8 things you didn't know about Diddy Kong Racing 

First off: DKR's use of nature, exploration, dinosaurs, adventure and racing was and is unmatched and so original it makes it one of the most memorable games of all time.

I remember when I wanted Mario Kart 64 for Christmas and my parents got me DKR instead because "The guy at the store said it was better". I was happy to get a new game and a present but disappointed at the same time as all my friends had Mario Kart. Once I popped the game in and started I was hooked on DKR and had a blast playing it! I had some friends try it and my friends all wanted DKR and were begging their parents for it. I don't know who you are but thank you random person for suggesting this game! You were definitely right!

That cancelled Donkey Kong Racing looks like it would have been awesome.

One of the staples of my childhood was reading the extra plot details in the instruction booklets on the ride home from buying a new game. Still bummed that went away.

Diddy Kong Racing. Story: Home Alone gone wrong, so lets race.

miyamoto didn't tell rare to use diddy kong... miyamoto suggested they use nintendo characters, and rare chose diddy because it was their creation and felt more comfortable... to everyone's surprise miyamoto liked the idea and went with it... but miyamoto didn't suggest they straight up use diddy from the get go

You know times changes when 800k copies sold within a month is enough to be in the Guiness World Records.

One of the best parts about the the 2 Player Adventure code on was when it came to Silver Coin Challenges you could designate somebody to get them and have another guy intentionally be an enforcer to take out conventionally stronger racers so you can mess with the pole positions to ensure you could win comfortably after getting all the coins. Greenwood Village was the bane of my existence but if you made sure racers like Diddy, Pipsy, or Tiptup didn't get close to first, it was a hell of a lot easier to manage. Speaking of co-op in a Rare game, Jet Force Gemini allowing 2nd player to play as Floyd once you put him together was good fun especially since it was never bad to have somebody who had unlimited ammo and couldn't exactly die.

Loved this game as a kid! Timber was always my guy, partly because I adored tigers. And this is the first game I know of with transforming cars. Long before Sonic All-Stars did it. I think they went with hovercraft rather than boats just so you could still move it on land. And I always wondered if there was a ditched mechanic of racers being knocked out of their vehicles? I mean we see that several times in the opening where they are running back to their cars. And the deleted vehicle makes me wonder if they planned a new space vehicle for Wizpig's home tracks? I still would have loved to see the racers in tiny Arwings rather than the planes in the space levels.

Great job with this, I really appreciate how thorough you are while still staying concise

I didn't know most of these and this was one of my favorite games as a kid.

Shame that Krunch was the only character that was flat out "bad". Because the DKR tracks prioritized tight turns more then straightaways, the lightweights always had a disproportionate advantage over the heavyweights. You didn't get enough of a chance to build up speed for higher top speeds to matter, so the Pipsy and Tiptup ended up having an unfair advantage with their fast acceleration and tight turning with car races, which were the most common. Their tight turns were almost a detriment in the hovercrafts, so that's when you'd want to use someone else. All the Medium weight cahracters were broadly the same: medium enough that they were all solid. Banjo was the Viable heavyweight, as while his steering and accelartion were poorer then the lighter characters, they were usable enough that you had a chance to make use of his higher max speed. Krunch's steering is SOOO bad you needed ot use the breaks to make any turns.... and having the worst acceleration meant you were constantly slowing down. So him having the best max speed out of the original roster just didn't get a chance ot play out. And by the time you're good enough to make use of him, you've unlocked Drumstick, who's the same character but even FASTER with slightly better steering: Drumstick's steering was still BAD but still better then Krunch's. I think the game would've benefitted from making Weight have more of an impact: Heavy Characters took less to time recovery from attacks, and could knock other carts out of the weay w/o losing speed on impact, ect.

Diddy Kong racing was so cool, they should re-release a revamped version

Cool video. DKR was one of my all time favorites growing up

Arguably the best game on the console.

Diddy Kong Racing is my favorite "kart" racing game, I've replayed it more than any other. It's genuinely fun, engaging, challenging and has decent variety of vehicle types.

Your channel is going to be a big success, I can already sense it. Keep up the good work! Btw... I'm really digging the logo!

