Diddy Kong Racing

Diddy Kong Racing is a racing video game for the Nintendo 64 game console. It was developed and published by Rareware. It is the first spin-off of the Donkey Kong Country series. It was released on November 14, 1997 in North America, and on November 21, 1997 in Japan and Europe.

Diddy Kong Racing has gameplay that is similar to Mario Kart 64. It has an adventure mode with several worlds that have several race tracks, a battle stage, and a race against a boss. Players can choose to use a car, a hovercraft, or a plane, although some tracks make the player use one of those. Each track has boosters that make the player go faster, and balloons that give the player an item that they can use during the race. Players can choose from 10 characters. Two of the game's characters, Conker and Banjo, would later star in their own games. Conker went on to star in Conker's Bad Fur Day, while Banjo went on to star in Banjo-Kazooie.

A remake for the Nintendo DS called Diddy Kong Racing DS was released on February 5, 2007 in North America and on April 20, 2007 in Europe. It has better graphics and use of the console's touch screen. Banjo and Conker do not appear in it.

Characters
Diddy Kong
Krunch
Bumper the Badger
Banjo
Conker
Tiptup the Turtle
Timber the Tiger
Pipsy 
Drumstick the Rooster (Unlockable)
T.T. (Unlockable)
Taj the Genie (Playable in DS remake)
Wizpig (Playable in DS remake): Main antagonist
Tricky the Triceratops (Dino Domain Boss)
Bluey the Walrus (Snowflake Mountain Boss)
Bubbler the Octopus (Sherbet Island Boss)
Smokey the Dragon (Dragon Forest Boss)

Non-Playable Characters
Taj

Bosses
Wizpig
Tricky the Triceratops
Bluey the Walrus
Bubbler the Octopus
Smokey the Dragon

References

Other websites
Official Diddy Kong Racing site (Archive)

Category:1997 video games
Category:Rare (company) games
Category:Donkey Kong
Category:Christmas video games
Category:Kart racing video games
Category:Nintendo 64 games
Category:Nintendo DS games
Category:Racing video games
Category:Vehicular combat games
Category:Video games about dinosaurs