This game immediately transports me to late 1997/early 1998. A true classic, with sensational gameplay and excellent graphics for the time. Pure masterpiece!
No one was better at programming for this console than Rare. I guess they decided that SGI's tools were too limited, and so they developed their own from scratch, and even reverse engineered the RSP and wrote completely custom microcode- and their own graphics language- to squeeze every bit of potential out of the system.
I would replay them if I could it's a about 70 bucks for a Nintendo 64 now. But now I'm I'm use to my PC and ps4 games. Nothing wrong with it. However there are great games from all eras.
The fact that I haven't played this game or watched anyone play it since pre-2000, yet I remember something as subtle as the children laughing at the 0:10 mark when the RARE logo comes on gives you an idea of the memorable moments (of which there are many) and lasting power of this game in my heart.
That laugh is a stock laugh that I have heard soooo many times in my life after that!! I always used wonder why they stole the laugh from DKR when I was a kid haha
Who else loved everything about Diddy kong racing ? The game just made me soooo happy. It not only had the best weather, but it was very upbeat and the characters are so much fun. I miss the elephant that grants you the vehicle you wish for too. The snow in the game reminds me of the "real" 90s/2000's snow feeling and not the weird snow nowadays
you know, there's some irony in the fact that I absolutely hate snow, but I like snow levels, and they seemed to be some of the better done levels in the game.
I love Mario Kart. But love Diddy Kong Racing much more. The characters, levels, adventure, vehicle types etc. Diddy Kong Racing is definitely in my top 5 favorite N64 games of all time.
I’m 8 years late from when this video was posted. But dam this just made me so happy. Nostalgia to the max . One of my absolute favorite games growing up
I sold mine at a garage sale which I am literally tired of playing Nintendo 64 The entire thing Nintendo 64 w/ Expansion Pak, Rumble Pak, VRU (Voice Recognition Unit) and Blue Controller Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Hey You Pikachu
It wasn't until (literally) decades later I realized how special this game is. This game was good fun as a kid, but I appreciate it so much more as an adult. Kart racing, boat racing, and plane racing all in one game? That's incredible! Amazing. I think this must be considered the best racing game for the N64 or at least tied with whatever else your favorite might be. (I played a number of other great racing games on the N64 back then...)
From a game designer's perspective (I became one), it truly is a marvel. I consider it a step up from Mario Kart 64 in every way except framerate. To wit: - All three of the vehicle physics are easier to grasp, each in their own way - the weapons are much less frustrating to be hit by thanks to quicker recovery (which takes AGES in MK64) - powerups are deterministic instead of random, plus upgradeable, so strategy is a much bigger factor - the AI racers are actually simulated players, and submit to the same rules - The levels look incredible, with their "Lego box" energy going on (though that's not a fair mark against MK64, which was a launch title) Even as a child, I never felt bullshitted in DKR the way I often would in MK64.
Trying to remember my first memories of ever touching a controller, I came here. 3-4 years old rocking the 64, diddy Kong racing, and smash bros. this was it, so much love for the early consoles such as the Nintendo 64. This game would likely do well if it were rebooted.
THIS BRINGS back so many memories!! I completely forgot about this game until I stumbled upon it by accident today. Wizpig race 1 used to feel absolutely impossible as a 10 year old, and back then there were no RUclips videos to show you how to do it so it really did feel impossible lol
TheIdioteque1 why can't people freely state their opinions without being attacked? he felt like writing how he felt about this game in comparison to Mario kart as the uploader did in the video description as well...lol then you go on to mention your thoughts and feelings about the two games after telling someone it's ridiculous to compare one game to another when no one asked you to...? how do you insult someone then talk about what YOU like right after as if anyone cares?
Diddy Kong Racing was literally godawful compared to Diva Ballerina for the Nintendo DS because I want to become a ballerina I want to become girl cray-cray (girl crazy) and fall for a cute girl who is 30 years old
This is the first racing game I ever played! When I got an N64 on my birthday that was almost 18 years ago I had so much fun with it and I still remember it now =3
***** I've got a N64 yesterday for Christmas with this game and Tetrisphere. Both games are awesome! Specially this! Conker is my favorite character in the game! :D
Ahhh, memories. The graphics, the music, the variety... ok, the difficulty could get a little maddening at time, but both Mirror Mode and unlocking T.T are doable. I don't know if I'd have the patience to do it nowadays though. Crash Team Racing obviously got a lot of inspiration from here.
It took me a while to finally beat him back then, but years later I found out that there was a cheat I could have used. I'm like "sheeeeesh!!!" Glad I did it organically though. Awesome game.
