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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 [[ | '''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 [[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: | ||
*On the bridge that leads to the [[Dino Domain]] hub. It can be reached using any vehicle. | *On the bridge that leads to the [[Dino Domain]] hub. It can be reached using any vehicle. | ||
