Diddy Kong Racing

Diddy Kong Racing
Developer(s)	Rare Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Rare Ltd.
Director(s)	Lee Schuneman
Producer(s)	Chris Stamper
Artist(s)	Kevin Bayliss
Composer(s)	David Wise
Series	Donkey Kong
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player,multiplayer

Diddy Kong Racingis aracingvideo gamefor theNintendo 64game console.It was developed and published byRareware.It is the firstspin-offof theDonkey Kong Countryseries. It was released on November 14, 1997 inNorth America,and on November 21, 1997 inJapanandEurope.

Diddy Kong Racinghas gameplay that is similar toMario 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 acar,ahovercraft,or aplane,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 inConker's Bad Fur Day,while Banjo went on to star inBanjo-Kazooie.

A remake for theNintendo DScalledDiddy Kong Racing DSwas released on February 5, 2007 in North America and on April 20, 2007 in Europe. It has better graphics and use of the console'stouch 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): Mainantagonist
• 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

Other websites

• OfficialDiddy Kong Racingsite(Archive)