Diddy Kong Racing

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Diddy Kong Racing
The North American boxart for Diddy Kong Racing.
Information
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Donkey Kong
Release date	November 21, 1997 November 24, 1997 / November 21, 1997
Genre(s)	Adventure-racing game
Mode(s)	Single player 2-4 multiplayer
Ratings	ESRB: K-A OFLC: G PEGI: 3+
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Media	96 Mb (12 MB) Nintendo 64 cartridge

Diddy Kong Racing is a racing game developed for the Nintendo 64. While certain elements are similar to the Mario Kart series, there are several key differences. Among them is the offering of the hovercraft and airplane (in addition to the standard kart) on certain race courses.

The game has several features. Among them are Adventure Mode, Multiplayer Mode, and Cheat Menu. Diddy Kong is the only veteran character in the game, as all of the remaining characters were developed by Rare during that time; new characters include Banjo, Tiptup, and Conker. However, it does not feature Donkey Kong. He is away on vacation at the time of the game.

Characters

Each character has strengths and weaknesses and should be considered carefully before each race. The HATS (Handling, Acceleration, and Top Speed) attributes determine how well a character corners in tight turns and how quickly he or she reaches his or her maximum speed. 1 is the lowest, and 3 is the highest. The W (Weight) attribute determines how difficult it is to push a character away, with 1 being the easiest and 3 being the hardest. The A (Aggregate) Score is the sum of the HATS and W attributes and is a reference to give a player a more informed decision as to which character to choose. The higher the A Score, the better the character is overall.

Note: The following characters were originally created for this game and its Nintendo DS sequel. They do not subsequently appear anywhere else.

• Pipsy the Mouse
• Drumstick the Rooster

Racers

Icon	Name	Description	HATS	W	A Score
		Original Characters
	Diddy Kong	Character Bio He is the nephew of Donkey Kong. He appears in this game as one of the playable characters and is a primate. All of his stats are about average and is one of the protagonists. He shares his stats with Banjo and Conker.	Handling2 Acceleration 2 Top Speed 2	Weight2	8
	Pipsy the Mouse	Character Bio She is the only female character in the game and one of the lightest characters in the game along with Tiptup. She is a yellow mouse and shares the same stats with Tiptup.	Handling3 Acceleration 3 Top Speed 2	Weight1	9
	Drumstick the Rooster	Character Bio Drumstick famously lost a race to Wizpig and suffered the fate of being turned into a green frog. He is an unlockable character who is hard to control and has slightly below average stats. Note: Drumstick was originally created for this game and its Nintendo DS sequel. He does not subsequently appear anywhere else.	Handling1 Acceleration 1 Top Speed 3	Weight3	8
	Tiptup the Turtle	Character Bio He is a turtle and is one of the lightest characters in the game along with Pipsy. Tiptup is known to have high speed and shares stats with Pipsy.	Handling3 Acceleration 3 Top Speed 2	Weight1	9
	Conker the Squirrel	Character Bio He is a Red Squirrel in the game and has average stats. He shares his stats with Banjo and Diddy. He later goes on with his own infamous adventures.	Handling2 Acceleration 2 Top Speed 2	Weight2	8
	Banjo the Bear	Character Bio He is a honeybear who appears as one of the racers in the game. He has average stats and he shares these stats with Diddy and Conker. He later goes on with his own adventures.	Handling2 Acceleration 1 Top Speed 3	Weight3	9
	Timber the Tiger	Character Bio He is a tiger and the one who called all of his friends on an adventure to help free the control of Wizpig off his island. He has average stats on all three parameters.	Handling2 Acceleration 2 Top Speed 2	Weight2	8
	Bumper the Badger	Character Bio He is a badger who appears in the game. He has average speed, but not below average handling and acceleration.	Handling2 Acceleration 2 Top Speed 2	Weight2	8
	Krunch the Kremling	Character Bio He is a Kremling who, at first, was sent by King K. Rool to find out what Timber and his friends were up to and was checking out if they were not hatching an anti-Kremling plan. He, however, helps them out. He has poor handling, but fine speed and acceleration.	Handling1 Acceleration 1 Top Speed 3	Weight3	8
		Unlockable Characters
	T.T. the Timer	Character Bio He is a clock who can be unlocked when won against in all of the races in Time Trials mode in every single vehicle possible for that course after obtaining all four pieces of the T.T. Amulet. He has high stats on every single parameter and also gives the player stats and info about their adventure in each world.	Handling2 Acceleration 1 Top Speed 3	Weight2	8

Other

• Taj the Genie

Bosses

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

Courses

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Trivia

• Diddy Kong was originally developed by Rare as a newer version of Donkey Kong Jr. for the 1994 SNES game, Donkey Kong Country.
• In 2007, a remake called Diddy Kong Racing DS was released for the Nintendo DS. Much like Super Mario 64 DS, it featured new gameplay elements and a plethora of additions over its predecessor.
  • In the remake, Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong replace Banjo and Conker.