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Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo 64)

Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo 64)
DeveloperRare
PublisherNintendo
GenreCollect-a-thon, Kart Racing
ReleasedNovember 24, 1997
Title Screenhot
In-game Screenshot

Achievements

Authors: Delmaru (93)
There are 93 achievements worth 667 (1543) points.
Obtain your first Balloon.
2369 (1623) of 2554
(92.76%) players
Collect 10 Bananas on Any Track!
1312 (991) of 2554
(51.37%) players
Complete the four battle challenges in each area.
738 (636) of 2554
(28.90%) players
Collect all 4 pieces of the Wizpig Amulet to gain access to Wizpig himself.
724 (622) of 2554
(28.35%) players
Find the Key in Ancient Lake
1746 (1290) of 2554
(68.36%) players
Find the Key in Crescent Island.
838 (707) of 2554
(32.81%) players
Find the Key in Snowball Valley
933 (778) of 2554
(36.53%) players
Find the Key in Boulder Canyon.
777 (659) of 2554
(30.42%) players
You've found all the Balloons! ... or have you?
698 (604) of 2554
(27.33%) players
Collect all 47 Balloons of the game.
638 (559) of 2554
(24.98%) players
Complete the Trophy Race in Dino Domain.
1013 (827) of 2554
(39.66%) players
Complete the Trophy Race in Sherbet Island.
756 (648) of 2554
(29.60%) players
Complete the Trophy Race in Snowflake Mountain.
799 (666) of 2554
(31.28%) players
Complete the Trophy Race in Dragon Forest.
707 (609) of 2554
(27.68%) players
Complete the Trophy Race in Future Funland.
611 (531) of 2554
(23.92%) players
Defeat Wizpig in a race.
683 (594) of 2554
(26.74%) players
Win against Wizpig. Again.
606 (531) of 2554
(23.73%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as Krunch without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
679 (623) of 2554
(26.59%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as Diddy without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
1115 (907) of 2554
(43.66%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as Bumper without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
693 (620) of 2554
(27.13%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as Banjo without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
742 (650) of 2554
(29.05%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as Conker without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
876 (754) of 2554
(34.30%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as Tiptup without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
807 (675) of 2554
(31.60%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as Pipsy without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
795 (703) of 2554
(31.13%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as Timber without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
714 (632) of 2554
(27.96%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as Drumstick without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
525 (479) of 2554
(20.56%) players
Collect any 5 balloons as TT without leaving Adventure Mode and in one session (Must be Player 1)
486 (452) of 2554
(19.03%) players
Collect all 47 Balloons in Adventure 2. Good luck, you'll need it!
402 (377) of 2554
(15.74%) players
Beat TT's Time for Ancient Lake. Car only.
496 (449) of 2554
(19.42%) players
Beat TT's Time for Fossil Canyon. Car only.
442 (403) of 2554
(17.31%) players
Beat TT's Time for Jungle Falls. Car Only.
439 (403) of 2554
(17.19%) players
Beat TT's Time for Hot Top Volcano. Plane only.
445 (407) of 2554
(17.42%) players
Beat TT's Time for Everfrost Peak. Plane only.
422 (392) of 2554
(16.52%) players
Beat TT's Time for Walrus Cove. Car only.
420 (388) of 2554
(16.44%) players
Beat TT's Time for Snowball Valley. Car only.
420 (389) of 2554
(16.44%) players
Beat TT's Time for Frosty Village. Car only.
414 (383) of 2554
(16.21%) players
Beat TT's Time for Whale Bay. Hovercraft only.
426 (395) of 2554
(16.68%) players
Beat TT's Time for Crescent Island. Car Only.
412 (381) of 2554
(16.13%) players
Beat TT's Time for Pirate Lagoon. Hovercraft Only.
423 (392) of 2554
(16.56%) players
Beat TT's Time for Treasure Caves. Car only.
413 (382) of 2554
(16.17%) players
Beat TT's Time for Windmill Plains. Plane only.
410 (380) of 2554
(16.05%) players
Beat TT's Time for Greenwood Village. Car only.
406 (376) of 2554
(15.90%) players
Beat TT's Time for Boulder Canyon. Hovercraft only.
414 (386) of 2554
(16.21%) players
Beat TT's Time for Haunted Woods. Car only.
407 (377) of 2554
(15.94%) players
Beat TT's Time for Spacedust Alley. Plane only.
404 (373) of 2554
(15.82%) players
Beat TT's Time for Darkmoon Caverns. Car only.
400 (373) of 2554
(15.66%) players
Beat TT's Time for Spaceport Alpha. Plane only.
404 (375) of 2554
(15.82%) players
Beat TT's Time for Star City. Car only.
403 (375) of 2554
(15.78%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Ancient Lake. Car only.
330 (314) of 2554
(12.92%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Fossil Canyon. Car only.
310 (297) of 2554
(12.14%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Jungle Falls. Car Only.
305 (293) of 2554
(11.94%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Hot Top Volcano. Plane only.
346 (326) of 2554
(13.55%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Everfrost Peak. Plane only.
321 (305) of 2554
(12.57%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Walrus Cove. Car only.
316 (304) of 2554
(12.37%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Snowball Valley. Car only.
297 (286) of 2554
(11.63%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Frosty Village. Car only.
296 (285) of 2554
(11.59%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Whale Bay. Hovercraft only.