I used to just swap over to the airplane and just fly around the level select area for hours. My child heart was happy just exploring the same areas over and over again, seeing how gently I could land the plane and how good I could get at flying without the pressure of racing.
Makes me sad that everyone's like "oh this brings back memories of my childhood." Heck I still play these old games rather frequently and I'm 25... an emulator and generic gamepad controller and anyone can play these old games without old equipment!
@@TankEngine75 It's piracy unless you rip the rom yourself and use it with an emulator. And even then it's a grey area kind of thing. I seriously doubt he/she owns the original game if they can't even bother with "old equipment".
dude I remember playing this at age 6, it was so fun, I was good at it and I liked the one that you are in the plane instead of car and you gotta collect the dragon eggs or something, I loved this game
Awesome game that will probably never be ported officially to a new Nintendo console because RARE which owned the rights to several characters was bought by Microsoft.
It is possible now! Nintendo is in great terms with microsoft(and I mean GREAT). They just announced n64 games are coming to the Nintendo switch online service. And one of the game’s announced to be coming soon is banjo kazooie! He also got into super smash bros
The trick of Diddy Kong Racing is to take your thumb off the acceleration when you hit a speed boost. It doubles the speed of the boost, which I don't think many people ever realized.
DKR came first and inspired CTR. DKR is such amazing game for both being a good game and inspiring another good game. However I must disagree with DKR being better, CTR improved on the concept and made it more competitive. DKR will always have the alternate vehicle levels, and very interesting objectives. However as a karting game CTR is the pinnacle in my opinion. That doesn't make DKR any worse.
Flying around and grabbing balloons was always my favorite part of this game when I was younger. This and the City Trial mode in Kirby Air Ride kept me entertained for hours
I'm actually surprised at how few people that grew up with this game figured out that they can maximize the speed boosts from items, boost pads, and rocket starting by letting up off the accelerator before it fires off.
The nostalgia I get from this game, playing it back in 01 02 03 when I was 5 6 and 7. Some people really don't understand the true fun back in these days. No worries of a pandemic either. Wish I could relive the past and have the imagination I had when I was a kid playing this game.
Agree or Disagree with me but Diddy Kong Racing is better than Mario Kart 64. Why? Because in Diddy Kong Racing the characters are actual 3D models and the courses look more beautiful. Mario Kart 64 has the characters as 2D models which didn't impress me at all, it was more like anti-impressing for me. I wish they could remake this in gorgeous HD!
Also forgot to mention Diddy Kong Racing gives you vehicle options which is what differentiates from Mario Kart and has a great story/adventure mode. Another example of a good racing game is Crash Team Racing.
I remember playing this game so much. Just racing throughout the course, not a care in the world, having so much fun, playing mini games and stuff. Good times man, good times.
This and Sonic R are both extremely underrated collect-a-thon racers that are better than Mario Kart by a LOT. Yes. Even Sonic R. At least that game had FAIR ai, even in hard mode.
Ah yes, the 1990s. Back when Rareware was a top video gaming company, and Donkey Kong was relevant outside of Mario and even STARRED in his own games. Those were good times.
I wish this was available on Nintendo switch store or they do another remake. Oh nostalgia ❤ I think this whole race was a prelude to how Conker had a bad fur day, like I think anyone would be having a bad day if they were getting blown up by rockets lol
This is a very good game because of its ideas: racing on multiple tracks like in Mario Kart, but with a sense of purpose, which is the adventure element of the game. The only thing I was always so annoyed about is the frustration I got when I played the coin races. Those coins were always hidden at inconvenient locations and were always the reason that it took me a very long time to complete certain levels. I was never able to complete the game and didn't even race on one of the tracks in the final space level. For this reason it's always nice to see that some people upload these videos, so I can see what the game has to offer.
Wow incredible. It took me 22 years to finally see the ending of this game lol I honestly completely forgot about this game.I would always pick timber as a kid. I never beat it though. It’s been a long time but I feel like I could never get pass collecting all the sliver coins to race the dragon a 2nd time. Either way this was one of my favorite games growing up with a N64. Great times.
I was 10 when this game came out in 1997 my parents had bought us a N64 for Christmas that year and this was the first game that came with it. We used to have all the neighbors kids come over and spend hours playing this game in the summer time. God how I miss those days.
I remember as a kid there was a mechanic that used the bananas in adventure mode, I noticed the more you collected the more speed you get. I used to collect almost all the bananas and have my speedometer red lined. My siblings always wondered why I was faster than them in VS races
the feeling of accomplishment as a kid when i finally beat this game was incredible.almost like beating sonic 2 without dying once.i was sweating bullets xD
Man, the second Octopus boss race took me _forever_ to beat, as I kept getting suspended in his bubbles. Even now, 25 years later, those watery taunts of “A-HA-HA!” haunt my dreams.
