Golden Balloon
Template:Item-infobox Golden Balloons are shiny balloons that appear in Diddy Kong Racing and its Nintendo DS remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS. These items are the game's equivalent to Power Stars from Super Mario 64. Golden Balloons are required to access all five worlds and their race courses. Each of them has its own minimum requirement for entry, which increases for the later courses and worlds.
The game features 47 Golden Balloons, 43 of which are awarded by Taj for either winning at a race, its Silver Coin Challenge (or Balloon Touch Challenge in the DS version), and the three vehicle races against him, either involving a Car, Hovercraft, or Plane.
Timber's Island locations
The remaining four Golden Balloons are scattered in specific locations of Timber's Island. They can be collected in no specific order, and usually require a specific vehicle to reach. The Plane can reach every Golden Balloon.
Image | Location | Vehicle(s) |
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Located on the bridge that leads to the Dino Domain hub. | Car, Hovercraft, Plane | |
On a grassy ledge to the left of the stone Wizpig's head. | Plane | |
Hidden in the far left end of the ocean surrounding Sherbet Island's entrance. | Car, Hovercraft, Plane | |
Located between two pine trees behind the log bridge. It is reachable from the river connecting Snowflake Mountain and Sherbet Island. | Hovercraft, Plane |
Race Courses
The Golden Balloons are needed to unlock the worlds and race courses throughout the game. Unlocking a world automatically unlocks the first course of that world.
World | Course | Balloon Amount | Vehicles |
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Dino Domain | |||
Ancient Lake |
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Car Hovercraft Plane | |
Fossil Canyon |
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Car Hovercraft Plane | |
Jungle Falls |
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Car Hovercraft Plane | |
Hot Top Volcano |
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Hovercraft Plane | |
Snowflake Mountain | |||
Everfrost Peak |
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Car (N64 only) Hovercraft Plane | |
Walrus Cove |
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Car, Hovercraft | |
Snowball Valley |
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Car Hovercraft Plane | |
Frosty Village |
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Car Hovercraft Plane | |
Sherbet Island | |||
Whale Bay |
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Hovercraft | |
Crescent Island |
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Car Hovercraft | |
Pirate Lagoon |
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Hovercraft | |
Treasure Caves |
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Car Hovercraft, Plane | |
Dragon Forest | |||
Windmill Plains |
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Car, Hovercraft, Plane | |
Greenwood Village |
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Car Hovercraft | |
Boulder Canyon |
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Hovercraft | |
Haunted Woods |
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Car Hovercraft | |
Future Fun Land | |||
Spacedust Alley |
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Car, Hovercraft, Plane | |
Darkmoon Caverns |
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Car Hovercraft | |
Spaceport Alpha |
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Car, Hovercraft, Plane | |
Star City |
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Car Hovercraft, Plane |
Gallery
Taj gives a Golden Balloon to Conker