Ranking Every Track in Diddy Kong Racing from Worst to Best

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025

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  • @smashers6971
    @smashers6971 8 дней назад +45

    Just to point out a bit more about the story, the reason Timber writes to Diddy for help is because his parents are vacationing on DK isle and the reason that the cast is racing is that Wizpig will only leave if someone manages to beat him and it just so happens Timber’s island is renowned for its racing tracks, leading to Drumstick (the island’s champion racer) to challenge Wizpig and just.. disappear before the events of the game, hence why Diddy (and by extension, Banjo, Conker, Dixie and Tiny) are called in to help. Krunch tags along to hopefully spy on the group for K. Rool.

    • @Blazieth
      @Blazieth 7 дней назад +6

      Yeah, I believe the reason they're racing _each other_ is to determine who among them is the best racer, so they can send THEM to challenge Wizpig.

    • @slashermaster28
      @slashermaster28 6 дней назад +1

      @@Blazieth It literally does say that in the manual, so yeah, you're right.

  • @guedesbrawl
    @guedesbrawl 7 дней назад +10

    taking over five minutes before even getting to the first track is insanity.

  • @tronfreak6066
    @tronfreak6066 3 дня назад +1

    Come on man, the hidden key behind the bridge in Boulder Canyon was pretty genious - to me this is a pretty memorable moment in the game, took me ages to find as a kid :D

  • @AtomicBaby123
    @AtomicBaby123 7 дней назад +14

    As an obsessive fan of this game who's been speedrunning it for years, I love getting these fresh, casual-play perspectives into the tracks. There's a lot of takes that I can follow and others that totally blindsided me, and I think it's a more fun video for it. In speedrunning, you can get so focused on mechanics and speed that it's easy to take the level design and "fun factor" for granted, which changes the list a lot over the years. My personal favourite track is Jungle Falls, and, contrary to the hot taker critics, I agree that Boulder Canyon deserves its spot ;) (or at least close to it)

    • @nerthul11
      @nerthul11 6 дней назад

      Would enjoy a speedrunner's take for sure, even though I disagree a bit on Boulder Canyon (but can really see why Jungle Falls is up there)

  • @DementisXYZ
    @DementisXYZ 7 дней назад +3

    12:26 I was not ready for the TFS Aquaman audio

  • @baconlabs
    @baconlabs 8 дней назад +19

    While you described the pirate ships in Treasure Caves, I was reminded of that Strong Bad E-mail where he made fun of mini-golf tropes, like the "there is a statue several feet away outside the field of play" course

    • @Man-A-T
      @Man-A-T  8 дней назад +2

      damn that would've been better audio for that one

    • @camwoodstock
      @camwoodstock 8 дней назад +2

      Isn't the Fun, Almost, Too Much, To Taaaake?

  • @justkevin09
    @justkevin09 6 дней назад +3

    You can clear that little pond in fossil canyon. You are not letting go of the accelerator when you hit boosts.

  • @thomkennedy6985
    @thomkennedy6985 6 дней назад +2

    Seeing Hot Top Volcano so high on the list gives me joy as I am very nostalgic for that course. It being a lava level, the great paths for the plane, the music for the track.

  • @KBAMF2006
    @KBAMF2006 6 дней назад +1

    Saw the thumbnail and immediately recognized Porky's art style. That alone made me stay for the whole video.

  • @oihowsitgoingthere6934
    @oihowsitgoingthere6934 3 дня назад

    3:43 There’s more! In diddy Kong racing DS, there’s special coins you can collect to upgrade your item even further! The oil slicks give you fake rare coins that act as mines, your one missile becomes 3 homing missiles, with the boost it puts you in autopilot and basically has you do a QTE that will give you 3 huge boosts… and I’m still not sure what the upgraded magnet does!

  • @luffymonkeyd306
    @luffymonkeyd306 7 дней назад +2

    "Hot takes! Get your hot takes!"

