RANKING all 20 Diddy Kong Racing Tracks

Here I've ranked every Diddy Kong Racing track from worst to best. The tracks are all below so feel free to share your ranking in the comments down below.
Ancient Lake
Fossil Canyton
Jungle Falls
Hot Top Volcano
Everfrost Peak
Walrus Cove
Snowball Valley
Frosty Village
Whale Bay
Crescent Island
Pirate Lagoon
Treasure Caves
Windmill Plains
Greenwood Village
Boulder Canyon
Haunted Woods
Spacedust Alley
Darkmoon Caverns
Spaceport Alpha
Star City

[@Doughty321]

I’m so glad I managed to complete this game for the first time since 1997 last Christmas, despite having to spend Christmas on my own without any family around due to a lockdown (thank god for Skype) it was fantastic to go through this again.

[@n64glennplant]

and what a perfect game to play at that time of the year too

[@danielespeziari5545]

Frosty Village is my favorite. It's well designed, neither too straightforward nor too convoluted, and it has the best music in the game (I could listen to that music forever). I also probably like Hot Top Volcano more than you. I love the setting and the small shortcuts you can take.

[@LJY985]

The music in frosty village is Christmas personified

[@TheG_SMO]

Ngl I'm not the biggest fan of frosty village, personally darkmoon caverns is my favourite.

[@n64glennplant]

frosty village is just pure nostalgia for me, love how it takes me back to Christmas every time I see and hear it

[@chrisrice1807]

This channel is criminally underrated, yet another great video! Thanks keep up the great work. 💙

[@bobciosain]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...

[@n64glennplant]

thanks Chris

[@mikexmartinart]

It's a wee joy to see the best N64 channel on KZbin back making videos again!

[@n64glennplant]

Thanks Mike I appreciate that

[@kingactonsim]

For me the nostalgia comes from the music…especially the intro theme. How good is it when the kazoo comes in when banjo pops up in the intro 😂

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah that’s lit 🔥 how it changes in real time depending on who you hover over

[@JSCG12]

4:40 Completely disagree Darkmoon Caverns is a top 5 song in DKR

[@danielburbank1669]

Absolutely came here to comment this!

[@OneAndee]

Absolutely

[@n64glennplant]

maybe ill have to do a music from DKR rankings to eventually justify myself haha

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

Yeah. It shares the same theme as the Credits tune.

[@ultimatedumbass4640]

Yeah 100%, I was legitimately shocked when he said otherwise lmao

[@juanortiz9123]

Thank you for keeping the n64 flame alive! Bless you Glenn!

[@n64glennplant]

Thanks Juan, just doing my part here

[@Umbrella2]

This game is brilliant, I for one actually thought the multiplayer was really fun!

[@richardjw82]

Really enjoying this latest range of fav videos. Maybe goldeneye levels next?

[@KootenaiKing]

#SlappersOnly #DKMode

[@iSpeed64]

1. Complex ftw Multi-player of course

[@richardjw82]

@@iSpeed64 😬. Anything but Caves!

[@n64glennplant]

seems to be a popular suggestion!

[@OneAndee]

@@richardjw82 Caves was great fun with Grenade Launchers hahahaha

[@nathanbyberg]

Diddy Kong Racing was the very first racing video game I ever played and I have very fond memories of it. My favorite track in the game has to be Haunted Woods. Haunted Woods may be a short track, but I love the spooky music, the abandoned town at the start, and the ghostly wizpig heads flying through the trees! That track is a vibe

[@theboone3848]

DKR was my first N64 game and still one of my favorites. IMO it puts MK64 to shame.

[@n64glennplant]

amen to that Boone

[@tvolution1]

Liking the ranking videos. Goldeneye levels next?

[@n64glennplant]

thats a cool suggestion for some point

[@Bale4Bond]

This game's boss races were an absolute nightmare!

[@sophieschollsreinkarnation5078]

TOUGH LUCK, KID MAYBE NEXT TIME

[@magicjohnson3121]

It’s good challenge I think. Feels like Donkey Kong Country levels of difficulty where you feel like you can improve.

[@n64glennplant]

yeah at some points!