The best N64 game along with Mario 64, it takes me back to my childhood, before you only received a game for your birthday or at Christmas, and you squeezed and replayed it to the maximum and always with enthusiasm, the music was spectacular, while most of my friends and schoolmates had the PS1... I was one of the few who was able to enjoy this magnificent console, greetings to all who were able to enjoy it like me. What beautiful memories.
Estou a muito tempo procurando esse jogo, finalmente o encontrei. Lembro de minhas tardes jogando isso, uma criança inoscente que mal sabia o que tinha que fazer, apenas ficava pegando meu kart e apostando corrida com o gênio ou pegando meu avião e explorando aquele "vasto e imenso" mapa. Minha corrida contra aquele Triceratops, lembro daquele exato sentimento de desespero e felicidade ao mesmo tempo, o olhar de uma criança que já um dia não tinha preocupações, apenas sentar e se divertir com seu macaquinho atropelando aqueles sapinhos do início. É muito feliz e triste lembrar das épocas que não voltam mais, aquele sentimento de que alguns de vocês não vão entender. Saudade....
Man, I remember renting this on the DS from Blockbuster. I had no idea if that memory was real or a weird fever dream I had at age 8. While I was playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, this weird memory came back to me. It’s too weird how vivid it is, the memory.
2:55:20 This party is where Conker got his first taste of alcohol. He was never the same. From this day forth, he could rarely find a sober moment of his tortured life.
The kids laughing in the beginning is a "stock laughing sound" that are used in many movies/commercials so that's why many ppl recognizes it! This did annoy me so much when I was a kid and tried to explain to my friends that the laugh from the kids in Diddy Kong was the same laugh that could be heard in so many movies/commercials. Nobody really understood me or couldn't hear it, but for me who had played the game for countless of hours had that laugh printed in my mind, recognized it immediately! You can even hear this stock laugh today in some new productions, kinda weird that they haven't recorded some new kids laughing in all this time! Really hope this kid gets some kind of royalties for this, he/she must be a millionaire then!
Oh I definitely know what you're talking about! It's one of those stock sounds that super common like the Wilhelm sound. Imagine the kids who did this laugh are paying their mortgage today just because of a laugh they did in the 90's. 🤣
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This game immediately transports me to late 1997/early 1998. A true classic, with sensational gameplay and excellent graphics for the time. Pure masterpiece!
Great music too
No one was better at programming for this console than Rare. I guess they decided that SGI's tools were too limited, and so they developed their own from scratch, and even reverse engineered the RSP and wrote completely custom microcode- and their own graphics language- to squeeze every bit of potential out of the system.
I used to just fly around aimlessly in the little plane for hours. The fact you could go anywhere and explore mind blowing at the time.
So true
😢
I liked that this game was an actual adventure instead of just circuits over and over.
6ooo
And what a grand adventure it truly was.
@@chivalrous_chevy1163 Yes...and now that time is over. its time now too sell our n64s and move on too greatness
@@zephatech1566 what greatness?
@@crackhead898 next gen ps5/Series X
Some people have no clue how fun Classic old school games use to be.
Geez, how old am I that an N64 game is an old-school game now?
christian henry like crash bandicoot or Abe’s oddysee. The list goes on.
Now its all about pay me real money to unlock further content nowadays. Sigh oh how gaming has fallen off the hills. :/
I would replay them if I could it's a about 70 bucks for a Nintendo 64 now. But now I'm I'm use to my PC and ps4 games. Nothing wrong with it. However there are great games from all eras.
True
The fact that I haven't played this game or watched anyone play it since pre-2000, yet I remember something as subtle as the children laughing at the 0:10 mark when the RARE logo comes on gives you an idea of the memorable moments (of which there are many) and lasting power of this game in my heart.
didi laugh seach on google
diddy*
But now all I see is pirates.
Same here! There is lots of dialogue and sounds in this game I remember. Yet probably 20 years since I've played it
That laugh is a stock laugh that I have heard soooo many times in my life after that!! I always used wonder why they stole the laugh from DKR when I was a kid haha
I can't tell you how many times I tried to enter the statue's mouth - all because I could see light coming from the back.
😂😂😂😂
I was actually about to get through it like two times by just trying without having earn it. but I lost against the boss so it kicked me out.
