8 things you didn't know about Diddy Kong Racing

In todays video, we cover 8 things you didn't know about Diddy Kong Racing. From Cheat codes, to anti-piracy, to cut content. Here's a fun video for fans of the series. Diddy Kong Racing was released in 1997, and captured the hearts of gamers everywhere.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Number 8
2:00 Number 7
2:57 Number 6
4:37 Number 5
5:25 Number 4
6:45 Number 3
7:06 Number 2
9:03 Number 1
#questgamer #nintendo #diddykongracing

[@taylenday]

First off: DKR's use of nature, exploration, dinosaurs, adventure and racing was and is unmatched and so original it makes it one of the most memorable games of all time.

[@taylenday]

Secondly: OMG Donkey Kong Racing should have been released for SURE! So sad.

[@chriso1373]

i friggin loved finding the hidden baloons around the overworld my first few playthroughs as a kid.

[@Undrave]

Why is there no other kart racer with an Adventure Mode?! The use of themes for groups of tracks, while making each unique, was brilliant. And the overworld was fun to just explore, with secrets to discover all over the place! And the use of different vehicles? Brilliant!

[@Diego_Fuego481]

@@Undrave Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled 😐

[@tvirus9369]

Crash team racing is better

[@Varthrax1]

I remember when I wanted Mario Kart 64 for Christmas and my parents got me DKR instead because "The guy at the store said it was better". I was happy to get a new game and a present but disappointed at the same time as all my friends had Mario Kart. Once I popped the game in and started I was hooked on DKR and had a blast playing it! I had some friends try it and my friends all wanted DKR and were begging their parents for it. I don't know who you are but thank you random person for suggesting this game! You were definitely right!

[@chriso1373]

One of the staples of my childhood was reading the extra plot details in the instruction booklets on the ride home from buying a new game. Still bummed that went away.

[@SayberV1]

Yep. It's because we live in a very lazy era where products are not created with the love and care they once were.

[@sc3ku]

Yes! I remember renting this game without the manual. Once we bought it, I read and re-read the page with the story. I miss the manuals from the 90s!

[@benamisai-kham5892]

Omg I remember begging my parents to let me open my game so I could look at them and just read the manual and hold the game excitedly. I remember getting my gba and later my DS and being so excited I could *play* the game on the way home.

[@imreadydoctor]

That cancelled Donkey Kong Racing looks like it would have been awesome.

[@thequestgamer]

it's a shame, but there's potentially some hope if the rumors are to be believed for the switch.

[@dothedew8250]

miyamoto didn't tell rare to use diddy kong... miyamoto suggested they use nintendo characters, and rare chose diddy because it was their creation and felt more comfortable... to everyone's surprise miyamoto liked the idea and went with it... but miyamoto didn't suggest they straight up use diddy from the get go

[@pixelatedsethtube1271]

source? Or can you make a video response with that topic pls

[@dothedew8250]

@@pixelatedsethtube1271 I believe i saw it in DYKG the N64 compilation they did.... I believe it's actually a recent one. so it should be easy to find, other than that I'm not trying to discourage you, in fact I really hope you keep working on this, cause it's always fun to get more stories.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

@@dothedew8250 thats not the OP.

[@BBWahoo]

That's awesome!! They made the right choice.

[@TBoneTony]

Diddy Kong Racing. Story: Home Alone gone wrong, so lets race.

[@thequestgamer]

This is gold.

[@DarkestDion]

You know times changes when 800k copies sold within a month is enough to be in the Guiness World Records.

[@sonicguyver7445]

Loved this game as a kid! Timber was always my guy, partly because I adored tigers. And this is the first game I know of with transforming cars. Long before Sonic All-Stars did it. I think they went with hovercraft rather than boats just so you could still move it on land. And I always wondered if there was a ditched mechanic of racers being knocked out of their vehicles? I mean we see that several times in the opening where they are running back to their cars. And the deleted vehicle makes me wonder if they planned a new space vehicle for Wizpig's home tracks? I still would have loved to see the racers in tiny Arwings rather than the planes in the space levels.