[@Umbrella2]

They were a really fun challenge though also the silver coin challenges were tough but satisfying once completed.

[@mattjenkin2884]

I love how the music in Boulder Canyon can sound happy or creepy depending on where you are on the track.

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah the dynamic audio is very neat!

[@worldsboss]

I never did find the Smokey Castle key in Boulder Canyon as a kid. I searched for hours and hours but never found it, and the internet wasn’t really a thing back then so it wasn’t until I was an adult that I finally 100% completed this game!

[@gadielinutil]

@@worldsboss Well it's really hard to find. Also, WHO IN THE RARE TEAM HAD THE IDEA TO PUT THAT KEY IN THERE.

[@Joe_Parmesan]

@@worldsboss I seriously don't know how my brother did it, but one day after school, he showed me that he got the keys for Icicle Pyramid, Darkwater Beach, and Smokey Castle. Had he not done that, I'd have been stuck with ya!

[@KootenaiKing]

I liked that we could use a kart, or a hovercraft, or an airplane in Diddy Kong Racing. Also, the boss races were a challenge, especially after you tried to re-race them later on and they got much faster while the tracks got trickier. That diversity kept it fresh. Mario Kart 64 was fun, but it was just in karts. But they both were fun to play.

[@n64glennplant]

yeah it just feels there was more depth in DKR than in MK64

[@sebastiangalviscadavid2287]

Always tiptup! I believe he is the most popular character also

[@omegadiek]

Tiptup rules!!!

[@n64glennplant]

he's the best :)

[@johnk3700]

Mate, it’s in my top 3 games of all time. Since 1998 my best pal and I have had a sleepover on December 23rd (which has since progressed into a beer and snacks session as we’ve gotten older and acquired children) where he’ll do Goldeneye in 1 sitting and I’ll do DKR. We know that Christmas is round the corner when Frosty Village’s music hits.

[@n64glennplant]

haha thats such a cool memory, thanks for sharing

[@brettdavis5564]

I’ve been feeling a bit down recently and this video helped me relive childhood memories and cheered me up a bit. Thank you! I think Whale Bay is one of the best, followed by Frosty Village

[@n64glennplant]

Thanks Brett, keep your head up fella 👌

[@dallasgrful]

Boulder canyon has to be my favourite. My ADHD loves the slight music changes as your progress and making sure I have a nice transition between them.

[@n64glennplant]

Haha I love the dynamic soundtracks too

[@Luluque]

Tiptup, I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@n64glennplant]

Snoopy, I see you’re a connoisseur of good characters

[@Captain_Teebs]

This made my morning stumbling across this. Next rank the Beetle Adventure Racing tracks!

[@n64glennplant]

Coventry coveeeeeeeee

[@oldleaf3755]

this was quite nostalgic. great narration. thanks for creating this vid

[@n64glennplant]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nameless.greyceo]

This game blew my mind as a kid, I don't understand why this game doesn't get more love than Mario kart.

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah I think it’s much better aside from the weaker multiplayer

[@PeaceBeTheJourney.]

Framerate, handling, powerslide mechanics, power-ups, multiplayer, characters, time trial...

[@JoeSavySC2]

This was my favorite game for a while.

[@n64glennplant]

still in my top 10 probably

[@LeighDickeyTV]

I had a Nintendo 64 growing up, played a ton both by myself and with my dad. Good fun. I never had Diddy Kong Racing, I did play it last year for the first time ever. I like it. I’m more nostalgic for and a fan of Mario Kart 64, personally my favourite game on the system. It’s just what I had and played a ton. I will say, Diddy Kong Racing is a lot of fun though. Thank you for the great, continuous content. Much appreciated. 👍🏻

[@n64glennplant]

thanks Leigh, its always a tough call between the two titles

[@MarioandSonicsupergamer]

Man watching this video does bring back nostalgic as Diddy Kong Racing was the very first video game I've ever played. Anyways my favorite courses are Jungle Falls, Snowball Valley, Frosty Village, Crescent Island, Boulder Canyon, and Star City. But I like/love all the stages in this game.