One of my first experiences with video games... Still brings a tear to my eye... I love you Rareware.
this game had so much potational and they blew it
same
When this game first came out I had to have my cousin beat some levels for me because I was too young.
The first video game ive ever played, along with Crazy Taxi on the Sega Dreamcast
Who else loved everything about Diddy kong racing ? The game just made me soooo happy. It not only had the best weather, but it was very upbeat and the characters are so much fun. I miss the elephant that grants you the vehicle you wish for too.
The snow in the game reminds me of the "real" 90s/2000's snow feeling and not the weird snow nowadays
I swear, the winter based levels were my favorite to play during the holiday season. The soundtracks on them are seriously Christmas music. lol
me too man....me too...TEAR OFF NUTSACK!!!!!!
you know, there's some irony in the fact that I absolutely hate snow, but I like snow levels, and they seemed to be some of the better done levels in the game.
Bro the same, I always think about this game around Christmas time
Finally the meme song
Everfrost peak
Walrus cove bells have a different rhythym than mine
I came here for the intro, just needed to rejuvenate real quick.
My older brother Rafael & I would race against each other just to see who is going to win this race first!😀
I was 1 when this game was new
Haha my words exactly
Yeah, the intro is so colorful. Gotta love Rareware.
Hell yea!!!! Rejuvenate real quick lol
I always thought this was leagues better than Mario kart 64, but none of my friends thought so. so I ended up playing this alone most of the time.
Thats a shame coz this is way better and the multiplayer battles yer fantastic fun
Agreed. I had Mario Cart for people who couldn’t fuck with me in Diddy. Fucking loser ass cousins of mine.
Ty Moe lmfao
Mario Kart 64 is for fucking casuals, this game is the real deal
I like them both, but I spent a lot more time with this
The soundstracks are just so good, makes one so happy ? RIGHT!? RIIIGHT!?
👍😁
I wonder what people used to have nostalgia for before video games were created. Probably something stupid like horses or porridge
My fav is treasure caves/pirate lagoon.
I love Mario Kart. But love Diddy Kong Racing much more. The characters, levels, adventure, vehicle types etc. Diddy Kong Racing is definitely in my top 5 favorite N64 games of all time.
Whats the others?? 😊
@@charitycharity9178 Mario Kart 64 vs Diddy Kong Racing vs Crash Team Racing
Mario Kart 64 beats them all
Same. Also goldeneye 007
@@omarlopes5762 no way. Mario kart was just okay
I’m 8 years late from when this video was posted. But dam this just made me so happy. Nostalgia to the max . One of my absolute favorite games growing up
right here with ya
same...soundtrack was amazing as well
A game of happier times, before Conker had a Bad Fur Day.
hey the cheat, love your profile pic
Strong bad pfp i love it
darkdill imagine if banjo had a bad fur day instead of conker?
Agreed
@@ffoxify8947 furry idiot
This game is one reason you should keep your Nintendo 64 because it can't become Virtual Console.
Josh Cashman or ds
I regret getting rid of my N64. So many great games for it!
@@thecplman1 ebay
But is it on virtual console for the wii? Because that console had N64 virtual console games, but there were only 21.
I sold mine at a garage sale which I am literally tired of playing Nintendo 64
The entire thing
Nintendo 64 w/ Expansion Pak, Rumble Pak, VRU (Voice Recognition Unit) and Blue Controller
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Hey You Pikachu
that wizpig was a nightmare as a kid
Truuu
The worst but so satisfying when i finally beat'em
Deadpool same af
wait, you played this deadpool? i thought you'd play something more suitable to your character arc like DOOM or Call of Duty.
All of you needs to stop talking about Call of Fucking duty! It's started to get non-scene!
It wasn't until (literally) decades later I realized how special this game is. This game was good fun as a kid, but I appreciate it so much more as an adult. Kart racing, boat racing, and plane racing all in one game? That's incredible! Amazing. I think this must be considered the best racing game for the N64 or at least tied with whatever else your favorite might be. (I played a number of other great racing games on the N64 back then...)
From a game designer's perspective (I became one), it truly is a marvel. I consider it a step up from Mario Kart 64 in every way except framerate. To wit:
- All three of the vehicle physics are easier to grasp, each in their own way
- the weapons are much less frustrating to be hit by thanks to quicker recovery (which takes AGES in MK64)
- powerups are deterministic instead of random, plus upgradeable, so strategy is a much bigger factor
- the AI racers are actually simulated players, and submit to the same rules
- The levels look incredible, with their "Lego box" energy going on (though that's not a fair mark against MK64, which was a launch title)
Even as a child, I never felt bullshitted in DKR the way I often would in MK64.
