Diddy Kong Racing - Beating Wizpig #1

Some have said over time that beating Wizpig is next to impossible, well it isn't. If you get used to doing the green boost trick (which is mentioned in game by Taj the genie) and you become familiar with the track, then it's relatively easy. To be fair, if you can beat the Greenwood Village silver coin challenge and thus get to this point in the game, you should have some idea of what you are doing.
Also, it should be noted that the actual final showdown, is not nearly as challenging.
This video is ten years old now, damn.

[@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

[@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!

[@amharbinger]

The Dark Souls of racing games

[@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!

[@ZOr1z]

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

[@ItsWolf0]

True true

[@BrendanSith1997]

0:26

[@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

[@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!"

[@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.

[@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

[@user-ri6oh4lj6f]

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

[@hotlinehate]

This makes me remember my sis. We used to play that game like... 13 years ago. I was 4 and she was at the highschool. I never knew the original title and this fact has been killing me for years. But today I found it! My only memory of it was this boss battle (y'all don't know how traumatized I got). Seems strange how this theme has been kept intact in my head for many years. Thank you very much for uploading this!

[@elleon1207]

Hope this helps bulldog right now

[@comicrandomness3289]

It truly is a kickass theme song.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@BrendanSith1997]

0:26

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@cybernautadventurer]

Let's be honest: Wizpig sounds absolutely terrifying!

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@MasterDimentio]

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

[@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.

[@alejoyugar]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@Bestiarii]

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

[@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.

[@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 😆

[@URAWESOME94]

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

[@jamthehero8713]

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

[@aska221]

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

[@epicsstuff9060]

when you beat wizpig: i am speed

[@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

[@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

[@SproutedGrain]

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

[@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.

[@silverflight01]

This must've felt absolutely cathartic

[@mansyhtid4894]

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

[@MasterDimentio]

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

[@vaporwingfauxmcloud1190]

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

[@umbre04]

Wizpigs theme is fucking awesome

[@Qwertyguyidk]

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

[@blink-cn5ts]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@morale.9330]

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

[@TheFreakazoid93]

Why is Wizpig's crotch brown xD

[@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.

[@hassoulbengochea2998]

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

[@carcerharlson9767]

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

[@layan1533]

this game looks so magical

[@MrMaurotheawesome]

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

[@philipmarable8698]

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

[@SpunkyDunk]

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

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

diddy kong blazing is more like it

[@GlebDTwink]

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

[@Max_Mousse]

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

[@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?

[@Bnines09]

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

[@in4mus85]

Used to love 4 player plane battles lol

[@Tonysbabydoll2011]

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

[@tristand1243]

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

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

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

[@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

[@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

[@highqualitytruffle7356]

My kid chasing me down after I stole their cookies

[@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

[@fitzman86]

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

[@milanmalfait9914]

Which character do you use?

[@Burntpilsbury]

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

[@nowhereelsetoroam3569]

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

[@shawnbabaay2432]

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

[@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

[@qbertguy]

Tapping A instead of holding will actually give higher top speed

[@kingnick6260]

OMFG I JUST BEAT WIZPIG AFTER OVER TWENTY YEARS TRYING

[@thegreatestpotato6460]

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

[@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.

[@johnlewisbrooks]

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

[@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....

[@codster9]

It helps to use a controller with a Turbo function.

[@alexcaruso8766]

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

[@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

[@Taniere]

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

[@BrendanSith1997]

0:26 You can't beat ME!

[@justinmartinez5163]

What’s crazy is the fact my 7 year old self beat wiz pig without knowing how to use zippers properly 😮

[@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?

[@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.

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

It’s actually insane that they thought this was a fair race. Yeah, you can fuck the game over and just tap A over and over again to utterly destroy him, but trying to do this race legit is the stuff of legends. Rare weren’t playing games, you need to stop fucking around, get your nose to the ground and get good if you want to even have a hope of defeating him.

[@EmmureMARIO64]

This needs to be NSO

[@oldscoolgaming6700]

I’ve never been able to get to Wizpig.

[@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

[@carldrybones5565]

it's the flying pig again