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  • Опубликовано: 18 авг 2024
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    Diddy Kong Racing… what a game! Great tracks, great music… But out of all the things that DKR excelled at, it’s storyline is really what made it for me. It set this Rare title apart from the competition (i.e. Mario Kart 64). But, where did the idea for an adventure mode come from? Well, actually, it might surprise you to know that it came from the 2nd of 4 major iterations that Diddy Kong Racing went through! So, I hope you enjoy learning how a little game called Pro Am 64 became the incredible Diddy Kong Racing!
    Sources:
    www.unseen64.ne...
    tcrf.net/Diddy_...
    gamebeyond.com...
    www.mariowiki.c...
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    VHS Tape: • Wieviel 3-D hältst du ...
    Unused Objects 1: • Diddy Kong Racing: Unu...
    Unused Objects 2: • Diddy Kong Racing - Be...

Комментарии • 1,5 тыс.

  • @jacoblessing7929
    @jacoblessing7929 4 года назад +37

    I love the Rare devs' methodology, like, "Well, this isn't really working, is it? Let's scrap the whole thing and do something completely different but with the same assets."

  • @TrunksWD
    @TrunksWD 7 лет назад +85

    This is one of my favorite racing games of all time. I enjoyed it a lot more than Mario Kart 64.

    • @kyle_bearr
      @kyle_bearr 7 лет назад +9

      It's probably the best 64 racing game. It also has a fantastic soundtrack that I think they ruined in the DS remake

    • @user-su1gs2ky9p
      @user-su1gs2ky9p 7 лет назад

      TrunksWD same

    • @snazzrin.7185
      @snazzrin.7185 7 лет назад

      +Desolation Soundtrack? Don't you mean...
      *_TRACKS!?_*
      I'll leave now.

    • @Neon-cr7up
      @Neon-cr7up 7 лет назад

      My profile picture is still cropped out Pokeporn wtf...

    • @proxy1035
      @proxy1035 7 лет назад

      well as a Stupid Child that got Confused about SM64, i Prefered (and Still do) Mario Kart 64.
      i just had more fun with it.
      but whatever floats your Goat bruh.

  • @Mjauritz
    @Mjauritz 6 лет назад +49

    5:35 Maybe the reason why Timber didn't bother to say anything is because he's pissed off at Diddy for taking his spotlight.
    May also explain why he seems so angry and turns his head at Diddy.

  • @ProdCharles
    @ProdCharles 7 лет назад +51

    Ohhh yess! Diddy Kong Racing was one of the most mechanically intensive kart racers of the time! I highly recommend people watch speedruns just to see how hardcore it can get. Thanks for this video man!

    • @emrahalien2972
      @emrahalien2972 4 года назад +3

      i really thought you said, OH yes yesss daddy.

  • @ArcaneEther
    @ArcaneEther 7 лет назад +35

    @16:50, the three missing characters were T.T., Conker, and Diddy.
    I have a feeling that Diddy is missing because these images were developed before they had decided to use him as the main character.
    Conker is missing because, if my Rare timeline is correct, his original game "Conker's Twisted Tales" was in development at the same time, so Rare may not have finished his character design yet.
    These two idea can be somewhat supported by the character tiles for Conker, Timber, and Banjo being name-only at @12:40. At that point, Conker and Banjo's games were probably in development, and they hadn't yet decided whether Diddy and Timber was going to be the main character.
    T.T. was missing because he probably wasn't an unlockable character yet - they were probably still considering Taj at that point.
    Edit: Do "Donkey Kong Racing" next, please.

    • @Mjauritz
      @Mjauritz 6 лет назад +5

      Jeremy Higgins Possible, but Conker's game was originally named ''Twelve Tales'' not '''Twisted Tales'', but it's easy to make mistakes though.

  • @zylaaeria2627
    @zylaaeria2627 7 лет назад +27

    Man, it was great watching this. This game was my childhood & it has finally provided me with answers for the plethora of questions that I had as a kid. It may sound weird, but thanks. It feels great to finally put many of these questions to rest.

    • @ms046
      @ms046 5 лет назад

      If you mind me asking, what were some of these questions?

  • @gabrielmontreuil
    @gabrielmontreuil 7 лет назад +70

    16:46 I have a theory about those Characters Balloons... Perhaps they were Hidden in some Stage and if you happen to find one it would unlock a character.

    • @carterthegamer3029
      @carterthegamer3029 6 лет назад

      gabriel montreuil maybe including certain races Tht fits the. Charecter

    • @GhastlessGibus
      @GhastlessGibus 6 лет назад +8

      That could also explain why Diddy, T.T., and Conker would be missing.

    • @radiumtheatre
      @radiumtheatre 5 лет назад +1

      If this is true, then it could only have been for multiplayer. The game was originally about Timber, so, for adventure, this seems unlikely.

  • @pinksheep752
    @pinksheep752 5 лет назад +13

    18:55 I feel like those statues might be an early thing for the trophy rush, so instead of getting a trophy in the final, a statue would let you know that you won.

  • @alexbodine1206
    @alexbodine1206 7 лет назад +8

    Alright, I'll take a crack at those stuff without an explanation.
    Wizpig Door: A door that leads to Wizpig's final challenge.
    Red Balloon Sign: The developers probably had a few Red Balloons lined up and the signed just marked them or something.
    60 / 30 Signs: Probably test signs. Usually they would signify a speed change in reality.
    Boss Statues: Perhaps, instead of trophies, these were rewarded instead when the player beats the Boss Challenges.
    Horseshoe Gultch: Perhaps it was meant to serve as the trailer map? It looks somewhat similar.
    Dino Falls: What probably killed this track (aside from the strange water collision) was that steep ramp. Would've been interesting to race on it, though!
    Taj's Character Theme: Dude, it would've been awesome to play as Taj! Who wouldn't want to race on a flying carpet!
    Oh, and Donkey Kong Racing sounds more interesting to me. :)

    • @Beta64
      @Beta64  7 лет назад +3

      +Alex Bodine Interesting!