Trying to remember my first memories of ever touching a controller, I came here. 3-4 years old rocking the 64, diddy Kong racing, and smash bros. this was it, so much love for the early consoles such as the Nintendo 64. This game would likely do well if it were rebooted.
THIS BRINGS back so many memories!! I completely forgot about this game until I stumbled upon it by accident today. Wizpig race 1 used to feel absolutely impossible as a 10 year old, and back then there were no RUclips videos to show you how to do it so it really did feel impossible lol
I really feel you, the same for me🤣🤣
this game is leagues ahead of Mario kart
+Ciaran McCormick I know
How is it leagues above Mario Kart?
TheIdioteque1 why can't people freely state their opinions without being attacked? he felt like writing how he felt about this game in comparison to Mario kart as the uploader did in the video description as well...lol then you go on to mention your thoughts and feelings about the two games after telling someone it's ridiculous to compare one game to another when no one asked you to...? how do you insult someone then talk about what YOU like right after as if anyone cares?
open world, boss races, many secrets, better tracks, more satisfying, a story
This game is really fun because there is nonstop fun racing all the way through the game.
This game was is so nostalgic I remember playing this as a 6 year old
This game was better than Mario Kart 64, in my opinion.
It's hard to compare for me. I probably like Mario Kart better. Mario is like Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny of Japan.
Diddy Kong Racing was literally godawful compared to Diva Ballerina for the Nintendo DS because I want to become a ballerina
I want to become girl cray-cray (girl crazy) and fall for a cute girl who is 30 years old
@Mike Driggs its not a great game. MK64 is fucking terrible
@Mike Driggs Have you played it? And do you even know what a zoomer is. lol
@Mike Driggs Sonic 3 and Knuckles
Nintendo singlehandedly created the 2 best casual racing series in history.
This game was made by rare not nintendo.
@@fireblade2681 With Nintendo characters
You mean Mario Kart, yes you right, Rare create the no.1
@@jasonw2942 None of the 10 playable characters were made by Nintendo.
Even Diddy himself was a creation from Rareware's minds.
@@Diddy64wii Donkey Kong is the only borrowed property. Everything else is indeed Rares creations.
MY CHILDHOOD!!! THE NOSTALGIA!! O0O
I know dude its great to revisit this game, even if it is just watching. This was my entire childhood.
This is the first racing game I ever played! When I got an N64 on my birthday that was almost 18 years ago I had so much fun with it and I still remember it now =3
I played this game a lot, And I am probably the only 11 year old that LOVES retro games.
Well you have great taste =3
I remember this game from age 6 when I got my Nintendo 64 this was the first game i ever got
*****
I've got a N64 yesterday for Christmas with this game and Tetrisphere. Both games are awesome! Specially this! Conker is my favorite character in the game! :D
Que belleza como olvidar este precioso juego. Lo jugue muchisimo, me encantaba. Que memorias tan lindas de mi niñez.
Una verdadera belleza. 🥹
Asi eeeeees.
Sip
Ahhh, memories. The graphics, the music, the variety... ok, the difficulty could get a little maddening at time, but both Mirror Mode and unlocking T.T are doable. I don't know if I'd have the patience to do it nowadays though. Crash Team Racing obviously got a lot of inspiration from here.
This game was life back in 1997.
Conker was MY DUDE
Didn’t get to play it until 1999 as that’s when I got into video games
Literally, stayed up all day and all night during the summertime trying to beat this game
@@dehende07 we had a bad winter, so my brother and I were on this game for a good long while.
its 2016 and i'm still playing this badass game
Awesome. :D
***** nice :)
hell yeahhh
me too!:-D
misanthropic generation its 2017 and I'm still playing this
Forget Mario Kart,this game was ahead of their times and to some extent is still better than some modern games
Wizpig's first boss race was genuinely terrifying
Yes, it was as a kid. Now I laugh at it.
It was harder than the second in my opinion
Still haven’t beaten him all these years later :(
It took me a while to finally beat him back then, but years later I found out that there was a cheat I could have used. I'm like "sheeeeesh!!!" Glad I did it organically though. Awesome game.
@@deesplayworldtv what’s the cheat
Oh how I miss this game. It was one of my favorite games. I hated the bosses
They freaking cheated! How come they get to start running before you get to start driving?
I only found 3 keys on this game while looking it up on RUclips in 2007 when I was a teenager I didn't found the door to Dragon Forest
That dragon. I swear I beat him by half a millisecond after like 5000 tries
Awww, look at Conker, all sobered up. Rare should make a Conker Racing title, Conker's Drunk Badger Racing
All sobered up and laughing maniacally whilst driving with his squirrely mitts off the wheel.
