Editing Expresso Racing

{{move|Expresso Racing|reason=In-game name}}
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Expresso Racing DKC2 GBA.png]]
|appears_in=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
|prize=[[DK Coin|Video Game Hero Coin]] (per race)<br>[[Photograph]] (clearing every race)
}}
'''Expresso Racing''',<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/kK3jcl474CM?feature=shared&t=20|timestamp=0:20|date=June 15, 2020|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) - Expresso Racing - Ship Deck Dash|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=January 6, 2025}}</ref> referred to as '''Expresso's Racing''' in the instruction booklet,<ref>{{cite|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=28}}</ref> is a racing [[minigame]] hosted by [[Cranky Kong]] in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''. It involves [[Expresso]] racing against three other ostriches (each being a red, blue, or green palette swap of him) on a horizontal path. It can also be played from the "Bonus Games" sub-menu.

During their adventure, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] must collect [[golden feather]]s to increase Expresso's stats and, in turn, boost his performance during races. At times, this is the only way to make Expresso a formidable opponent during races. At [[Monkey Museum|Cranky's Hut]], the [[Kong]]s must have at least four golden feathers to select the first option, "Cranky's Surprise." Cranky Kong introduces the game to the Kongs, and they are led to a menu divided into four stats, each having a total of ten bars: Strength, Speed, Flight, and Boost. The Kongs can individually increase each stat with a golden feather.

==Gameplay==
Every race takes place in a world of [[Crocodile Isle]], and each has its own obstacles. Some feathers and boosts also appear; they allow Expresso to temporarily glide through the air and to give a small speed boost, respectively. After completing a race, Cranky rewards the Kongs with a trophy, which is placed on a shelf in Cranky's Hut. The quality of the trophy depends on which place Expresso finishes in (e.g., first place for gold, second for silver, etc.). The Kongs are rewarded with a [[DK Coin|Video Game Hero Coin]] for each race that they win, and lastly a [[photograph]] of Cranky Kong if they complete every Expresso Racing challenge.

===Races===
*'''Ship Deck Dash''': The race in [[Gangplank Galleon]]. Despite the name, this race takes place at a jungle, with almost no obstacles, except for the small plains.
*'''Magma Spurt''': The race located in [[Crocodile Cauldron]]. This race takes place at a volcanic area, which features new obstacles, including taller plains and a blue liquid that slows down the ostriches.
*'''Swampy Swoop''': A race in [[Krem Quay]], a swamp area. This time, the main obstacle are the small swamps, that slows down the ostriches just like the blue liquid.
*'''Fairground Fall''': This race takes place at [[Krazy Kremland]]. Here, the ostriches can easily fall in the various pitfalls of the course. They can use logs to cross them.
*'''Spooky Sprint''': The race in [[Gloomy Gulch]], which features a purple liquid that slows down the player even more than the blue liquid.
*'''Creepy Castle''': Located at [[K. Rool's Keep]], the ostriches will find a brown liquid, slowing them down, and pits, in which they can easily fall.
*'''Lost World Leap''': The last and hardest race, located at the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]]. Aside from the pits and the blue liquid, the ostriches will find spikes in some parts, harmful to them.

===Opponents===
The names of Expresso's opponents differ per race. When accessed from the main game, each race has a consistent group of names, though they are randomized when accessed from the Bonus Games menu.
{|class="wikitable dk"width=40% style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=25%|Race
!width=25%|[[File:DKC2GBA Expresso rival red.png]]<br>Red
!width=25%|[[File:DKC2GBA Expresso rival green.png]]<br>Green
!width=25%|[[File:DKC2GBA Expresso rival blue.png]]<br>Blue
|-
|Ship Deck Dash
|Smokey
|Chewy
|Rapido
|-
|Magma Spurt
|Sneakers
|Beardy
|Zippy
|-
|Swampy Swoop
|Loopi
|Tinky
|Bungle
|-
|Fairground Fall
|Tremors
|Monsoon
|Myma
|-
|Spooky Sprint
|Papa Laz
|Humpty
|Rippa
|-
|Creepy Castle
|Flicky
|Aftershock
|Ozzie
|-
|Lost World Leap
|M. Bassi
|Misty
|Minogue
|}

==Controls==
*{{button|GBA|Pad}} – moving Expresso in the desired direction 
*{{button|GBA|B}} (holding) – to accelerate
*{{button|GBA|A}} – jump
*{{button|GBA|A}} → {{button|GBA|A}} – gliding in the air (uses a feather)
*{{button|GBA|R}} → grants a small boost (uses a boost)

==Names in other languages==
;Expresso Racing
{{foreign names
|Spa=Carreras Expresso
|SpaM=Expresso Racing
|Fre=Course Expresso
|FreM=Expresso Race
|Ger=Expresso-Rennen
|GerM=Expresso Races
|Ita=Formula Expresso
|ItaM=Expresso Formula
}}
;Ship Deck Dash
{{foreign names
|Spa=A la Cubierta
|SpaM=To the Deck
|Fre=Ruée sur le Pont
|FreM=Rush on the Deck
|Ger=Schiffs-Sprint
|GerM=Ship Sprint
|Ita=Sprint Foresta
|ItaM=Forest Sprint
}}
;Magma Spurt
{{foreign names
|Spa=Chorros de Magma
|SpaM=Jets of Magma
|Fre=Jet de Magma
|FreM=Magma Jet
|Ger=Magmalauf
|GerM=Magma Run
|Ita=Marasma Magma
|ItaM=Magma Chaos
}}
;Swampy Swoop
{{foreign names
|Spa=Caída de Swampy
|SpaM=Swampy Fall
|Fre=Descente Amphibie
|FreM=Amphibious Descent
|Ger=Moor-Marathon
|GerM=Moor Marathon
|Ita=Scatto Palude
|ItaM=Swamp Shot
}}
;Fairground Fall
{{foreign names
|Spa=Caída en la Feria
|SpaM=Fall at the Fair
|Fre=Chute de Foire
|FreM=Fair Fall
|Ger=Savannen-Spurt
|GerM=Savannah Spurt
|Ita=Gara Giungla
|ItaM=Jungle Race
}}
;Spooky Sprint
{{foreign names
|Spa=Carrera Tétrica
|SpaM=Grim Race
|Fre=Sprint Sinistre
|FreM=Sinister Sprint
|Ger=Gruselgroße
|GerM=Scary Big Ones
|Ita=Fantasorpasso
|ItaM=Ghostwalk
}}
;Creepy Castle
{{foreign names
|Spa=Castillo Mágico
|SpaM=Magic Castle
|Fre=Fort Effrayant
|FreM=Scary Fortress
|Ger=Burg-Balustrade
|GerM=Castle Balustrade
|Ita=Corsa Castello
|ItaM=Castle Rush
}}
;Lost World Leap
{{foreign names
|Spa=El Mundo Perdido
|SpaM=The Lost World
|Fre=Monde Perdu
|FreM=Lost World
|Ger=Verlorene Welt
|GerM=Lost World
|Ita=Salto Perduto
|ItaM=Lost Jump
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest minigames]]