302 (292) of 2554
(11.82%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Crescent Island. Car Only.
299 (289) of 2554
(11.71%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Pirate Lagoon. Hovercraft Only.
302 (291) of 2554
(11.82%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Treasure Caves. Car only.
302 (290) of 2554
(11.82%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Windmill Plains. Plane only.
351 (328) of 2554
(13.74%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Greenwood Village. Car only.
296 (286) of 2554
(11.59%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Boulder Canyon. Hovercraft only.
319 (301) of 2554
(12.49%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Haunted Woods. Car only.
292 (283) of 2554
(11.43%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Spacedust Alley. Plane only.
345 (324) of 2554
(13.51%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Darkmoon Caverns. Car only.
294 (285) of 2554
(11.51%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Spaceport Alpha. Plane only.
326 (307) of 2554
(12.76%) players
Beat the Developer's Time for Star City. Car only.
372 (348) of 2554
(14.57%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Ancient Lake Adventure 2, and Finish First.
368 (343) of 2554
(14.41%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Fossil Canyon Adventure 2, and Finish First.
362 (339) of 2554
(14.17%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Jungle Falls Adventure 2, and Finish First.
359 (336) of 2554
(14.06%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Hot Top Volcano Adventure 2, and Finish First.
355 (332) of 2554
(13.90%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Everfrost Peak Adventure 2, and Finish First.
336 (317) of 2554
(13.16%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Walrus Cove Adventure 2, and Finish First.
337 (317) of 2554
(13.19%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Snowball Valley Adventure 2, and Finish First.
336 (318) of 2554
(13.16%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Frosty Village Adventure 2, and Finish First.
336 (316) of 2554
(13.16%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Whale Bay Adventure 2, and Finish First.
330 (313) of 2554
(12.92%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Crescent Island Adventure 2, and Finish First.
326 (309) of 2554
(12.76%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Pirate Lagoon Adventure 2, and Finish First.
328 (311) of 2554
(12.84%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Treasure Caves Adventure 2, and Finish First.
328 (311) of 2554
(12.84%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Windmill Plains Adventure 2, and Finish First.
322 (304) of 2554
(12.61%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Greenwood Village Adventure 2, and Finish First.
321 (302) of 2554
(12.57%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Boulder Canyon Adventure 2, and Finish First.
321 (303) of 2554
(12.57%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Haunted Woods Adventure 2, and Finish First.
320 (302) of 2554
(12.53%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Spacedust Alley Adventure 2, and Finish First.
315 (298) of 2554
(12.33%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Darkmoon Caverns Adventure 2, and Finish First.
315 (298) of 2554
(12.33%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Spaceport Alpha Adventure 2, and Finish First.
315 (298) of 2554
(12.33%) players
Collect All 8 Silver Coins in Star City Adventure 2, and Finish First.
315 (298) of 2554
(12.33%) players
Obtain the Highest Leveled Rocket Power-Up.
1242 (931) of 2554
(48.63%) players
Obtain the Highest Leveled Boost Power-Up.
1109 (864) of 2554
(43.42%) players
Obtain the Highest Leveled Mine Power-Up.
928 (748) of 2554
(36.34%) players
Obtain the Highest Leveled Shield Power-Up.
712 (607) of 2554
(27.88%) players
Obtain the Highest Leveled Magnet Power-Up.
605 (526) of 2554
(23.69%) players
Recent Players:
UserWhenActivity
TheGuineapigWizard2023-03-21 00:32:41Diddy Kong is racing on the Track 'Whale Bay' against his Friends [Adventure] [๐ŸŽˆ25/39]
z9maar2023-03-21 00:18:53Diddy Kong is in the Dragon Forest [Adventure] [๐ŸŽˆ39/39]
VexxedOn60Fps2023-03-20 22:40:46In the Titlescreen
jefftheworld2023-03-20 22:27:55Tiptup is racing on the Track 'Treasure Caves' against his Friends [Adventure] [๐ŸŽˆ25/39]
platteneule2023-03-20 21:30:55Playing Diddy Kong Racing
mikeasaurus2023-03-20 20:51:32Banjo is fighting against his Friends in 'Fire Mountain' [Adventure Two] [๐ŸŽˆ4/39]
Bit4Tat2023-03-20 13:44:37Krunch is racing against Bluey the Walrus [Adventure] [๐ŸŽˆ31/39]
Ax1s2023-03-20 12:31:32Tiptup is racing against Tricky the Triceratops [Adventure] [๐ŸŽˆ6/39]
Brentus2023-03-20 10:29:41Bumper is racing on the Track 'Frosty Village' against the Time [Adventure] [๐ŸŽˆ47/47]
SandGrug2023-03-20 09:42:08Krunch is on Snowflake Mountain [Adventure] [๐ŸŽˆ9/39]
Recent comments: (All 87)
Quicksting 26 Sep 2022 22:27
My RetroArch thinks there are no achievements. It connects fine to other games.
shroome 1 Oct 2022 07:08
It seems that if you beat TT's time on the first Time Trial run in Adventure Mode, the achievement will pop but the game won't recognize you beat TT. You can check your TT progress in Tracks mode; if there is a TT symbol when selecting the vehicle, the game thinks you've beat TT. Once you beat all of his times, he says something about how now you can select him as a character.
FolkSong 1 Oct 2022 23:04
Quicksting you probably have the wrong ROM version, need to check the "Linked Hashes" link on this page and make sure it matches.