So basically Conker mixed with DUIs and grand theft auto? I’m down
Seems to me that a Drunk Driving Racing game would be REALLY difficult and annoying.
thecplman1 that’s what makes it fun
4 years before he was grown up...
I used to just swap over to the airplane and just fly around the level select area for hours. My child heart was happy just exploring the same areas over and over again, seeing how gently I could land the plane and how good I could get at flying without the pressure of racing.
Same!!!! Felt open world
Oh, I loved this game so much. I think it is up to date my favourite racing game. I always chose Pipsy!
The Plague pipsy is my favorite too :3
I always picked Banjo
Her mobility is the best of the game in my opinion
I always pick Timber the tiger
yooooo me too!!!
Everybody knows Pipsy was the 🐐 of the car races best acceleration and handles.
Tiptup offers that and more speed
TT: Am I a joke to you?
She was also the only female racer!
I love this game so much I miss this so so much
+Shania Collins I know that feel, sis :C
me too
Me too
Still own this, but I certainly miss my childhood.
22 years later, Banjo and Diddy Kong finally reunite
Makes me sad that everyone's like "oh this brings back memories of my childhood." Heck I still play these old games rather frequently and I'm 25... an emulator and generic gamepad controller and anyone can play these old games without old equipment!
don't be a pirate
@@JCO78 shut up
@@JCO78 this isn't pirating,it's Emulation
@@TankEngine75 It's piracy unless you rip the rom yourself and use it with an emulator. And even then it's a grey area kind of thing. I seriously doubt he/she owns the original game if they can't even bother with "old equipment".
@@JCO78 ok
dude I remember playing this at age 6, it was so fun, I was good at it and I liked the one that you are in the plane instead of car and you gotta collect the dragon eggs or something, I loved this game
Ahh my childhood... I miss this so much
Me too
@@jeffreywilliams8499 I just love that game when I play with my cousin Darius and he grown up.
The only Diddy we acknowledge
Awesome game that will probably never be ported officially to a new Nintendo console because RARE which owned the rights to several characters was bought by Microsoft.
Well at least it got a DS Port
@@Zantar16 They got around it by changing a couple of characters.
It is possible now! Nintendo is in great terms with microsoft(and I mean GREAT). They just announced n64 games are coming to the Nintendo switch online service. And one of the game’s announced to be coming soon is banjo kazooie! He also got into super smash bros
Watching this gives me so much serotonin. I played this over and over when I was a kid. I hope they bring it to the Switch
I still have this game, and I still love it to death.
same here❤
I used to have it when i was younger andi. Fricken luved it, i just hated that huge monkey that took a head start
Same here it was the one game me and my brother got for Christmas in 97 along with Wcw Vs Nwo World tour
ChipHazard007 that was a great Christmas then :)
It sure was since I also got a Little Tikes workbench with tools, screws, nails, cinder-blocks and an engine
The trick of Diddy Kong Racing is to take your thumb off the acceleration when you hit a speed boost. It doubles the speed of the boost, which I don't think many people ever realized.
Is it just me, or does the Octopus boss sound like he's saying "ALCOHOL!" every time he drops a spiny ball?
I've noticed it myself I think it's funny lol
lmaooooo i just got to that part
I know that I still don't know what the lyrics in Hot Top Volcano are supposed to be saying.
YES! That what I always thought he said. Does anyone actually know what he says?
This is BY FAR thee best racing game I've ever played.
This Game Makes Me So Happy I Can Feel The Nostalgia
I Love You Childhood *Sniff* I'm Crying! =')
This game was so difficult for me back at 10 years old, it is still a classic.
Brings back memories of my old N-64
Me too
18:46 you feel so much hype when you are about to race the triceratops when the game says “get ready… GO!!”
part of jungle falls music sounds like "let's do the time warp again!"
As a kid, I thought this game had a way bigger character roster. I must have been poorer with numbers than I realized.
did you use the cheat where you could pick the same characters when you played on multiplayer?
MY FAVORITE GAME OF ALL TIIIIME !!!!!!! :D When you have a rocket Boost, release the Throttle so you can go even Faster :D
Yess, I won all the bosses that way
Yeah, many people forget that.
Man I’m upset this was never emulated on the Nintendo Wii U like DK 64 was. One of the greatest games I’ll ever remember playing
Diddy the whole time wtf..lol
Man this brings me back...Pipsy, Timber and Conker were my top three go to for this game. Thanks so much for the upload, man how I miss this game.
