* Diddy Kong Racing FAQ *
Author: Jdude84
E-Mail: Jdude84@Hotmail.com
Version: 1.0
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Version History
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6/11/99
1.0 First release of this FAQ. Mostly Secrets right now...
-Contents-
1. Introduction
2. Characters
3. Vehicles
4. Secrets
5. T.T.
6. Drumstick
7. End
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1. Introduction
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Diddy Kong Racing, is an extremly awesome game, the graphics are good, and the
gameplay is probably the best i've ever seen in a racing game. The story and the
ending is a little...childish...but that's the only thing i see wrong with the
game. If you don't want to know all the secrets about DKR, DO NOT READ ON! But
if you are stuck, or have beaten it allready, go ahead if you'd like. You
definetly do not want to ruin this game, trust me! Oh yes, the most updated
version of this FAQ can be found at www.gamefaqs.com, Enjoy!
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2. Characters
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There are a total of 8 normal characters, and 2 secret Characters, T.T. and
Drumstick. Below is a listing of all the characters, their abilities, their
weight class, and other useless info.
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Normal Characters
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-Tiptup-
Top Speed: Average
Acceleration: Excellent
Steering: Excellent
Weight Class: Lightweight
Tiptup hasn't had his own game yet, and don't expect him too soon, however he
made a apperance in Banjo-Kazooie, yet another game made by Rare.
-Pipsy-
Top Speed: Average(a bit slower)
Acceleration: Excellent
Steering: Excellent
Weight Class: Lightweight
This cute little mouse is a pretty good racer, but as a computer she's a
pushover. Don't expect this mouse to be in any other game soon, starring, or
supporting!
-Conker-
Top Speed: Average
Acceleration: Average
Steering: Average
Weight Class: Middleweight
As you can see conker is an all-around average racer, a good choice for
"rookies". In this game he's just goofing off a bit before he goes off and has
his own game, which should be a great one, but that's a whole different FAQ....
-Timber-
Top Speed: Average
Acceleration: Average
Steering: Average
Weight Class: Middleweight
Well....he has the same stats as Conker, but man, this little tiger sucks, in my
opinion, he is the main character in the plot. Even though Diddy is the main
guy. A good choice for starters, after you get good you'll find yourself
choosing another racer.
-Krunch-
Top Speed: Fast
Acceleration: YUCK, talk about a SLOW starter
Steering: Very Very Very Very Very BAD!
Weight Class: HEAVYweight
>From the bad side, to the good side, Krunch The Kremling has decided to help
diddy and the gang. He is fast once he gets going, but i find he is not that
useful on many courses. Try Drumstick instead of him...
-Bumper-
Top Speed: Average
Acceleration: Average
Steering: Average
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Yuck, don't like this badger, that's all i have to say...move along
-Banjo-
Top Speed: Average
Acceleration: Slow
Steering: Average(A Bit Better)
Weight Class: Heavyweight
The way they made Banjo look in this game is awful! but he is a good racer! In
this game he's warming up for his huge adventure: Banjo-Kazooie and the soon to
be released Banjo-Tooie. Not only is this honey bear good at getting jiggy's,
he's a dang good racer!
-Diddy-
Top Speed: Average
Acceleration: Average
Steering: Average
Weight Class: Middleweight
Well you KNEW i was going to save him for last, of course! doesn't that make
sense? anyway, he's an average racer...you'd think they'd make him a bit better
seeing as it's his game....
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Secret Characters
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-Drumstick-
Top Speed: Fast
Acceleration: Fast
Steering: Bad
Weight Class: Middleweight
Nothing to say about this chicken, oh yah to access him read the section on how
to get him, DUH!
-T.T.-
Top Speed: Very Fast
Acceleration: Above Average
Steering: Great!
Weight Class: Middleweight
What a speed demon! check out the T.T. section for more info.
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3. Vehicles
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There are a total of 3 Vehicles in the game, Car, Plane, and Hovercraft, all
have different abilities of course, and the effectiveness depends on which rider
you choose.
Car
Steer: Control Stick
Gas Pedal: A
Brake: B
Power Slide: R
Best Rider: T.T.
Your standard car, 4 wheels, etc. pretty simple!
Plane
Steer: Control Stick(Up is down, down is up)
Gas Pedal: A
Brake: B
R+Left Or Right: Tight Turn
R+R: Loop
Best Rider: Conker
Not really a new vehicle, but less common than your standard car, this is an
awesome vehicle to drive!
