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in: Nintendo 64, Donkey Kong, Released in 1997, Discontinued in 2001

Diddy Kong Racing

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Synopsis[]

Timber the Tiger's parents picked a fine time to go on vacation. When they come back, they're going to be faced with an island trashed by the spiteful space bully Wizpig -- unless the local animals can do something about it! So join Diddy Kong as he teams up with Timber the Tiger, Pipsy the Mouse and Taj the Genie in an epic racing adventure unlike anything you've ever experienced before!

In Other Languages[]

Language Title
Japanese ディディーコングレーシング
Korean 디디콩 레이싱

Release timeline[]

Console Country of origin Date
Nintendo 64 Japan/UK November 21, 1997[1]
Nintendo 64 USA November 24, 1997[2][3]
Nintendo 64 South Korea 1998
Nintendo 64 (re-release) USA 1999

Music[]

  1. Diddy Kong Racing Theme (MIDI Date: February 11, 2007)
  2. Character Select
  3. Central Area Introduction
  4. Central Area Themes (MIDI Date: August 30, 1998)
  5. Lobby Theme Tune (MIDI Date: April 18, 1999)
  6. T.T.'s Theme
  7. Ancient Lake (MIDI Date: November 23, 2002)
  8. Fossil Canyon (MIDI Date: April 18, 1999)
  9. Jungle Falls (MIDI Date: April 18, 1999)
  10. Hot Top Volcano (MIDI Date: December 3, 2009)
  11. No Entry
  12. Win the Golden Balloon
  13. Boss Challenge (MIDI Date: December 6, 2009)
  14. Everfrost Peak (MIDI Date: April 15, 2002)
  15. Walrus Cove (MIDI Date: October 16, 2002)
  16. Frosty Village (MIDI Date: December 24, 2000)
  17. Taj's Theme
  18. Taj's Challenge
  19. Whale Bay (MIDI Date: March 21, 2004)
  20. Pirate Lagoon (MIDI Date: November 15, 2002)
  21. Crescent Island (MIDI Date: May 25, 2002)
  22. Open Boss Door (MIDI Date: August 12, 2002)
  23. Meet a Boss
  24. Boss Challenge (MIDI Date: April 9, 2006)
  25. Lost Against Boss
  26. Boulder Canyon (MIDI Date: November 5, 2006)
  27. Greenwood Village (MIDI Date: November 19, 2002)
  28. Haunted Woods (MIDI Date: April 29, 2005)
  29. Win Challenge Amulet
  30. Win a Piece of the Amulet
  31. Win Amulet
  32. Star City (MIDI Date: January 24, 2002)
  33. Darkmoon Caverns (MIDI Date: June 26, 2002)
  34. Spaceport Alpha (MIDI Date: January 27, 2002)
  35. The Secret Tune
  36. You Can't Beat Me
  37. Wizpig Challenge (MIDI Date: December 3, 2007)
  38. Wizpig Lose 1
  39. Wizpig Lose 2
  40. Think You've Won?
  41. Open Wizpig Door
  42. Wizpig in Space
  43. Celebration

The music soundtrack is 73 minutes long.

Proposed/released sequels[]

Diddy Kong Pilot (for the Game Boy Advance) and Donkey Kong Racing (for the GameCube) were planned by Rareware, but due to Rareware's move to Microsoft in 2002, both games were canceled. Luckily, a Nintendo DS remake of Diddy Kong Racing was unveiled on May 10, 2006. It was released to the public on February 5, 2007, priced at $34.99. In this DS remake, Banjo and Conker are replaced by female characters Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong, and there are more challenges compared to in the original Nintendo 64 version.

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See also[]

Video Games
Arcade Donkey Kong (1981) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984)
NES Mario Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
Kirby Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Game Boy/Color Mario Super Mario Land (1989) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999)
Kirby Kirby's Dream Land (1992) • Kirby's Pinball Land (1993) • Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995) • Kirby's Block Ball (1996) • Kirby's Star Stacker (1997) • Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2001)
Wario Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) • Wario Land II (1998) • Wario Land 3 (2000)
Pokémon Red, Green and Blue (1996) • Yellow (1998) • Gold and Silver (1999) • Crystal (2000)
Sega Master System/Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) • Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993) • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) • Sonic & Knuckles (1994)
Sega Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) • Sonic Chaos (1993) • Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (1994) • Sonic Drift 2 (1995) • Sonic Blast (1996)
Super NES Mario Super Mario World (1991) • Super Mario Kart (1992) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Kirby Kirby's Dream Course (1994) • Kirby Super Star (1996) • Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997)
Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (1996)
Nintendo 64 Mario/Yoshi Super Mario 64 (1996) • Mario Kart 64 (1996/1997) • Yoshi's Story (1997/1998) • Mario Party (1998/1999) • Mario Party 2 (1999/2000) • Paper Mario (2000/2001) • Mario Party 3 (2001)
Donkey Kong Diddy Kong Racing (1997) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
Kirby Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000)
Other Super Smash Bros. (1999)
Sega Saturn Sonic Jam (1997) • Sonic R (1997)
Dreamcast Sonic Adventure (1998/1999) • Sonic Shuffle (2000) • Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
Game Boy Advance Mario Super Mario Advance (2001) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001/2002) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) • Mario Party Advance (2005)
Wario Wario Land 4 (2001)
Sonic Sonic Advance (2001/2002) • Sonic Advance 2 (2002/2003) • Sonic Battle (2003) • Sonic Advance 3 (2004)
Kirby Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002) • Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (2004)
GameCube Mario Luigi's Mansion (2001) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002) • Mario Party 4 (2002) • Mario Party 5 (2003) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) • Mario Party 6 (2004) • Mario Party 7 (2005)
Sonic Sonic Mega Collection (2002) • Sonic Heroes (2003/2004) • Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) • Sonic Riders (2006)
Kirby Kirby Air Ride (2003)
Other Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
Nintendo DS Mario/Yoshi Super Mario 64 DS (2004) • Mario Kart DS (2005) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) • Super Princess Peach (2005/2006) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006) • Yoshi's Island DS (2006) • Mario Party DS (2007) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Kirby Kirby Canvas Curse (2005) • Kirby Squeak Squad (2006/2007) • Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008) • Kirby Mass Attack (2011)
Sonic Sonic Rush (2005) • Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) • Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008)
Wii Mario Super Paper Mario (2007) • Mario Party 8 (2007) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007) • Mario Kart Wii (2008) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) • Mario Party 9 (2012)
Sonic Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) • Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) • Sonic Unleashed (2008) • Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) • Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (2010)
Kirby Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010) • Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) • Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition (2012)
Nintendo 3DS Super Mario 3D Land (2011) • Mario Kart 7 (2011) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013) • Yoshi's New Island (2014) • Super Mario Maker (2016) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016)
Wii U Mario New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) • New Super Luigi U (2013) • Super Mario 3D World (2013) • Mario Kart 8 (2014) • Mario Party 10 (2015) • Yoshi's Woolly World (2015) • Super Mario Maker (2015) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
Sonic Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) • Sonic Lost World (2013)
Nintendo Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017) • Super Mario Party (2018) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) • Yoshi's Crafted World (2019) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Other consoles Xbox 360: Sonic Free Riders (2010) • Sonic Generations (2011)

  1. ↑ Diddy Kong Racing (Japanese)
  2. ↑ Diddy Kong Racing (USA; 1997)
  3. ↑ Diddy Kong Racing (USA; 1998)
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