Diddy Kong Racing DS
Developer(s)	Rare Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	February 5, 2007 February 7, 2007 [1] April 19, 2007 [2] April 20, 2007 [3][4]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer, Online multiplayer
Rating(s)	OFLC (AU): G ESRB: E
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Media	Nintendo DS Game Card

Diddy Kong Racing DS is a racing game developed by Rare for the Nintendo DS. It is Rare's first Nintendo DS game, and was released on February 5, 2007 in North America, April 20, 2007 in Europe and April 19, 2007 in Australia. It is a remake of the critically-acclaimed Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64. Tiny Kong and Dixie Kong have replaced Conker The Squirrel and Banjo the Bear, so they are no longer in the series. It was never released in Japan, due to the fact that Nintendo owns the rights to the Donkey Kong characters and Rare was purchased by Microsoft. Image File history File links Diddy_Kong_Racing_DS.jpg‎ Cover art from Diddy Kong Racing DS. Taken from GameFly. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Rare, Ltd is a United Kingdom-based video game development company. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on thier gameplay. ... A racing game is any game that involves competing in races through a surrogate playing piece or vehicle, either getting it from one point to another or completing a number of circuits in the shortest time. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Online gaming redirects here. ... An online multiplayer game (OMG) is a video game that can be played over the Internet against other players. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... “NDS” redirects here. ... Rare, Ltd is a United Kingdom-based video game development company. ... “NDS” redirects here. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Diddy Kong Racing is a racing game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rareware. ... This section needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Tiny Kong is a fictional character in the Donkey Kong series, who first appeared in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. ... Dixie Kong is a fictional video game character in the Donkey Kong series. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Banjo is always seen with his trademark yellow shorts and backpack. ...

Feature changes

Diddy Kong Racing DS contains several features that were not present in the original Nintendo 64 version. Most notable is the inclusion of a six player multiplayer mode, and a two-four player battle mode. The game also makes use of the Nintendo DS touch-screen and microphone, with the ability for sound effect recording. The remake includes several new characters, with the exclusion of two original characters. The game also boasts remodeled and retextured tracks, with new modes, weapons and challenges; as well as fully customizable vehicles and tracks.

Every track has been graphically enhanced with more variations with an increased quality in the textures used. Despite this however, the game performs at a higher and more consistent frame-rate than the original Nintendo 64 game. Several new tracks including: Thunder Cove, Meandering Mount, Splashdown Pass, and Strangled Shrine - all DK-themed jungle tracks - have been added. Background music in various tracks including: Jungle Falls, Snowball Valley, Pirate Lagoon, Treasure Caves, Windmill Plains, and Spaceport Alpha, have been changed to new music not heard from the original (Spacedust Alley plays Spaceport Alpha's original BGM in this version). Nevertheless, all the background music in the game has been significantly improved quality-wise. A feature present in most games from the Donkey Kong series, bananas, is not available in the remake. However, coins have been added as a replacement, but they don't increase speed; they are the currency used to buy certain features in the game. Also, silver coin challenges have been replaced (though it is now an unlockable mode) by balloon-popping challenges, where the player is able to use Taj's magic carpet to pop balloons using the stylus. This article is about the video game character. ...

Several minor feature changes have occurred in the remake, including the absence of magic codes in the options menu. Also, the homing missile is now the last upgrade, when using red balloons, whereas it was the second upgrade in the original version. Also, the second upgrade, when using red balloons, is five semi-homing missiles. The option to use the car in Everfrost Peak was removed, as water is now where solid ice used to be. The ability to perform a barrel roll or a loop in the plane has been removed. You reverse by holding the B Button when using only a Car or Plane. The up and down control of the Plane was inverted. In the original version, four balloons were scattered around the isle from the beginning of the game, however in the remake they are available via other obstacles.

A feature not present in the original Nintendo 64 game is the ability to create customisable player display icons. In Diddy Kong Racing DS, up to six display icons can be created. This is done in a style similar to the Mario Kart DS Decal Maker, however in Diddy Kong Racing DS, the digital control pad cannot be used to draw. Unlike Mario Kart DS, the icons used will not appear on your vehicle, they are used as avatars for your character, and can be placed on the tracks using the track editor. Mario Kart DS, abbreviated to MKDS or MK:DS, is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.[1] It is the fifth installment in the series and the first to use Nintendos free online service, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. ...

The AI has Also increased. Shortcuts where only a human controlled vehicle would take (Like the tunnel near the end of Frosty Village) are now accessed by CPUs.

