Diddy Kong Racing - Beating Wizpig #1

[@zorroag]

Most people get wrong the boost...make sure you let go of accelerating right before you hit it to get that green boost, then don't start accelerating again till the boost is completely finished!

[@whackeymonkey]

Finally beat wiz pig after 17 years. I thank you kindly sir. My 5 year old self sheds tears of joy. The soul of that little boy may now rest, for I am now a man.

[@Hozzckharr]

The developers of this game really owe my 12 year old self an apology.

[@plaszip8746]

thanks man. finally

[@thepatientool]

Thank you. This is the thing that I missed. It's really unlogic, or non-intuitive to not try to press A in exact that moment, when you hit the booster... Why release A for such a long time, when you wanna be as fast as possible? Anyways - finally made it!!

[@ScootLoops616]

Holy shit man you just made me beat it within 5 minutes. I was trying for an hour the I saw this comment , thank you

[@amharbinger]

The Dark Souls of racing games

[@charadreemurr445]

Hearing Wizpig running behind me as a kid freaked the shit out of me lol

[@brimstoneclub]

Same here bruh

[@Mystik459]

@@brimstoneclub I played the DS version,here really Hears creepy,in the DS version the laugh Is a joke

[@shawnbabaay2432]

Haha same. I'd get that feeling "oh sh*t he's right behind me!". Could hear his heavy footsteps!

[@koolboi6610]

0:29 flying t pose to assert dominance

[@DiagonalTanooki]

that is how you know he mean BUSINESS

[@rockygateway]

Thanks for the green boost tip, I finally beat this damn pig after more than 15 years!

[@initmaster]

After 21 years for me !

[@Snoze385]

Hahahaha for me 15 years as well :D This pig mofugge was nearly unbeatable

[@fazares]

@@Snoze385 21 years and today after 23 years i beat him in the second race

[@Leo7King26]

Instead of holding down the a button the entire race you’re supposed to tap it repeatedly it makes you go way faster but it’s tiring

[@slapshot68]

N don’t pick somebody with horrible handling like I did with drumstick

[@PuppetierMaster]

Fear is defined by the stomping sound of wizpig barely behind you making tracks faster than you driving.

[@0scarito7]

The fear was real! Fear of not knowing if his stomp would crush you, or give you that final “kick” to finish barely ahead of him looool!

[@Muzaka]

This race is near impossible without hitting the green boosts but the trick that helped me the most was if you stay in front of wizpig, he will push you giving you a slight boost. This trick takes practice to get used to because there are spots on the track where he will push you sideways instead of forward, but after I figured it out, it wasn't too hard.

[@Leo7King26]

Instead of holding down the a button the entire race you’re supposed to tap it repeatedly it makes you go way faster but it’s tiring

[@DanielMazahreh]

You do not have to tap A repeatedly to begin with. Just completely let go of A. Also, the green boost is the ultimate color as well as your timing on when to press A again. You can also still let go of A even if you didn’t get the green boost. You’ll still go super fast.

[@BarelyLegal23]

@@Leo7King26 you sir helped save me a lot of time posting this, my old strategy to win was basically luck and memorization based, but I easily killed him with this

[@ZOr1z]

"you can't beat me!" I mean, he's not lying

[@ItsWolf0]

True true

[@ProfessorGopher2030]

Whenever you hit a boost, LET GO OF THE A BUTTON AND LET THE BOOST FIZZLE OUT COMPLETELY before you press A again. If you press A during the boost, it cuts it off completely. You NEED to master this trick if you want any hope of beating this boss. Without using it, you CANNOT and WILL NOT beat him no matter how hard you try.

[@0scarito7]

Yes you can. Not all green boosts were needed. I managed to beat him back in the days by luckily having him give me a kick in the final stretch, even tho I had either missed or gotten a purple boost instead of a green. His kick is a hit and miss though (precision and timing was needed), it could either give u a push or crush you. Never knew about releasing the button until the boost had to fizzle out thing until now, I always used to push the button back again as soon as hitting the green boost tho.

