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I’ve Never Played Diddy Kong Racing Before... Holy Shit!
- Thread starter samthebreadman
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As a kid, I was always sad that my friends didn't give this game a fair shake. Mario Kart 64 was fun, but DKR was much better.
Man Wizpig fucked my shit up something fierce in this
I think I only ever beat him in the DS remake, and from what I understand, they nerfed him there
I think I only ever beat him in the DS remake, and from what I understand, they nerfed him there
It's not awful per se, but the N64 original really makes for a better experience.
If only there was a game that combined the best aspects of Diddy Kong Racing and F-ZERO. And was developed by the studio behind classics like Metroid Prime and DKC Tropical Freeze. And.......... was a Star Fox game I guess.
Yeah, I wish they'd do more with Mario Kart. It's not like they don't improve with each game, because they mostly do, I'd just like to see some more risks.
It took until MK7 for them to try out segmented tracks rather than looping ones, for example.
nintendo and microsoft seem to be on good terms so it wouldn't be unbelievable if they worked out a deal for a remake.
CTR is the only kart racer that comes close imo; it blew Mario Kart 64 away despite coming out only a year later.
That's an octopus, mate.
This motherfucker right here lol. This is bringing back some memories.
I love Diddy Kong Racing. I loved the hub world, I loved all of the races and all of the extra content and the music was amazing. When I unlocked the space levels I was blown away. Mario Kart is shallow compared to this game. Still bummed Donkey Kong racing never became a thing.
I still have this game, but my cartridge is dead now. Out of all the SNES and N64 games I own only Diddy died on me.
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Oh that explains why the music is incredible
I'm racing against a dinosaur on a mountain. Not doing so well here lol
Silver coin's, mirror mode, WizPig final level... I don't know how I ever beat this around the age of ten.
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Every time I shoot a missle at that dinosaur, I run into it and it flattens me. At least the boss music is amazing
This game had some of the best bangers of any kart racer
Also, unlocking Future Funland was one of the most overwhelming moments as a kid for me. Especially once you get all 47 balloons and also unlock the TT Door leading up to the final boss. The entire game I was wondering what the hell collecting those would lead up to. Those opening moments and the subsequent battle made me lose my fucking marbles, a mixture of fear and excitement turned to crazy technicolor insanity in such a short time frame.
Also, unlocking Future Funland was one of the most overwhelming moments as a kid for me. Especially once you get all 47 balloons and also unlock the TT Door leading up to the final boss. The entire game I was wondering what the hell collecting those would lead up to. Those opening moments and the subsequent battle made me lose my fucking marbles, a mixture of fear and excitement turned to crazy technicolor insanity in such a short time frame.
Nintendo really needs to beef up the singleplayer component of future Mario Kart games. Mission Mode in DS was great, no idea why they removed it.
You were not alone. The fact that every encounter with him pretty much begins with a jumpscare (arguably a comparatively mild one but it'd be BOOMING on my old CRT) didn't help that feeling, nor that every location you face him in could've passed for one of the darker locations in Jet Force Gemini, or even the utter helplessness you feel in trying to beat him before you realize the "trick" to it.
Tiptup and Pipsy are both really user-friendly. They don't have the speed of better characters but they give you enough control and recovery from mistakes/items that you can stay competitive.
And echoing many others... DKR is the best kart racing game of all time. Potentialy best racing game of all time. The Mario Kart series has always been lackluster and none have come close to DKR's variety and level design.
Something about the hub world always felt so damn mysterious to me. Rare had such an incredible knack for that kind of thing.
Me and a friend were obsessed with it when it came out. The singleplayer "campaign" was a fun idea and the secrets were very cool. Blew our minds when it turned out the final space courses weren't a fake rumour.
Wizpig is a cheating bitch, fuck that guy. The first notes of that race theme of his will never leave my brain.
Wizpig is a cheating bitch, fuck that guy. The first notes of that race theme of his will never leave my brain.
The one cutscene after you beat him where the camera slowly pans to him and the music becomes all serious used to scare me. Looking at it now it's incredibly silly, a giant pig hiding behind a lighthouse watching tiny animals partying. And that evil walk towards them is so dumb, lol
I never played it either. Still haven't. The Christmas that it came out I asked my sister and her husband to get it for me as my Christmas present. They got me Extreme-G instead... That was a tough one to fake excitement about when opening the present.
I hope you're right but somehow I don't see them making this. In the list of Microsoft and Nintendo deals going through I think DKR is far down the list, sadly. And I also don't see as much fan demand as there was for CTR.
Best racer of the 64/32 bit era
The chicken is easy, the hard one is the clock
Not exactly. MK64 has been surpassed by other MKs many times. But no MK, not even MK8, has surpassed DKR in my book.
Drumstick I don't remember being difficult to unlock at all. It was that damn clock that was super difficult.
I played it properly for the first time a few years ago and really enjoyed it. I 100% it and unlocked the clock!
Something that I didn't realize till I read it too, to maximize boosts you need to take your finger off the accelerator until the smoke is about to disappear.
Something that I didn't realize till I read it too, to maximize boosts you need to take your finger off the accelerator until the smoke is about to disappear.