    • @OMwas
      @OMwas Год назад

      I gotta agree with the Wizpig Door, it would fit perfectly

  • @MikePitcher
    @MikePitcher 7 лет назад +250

    Diddy Kong Racing is , and always will be, LEAPS and bounds better than Mario Kart 64. Don't get me wrong, I liked MK64, and have tons of fond memories, I just think DKR is a more complete game.

    • @dreamrealitysyndrome
      @dreamrealitysyndrome 6 лет назад +22

      I find MK to not be much fun. DKR has immense replay-ability

    • @joaquincastaneda6695
      @joaquincastaneda6695 6 лет назад +4

      Nah, DKR controls are wacky, the tracks are too short.
      The multiplayer battle mode its good tho

    • @jackvandeputte5691
      @jackvandeputte5691 5 лет назад +23

      The relationship between Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing is basically the same between MK64 and Crash Team Racing. Both are superior to Mario Kart 64 but both owe a ton to MK64. Mario Kart 64 was a proof of concept to the entire 3d kart racer genre and I have a hard time believing the other two would exist without it.

    • @slick_link7516
      @slick_link7516 5 лет назад +5

      You my friend don’t quite have it right. Diddy Kong Racing is better then any Mario Kart game.

    • @texasballmapping1523
      @texasballmapping1523 5 лет назад

      Guess we'll have to agree to disagree

  • @woodman981
    @woodman981 7 лет назад +68

    Time travel and cavemen? Now what game have i heard that concept from before...
    Was it about a modern stone-age family where 2 characters get captured by an evil scientist that got there by a time machine, but he broke it and a character named Fred has
    to find pieces for the time machine to get the 2 characters back & it was also a game where people made a bootlegged version of the game and a Popular RUclipsr reviewed it and it has became the most grand meme of all time? and the game was on the NES? Nah, that cant be right....
    :)

    • @breadsauce1143
      @breadsauce1143 7 лет назад +6

      +Beta64 should do an episode on 7 Grand Dad

    • @angelicagonzalez7889
      @angelicagonzalez7889 7 лет назад

      HC 1 GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD

    • @hoovy5147
      @hoovy5147 7 лет назад +2

      It sounds familiar, but I can't put my finger on it. Your profile picture is oddly familiar as well. This is all very suspicious. Almost as if it's some kind of conspiracy.

    • @tbfmariii
      @tbfmariii 7 лет назад +3

      grand dad

    • @AliC202
      @AliC202 7 лет назад +5

      FLEENSTONES?

  • @freelancerjosiah8721
    @freelancerjosiah8721 6 лет назад +18

    I'm willing to bet the WizPig door at 16:16 was actually the original way to get to Future Fun Land. It's in the exact spot where you teleport there from the main overworld.

    • @TuxerTuxar
      @TuxerTuxar 2 года назад

      The reason why it's in that place is only for showcasing purposes

  • @CreativeSteve69
    @CreativeSteve69 7 лет назад +139

    always look forward to your videos Andrew. keep up the good work as always. ya never disappoint.

    • @Beta64
      @Beta64  7 лет назад +11

      +Stevie Roder I really appreciate that. Thank you. 😊

    • @CreativeSteve69
      @CreativeSteve69 7 лет назад +3

      Your extremely welcome. 😊

    • @ActuallySanFrancisco
      @ActuallySanFrancisco 7 лет назад +2

      i'm probably gonna be one of about 5,000 people saying this, but just fyi, it's pronounced "pro-am" phonetically as in "i am here" - not a.m. like the time of day. it's short for "professional/amateur" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-am - great video content-wise as always though (:

    • @lossonicgaming4023
      @lossonicgaming4023 7 лет назад +2

      Flor Geneva

    • @JavonniOtero
      @JavonniOtero 7 лет назад +1

      SeaMonster

  • @ink1931
    @ink1931 7 лет назад +433

    "Great tracks, great music.."
    But they're both tracks, silly

    • @kilochii597
      @kilochii597 7 лет назад +43

      Your profile picture fits so well

    • @flutterdrive4286
      @flutterdrive4286 7 лет назад +18

      race tracks?

    • @ink1931
      @ink1931 7 лет назад +20

      +Flutterdrive and music tracks

    • @user-su1gs2ky9p
      @user-su1gs2ky9p 7 лет назад +4

      he meant race tracks

    • @kuribirdie
      @kuribirdie 7 лет назад +14

      1930 K Race *tracks* and music *tracks*

  • @spongebobfan78
    @spongebobfan78 7 лет назад +138

    "The Cube of Ultimate Despair"
    Junko smiles upon the name...

    • @Beta64
      @Beta64  7 лет назад +13

      +spongebobfan78 Puhuhuhu.... :)

    • @Andy-wt6ym
      @Andy-wt6ym 7 лет назад +4

      Upupupupu

    • @donut5818
      @donut5818 7 лет назад +1

      Monokuma+ ererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererererere

    • @dredge2987
      @dredge2987 7 лет назад +2

      lol despair

    • @bigshiddin7398
      @bigshiddin7398 7 лет назад +3

      spongebobfan78 I want your profile picture

  • @rig85
    @rig85 7 лет назад +75

    I'm sure there's comments out there...but it's not "A.M.". It's pronounced like the word "am". Pro-am means "professionals and amateurs" (with regard to racing).
    Otherwise, great stuff!