[@jeremyscout3464]

I remember getting this game Christmas of 97, the same year I got the n64 a month earlier for my 12th birthday. My mother loved the music in it, probably the only time she got excited about us playing a video game. When people think of cart racers for the system they usually fall back on Mario Kart 64 but if you compare the 2, as much as I love MK64, DKR is simply the superior title. Wider variety of gameplay options, story mode, challenges and just more overall depth. Even the most basic of tracks still have more charm and detail than any track in MK. It's really a shame there was never another entry to turn it into a franchise. Tiptup was always my go-to racer. I'll never forget the frustration of trying to beat Whizpig the first time. I'm surprised I didn't obliterate my controller over it.

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah that first race was brutal but I still feel the second was harder

[@SubieandFriends]

This game was the first game I ever got for my N64 and I beat the living hell out of it and I found every secret and unlocked everything it had to offer, unlocking TT was the hardest!! I also love how when you beat the game you then see the beach lighthouse turn into a spaceship which takes you to space and to 4 new tracks to play!!

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah that was such a cool twist

[@SubieandFriends]

@@n64glennplant I just wanna say that it’s so cool to know that right when I was enjoying this game back in 1997/1998 there was other people like you who were also enjoying the same game at the same time, even though we don’t know each other it’s cool to know that we shared many of the same experiences.

[@turboDrowsy]

Diddy Kong Racing is one of the few racing games I kinda wish had a gameplay sequel. Ironing out the kinks and more good tracks would be great. Of course, Rare makes it difficult to get a new one made today. Some say Star Fox Grand Prix (if it ever existed) would’ve been a good spirtual successor to this. But honestly I do wish F-Zero adopted the flying ships and boats into it’s fast paced gameplay (even if it’s not an item based Kart racer at that point).

[@n64glennplant]

yeah its a shame that Donkey Kong racing was canned :(

[@ocix]

Been looking forward to this one. Ty for the videos again!

[@n64glennplant]

And thank you for your support!

[@JanjoZone]

I was a fan of many of the shorter stages just for what they did in such a quick burst. I'd say my favs would have to be: Snowball Valley, Star City, Haunted Woods, and Hot Top Volcano.

[@n64glennplant]

Nice choices, do you prefer DKR or MK64?

[@JanjoZone]

@@n64glennplant Depends. Both games have something different to offer. DKR for the single player mode and MK64 for multiplayer since the stages are more interesting.

[@TarzanTheGreat17]

As a speedrunner of the game, some of the spots would be switched around for me, but only out of dislike for some of the time trials with the different vehicles other than the default. But it’s always nice to see some DKR content when it’s not always Speedrun oriented.

[@tmthycnnlly]

Gotta say what makes the plane courses way more fun for me is barrel rolling all over the place to speed to the end

[@thefriendlywardrobe]

I forgot about this! You'd barrel roll left and right on the straights, and sometimes you'd accidentally do a loop and the whole run would be over.

[@n64glennplant]

haha I would often do that on the finish line

[@Diablokiller999]

Remember this game so well, was first introduced to it in a magazine a month or two before launch and read the article several times, even looking at the screenshots with a magnifying glass. After getting it for christmas, it was stuck in my N64 for months but in my early gaming years I couldn't get the hang of the drifting so was never able to unlock tick tock. There's something magical playing this game during winter, the winter themed courses with their catchy music always get me and I sometimes caught myself having those tunes in my head driving a car in a snowy night :D

[@drgribb]

It's such a tragedy that we never got a followup to this game (other than DKR DS, I suppose). It's fun imagining what the equivalent of Mario Kart 8 or a Mario Kart Double Dash would be like for Diddy Kong Racing. I also remember, one of those playground rumors, was after Conker's Bad Fur Day got released and we noticed that Conker was already in this game, we believed that the character list in DKR was a hint about future games to come from Rare, and that they would be building up some sort of like, Rare Expanded Universe or something lol, and that each of the characters in this game were going to either star in or be included in future Rare games. Definitely had discussions about which character we thought was more likely to get their own game next, haha!