  • @kalin666
    @kalin666 6 дней назад +1

    Djinn (genies) are from Arabian folklore, but the Elephantine Island Genie speaks with an Indian accent . . . . . interesting choice, Brits 😅

  • @ethejumper6568
    @ethejumper6568 7 дней назад +3

    Timestamps:
    0:00 Intro
    The Tracks:
    5:21 #24 - Boulder Canyon
    6:46 #23 - Thunder Cove
    7:59 #22 - Splash Down Pass
    8:55 #21 - Ancient Lake
    9:39 #20 - Treasure Caves
    10:54 #19 - Snowball Valley
    11:48 #18 - Meandering Mount
    12:24 #17 - Whale Bass
    13:00 #16 - Fossil Canyon
    13:50 #15 - Everfrost Peak
    14:36 #14 - Pirate Lagoons
    15:23 #13 - Greenwood Village
    16:47 #12 - Crimson Island
    20:10 #11 - Strangle Shrine
    20:54 #10 - Frosty Village
    21:53 #9 - Jungle Falls
    22:44 #8 - Walrus Cove
    23:32 #7 - Dark Moon Caverns
    24:27 #6 - Windmill Plains
    28:21 #5 - Star City
    29:06 #4 - Hot Top Volcano
    29:45 #3 - Space Alley
    30:09 #2 - Haunted Woods
    31:03 #1 - Spaceport Alpha
    18:01 Battle Modes:
    18:09 #4 - Smokey Castle
    18:56 #3 - Iceskull Pyramid
    19:14 #2 - Fire Mountain
    19:36 #1 - Darkwater Beach
    25:10 The Bosses:
    25:51 #6 - Tricky
    26:27 #5 - Bubbler
    26:43 #4 - Bluey
    27:05 #3 - Wizpig
    27:19 #2 - Smokey
    27:34 #1 - The Wizpig Rematch
    32:22 Outro

  • @MightyPitbull
    @MightyPitbull 6 дней назад +6

    Boulder Canyon would be so much better with players and CPUs opening drawbridges, but unfortunately everything in DKR only happens in your vision. That's why NPCs can't spin on oil or get stuck in bubbles, you have to turn around and put them on your vision. One thing Mario Kart 64 was better.

    • @MarxForever
      @MarxForever 5 дней назад +3

      It more or less evens out. Sure Mario Kart 64 will slow down the AI when they hit obstacles. But because of memory limitations, much like Diddy Kong Racing, if you don't witness it happen, the effects on them will not be nearly as pronounced. And because of Mario Kart 64's rubber banding, they'll get an immediate speed boost to catch up to you pretty quickly. So basically, in both games, blasting AI opponents with projectiles while they're in your sight is going to give you the best advantage.

  • @nintendo-relatedchannel5810
    @nintendo-relatedchannel5810 7 дней назад +13

    Taj hasn’t aged poorly. It’s a voice. It’s not like they dressed him like a 7-11 worker or something.

    • @MarxForever
      @MarxForever 5 дней назад +6

      I'm glad I didn't have to scroll too far to see this. Isn't it kind of silly that you make a short stereotypical Italian man, who loves pasta and has an extremely cartoonish Italian accent.
      Timeless, video game icon.
      Make a Indian elephant and give him an exaggerated, but comparatively less cartoonish, Indian accent.
      Disgusting, dated racism.

  • @hugomatos7781
    @hugomatos7781 8 дней назад +1

    That's the exact video I was wishing to see here!
    By the way. you can use airplanes in Darkmoon Cavers if I'm not mistaken and you just fly trough the loops to the end of the loop ^^

    • @ddumpy
      @ddumpy 7 дней назад

      unless you’re playing a modded version of the game, no. you can not normally select plane on this track

  • @slashermaster28
    @slashermaster28 6 дней назад

    Honestly, Tricky used to anger me so much, but once I figured out his pattern, he wasn't so bad. Bubbler, on the other hand, was the bane of my childhood, and it astounds me how so many call Bluey the harder boss when he's too slow to be a genuine challenge. You pass him once and he'll likely never be ahead of you again.

    • @nerthul11
      @nerthul11 6 дней назад

      Some characters are really bad on the hovercraft, and Bluey really punishes that. His second race with Pipsy is probably the second worst I can think of (first clearly being Krunch Wizpig 1)

  • @nerthul11
    @nerthul11 6 дней назад

    I'll be the lighter with Boulder Canyon. It's by far the best Hover Track precisely because of the logs and the bridge. Even the music changes depending on which section of the level you're at, great design over all.
    That said, my personal ranking:
    Battle Tracks:
    1. Fire Mountain
    2. Icicle Pyramid
    3. Darkwater Beach
    4. Smokey Castle
    The first three are all almost as equally good IMO, but the Castle is simply bad.
    Boss Tracks:
    1. Wizpig 1 - likely the most memorable race in the game. Truly a shame it's not available in multiplayer.
    2. Wizpig 2.
    3. Bluey (seriously, beating Bluey with Pipsy is absolutely hardcore)
    4. Smokey
    5. Ahoho or however the octopus thing is called
    6. Tricky.
    Standard Tracks:
    1. Haunted Woods
    2. Spacedust Alley
    3. Star City
    4. Spaceport Alpha
    5. Jungle Falls
    6. Windmill Plains
    7. Boulder Canyon
    8. Hot Top Volcano
    9. Darkmoon Caverns
    10. Walrus Cove
    11. Everfrost Peak
    12. Greenwood Village
    13. Frosty Village
    14. Crescent Island
    15. Fossil Canyon
    16. Pirate Lagoon
    17. Treasure Caves
    18. Ancient Lake
    19. Snowball Valley
    20. Whale Bay

