Editing Golden Balloon

{{Item-infobox
|image=[[File:GoldballoonDKRDS.png|150px]]<br>A Golden Balloon from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
|name=Golden Balloon
|first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
}}
'''Golden Balloons''' are shiny balloons that appear in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. These items are the game's equivalent to [[Power Star]]s from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Golden Balloons are required to access all five worlds and their race courses. Each of them has its own minimum requirement for entry, which increases for the later courses and worlds.

The game features 47 Golden Balloons, 43 of which are awarded by [[Taj the Genie|Taj]] for either winning at a race, its [[Silver Coin Challenge]] (or [[Balloon Touch Challenge]] in the DS version), and the three vehicle races against him, either involving a [[Car]], [[Hovercraft]], or [[Plane]].

== Timber's Island locations ==
The remaining four Golden Balloons are scattered in specific locations of [[Timber's Island]]. They can be collected in no specific order, and usually require a specific vehicle to reach. The Plane can reach every Golden Balloon.

{|class="dktable-brown" style="text-align:center"
!Image
!Location
!Vehicle(s)
|-
| [[File:TI Golden Balloon Location 1.png|200px]]
| Located on the bridge that leads to the [[Dino Domain]] hub.
| Car, Hovercraft, Plane
|-
| [[File:TI Golden Balloon Location 2.png|200px]]
| On a grassy ledge to the left of the stone Wizpig's head.
| Plane
|-
| [[File:TI Golden Balloon Location 3.png|200px]]
| Hidden in the far left end of the ocean surrounding [[Sherbet Island]]'s entrance.
| Car, Hovercraft, Plane
|-
| [[File:TI Golden Balloon Location 4.png|200px]]
| Located between two pine trees behind the log bridge. It is reachable from the river connecting Snowflake Mountain and Sherbet Island.
| Hovercraft, Plane
|}

==Race Courses==
{|class="dktable-brown" style="text-align:center"
{|class="dktable-brown" style="text-align:center"
!World
!Course
!Unlock Requirement
!Vehicles
|-
|rowspan=5| [[Dino Domain]]
|-
|[[Ancient Lake]] || 1 (first race)<br>6 (challenge) || '''[[Car]]''', [[Hovercraft]], [[Plane]]
|-
|[[Fossil Canyon]] || 2 (first race)<br>7 (challenge) || '''[[Car]]''', [[Hovercraft]], [[Plane]]
|-
|[[Jungle Falls]] || 3 (first race)<br>8 (challenge) || '''[[Car]]''', [[Hovercraft]], [[Plane]]
|-
|[[Hot Top Volcano]] || 5 (first race)<br>10 (challenge) || [[Hovercraft]], '''[[Plane]]'''
|-
|rowspan=5| [[Snowflake Mountain]]
|-
|[[Everfrost Peak]] || 2 (first race)<br>10 (challenge) || [[Car]] (N64 only), [[Hovercraft]], '''[[Plane]]'''
|-
|[[Walrus Cove]] || 3 (first race)<br>11 (challenge) || '''[[Car]]''', [[Hovercraft]]
|-
|[[Snowball Valley]] || 6 (first race)<br>14 (challenge) || '''[[Car]]''', [[Hovercraft]], [[Plane]]
|-
|[[Frosty Village]] || 9 (first race)<br>16 (challenge) || '''[[Car]]''', [[Hovercraft]], [[Plane]]
|-
|rowspan=5| [[Sherbet Island]]
|-
|[[Whale Bay]] || 10 (first race)<br>17 (challenge) || [[Hovercraft]]
|-
|[[Crescent Island]] || 11 (first race)<br>18 (challenge) || '''[[Car]]''', [[Hovercraft]]
|-
|[[Pirate Lagoon]] || 13 (first race)<br>20 (challenge) || [[Hovercraft]]
|-
|[[Treasure Caves]] || 16 (first race)<br>22 (challenge) || '''[[Car]]''', [[Hovercraft]], [[Plane]]
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
Golden Balloon DKR64.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' sprite
Conker3.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' artwork of Conker reaching for a Golden Balloon
DKR GoldenBalloon.png|[[Taj the Genie|Taj]] gives a Golden Balloon to Conker
</gallery>

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