[@thealldayspecial]

One of the best parts about the the 2 Player Adventure code on was when it came to Silver Coin Challenges you could designate somebody to get them and have another guy intentionally be an enforcer to take out conventionally stronger racers so you can mess with the pole positions to ensure you could win comfortably after getting all the coins. Greenwood Village was the bane of my existence but if you made sure racers like Diddy, Pipsy, or Tiptup didn't get close to first, it was a hell of a lot easier to manage. Speaking of co-op in a Rare game, Jet Force Gemini allowing 2nd player to play as Floyd once you put him together was good fun especially since it was never bad to have somebody who had unlimited ammo and couldn't exactly die.

[@jmay3089]

That was such a great strategy. Me and my brother also played this way. Although me as the enforcer would simply park on the home straight or nearest red balloon collect 3 of them and then create carnage by firing 10 rockets into the oncoming pack stopping only to avoid hitting my brother. Given both of us were both young kids and not particularly fast against ultimate AI this was the only way we could win. I engineered some epic comebacks for him as his sniper team mate. Great memories

[@DannieRay23]

@@jmay3089 I remember doing exactly that with a classmate in a few Adventure 2 Silver Coin Challenges. Frosty Village springs to mind.

[@mikaelcrucible]

i thought this was a thing as well, but watching a playthrough of the game on here proved otherwise. it has to be one player getting them all for themselves

[@elephantmarch]

Shame that Krunch was the only character that was flat out "bad". Because the DKR tracks prioritized tight turns more then straightaways, the lightweights always had a disproportionate advantage over the heavyweights. You didn't get enough of a chance to build up speed for higher top speeds to matter, so the Pipsy and Tiptup ended up having an unfair advantage with their fast acceleration and tight turning with car races, which were the most common. Their tight turns were almost a detriment in the hovercrafts, so that's when you'd want to use someone else. All the Medium weight cahracters were broadly the same: medium enough that they were all solid. Banjo was the Viable heavyweight, as while his steering and accelartion were poorer then the lighter characters, they were usable enough that you had a chance to make use of his higher max speed. Krunch's steering is SOOO bad you needed ot use the breaks to make any turns.... and having the worst acceleration meant you were constantly slowing down. So him having the best max speed out of the original roster just didn't get a chance ot play out. And by the time you're good enough to make use of him, you've unlocked Drumstick, who's the same character but even FASTER with slightly better steering: Drumstick's steering was still BAD but still better then Krunch's. I think the game would've benefitted from making Weight have more of an impact: Heavy Characters took less to time recovery from attacks, and could knock other carts out of the weay w/o losing speed on impact, ect.

[@chrilz1498]

Great job with this, I really appreciate how thorough you are while still staying concise

[@thequestgamer]

Always too kind Chrilz. Glad to see you here.

[@jaytahoe]

Cool video. DKR was one of my all time favorites growing up

[@BruhBrawler]

Diddy Kong racing was so cool, they should re-release a revamped version

[@RealCaptainAwesome]

I didn't know most of these and this was one of my favorite games as a kid.

[@thequestgamer]

I'm glad to hear that, it's always difficult with these kinds of videos when picking things to go into them. Diddy Kong racing was amazing. I look forward to doing more videos on it.

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Same here

[@AroundTheGeek]

Really good video and information. Keep these coming

[@LaCienegaBoulevardez]

Your channel is going to be a big success, I can already sense it. Keep up the good work! Btw... I'm really digging the logo!

[@thequestgamer]

Thanks a lot! Nice comments like this always make my day.

[@YesterdaysMoose]

Diddy Kong Racing is my favorite "kart" racing game, I've replayed it more than any other. It's genuinely fun, engaging, challenging and has decent variety of vehicle types.

[@pavoman3]

I want this guy to read this: Corneria, fourth planet of the Lylat system. The evil Andross turned this once thriving system into a wasteland of near extinction. General Pepper of the Cornerian army was successful in exiling this manical scientist to the barren, deserted planet Venom.

[@commanderkeen3787]

Diddy Kong Racing > Mario Kart. Rareware always went above and beyond on their projects and this game was no exception. It looks great, the soundtrack and effects sound great, it has infinite re-playability, and it still holds up to this day. Mario Kart is excellent but DKR just nails everything perfectly

[@chrisrodriguez5154]

Pro-Am is pronounced phonetically!

