Editing Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)

{{italic title}}
{{game infobox
|image=[[File:Diddy Kong Pilot 2003 title screen.png]]
|developer=[[Rare]]ware
|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|genre=[[Genre#Racing games|Racing]]
|release=Canceled<br>November 5, 2011 (ROM)<ref>{{Cite|url=https://youtu.be/wv8JmWrhdeQ?si=Tlgq7lyXr1nnoF5F|title=Diddy Kong Pilot - ROM Released|publisher=YouTube|author=RareWareCentral|date=November 5, 2011|accessdate=January 18, 2025}}</ref>
|modes=Single-player, multiplayer (accessible when linked; glitched)
|format=
|input={{input|gba=1}}
|serials=N/A<br>RARE (ROM code)<ref>{{file link|DKP03 ROM information.png|''Diddy Kong Pilot'' 2003 ROM information}}</ref>
}}
'''''Diddy Kong Pilot''''' is the name of a canceled [[Game Boy Advance]] racing title starring [[Diddy Kong]] and other ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' characters racing against each other in [[plane]]s. This iteration was entirely redone from [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|the original version]], before finally being redesigned into ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]'' in 2005.
==History==
No information regarding this iteration of ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' was publicly known until October 3, 2011, when a former Rare employee, with the pseudonym "Transparentjinjo", posted a gameplay video on YouTube. According to its title, the game's build date was "February 19, 2003",<ref>{{cite|url=nintendoeverything.com/diddy-kong-pilot-screenshots-videos-details-and-more|language=en|title=Diddy Kong Pilot – screenshots, videos, details, and more|publisher=NintendoEverything|date=October 3, 2011|author=Brian}}</ref> approximately 5 months prior to Microsoft trademarking "''Banjo-Pilot''" on July 3, 2003.<ref>{{cite|url=www.inside-games.jp/article/2003/07/25/11196.html|title=レア社がGBA『バンジョーパイロット』を開発中！？|language=ja|publisher=Inside Games|accessdate=May 30, 2024}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
[[File:DKP 2003 gameplay.png|thumb|Gameplay of Funky racing in the Steamy Swoop course]]
''Diddy Kong Pilot'' has a few modes, including the Grand Prix-type mode "Cups", a Time Trial mode which has no default scores, or even the Cranky Challenge mode, in which the player's goal is to obtain six coins placed around the course while beating Cranky in a race. The multiplayer option is crossed out and cannot be accessed. ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' features three different teams: Team Kong (consisting of [[Diddy Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Donkey Kong]], and [[Funky Kong|Funky]]), Team Krem (consisting of [[Kritter]], [[Klaptrap|Klap Trap]], [[Klump]], and [[King K. Rool|K. Rool]]), and Team Cranky, whose only member is [[Cranky Kong]]; he even appears in all four character slots. The player can unlock the [[Kremling]]s by finishing every cup, and Cranky if the player beats all the Cranky Challenges.

Gameplay progression is as follows:
#Team Kong beats Team Krem in all four cups and boss fights, after which Cranky bets the player couldn't do it while playing as a Kremling.
#Team Krem beats Team Kong in all four cups and boss fights, after which Cranky laments the fact that the Kremlings have earned the rights to claim the title screen as '''''Kremling Pilot''''', showing a lava temple area.
#Player beats all Cranky Challenges with any character, after which Cranky allows himself to be played.
#Cranky beats Team Krem in all four cups and boss fights, claiming the title screen in his own name. The title screen is restyled to '''''Cranky Kong Pilot''''', which shows a scenery of the open sea and [[Enguarde]] jumping out on occasion.
Aside from basic gameplay, few elements return directly from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. [[T.T.]]'s voice is still used as the announcer despite him never visually appearing, and air-based [[Dash Panel|Zipper]]s reappear with the same design and functionality as before. Additionally, waiting to press the accelerator at the beginning of the race until the space between T.T.'s "Get ready" and "Go" results in a large speed boost.

The character selection is restricted to a specific difficulty in this build. Team Kong, Team Krem, and Team Cranky were replaced with Bottles GP, Grunty GP, and Endurance GP respectively in ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]''.

The animation of characters flying across the screen on the title screen does not repeat in this build. In ''Banjo-Pilot'', either one or all characters take turns flying across the screen.
===Modes===
====Cups====
Cups mode is divided between two sub-modes, Race and Boss.
{|class="wikitable dk"
!colspan=2 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Cups'''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 icon flag.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 icon secret.png]]
|-
|align="center"|Race
|align="center"|Boss
|}
=====Race=====
The player needs to complete each of the four cups by first completing the four races to win a trophy, which allows them to fight the boss. Team Kong and Team Cranky have the same cups and tracks, while the tracks in Team Krem's cups are reversed and have different names. In each race, the player must place between first and fourth to qualify for the next race. Three retries are allotted if they fail to qualify, represented by flag icons on the retry screen. More retries can be earned by collecting all the [[KONG Letters]] in a course. At the end of a cup, the player must place third or higher overall. Otherwise, the player is simply returned to the cup select screen.

