak | 2 | 10 | C , H , P |
2 | Walrus Cove | 3 | 11 | C , H |
3 | Snowball Valley | 6 | 14 | C , H |
4 | Frosty Village | 9 | 16 | C , H |
5 | Boss - Bluey the Walrus | 9 or more once all 4 are beaten | 16 or more once all 4 are beaten | H |
Sherbet Island | ||||
# | Track | Balloon Amount | Silver Coin Challenge Balloon Amount | Types of Transportation Available |
1 | Whale Bay | 10 | 17 | H |
2 | Crescent Island | 11 | 18 | C , H |
3 | Pirate Lagoon | 13 | 20 | H |
4 | Treasure Caves | 16 | 22 | C , H , P |
5 | Boss - Bubbler the Octopus | 16 or more once all 4 are beaten | 22 or more once all 4 are beaten | H |
Dragon Forest | ||||
# | Track | Balloon Amount | Silver Coin Challenge Balloon Amount | Types of Transportation Available |
1 | Windmill Plains | 16 | 23 | C , H , P |
2 | Greenwood Village | 17 | 24 | C , H |
3 | Boulder Canyon | 20 | 30 | H |
4 | Haunted Woods | 22 | 37 | C , H |
5 | Boss - Smokey the Dragon | 22 or more once all 4 are beaten | 37 or more once all 4 are beaten | P |
First Wizpig Battle
Once the racer defeats all levels and challenges, they fly up into the newly opened mouth of the Wizpig Head in the courtyard of the Island and defeat Wizpig.
Wizpig's Kingdom
Future Fun Land | ||||
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# | Track | Balloon Amount | Silver Coin Challenge Balloon Amount | Types of Transportation Available |
1 | Spacedust Alley | 39 | 43 | C , H , P |
2 | Darkmoon Carvern | 40 | 44 | C , H , P |
3 | Spaceport Alpha | 41 | 45 | C , H , P |
4 | Star City | 42 | 46 | C , H , P |
5 | Boss - Wizpig | --- | 46 or more once all 4 are beaten | P |
Sequels
Rare planned to make a sequel for Diddy Kong Racing entitled Diddy Kong Pilot, but the game was canceled and replaced by Banjo Pilot.
Rare and Nintendo also planned to make a game called Donkey Kong Racing for the Nintendo GameCube, but this game was apparently canceled as well.
Finally, a remake for Nintendo DS was released, Diddy Kong Racing DS.
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Nintendo 64 games | ||
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Super Mario franchise | Super Mario 64 (1996) • Mario Kart 64 (1996) • Mario no Photopi (1998) • Mario Party (1998) • Mario Golf (1999) • Mario Artist: Paint Studio* (1999) • Mario Party 2 (1999) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio* (2000) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit* (2000) • Mario Tennis (2000) • Paper Mario (2000) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio* (2000) • Mario Party 3 (2000) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001) | |
Donkey Kong franchise | Diddy Kong Racing (1997) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999) | |
Yoshi franchise | Yoshi's Story (1997) | |
Crossovers | Super Smash Bros. (1999) | |