What is Diddy Kong Racing?
Q: What is Diddy Kong Racing?
A: Diddy Kong Racing is a racing video game for the Nintendo 64 game console developed and published by Rareware. It is the first spin-off of the Donkey Kong Country series.
Q: When was it released?
A: Diddy Kong Racing was released on November 14, 1997 in North America, and on November 21, 1997 in Japan and Europe.
Q: What type of gameplay does it have?
A: The gameplay of Diddy Kong Racing is similar to Mario Kart 64. It has an adventure mode with several worlds that have several race tracks, a battle stage, and a race against a boss. Players can choose to use a car, hovercraft or plane although some tracks make the player use one of those. Each track has boosters that make the player go faster and balloons that give the player an item they can use during the race.
Q: How many characters are available to choose from?
A: Players can choose from 10 characters in Diddy Kong Racing.
Q: Which two characters went on to star in their own games?
A: Two of the game's characters; Conker and Banjo went on to star in their own games - Conker went on to star in Conker's Bad Fur Day while Banjo went on to star in Banjo-Kazooie.
Q: Was there ever a remake for this game?
A: Yes, there was - A remake for the Nintendo DS called Diddy Kong Racing DS was released on February 5, 2007 in North America and April 20th 2007 in Europe with better graphics and use of the console's touch screen but without Banjo or Conker appearing as playable characters.