There is a slightly different ending sequence where different racers form the number of the player's final placement with smoke trails: first place involves Diddy, Funky, and Kritter; second place involves Kritter and Klump; and third place involves Kritter, Funky, and Donkey Kong.
{|class="wikitable dk"
!colspan=4 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"align=center|'''Trophies'''
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 icon trophy bronze.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 icon trophy silver.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 icon trophy gold.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 icon trophy platinum.png]]
|-
|align="center"|The Bronze Cup
|align="center"|The Silver Cup
|align="center"|The Gold Cup
|align="center"|The Platinum Cup
|-
|align="center"|Place third overall
|align="center"|Place second overall
|align="center"|Place first overall
|align="center"|Place first in every race
|}

=====Boss=====
After placing in the top three positions in a cup, the player gets to dogfight the boss, which is the character the cup is named for. Each take place above the clouds over the ocean, a vast forest, or the "Speedy Show" course. The fights alternate between having the player shoot at the boss from behind while avoiding their weapons, and having the player in front of the boss while avoiding their bullets. In both segments, item barrels appear and can be used by the player. Each cup's boss in the order they appear in the menu is more powerful and aggressive than the previous one, with four named difficulty levels shared by each team; however, the Kong bosses fought while playing as Team Krem are in general more dangerous than when the Kremlings are faced while playing as Team Krem, and when fighting the Kremlings as Team Cranky, they have their original behavior, but are much more durable. Each boss character has their own weapon which they drop in a chain behind them, making it dangerous to pursue them directly much of the time. After one of the participants loses all their health, a brief scene shows the winner shooting down the loser; unlike gameplay, this is shown from the side.

====Time Trial====
In Time Trial, the player can set their own high score on any track, including the reverse Kremling versions, with any character. Zippers and target balloons are present in this mode as in Cups, though barrels and the items within are not.

====Cranky Challenge====
In Cranky Challenge, the player must race Cranky Kong while collecting six [[Silver Coin|coin]]s he has hidden around the tracks. There is a Cranky Challenge for each of the 16 Team Kong courses, and they can be performed by any character. This was later replaced with Jiggy Challenge in ''Banjo-Pilot''.

===Options menu===
The options menu has six selectable options, most of which are related to debugging: "Language", "Sound", "Secret", "Multiplayer Weapons", "Ghost", and "Clear Scores". The Language option is highly unfinished, and is shown to have four other options, aside from English: French, Spanish, German, and Italian. The only text translated into German are the options from the title screen and options menu. The other languages use the same, default English text for a placeholder.

Despite having no relevance to sound, the Sound option redirects the player to an incomplete initials menu. After entering three characters, the rotating character input goes to the number 5. If the player presses {{button|GBA|A}} while the number is highlighted, they are sent back to the options menu.

The Secret option unlocks everything in the game. The Multiplayer Weapons option shows a replay of the cutscene from the most recent defeat in a dogfight match - if none have been played yet, it shows both players as Klap Trap. Despite its title, the Ghost mode has no relevance to Time Trial ghosts, and instead displays the victory photo of a team. The team displayed in the photo corresponds to the current title screen. The last option is Clear Scores, which erases all of the game data.

==Teams and characters==
There are three campaigns, each given to a team, which correspond to a difficulty level. For ''Banjo-Pilot'', these are translated to different Grand Prixes where any of the nine characters can be played as, likely in part due to that franchise's relative lack of iconic "villain" characters for a team. In addition to the three stages in this game, ''Banjo-Pilot'' has an additional bonus Grand Prix called the Jinjo GP, racing against seven differently colored [[jiggywikki:Jinjo|Jinjo]]s.
===Team Kong - Beginner===
This team consists of four of the Kongs: Diddy, Dixie, Funky, and Donkey. Every member of Team Kong is playable since the start. They are the main rivals of Team Krem. Prior to starting a cup, Cranky passive-aggressively encourages the player to win against the Kremlings.