[@ElDiabloVx]

I will always remember seeing the Banjo Kazooie Smash reveal. It was a hope 20 years in the making coming to fruition

[@theretronomicon1]

Didn't know half of these! Great job dude. Subbed!

[@92web34]

as someone who grew up with disney i wish we got wild cartoon kingdom :( would love to see rares take on theme park aesthetic

[@JamesTDG]

Dude, you are underrated, continue making great work

[@thequestgamer]

I appreciate the kind words. The positive feedback that I've been receiving on videos has been well worth it. Onto the next one now.👍

[@luisz0339]

I only play Diddy Kong racing in the DS, is interesting that the are things to discover of its original version to this day.

[@aidanhever3369]

I don't know why a lot of people prefer Mario Kart 64 over this one. This one has a story and better soundtrack.

[@TrevorHamberger]

Somehow I got lucky and I had this game as a kid growing up. I didn't even realize how good it was. I do know that I played through the whole thing and I loved it. But I didn't really realize it was a masterpiece

[@malhaomalhoa7486]

It’s funny to me that Nintendo felt the need to obtain the rights to Krunch due to him being part of the Kremling species which Nintendo owns, but then there’s someone like Boshi who’s literally a Yoshi but with shades, fangs and a collar, yet they didn’t bother to acquire him from Square.

[@Tomn8er]

Is this using TTS (text-to-speech)? Some aspects sound kind of robotic but overall it sounds like a real voice.

[@darthbane2669]

This game was so fun still have it!

[@JamesNGames]

Keep up the great work man! Love the videos!

[@thequestgamer]

Glad you are enjoying them. Onto the next one now.

[@JamesNGames]

@thequestgamer you keep posting, and I'll be here to watch and support you my friend! Happy Holidays!

[@BlacksiteMongrels]

This was interesting, well done video.

[@johanneshaukanes4531]

I read somwere Timber the tiger was supposed to be the main character. And the game was going to be called something else.

[@wesdoesitmkii7632]

Arguably the best game on the console.

[@AndrewO83]

I would legit buy a Nintendo 64 again just for this game alone. I couldn't agree more.

[@wesdoesitmkii7632]

@@AndrewO83 i kept mine! 😸

[@Bownzinho]

While I don’t agree with that and I love the game I will say it’s definitely better than Mario Kart 64

[@wesdoesitmkii7632]

@@Bownzinho which game is your favourite?

[@ThoniusB]

It's absolutely the best game racing game on the console, that's for sure. It's definitely in my top 10 N64 games. Hope we get it on NSO.

[@orneryoverwatch7031]

The 'timetolose' code (harder AI) really does make a big difference. I timed the AI on a few courses with the code on vs off, and the AI finishes a whole 10 seconds faster on most courses with the code activated. It makes a big difference and is highly recommended if you're ever replaying this game.

[@thequestgamer]

Yeah all the magic codes fundamentally altered the gameplay. It's crazy to think that rare took this approach and not adding them directly into a features menu.

[@lcb2884]

Does it activate in adventure mode 👉👈

[@solidzack]

Freeforall is also a crazy code for the death match minigames, because you get access to the 10 rockets variant and with no cooldown time the AI will spam all 10 Rockets at once which if it hits is basically an instant kill

[@kelpfries9042]

@@lcb2884 yeah

[@kelpfries9042]

real gamers replay with TIMETOLOSE, Krunch only, no mashing A, no race start boost, and no green boost.

[@ofanichan]

I just found out that I’ve lost my copy of Diddy Kong Racing DS, and now I NEED this game on the n64 virtual console

[@aceassn716]

Im going to purchase it on my Wii U as well

[@Hippienolic2]

Loved Mario Kart as a kid and always wanted Diddy Kong for DS but never got it :(

[@fredflintstone5356]

There’s rumours about another Diddy Kong Racing? Well I certainly hope that’s true. I would love Nintendo and Rare to get on board again making sequels to the now nostalgic games we played as kids. I know Microsoft owns rare, but I doubt neither of them would lose any money in this deal.