Dude, you are underrated, continue making great work

Pro-Am is pronounced phonetically!

as someone who grew up with disney i wish we got wild cartoon kingdom :( would love to see rares take on theme park aesthetic

The 'timetolose' code (harder AI) really does make a big difference. I timed the AI on a few courses with the code on vs off, and the AI finishes a whole 10 seconds faster on most courses with the code activated. It makes a big difference and is highly recommended if you're ever replaying this game.

I only play Diddy Kong racing in the DS, is interesting that the are things to discover of its original version to this day.

Really good video and information. Keep these coming

I just found out that I’ve lost my copy of Diddy Kong Racing DS, and now I NEED this game on the n64 virtual console

The only thing unbelievable about these stories, is that Conker, the drunk, cursing, womanizing squirrel, would get a call from the friendly cute tiger to come help. I guarantee during half of the races, Conker was drunk driving 😂😂

Diddy Kong Racing > Mario Kart. Rareware always went above and beyond on their projects and this game was no exception. It looks great, the soundtrack and effects sound great, it has infinite re-playability, and it still holds up to this day. Mario Kart is excellent but DKR just nails everything perfectly

Didn't know half of these! Great job dude. Subbed!

It’s funny to me that Nintendo felt the need to obtain the rights to Krunch due to him being part of the Kremling species which Nintendo owns, but then there’s someone like Boshi who’s literally a Yoshi but with shades, fangs and a collar, yet they didn’t bother to acquire him from Square.

I will always remember seeing the Banjo Kazooie Smash reveal. It was a hope 20 years in the making coming to fruition

I don't know why a lot of people prefer Mario Kart 64 over this one. This one has a story and better soundtrack.

There’s rumours about another Diddy Kong Racing? Well I certainly hope that’s true. I would love Nintendo and Rare to get on board again making sequels to the now nostalgic games we played as kids. I know Microsoft owns rare, but I doubt neither of them would lose any money in this deal.

Keep up the great work man! Love the videos!

I want this guy to read this: Corneria, fourth planet of the Lylat system. The evil Andross turned this once thriving system into a wasteland of near extinction. General Pepper of the Cornerian army was successful in exiling this manical scientist to the barren, deserted planet Venom.

Loved Mario Kart as a kid and always wanted Diddy Kong for DS but never got it :(

Is this using TTS (text-to-speech)? Some aspects sound kind of robotic but overall it sounds like a real voice.

I thought DKR was just a hidden gem of sorts. I didn’t realize it had a place in the Guinness Book of World Records 😮

Well dang I didn’t know this at all I loved the game as a kid.Didn’t know it had a sequel that could it happen.

I knew a few of these but overall this was fun. Honestly though one of my biggest surprises was finding out decades later that TT is playable. Went straight back to the game to unlock him

This game was so fun still have it!

I love DKR, It was always my preference over MK64. Each has their benefits. I knew most the magic codes but the harder AI is awesome! Time to beat the game all over again.

When will someone finally wise up and make a DKR2? Maybe not with the exact characters and title but another racing game where you can explore, open up tracks etc... basically, a spiritual successor. With future proofing, those characters can go on ahead and star in their own games. Conker, Banjo and Diddy are in other games. Imagine if Bumper or Timber went on to have their own games! Possibilities are endless. Last thought: There is one mystery that's always bothered me. There is a music track that doesn't appear anywhere in the game, only in the music player. Was it a music that never made it in? When I was younger, I always thought I was missing a special race track or missed unlocking something.

Blessed algorithm sent me here. If you keep up the quality, this channel could take off! Also, really? Are there rumors of a DKR sequel now? This is the first I'm hearing of it, but that's exciting!

This was interesting, well done video.

I had so much fun with this game as a kid. Don't think I ever managed to finish it though 😕

Somehow I got lucky and I had this game as a kid growing up. I didn't even realize how good it was. I do know that I played through the whole thing and I loved it. But I didn't really realize it was a masterpiece

I read somwere Timber the tiger was supposed to be the main character. And the game was going to be called something else.

Such a good game. Brings a tear to my eye

wow i love dkr these were great

DKR is the best kart racing game on the N64. Easily better than mario kart 64. So much more to do and find.

Imagine if this was remade on switch in the design of mario kart 8 deluxe.