    • @PeterBatemon
      @PeterBatemon 5 лет назад +7

      Came to the comments for this!

  • @metaltom2003
    @metaltom2003 7 лет назад +31

    Really cool video. Having played (and owned) the original RC Pro-Am for the NES, it's a bit disappointing to find out that they changed the game. But in the end DKR was still awesome. One thing that bugged me throughout the entire video though, was how you pronounced Pro-Am as "Pro A M". It sounds just like it's spelled: Pro-Am.

    • @videogameobsession
      @videogameobsession 7 лет назад +8

      I agree. It's short for PROfessional - AMateur. Should never be "PRO AYE-Emm"!

    • @kbhasi
      @kbhasi 7 лет назад +1

      I was right about the pronunciation!

    • @optionEIGHT
      @optionEIGHT 7 лет назад +9

      I think for a channel that has such good research this is a pathetic oversight that grates on the ears...seeing as how he says it almost once every three minutes.

    • @CheetosForBreakfast
      @CheetosForBreakfast 7 лет назад

      QFT

    • @JavonniOtero
      @JavonniOtero 7 лет назад

      SetUpPoint

  • @ImSquiggs
    @ImSquiggs 7 лет назад +3

    RC Pro-AM was quite literally my childhood thank you very much. :P Still has my vote for best NES racing title. Great video as always friend! I get so excited every time I see a new upload from you!

  • @PWPictures67
    @PWPictures67 2 года назад +6

    Here are the Time Stamps for Diddy Kong Racing.
    0:00: Intro
    1:00: DKR’s Development Story
    1:16: A Game Based Around Time Travel and Cavemen
    1:37: They decided to make it a Racing Game
    1:42: Wild Cartoon Kingdom
    2:03: The Protagonists of WCK
    2:14: Pro-AM 64
    2:25: Pro-AM 64 was going to feature 3-Wheeled Trikes
    2:32: The Protagonist of Pro-AM 64
    2:57: Where’s Diddy Kong?
    3:04: Pro-AM 64 was on the right track for release
    3:23: The Pro-AM IP was not a well-known one
    3:32: They had a tough decision
    3:49: They knew that having a Nintendo Character in their game would boost sales
    4:08: After Accepting the Offer, they had work to do
    4:17: Diddy Kong Racing
    4:23: Can you guess which character was going to be the main one in Pro-AM 64?
    4:43: Poor Guy
    4:50: Back to the Present
    5:06: VHS Tape Differences
    5:12: The Intro is Mostly the Same… Mostly
    5:27: Diddy in the VHS gets an Extra Sound
    5:53: It’s all the same until we get to Banjo
    5:59: When Banjo hits Krunch
    6:17: Banjo Hits Krunch Sound Effect Changes
    6:43: One More Thing
    6:54: Wizpig and Diddy’s Name Text is Missing
    7:09: Early Title Screen Changes
    7:28: Adventure Mode Intro Change
    7:37: Hub World Changes
    7:51: Before we Begin
    8:08: Let’s Get Started
    8:47: A Big Change to Dino Domain
    9:06: Other Dino Domain Changes
    9:20: A lot of these tracks don’t have any differences, sadly
    9:30: Collectible Changes
    9:44: Item Icon Changes
    10:01: The Change When Finishing a Race
    10:18: Snowball Valley Changes
    10:24: HUD Map Change
    10:37: And Speaking of Colors…
    10:51: Greenwood Village Changes
    11:11: Boulder Canyon Changes
    11:18: Unused Stuff
    11:37: Unused Graphics
    11:44: Unused Pro-AM 64 Logos
    11:57: Unused DKR Logo (You’ve Seen it Before)
    12:15: Unused Rare Coin from the VHS Tape
    12:25: Unused Pro-AM 64 Character Portraits
    12:48: Various Unused Graphics
    13:03: Early Versions of Track Logos that appeared in Lobbies
    13:22: Early Track Logo of Ancient Lake
    13:30: Early Track Logo of “Twilight City”
    13:43: How can I say that they’re the same track?
    14:06: Unused Thingamabob for Future Funland
    14:28: Doors… A lot of Doors
    14:44: Unused Mini-Maps of Different Tracks
    15:03: Unused Objects
    15:10: Unused “Sea Monster”
    15:22: “Setuppoint”
    15:46: This Character also Appears in Jet Force Gemini
    15:53: There are Other Unused Objects in DKR Too
    16:08: Leave a Comment Below
    16:14: Various Unused Objects
    16:25: More Unused Objects
    16:31: A Hot Air Balloon
    16:44: Unused Character Balloons
    17:03: Unused Balloons with Numbers 1 Through 4
    17:19: Think About that…
    17:37: Unused Balloon Doors
    17:43: Before we Look at Them
    17:55: A Balloon Door that Requires 0 Balloons
    18:08: Its Simply Design Choice
    18:21: More Scrapped 0 Balloon Doors
    18:30: Unused Spaceship
    18:51: Unused Boss Statues
    19:04: Tricky the Triceratops’ Statue might’ve been related to Dinosaur Planet
    19:20: it Looks to be a Version of Tricky the Triceratops from Dinosaur Planet
    19:42: Originally Each Boss would have a Statue for some reason
    20:06: Unused Tracks
    20:16: All of the Footage of these Tracks is being run on an Actual Console
    20:26: “Horseshoe Gulch”
    21:06: “Dino Falls”
    22:13: Unused “Dino Falls” Mini-Map
    22:24: There are Supposedly Two Paths for “Dino Falls”
    22:43: Both the Hovercraft and the Plane were meant to be the Vehicles of Choice
    22:55: Some Unused Battle Stages
    23:00: “The Lagoon”
    23:29: One Last Thing
    23:39: “Circle of Fire”
    24:13: If you saw a Gold Balloon in this Stage…
    24:22: One of Two Early Versions of Tracks in the Game
    24:37: “Early Tricky Triceratops Race”
    25:01: In Order to get this Race to Work…
    25:26: The Other Early Track
    25:29: “Early Timber’s Island”
    25:59: The Team Absolutely Butchered this Place
    26:22: Early Hub World Changes
    26:52: It’s a Shame that so much had to be deleted though
    27:01: Other Hub World Changes
    27:13: “The Cube of Ultimate Despair” (An Early Test Stage)
    27:30: Unused Music Tracks
    27:36: Early Crescent Island Theme
    28:19: Unused Character Selection Theme
    28:54: It Only Makes Sense for one Character in the Game
    29:34: Outro
    30:05: The End Card
    27:11: (Most Replayed)

