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| {{about|a usable vehicle in Diddy Kong Racing|the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] transformation from [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]|[[Car Yoshi]]|the obstacle from the [[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart series]]|[[Car (obstacle)]]}} | | {{about|the standard vehicles from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''|the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] transformation from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''|[[Car (form)]]|the obstacle from the ''[[Mario Kart series|''Mario Kart'' series]]|[[Car (obstacle)]]}} |
| {{distinguish|Kart}} | | {{distinguish|Kart}} |
| [[File:DKR Car.png|thumb|[[Bumper (character)|Bumper]]'s car in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'']] | | [[File:DKR_Car.png|thumb|[[Bumper (character)|Bumper]]'s car in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'']] |
| '''Cars''', also referred to as '''[[kart]]s''',<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-DS/Diddy-Kong-Racing-DS-270440.html|title=Diddy Kong Racing DS {{!}} Nintendo DS {{!}} Games {{!}} Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo UK|language=en-gb}}</ref> are one of three ridable vehicles in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', along with [[hovercraft]]s and [[plane]]s. Cars are land vehicles, and they are used for racetracks set on the road. | | '''Cars''' are playable vehicles in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. The cars vary with each character and are usable in all levels except [[Hot Top Volcano]], [[Whale Bay]], [[Pirate Lagoon]], and [[Boulder Canyon]], where the player must use a [[Hovercraft]] or [[Plane]] instead. Cars could also be used in [[Everfrost Peak]] in the original [[Nintendo 64|N64]] version—however, it cannot be selected in the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] version. Each character in ''Diddy Kong Racing'' has their own unique colors for cars. Cars can be customized in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' to help with handling, acceleration, and speed. Their hue colors can also be altered with a slider and because of this, all characters do not have unique car colors any more and start out with yellow cars. |
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| In the original version, every character's vehicle has their own unique color, including cars, though each one's tires are always red. In ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'', every character's vehicles are yellow by default. The player can access [[Diddy Kong Racing DS#Taj's Wishes Menu|Taj's Wishes Menu]] to purchase upgrades for a car's speed, handling, and acceleration. They can also customize a car's paint color from a slider or put an emblem on it, much like in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. While the cars are modeled in-game in the original ''Diddy Kong Racing'', their wheels are prerendered sprites set to always face the camera (a rendering technique called "billboarding"). The vehicle colors in the original version are as follows:
| | ==Level availability== |
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| | {| border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center" width=40% |
| *[[Diddy Kong]] - Blue
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| *[[Pipsy]] - Pink
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| *[[Bumper (character)|Bumper]] - Yellow
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| *[[Tiptup|TipTup]] - Sky blue
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| *[[Timber]] - Green
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| *[[Banjo]] - Spring green
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| *[[Conker]] - White
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| *[[Krunch]] - Orange
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| *[[Drumstick (character)|Drumstick]] - Red
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| *[[T.T.]] - Silver
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| }}
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| The player can select a course's available vehicles to race in from either the "Tracks" menu or by completing a [[Silver Coin]] Challenge (or [[Balloon Touch Challenge]] in the DS remake).
