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== Games == |
== List of Games == |
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*'''Year Released''' – 1997 |
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'''Diddy Kong Racing''' is the first DK racing game to be released. The game has a total of ten playable characters and 25 different racecourses, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' was a success receiving the [[Player's Choice]] title. The game has a story mode, multiplayer modes, and a variety of characters (many from [[Rare, Ltd.|Rare]] series), such as [[Diddy Kong]], [[Banjo]], [[Krunch]], and [[Conker]], but not [[Donkey Kong]]. The game was a success that earned it a [[Player's Choice]] title and a [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|remake]] for the [[Nintendo DS]]. The game is not set in [[Donkey Kong Island]], but in [[Timber's Island]]. It introduces the spin-off series [[wikipedia:Banjo-Kazooie|Banjop-Kazooie]] and [[wikipedia:Conker, the Squirrel|Conker, the Squirrel]]. |
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|Featuring ten playable characters (two of which would later both receive their own games, [[Banjo]] and [[Conker]]) and 25 different racecourses, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' was a success receiving the [[Player's Choice]] title. |
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|Years later, after Microsoft bought out Rare, two planned ''Diddy Kong Racing'' games had to be cancelled. Nintendo and Rare teamed up again to create ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', a remake of the original with many notable differences, including [[Tiny Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] replacing Banjo and Conker, and [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Wi-Fi]] matches. |
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| ⚫ | |Known as ''Donkey Kong Jet Race'' in Europe, ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' was made for the [[Wii]]. Instead of vehicles, the characters ride on rocket-powered [[Bongos]]. The game was originally intended for release on the [[Nintendo Gamecube|Gamecube]], but was moved to the Wii. The game includes [[Mii]]s. |
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=== Cancelled Games === |
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*'''Year slated to be released''' – 2002 (canceled) |
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*'''Year slated to be released''' – 2004 (canceled) |
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*'''System''' – [[Game Boy Advance]] |
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'''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''' is another cancelled game, this one focusing on Donkey Kong instead of Diddy Kong. It would feature new [[Animal Buddies]] such as a gigantic [[Rambi]] and a purple [[Enguarde]]. After the buy out of Rare, the game was seen as [[vaporware]]. Confirmed characters in the game included Donkey Kong, [[Tiny Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Taj the Genie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]]. Rideable creatures seen were [[Rambi the Rhinoceros|Rambi]], a gigantic sized Rambi, a small red Rambi, a small Rambi, [[Enguarde the Swordfish]], a purple Enguarde, [[Ellie the Elephant]] and some [[Zinger]]s. Creatures rumored to be ridable include [[Expresso the Ostrich]], a [[Chomps]] shark, a [[Necky]] and an [[Army]]. |
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| ⚫ | |''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' was the planned sequel to ''Diddy Kong Racing'', but instead focusing only on flying and nothing else. Due to Rare being acquired by Microsoft, Rare was already far at work into the game and instead of scrapping it altogether, the game was removed of all Donkey Kong references and was turned into ''[[wikipedia:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]''. |
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*'''Year Released''' – 2007 |
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*'''System''' – [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo DSi]] |
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|'''Was originally unveiled at E3 2001.''' |
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'''''Diddy Kong Racing DS''''' is the [[Nintendo DS]] remake of the [[Nintendo 64]] game, ''Diddy Kong Racing''. ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' is Rare's first Nintendo DS game. This game uses [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], unlike the original. Due to [[Rare]]'s move to [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]], [[Banjo]] and [[Conker the Squirrel|Conker]] were replaced by [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Tiny Kong]]. New additional playable characters are the unlockable elephant [[Taj]] and enemy [[Wizpig]]. New items are the Rare coins, who replaced the Bananas. |
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|''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' is another cancelled game, this one focusing on Donkey Kong instead of Diddy Kong. It would feature new [[Animal Buddies]] such as a gigantic [[Rambi]] and a purple [[Enguarde]]. After the buy out of Rare, the game was seen as [[vaporware]]. |
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*'''Year Released''' – 2007 |
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*'''System''' – [[Wii]] |
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Revision as of 22:12, January 9, 2012
| Donkey Kong Racing | |
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| First installment | Diddy Kong Racing (1997) |
| Latest installment | Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007) |
| Number of installments | 3 |
| Parent franchise | Donkey Kong |
Donkey Kong Racing games have been produced since 1997 with Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64. In the vein of other Donkey Kong/Diddy Kong sport games, it features Donkey Kong/Diddy Kong and his all-star cast competing in a racing game. It is very similar to the Mario Kart series but features only Donkey Kong characters.
Since its first generation on the Nintendo 64, a long hiatus was caused by Rare's buy-out by Microsoft, and two DKR games that had been in production had to be cancelled. In 2007, two games of the series were eventually released and brought the series back to life.
List of Games
| Title, Original Release and System | Synopsis and Ratings |
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| Diddy Kong Racing
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Featuring ten playable characters (two of which would later both receive their own games, Banjo and Conker) and 25 different racecourses, Diddy Kong Racing was a success receiving the Player's Choice title. |
| Template:ReleasedateNintendo 64 | IGN – N/A • Gamespot – N/A |
| Diddy Kong Racing DS
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Years later, after Microsoft bought out Rare, two planned Diddy Kong Racing games had to be cancelled. Nintendo and Rare teamed up again to create Diddy Kong Racing DS, a remake of the original with many notable differences, including Tiny Kong and Dixie Kong replacing Banjo and Conker, and Wi-Fi matches. |
| Template:ReleasedateNintendo DS | IGN – N/A • Gamespot – N/A |
| Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
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Known as Donkey Kong Jet Race in Europe, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast was made for the Wii. Instead of vehicles, the characters ride on rocket-powered Bongos. The game was originally intended for release on the Gamecube, but was moved to the Wii. The game includes Miis. |
| Template:ReleasedateWii | IGN – N/A • Gamespot – N/A |
Cancelled Games
| Title and System | Synopsis |
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| Diddy Kong Pilot | Diddy Kong Pilot was the planned sequel to Diddy Kong Racing, but instead focusing only on flying and nothing else. Due to Rare being acquired by Microsoft, Rare was already far at work into the game and instead of scrapping it altogether, the game was removed of all Donkey Kong references and was turned into Banjo-Pilot. |
| Game Boy Advance | Was originally unveiled at E3 2001. |
| Donkey Kong Racing | Donkey Kong Racing is another cancelled game, this one focusing on Donkey Kong instead of Diddy Kong. It would feature new Animal Buddies such as a gigantic Rambi and a purple Enguarde. After the buy out of Rare, the game was seen as vaporware. |
| Nintendo Gamecube | Was originally unveiled at E3 2001. |
Playable Characters
With six Donkey Kong Racing titles, the list of characters that can be found from within these games is quite large. Below is a list of all the characters found in each game.
