I remember getting stuck on Wizpig. My friend and I put on Lynyrd Skynyrd's greatest hits CD and rocked Free Bird till we beat him. I still think about that memory sometimes, unprompted.
@@Breakbeat. Nintendo power!? That's an 80s and early 90s thing to me. Still have some magazines. Like the one with release of smb3 ! N64 stuff feels like it was past that newsletter, but maybe coz I had hit adult life and was using awful internet FAQs for info by then hahaha
In 98 Nintendo Power had a challenge to see who could get the fastest time on Greenwood Village. I spent a whole weekend mastering it and taking a picture of the time with a disposable film camera and going to a 1 hour photo to develope it, then go to the Post office to get a envelope and stamp to mail it away to Redmond, WA...... they never posted the results. I still think about that 26 years later.
This is my favorite video on this channel. I have had so much fun switching this on before bed every night for the past few days. This game was a blast to watch
His name is Taj. I remembered getting this game as a Christmas present but never got very far. DKR is one of those games (alongside Banjo-Tooie & Conker's BFD) that I wished were on Switch Online.
I played this game back in 2002-2003 it was so much fun back then. Also ryu 1) the silver coins are in different locations in adventure 2 2) you can get TT by selecting time trial in the other mode. ( not adventure) it’s way easier than going to every world and honking at TT
I was born in 1996 and the Nintendo 64 was my first gaming console before eventually upgrading to a PS2. Diddy Kong Racing was one of my first console games and will always hold a special place in my heart because of it. Not only that, but it is loads of fun.
This is THE KART GAME. I love it. I enjoyed watching the beast beat it 100%, enjoyed watching you. And I sure enjoyed doing all this crap back in the day, though I sure took longer, way longer. The songs are so delicious too omg
Yes, but it was _way_ too hard! Of course for Ryu this is all child's play, but most people (especially kids/teens without much gaming experience) aren't very good at video games. I got stuck at an early boss and never saw most of the game, which is probably how most people experienced it.
I remember choosing to get Diddy Kong Racing over Mario Kart when I was a kid. I couldn't believe how deep it was, how you could choose various vehicles, and the unlockables. I was blown away. I remember taking over to a friend's place and none of my other friends had it! They all had MK. The fools! This video brought back so many great memories. What a game. If only there could be a modern version.
This was one of my favorite games as a kid. A kart racing game with a whole over world to explore, tons of secrets to unlock and awesome variety and boss fights....they need to remake this game already or give us a long awaited sequel at least WITH the original game playable within it.
an absolute masterpeice how nintendo decided to never give it a sequal should be a crime. the soundtrack and level design is easily my favourite part of this game. as a kid i beat wizpig but never unlocked TT. couldnt beat all his ghosts.
It is so frustrating that he doesn't use the trick where you let off the gas before going through or using a booster to get a better boost... That was one of the first things I learned when I was a little kid playing this.
He is doing it later in the video. I never knew the trick and was not able to unlock tt as a kid. Sad me 😂 after watching this video, my problem was that i was using tipsy 😂
This game… without getting into personal details, had a really positive impact on my life and let me escape reality when I was younger. I have such fond memories of playing this. It is an absolute masterpiece for N64 and arcade type racing.
Ahhh this was such a pleasant surprise!!! It's amazing how you remembered where all the keys are and stuff haha. Would love to see you play through Luigi's Mansion 3!