[@brimstoneclub]

As a kid, this race always scared me the most. Not sure if it was the thunderstorm or the music but this boss always freaked me out. Still does

[@GustavoSantos-xo3vn]

Maybe the way he say: "You can't beat ME!"

[@Joe_Parmesan]

For me, it was those aspects you mentioned, along with Wizpig's massive size and the way he ran

[@user-ri6oh4lj6f]

PLEASE THIS TOOK MY MOM 21 YEARS AND SHE FINALLY BEAT IT WITH ME

[@SkydivingSquid]

My parents bought me this game when it first came out in 1997. . . . It's 2019 and I am just finding out about a boost I never knew existed... wtf. I never beat this dude.

[@RenegadeStriker7]

Likewise

[@Leo7King26]

Instead of holding down the a button the entire race you’re supposed to tap it repeatedly it makes you go way faster but it’s tiring. And when you go over the boost let go of the a button completely to get the green boost

[@aeondragoon2347]

I feel your pain 😭

[@chrisd6736]

Haha we pulled so many all nighters trying to beat this dude. WHY DID THEY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT THE GREEN BOOST THING!!!! 😂

[@IceBlueLugia]

@@chrisd6736 they did. After you beat the second world Taj tells you about the green boosts

[@ShadowByrd416]

I truly believe this race was harder than the 2nd race. You literally could not miss a boost pad on this race or you would get dusted by Wizpig. I can’t count how many tries this race took for me back then. Such a infuriating but fun ass race

[@user-pb7in7qi4g]

Non-ironically on my running Playlist as an adult. Makes me feel like he's right on my tail again and it makes me go FAST. And despite the ptsd the tune SLAPS.

[@Twenty-Seven]

Another tip is that if he's ever gaining on you, position yourself right between his legs when hes directly behind you, and if he hits you he'll actually give you a push forward

[@widowmaker5969]

HAHAHA! Hahaha ha ha.... When I played this as a kid I didn't even know about the green boost trick.... You can NOT phantom how painstakingly, rage inducing this race was to win WITHOUT the green boost. The only way I could think of was use boost right off the start and swerve in front of him for him to kick you ahead of him. Add this with the chance that he could step on you and flatten you, with the likeliness of him kicking off the road making you miss boosts. AAAAAND he will catch up to you multiple times... meaning more kicks that HAVE to go well. "AHAHAHA! hahahaha! You can't beat me! Ahahahahaha!" - Wizpig (╯°Д°）╯︵ ┻━┻ - Me

[@tuffylegit45]

I tried for so long to get the kicking to work haha!

[@solidlechero9895]

it took me forever with the kicking but i made it in the end, took me months

[@VanillaVictini]

He can flatten you? It's been years but I don't ever recall Wizpig being able to flatten you. In my experience, you were just batted aside.

[@Leo7King26]

Instead of holding down the a button the entire race you’re supposed to tap it repeatedly it makes you go way faster but it’s tiring

[@loogielol3496]

"You cant beat ME!" Sonic:hold my Rings.

[@amadeuscalovetral7052]

I agree with wizpig.

[@stuffnjunk4633]

@@amadeuscalovetral7052 wizpig is factually correct

[@keybladeciel3716]

"Hold my chili dog. I'm about to run laps around this pig."

[@bellebourne-glowbayskinexp8024]

The tip is - take the acceleration off right before you hit the boost then make sure the boost is completely finished before accelerating again. It helps to be able to see your speed dial so you can practise it. Even if you are behind in the final lap, if you get that lap perfect, you’ll beat him. Good luck everyone!

[@israelyabuki6612]

I actually raced against him when I was 5 and truth be told... he didn't scare me, I was too infatuated with the music. It still took me 11 tries to beat him, but it was well worth the effort to finally beat that piggy

[@karingrant5872]

Wow! Awesome racing! After owning this game since it came out in 1997, I am finally getting back to trying to finish it. I could never pass the Silver Coin Challenge of Spaceport Alpha. I finally did so tonight (after countless restarts) and subsequently the Silver Coin Challenge of Star City. Now I am going after that silly pig. I can't believe I never knew about the green boost trick. So far I'm not having any luck, but I'm sure I'll get there. Thanks for the video.