Great vid man

Pro-AM Racing: Because it's lame to race in the afternoon.

seeing the DS version's footage, despite having it and playing it a lot as a kid as well, makes me realize how bad it looked honestly. it feels like some of the DS games were way too early on the 3D look and it feels bad even if the DS was great still

Honestly I'm glad I came across this video because I never heard of the Ultimate Ai cheat but now I want to try it as the game felt a little too easy

i really hope this makes it onto N64 Switch online, OR they release it as a stand alone to purchase OR they remaster it OR we get a Diddy King Racing 2 🙏 i know microsoft owns rare but they have been playing nicely with Nintendo lately, plus Banjo Kazooie made it on the console so we can dream lol

Adventure Two Future Fun Land Silver Coin Challenge the Ultimate AI kicks in.

I have always loved this game. TipTup was my dude while growing up. To this day I wished there was a sequel since at the end of the game you are left with a cliffhanger.

nice video!

Oh I remember the trailer for Donkey Kong Racing! Wow that's a blast from the past. Banjo and Diddy need to be in Mario Kart.

I beat the game without knowing that if you released the throttle while rolling over a turbo arrow, the speed boost was waaaay more powerful. Super hard task. Some of the boss races I had to play them hundreds of times. One of my favorite games ever.

This guy sounds like Aku-Aku from Crash bandicoot!😂 woudigaahh

This classic along with F-Zero X are the best racers on n64 and thats saying something since theres a good amount on n64 For me F-Zero X is 1A Diddy Kong Racing 1B

Timber's parents went on a vacation and left him in charge of the island what kind of parents gose on vacation leaving their young and only child behind to take of a island ?

This game took me a while but I played it so much I probably collected everything in a month or so. I miss Rare games.

DKR is legendary, the music is still stuck in my head

Great facts!

Here’s one you didn’t know, if you press Down C on the N64 pad, you can disable the annoying red arrows that show up whilst you’re racing around the track.

My favorite racing adventure game way better than Mario Kart in my opinion & you could collect outside of the levels it was ahead of it time wish they made DK2 Racing

This seems like a video Ai would have made.. love the topics though

Most of the things i didnt knew as child. But one day we played it again on another level with A Button and drifts for months . I have alot of very strong times on my n64 console. If you can use A Button and drifts perfectly you can play a new perfect game. Its the best n64 game in my opinion.

What is that song used in the outro? I’ve heard it before but just can’t remember where.

The theme park idea was used in chrash tag team racing. Great game.

When i got my GameCube back then i couldn't wait for donkey Kong racing. I was waiting and waiting till i found out it got cancelled.

Ouch.. new here.. the outro was too loud. But good interesting video

Krunch was the worst character. Unplayable and only slightly faster than Banjo who controlled 10x better.

I wish Donkey Kong Racing was made or still can still be made 🤔

No shot I clicked on a video titled "things you didn't know" and one of them is just one of the first pages of the manual

Just a tip.. The red border on the thumbnail makes it look like I already watched this.

Wow, there are codes for co-op multiplayer? omg, i didn't know.

I miss the days of games having cheat codes

Already like your videos bro

Wow these were all thinks I actually didn't know.

This game deserved a sequel

My favorite racing game ever

Waiting for it on eso... not holding my breathe

I have 2 brothers ...when I was a kid my dad took us to go buy a game each ....since we didn't know what games where bad or good ... my older bro got loz ocarina of time ..I got bomber man 64 ( smh game was shit)...n my lil bro got Diddy Kong racing...which is years better than Mario kart

4:10 wizpig on that powder

In the players guide for DKR, it lists all the cheats available, though it doesn’t list the codes you must enter to unlock them (you’re given a random code every time you win one of the Wizpig races). There’s a ‘high speed racing’ cheat, and to this day, no one knows how to unlock it. The game simply never gave the code for it.

Buttery smooth voice

In fact, I bought it on Release day

So I wonder why Nintendo only removed Banjo and Conker for the DS version. Maybe that their names were in game titles?

I'd prefer a bad voice over the robot.

I remember playing my adult older brother in this and crushing him with Pipsy. He got so upset with this game, hahaha.

The videos are good and very interesting but the AI generated voice is uncanny

Clean it up Bibble

but i knew these things why are youtube video titles so aggressive

TWO PLAYER ADVENTURE?????

Microsoft got ripped off badly tbh

Diddy Kong Racing > Mario Kart 64

is there a reason why this guy talks like he's AI generated?