*I have some work to do but Ryu playing retro games is more important.* 😅 *(EDIT)* *You should play Crash Team Racing you will love that game for sure! :)))*
RYU!! Did you know there is a randomizer for this game. It's pretty great with several options to turn on. If you turn em all on it's like a puzzle to figure out the correct order without soft locking yourself
3:30:30 *Ryu talking shit about TT* “Look I’m doing barrel rolls and shit” *hits a wall and immediately loses all momentum* The comedic timing of that entire section was fucking hysterical 😂😂
I played the SHIT out of this game back in the day when it first came out!! It was a challenge at first on one player mode but the best part was MULTIPLAYER!! ohhhhh.. my god the hours of FUN on multiplayer, especially on sleepover nights before CounterStrike LAN sleep over parties nothing like bringing your COMPUTER TOWER in the trunk to go play Counter Strike in a kick ass rich friends house basement
Definitely one of my favorite games of all time! The game was overloaded with charm and had a lot of challenges and cheat codes to give it replayability. I loved the character designs, it even debuted Banjo and Conker who would go on to have their own beloved games. The soundtrack by David Wise is legendary, with Frosty Village, Pirate Lagoon and Hot Top Volcano being among my favorite video game tunes. I really enjoyed how there were different themed worlds to race in, how there were three different vehicles, the weapon power up system and boss character races, as well as a battle mode for when you didn't want to race. One of my favorite little bits about the game is how each character has their own personalized variation of the character select theme (like Banjo's being played with, well, a banjo!) and how the main game theme is a medley of all the character's unique instrumentals (as is the boss race theme). My only real complaint about the game is just the fact that many of the tracks feel so short, especially with boost chaining. I enjoy the races so much but it's kind of like playing 200cc Mario Kart, where it's over so fast, you barely get to enjoy the track before you've already hit 3 laps and left the CPU in the dust. There doesn't seem to be as much CPU rubber banding in this game as there is in Mario Kart and the CPU doesn't seem to interact with you as much (they rarely upgrade and use the seeker missile when you're in the lead, for example, and there's no Blue Shell like item to heavily punish someone who's breaking out far ahead). Otherwise, I just wish there were a couple more battle mode maps, especially for the battle game that's like Balloon Battle in Mario Kart. I would kill for a remaster of this game on Switch. At the very least I hope it comes to NSO soon.
Continually tapping the accelerate button when at full speed, allows you to slightly stay above "max" speed, which makes TT doable with some other characters, but Drumstick and Pipsy are the best for TT.
I was just thinking a couple days ago it would great to have a remake of this. Crazy coincidence thanks Ryu! Definitely hoping for a sequel or remake for this masterpiece
@@danielpayne1597I was a fan of the hovercraft whenever it was available. Not losing speed on sand & being able to drive over water was great for shortcuts.
I'm surprised Ryu thinks Diddy Racing should've had a rainbow road equivalent, if anything Mario Kart should've done the boss races and silver coin challenges, and the whole single player campaign overworld... Diddy Kong Racing had so many good ideas
Nice vídeo. Loved this game as a kid and didnt even knew there was a final world. Best kart game ever. Ps: i used to love the hovercraft as a kid and to Destroy my friends on It.
The soundtrack was great. The bgm would change depending on who the cursor hovered over during the character selection screen and each had their individual sound. It was a sandbox game, a racing game, and a collection/completion game. Then I believe it also had multiple battle modes. The story mode had so much emotional and the outer space segment was like an avid trip. So much nostalgia
it is unbelievable how great this game looks and what it does. especially, but not exclusively, for its age. never played it, but it is obvious how much love, detail and value this game packs. "they don't make the as they used to anymore", i guess...
I don't want to complain about getting more DK content, DKC series and Diddy Kong Racing is some of my favorites games, so thank you for more DK content! But I wish you had gone back to DKC Tropical Freeze to do the secret 7th world after finishing the main game 3 years ago as I was really looking forward to seeing you tackle what should be some of the hardest levels in the game as you are quite skilled, I couldn't finish it myself I got stuck there. Same with DKC2, never went back to get all the kremcoins to finish the The Lost World and fight the true final boss :(
I don't think I ever finished the secret world on DKCR, but I 100%ed (or 105% or whatever it is) DKC2. I never played Tropical Freeze, but for an old school challenge, there is a cheat code for DKC3 that removes all DK & halfway point barrels. If you 100% the game that way, you get a total of 110% if I remember correctly. Spent part of a summer doing that haha
I remember playing this game a lot, as soon as I saw it in my feed some of the music came flooding back. N64 had so many great gems on it, Glover was a particular favorite of mine.
I was so disappointed by Mario Kart 64. I remember discussing with my friend what we expected after mastering Super Mario Kart, and of course we thought it would be even more chaotic with verticality added to the mix... More items, more short cuts, all the stuff we had loved discovering in SMK. Almost none of that was there... There are some good courses, sure, but it's so ... pedestrian compared to SMK. But then came Diddy Kong Racing, and our wildest dreams came true. Creative course design, weapon upgrading, an adventure mode, bosses... It was absolutely the best. It's great seeing you playing it, Ryu!