[@FunkSwaggMusiK]

0:23 who got creeped out when his eyes glitch out

[@umbre04]

Wizpigs theme is fucking awesome

[@frankiemarchese2978]

I always just made him hit me from the back lol thats the OG boost 😂

[@ecshady14]

That's what she said

[@frankiemarchese2978]

😂😂😂

[@chrisd6736]

That’s how we eventually beat him too! We definitely didn’t know about the boost trick. Pretty sure we had the strategy guide too! I don’t remember anything about that being in there.

[@frankiemarchese2978]

Yeah I dont remember any of that either, I was probably 5 or 6 when I played this game for the first time. No way I was looking through a manual

[@cybernautadventurer]

Let's be honest: Wizpig sounds absolutely terrifying!

[@tuffylegit45]

When I was playing Diddy Kong Racing for the first time, I missed the genie hint on zippers. I struggled so hard winning races, and never could beat Wizpig the second time. Finally, ten years later, I restarted the game, caught the hint, and beat the entire game with ease.

[@Leo7King26]

Instead of holding down the a button the entire race you’re supposed to tap it repeatedly it makes you go way faster but it’s tiring

[@masvindu]

I beat this game again on an emulator 2 years ago after not playing it for 20 years. Managed to remember how the boosts etc work but still struggled. Then I remembered an old trick I didnt use the whole game…. Tapping A makes you go faster than holding A. Also, each character has very different stats and some are far better than others on the really hard maps.

[@Zs_Tired]

Small hint. Spam A and you go faster than normal. (approximately 90mph is the max when spamming, then holding A when you only reach 60mph)

[@erik9817]

No does not work.

[@brannycedeno6823]

Oh, so the point is to let go of the accelerator and NOT press it until the boost is over. Most of us just let go of it just for the green color, but if you press A right after that, the boost will do nearly nothing.

[@bigsmoke9691]

Bro so much nostalgia I remember playing this with my brother He's in prison and he will came out until 2024 Nvm i miss those times

[@alejoyugar]

the kids who took like years to beat him they was like "i have finally beaten the game... but at what a cost?"

[@biggyy4650]

I grew up with this game and this race is the only thing i havent beat, it had no business being as hard as it is 😂

[@Bestiarii]

Yooooo them turns!!!! The drift, brake turns were spot on!!! That was awesome!!!! Man I miss playing this game

[@MasterDimentio]

"What game sound haunts you to this very day" Wizpig: Laughing "YOU CAN'T BEAT ME!!!"

[@charliesouth7659]

HE is so hard -_- one mistake and gg. infact no mistakes and still gg!

[@OlympicTurtle]

On the bright side: The race is really short

[@aska221]

I just beat the game without the green boosting, no wonder it was so painfully difficult at times.

[@kingnick6260]

BRUH, I thought I was the only one who couldn't beat this damn game until I read the comments. Literally the only videogame I've ever owned where I've yet to beat, due to WizPig 😆

[@tethryss5001]

I remember sitting on the couch with excitement after a day of failure watching my uncle beat this race and do so after like 6 tries.

[@silverflight01]

This must've felt absolutely cathartic

[@SproutedGrain]

I love how Diddy was frantically looking at Wizpig like, "W-WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO!?"

[@MasterDimentio]

When Wizpig says you can't beat me, HE MEANS IT! I grew up with this game and this race is STILL Brutal.

[@SpunkyDunk]

I usually smoke a little “green boost” when racing Wizpig too, know what I mean?

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

diddy kong blazing is more like it

[@vaporwingfauxmcloud1190]

As a kid I had nightmares of piggy here... I would still feel the same today 💀😭😩

[@quaystyles6311]

Wow I never beat this board as a kid. Who knew about that boost before KZbin and with dial up internet. That's crazy good times. One of the best games of all time

[@annajansen5280]

Taj the elephant literally tells you !!!!!