shroome: Sounds like a bug, but I don't know why you'd want to use the Adventure Mode time trial anyway.
hell 25 Oct 2022 19:08
Really nice set. I really appreciate that there are no unnecessary hard Achievements. Thank you!

In case someone is having issues with the Staff Ghosts: Let go of Acceleration before hitting a Boost Plate AND (Very Important) don't press accelerate again before your boost runs out. It took me very long to find that out because i thought it would be enough to just let go of acceleration right before boosting and press it again right after hitting the Boost Plate but that's waaay slower still.
DarkBowser64 7 Dec 2022 20:53
Mastered. Love this game, and this is probably the second time I have played Adventure Two all the way through on the N64 version, ever. That said, IMO the hovercraft really sucks. I think almost everyone feels that way though.

I experienced the TT time "bug" very often, basically the achievements are linked to beating his TIME, but not his GHOST. To get a TT icon for unlocking TT you need to beat his GHOST, NOT just his time, so if you beat his time on the first run (not very tough if you've played the game a lot before), you'll unlock the achievement and have to redo the level once more to beat his ghost. At least you get more practice.

Extra hints to everyone: depending on how many bananas you have, tapping A repeatedly (at a rate of about 4-5 A presses per second) will increase your speed over simply holding it. The more bananas you have, the greater the speed increase from tapping A.

