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Diddy Kong Racing
Developer(s)	Rare, Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release Date(s)                NA: November 14, 1997 (Player's Choice, 1998)                JP: November 21, 1997                EU: November 21, 1997
Platform(s)
Genre(s)	Racing
Rating(s)
ESRB  PEGI  ACB
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Diddy Kong Racing was a racing game for the Nintendo 64. Featuring Diddy Kong from the popular Donkey Kong series, it was also the first game Banjo and Conker starred in.

GameplayEdit

ModesEdit

There are three vehicles available: cars, hovercrafts, and airplanes. Each track requires a different vehicle. Tracks can only be accessed through the acquisition of golden balloons by winning races or completing tasks. Once each race in an area is completed, a bonus challenge will be accessed, such as racing a triceratops. To access each world and its tracks, you must drive, fly, or sail to the desired area.

Playable CharactersEdit

Eight characters are available at the start of the game. Two additional characters can be unlocked by completing certain objectives in adventure mode.

—	Character	Acceleration	Weight	Handling	Top Speed
	Banjo
	Bumper
	Conker
	Diddy Kong
	Krunch
	Pipsy
	Timber
	Tiptup
Unlockable Characters
	Drumstick
	T.T.

Banjo and Conker could not be transferred to the DS remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS, because Microsoft had bought rights to Rare before the game was made.

BossesEdit

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

TracksEdit

LegacyEdit

The characters Banjo the Bear and Conker the Squirrel both made their debut in this video game. Banjo would become the star of the family friendly Nintendo 64 adventures Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, both published by Nintendo. Banjo also stars in the Game Boy Advance game Banjo-Pilot which is reminiscent of the plane flying action seen in Diddy Kong Racing. Meanwhile, Conker would appear in the Game Boy Color game Conker's Pocket Tales, and subsequently in the mature rated Conker's Bad Fur Day. Diddy Kong Racing would later be remade for the Nintendo DS under the name Diddy Kong Racing DS.

Virtual ConsoleEdit

Diddy Kong Racing is one of the most popular N64 games not available on the Virtual Console, mostly due to issues with Rare, which now is owned by Microsoft. It is because of this that Banjo and Conker were replaced by Tiny and Dixie in the remake. However, because Nintendo holds exclusive rights to the Donkey Kong franchise, the game could be released if the Rare characters were removed. Though because of the costs to adjust the game, a release still is unlikely.