[@zooms7889]

@@annajansen5280 not fully. While Taj DOES tell you about the general idea, most players will slam the acceleration button again as soon as you hit the boost, and think that is what they meant.

[@jamthehero8713]

Enter the cheat for giant cars, makes him much easier.

[@epicsstuff9060]

when you beat wizpig: i am speed

[@URAWESOME94]

Dude this scared the fuck outta me as a kid. The music alone made my heart race.

[@Gotmilk0112]

I had been using Pipsi the whole game due to her good steering, but found Wizpig to be 100% impossible to beat with her. Even getting green boost on literally every zipper, I could not get ahead of him at all. Switch to Diddy....beat it first try. Why even have character choices if some of them are completely unable to progress past certain levels?

[@chrisbarnes22]

I loved this game, first one I got for N64. I loved all the secrets and exploring, but holy shit it was a hard game. I always got in trouble for swearing after losing to the bosses so many times. It was insanely hard and still gives me anxiety hearing the music.

[@morale.9330]

Phase 2 Wizpig has nothing on phase 1. The ground race was brutal without the green boost...

[@Setonlang]

I speak for everyone who was today years old when they learned how to finally beat that damn pig. Making up for lost time in the 90's

[@highqualitytruffle7356]

My kid chasing me down after I stole their cookies

[@Curly4000]

I beat this as a kid and I was extremely cheap at doing it. I kept on getting in front of wizpig and having him bump me a bunch of times lol

[@DARamosYT]

I thought he just ran over you like the triceratops guy. Must've missed that. Found out about the green boost by accident on an emulator though.

[@Curly4000]

@@DARamosYT Yea, that’s how I found out that he bumps you is I accidentally drove in front of him and that’s when I got the idea lol

[@blink-cn5ts]

This boss took me forever to beat and I never even beat him the second time

[@gaurdianAQ]

Isn't it kind of funny jow wizpig is faster on foot than on his rocket? Seriously... you play as drumstick or TT for the second wizpig race and you're naturally faster than him, as long as you don't crash you'll pull ahead and stay ahead.

[@Indurok]

Finally beat this one. For this being the first time I have ever beaten this game, I feel no satisfaction. The ending was not worth all this rage.

[@ord3r781]

I will forever love the fact that there is no luck element to this game. Every win, every tiny success is almost entirely because of your hard work. And it's all to prepare you for this cheating prick.

[@Tiquono]

"YOU CAN'T BEAT ME!" The title of the video:

[@computermariobross]

Huh, this is not Angry Birds

[@Max_Mousse]

Why won't someone just make a spiritual successor to this game already?

[@Qwertyguyidk]

Was searching up the boss wizpig in angry birds epic, found diddy kong. Was not dissapointed

[@hekunator]

Why is Wizpig's crotch brown xD

[@hassoulbengochea2998]

Finally beat him yesterday. Games used to be damn hard comparing to those nowadays

[@DiamondSky_]

This guy always scared the shit out of me as a kid, I could never race him without turning the console off xD

[@brooksboone7806]

Pussy lol wtf?

[@Burntpilsbury]

You can breakaway from wizpig as drumstick but you have to use brakes occasionally due to handling

[@MrMaurotheawesome]

It looks so easy, but the problem is, I tried to beat this guy with Banjo

[@calebdoerksen2]

0:16 Do a barrel roll!

[@jaspervanvanpoppel3559]

Yes sir!

[@Tonysbabydoll2011]

I'm gonna try this today when I get home.

[@mansyhtid4894]

This race became a joke when you unlocked and raced as TT the clock!

[@mlpfan1993]

I thought Wizpig was larger than this, I haven't played this game in over 10 years so I don't remember it very well

[@Aztrobynes]

This use to give me so much anxiety lol you can just feel him breathing down your neck

[@layan1533]

this game looks so magical

[@in4mus85]

Used to love 4 player plane battles lol

[@fitzman86]

I do the green boosts too and I never clear the water fully like you do.

[@milanmalfait9914]

Which character do you use?