CTR was good and all, but DKR came first it and it's still loads better. I need to play it again.
i agree
DKR came first and inspired CTR. DKR is such amazing game for both being a good game and inspiring another good game.
However I must disagree with DKR being better, CTR improved on the concept and made it more competitive.
DKR will always have the alternate vehicle levels, and very interesting objectives. However as a karting game CTR is the pinnacle in my opinion.
That doesn't make DKR any worse.
Blasphemy.
Mario Kart 64 vs Diddy Kong Racing vs Crash Team Racing
Agree, this is more charming and fun imo. CTR is very good too but if people thought DKR was difficult don’t even bother with CTR!
Flying around and grabbing balloons was always my favorite part of this game when I was younger. This and the City Trial mode in Kirby Air Ride kept me entertained for hours
I used to have both this and Mario kart 64. Dropped Mario kart after playing diddy kongs racing. It's so much better in every way.
I'm actually surprised at how few people that grew up with this game figured out that they can maximize the speed boosts from items, boost pads, and rocket starting by letting up off the accelerator before it fires off.
I was just about to post a comment about that😌
as a 10 year old playing this game, any time an adult would play with me i would absolutely clobber them.
jeremy davis even kids my age only knew about Mario kart so when they tried this game I totally owned.
Those were the days, eh?
Yeah Pipsy was my all time favourite
Reminds me so much of the year 1998 when I first started playing it. I was 9 years old. It was a great year.
Same here when I was a little kid when I got this
Thank you so much for this! Its relaxing to watch and so much nostalgia!
The nostalgia I get from this game, playing it back in 01 02 03 when I was 5 6 and 7. Some people really don't understand the true fun back in these days. No worries of a pandemic either. Wish I could relive the past and have the imagination I had when I was a kid playing this game.
Hardest game I've ever played... I stopped playing when it got too difficult
Try doing Adventure Two if you want "difficult".
@@LITTLE1994 what you said🥺☝️
@@LITTLE1994That’s where the tracks are mirrored and much more difficult.
It’s amazing how well the games still hold up today.
Agree or Disagree with me but Diddy Kong Racing is better than Mario Kart 64. Why? Because in Diddy Kong Racing the characters are actual 3D models and the courses look more beautiful. Mario Kart 64 has the characters as 2D models which didn't impress me at all, it was more like anti-impressing for me. I wish they could remake this in gorgeous HD!
Also forgot to mention Diddy Kong Racing gives you vehicle options which is what differentiates from Mario Kart and has a great story/adventure mode. Another example of a good racing game is Crash Team Racing.
+Brandon Williams Preach on man! I definitely agree. Mario Kart 64 get praised too much.
+Brandon Williams "Gorgeous HD"
You know technically HD can mean 640x480 1280x720 or 1920x1080 or 2160x3840 right?
+Brandon Williams You really dislike Mario Kart 64 just because of the graphics? I pity you...
***** 640x480 (480p) is HD
1280x720 (720p) is HD
1920x1080 (1080p) it True HD
3840x2160 (4K/2160p) is Ultra HD
This is where my addiction to racing games came from! No lie.
Outstanding soundtracks
I remember playing this game so much. Just racing throughout the course, not a care in the world, having so much fun, playing mini games and stuff. Good times man, good times.
This game has created a memory that I will never forget for as long as I live. I love this game.
Kinda of loved this game way back when. I couldn't stand the Silver Coin Challenges, though.
The music you hear when talking to TT was such a BANGER. I used to get absolutely TURNT lol
Cellllebrate good times, come on! 🎶🎵
I was SOOOO stoked when this game was announced... lol I was 7 years old. What the heck, time.
Our childhood is already considered ancient, try to imagine how old we’ll be in 100 years
Omg the memories playing against my brother good times I miss this game so much can’t wait to get my Nintendo 64 working again so I can play it
This is one of the games that are part of my good times, even though I could never complete it at that time.
This and Sonic R are both extremely underrated collect-a-thon racers that are better than Mario Kart by a LOT. Yes. Even Sonic R. At least that game had FAIR ai, even in hard mode.
Never actually played Sonic R. Wasn't as fond of Sonic as I was with Mario.
Sonic R, it's that music my goodness
Crash Team Racing
Ah yes, the 1990s. Back when Rareware was a top video gaming company, and Donkey Kong was relevant outside of Mario and even STARRED in his own games. Those were good times.
