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| | [[Image:GoldballoonDKRDS.png|right|thumb|A '''Golden Balloon'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:GoldballoonDKRDS.png|150px]]<br>A Golden Balloon from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
| | '''Golden Balloons''' are magical balloons from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and its enhanced port, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', which can be used to open doors to races and bosses. They are more equivalent to [[Power Star|star]]s from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' or the [[Shine Sprite|shine sprites]] of ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' than to the [[trophy|trophies]] of ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' legend (although there are trophies in the game). There are a total of forty seven balloons in the game, all of which are needed to complete the game and see the ending/credits. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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| '''Golden Balloons''', also referred to as '''Gold Balloons''',<ref>{{cite|author=Leung, Jason; Pelland, Scott; Shinoda, Paul|title=''Diddy Kong Racing'' Player's Guide|page=18|language=American English|date=1997|publisher=Nintendo Power}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' instruction booklet|page=11|date=2007|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are shiny balloons that appear in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|its Nintendo DS version]]. They are the game's equivalent of [[Power Star]]s from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Golden Balloons are required to access all five worlds and their race courses, each having their own minimum requirement for entry, which is a higher number in later courses and worlds. There are a total of 47 Golden Balloons, 43 of which are awarded by [[Taj]] for either winning at a race, its [[Silver Coin|Silver Coin Challenge]] (or [[Diddy Kong Racing DS#Balloon Touch Challenge|Balloon Touch Challenge]] in the remake), and the three vehicle races against him, either involving a [[car]], [[hovercraft]], or [[plane]]. The other few Golden Balloons are in [[Timber's Island]] itself, four in the original and six in the remake. Some of them are out of reach when using a certain vehicle, but all of them can be reached using the plane: | |
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| *On the bridge that leads to the [[Dino Domain]] hub. It can be reached using any vehicle.
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| *On a grassy ledge to the left of the stone [[Wizpig]]'s head. It is only reachable using a [[Plane]].
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| *Hidden in the far left end of the ocean surrounding [[Sherbet Island]]'s entrance. It can be reached using any vehicle.
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| *Located between two pine trees behind the log bridge and reachable from the river using either a Hovercraft or Plane.
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| *In a frozen cube on the top of the entrance to [[Snowflake Mountain]]. The stylus must be used to slide the cube down the slopes into the water stream so it melts and releases the balloon onto the shore of the main beach. (remake only)
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| *Found unburied if the player uses the stylus to draw the balloon to match the carving on the stone wall by the smaller beach. (remake only)
| | [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing]] |
| | | [[Category:Artifacts]] |
| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery widths=180> | |
| Golden Balloon DKR64.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' sprite
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| DKR Golden Balloon small.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' sprite (small)
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| DKRDiddy1.png|Diddy driving his car while holding a Golden Balloon
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| Conker3.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' artwork of [[Conker]] reaching for a Golden Balloon
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| DKR GoldenBalloon.png|[[Taj]] gives a Golden Balloon to Conker in [[Ancient Lake]]
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| TI Golden Balloon Location 1.png|The first Golden Balloon of Timber's Island
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| TI Golden Balloon Location 2.png|The second Golden Balloon of Timber's Island
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| TI Golden Balloon Location 3.png|The third Golden Balloon of Timber's Island
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| TI Golden Balloon Location 4.png|The fourth Golden Balloon of Timber's Island
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| DKRJPNC.png|Golden Balloons in the background of a Japanese ''Diddy Kong Racing'' commercial
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| RareRacers Spinning Pin Wizpig c.png|Golden balloon pin alongside a [[Wizpig]] pin
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Balloons]] | |
| [[Category:Collectibles]] | |
| [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing items]] | |
