Diddy Kong Racing! | A Retro Kart Racing Adventure! | N64 Walkthrough Gameplay Co-op Campaign Mode!
8Diddy Kong Racing is a 1997 racing video game developed and published by Rare for the Nintendo 64. The game is set on Timber's Island and revolves around Diddy Kong and his friends' attempt to defeat the intergalactic antagonist, a wizarding pig named Wizpig, through winning a series of races. The player can take control of any of the featured characters throughout the game. Diddy Kong Racing features five worlds with four racetracks each, and the ability to drive a car, hovercraft, or pilot an aeroplane.
Development began after the release of Killer Instinct 2, and was intended to be a real-time strategy game known as Wild Cartoon Kingdom in its early stages. As time progressed, the focus of development shifted from a Walt Disney World-influenced racing game to a unique title named Pro-Am 64, in which Nintendo had no involvement. Due to the delays of Banjo-Kazooie, Rare felt that they needed a stronger intellectual property to attract a wider audience for a game scheduled to release before Christmas 1997, thus making the decision to base a game on the character of Diddy Kong.
Diddy Kong Racing received critical acclaim upon release. The graphics, audio and gameplay were the most praised aspects of the game, with minor criticism directed at the game's repetition. The game has sold 4.8 million copies since release and stands as the Nintendo 64's eighth best-selling game. A sequel named Donkey Kong Racing was in development for the GameCube, but was abandoned after Microsoft purchased Rare for £375 million in 2002. An enhanced remake for the Nintendo DS titled Diddy Kong Racing DS was released worldwide in early 2007.
Developer Rare
Publisher Rare
(N64)
Nintendo (DS)
Director(s)Lee Schuneman
Producer(s)Chris Stamper
Programmer(s)Robert HarrisonArtist(s)Kevin Bayliss
Composer(s)David Wise
SeriesDonkey Kong
Platform(s)Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS
Release
Nintendo 64:
EU/JP: 21 November 1997[1]
NA: 24 November 1997
Nintendo DS:
NA: 5 February 2007
AU: 19 April 2007
EU: 20 April 2007
Genre(s)Kart racingMode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
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