Great job with the 100% run! I still love this game. Just a head's up, if you let go of the accelerator button as you go over a Zipper, you get a bigger boost (green). Also, after any boost, you can then time repressing the accelerator button when your vehicle's exhaust has cleared to extend your boost. You can also tap the accelerator button instead of holding it to make your kart go faster (only works on karts, though)!
I remember that if you let go off the acceleration when using a boost item or on a boost pad you got a stronger boost, which changes the flames behind to green (learning that helped me beat Wizpig the 1st time around). It's been like 20 something years since I played this, I felt this was much better than Mario Kart 64 back then.
I would love to know definitively if TT is an AI or if it's one of the devs' ghost they saved. I'd like to believe it was the best racer in the Rare office
Hey Ryu, nice job getting so many of these on your first try. You should definitely do adventure 2, the coins are in completely different places and they are a lot harder to get. It's the ultimate Diddy Kong Racing challenge!!!
@@kostas999666 Ahh ok, I was thinking that's the case. Adventure 2 is the perfect time to use TT then. Unlike so many games with unlockables, there's an actual reason to do so in this game.
Yooooo yes! More people need to experience this game! Also... "I'm Krunch... *EEHH!!"* Is one of my favorite video game things ever. "I'm Kr-EEEH!!" "I'm Krun-EEEH!!!" "I-EEEH!!! I'm-EEHH!!! I'm Kr-EEHH!!!" 🤣
Here's an idea for a final hovercraft stage in the final world: "Solar Slingshot" - You race in space but the craft behaves like it's on invisible water. You launch from Earth, past Mars, through the asteroid belt. You zoom past Jupiter--dodging countless moons--and the rings on planets act like waterfalls that zoom you up, down, or to the side. The section near Pluto is icy and ends in an abrupt hairpin turn with boosters pointing the opposite way, creating a slingshot of g-forces. You then rocket all the way to the sun and dodge flames, avoid the asteroid impacts on Mercury, and navigate the haze of Venus before dodging Earth's moon Luna to reach the finish line.
Played this so many times as a kid and adult and never noticed that if you are in a Airplane and use the ground/car boosters your landing gear comes out to touch the booster!
this is a game that deserved the same treatment as the crash bandicoot racing one, a complete remake / rermaster! Also Ryu, consider taking a look at Baba is You, you recently played a mario maker episode based on it.
I think this and CTR were the best kart racers of the time, this definitely being the best Nintendo racer for me. I also grew up on this as a kid, but you seem to remember so much more. I think the only mechanic I really remember was the whole "release A before hitting zippers" thing, which I didn't even learn until AFTER Wizpig 1, where it's arguably the most useful. EDIT: Also, they did give this game a remake with an online mode on the DS. I used to go to McDonald's after school and play multiplayer on their free Wi-Fi daily. I could go for another one though.
Perhaps on another day Ryu should tackle Adventure 2 - specifically its Silver Coin challenges. Not only is the world mirrored, its SCCs are considerably harder. They put some of them WAAY off course!
Ahh I remember playing this. Never owned it back then, but a friend did. Still this difficulty doesn't hold a candle to Mario kart (for the SNES). Still loved watching you crush this
Never had a 64, and only got to play a handful of games. This does look closer to CTR than Mario Kart though. CTR being my personal fav of the racing kart games.
The drifting in DKRacing is very similar to CTR and then there's the exploitable world with progression that's similar to Crash racing games too. CTR is sort of taking DKRacing and adding a sprinkle of Mario Kart back in.
11:30 I've been thinking about what if the next Mario Kart game is a bit like Diddy Kong Racing, but with the scale of something like Forza Horizon or Drive Club. Perhaps not a single big map, but a series of islands/zones that have 4 race tracks each. Each Island would have 4 tracks and a battle map in each that you're able to free roam around and collect things. Unlock different vehicles which have their own collectables around the zone. They could even add some "Pilotwings" type of challenges with the Power Glider/Gyrocopter/whatever flying vehicle(s) they include. After completing all the track and getting some of the collectables you unlock a boss race to unlock the next zone.