[@joshuaB.Nicholas]

Well dang I didn’t know this at all I loved the game as a kid.Didn’t know it had a sequel that could it happen.

[@silentvalue]

Imagine if this was remade on switch in the design of mario kart 8 deluxe.

[@deege376]

I thought DKR was just a hidden gem of sorts. I didn’t realize it had a place in the Guinness Book of World Records 😮

[@kailynx2295]

It was in the top 10 selling n64 games

[@professahx661]

The only thing unbelievable about these stories, is that Conker, the drunk, cursing, womanizing squirrel, would get a call from the friendly cute tiger to come help. I guarantee during half of the races, Conker was drunk driving 😂😂

[@JamesDavy2009]

"♪ _Don't drink and drive or you'll end in deep shit_ ♪" -Great Mighty Poo

[@professahx661]

@@JamesDavy2009 "When I've knocked you out with all my bab I'm going to take your head and ram it up my butt!"

[@marissawolff8491]

This was way before Conker's Bad Fur Day. Conker was gonna be the star of a kid-friendly platformer for the Nintendo 64, but that game got cancelled because Rare was told that they were making too many video games for kids, so they turned Conker's Quest into the M-rated platformer we all know and love.

[@adamjones5066]

DKR is the best kart racing game on the N64. Easily better than mario kart 64. So much more to do and find.

[@sefxodyssey]

wow i love dkr these were great

[@shinyeevee606]

I had so much fun with this game as a kid. Don't think I ever managed to finish it though 😕

[@tylermccabe9491]

Great vid man

[@danielberrett2179]

I love DKR, It was always my preference over MK64. Each has their benefits. I knew most the magic codes but the harder AI is awesome! Time to beat the game all over again.

[@ZachAttackIsBack]

Pro-AM Racing: Because it's lame to race in the afternoon.

[@kartgal]

Such a good game. Brings a tear to my eye

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Same here

[@MrMisanthrope84]

Krunch was the worst character. Unplayable and only slightly faster than Banjo who controlled 10x better.

[@Masahane]

I knew a few of these but overall this was fun. Honestly though one of my biggest surprises was finding out decades later that TT is playable. Went straight back to the game to unlock him

[@chriso1373]

I was frustrated as hell as a kid when i finally unlocked him and drumstick only to realize they both kinda sucked... but i always favored the light nimble characters. Pipsy, and in mario kart: toad

[@Masahane]

@@chriso1373 wait what? TT is absolutely broken, having 5/5 acceleration and speed, with an okay 2.5 turning rating. This isn't as good as Pipsy sure, but his turning is still tied for 4th best in the game.

[@chriso1373]

@@Masahane i dunno, i was never good with him 😂😂 😭😭😭

[@Silv1ta]

Same, when I played the game for first time in my N64, and entered to the Time Trial mode and T.T's ghost appeared I was surprised but didn't imagine that all this Time Trial thing was a challenge to unlock him. I realized he was playable years later after seeing a random video of DKR, went to the game again and tried but Jungle Falls and Fossil Canyon T.T's ghosts were pain to beat, learned the zipper trick and finally managed to get him

[@michaelsauls3674]

DKR is legendary, the music is still stuck in my head

[@mikaelcrucible]

seeing the DS version's footage, despite having it and playing it a lot as a kid as well, makes me realize how bad it looked honestly. it feels like some of the DS games were way too early on the 3D look and it feels bad even if the DS was great still

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Timber's parents went on a vacation and left him in charge of the island what kind of parents gose on vacation leaving their young and only child behind to take of a island ?

[@Compensate9]

I have always loved this game. TipTup was my dude while growing up. To this day I wished there was a sequel since at the end of the game you are left with a cliffhanger.

[@Hearthstoned632]

This guy sounds like Aku-Aku from Crash bandicoot!😂 woudigaahh

[@PKMNwww411_MkII]

Adventure Two Future Fun Land Silver Coin Challenge the Ultimate AI kicks in.

[@Gruntilda-Winkybunion]

nice video!

[@someoneout-there2165]

This game took me a while but I played it so much I probably collected everything in a month or so. I miss Rare games.