'''''Banjo-Pilot'' counterpart:''' Bottles GP
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:610px;background:wheat"width=100%
|-
!style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"|Team Kong
|-
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Diddy Kong.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Diddy Kong}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Diddy Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Diddy Kong.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★☆☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★★☆☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★☆☆☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Kazooie|Kazooie}}}}'''</big>
|}
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Dixie Kong.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Dixie Kong}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Dixie Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Dixie Kong.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★☆☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★★★☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★☆☆☆☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Jinjo|Jinjo}}}}'''</big>
|}
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Funky Kong.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Funky Kong}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Funky Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Funky Kong.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★★☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★☆☆☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★★☆☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Banjo|Banjo}}}}'''</big>
|}
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Donkey Kong.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Donkey Kong}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Donkey Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Donkey Kong.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★★☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★★☆☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★★★☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Bottles|Bottles}}}}'''</big>
|}
|}
<gallery widths=256 heights=160>
Diddy Kong Pilot 2003 title screen.png|Title screen
DKP03 menu Kong.png|Menu background
DKP 2003 Kongs character select.png|Character select
Team Kong DKP2003 victory screen.png|Victory screen
</gallery>

===Team Krem - Intermediate===
Team Krem consists of four of the Kremlings: Kritter, Klap Trap, Klump, and K. Rool. The whole team is unlocked when the Kongs win against them in every cup and dogfight challenge. After the player beats every cup and wins against all four Kongs in dogfights while playing as a Kremling, the title screen and the selection menus are reskinned from the original jungle theme to have a Kremling theme. The title screen reads "Kremling Pilot", and it takes place in a ruins area with lava. The options and selection menus are replaced with a scaly red and yellow background. Before starting a cup as a Kremling, Cranky talks in a disgruntled manner toward them.

'''''Banjo-Pilot'' counterpart:''' Grunty GP
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:610px;background:wheat"width=100%
|-
!style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"|Team Krem
|-
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Kritter.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Kritter}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Kritter DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Kritter.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★☆☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★★★☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★☆☆☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Jolly Roger|Jolly Roger}}}}'''</big>
|}

|style="display:inline-block; background:peru; max-width:144px" width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; padding:0px; margin:0px; height:100%" width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Klap Trap.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Klaptrap|Klap Trap}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Klap Trap DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Klap Trap.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★☆☆☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★★★★
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★☆☆☆☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Humba Wumba|Humba Wumba}}}}'''</big>
|}
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Klump.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Klump}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Klump DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Klump.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★★☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★☆☆☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★★★☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Klungo|Klungo}}}}'''</big>
|}
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health K. Rool.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|King K. Rool|K. Rool}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:King K Rool DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 K. Rool.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★★★
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★☆☆☆☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★★★★
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Gruntilda|Grunty}}}}'''</big>
|}
|}
<gallery widths=256 heights=160>
DKP 2003 Kremling Pilot title.png|Title screen
DKP03 menu Krem.png|Menu background
Klump DKP2003 menu.png|Character select
Team Krem DKP2003 victory screen.png|Victory screen
</gallery>

===Team Cranky - Expert===
Cranky is the only member of Team Cranky, the only team specifically named after another character. Team Cranky can be unlocked after the player beats every Cranky challenge in 1st place with all coins collected. Despite Cranky being the only team member, Team Cranky still has its own character select screen, which features four identical slots to select Cranky.

After the player beats every cup and wins against all four Kremlings in dogfights while playing as Cranky, the ''Cranky Kong Pilot'' title screen is unlocked, which shows a cobwebbed, wooden logo of "Cranky Kong Pilot", and shows an ocean in the background scenery. From the title screen, [[Enguarde]] occasionally jumps out of the water. The options and selection menu show construction girders from the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game. At this point, the game is complete, and Cranky Kong informs the player that it seems like the "end of an era," possibly referencing Rare's time with the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise coming to an end.

'''''Banjo-Pilot'' counterpart:''' Endurance GP
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse; max-width:610px;background:wheat"width=100%
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!style="background:saddlebrown;color:white"|Team Cranky
|-
|style="display:inline-block; background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%" width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Cranky.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Cranky Kong|Cranky}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Cranky Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Cranky.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★★★
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★★★☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★☆☆☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Mumbo Jumbo|Mumbo Jumbo}}}}'''</big>
|}
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Cranky.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Cranky Kong|Cranky}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Cranky Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Cranky.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★★★
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★★★☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★☆☆☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Mumbo Jumbo|Mumbo Jumbo}}}}'''</big>
|}
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Cranky.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Cranky Kong|Cranky}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Cranky Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Cranky.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★★★
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★★★☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★☆☆☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Mumbo Jumbo|Mumbo Jumbo}}}}'''</big>
|}
|style="display:inline-block;background:peru;max-width:144px"width=100%|
{|class="wikitable dk"border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;height:100%"width=100%
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood;height:32px"align="center"|[[File:DKP03 health Cranky.png]]<br><big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|Cranky Kong|Cranky}}}}'''</big>
|-
|colspan=2 style="height:68px"align="center"|[[File:Cranky Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]][[File:DKP03 Cranky.png]]
|-
!style="background:burlywood"width=50%|Speed:
|width=50%|★★★★★
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Accel.:
|★★★★☆
|-
!style="background:burlywood"|Weight:
|★★☆☆☆
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:burlywood"|''Banjo-Pilot'' analogue:
|-
|colspan=2|<big>'''{{text outline|{{color link|white|jiggywikki:Mumbo Jumbo|Mumbo Jumbo}}}}'''</big>
|}
|}
<gallery widths=256 heights=160>
DKP 2003 Cranky Kong Pilot title.png|Title screen
DKP03 menu Cranky.png|Menu background
Cranky DKP2003 character select.png|Character select
Team Cranky DKP2003 victory screen.png|Victory screen
</gallery>