Great video - nostalgia on! I’d like to see you play it through in the “time to lose” -mode, though😎 (Type in “time to lose” or maybe it was written together “timetolose” as a code.
I remember getting stuck on Wizpig. My friend and I put on Lynyrd Skynyrd's greatest hits CD and rocked Free Bird till we beat him. I still think about that memory sometimes, unprompted.
were you using green zipper boosts by taking finger off the button just before you hit them? that would have helped.... :)
What I'm hearing is, you've never heard all of Freebird. 🥲
@@Dan_d00d I'm pretty sure we did know about that back then, I did have a subscription to Nintendo Power XD
@@Breakbeat. Nintendo power!?
That's an 80s and early 90s thing to me. Still have some magazines. Like the one with release of smb3 ! N64 stuff feels like it was past that newsletter, but maybe coz I had hit adult life and was using awful internet FAQs for info by then hahaha
I thought the whole space area was just a rumor and not something real as a kid...
In 98 Nintendo Power had a challenge to see who could get the fastest time on Greenwood Village. I spent a whole weekend mastering it and taking a picture of the time with a disposable film camera and going to a 1 hour photo to develope it, then go to the Post office to get a envelope and stamp to mail it away to Redmond, WA...... they never posted the results. I still think about that 26 years later.
Aww :(
hahahaha. that's sad but funny
I also entered that one. Holy throwback memory.
@@kylecote7261 Awesome!
omg I remember those - I did the same thing for Kirby Super Star's Gourmet race and had the top time in North American but they didn't post mine
One of the best video game soundtracks of all time.
Destroys MK64. Better multiplayer, better courses, better music. Rare just slaying during this time.
Mickey’s speedway U.S.A. Is also phenomenal
@@surfingraichu7594 It's okay but the lack of adventure mode kind of hurts. Especially since it came out so much later.
What Mario Kart besides popularity was better graphics and controls. It's a lot easier.
@@ThetrueKidGoku Mario kart 64 has worse graphics, It doesn't use 3D racers
This is my favorite video on this channel. I have had so much fun switching this on before bed every night for the past few days. This game was a blast to watch
WHAAAT?! This is the content we can also count on you for. Good stuff Ryu.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES EVER LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
His name is Taj.
I remembered getting this game as a Christmas present but never got very far.
DKR is one of those games (alongside Banjo-Tooie & Conker's BFD) that I wished were on Switch Online.
I played this game back in 2002-2003 it was so much fun back then. Also ryu
1) the silver coins are in different locations in adventure 2
2) you can get TT by selecting time trial in the other mode. ( not adventure) it’s way easier than going to every world and honking at TT
Omg what a pleasant surprise!! This was my favorite childhood game and the first “real” video game I played🥲❤
The second the game started up it sent me back. Thanks for the fun vid Ryu!
It’s not the same thing the coin challenges are much more difficult and fun
I was born in 1996 and the Nintendo 64 was my first gaming console before eventually upgrading to a PS2. Diddy Kong Racing was one of my first console games and will always hold a special place in my heart because of it. Not only that, but it is loads of fun.
So, the second to last TT map, TT did say you beat all his times and you can pick him. You did the last map right after he said it though.
Well, there goes my evening of studying!
I unlocked TT with Timber as a kid. It was my favourite character and definitely possible, but it took time.
Adventure 2 (Mirror Mode) has way harder silver coin locations FYI. Best part of DKR (silver coins) but harder locations?! You've got to try it!
This is THE KART GAME. I love it. I enjoyed watching the beast beat it 100%, enjoyed watching you. And I sure enjoyed doing all this crap back in the day, though I sure took longer, way longer. The songs are so delicious too omg
Diddy Kong Racing is arguably better than Mario Kart 64 😎
Deep inside we all knew it.
Not arguably, it just objectively IS.
Yes, but it was _way_ too hard! Of course for Ryu this is all child's play, but most people (especially kids/teens without much gaming experience) aren't very good at video games.
I got stuck at an early boss and never saw most of the game, which is probably how most people experienced it.
It was definitely better
@@cube2fox Nah you were just bad. I beat the game when I was like 11 along with most other people.