  • @xXdarkdekuXx
    @xXdarkdekuXx 7 лет назад +2

    16:50
    The games development took place while banjo was in development but before conker was thought up. It finished after conker got his official name.
    Timber was the lead character in Pro Am 64 and was originally going to be the main character with banjo as the guest appearance, everyone else was in the original cast.

  • @ThatCubeGamer
    @ThatCubeGamer 7 лет назад +76

    Was just about to head to sleep but I saw this so, I gotta watch this first! :p

    • @Beta64
      @Beta64  7 лет назад +5

      Late night posting FTW! XD

    • @ThatCubeGamer
      @ThatCubeGamer 7 лет назад

      +Beta64 AW YEAH!! :D

    • @SuperFalcon2579
      @SuperFalcon2579 7 лет назад

      Beta64 what took you so long

    • @Beta64
      @Beta64  7 лет назад +5

      Zack Bright College and life. :|

    • @steamy1386
      @steamy1386 7 лет назад

      ThatCubeGamer same dude

  • @jonnyallison489
    @jonnyallison489 7 лет назад +7

    Easily one of my favourite games as a kid. I'm glad we got the version we did, but it would be pretty cool if the beta island was still hidden in the cart just like the 'Citadel' was in GoldenEye 007!

  • @DemonicAkumi
    @DemonicAkumi 6 лет назад +6

    Wizpig Door: Before the ship to get up into space to get to Wizpig, you used that door. Either a placeholder or possibly means to be a teleporter to get up there.
    Red Balloon Sign: Knowing Rare, the sign was to say "Hit me with the missile".You would get a red missile from somewhere and destroy that sign and something would trigger. That's my guess.
    30/60 Signs: I think just meant to act as if as traffic signs to say how fast/slow you should be going in certain areas. Probably realized there's no point to them (or maybe were planned to be used for Twilight/Star City).
    For the Boss Statues, I would assume they were to unlock something after you beat the boss. As in you see those boss statues there as the first one you would see is Tricky because Dino Domain you would head to 1st... and then you would head to the others and so on and so forth. I would assume the other bosses had one too and after beating each one the statue either disappears or destroyed or whatever to show....... whatever the hell they were meant for to begin with.
    Horseshow Gulch I would assume was meant to be a cutscene area. Maybe the racers would be shown driving around and then Wizpig comes down and you see that he has come to invade the place. Then the racers then decide to go and face him. And just for some reason you were able to play around with it through patching and such, but it wasn't actually meant to be played in the 1st place.

    • @ExtremeWreck
      @ExtremeWreck Год назад +1

      That Horseshoe Gulch theory sounds very plausible to me!

  • @frostydowns
    @frostydowns 6 лет назад +7

    Those balloons with the characters on them at 17:00 would have been for unlocking characters on tracks, because much like the keys they would have had them too.

  • @darianalexander5503
    @darianalexander5503 7 лет назад +193

    Can't wait for the Did You Know Gaming knock off version of this video tomorrow.

    • @popular_dollars
      @popular_dollars 7 лет назад

      Darian Alexander If you're right then I'll remember.

    • @darianalexander5503
      @darianalexander5503 7 лет назад +20

      Cyrule Cyrule Give it a day or so. They may not do it like they did with the Super Mario World video. They got caught red handed last time. lol

    • @DanoLefourbe
      @DanoLefourbe 7 лет назад +11

      Except videos don't get made in just a few days, and both DYKG and Beta64 said it was a coincidence.

    • @darianalexander5503
      @darianalexander5503 7 лет назад +6

      Dano​ Im not arguing but videos can be made in under a day. I video edit for a friends channel.
      I don't fully believe that DYKG ripped off Beta64 but you are a bit of a fool if you didn't think that it was at least a little shady. I mean even most of the facts are even presented in the same order.
      It's just a little too coincidental for me to be conferable with, and I will give DYKG the benifit of the doubt unless something like that happens again.
      Regardless i'm probably not going to stop watching either channel's content.