==Items==
===General items and objects===
{|class="wikitable dk"
|-
!width=20%|Name and image
!Description
!width=30%|''Banjo-Pilot'' counterpart
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 barrel.png]]<br>[[Barrel]]
|Barrels give usable items when broken.
|Honeycomb
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 bullet.png]]<br>Bullet
|The planes' main weapon, used by default when the player has no barrel items. They are used most extensively in dogfights.
|Bullet
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 coin.png]]<br>[[Silver Coin|Coin]]
|Six of these are found in each of the Cranky Challenges. To succeed, all must be collected and Cranky beaten in a race.
|Jiggy
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 letter K.png]] [[File:DKP03 letter O.png]] [[File:DKP03 letter N.png]] [[File:DKP03 letter G.png]]<br>[[KONG Letters]]
|Collectibles that grant an extra retry if collected entirely.
|Musical Notes
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 balloon red.png]] [[File:DKP03 balloon yellow.png]]<br>Target Balloon
|A single Target Balloon appears on each track, floating out of the way when approached. If it is successfully shot, it spawns the respectively colored Zipper for a short period, though it does not respawn until the next race.
|Glowbo 
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 Zipper.png]] [[File:DKP03 Zipper pink.png]] [[File:DKP03 Zipper yellow.png]]<br>[[Dash Panel|Zipper]]
|Zippers boost speed for a short period, boosting extra if the player releases the acceleration before hitting them. The special pink Zippers spawn chains of them in a row if gone through with the final leading to a faster and longer "Monkey Power" boost, and the special yellow ones activate a "Monkey Madness" effect that autopilots the player to the finish line.
|Zipper<br>"Go Glowbo Go"
|}

===Barrel items===
{|class="wikitable dk"
|-
!width=20%|Name and image
!Description
!width=30%|''Banjo-Pilot'' counterpart
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 Pink Buzz.png]] [[File:DKP03 item icon Buzz pink 2.png]] [[File:DKP03 item icon Buzz pink 3.png]]<br>[[Buzz (enemy)|Pink Buzz]]
|Homes onto the nearest opponent. They are either featured alone or in a set of three.
|Fire Egg
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 Blue Buzz.png]]<br>[[Buzz (enemy)|Blue Buzz]]
|Homes in on the pilot in first place like a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]], but can be escaped with a Zinger item or a zipper boost.
|Saucer 'O Peril
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP2003RambiInvincibilitySprite.png]]<br>[[Rambi]]
|Grants temporary invincibility to everything except hazards such as trees, like a [[Super Star|Star]] from the ''Mario Kart'' series.
|Gold Feather
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 item icon TNT Barrel.png]]<br>[[TNT Barrel]]
|Boosts the user while damaging other pilots nearby. In a boss fight, the boss is automatically damaged if the player uses it, regardless of positioning.
|Turbo Trainer
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Wrench Barrel DKP 2003 icon.png]]<br>Wrench Barrel
|Strikes other racers with lightning and makes them dizzy, or damages the opponent during a boss fight. CPU opponents cannot use this item.
|Mingy Jongo
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKP03 item icon Zinger 1.png]] [[File:DKP03 item icon Zinger 2.png]] [[File:DKP03 item icon Zinger 3.png]]<br>[[Zinger]]
|Can be dropped behind by racers as an obstacle for other racers to crash into. They may fly in place, up and down, left or right, or wind around a small area.
|Ice Egg
|}