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

Most Favorite: Treasure Caves Least Favorite: Haunted Woods One thing I can say is one part of Star City's stage design reminds me of Epcot Center from Walt Disney World due to the ball design. I got my N64 on Christmas '98 along with THIS game and Super Mario 64. My sister and I used to play it together. Treasure Caves is the track she always chose. Tiptup is my favorite character.

[@n64glennplant]

I’ve never been to Disney, have a valid phobia of amusement park rides after I jumped off one just after it started because of a panic attack….not been on a ride like that in like 15 years now

[@8thLife]

Tip Tup was always my go to as well. I think I felt like Tip was most similar to using Yoshi in MK64 and I liked how cute of a character Tip was as well. I don't think it's fair comparing multiplayer between MK64 and this. DKR64 has some really original & fun modes in multiplayer that helped to differentiate it from MK64 that me and my friends thoroughly enjoyed. While MK64 would typically be my go to first choice with friends over DKR64 was no slouch when we got bored of MK64, and I found it was a bit more fair to new players.

[@AltoonaYourPiano]

I feel your pain with the part in the Walrus Cove commentary about your abilities diminishing over time no matter what you do. Thanks to arthritis, numb hands from back injuries, reduced reaction time, eyesight issues, and carpal tunnel syndrome, I doubt I could do even a fraction of the things with this game that I could as a teenager about 25 years ago. Getting old sucks.

[@matthewcox4802]

Awesome!! You delivered as you said you would. You da man! Thanks for the great vids best wishes happy gaming

[@n64glennplant]

haha couldn't resist doing this one

[@DSolymanH]

I really liked how the car left red skid marks. I skidded purposely just to see them Also how they inflated slightly in water.

[@n64glennplant]

yeah and kinda bopped along if you took the car into water

[@nekoprincess7489]

My Top 3 Tracks are: Whale Bay, the chill atmosphere of the track and the music, and I loved racing with the Hovercraft; Space Dust Alley, for the Sci-Fi layout and the more challenging and technical parts of the track; and Fossil Canyon, since it's an accessible track for friends that are new to DKR, and for all the fun I had trying different routes in an attempt to find the fastest lap. My go-to character was Timber, the little growls he made after getting hit or sliding on oil always made me smile

[@n64glennplant]

yeah the subtle noises the characters would make, like TIPTUP going wahhh was always fun

[@33TieGuy]

I always picked to race as Conker as he was a complete juxtaposition to the character from Bad Fur Day so I always thought that was funny.

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah amazing what puberty did to that kid 😂😂😂

[@KuuchWizard]

You and Snooplax and Kaze are the best N64 channels

[@n64glennplant]

Kaze is 🔥

[@theoriginalbuttonbasher2601]

Loved this game so much,great memories

[@n64glennplant]

me too button masher!

[@gutse007]

I loved this game back in time. Played the game through, deleted savegame and played the game from the beginning again

[@DunkyFuddha]

Very instantaneous speedrunner perspective, just my opinion: Ancient Lake: A Fossil Canyon: S Jungle Falls: S Hot Top Volcano: D Frosty Village: B Snowball Valley: C Walrus Cove: B Everfrost Peak: D Whale Bay: D Pirate Lagoon: C Crescent Island: B Treasure Cove: B Windmill Planes: C Boulder Canyon: D Greenwood Village: B Haunted Woods: C Spaceport Alpha: C Star City: A Darkmoon Caverns: C Spacedust Alley: B

[@n64glennplant]

Great assessment 💪🏼

[@Fruitman1997]

Diddy Kong was always my go to until I unlocked TT - beating him was a challenge so unlocking him and using him felt like such a reward! But in recent years I’ve found out that Diddy Kong’s stats are bugged in such a way he’s basically just outclassed by Tiptup and Pipsy, yet isn’t quite as good as Conker, so I often just use Conker nowadays, but swap back to Diddy for the old nostalgia hit

[@maybeagamer179]

My favourite memory is playing walrus cove repeatedly for hours just for the music

[@atmycomputer1]

I don't have much to say just wanted to leave a comment & like for the algorithm. Love me some Diddy Kong Racing !

[@n64glennplant]

haha thanks guru - appreciate the support here

[@condor64_]

I had pet squirrels as a kid so I always played as Conker. Even though I was too young to be allowed to play bad fur day when it came out I remember wanting it cuz I loved "the squirrel from diddy kong racing."