    • @DanoLefourbe
      @DanoLefourbe 7 лет назад +10

      Darian Alexander
      Videos of this scale can't be made in one day or two. It involves way too much organization and research for that. You're also totally ignoring the fact that several people are working on each video. Which is very different from one guy editing the video of an other when it's done.
      Having the same subject isn't very relevant when the game is as popular as SMW. That's the kind of thing a retro channel will do eventually. And Mario has been pretty relevant this year after the release of Super mario maker
      Finally, the facts can't be presented in any random order. There has to be some logic to it. The facts are mostly presented in the chronological order of the different phases of development. Shocking...
      And do you trully think a big channel like that would be stupid enough to rip the other off intentionally? That would be suicidal if proven true.
      So no. At this point, it's not even reasonable to imply one ripped the other off.

  • @XTHHedgehog
    @XTHHedgehog 7 лет назад +15

    Perfect timing to put another one up! Now I can listen to this and fall asleep on my birthday today ^^

  • @waluigimayar12
    @waluigimayar12 4 года назад +9

    14:10 early version of the covid-19.

  • @raznaak
    @raznaak 5 лет назад +2

    Seriously, this game made me a gamer. It was my first game, my now dead grandparents bought me the N64 with a DKR bundle, and I played hundreds of hours of this gem. The cartridge doesn't work anymore, sadly.

  • @pakasack
    @pakasack 7 лет назад +49

    Great video, I didn't know any of this stuff about Diddy Kong Racing's constantly shifting development.
    Oh and...I vote for Donkey Kong Racing!!!

    • @rossthesauceboss
      @rossthesauceboss 7 лет назад

      Fuck I just saw that statue

    • @Klaxynd
      @Klaxynd 7 лет назад +4

      Casting my vote for Donkey Kong Racing, as well.

    • @mattmalone5670
      @mattmalone5670 7 лет назад +1

      Anyone else notice the sega saturn esq symbols on the statues?

  • @kyle_bearr
    @kyle_bearr 7 лет назад +28

    Rhythm Tengoku, please. The series needs more coverage

    • @MightyJohnSaltyJohn21
      @MightyJohnSaltyJohn21 7 лет назад

      Desolation There isn't that much, but I think Megamix and Fever would be good.

    • @GL_099
      @GL_099 7 лет назад +2

      Oh god yes that series is way underrated.

  • @seekp2676
    @seekp2676 2 года назад +3

    Horseshoe gulch looks like the intro, where wizpig is chasing the characters, looks like it especially wizpig being present there too, I bet some of these hidden levels have something to do with the intro

  • @CosmicEternityCD
    @CosmicEternityCD 7 лет назад +1

    I'm glad you covered this game-It's one of my favorites! I used to research this game, since its TCRF page was so surprisingly lacking despite its development history! I didn't find too much, sadly, but this video brings a lot more to the table than I could find!

  • @Bulba413
    @Bulba413 7 лет назад +19

    EVERYBODY'S DIDDY KONG RACING TRY TO KEEP YOUR WHEELS RIGHT ON THE GROUND!
    *EDIT:* took some advice from a reply which i neglected to take the advice from and changed it and also corrected a mishearing. also added an exclamation mark
    *EDIT 2:* reworded edit 1 a bit to make it clearer what i meant

    • @EvelynJevilyn
      @EvelynJevilyn 7 лет назад

      The Iron Golem
      You mean, "Gotta keep your wheels right on the ground"?

    • @neopolitan21
      @neopolitan21 6 лет назад

      Yeah!

    • @Raven-626-
      @Raven-626- 6 лет назад

      **[insert Diddy Kong Racing related meme]**

    • @Bulba413
      @Bulba413 6 лет назад

      -woah comment revival-
      when you're diddy kong racing, there's no time to look around!

  • @Maddragon6479
    @Maddragon6479 7 лет назад +7

    the wizpig door might have been a access point for his boss race. the charecter baloons could have been the way to unlock charecters in pro am 64

  • @Sidescroller64
    @Sidescroller64 7 лет назад

    So glad you covered Diddy Kong Racing. It'sone of my favorite games of all time and is, in my opinion, the best kart racing game on the N64.

  • @bucketfullabiscuits7865
    @bucketfullabiscuits7865 7 лет назад

    Beta64 is pulling an A+Start by putting humor into a complex video style. To be honest, it fits in pretty well. Good Work Beta!

  • @GeekCritique
    @GeekCritique 7 лет назад +24

    I mean, you KNOW what kind of results you're gonna get by posting that poll on a video like this, right? It's gotta be RHYTHM TENGOKU! Every Diddy Kong Racing fan's OTHER favorite game!

    • @kelpfries9042
      @kelpfries9042 2 года назад

      Every DKR fan I know also loves Rhythm Heaven. The only DKR fan I know is me, but still.

  • @tarquinnff3
    @tarquinnff3 7 лет назад +5

    Great episode. It's cool to see how many things changed in this game.

  • @krystallvinter7438
    @krystallvinter7438 7 лет назад +1

    Thank you for all your hard work finding the info for this beta, Andrew. I always look forward to your videos.

  • @waters228_91
    @waters228_91 7 лет назад

    This game is so underrated. It actually had a storyline as opposed to Mario Kart, which was mostly about fun. That's not to say there was anything wrong with that. Just that DKR was more complex. Great video, man. You got another subscriber!

  • @toadfan64
    @toadfan64 7 лет назад +160

    Donkey Kong Racing!

  • @imthefireworks
    @imthefireworks 7 лет назад +6

    ''Dino falls'' looks really cool would have been awesome if it was finnished

  • @fabi2k
    @fabi2k 7 лет назад

    great work mate!!! there's a lots of curiosities on games dev, really love to see someone out there doing researchs around great titles of my childhood! :) conker was so innocent those days lol

  • @Kem1kal13
    @Kem1kal13 7 лет назад

    What a truly fascinating video, definitely not dragged out. "This thing used to be blue, now its red in the final version". ZZZZZZZZ

  • @seraseely6570
    @seraseely6570 7 лет назад +4

    I wonder if the Mammoth Character from 'Pro-AM 64' served as the Design Inspiration for Taj the Genie?