  • @georgezee5173
    @georgezee5173 6 дней назад

    I loved this game back in the day. I really liked the concept of having some kind of story mode. Graphics where so much better than Mario Kart 64 (I played DKR before MK64, so my disappointment ended up being even bigger). Music was so on point, with catchy tunes that would keep you on a high pace.

  • @TheShy1000
    @TheShy1000 5 дней назад

    Whale Bay is one of my favorite tracks, but it's because of the music and the overal design.

  • @christiangledhill4848
    @christiangledhill4848 3 дня назад

    Haunted Woods is my favorite!! 😊

  • @KTSpeedruns
    @KTSpeedruns 7 дней назад +1

    Skip to 4:30

  • @omanophil
    @omanophil 4 дня назад

    Well, I can't say I completely agree with the ranking and some of the criteria used but hey, the space levels do indeed deliver interesting track layouts and great references to what would come two years later: Jet Force Gemini, one of the best N64 games Rare could deliver (Perfect Dark >>> Goldeneye)!

  • @baconlabs
    @baconlabs 8 дней назад +1

    lol, I ended up finishing this video while playing Donkey Kong 64 Randomizer
    the game's definitely going through a Renaissance phase right now

  • @misterzygarde6431
    @misterzygarde6431 6 дней назад

    Regardless of the track’s quality, we all agree that the soundtrack is amazing right?
    And considering that Conker and Banjo star their own games, I wonder how a conversation between them and Cranky Kong would go.
    Anyways, I’ve always had this dumb thought of a Diddy Kong Racing sequel where Kirby and some anime and cartoon characters join in.

    • @Ronald.Golleher
      @Ronald.Golleher 4 дня назад

      Don't forget, this game was actually both Conker and Banjo's first appearances. In a very roundabout way, their own games are DKR spinoffs, no?

  • @sonicwontletmeleave
    @sonicwontletmeleave 7 дней назад

    omg I love these vids. will u be doing one of these for donkey kong country returns? :>

  • @RGC223
    @RGC223 6 дней назад

    Supposedly, the story goes the Tiger owns the island. Drumstick the champion of the time gets challenged by wiz pig. Unfortunately, he loses wiz becomes champion the guardians, regardless of the champions intentions they are loyal.

  • @smashers6971
    @smashers6971 8 дней назад +5

    Sorry to make a second comment but there’s 2 things that I think are interesting based on your comments.
    1) The star fox adventures jab is funnier when you find out that it initially was supposed to be a sequel to Diddy Kong racing with Timber as the protagonist traveling to a mysterious Dinosaur island, traveling back in time and teaming up with a younger version of Tricky. Hence the name of the Triceratops character in both Dinosaur planet and Star Fox adventures was later called Prince Tricky.
    2) Your Disney park comparisons are pretty accurate as that was the original inspiration for the games artstyle with the characters (Outside of Diddy. Banjo, Conker and to a lesser extent Pipsy due to her being a rework of a canceled rare n64 game) being based on the mascots at said parks.
    Anyways good luck with the DK64 ranking!

    • @Man-A-T
      @Man-A-T  8 дней назад +1

      Hey thanks! I wanna die!

    • @smashers6971
      @smashers6971 8 дней назад +1

      @@Man-A-T You chose to rank beaver bother 3 times you knew what you were getting into.

  • @mortarman83095
    @mortarman83095 7 дней назад +2

    Meandering mountain's "trap tunnels" literally have X's marked above them to indicate that you SHOULDN'T go in there because these are the exits of the actual shortcuts.
    Also, the way you describe most tracks as mid or underwhelming makes it sound like you don't actually like the game that much. I get that this isn't your actual opinion on the game and you're only ranking them relative to the quality of the game as a whole, but if you think about it, none of these tracks are objectively "bad", even boulder canyon, it's still enjoyable.