==Courses==
===Race courses===
All race courses have three laps, regardless of mode. There are five background environments and 16 race tracks. Both teams have the same layouts and environments but with different names.
====Team Kong and Team Cranky====
{|class="wikitable dk"width=100%
|-
!Cups
!Map
!Description
!colspan=3|''Banjo-Pilot'' counterpart
|-
!rowspan="4"width=20%|[[File:Klap Trap DKP2003 mugshot.png]]<br>Klap Trap Kup
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 01 - Steamy Swoop.png]]<br>Steamy Swoop
|A jungle-themed stage with [[DK's Tree House|Donkey Kong's Treehouse]] in the background.
!rowspan=4|Honeycomb Cup
|[[jiggywikki:Spiral Mountain|Spiral Mountain]]
|Donkey Kong's Treehouse and the jungle are replaced by Spiral Mountain and its surrounding  trees.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 02 - Plain Pursuit.png]]<br>Plain Pursuit
|A flats-themed stage where [[Expresso]] makes a cameo.
|Jinxy's Dunes
|No difference.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 03 - Chilly Length.png]]<br>Chilly Length
|An ice-themed stage with orcas and a ship in the background.
|[[jiggywikki:Freezeezy Peak|Freezeezy Peak]]
|The cruiser is replaced by the [[jiggywikki:Snowman|snowman]] from Freezeezy Peak.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 04 - Magma Spurt.png]]<br>Magma Spurt
|A temple-themed stage with golden [[King K. Rool|K. Rool]] statues in the background.
|[[jiggywikki:Hailfire Peaks|Hailfire Peaks]]
|The temple is replaced with volcanoes.
|-
!rowspan="4"|[[File:Kritter DKP2003 mugshot.png]]<br>Kritter Kup
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 05 - Shore Strife.png]]<br>Shore Strife
|A beach-themed stage with [[Donkey Kong Island]] in the background, and [[Enguarde]]s as an Easter egg.
!rowspan=4|Jiggy Cup
|[[jiggywikki:Treasure Trove Cove|Treasure Trove Cove]]
|Donkey Kong Island is replaced by the Treasure Trove Cove island. Enguarde is replaced with dolphins from ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge|Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]''.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 06 - Jungle Jostle.png]]<br>Jungle Jostle
|A more complex rendition of Steamy Swoop.
|Clanker's River
|The background is based on [[jiggywikki:Clanker's Cavern|Clanker's Cavern]] and uses the trees from Spiral Mountain.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 07 - Temple Heat.png]]<br>Temple Heat
|A dark temple-themed stage with large amounts of lava.
|[[jiggywikki:Grunty Industries|Grunty Industries]]
|The temple is replaced by a background of Grunty Industries, while the pillars are replaced with lattice towers.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 08 - Wild Wilderness.png]]<br>Wild Wilderness
|A more complex rendition of Plain Pursuit with varyingly sized Expressos as obstacles.
|[[jiggywikki:Gobi's Valley|Gobi's Valley]]
|The plateau is replaced by Gobi's Valley. Expresso is replaced with [[jiggywikki:Gobi|Gobi]].
|-
!rowspan="4"|[[File:Klump DKP2003 mugshot.png]]<br>Klump Kup
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 09 - Frosty Feud.png]]<br>Frosty Feud
|A basic ice-themed stage with lines of slowing rocks and a lighthouse in the background.
!rowspan=4|Beehive Cup
|[[jiggywikki:Freezing Furnace|Freezing Furnace]]
|Part of the ice in the background has been recolored from white to pink.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 10 - Vine Rush.png]]<br>Vine Rush
|A dark jungle-themed stage with many tree obstacles.
|[[jiggywikki:Mayahem Temple|Mayahem Temple]]
|The background is replaced by Mayahem Temple.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 11 - Speedy Show.png]]<br>Speedy Show
|A variation of Magma Spurt with a large Kritter-like dragon in the lava.
|[[jiggywikki:Steamy Vents|Steamy Vents]]
|The temple is replaced with volcanoes.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 12 - Reef Encounter.png]]<br>Reef Encounter
|A more complex rendition of Shore Strife with beach tent obstacles. A nonfunctional Enguarde object appears, stuck on the last frame of its jumping animation.
|[[jiggywikki:Jolly Roger's Lagoon|Jolly Roger's Lagoon]]
|The background is replaced by Jolly Roger's Lagoon. One of the tents is based on [[jiggywikki:Sabreman|Sabreman]]'s tent, while the easternmost tent is replaced by Sabreman himself.
|-
!rowspan="4"|[[File:King K Rool DKP2003 mugshot.png]]<br>K. Rool Kup
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 13 - Lava Dispute.png]]<br>Lava Dispute
|A variation of Temple Heat.
!rowspan=4|Feather Cup
|[[jiggywikki:Witchyworld|Witchyworld]]
|The background is replaced by Witchyworld, and the lava is replaced by a swamp. The music is also different.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 14 - Frantic Beach.png]]<br>Frantic Beach
|A sunset beach-themed stage.
|[[jiggywikki:Breegull Beach|Breegull Beach]]
|Donkey Kong Island is replaced by the Treasure Trove Cove island.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 15 - Prairie Dash.png]]<br>Prairie Dash
|An even more complex rendition of Plain Pursuit.
|[[jiggywikki:Terrydactyland|Terrydactyland]]
|The plateau is replaced by Terrydactyland. The Expresso obstacles were removed.
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 16 - Icy Passage.png]]<br>Icy Passage
|A more complex rendition of Chilly Length with many tight turns.
|[[jiggywikki:Cauldron Keep|Cauldron Keep]]
|The cruiser was replaced by the tower from Cauldron Keep. An ice plateau is flipped horizontally and is more blue.
|}

