Editing Hovercraft

{{about|the vehicle from Diddy Kong Racing|Funky Kong's similarly-named vehicle from [[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]|[[Hover Craft]]}}
[[File:DKR Hovercraft.png|thumb|A yellow hovercraft]]
'''Hovercrafts''' are one of the three usable vehicles in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', the other two being [[car]]s and [[plane]]s. Their main attribute is the ability to float across bodies of water, including [[lava]] due to their immunity to burn, and they can jump and go across ice that is too bouncy for cars. The hovercrafts are the default vehicle of those stages, which are the main theme of [[Sherbet Island]]. It is the only hub world where the character drives around in a hovercraft. These vehicles can be driven in every stage, except for some boss fights and battle stages. In the [[Nintendo DS]] remake, players can initiate a [[Rocket Start]] by blowing into the DS's microphone.

In the original ''Diddy Kong Racing'', every character's hovercraft had its own color, just like [[car]]s and [[plane]]s. In ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'', every character's hovercraft is yellow by default, though the player can change its color and add more customization options to it from [[Diddy Kong Racing DS#Taj's Wishes Menu|Taj's Wishes Menu]]. The colors in the original version are as follows:
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*[[Diddy Kong]] - Blue
*[[Pipsy]] - Pink
*[[Bumper (character)|Bumper]] - Yellow
*[[Tiptup|TipTup]] - Sky blue
*[[Timber]] - Green
*[[Banjo]] - Spring green
*[[Conker]] - White
*[[Krunch]] - Orange
*[[Drumstick (character)|Drumstick]] - Red
*[[T.T.]] - Silver
}}
[[File:Pirate Lagoon.png|thumb|Diddy and T.T. race in hovercrafts in [[Pirate Lagoon]], a course where hovercrafts are the default vehicle.]]
Hovercrafts are a usable vehicle in every course. However, they are only used as a default vehicle in three courses, two from [[Sherbet Island]] and one from [[Dragon Forest]]. The player races in a hovercraft during two boss races, against [[Bluey]] and [[Bubbler]]; it is the only vehicle that is not used in a race against [[Wizpig]]. [[Darkwater Beach]] is the only Challenge Level where racers ride in hovercrafts.
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!{{Color|#FFF|Course}}
!{{Color|#FFF|Availability}}
!{{Color|#FFF|Default vehicle}}
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!colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Dino Domain}}
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|[[Ancient Lake]]
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|[[Fossil Canyon]]
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|[[Jungle Falls (Diddy Kong Racing)|Jungle Falls]]
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|[[Hot Top Volcano]]
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|'''Boss level:''' [[Tricky Challenge]]
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|'''Challenge Level:''' [[Fire Mountain (battle course)|Fire Mountain]]
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!colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Snowflake Mountain}}
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|[[Everfrost Peak]]
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|[[Walrus Cove]]
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|[[Snowball Valley]]
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|[[Frosty Village]]
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|'''Boss level:''' [[Bluey Challenge]]
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|'''Challenge Level:''' [[Icicle Pyramid]]
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!colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Sherbet Island}}
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|[[Whale Bay]]
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|[[Crescent Island]]
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|[[Pirate Lagoon]]
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|[[Treasure Caves]]
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|'''Boss level:''' [[Bubbler Challenge]]
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|'''Challenge Level:''' [[Darkwater Beach]]
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!colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Dragon Forest}}
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|[[Windmill Plains]]
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|[[Greenwood Village]]
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|[[Boulder Canyon]]
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|[[Haunted Woods]]
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|'''Boss level:''' [[Smokey Challenge]]
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|'''Challenge Level:''' [[Smokey Castle]]
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!colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Future Fun Land}}
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|[[Space Dust Alley]]
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|[[Darkmoon Caverns]]
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|[[Spaceport Alpha]]
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|[[Star City]]
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!colspan=4|{{color-link|#FFF|Wizpig}}
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|[[Wizpig's First Strike]]
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|[[Wizpig Strikes Back]]
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|}

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Hovercraft aerial view DKR.jpg|Aerial view of a hovercraft
Diddywave.jpg|Diddy Kong
Hoveringtiptup.jpg|TipTup
TiptupDKRDSArtwork.png|Tiptup
Conker the Squirrel DKR artwork.jpg|Conker
Timber Hovercraft DKR.png|Timber
DKRBeachPromo.jpg|Characters driving in hovercrafts
DKR early vehicle designs.jpg|Early hovercraft and car designs
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Sherbet Island.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
DKRDSHovercraft.png|''Diddy Kong Racing DS''
Hovercraft icon DKRDS.png|''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' icon
</gallery>

==Notes==
*In the original Nintendo 64 version of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', while the inflatable body is 3d, the fan and the engine parts of the hovercraft in-game are pre-rendered sprites, similar to the racers in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. The wheels on [[car]]s also function this way.
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[[Category:Watercraft]]
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