[@steaktastebetterpill]

Blessed algorithm sent me here. If you keep up the quality, this channel could take off! Also, really? Are there rumors of a DKR sequel now? This is the first I'm hearing of it, but that's exciting!

[@yeagercomics]

What is that song used in the outro? I’ve heard it before but just can’t remember where.

[@hotpancakes9814]

i really hope this makes it onto N64 Switch online, OR they release it as a stand alone to purchase OR they remaster it OR we get a Diddy King Racing 2 🙏 i know microsoft owns rare but they have been playing nicely with Nintendo lately, plus Banjo Kazooie made it on the console so we can dream lol

[@blackmesacake5361]

Great facts!

[@Nezben]

Here’s one you didn’t know, if you press Down C on the N64 pad, you can disable the annoying red arrows that show up whilst you’re racing around the track.

[@chriscolbert2188]

The theme park idea was used in chrash tag team racing. Great game.

[@elcangri9554]

My favorite racing adventure game way better than Mario Kart in my opinion & you could collect outside of the levels it was ahead of it time wish they made DK2 Racing

[@DREAMSQU33ZE]

My favorite racing game ever

[@PixelGem7]

I miss the days of games having cheat codes

[@aceassn716]

This classic along with F-Zero X are the best racers on n64 and thats saying something since theres a good amount on n64 For me F-Zero X is 1A Diddy Kong Racing 1B

[@robertalmagarcia7334]

When i got my GameCube back then i couldn't wait for donkey Kong racing. I was waiting and waiting till i found out it got cancelled.

[@zerozero3302]

Most of the things i didnt knew as child. But one day we played it again on another level with A Button and drifts for months . I have alot of very strong times on my n64 console. If you can use A Button and drifts perfectly you can play a new perfect game. Its the best n64 game in my opinion.

[@peresole8271]

I beat the game without knowing that if you released the throttle while rolling over a turbo arrow, the speed boost was waaaay more powerful. Super hard task. Some of the boss races I had to play them hundreds of times. One of my favorite games ever.

[@PECKTHERECK]

I think Wizpig is literally impossible to beat unless you know this trick

[@peresole8271]

@@PECKTHERECK i did it. It’s possible. I might have repeated the race hundreds of times, that’s for sure but I did it. It’s my fondest memory of my life in gaming. It felt like i reached the summit or Everest.

[@AndrewO83]

When will someone finally wise up and make a DKR2? Maybe not with the exact characters and title but another racing game where you can explore, open up tracks etc... basically, a spiritual successor. With future proofing, those characters can go on ahead and star in their own games. Conker, Banjo and Diddy are in other games. Imagine if Bumper or Timber went on to have their own games! Possibilities are endless. Last thought: There is one mystery that's always bothered me. There is a music track that doesn't appear anywhere in the game, only in the music player. Was it a music that never made it in? When I was younger, I always thought I was missing a special race track or missed unlocking something.

[@Amy-oq3yf]

Did you unlock future fun land?~

[@AndrewO83]

@@Amy-oq3yf - Sure did. That was such a cool surprise. I loved the fact the game wasn't 'over'. The music is this one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rarUep2fadeig5I

[@Amy-oq3yf]

@@AndrewO83 Yes it totally was!! ^.^ Oh my gosh I'd completely forgotten about that mystery tune! Felt it might of been for battle stage~ they say it was originally for Crescent Island from what I've heard~ Did you try looking everywhere for a stage key in future fun land too!? 😅

[@AndrewO83]

@@Amy-oq3yf - Yes, I'm pretty sure I did! Haha.

[@shirehorse7]

Honestly I'm glad I came across this video because I never heard of the Ultimate Ai cheat but now I want to try it as the game felt a little too easy

[@thequestgamer]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@danyhunselar9654]

Go for it!

[@irkandcrew]

Wow these were all thinks I actually didn't know.

[@Bitstacker]

This seems like a video Ai would have made.. love the topics though

[@jtorres1764]

This game deserved a sequel

[@Mart9]

I wish Donkey Kong Racing was made or still can still be made 🤔

[@MrMisanthrope84]

Oh I remember the trailer for Donkey Kong Racing! Wow that's a blast from the past. Banjo and Diddy need to be in Mario Kart.