[@wileecoyotegenius5955]

My rank: 20. Pirate Lagoon: I hate how the hovercraft controls, and this is the least interesting of the 3 hovercraft tracks. It does have a top 3 song though. 19. Whale Bay: Better than Pirate Lagoon only because hopping onto the pirate ship from the whale is a cool shortcut. 18. Everfrost Peak: The plane is better than the hovercraft, but not by much. This is the least-interesting plane course, though it can be fun to speedrun once you learn how to use the grounded zippers. 17. Windmill Plains: Definitely has some cool visuals, and having to maneuver through the windmills at high speed is a fun challenge. Overall though the course feels rather slow. 16. Spacedust Alley: Another plane level that feels not too different all the others. It's better than the ones below it due to having a faster pace and that I like the shortcut under the bridge near the end. 15. Spaceport Alpha: A very cool-looking track with lots of fun set-pieces. I especially love the Star Wars Episode IV vibes when you go through the tunnel and are shot at by lasers. Like you said, however, actually playing the track can be annoying. 14. Hot Top Volcano: I freaking love the OST in this one. Those chants combined with the fast drum part that always seems to come in the third lap when the music's sped up is so great. The track itself is OK. 13. Greenwood Village: The only car stage ranked below a plane/hover stage (IMO the car is the best vehicle, the controls and speed are amazing and so much fun to master). A very annoying stage with lots of tight turns and awkward spaces. The Silver Coin challenge here is the hardest in the game and it's fun to overcome, but for normal racing this track is more irritating than anything else. 12. Boulder Canyon: One of the coolest tracks in the game, despite having to use the hovercraft. The rolling logs in the river, the bell you can ring to bring up the drawbridge, the awesome secret, and the fact that the music dynamically changes when you enter the dank dungeon. My dislike of the hovercraft is the only thing keeping this track from being much much higher on the list. 11. Ancient Lake: It's the first level, and a perfectly fine one at that, but there isn't much to it. Luckily if you don't need teaching it goes by pretty quick. 10. Haunted Woods: Kind of a forgettable stage, but one which is fun to blast through at top-speed, at least when you're not bonking on everything imaginable. Those ghostly Wizpig heads are a great aesthetic touch. 9. Walrus Cove: Just a cool stage with it's loop-de-loops and tight turns, as well as the Christmas vibe. The ending part has always annoyed me but it's very satisfying when you nail it. 8. Snowball Valley: I really love the difference in route you can take at the start of the track, and the snowball-dodging part in the second half is fast and fun. 7. Jungle Falls: A lovely energetic OST, and I love racing through the dinosaur bones. The bridge over water is punishing if you fall off and oh so satisfying to get right. 6. Fossil Canyon: One of the most Donkey Kong Country-esque tracks on the OST is heard here. The track itself is great too, I love the shortcut across the lake with the zipper and the canyon part is fun to master. 5. Crescent Island: I love the part where you go on top of and inside the pirate ship, and the shortcut at the very end is a true test of your ability: if you can nail it at full speed, you're truly a DKR master. 4. Star City: Somehow this level feels nostalgic, like you're saying goodbye to an old friend. The ramp before the big disco ball thing is a great risk-reward test with how fast you're willing to go, and the city corners are a great test of your drifting ability. 3. Treasure Caves: Simple, short and fun. I love the constant speed you have in this track when you learn to play it well. Also shares one of the best songs in the game with Pirate Lagoon. 2. Darkmoon Caverns: I couldn't believe my ears when you said this track had one of the least memorable songs: it's a top 5 song for sure. The course itself is fun too, putting your drifting skills to the ultimate test. I especially love the long spiraling sections since they test your ability to powerslide with brake+drift. 1. Frosty Village: This track just has the perfect layout for racing. I love flying over the village with a green boost at the start, and the misty woods section gives a good challenge, especially with the optional shortcut. There are also tons of bananas so you can get up to top speed very fast compared to other tracks.

