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{{Infobox game
{{Infobox game
|image = DKR box art.jpg
|image = DKR box art.jpg
|developer = [[Rareware]]
|developer = [[Rare Ltd.]]
|publisher = Rareware
|publisher = Rare Ltd.
|designer = Kevin Bayliss
|designer = Kevin Bayliss
|platform = [[Nintendo 64]]
|console = [[Nintendo 64]]
|release = <small>[[wikipedia:North America|NA]]:</small> November 24, 1997<br><small>[[wikipedia:Europe|EU]]:</small> November 21, 1997<br><small>[[wikipedia:Japan|JA]]:</small> November 21, 1997
|released = <small>[[wikipedia:Europe|EU]]:</small> November 21, 1997<br><small>[[wikipedia:Japan|JA]]:</small> November 21, 1997<br><small>[[wikipedia:North America|NA]]:</small> November 24, 1997
|genre = Racing, adventure
|genre = Racing, adventure
|mode = Single player<br>2-4 multiplayer
|mode = Single player<br>2-4 multiplayer
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|media = 128 Megabit Cartridge
|media = 128 Megabit Cartridge
|input = [[wikipedia:Nintendo 64 controller|Nintendo 64 controller]]
|input = [[wikipedia:Nintendo 64 controller|Nintendo 64 controller]]
|accessories = Controller Pack, Rumble Pak
}}
}}
'''''Diddy Kong Racing''''' is a video game developed by [[Rareware]] and released for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1997. Although it is not of the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series, ''Diddy Kong Racing'' is the first game to include [[Banjo]], which was done to familiarize players with him before receiving his own debut title, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. [[Tiptup]] also makes his first appearance in the game.
'''''Diddy Kong Racing''''' is a [[Nintendo 64]] game developed by [[Rare Ltd.]] and released in 1997. Even though it is not part of the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series, ''Diddy Kong Racing'' is the first game that [[Banjo]] appears in (along with [[Tiptup]]). This allowed players to familiarize themselves with Banjo before receiving his own debut title, ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''.


==Playable Characters==
Banjo and Tiptup are both playable characters in ''Diddy Kong Racing''. In the Adventure mode, both characters join [[mariowiki:Timber|Timber]] and [[mariowiki:Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]] on their adventure to banish [[mariowiki:Wizpig|Wizpig]] from [[mariowiki:Timber's Island|Timber's Island]]. On the character select screen, Banjo's theme instrument is a banjo, and Tiptup's is either a xylophone or a marimba.
*Diddy Kong is the game's namesake and all-around in terms of stats. He is a monkey from the ''Donkey Kong series''.
*[[Banjo]] is a honey bear that premiered in ''Diddy Kong Racing'', a year before his own series kicked off in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. He is the second-heaviest racer.
*Conker is a squirrel that makes his first appearance in this game; his first appearance in his own franchise would be ''Conker's Pocket Tales''. He acts as a middleweight racer.
*Krunch is a Kremling from the ''Donkey Kong series''. He acts as the fastest heavyweight, but the least agile racer.
*Tiptup is a lightweight character that would later appear in both ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' and ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''.
*Timber is the son of the owners of the island Wizpig attacks. He acts as a middleweight racer.
*Bumper is a badger that is a semi-heavyweight but otherwise has no traits as a character.
*Pipsy the mouse is the lightest racer, but also has no characterization and has never appeared in any other game, but was based loosely off a character from a previous canceled Rare game.
*T.T. (unlockable)
*Drumstick (unlockable)


==Trivia==
Throughout the game, Banjo wears a backpack that would house [[Kazooie]] in the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series. While Kazooie does not appear in the game, she is mentioned in the game's instruction manual. Kazooie would eventually make her racing debut in ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'', or in ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie]]'', where Banjo and Kazooie race together.
*[[Banjo]] mentions racing a genie and a giant pig at some point in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts]]''. This is a reference to ''Diddy Kong Racing'' with Wizpig being the pig and Taj being the genie.
*Although Banjo wears the blue backpack which [[Kazooie]] uses in the [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]], Kazooie is never mentioned nor seen in the game. She is, however, mentioned in the game's instruction manual, and music related to Banjo includes both a Banjo and a Kazoo-like instrument.


{{Games}}
Banjo does not appear in the Nintendo DS remake, ''[[mariowiki:Diddy Kong Racing DS|Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' due to [[Microsoft]]'s ownership of the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' franchise. Unlike Banjo, Tiptup returns in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''.
 
==Statistics==
{|class="wikitable"
!Artwork
!Character
!Statistics
|-
|[[File:DKR Banjo Car.png|100px]]
|[[Banjo]]
|
*Weight group: Heavy
*Acceleration: 2/5
*Turning: 2/5
*Top Speed: 3.5/5
*Vehicle color: Turquoise
|-
|[[File:DKR Tiptup Hovercraft.jpg|100px]]
|[[Tiptup]]
|
*Weight group: Light
*Acceleration: 4.5/5
*Turning: 4.5/5
*Top Speed: 1.5/5
*Vehicle color: Cyan
|}
 
==References in later games==
*''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'': In Act 3 of [[LOGBOX 720]], before racing [[Gruntilda]], Banjo recalls a similar situation long ago with "a [[mariowiki:Taj|genie]] and a [[mariowiki:Wizpig|giant pig]]."
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Toy Biz DKR Banjo.jpg|Banjo figure by ToyBiz
Badge Fangamer RareRacers Banjo.png|Banjo pin by Fangamer
</gallery>
 
==External links==
*''[[mariowiki:Diddy Kong Racing|Diddy Kong Racing]]'' on Super Mario Wiki
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