Diddy Kong Racing (series)
Diddy Kong Racing games have been produced since 1997 with Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64. It features Diddy Kong and an all-star cast competing in a racing game. It is very similar to the Mario Kart series but features only Donkey Kong franchise characters.
| Donkey Kong Racing | |
| File:DKR.png | |
| First installment | Diddy Kong Racing (1997) |
| Latest installment | Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007) |
| Number of installments | 2 |
| Parent franchise | Donkey Kong franchise |
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 canceled. In 2007, a remake of Diddy Kong Racing was eventually released on the Nintendo DS.
List of Games
| Title | |
|---|---|
| Cover, original release and system | Synopsis |
| Diddy Kong Racing | |
File:Diddysracing.jpg 1997 Nintendo 64 |
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. |
| Diddy Kong Racing DS | |
File:Cover DKRDS.png 2007 Nintendo DS |
Years later, after Microsoft bought out Rare, two planned Diddy Kong Racing games had to be canceled. 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. |
Canceled Games
| Title | |
|---|---|
| Image, original unveiling and system | Synopsis |
| Diddy Kong Pilot | |
| File:Diddypilot.jpg Originally unveiled at E3 2001. Game Boy Advance |
Diddy Kong Pilot was the planned follow-up 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. |
| Donkey Kong Racing | |
| File:Logo EN - Donkey Kong Racing.png Originally unveiled at E3 2001. Nintendo GameCube |
Donkey Kong Racing is another canceled game, this one focusing on Donkey Kong instead of Diddy Kong. It would feature new Animal Friends such as a gigantic Rambi and a purple Enguarde. It was seen at E3 2001. After the buyout of Rare, the game was soon reworked into Sabreman Stampede for the Xbox 360 but, this iteration of the installment was also canceled. |
Playable Characters
With four Diddy 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.