  • @liammalagrino6364
    @liammalagrino6364 7 дней назад

    We got an up and coming Kong tuber here

  • @sirsmackstrikesback1611
    @sirsmackstrikesback1611 7 дней назад +1

    Me about to watch this video: “I wonder if he ranks Boulder Canyon #1”
    *ranks it dead last

  • @xRuinedFaithx
    @xRuinedFaithx 8 дней назад +10

    Seems weird that you’re not releasing accelerate right before going over or through a boost. You ok?

    • @TheDapperDragon
      @TheDapperDragon 8 дней назад +3

      He's also not sharp turning, which would likely explain why he struggles using the objective best (base roster) character in the game. I'm thinking he's not very good at this game...Which makes me wonder how he beat Wizpig if he doesn't drop boost or sharp turn...
      Mind, that doesn't mean he can't have an opinion on the game. Just sayin.

    • @Man-A-T
      @Man-A-T  8 дней назад

      @@TheDapperDragon Yea I'll admit I'm not an expert on this game. But oddly enough? Doing the whole 'let go of acceleration before boost' trick on Wiz Pig didn't work too good for me? Like I didn't see much difference between Green and Purple Boosts. I know the trick but it didn't actually do much for me? Which either means I'm so bad at this game it's somehow an equalizing force or there's an additional trick I didn't pick up on.
      The lack of sharp turns meanwhile yea that's me not getting the tech down good.

    • @TheDapperDragon
      @TheDapperDragon 7 дней назад +1

      @@Man-A-T No stress. I know the tone is terrible, but I meant what I said. You could be terrible, and you'd still have every right to have your opinion. And you're clearly not. You finished the game, after all

    • @matthewochoa-y1z
      @matthewochoa-y1z 7 дней назад

      You can use the ground zippers with the plane if your wheels are on the ground as you pass.

    • @InfernoHabanero
      @InfernoHabanero 7 дней назад +4

      Okay so to clarify, Taj does a miserable job explaining how the boost trick works. While the part about letting go of the acceleration is true, he fails to mention that you also need to keep holding off the button to get the full effect of the boost. You need to hold off until you see the smoke trails, then you can press the gas again.
      Also he fails to mention that this trick works for any boost, not just the zippers. For example you can do the same thing with the boost power-up obtained by the blue balloons.

  • @428mjrdz3
    @428mjrdz3 6 дней назад

    Diddy Kong racing was what Mario kart should be . Diddy Kong racing will always be better than Mario kart imo

  • @sirsmackstrikesback1611
    @sirsmackstrikesback1611 7 дней назад

    1. Hot Top Volcano
    2. Boulder Canyon
    3. Haunted Woods
    4. Star City
    5. Spaceport Alpha
    6. Spacedust Alley
    7. Jungle Falls
    8. Windmill Planes
    9. Frosty Villiage
    10. Whale Bay
    11. Crescent Island
    12. Snowball Valley
    13. Walrus Cove
    14. Darkmoon Caverns
    15. Treasure Caves
    16. Fossil Canyon
    17. Ancient Lake
    18. Everfrost Peak
    19. Greenwood Villiage
    20. Pirate Lagoon

  • @FelipeLima-j8z
    @FelipeLima-j8z 6 дней назад

    This game was my childhood

  • @ThatguycalledJoe
    @ThatguycalledJoe 8 дней назад

    All these stages bleed together for me and the difficulty drops like a rock once you understand the boost trick.

  • @lozangekitten-gamer7626
    @lozangekitten-gamer7626 7 дней назад

    I agree that the hovercraft is REALLY finicky to play with, and yeah, Diddy Kong Racing has the Disney inspiration, which is why most of the musical tracks has that vibe, the characters that were created when it was called PRO AM 64, etc. The DS-exclusive tracks should have portraits of the Kong family all over the place, which would be the only way to distinguish them over the other tracks, but I guess emulation issues happen, but yeah boring set which could've been placed as the super secret 6th world hub Kongo Resort and have Funky Kong in his Plane Barrel as a boss around Kongo Island WITH a remix of Funky Kong's plane travel from DKC (that would've been cool)

  • @c0mf0rta61ynum6
    @c0mf0rta61ynum6 6 дней назад

    You realize the real challenge of your next video isn't going to be ranking the objects themselves. It's going to be finding a unique sound effect to use for every entry.

    • @Man-A-T
      @Man-A-T  6 дней назад

      oh I'm not doing the Schafrillas thing for 201 Golden Bananas it's gonna just be a list

  • @Gundalow
    @Gundalow 8 дней назад

    Ive really been enjoying your thumbnail art as of late. Do you make them yourself?

  • @KTSpeedruns
    @KTSpeedruns 7 дней назад +1

    Boulder Canyon at #24 sounds like a skill issue. Like, bro, do you even drift? Or take your finger off the accelerator before hitting a boost?