[@ultimategamer8229]

You do realize Diddy Kong is playable in Mario Kart, being playable in Double Dash, Wii, and Tour

[@MrMisanthrope84]

@@ultimategamer8229 I meant MK8

[@malhaomalhoa7486]

…and Conker

[@kailynx2295]

No shot I clicked on a video titled "things you didn't know" and one of them is just one of the first pages of the manual

[@crabwaluigi]

4:10 wizpig on that powder

[@danyhunselar9654]

In fact, I bought it on Release day

[@brownshoes5225]

Buttery smooth voice

[@brownie6860]

Waiting for it on eso... not holding my breathe

[@428mjrdz3]

I have 2 brothers ...when I was a kid my dad took us to go buy a game each ....since we didn't know what games where bad or good ... my older bro got loz ocarina of time ..I got bomber man 64 ( smh game was shit)...n my lil bro got Diddy Kong racing...which is years better than Mario kart

[@Gojiro7]

is there a reason why this guy talks like he's AI generated?

[@marissawolff8491]

There are two other videos on this channel that has a real man doing the voice-over work instead of an AI program.

[@matthew62592]

Already like your videos bro

[@MrStillton]

Just a tip.. The red border on the thumbnail makes it look like I already watched this.

[@thequestgamer]

Oh, I used red to color code the things you didn't know series. Thank you for the insight, I'll have to adjust that.

[@GeneralSirDouglasMcA]

In the players guide for DKR, it lists all the cheats available, though it doesn’t list the codes you must enter to unlock them (you’re given a random code every time you win one of the Wizpig races). There’s a ‘high speed racing’ cheat, and to this day, no one knows how to unlock it. The game simply never gave the code for it.

[@thequestgamer]

Interesting. Would it not be the Free fruit cheat? To start with 10 banana's right away.

[@GeneralSirDouglasMcA]

@@thequestgamer Not the same.

[@thequestgamer]

Hmm, Was a shot in the dark.

[@GeneralSirDouglasMcA]

@@thequestgamer Turns out the cheat would have to be unlocked using a cheating device. It would make the racers be at top speed (150 mph) all the time. That would’ve been a fun code, though it’d make unlocking T.T. easy (ace the time trials).

[@thequestgamer]

Ah, That makes why they wouldn't include it then. Theres a video on the cheating devices planned, I'd hazard and say this month it'll come out.

[@banjo9158]

Wow, there are codes for co-op multiplayer? omg, i didn't know.

[@thequestgamer]

Yeah, rare put a lot of the games features behind magic codes. It was a strange approach, but also I guess was their way of trying to incentivize players to replay.

[@banjo9158]

@@thequestgamer Yeah, i knew about a lot of them on Conker's Bad Fur Day, to unlock stuff in the multiplayer mode, but unlocking a whole new mode is just crazy. Rare have such a trick game design philosophy it just keeps surprising me.

[@bobhihih]

I'd prefer a bad voice over the robot.

[@adrenaliner91]

Ouch.. new here.. the outro was too loud. But good interesting video

[@thequestgamer]

Thanks for the feedback, I'll keep that in mind for upcoming content.

[@ChrisPTY507]

Diddy Kong Racing > Mario Kart 64

[@KHETS_BROKEN_SCALE]

Clean it up Bibble

[@kyleharrison713]

I remember playing my adult older brother in this and crushing him with Pipsy. He got so upset with this game, hahaha.

[@mikemath9508]

but i knew these things why are youtube video titles so aggressive

[@jimmicrackhead12]

Microsoft got ripped off badly tbh

[@ZaGoudou]

So I wonder why Nintendo only removed Banjo and Conker for the DS version. Maybe that their names were in game titles?

[@marissawolff8491]

Because they're Rare's characters, duh. Ask a stupider question, why don't ya?

[@KingDarunia]

TWO PLAYER ADVENTURE?????

[@shaden489]

Not sure id say krunch is the best considering he is literally the worst character in the game but from a design he at least looks cool also if recall his stats are fixed