You also tend to go faster while drifting (holding R down), and in the plane, you have higher top speed while you are close to, but not touching, the ground. ALL the vehicles technically benefit from the A tapping but you need to be watching your speedometer if you're in hovercraft or plane. If it starts dipping really low, hold, don't tap, until you reach about 60, then resume tapping after.
RoboMech 22 Dec 2022 09:52
Time Trials are pretty easy. Pick Drumstick for original TTs and the Clock for Rare Challenges.
DistantFantasy 3 Jan 2023 01:26
Nice set and challenging at some points. Theres def some tracks, which are very challenging getting developer mode like Junglefalls. But theres only like 3 of them, which are difficult. The rest can be done with Dipsy and TT. Thanks alot
Jonny8567 5 Jan 2023 17:58
Mastered! Great set! it covers everything the game has to offer, and the developer time cheevos are a fun added challenge, I definately reccommend using TT for the car and hovercraft ones, and Drumstick for the plane levels.
geordie 9 Jan 2023 22:55
mastered! great set. just to add for the plane sections it's actually faster to release the A button and just do barrel rolls, as you'll see it maxes out the speedometer if you chain them
Cianex98 15 Jan 2023 04:12
Mastered, and my first one at that! First video game I ever played growing up, I have so many happy memories with this game, so I'm pleased that this was my first mastery. The dev time trials were rather tricky for me, especially Frosty Village and Haunted Woods, but overall this was a good set and a great time!
TanukiJuke 16 Jan 2023 05:11
What a ride. I never bothered to unlock T.T. back in the day. Glad this set exists.
KimuraGracie 29 Jan 2023 05:53
Love the hovercraft in this game. Hovercraft and plane are so much fun. I remember hating the hovercraft as a kid, but as an adult I realize the car is actually the worst controlling vehicle in the game. It skids around with constant ice controls. When you press right the car literally moves left like a full body width. Even watching wr runs if they need to grab a quick banana on the left they turn right. Insanity. That said, the game is amazing despite the shortcomings of the car.
Jeto 30 Jan 2023 01:56
Nice set. Mastered!
Poefred 7 Feb 2023 08:00
@kimuraGracie Pressing B while drifting gives you the sharp turns you need. The turn right to go left normal drifting is actually pretty helpful for grabbing something you're not lined up for quite right.
Spamtec 8 Feb 2023 06:57
frosty village dev time was the hardest achievement here by FAR
Deansrule 18 Feb 2023 23:37
Mastered! ^^ Frosty Village was definitely the hardest for me. Great set and such a great kart racer!
blackturtle 20 Feb 2023 01:11
Whew, finally mastered. Fun set, the Rare Developer time trials were challenging but not too difficult, Jungle Falls probably gave me the most trouble.
knochenfabrik 4 Mar 2023 15:17
Mastered! / Gemeistert!! Thanks 4 the set. Only the "Collect any 5 balloons as ..." achievements are not necessary imo. And an achievement for winning the race against second Wizpig in mirrormode would be nice. The set ends with "47 balloons in mirrored mode and before the "final race" against Wizpig 2; at least when you play the game in my order... but all in all I had much fun with this set.. thanks again.
Poefred 4 Mar 2023 23:58
At least those force you to play with every character, as they've all got their own stats. But they're very easily cheesed as nothing stops you from just making a new save and getting some extremely easy early game ones. But yeah feels weird to have to do a 2nd playthrough for everything except the final boss.
Gorgar 13 Mar 2023 01:28
Instead of the five balloons cheevos for each character, there should be specific races tied to each character. For instance, Pipsy is not very good at racing against the Penguin boss, so beating the penguin during the rematch would be a good Pipsy achievement. Also, this game could be mastered without playing the final trophy race or final Wizpig race on Adventure Two, so trophies for those should be added as well.
Boxart

Achievement Distribution

High Scores

#UserMastered
265Ibarra07 Ibarra072023-03-19 22:57
264WhiplashAthetos WhiplashAthetos2023-03-19 08:15
263RoboMech RoboMech2023-03-07 09:48
262sklw sklw2023-03-06 06:16
261knochenfabrik knochenfabrik2023-03-04 15:10
260Kirby64tcs Kirby64tcs2023-03-03 19:49
259Whynot15 Whynot152023-03-01 04:07
258RetroVanny RetroVanny2023-03-01 00:59
257Bendyhuman Bendyhuman2023-02-27 08:42
256KimuraGracie KimuraGracie2023-02-24 22:49

Leaderboards

CrazySteve CrazySteve00:43.90
CrazySteve CrazySteve00:48.00
CrazySteve CrazySteve00:39.76
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:08.48
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:17.28
hWnd hWnd01:07.16
CrazySteve CrazySteve00:40.30
CrazySteve CrazySteve00:58.23
hWnd hWnd00:51.66
hWnd hWnd01:31.91
hWnd hWnd01:07.81
CrazySteve CrazySteve00:50.65
CrazySteve CrazySteve00:58.28
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:10.01
hWnd hWnd01:26.81
CrazySteve CrazySteve00:42.88
hWnd hWnd01:02.11
hWnd hWnd00:55.76
hWnd hWnd01:28.63
hWnd hWnd01:31.33
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:09.75
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:28.90
hWnd hWnd01:49.60
CrazySteve CrazySteve00:49.80
hWnd hWnd00:58.80
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:09.96
hWnd hWnd01:37.70
hWnd hWnd01:34.06
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:20.58
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:11.00
hWnd hWnd01:28.30
hWnd hWnd01:49.51
hWnd hWnd01:56.53
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:31.95
CrazySteve CrazySteve00:50.83
hWnd hWnd01:00.43
hWnd hWnd01:45.28
hWnd hWnd01:52.73
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:27.00
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:44.43
hWnd hWnd01:58.88
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:22.13
hWnd hWnd01:45.33
hWnd hWnd01:39.66
hWnd hWnd01:48.36
hWnd hWnd01:49.73
CrazySteve CrazySteve01:29.90