Why is this game so good!? The multiplayer battles were amazing too. Peak gaming
Ryu: *determined to beat his lap time*. Also Ryu: *avoiding bananas like the plague*.
I remember choosing to get Diddy Kong Racing over Mario Kart when I was a kid. I couldn't believe how deep it was, how you could choose various vehicles, and the unlockables. I was blown away. I remember taking over to a friend's place and none of my other friends had it! They all had MK. The fools!
This video brought back so many great memories. What a game. If only there could be a modern version.
This was one of my favorite games as a kid. A kart racing game with a whole over world to explore, tons of secrets to unlock and awesome variety and boss fights....they need to remake this game already or give us a long awaited sequel at least WITH the original game playable within it.
an absolute masterpeice how nintendo decided to never give it a sequal should be a crime. the soundtrack and level design is easily my favourite part of this game.
as a kid i beat wizpig but never unlocked TT. couldnt beat all his ghosts.
It is so frustrating that he doesn't use the trick where you let off the gas before going through or using a booster to get a better boost... That was one of the first things I learned when I was a little kid playing this.
He is doing it later in the video. I never knew the trick and was not able to unlock tt as a kid. Sad me 😂 after watching this video, my problem was that i was using tipsy 😂
I’m halfway thru and also notice that he hasn’t figured out that you go faster with more bananas, but that’s ok Ryu is crushing it
That and not getting the bananas which make you go faster the more you accumulate.
This game… without getting into personal details, had a really positive impact on my life and let me escape reality when I was younger. I have such fond memories of playing this. It is an absolute masterpiece for N64 and arcade type racing.
Hey Ryu if you release the A button before going over a booster you actually get bigger boost.
I love all of these N64 playthroughs! Keep ‘em coming!
So much good memories. Thanks for playing this nostalgic game bro! Hope Nintendo remaster this game !
instead of the phrase "conga line" I'm exclusively calling them "Human Centipedes" now
Ahhh this was such a pleasant surprise!!! It's amazing how you remembered where all the keys are and stuff haha.
Would love to see you play through Luigi's Mansion 3!
I totally missed this game when I was growing up. Super fun watching you destroy it! I think lil Ryu would be proud haha
*I have some work to do but Ryu playing retro games is more important.* 😅
*(EDIT)*
*You should play Crash Team Racing you will love that game for sure! :)))*
This was a great video. Nice trip down memory lane. Really enjoyed it.
This game and Cruis’n World were the best racing games on the N64 for me
this game definitely holds up and beats alot of present games. brings back memories to 🤣
RYU!! Did you know there is a randomizer for this game. It's pretty great with several options to turn on. If you turn em all on it's like a puzzle to figure out the correct order without soft locking yourself
This is one of the few games I 100% finished as a kid.
I LOVE THIS GAME!!! Young me and My homies had all nighters with this game!!!! this and golden eye
This game is incredible, great to see people playing to this day! 🤩
Such an amazing game and you my friend have so much history in it. I love that you have done a call back to it.
3:30:30 *Ryu talking shit about TT*
“Look I’m doing barrel rolls and shit”
*hits a wall and immediately loses all momentum*
The comedic timing of that entire section was fucking hysterical 😂😂
Holy crap! I don't think I've ever done the Space World Trophy Challenge! I always did Wizpig 2 right away, not realizing you were forced into it.
Time to grab some popcorn!
"it's a beautiful day in the mountains, Ryu just uploaded a 3hr48 video"
Omg..I don't usually comment but I love this game. Thank you for playing it!!!
I played the SHIT out of this game back in the day when it first came out!! It was a challenge at first on one player mode but the best part was MULTIPLAYER!! ohhhhh.. my god the hours of FUN on multiplayer, especially on sleepover nights before CounterStrike LAN sleep over parties nothing like bringing your COMPUTER TOWER in the trunk to go play Counter Strike in a kick ass rich friends house basement
Definitely one of my favorite games of all time! The game was overloaded with charm and had a lot of challenges and cheat codes to give it replayability. I loved the character designs, it even debuted Banjo and Conker who would go on to have their own beloved games. The soundtrack by David Wise is legendary, with Frosty Village, Pirate Lagoon and Hot Top Volcano being among my favorite video game tunes. I really enjoyed how there were different themed worlds to race in, how there were three different vehicles, the weapon power up system and boss character races, as well as a battle mode for when you didn't want to race. One of my favorite little bits about the game is how each character has their own personalized variation of the character select theme (like Banjo's being played with, well, a banjo!) and how the main game theme is a medley of all the character's unique instrumentals (as is the boss race theme).
