This marks the first time the two sisters appear together in the same game, altough Tiny Kong was heavily redesigned for this game, being given an older teenage look. Note however that they were given the same stats as Diddy Kong, with average acceleration, handling and top speed, so their role in the game is different than Banjo and Conker, that had high top speed with low handling and acceleration (the stats for all characters had some minor changes though). In this Nintendo DS remake of Diddy Kong Racing Banjo the Bear and Conker the Squirrel were removed and replaced by Dixie Kong, originally from Donkey Kong Country 2 and Country 3 and by Tiny Kong, originally from Donkey Kong 64. Dixie is in the upper right spot, while Tiny is in the second column of the second row. Diddy Kong Racing DSĬharacter select screen. Taj the Genie riding alongside Donkey Kong. They're also used in battle stages as lives (Icicle Pyramid, Darkwater Beach) or treasures (Smokey Castle).
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The manual also cites Diddy Kong's treehouse in the story section, and names Squawks, the Animal Buddy from Donkey Kong Country games, as "his ownįinally, the game features bananas as collectable items to increase the vehicles top speed, possibly based on the collectable bananas from Donkey Kong Country games. The game also features a crocodile character, Krunch, that is stated in the game's manual to be a Kremling, and that he followed Diddy to make sure that he wasn't preparing any anti-Kremling plan. This version uses the stylus for control purposes only, such as spinning a wheel to get a boost at the start, and used in balloon popping minigames, replacing the Silver Coin challenges.Character select screen with Diddy Kong selected and Krunch next to him.Īs its title indicates, Diddy Kong Racing is a racing game starring Diddy Kong, originally Donkey Kong's sidekick in Donkey Kong Country, so it's considered a spin-off of the Donkey Kong series. DKR was remade for the Nintendo DS as Diddy Kong Racing DS. DKP eventually became Banjo Pilot and Donkey Kong Racing was cancelled due to Rare's departure. Originally, two sequels to DKR were planned Diddy Kong Pilot and Donkey Kong Racing. In Diddy Kong Racing, a player can choose to drive a car, hovercraft, or plane, though a certain levle may require that the player picks one of these. The game was partially intended to introduce these future franchise characters so gamers would recognise them. Some of the playable characters would later appear in their own franchise titles. Unlike Mario Kart 64, Diddy Kong Racing has an adventure mode. It is the first spinoff from the Donkey Kong Country series. A remake for the Nintendo DS, titled Diddy Kong Racing DS was released on February 7, 2007. This game was the fastest selling at the time it was released, according to the Guiness Book of World Records. Diddy Kong Racing is a 1997 racing game developed by Rareware.