====Team Krem====
{|class="wikitable dk"width=50%
|-
!Cups
!Map
!colspan=2|''Banjo-Pilot'' counterpart
|-
!rowspan="4"width=25%|[[File:Dixie Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]]<br>Dixie Cup
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 01 - Steamy Swoop.png]]<br>Monkey Rift
!rowspan=4|Pumpkin Cup
|Spiral Mountain R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 02 - Plain Pursuit.png]]<br>Plateau Patrol
|Jinxy's Dunes R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 03 - Chilly Length.png]]<br>Arctic Rumble
|Freezeezy Peak R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 04 - Magma Spurt.png]]<br>Ember Trouble
|Hailfire Peaks R
|-
!rowspan="4"|[[File:Diddy Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]]<br>Diddy Cup
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 05 - Shore Strife.png]]<br>Rapid Sands
!rowspan=4|Cauldron Cup
|Treasure Trove Cove R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 06 - Jungle Jostle.png]]<br>Simian Fields
|Clanker's River R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 07 - Temple Heat.png]]<br>Cinder Slam
|Grunty Industries R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 08 - Wild Wilderness.png]]<br>Savannah Air
|Gobi's Valley R
|-
!rowspan="4"|[[File:Funky Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]]<br>Funky Cup
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 09 - Frosty Feud.png]]<br>Snow Business
!rowspan=4|Skull Cup
|Freezing Furnace R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 10 - Vine Rush.png]]<br>Gibbons Gate
|Mayahem Temple R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 11 - Speedy Show.png]]<br>Fiery Divide
|Steamy Vents R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 12 - Reef Encounter.png]]<br>Monkey Bay
|Jolly Roger's Lagoon R
|-
!rowspan="4"|[[File:Donkey Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]]<br>Donkey Cup
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 13 - Lava Dispute.png]]<br>Sanctum Shoot
!rowspan=4|Broomstick Cup
|Witchyworld R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 14 - Frantic Beach.png]]<br>Coastal Chaos
|Breegull Beach R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 15 - Prairie Dash.png]]<br>Sunset Shindig
|Terrydactyland R
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview map 16 - Icy Passage.png]]<br>Tundra Trouble
|Cauldron Keep R
|}

===Boss courses===
{|class="wikitable dk"width=60%
|-
!
!align="center"colspan=2|Boss Bop
!align="center"colspan=2|Boss Bash
!align="center"colspan=2|Boss Brawl
!align="center"colspan=2|Boss Bother
|-
!width=5%|Boss
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:Klap Trap DKP2003 mugshot.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:Dixie Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:Kritter DKP2003 mugshot.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:Diddy Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:Klump DKP2003 mugshot.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:Funky Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:King K Rool DKP2003 mugshot.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:Donkey Kong DKP2003 mugshot.png]]
|-
!Weapon
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:DKP03 Klap Trap weapon.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:DKP03 Dixie weapon.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:DKP03 Kritter weapon.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:DKP03 TNT Barrel.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:DKP03 Klump weapon.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:DKP03 Funky weapon.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:DKP03 K. Rool weapon.png]]
|align="center"width=7%|[[File:DKP03 Donkey weapon.png]]
|-
!''Banjo-Pilot'' counterpart
!Kazooie Klash
!Jolly Roger Joust
!Humba Horror
!Mumbo Maul
!Banjo Brawl
!Klungo Karnage
!Bottles Bother
!Grunty Gallop
|}

===Battle courses===
{|class="wikitable dk"width=50%
|-
!
!Map
!''Banjo-Pilot'' counterpart
|-
!rowspan="4"|Battle Tracks
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview battle 01 - Jungle Jig.png]]<br>Jungle Jig
|Mumbo's Mountain
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview battle 02 - Sunset Scrap.png]]<br>Sunset Scrap
|Temple Tussle
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview battle 03 - Ice Escapades.png]]<br>Ice Escapades
|Arctic Blast
|-
|align="center"width=19%|[[File:DKP03 preview battle 04 - Beach Brawl.png]]<br>Beach Brawl
|Rusty Bucket Bay
|}