  • @AizaBreathe
    @AizaBreathe 6 дней назад

    i never got to the space tracks…

  • @octoreiss8757
    @octoreiss8757 3 дня назад

    To be honest I don’t think Taj is that racist, he’s an Indian Elephant it’s a neat idea to make him a genie, and he gives me the same vibes as apu so what’s wrong with a thick accent and usage of tropes and homages of Indian culture

  • @benjiiiiiiiii
    @benjiiiiiiiii 7 дней назад +1

    Taj would've aged better with a Subway uniform, but Rare are game developers not psychics

  • @GameFreak64101
    @GameFreak64101 8 дней назад +1

    Now rank all the Mickey's Speedway U.S.A. tracks
    The other Rare racing game, great game

    • @Man-A-T
      @Man-A-T  8 дней назад

      Sorry but not technically a Donkey Kong game. I mean neither is this but it's close enough.

  • @shen_valor
    @shen_valor 8 дней назад +2

    What the-??? I was just thinking about you making this very video a few hours ago! Wtf is going on???

    • @shen_valor
      @shen_valor 8 дней назад

      And the crazy thing is I also knew you'd make a Space Core joke. I must be psychic.

    • @ddumpy
      @ddumpy 7 дней назад

      you should still make the video! i’d love to hear your thoughts

  • @eduardoaguero1220
    @eduardoaguero1220 7 дней назад

    I wanna play this game so bad
    Sorry you've got a long haul next ep

  • @MizoxNG
    @MizoxNG 2 дня назад

    personally I'd rate haunted woods as the worst course in the game, it's just so incomprehensibly underwhelming

  • @VolcaronaWolf
    @VolcaronaWolf 6 дней назад

    Count da nanners Man!

  • @nick0888
    @nick0888 5 дней назад

    the octopus is the worst boss in this game, the easiest is the dragon

  • @julioornano8427
    @julioornano8427 7 дней назад

    I can give a great might poo about a new Mario kart! Give us a double dash sequel then we are talking!

  • @JateHamusuta
    @JateHamusuta 6 дней назад

    Scott the Woz?

  • @gooeydude574
    @gooeydude574 8 дней назад

    The lack of Singleplayer is also why I rarely play Mario Kart, cause as it is, there’s not much incentive for me to keep playing

    • @SenkaPress
      @SenkaPress 7 дней назад

      The only incentive you have to play Mario Kart singleplayer is to unlock cups, racers and cars, if there even are unlockables. And when you look back at all Mario Kart games, you quickly realize that unlockables have always been Mario Kart's weakest point., because it's either not enough, or nothing at all.

  • @blackbloom8552
    @blackbloom8552 7 дней назад +1

    I aprpeciate how you weave in bewteen positive and negative criticism pretty early on. Plenty of rankings solely focus on what is lacking about what is being ranked until the very end of the list and that can give the impression that the person doing the ranking think 80% of the game is bad which is more tedious than fun to listen to.

  • @dragonitezx7376
    @dragonitezx7376 7 дней назад

    Hm... how strange... I have memories of someone making a video similar to this one and putting Spaceport Alpha extremely low, like, one of the worst tracks

  • @74Bakes
    @74Bakes 6 дней назад

    3:35 emulator moment

  • @marcus86tiger
    @marcus86tiger 5 дней назад

    This game has a major downfall. How it controls compared to Mario kart. That’s why Mario kart is better and always will be. Content is nothing if it doesn’t control well

  • @gooeydude574
    @gooeydude574 8 дней назад

    Just realized your channel name is a pun

  • @simontravers2715
    @simontravers2715 8 дней назад

    *5……….4………..3………..2………1………. 🚀* 🌩 🦅

  • @peco595
    @peco595 7 дней назад +1

    The Mario Kart DS Rainbow Road has the loop yes, but more importantly it also has a corkscrew as well
    What's cooler than a loop? A corkscrew

  • @naraksama3903
    @naraksama3903 7 дней назад

    -> Buts Greenwood Village in 13
    -> Only complains about how hard it is
    It's wild that you put it this high. The other tracks are at least fun to play, but Greenwood Village is just a steaming pile of dog shit of a level design. Not a single turn is fun to take or even designed for this game. Even boulder canyon is more fun to play and has better gimmicks than this.

  • @AizaBreathe
    @AizaBreathe 6 дней назад

    i only played the DS version without knowing a N64 version existed

  • @antonnalan
    @antonnalan 2 дня назад

    BOOOOOO #teamBouldersCanyon