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| Cars are usable in every level except Hot Top Volcano, Whale Bay, Pirate Lagoon, and Boulder Canyon, where the player must use a hovercraft or plane instead. Cars are usable in Everfrost Peak in the original [[Nintendo 64]] version, but since the course's icy pond is thawed in the DS release, cars cannot be used in the stage. Cars are most commonly the default vehicle compared to hovercrafts and planes. Cars and their availability status in the courses are as follows:
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| !{{Color|#FFF|Course}}
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| !{{Color|#FFF|Availability}}
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| !{{Color|#FFF|Default vehicle}}
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| !colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Dino Domain}}
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| |[[Ancient Lake]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[Fossil Canyon]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[Jungle Falls (Diddy Kong Racing)|Jungle Falls]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[Hot Top Volcano]]
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| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
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| |'''Boss level:''' [[Tricky Challenge]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |'''Challenge Level:''' [[Fire Mountain (battle course)|Fire Mountain]]
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| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
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| !colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Snowflake Mountain}}
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| |[[Everfrost Peak]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] (N64)<br>[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] (DS)
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| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[Walrus Cove]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[Snowball Valley]] | | !witdh=33%|Name |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | !width=7%|Availability |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[Frosty Village]] | | !colspan=2|[[Dino Domain]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |'''Boss level:''' [[Bluey Challenge]] | | |align=left|[[Ancient Lake]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |'''Challenge Level:''' [[Icicle Pyramid]] | | |align=left|[[Fossil Canyon]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| !colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Sherbet Island}}
| | |align=left|[[Jungle Falls (Diddy Kong Racing)|Jungle Falls]] |
| | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
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| |[[Whale Bay]] | | |align=left|[[Hot Top Volcano]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:X_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |[[Crescent Island]] | | !colspan=2|[[Snowflake Mountain]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[Pirate Lagoon]] | | |align=left|[[Everfrost Peak]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |[[Treasure Caves]] | | |align=left|[[Walrus Cove]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |'''Boss level:''' [[Bubbler Challenge]] | | |align=left|[[Snowball Valley]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |'''Challenge Level:''' [[Darkwater Beach]] | | |align=left|[[Frosty Village]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| !colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Dragon Forest}} | | !colspan=2|[[Sherbet Island]] |
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| |[[Windmill Plains]] | | |align=left|[[Whale Bay]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:X_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |[[Greenwood Village]] | | |align=left|[[Crescent Island]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |[[Boulder Canyon]] | | |align=left|[[Pirate Lagoon]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:X_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |[[Haunted Woods]] | | |align=left|[[Treasure Caves]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |'''Boss level:''' [[Smokey Challenge]] | | !colspan=2|[[Dragon Forest]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
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| |'''Challenge Level:''' [[Smokey Castle]] | | |align=left|[[Windmill Plains]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| !colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Future Fun Land}}
| | |align=left|[[Greenwood Village]] |
| | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
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| |[[Space Dust Alley]] | | |align=left|[[Boulder Canyon]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:X_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |[[Darkmoon Caverns]] | | |align=left|[[Haunted Woods]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |[[Spaceport Alpha]] | | !colspan=2|[[Future Fun Land]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[Star City]] | | |align=left|[[Space Dust Alley]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| !colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Wizpig}}
| | |align=left|[[Darkmoon Caverns]] |
| | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
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| |[[Wizpig's First Strike]] | | |align=left|[[Spaceport Alpha]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]] | |
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| |[[Wizpig Strikes Back]] | | |align=left|[[Star City]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | | |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]] |
| |[[File:X mark.svg|17px]] | |
| |} | | |} |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Vehicle colors== |
| <gallery>
| | *[[Diddy Kong]] - Dark Blue |
| DKR Car.png|Side view of a car
| | *[[Pipsy]] - Pink |
| Car DKR art.png|Top view of a car
| | *[[Bumper (character)|Bumper]] - Yellow |
| Diddy car.jpg|[[Diddy Kong]]
| | *[[Tiptup]] - Light Blue |
| Carbanjo.png|[[Banjo]]
| | *[[Timber]] - Dark Green |
| DKR Conker artwork.png|[[Conker]]
| | *[[Banjo]] - Light Green |
| Timber Car DKR.png|[[Timber]] | | *[[Conker]] - White |
| CarTiptup.jpg|[[Tiptup|TipTup]]
| | *[[Krunch]] - Orange |
| Pipsycar.png|[[Pipsy]]
| | *[[Drumstick (character)|Drumstick]] - Red |
| Bumper DKR art.png|[[Bumper (character)|Bumper]]
| | *[[T.T.]] - Silver |
| Krunch.jpg|[[Krunch]]
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| Car DKRDS icon.png|Icon from ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''
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| DKR early vehicle designs.jpg|Early car and hovercraft designs
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{DKR}} | | {{DKR}} |
| [[Category:Automobiles]] | | [[Category:Automobiles]] |
| [[Category:Equipment]] | | [[Category:Tools/Equipment]] |
| [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing]] | | [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing]] |