==Audio==
Chris Seavor provided the voice of all playable characters (Diddy, Dixie, Funky, Donkey, Klap Trap, Kritter, Klump, K. Rool, and Cranky), while Dean Smith served as the announcer, using the exact same voice as [[T.T.]] All of the voices were recorded in late 2002 and were placeholders, later being replaced by voices from ''Banjo-Kazooie'' in ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=centurionelmagooscuro.home.blog/2022/01/23/krotica-pishi-fast-diddy-kong-pilot-el-disrespect-de-la-actuacion-de-voz-del-diddy-kong-racing|title=Krótica Pishi Fast Diddy Kong Pilot, el disrespect de la actuación de voz del Diddy Kong Racing|language=es|publisher=Centurion el Mago Oscuro|accessdate=May 30, 2024|author=centurionelmagooscuro}}</ref>{{better source}} All of the music from this build was brought over to ''Banjo-Pilot'' with the addition of a few music tracks including the multiplayer theme, while "Monkey Madness!" was replaced by "Go Glowbo Go!" The original title theme eventually went unused in the final game, though it was changed to replace the monkey screech at the beginning with a [[jiggywikki:Glowbo|Glowbo]] noise and remains in the game's files.
===Music list===
{|class="wikitable dk"
|-
!ID!!Music<ref>{{cite|date=January 8, 2012|author=ConkerGuru|url=www.therwp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47232|title=Banjo-Pilot Codes(EUR)+Diddy Kong Pilot leftover music|publisher=The RWP Forums|accessdate=May 30, 2024|language=en}}</ref>!!ID!!Music
|-
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011448/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/05-Spiral-Mountain-Clankers-River-Mayahem-Temple.mp3 00]||Forest||[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011452/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/07-Jinxys-Dunes-Gobys-Valley-Terrydactyland.mp3 01]||Wasteland
|-
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011458/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11-Hailfire-Peaks-Grunty-Industries-Steamy-Vents.mp3 02]||Lava||[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011455/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/23-After-Race.mp3 03]||Race results
|-
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011451/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/91-Unknown-Song-1.mp3 04]||Menus (unused in ''Banjo-Pilot'')||[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011456/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/92-Unknown-Song-2.mp3 05]<br>[https://tcrf.net/images/0/07/DKP03_Title.ogg Proto]||Title screen (unused in ''Banjo-Pilot'')
|-
|06||Forest (final lap)||[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011502/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/03-Pre-Race.mp3 07]||Race track intro
|-
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011502/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/04-Get-Ready.mp3 08] || Race start||09||Finish (1st place)
|-
|0A||Finish (2nd-4th place)||0B||Finish (5th-8th place)
|-
|0C||Wasteland (final lap)||0D||Lava (final lap)
|-
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011502/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/13-Treasure-Trove-Cove-Jolly-Roger-Breegull-Beach.mp3 0E]||Beach||0F||Beach (final lap)
|-
|10||Invincibility||[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011502/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/09-Freezeezy-Peak-Freezing-Furnace-Cauldron-Keep.mp3 11]||Ice
|-
|12||Ice (final lap)||[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011502/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/93-Unknown-Song-3.mp3 13]||Cranky Kong's Cabin (unused in ''Banjo-Pilot'')
|-
|14||Using Thunder item || [http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011459/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18-Boss-Battle.mp3 15]||Boss fight
|-
|16||Boss fight, speedup||17||Using Thunder item, reverse
|-
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20220429020611/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/30-Cheato.mp3 18]||Title screen (''Kremling Pilot'')<br>Cheato||[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011502/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/25-Win-Jinjo-Gp.mp3 19]||Title screen (''Cranky Kong Pilot'')<br>Jinjo GP
|-
|[http://web.archive.org/web/20220429011457/http://www.raregamer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Trophy-Ceremony-BP.mp3 1A]||Trophy ceremony||[https://tcrf.net/images/8/8f/Go_Glowbo_Go.ogg 1B]<br>[https://tcrf.net/images/3/33/Monkey_Madness.ogg Proto]||"Monkey Madness!"<br>"Go Glowbo Go!"
|-
!colspan=5|''Banjo-Pilot'' additionals
|-
|1C||Title (''Banjo-Pilot'')||1D||Bottles
|-
|1E||Gruntilda/Witchyworld||1F||Final Lap Alert (Witchyworld)
|-
|20||Witchyworld (final lap)||21||Multiplayer
|}

==Glitches==
[[File:DKP03 - Background Glitch.png|thumb|A glitch found from the background]]
''Diddy Kong Pilot'' went considerably far in development, although it remains somewhat unpolished. The most notable bug is the continuous loop of a loud sound effect, which occurs when the player goes through a zipper just before a Buzz crashes into them. Another bug always shows a "22" in the top-left corner of the Options menu. All of these glitches were fixed in ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]''.