  • @SmaMan
    @SmaMan 7 лет назад +31

    Just a quick note, it's pronounced Pro-Am, not Pro A.M. "Am" in this case, is meant to be short for amateur.

    • @FIXTREME
      @FIXTREME 4 года назад

      Soooooo "Eigh Emm".
      Got it 👍

    • @30IYouTube
      @30IYouTube 4 года назад

      in X-SAMPA (what i use for sound represanteation) pr/oU {m

  • @forestwanderer
    @forestwanderer 7 лет назад

    Great video as always, dude! It was a great watch to wind down on my Friday night tonight.

  • @jon-erich9752
    @jon-erich9752 7 лет назад

    I love hearing about the evolution of Rare's games during their development. The creative process is so fascinating. I don't think you see this kind of creativity anymore outside of the initial planning of a game because of how expensive development has become. I could be wrong but I don't any developer today would change the entire genre of a game in the middle of development nor would they change the lead character and the overall theme of the game a mere four months before release.

  • @jevansturner
    @jevansturner 7 лет назад +34

    Does it sound strange to everyone else when he says "A M" instead of "am?" Everyone I know says "Pro Am" (like "Pontiac Grand Am").

    • @TheNotoriousBIF
      @TheNotoriousBIF 7 лет назад +7

      jevansturner yes, and it annoyed the hell out of me. As did the part were he said the mammoth is riding a trite, but shows a picture of it riding a Vespa.

    • @jevansturner
      @jevansturner 7 лет назад +1

      It made me wonder if I've been saying it wrong by saying "am" instead of "A. M." Glad it's not just me!

    • @joshhunt9551
      @joshhunt9551 6 лет назад +2

      Yeah, this clueless little kid beta 64 is DEFINITELY showing his age, mispronouncing it. You can tell he grew up with n64, NOT the NES. it makes me cringe.

    • @urquanseven2332
      @urquanseven2332 4 года назад

      @@cadendidgamingiguess9900 Because we look down on little kids who are ignorant and don't do enough research. That's life kid.

  • @CrossfacePanda
    @CrossfacePanda 7 лет назад +5

    Rhythm Tengoku would be awesome for the next video! I remember importing it years ago back in high school, and it was of course a fantastic game :). Still probably my favourite one in the series.

  • @MK1MonsterOck1989
    @MK1MonsterOck1989 7 лет назад +2

    YES FINALLY THANK YOU BETA64! =D

  • @SuperNerd000
    @SuperNerd000 4 года назад

    So, this is something I remember from the instruction book, but ultimately Timbur is still the main character, in a sense.
    Basically, the story of the game is that Timbur and his parents are the ones, alongside Taj (and I think the bosses), who lived on the island, but one day when his parents decided to go on vacation, Wizpig showed up and took over. From there, Timbur sent a letter to Diddy asking for help, and Diddy gathered his friends to go help Timbur reclaim the island. There are a few more minor details (for example, Krunch wasn't brought by anyone, but was basically sent by K. Rool to spy on whatever Diddy was doing), but as far as the story goes, you could still argue Timbur as being the main character, and everyone else is just there to help him.
    Also, part of me believes that Horseshoe Gulch may have originally been either a battle stage, or a staging area meant for recording demos of certain things like intro cinematics before other stages were used instead, especially with Wizpig 2 being present there.

  • @CosmicEternityCD
    @CosmicEternityCD 7 лет назад +3

    Since I loved Diddy Kong Racing so much, I vote Donkey Kong Racing! After all, it's one of those incredibly cool, rare cases in gaming history.. Won't say much more for anyone who hasn't heard of it, but it'd make a great video!

  • @Gamerbielz
    @Gamerbielz 7 лет назад

    This game was absolutely perfect between the characters, adventure twist on a racing game, and music! Countless hours of my childhood. Great video!

  • @veraxis9961
    @veraxis9961 7 лет назад

    Wait, so DKR was originally an RTS about time travel, and then they were just like, "Hey, lets make this a racing game instead."? How does that even work?! Can that original RTS really be considered part of the same game? Great stuff as always.

  • @doringo3856
    @doringo3856 7 лет назад +4

    * Opens playing as conker *
    how did you know my main and how his turns are so awkward that you have to pretty much learn how to play him compared to other racers.

  • @BetaAngelModding
    @BetaAngelModding 7 лет назад +2

    You're my favorite youtuber! I love how in depth you go in your videos.

    • @Beta64
      @Beta64  7 лет назад +1

      Aww... thank you! :)

    • @BetaAngelModding
      @BetaAngelModding 7 лет назад

      Beta64 Sure thing dude! Keep up the awesome work!

  • @8bitDNA
    @8bitDNA 7 лет назад

    Donkey Kong Racing, for sure. Awesome video. An exhausting amount of information, but enjoyed every bit of it!!!

  • @lukestarkiller441
    @lukestarkiller441 7 лет назад

    Awesome Video! DKR was one of the games I played the most growing up.
    As for next video, I'd love to see what there is for Donkey Kong Racing.

  • @pinksheep752
    @pinksheep752 5 лет назад +2

    16:18 I think that may be an early final boss door, considering Wizpig is on it... So maybe instead of going in the mouth of the island, you would go through this door instead.