[@TheRealPentiumMMX]

Greenwood Village is my favorite track by far; it manages to hit just right in terms of visuals, music, and a challenging track that keeps you on your toes. As for my character of choice, I've always stuck to Pipsy out of personal preference

[@Klorel92]

Jungle Falls and Fossil Canyon - I love these tracks.

[@thomson125]

Love this game. Got it for christmas in 98, loved that you could play co-op in the storymode. Played it all the time with one of my sisters, but can't remember if we beat Wizpig (I thought he was called Wipzig for a long time) the final time. My favorite carachter was always Conker and my sister used to play as Pipsy.

[@n64glennplant]

haha yeah wizpig race 1 and 2 are both tough

[@joeyparkhill8751]

DKR is 1 of my most nostalgic games. the 1st time I played it was the night my mom gave birth to my sister Lexi, that being said... Hot Top Volcano was NOT FUN!!!

[@jacksmith4006]

We need more videos of diddy kong racing such a good and happy game with the soundtrack. I never played the 64 but DS version

[@ottav69]

Cool, we have the same favorite course. I don't agree 100% with every pick but for the most part we seem to have the same favorites for each area, like Star City being the best Future Funland track. Obviously TT is the goto once you unlock him, but before that I always pick Timber. I don't remember everyone's stats, other than TT having way better ones than the rest and Timber and Diddy being the second best ones overall, with Timber having either better top speed or acceleration. Whichever stat was the lower one was tied with Diddy and the higher stat was tied with Diddy's handling stat I believe. Timber's handling was tied with either speed or acceleration, whichever stat was the lower one on Diddy. They both had higher stats than the others (besides TT), so it was really a matter of preference. If you need the better handling, pick Diddy, if you want more speed, choose Timber. I also used Bumper and Drumstick a lot, mostly j7st because I liked them. They were also both good picks if you were playing with friends who weren't quite as good as you, if I chose one of them and let a buddy pick a better racer it would help keep things more interesting, since I was the annoying kid that usually beat all his friends at video games.

[@adamgarner4149]

Walrus cove is my fav track. The music and course always give best experience.

[@papadelta9485]

lol spaceport alpha and haunted woods are some of my favorites

[@n64glennplant]

its always interesting hearing how my opinions are different than others

[@theiceman4494]

My favorite course as a kid was hot top volcano for its theming and music, and my main has always been Bumper and it always will be Bumper

[@still_dre_]

really like your latest content

[@n64glennplant]

thanks Andreas, mixing it up a lil

[@firstnamelastname4752]

I cannot possibly be the only one for whom Ancient Lake is their favourite. It's so quick and easy, perfect for grinding that best lap time using TT. It's been a decade but I think my best lap time was 13.8seconds. And the music was so catchy!

[@kuckuck9462]

I totally agree with your # 1. My second favourite would be Hot Top Volcano and 3rd would be Whale Bay. I love CBFD, so i have to pick him as my favourite charakter. But when it comes to the boss i had no chance and switched to piepsi... cause shes faster^^

[@jamilson1044]

As a kid i alaways tried to enter the frosty village houses but couldnt lol

[@n64glennplant]

Would have been an awesome Easter egg wouldn’t it

[@LeHamsterRuso]

My favorite N64 game. I didn't spected so much hours of fun when I bought it.

[@alexgreenwood404]

I sadly never got to play this game! My older brother usually called the shots and he said this was a game for babies! I need to track it down

[@n64glennplant]

you defo need it!

[@Umbrella2]

My faves were Pipsy, Drumstick and TT but I enjoyed using all of the characters. I hope it comes to Switch because I can’t figure out how to delete all data and start the game from scratch.

[@nathanbyberg]

My main is Timber the Tiger

[@gimo80]

All hovercraft courses are my least favourite 😅 my favourite is either Star City or Frosty Village. Christmas Eve vibes ❤️

[@n64glennplant]

Great this is always a Christmas banger!

[@M1XART]

I don't know why, but only difficult racing courses to win are Whale Bay, Pirate Lagoon and Spaceport Alpha. Boulder Canyon is also difficult, but for wrong reason (framerate). I wish you would have ranked boss courses as well, few of those are true blast. I also really like egg stealing/collecting course. I don't feel like that quality of the game actually never drops, so courses are pretty much equal to play. Spacedust Alley is best airplane course, on my opinion (nice shortcut). Jungle Falls is most enjoyable and fastest course on the game. Greenwood Village is the best racing course on the game when all things are considered and has most interesting silver coin challenge. The jungle section on the track is suberb.