Hovercraft
Steer: Control Stick
Gas Pedal: A
Brake: B
R: Hop
R+Left, Right: Quick 180 degree turn
Best Character: T.T. He's fast and somewhat heavy
This is a totally new vehicle, and boy is it fun! this vehicle is a pain for the
lightweights, but for heavier riders, this is an awesome vehicle! Also, it can
go on land just as fast as it can on the water!
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4. Secrets
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Cheat Codes: Below are some useful cheat codes which will make winning much
easier, and some codes will make your racing experience..different..have fun
with these!
BLABBERMOUTH: Horns change to character noises.
BOMBSAWAY: All red balloons
ROCKETFUEL: All blue balloons
TOXICOFFENDER: All green balloons
BODYARMOR: All purple balloons
OPPOSITESATTRACT: All rainbow balloons
ZAPTHEZIPPERS: All Zippers are gone, dang!
FREEFRUIT: you and only you start with 10 bannanas!
NOYELLOWSTUFF: Bananas are gone in multiplayer mode, crap!
BYEBYEBALLOONS: Computer can't use weapons, haha suckers!!!
JOINTVENTURE: Two player Adventure Mode, really cool!
BOGUSBANANAS: Bananas decrease speed, what a bummer!
VITAMINB: even after 10 bannanas, you increase speed!
TIMETOLOSE: The code speaks for itself, the computer is awesome!
FREEFORAL: collect 1 ballon and you get the max power of it, cool!
OFFROAD: Four-Wheel drive, now were talking!
JUKEBOX: Sound test is added to audio options.
DOUBLEVISION: Two people can play as the same racer! can get confusing...heh heh
ARNOLD: with this code even that shrimp pispy is huge!!!!!
TEENYWEENIES: very small characters, it's hillarious to select pispy when you
use this code!
WHODIDTHIS: View credits, how boring!
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5. T.T.
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T.T. is a hard character to get, but it is well worth going through the whole
process to get him! Here is how to get him.....
First of all select time trials, you must now beat the following times on EVERY
course:
Ancient Lake: 1:07.00
Fossil Canyon: 1:37.00
Jungle Falls: 1:08.00
Hot Top Volcano: 1:35.00
Everfrost Peak: 1:53.00
Walrus Cove: 2:10.00
Snowball Valley: 1:13.00
Frosty Village: 1:44.00
Whale Bay: 1:19.00
Crescent Island: 1:39.00
Pirate Lagoon: 1:34.00
Treasure Caves: 1:10.00
Windmill Plains: 2:22.00
Greenwood Village: 1:46.00
Boulder Canyon: 2:11.00
Haunted Woods: 1:22.00
Spacedust Alley: 2:12.00
Darkmoon Carverns: 2:20.00
Spaceport Alpha: 2:16.00
Star City: 2:07.00
Ok, once oyu've done that T.T. will appear on the tracks, now you must beat him
on EVERY track! WHAT? you want the times for that too? you slave drivers....oh
allright here they are!
Ancient Lake: 1:01.28
Fossil Canyon: 1:30.18
Jungle Falls: 1:02.50
Hot Top Volcano: 1:30.71
Everfrost Peak: 1:48.00
Walrus Cove: 2:06.28
Snowball Valley: 1:06.41
Frosty Village: 1:39.40
Whale Bay: 1:13.11
Crescent Island: 1:33.16
Pirate Lagoon: 1:28.56
Treasure Caves: 1:05.63
Windmill Plains: 2:13.13
Greenwood Village: 1:40.61
Boulder Canyon: 2:02.35
Haunted Woods: 1:09.51
Spacedust Alley: 2:06.16
Darkmoon Carverns: 2:12.05
Spaceport Alpha: 2:09.03
Star City: 2:01.45
Ok, now you can use T.T. in any mode!!! he will now be at the character select
screen, simply select him and race! have fun!
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6. Drumstick
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Drumstick, is a difficult character to get, he is not as good as T.T. by far,
but he does pretty well in the Hovercraft and Car. He is definetly not good in a
plane, so don't even try to use him in a Plane. Below is the requirements to
access Drumstick:
All of the T.T. Amulet.
All of the Wizpig Amulet.
After you have all of these, go to the overworld, and find the group of frogs.
Find one with a red feather and run over it! You will now be able to use
drumstick, to use him select him from the driver select screen!
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7. End
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Credits:
Ign64.com: I copied some of their secrets from their site, go check their
totally cool site out at www.ign64.com.
Me - Jdude84: I wrote the rest of this FAQ!
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C-ya next update!
©1999 Jdude84
