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[[Image:diddyracingdscover.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The cover for Diddy Kong Racing DS.]]
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'''''Diddy Kong Racing DS''''' is an enhanced Nintendo DS port of the game ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' is Rare's first Nintendo DS game.
'''''Diddy Kong Racing DS''''' is an enhanced Nintendo DS port of the game ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' is Rare's first Nintendo DS game.

Revision as of 16:18, February 6, 2007

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File:Diddyracingdscover.jpg
The cover for Diddy Kong Racing DS.

Diddy Kong Racing DS is an enhanced Nintendo DS port of the game Diddy Kong Racing. Diddy Kong Racing DS is Rare's first Nintendo DS game.

New Features

Several new features not present in the original version of the game have been confirmed, they are:

  • 8-player single-card multiplayer (DS download play), 8-player multi-card multiplayer and 8-player Wi-Fi play
  • Touch-screen and microphone compatible
  • Some characters in newly playable form
  • Remodelled and retextured tracks
  • Fully customizable vehicles
  • New modes, weapons and challenges
  • Create your own tracks (TT's Wish Races)

Comfirmed Characters

Playable Characters

Non-Playable Characters

Differences Between Versions

Along with it's several new features Diddy Kong Racing DS has several notable differences between it and the original Nintendo 64 version. These differences include:

  • Taj the Genie is now found in a tree surrounded tent, he also no longer has a face plate on Timber's Island due to the Nintendo DS limited texturing abilities.
  • The in-game racing map has been simplified, also bananas are no longer in the game.
  • Due to their ownership by Microsoft, Conker and Banjo have been replaced by Tiny Kong and Dixie Kong.
  • The Silver Coin challenges have been replaced by magic carpet riding mini-games.
  • This version features a cut-scene to the storyline unlike the other version.

Aside from these differences the game remains relatively the same in gameplay, adventure mode and multiplayer mode also remain basically unchanged.

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Diddy Kong Racing / Diddy Kong Racing DS
Playable characters Diddy Kong • Krunch • Drumstick • Bumper • Tiptup • T.T. • Pipsy • Timber • Banjoa • Conkera • Tiny Kongb • Dixie Kongb • Tajb • Wizpigb
Supporting characters Taj • Squawksb
Vehicles Car • Plane • Hovercraft
Bosses Tricky • Bluey • Bubbler • Smokey • Wizpig
Worlds Dino Domain • Snowflake Mountain • Sherbet Island • Dragon Forest • Future Fun Land • DK Islandb
Tracks Ancient Lake • Fossil Canyon • Jungle Falls • Hot Top Volcano • Everfrost Peak • Walrus Cove • Snowball Valley • Frosty Village • Whale Bay • Crescent Island • Pirate Lagoon • Treasure Caves • Windmill Plains • Greenwood Village • Boulder Canyon • Haunted Woods • Spacedust Alley • Darkmoon Caverns • Spaceport Alpha • Star City • Thunder Coveb • Meandering Mountb • Splashdown Passb • Strangled Shrineb
Boss tracks Tricky Challenge • Bluey Challenge • Bubbler Challenge • Smokey Challenge • Wizpig's First Strike • Wizpig Strikes Back
Challenge levels Fire Mountain • Icicle Pyramid • Darkwater Beach • Smokey Castle
Items & objects Bananaa • Coinb • Discovery Cardb • Golden Balloon • Power-Up Tokenb • Silver Coin • Taj Tokenb • Tree • T.T. amulet • Weapon Balloon • Wish Key • Wizpig amulet • Zipper
Other Ask Dan • Ask Uncle Tusk • Cold Crossword Challenge • Gallery (N64 · DS) • Glitches • Media • Quotes • Timber's Balloon Pop • Trophy Race • Wish Race
a Exclusive to Diddy Kong Racing
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