==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
DKP03 - Cranky Kong Screenshot.png|[[Cranky Kong]] sitting outside his [[Cranky's Cabin|cabin]]
DKP03 - Kong Letters Screenshot.png|[[K-O-N-G Letters]]
Klaptrap DKP2003 dogfight defeat.png|Klap Trap defeating himself in a dogfight
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
DKP03 logo.png|Logo
DKP03 Buzz pink.png|[[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]
DKP03 Buzz blue.png|Buzz
DKP03 Cranky cutscene.png|[[Cranky Kong|Cranky]]
DKP03 Donkey Kong Island.png|[[Donkey Kong Island]]
DKP03 tree house.png|[[DK's Tree House|Donkey Kong's Treehouse]]
Enguarde DKP2003 sprite.png|[[Enguarde]]
DKP03 dorsal fin.png|Enguarde or another fish's dorsal fin
DKP03 medal gold.png|Medal (gold)
DKP03 medal platinum.png|Medal (platinum)
DKP03 tent.png|Tent
DKP03 tree 1.png|[[Tree]]
DKP03 tree 2.png|Tree
DKP03 tree 3.png|Tree
Zinger DKP2003 sprite.png|[[Zinger]]
DKP03 meter empty.png|Stat meter (empty)
DKP03 meter full.png|Stat meter (full)
</gallery>
====Non-unique====
These sprites would later be used for ''Banjo-Pilot''.
<gallery>
DKP03 column 1.png|Column
DKP03 column 2.png|Column
DKP03 column 3.png|Column
DKP03 column 4.png|Column
DKP03 dragon.png|Dragon
DKP03 Expresso.png|[[Expresso]]
DKP03 ice spikes.png|Ice formation
DKP03 orca.png|Orca
DKP03 bluff.png|Rock formation
DKP03 crag.png|Rock formation
DKP03 tree 4.png|Tree
</gallery>

===Backgrounds===
<gallery>
DKP03 menu background.png|Team/mode select
DKP03 menu Kong.png|Team Kong theme
DKP03 menu Krem.png|Team Krem theme
DKP03 menu Cranky.png|Team Cranky theme
DKP03 Cranky's Cabin.png|[[Cranky's Cabin]]
</gallery>

==Quotes==
{{main|List of Diddy Kong Pilot (2003) quotes}}
===[[Cranky Kong|Cranky]]===
*"''Before we start, lets{{sic}} get a few things straight... you are racing for the pride of Team Kong, don't let us down... I did not suffer those interminable amounts of monotonous gameplay for you to blow it all now. Each cup is made up of four races... If you win that then you need to go head to head against a Kremling to show them who is boss.. Look out for the Target Balloons... shoot them and a secret boost will appear... fly through it and something special will happen.. Think you can handle it? I very much doubt it.''" - when beginning a cup race the first time
*"''C'mon, that was terrible, you're letting the whole team down... You need to finish in the top four places if you are going to qualify for the next race..''" - after losing a race
*"''Pathetic! I've never seen such bad flying! Head for the barrels and use the weapons... That should make it easy... even for someone as terrible as you..''" - after losing a second race
*"''Having trouble are we? If you collect all of the KONG letters then you get an extra retry... The way you are flying, you're going to need it.''" - after losing a third race
*"''Pah! That was awful... Shameful... you can't let them get the better of you... Get back out there and show them what you're made of''" - after losing a boss fight
*"''That wasn't too difficult was it? Get on and race the rest of them, nothing is going to happen until you beat all four...''" - after beating a Kremling boss

==Trivia==
*A spelling error appears when the player loses at a boss fight: the text reads "YOU LOOSE" instead of "YOU LOSE".
*All playable characters have voiced dialogue. Klump notably sounds like his [[General Klump|cartoon counterpart]]; similarly, Funky has a Jamaican accent in the game.
*The generic Kritter in the game bears far more resemblance to [[Krunch]] than a typical Kritter. He also speaks in a Southern accent.
*In the Cups mode, the point spread matches those of the first three ''Mario Kart'' games; ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' was the most recent ''Mario Kart'' game as of the prototype build. In ''Banjo-Pilot'', the point spread was changed to match that of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', which was released after the ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' prototype, and was the most recent ''Mario Kart'' game as of the final release.
*Unlike ''Banjo-Pilot'', it is not possible to have characters race or fight themselves with the exception of Cranky being able to race himself if he is chosen for the Cranky Challenges.
*Dialogue from Team Kong directed to Cranky if he is on Team Krem will treat him as if he is on Team Kong; for example, Funky Kong will say, "Come on, dude!" if Cranky attacks him.

==External links==
*[[tcrf:Proto:Banjo-Pilot/Diddy Kong Pilot 2003|TCRF article]]

==References==
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[[Category:Canceled games]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance games]]
[[Category:Racing games]]
[[it:Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)]]