[@FrostNapCat]

One of the hardest bosses in video game history, even his 2nd phase is easier. Just miss one turbo boost and it's over. Even if I knew about the green boost early by watching a speedrun as a kid, it's still not easy

[@philipmarable8698]

Back then. I was using Big Bag for a reference. Back when THAT was the most despised show on Cartoon Network…..

[@thegreatestpotato6460]

The game glitched and Wizpig got stuck in a wall... thats how i beat it.

[@GlebDTwink]

No one: Literally no one: Me with this OST running to school:

[@tristand1243]

I remembered beating him with the purple normal boost, it green. Took a poop load of tries but I managed once.

[@carcerharlson9767]

Nobody I knew could beat him except me. I felt so special at the time.

[@vulpes6144]

For some reason the water always, always, ALWAYS reaches me in this area (0:59) and it slows me down.

[@demigough7934]

Actual same!!! I've just realized I think he's using Z to bounce off the land in between the water while still boosting to skip it... Ima try that tomorrow....

[@KazekageDona]

I just can't win lol I get nervous and I miss the zipper 😢The only time I got everyone of it, I just lost lol

[@codster9]

It helps to use a controller with a Turbo function.

[@Ghost-ul8eu]

This race is ludicrously hard what were they thinking with this race.If you don't know about the zipper trick this guy is unbeatable no wonder I couldn't do this as a kid.

[@nowhereelsetoroam3569]

I've never finished the game, didn't know about the green boost

[@qbertguy]

Tapping A instead of holding will actually give higher top speed

[@Taniere]

This game was so much fun!! When will be available on the Switch?

[@shawnbabaay2432]

Took me awhile to beat that pig! I want to play my childhood games one last time.

[@eroik23]

I’m playing this game on retroarch on the switch..and those green boosts are no where close to the green boosts on my version of the game🤔🤔

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

well damn, he wasn't kidding. i've never been able to beat him.

[@johnlewisbrooks]

Impressive! You almost have to BE a nascar racer to win lmao!

[@alexcaruso8766]

For Wiz Pig. I guess racing means Cross Country running.

[@Vortrex509]

Wizpig : aww man I am stuck on ze moon

[@hdvija]

I get the green boost but i still dont clear the water and i slow down! Help please

[@CrazeHaunt]

Don't start holding A again until the boost is completely over, or it will cut it short.

[@hdvija]

CrazeHaunt thank you it worked

[@luigichampnumber1867]

+CrazeHaunt okay thanks I'll try that

[@Leo7King26]

Instead of holding down the a button the entire race you’re supposed to tap it repeatedly it makes you go way faster but it’s tiring

[@KillitoKortez]

How the eff do yall not know this....the genie tells you it

[@retroreina400]

If you have subtitles off, he doesn’t.

[@Leo7King26]

Instead of holding down the a button the entire race you’re supposed to tap it repeatedly it makes you go way faster but it’s tiring

[@antoinemayrand5699]

I never beat this guy, i dont know how he did it seriously but i have to finish this game

[@thebigguy270]

Why does Wizpig looks like he's running for the bathroom after being pranked into eating laxatives

[@kingnick6260]

OMFG I JUST BEAT WIZPIG AFTER OVER TWENTY YEARS TRYING

[@screechingowl7613]

If you use the tapping technique from start to finish you actually don't need the green boost at all.

[@PhantoMace2012]

tapping technique?

[@brooksboone7806]

What tappig technique naw u need the boosts

[@screechingowl7613]

It may come as a shock to you, but if you keep tapping the A button the car runs faster. I play the game on a PC emulator and when I keep holding the button I am not able to win. But tapping works.

[@gossen2023]

Why is the whole race raining of baby oil?

[@lechonasaodeborinquen8150]

I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A KID, I NOTICED IT THAT THE BOOST WAS INCOMPLETE, AND I NEEDED TO STOP ACCELERATE WHEN THE CHARACTER TAKE THE BOOST. BUT... NOW I'M USING THE BOOST PROPERLY, BUT... I CAN'T DEFEAT WIZPIG, USING DIDDY... 0_0. WHY?