Gameplay modes

• Single Player Mode - The game has 24 unique tracks (besides the boss tracks), four of which that were not in the Nintendo 64 version. The tracks are separated into 6 different worlds: Dino Domain, Snowflake Mountain, Sherbet Island, Dragon Forest, Future Fun Land, and DK Island.

• Multiplayer Mode - After completing a track in Adventure mode, the track becomes available for single card multiplayer. Also battle stages can be used in multiplayer, once bought from Taj. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is available as well.

• Wish Race Mode - After purchasing the single or multiplayer Wish Race, the track editor is unlocked, allowing for tracks to be custom made, with the ability of distribution over Wi-Fi. Up to 30 tracks can be saved.

• Time Trial Mode - A time trial mode can be accessed by touching T.T. in 1-Player Single Race.

New Features

• Adventure 2 - When you complete Adventure 1 with every Wizpig race done, a new feature becomes available called Adventure 2. Its basically the same game although mirrored tracks to make the game even harder. There was also an adventure 2 mode in the original Diddy Kong Racing.

• Multiplayer Multi-Card and Single-Card Play - With Multi-Card play, users can play with all characters and courses they have unlocked if their other friends have the game too. Single-Card play is much the same except you can only play with your characters and courses you have unlocked.

• Wi-Fi - Race with Diddy Kong Racing DS players from across the globe only if you have your DS connected to the internet. You will only be able to use the characters and courses you have unlocked during this mode. 6 players can do this at a time.

• Touching Modes - Touching using the stylus is required from the start of the game to the end. You will be able to make artwork and icons, get a boost at the start of a race, touch balloons in balloon touch race and even upgrade your car and make your own courses.

• Other Interactive Modes - At the start of a hovercraft race, to get a boost it will ask you to blow into the microphone and when you are doing a challenge involving blowing out lights.

Characters

Diddy Kong, Tiptup and Bumper in the opening of the game.

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Banjo the Bear and Conker the Squirrel are not a part of the cast anymore, because Rare was purchased by Microsoft in 2002. However the new playable characters are Taj the Genie and Wizpig, who were NPCs in the original game, and Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong, who are completely new to the game. Banjo is always seen with his trademark yellow shorts and backpack. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An NPC from the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. ...

Playable Characters

• Diddy Kong
• Timber
• Pipsy the Mouse
• Tiptup the Turtle
• Bumper the Badger
• Krunch the Kremling
• Dixie Kong
• Tiny Kong
• Drumstick the Rooster
• T.T.
• Taj the Genie
• Wizpig

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Weapons

Throughout the game, players can find balloons. There are five different kind of balloons, each containing different weapons or items. When a balloon is collected, the item can be used immediately, or the player can wait for another balloon with the same color. When they pick up a second balloon of the same color, the item will be upgraded. A third balloon of the same color will upgrade the item to its maximum level. Power-Up Tokens can be used to change a weapon into an alternative form.

Reception

Diddy Kong Racing DS received an average score of 67/100 at Game Rankings. 1 It received a lower average of 63/100 at Metacritic, based on 37 reviews. 2 Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ...

The UK Nintendo magazine praised the game for the amount of variety in the different races, as well as the massively enjoyable online mode, but also criticized the game for the poor quality of the touch screen-specific sections, particularly the balloon-popping game on Taj's carpet and the third boss battle. ONM also criticized the game for the fact that the tracks created in the track editor were all set in a rather bland cloud setting, and also randomly generated hills and chicanes. These aspects therefore led to the final score of 80%. Official Nintendo Magazine, or ONM is the UKs official Nintendo magazine, and is published by Future Publishing(OCLC 46390444). ...

GameSpot gave the game a 6.7/10, praising the number of activities, customization features and online multiplayer, while criticized parts of the game for being tedious and some of the touch screen controls. 3 GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ...

Game errors

After its release, Diddy Kong Racing DS has contained some errors:

• Although the Rare logo was removed from Dixie Kong's beret when Rare was sold to Microsoft, the logo is still visible at times. Whenever she taunts an opponent, gets hit by an item or is overtaken while the A.I. plays as her, the logo is visible on her beret.

• Some of the course maps on the course selection screen have the original layout from the N64 version despite the remodeling of the tracks in Diddy Kong Racing DS. (e.g: The Ancient Lake course map on the selection does not show the changes and shows the course as it once was. The new river is displayed.)

References

External links

• Diddy Kong Racing DS at Official Website
• Diddy Kong Racing DS at IGN
• Diddy Kong Racing DS at GameSpot
• Rare at Company Website