  • @DavidMarsden
    @DavidMarsden 7 лет назад +6

    Loaded question maybe? But I'll bite. Donkey Kong Racing.

    • @kevandre
      @kevandre 7 лет назад +3

      Man, when I was a kid I saw that trailer for Donkey Kong Racing and I got so hyped. I waited and waited forever but it never released. RIP

  • @CayenneGaramonde
    @CayenneGaramonde 7 лет назад

    These videos are a delight to watch, keep up the good work!

  • @MadMan3498
    @MadMan3498 7 лет назад

    Strange this video didn't show up in my subscription feed, but thanks for the video! Oh, and to answer the question from the video Donkey Kong Racing would be cool.

  • @HopefullyJazzy
    @HopefullyJazzy 7 лет назад +25

    oh shit that squirell was actually conker. dayumn

    • @jon-erich9752
      @jon-erich9752 7 лет назад +8

      Yep. That was the Twelve Tales version of Conker. Diddy Kong Racing was also supposed to be used to market Banjo-Kazooie and Twelve Tales: Conker 64 since those games were planned for a 1998 release. While Banjo was released, Conker was delayed until it was eventually retooled into Conker's Bad Fur Day. Rare was also hoping that some of the other characters would become popular enough for their own future games.

    • @gabrielramirez7557
      @gabrielramirez7557 7 лет назад +1

      Tip Tup the Turtle did appear in Banjo Kazooie.

    • @jon-erich9752
      @jon-erich9752 7 лет назад +2

      That's true but it wasn't his game. If I had to guess, I would say Tip Tup was already set to appear in Banjo-Kazooie at the time and using him meant that the developers didn't have to spend time coming up with another character. I think a big mystery is Krunch. In the final game, it was established that he is a Kremling who was sent to spy on Diddy Kong, but what was his origin story before there was Diddy? I guess we'll never know.

    • @ddnava96
      @ddnava96 7 лет назад

      I thought it was in Banjo Tooie

    • @jon-erich9752
      @jon-erich9752 7 лет назад +1

      He was in both.

  • @bananapie6428
    @bananapie6428 6 лет назад +2

    28:13 i found a lot of the game to be too difficult as a kid so I would spend a lot of time just using the jukebox cheat to listen to all the tracks and sfx, always wondered where this track fit, because of the violin i assumed it was drumsticks theme as i could only ever do the walrus race and never unlocked him.

  • @KWRidge
    @KWRidge 3 года назад +1

    The reason why twilight city was renamed to star city was because of the audio distortion/compression on some televisions at the time.
    TT was misheard to say "Toilet shitty", a relic of this is looking at the old audio files for star city and hearing TT calling it "Star shitty".

  • @Knuxsega
    @Knuxsega 7 лет назад

    This video is just loaded - well done. I enjoyed watching it :)

  • @GeorgeLifo
    @GeorgeLifo 7 лет назад +4

    8:38 in the final version the two trees are missing from the early one!

  • @flyingguillotinesolvesprob9938
    @flyingguillotinesolvesprob9938 7 лет назад +3

    well.
    I'm interested in the development of Rhythm Tengoku, because of the Unused stuff it has.
    or the history before it.

  • @OMwas
    @OMwas Год назад +1

    I think that "The Lagoon" is an unfinished version of the battle track of the 3rd world, because the layout of the 2 just match pretty good and they are very similar to each other.

  • @TortoRacoon
    @TortoRacoon 4 года назад

    Some dudes get to think that companies are evil for deleting stuff that wasn^t part of the game, but let me tell you, memory does matter and loading times and game experience improved thanks to this

  • @totallyspiesfan0175
    @totallyspiesfan0175 7 лет назад +4

    2:45 it Looks Like Snuffy From Sesame Street But With Tusks on Him.

  • @Viva_Reverie
    @Viva_Reverie 7 лет назад +25

    Ooh, do Rhythm Tengoku, I love me that game

    • @bagofgroceries
      @bagofgroceries 6 лет назад

      Nice seeing you here.

    • @rezsurfer
      @rezsurfer 5 лет назад

      I think he did it

    • @f2play3r
      @f2play3r 3 года назад

      This comment is underrated in a impressive way

  • @EvanStreblow
    @EvanStreblow 7 лет назад

    Great job on this video! This game was a big part of my childhood, so I'm glad to learn about some of its development. As for the vote, I must say both seem interesting, but I'll have to go for Donkey Kong Racing.

  • @MiniMibani
    @MiniMibani 7 лет назад

    The doors bit was really well done and made me laugh really hard. I love your writing to death omg

  • @AnonYmous-pt8kf
    @AnonYmous-pt8kf 7 лет назад +3

    Voting for #2, Donkey Kong Racing

  • @Ghost_Of_SAS
    @Ghost_Of_SAS 7 лет назад +4

    I think that mammoth is riding a Vespa, not a trike. i mean look: 2:53 the wheels are aligned.

  • @davsavchav
    @davsavchav 3 года назад +1

    *"Hi it's Krunch."*
    Also 20:30 tracks looks fun

  • @GamingMarine
    @GamingMarine 7 лет назад

    Now, I've never played Diddy Kong Racing for myself, but I believe that the door with the head of WizPig on it was intended to be the door to the final boss, while the signs with "30" and "60" on them were intended as decoration.

  • @candlelightcookie
    @candlelightcookie 7 лет назад +36

    Woah! Another Beta64 on the beta of an N64 Game?!

