Sherbet Island

Not to be confused with Sherbet Land.

Sherbet Island
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First appearance	Diddy Kong Racing
Latest appearance	Diddy Kong Racing DS
Greater location	Timber's Island
Ruler	Bubbler the Octopus

Sherbet Island is the third world in Diddy Kong Racing and its remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS. The minimum requirement to enter this world is ten Golden Balloons. The door that leads to this world can be found on a small island at the beach side of Timber Island.

The courses of Sherbet Island feature beach and pirate-themed tracks, with many sandbanks, palm trees, ship wrecks, and bays. Many courses involve water in some way and the character uses a Hovercraft to drive around the island's lobby. The boss of Sherbet Island is Bubbler the Octopus.

Courses

For courses where two or all three vehicles can be used, vehicles listed in bold print are the mandated vehicle during Adventure Mode and the Trophy Race, and other vehicles can only be used in a Time Trial or after the course is completed.

Course	Unlock requirement	Vehicles	Description
Whale Bay	× 10 (race) × 17 (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge)	Hovercraft	The Whale Bay track is set at a beach-like environment. The racers mainly race on the water surface with Hovercrafts, but there are also sand banks with palm trees on top of them. The track also features an agrounded ship and a whale that can be used as a ramp to reach the ship's deck.
Crescent Island	× 11 (race) × 18 (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge)	Car, Hovercraft	Like Whale Bay, the Crescent Island track is set on a beach. However, this track is built on solid ground and can be raced with Car. Racers can fall into the water and are slowed down at the beginning of the track, but in later parts, the cliffs have balustrades. There is also a huge ship near the middle of the track that needs to be traversed to finish the course.
Pirate Lagoon	× 13 (race) × 20 (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge)	Hovercraft	Pirate Lagoon begins with a segment where the racers race on water, then changes to a sandy footing and ends in another water segment. The track is traversed with Hovercafts. Along the way are several small islands and rock formations that can impede the racers' progress. Some of the obstacles can be overjumped with the aid of a boost.
Treasure Caves	× 16 (race) × 22 (Silver Coin/Balloon Pop Challenge)	Car, Hovercraft, Plane	Treasure Caves is once again set on solid ground. The characters race through a cavernous landscape alongside cliffs. The track also features a cave with a narrow rocky path, surrounded by a green liquid. The liquid slows the Kart down, so the racer should avoid leaving the path.
Boss race: Bubbler's Course	First match: × 17 + every track completed Rematch: × 23 + every track completed	Hovercraft	The player's character races Bubbler in a Hovercraft along a flooded track. There are many obstacles in the water that can slow down the racer's progress, like swimming logs. The octopus drops mines, or bubbles in the second race, that the racer must avoid.
Challenge Level: Darkwater Beach	N64: Crescent Island's Wish Key DS: 30 coins	Hovercraft	The challenge takes place in a flooded area and the racers cruise with Hovercrafts. Everyone of the four participants has eight bananas at the start, and loses a few of them if hit by a missile or another weapon. Several power-ups are spread across the field so the racers can attack each other. If a racer loses all bananas, they get disqualified. The last racer remaining wins, and if the player's character wins, they receive a piece of the T.T. Amulet. In the DS remake, Challenge Levels were replaced by Wish Races against T.T. in the Adventure Mode, being playable only in multiplayer.

Gallery

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  Diddy Kong Racing map artwork

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  Diddy Kong Racing DS in-game map

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  Diddy Kong Racing DS Trophy Race icon

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	トロピカルゾーン[?] Toropikaru Zōn	Tropical Zone
German	Sherbet Island[?]	-
Italian	Arcipelago Granita[?]	Granita Archipelago
Spanish	Isla Sorbete[?]	Sherbet Island