I wish this was available on Nintendo switch store or they do another remake. Oh nostalgia ❤ I think this whole race was a prelude to how Conker had a bad fur day, like I think anyone would be having a bad day if they were getting blown up by rockets lol
Checked out your page, your art is amazing Emily 👍very talented
This is a very good game because of its ideas: racing on multiple tracks like in Mario Kart, but with a sense of purpose, which is the adventure element of the game. The only thing I was always so annoyed about is the frustration I got when I played the coin races. Those coins were always hidden at inconvenient locations and were always the reason that it took me a very long time to complete certain levels. I was never able to complete the game and didn't even race on one of the tracks in the final space level. For this reason it's always nice to see that some people upload these videos, so I can see what the game has to offer.
Wow incredible. It took me 22 years to finally see the ending of this game lol I honestly completely forgot about this game.I would always pick timber as a kid. I never beat it though. It’s been a long time but I feel like I could never get pass collecting all the sliver coins to race the dragon a 2nd time. Either way this was one of my favorite games growing up with a N64. Great times.
Has the game in 97, got bored of it. And played it again in 2007 and finally beat it lol
Mee too bro! After 24 years i discovered the end :)
I was 10 when this game came out in 1997 my parents had bought us a N64 for Christmas that year and this was the first game that came with it. We used to have all the neighbors kids come over and spend hours playing this game in the summer time. God how I miss those days.
Loved the characters in this game - great music, track design - overall good game
I remember as a kid there was a mechanic that used the bananas in adventure mode, I noticed the more you collected the more speed you get. I used to collect almost all the bananas and have my speedometer red lined. My siblings always wondered why I was faster than them in VS races
the feeling of accomplishment as a kid when i finally beat this game was incredible.almost like beating sonic 2 without dying once.i was sweating bullets xD
Man, the second Octopus boss race took me _forever_ to beat, as I kept getting suspended in his bubbles.
Even now, 25 years later, those watery taunts of “A-HA-HA!” haunt my dreams.
Pipsy was the best racer
T.T
Tiptup
I always like playing Timber
I love her because she is a sneaky turner, TT, Drumstick and Diddy are good too but I like to give them all a go as the characters are all so cute.
The best N64 game along with Mario 64, it takes me back to my childhood, before you only received a game for your birthday or at Christmas, and you squeezed and replayed it to the maximum and always with enthusiasm, the music was spectacular, while most of my friends and schoolmates had the PS1... I was one of the few who was able to enjoy this magnificent console, greetings to all who were able to enjoy it like me. What beautiful memories.
Estou a muito tempo procurando esse jogo, finalmente o encontrei. Lembro de minhas tardes jogando isso, uma criança inoscente que mal sabia o que tinha que fazer, apenas ficava pegando meu kart e apostando corrida com o gênio ou pegando meu avião e explorando aquele "vasto e imenso" mapa. Minha corrida contra aquele Triceratops, lembro daquele exato sentimento de desespero e felicidade ao mesmo tempo, o olhar de uma criança que já um dia não tinha preocupações, apenas sentar e se divertir com seu macaquinho atropelando aqueles sapinhos do início. É muito feliz e triste lembrar das épocas que não voltam mais, aquele sentimento de que alguns de vocês não vão entender. Saudade....
Man, I remember renting this on the DS from Blockbuster. I had no idea if that memory was real or a weird fever dream I had at age 8. While I was playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, this weird memory came back to me. It’s too weird how vivid it is, the memory.
I still have this game and my Nintendo 64. Good times..
This unlocked sooo many childhood memories
The nostalgia almost brings a tear to my eye
Philadelphia and the world are burning down around me and I'm here weeping over my nostalgia.
Imagine if this game came back on new gens? I probably get in a heartbeat. This was and still is one of my all time N64 favorite games.
Diddy Kong Racing is better than the entire Mario Kart series; can't change my mind.
2:55:20 This party is where Conker got his first taste of alcohol. He was never the same. From this day forth, he could rarely find a sober moment of his tortured life.
The kids laughing in the beginning is a "stock laughing sound" that are used in many movies/commercials so that's why many ppl recognizes it! This did annoy me so much when I was a kid and tried to explain to my friends that the laugh from the kids in Diddy Kong was the same laugh that could be heard in so many movies/commercials. Nobody really understood me or couldn't hear it, but for me who had played the game for countless of hours had that laugh printed in my mind, recognized it immediately! You can even hear this stock laugh today in some new productions, kinda weird that they haven't recorded some new kids laughing in all this time! Really hope this kid gets some kind of royalties for this, he/she must be a millionaire then!
Oh I definitely know what you're talking about! It's one of those stock sounds that super common like the Wilhelm sound. Imagine the kids who did this laugh are paying their mortgage today just because of a laugh they did in the 90's. 🤣