  • @UnexpectedBoy
    @UnexpectedBoy 7 лет назад +15

    This game is much better than Crash team racing
    for psx best: Speed Freaks
    for n64 best: Diddy Kong Racing

    • @KetwunsGamingPad
      @KetwunsGamingPad 7 лет назад

      I think people should just be happy that both consoles offered a similar idea and therefore people could experience an adventure racer without any envy during that time.

    • @UnexpectedBoy
      @UnexpectedBoy 7 лет назад +1

      *****
      u need to play speed freaks/speed punks on ps1

    • @Belgiumdoesnotkickas
      @Belgiumdoesnotkickas 7 лет назад +3

      Actually Diddy Kong Racing was released 2 years earlier then CTR meaning Naughty Dog stole the idea of rare hence why they look similar. And yeah i actually do know speedfreaks wich was quite a good game, enjoyed it very much back in the day.

    • @sonictitanic23
      @sonictitanic23 7 лет назад +1

      MY MAN! Speed Freaks was the shit!

    • @DangAssDan
      @DangAssDan 7 лет назад +2

      They tested CTR by building a mock-up of a DKR track.

  • @ericgarrett4391
    @ericgarrett4391 7 лет назад +1

    The wizpig door seems to be a early boss door, and the character balloons seem to be part of a early character select, and TT, Conker, and Diddy Kong weren't going to be in the game when those graphics were made

  • @FoxFandango
    @FoxFandango 7 лет назад

    fantastic video and great work digging around for all this information. Alot of this I had no idea about.

  • @elithomas8753
    @elithomas8753 7 лет назад +13

    I love d k racing!!!

    • @elithomas8753
      @elithomas8753 7 лет назад +3

      when I say "d k'' I mean donkey kong.

    • @Sean-D78
      @Sean-D78 7 лет назад +5

      Donkey Kong racing was cancelled YEARS AGO.

  • @OpiupAlmaManiac
    @OpiupAlmaManiac 6 лет назад +4

    did anyone spot the nintendo 64 coin at 9:39

  • @FatherAxeKeeper
    @FatherAxeKeeper 7 лет назад

    so glad to see something for the n64 again!!!! getting back to your roots

  • @AquaGrunty200
    @AquaGrunty200 7 лет назад

    What an awesome video! I really loved all the beta info, even the development stuff. Pacing & personality were there too. You obviously did a lot of research, & it made for an informative & entertaining watch. :)

  • @SpaghettiJoBayBay
    @SpaghettiJoBayBay 7 лет назад +3

    do Rhythm tengoku no one talks about the development of rhythm heaven games. I think a lot of us know about donkey Kong racing

  • @Gamerbielz
    @Gamerbielz 7 лет назад +9

    The history of Donkey Kong Racing seems interesting. Last bit of quality Rareware before Microsoft f*cked them

    • @RaymontP
      @RaymontP 6 лет назад

      He s talking of the (sadly) unreleased Donkey Kong Racing featured on several promotion video of the Gamecube, I m really interested of that story now that I think of it...

    • @rockerblast819
      @rockerblast819 6 лет назад

      Could we ever get it now with the Nintendo switch?

    • @rockerblast819
      @rockerblast819 4 года назад

      @That Friendly Nutty Squirrel Named Conker Well if Microsoft is letting Banjo-Kazooie be in smash then maybe they should let Donkey Kong have a chance.

  • @retroflashbackdude
    @retroflashbackdude 4 года назад +1

    One of the 1st video games I ever played when I got my N64 when I was 4. Also, future fun land may have been intended to have a battle stage cause there’s an area in one of its tracks that would house a battle key.

  • @voodooopaque6357
    @voodooopaque6357 7 лет назад

    Beta64 you never fail to deliver great info of your beta covers & I enjoy seeing my childhood games on here, brings great memories, i see you put great effort in your research in your videos, cant wait to see your next one

  • @Hisho30
    @Hisho30 7 лет назад +4

    Rhythm Tengoku. Go with Rhythm Tengoku since I'm a huge fan of Rhythm Heaven.

  • @BitsofJoshua
    @BitsofJoshua 7 лет назад +4

    Pro-Am. Am, not A- M. Like Bam without the 'B'. :) Short for amateur. Pro-AM = Professional-Amateur. :)

  • @red-man7017
    @red-man7017 5 лет назад +1

    16:59
    These balloons were likely for picking a character and these were placeholders. The missing 3 were likely not programmed in yet or was before it became Diddy king racing

    • @emrahalien2972
      @emrahalien2972 4 года назад +1

      Did watch it before be mentioned huh?

    • @red-man7017
      @red-man7017 4 года назад +1

      EmrahAlien yeah. I felt stupid noticing that. And this comment i made is a reminder of my stupidity

  • @red-man7017
    @red-man7017 5 лет назад +1

    Funny enough, while the rare coins were replaced by the bananas and left unused. It became the opposite in the DS remake.
    In the Remake. The Rare coins are actually used and replace the bananas

  • @3NTEIS
    @3NTEIS 7 лет назад +6

    2:08
    why

    • @3NTEIS
      @3NTEIS 7 лет назад +1

      damn thing gave me a heart attack

  • @Murdermystery2girl
    @Murdermystery2girl 4 года назад +3

    14:11 CORONA PREDICTED

  • @florida-boy
    @florida-boy 7 лет назад

    I get so excited when another Beta64 video gets released and my knowledge gets expanded even more Thanks Andrew

  • @DangermuffinVideos
    @DangermuffinVideos 7 лет назад

    Impressive and interesting stuff mate! Thanks for the vid!

  • @IaconDawnshire
    @IaconDawnshire 7 лет назад +3

    Rhythm Tengoku