[@n64glennplant]

maybe that'll be a whole other video one day :)

[@KobraKai2388]

I see you prefer Tip Tup! He was always my favorite as well.

[@n64glennplant]

The best!

[@exodia9817]

I'd have to say that Hot Top Volcano is my favorite course.

[@JuanSolo9881]

Dude said Darkmoon Caverns is one of the least memorable song tracks in the game 💀💀💀

[@workplaydiewpd5652]

I got Diddy Kong racing for Christmas instead of Goldeneye 😁 bought that one later both amazing

[@linkincsar269]

Glenn, can you do top ten most disappointing games you felt in the N64 games line up when you where growing up please mate 👌.

[@n64glennplant]

Think I have something like that on a long list I keep of ideas

[@BlueFire98]

I love Timber he's too cool

[@n64glennplant]

Needed his own game I think

[@danielbourne4033]

Darkmoon Caverns my favourite course and TT by far the best character

[@AustrianReaper]

Tiptup was defnitly the best. Just recently recompleted it and it was as good as I remembered it.

[@n64glennplant]

Gets better with age like a dead hooker in the basement…..

[@420happyhippy]

You know what my only real memory of this video game being?? Being too young to have my older brother or his friends at the time even give me a turn to play because I sucked so hard, I hadn't even the slightest of chances of being a help to any them.... With that aside: my only dramatically vivid memory is my brother and his buddies playing the finally boss over, and over.... AND OVER, N OVER, N OVER AGAIN!!!! Untill they finally beat that mofo. ONLY TO THEN go back, and beat the game perfect. BOTH FORWARD, AND THEN BACKWARDS to be able to finally play as the ultimate unlock able GOD-LIKE CHARACTER, "T. T. The Clock from Time Trial!" Now that dude was so next level it was almost like cheating if you played as him..... which everyone did! Lol 😆🤣

[@n64glennplant]

TT was actually unlocked by beating the TT times/ghosts in time trials mode - was a tough challenge but just about achievable :)

[@420happyhippy]

@@n64glennplant you also got to keep in mind ( which I usually dont) that when this game came out, and was brand new, the people who were then trying their darnedest to beat all those tine trial records were in all actuality like 9 or 10 years old. And if that was the case, then I understand my brothers choice of not letting me seriously play vuz if he was 10, then I was just about 6. Perhaps even 5 still. So you calling unlocking TT "difficult" was practically impossible to little stupid kids. Ya know! Lol, but gosh darn me we done it!!!

[@patrick7799]

I wasn’t paying attention to what Taj the Genie hat to say so I didn’t know you could release the accelerator before using a boast pad so I went all the way to the first wizpig race without using the boast pads correctly I thought the wizpig race was impossible I tried to race wizpig for three days and failing I quit playing for some weeks then I try to race wizpig again and failed multiple times then I dropped the controller in the middle of the race and and the vehicle super boast after going through that ordeal I was extremely good at the multiplayer mode I had robot like skills

[@n64glennplant]

Exactly the same as me!

[@OneAndee]

Cmon, mate. Darkmoon Caverns has some of the best music in the game and Haunted Woods is an amazing track. Is this video part of your 'Unpopular Opinions' series?

[@n64glennplant]

for some it may feel that way

[@Leonhardws]

Adventure mode was great and the different vehicle types were awesome, but when it comes to track design imo there are far better alternatives on Nintendo 64. Even Mickey's Speedway USA had more memorable tracks. Still one of the best kart games on Nintendo 64 though, had great times with DKR as a child!

[@theskywalker75]

It probably won't happen, but it would be nice to see these courses remade in mario kart booster course pass

[@skakirask]

Crescent Island was the course I remember the most, and Bumper was my guy. I need to dig this game up and give it a playthrough, it's been far too long.

[@RawHunterX]

Timber was my man and always wanted Rareware to release a title staring him (outside DKR which was somewhat bassed on his story). Btw Glenn, did you get to play the DKC themed levels fom DKR DS?

[@n64glennplant]

I got DKR DS but wasn't a fan, the whole flag thing was a gimmick IMO

[@gallopera]

calling darkmoon caverns' music unmemorable is grounds for institutionalization

[@n64glennplant]

Haha there must be something about this because all I’ve had for the past 2 weeks is people saying that. I’m autistic so my tastes are different but perhaps what I meant to say was in comparison to the rest of the soundtrack for me it’s the least memorable 👍

[@mario-kart-nick-and-dkr-fan]

@@n64glennplant I'm autistic too and I love that track. But it's ok IRYO.

[@stephenlappage3225]

Not the first game I played for 64 but first game I owned when I got my 64 for Christmas 1998! Being the only game I owned for a couple months it played it like mad. Still have very fond memories and would love to fire it up again! Tiptop all the way! Forgot about genie races and boss track.. now u have to redo whole vid 😂

[@stephenlappage3225]

Love to see a waverace 64 one like this!!

[@SylphidUndine]

Fun fact: the T in my name stands for Tiptup.

[@spoonhanz]

Podracer tracks next?

[@n64glennplant]

that would be a cool idea, maybe not next but maybe eventually

[@ocix]

Crescent Island and Banjo 💪

[@n64glennplant]

Wish kazooie made a cameo

[@dyllburg]

Another great vid!

[@rescuecomplex5115]

Hi. Great video! Did you capture through composite, s-video or rgb?

[@n64glennplant]

Ultra hdmi fpga modded console ✌️

[@rescuecomplex5115]

@@n64glennplant Ok. Amazing quality! Thanks!

[@n64glennplant]

@@rescuecomplex5115 expensive to get but as I need to capture pretty much every day it makes it worthwhile for me

[@DanBottiglieri]

Im genuinely shocked that hovercraft only levels were so high up: theyre the worst courses for me, particularly Pirate Lagoon. That last section i have gotten stuck on walls so often ruining a race that it's just not fun. My favourite ones are the Christmas ones! Particularly Frosty Village.

[@hoppingiconcentral826]

I'll agree on the hovercrafts since yes it's hard to control, but once you get used to it you'll be smooth sailing Pirate Lagoon in no time!

[@adaml2987]

the ultimate ranking!!

[@joselcontreras4574]

If each track's music would have been part of the background the video would have been superb. I love it nonetheless, i know im nitpicking here.

[@10cesc4.]

Diddy kong racing is the best kart racer on the n64 by miles. GOATed soundtrack and wish we would've got a sequel to it. The adventure mode as a whole was godlike. Can't wait for it to come to the n64 online

[@EWOODJ]

You called Darkmoon Caverns “long” and the song “unmemerable”…what?

[@n64glennplant]

Yeah for me darkmoons one of the longest tracks and I don’t care for it to be honest. I know in multiplayer etc it’s fun having the extra length but as a solo track I don’t rate it that much.

[@depluggedplus1699]

my ranking 20.Whale Bay 19.Ancient Lake 18.Fossil Canyon 17.Pirate Lagoon 16.Darkmoon Caverns 15.Treasure Caves 14.Star City 13.Spaceport Alpha 12.Spacedust Alley 11.Haunted Woods 10.Crescent Island 9.Walrus Cove 8.Greenwood Village 7.Jungle Falls 6.Snowball Valley 5.Boulder Canyon 4.Everfrost Peak 3.Hot Top Volcano 2.Windmill Plains 1.Frosty Village

[@n64glennplant]

anything in particular about frosty village to make it number one for you?

[@depluggedplus1699]

@@n64glennplant i like how the track was designed its very memorable for me and i like the christmas feel of it so i think its at least my favorite in the game

[@samuelkawer]

I agree boulder canyon was the best

[@n64glennplant]

It’s a vibe for sure

[@danfurtado9158]

I just started playing on emu since my n64 seems to have died. I just finished the first bosses and the token levels. Having trouble beating 2nd round bosses. Im playing as the tiger cause I thought he was the worst character ad a kid.