My only real complaint about the game is just the fact that many of the tracks feel so short, especially with boost chaining. I enjoy the races so much but it's kind of like playing 200cc Mario Kart, where it's over so fast, you barely get to enjoy the track before you've already hit 3 laps and left the CPU in the dust. There doesn't seem to be as much CPU rubber banding in this game as there is in Mario Kart and the CPU doesn't seem to interact with you as much (they rarely upgrade and use the seeker missile when you're in the lead, for example, and there's no Blue Shell like item to heavily punish someone who's breaking out far ahead). Otherwise, I just wish there were a couple more battle mode maps, especially for the battle game that's like Balloon Battle in Mario Kart. I would kill for a remaster of this game on Switch. At the very least I hope it comes to NSO soon.
I'll add that having a world map to explore & find little secrets & ways forward took it to another level as well. Man, I loved this game.
Seriously, I LOVE these long videos!
Nintendo should retake this kind of racing/hub adventure progress, a Mario Kart or Diddy Kong Racing 2
Continually tapping the accelerate button when at full speed, allows you to slightly stay above "max" speed, which makes TT doable with some other characters, but Drumstick and Pipsy are the best for TT.
I was just thinking a couple days ago it would great to have a remake of this. Crazy coincidence thanks Ryu! Definitely hoping for a sequel or remake for this masterpiece
my favourite game from the N64, I spent hours on this game
After all this time this is still my favorite cart racer, no mario kart game ever compared.
I will say as someone who fiended both games that karts felt better to me in MK64 but DKR plane controls were peak.
@@danielpayne1597I was a fan of the hovercraft whenever it was available. Not losing speed on sand & being able to drive over water was great for shortcuts.
I'm surprised Ryu thinks Diddy Racing should've had a rainbow road equivalent, if anything Mario Kart should've done the boss races and silver coin challenges, and the whole single player campaign overworld... Diddy Kong Racing had so many good ideas
The soundtrack is so cheerful and uplifting :)
Nice vídeo. Loved this game as a kid and didnt even knew there was a final world. Best kart game ever. Ps: i used to love the hovercraft as a kid and to Destroy my friends on It.
Man, I love this game! I bought it when it came out and just crushed it, I couldn't stop, too much fun!
The soundtrack was great. The bgm would change depending on who the cursor hovered over during the character selection screen and each had their individual sound. It was a sandbox game, a racing game, and a collection/completion game. Then I believe it also had multiple battle modes. The story mode had so much emotional and the outer space segment was like an avid trip. So much nostalgia
it is unbelievable how great this game looks and what it does. especially, but not exclusively, for its age. never played it, but it is obvious how much love, detail and value this game packs. "they don't make the as they used to anymore", i guess...
You’ve never played it? You’re in for a treat playing it for the first time!
I’m glad you appreciate the silver coin challenges, so many people hate them, they are so fun and challenging.
its far too good its like a dream it makes no sense that it's a ton better than MK64 but it is, amazing
Looooove that comeback victory you did on the Triceratops. Literally stole it last minute
I don't want to complain about getting more DK content, DKC series and Diddy Kong Racing is some of my favorites games, so thank you for more DK content! But I wish you had gone back to DKC Tropical Freeze to do the secret 7th world after finishing the main game 3 years ago as I was really looking forward to seeing you tackle what should be some of the hardest levels in the game as you are quite skilled, I couldn't finish it myself I got stuck there. Same with DKC2, never went back to get all the kremcoins to finish the The Lost World and fight the true final boss :(
I don't think I ever finished the secret world on DKCR, but I 100%ed (or 105% or whatever it is) DKC2. I never played Tropical Freeze, but for an old school challenge, there is a cheat code for DKC3 that removes all DK & halfway point barrels. If you 100% the game that way, you get a total of 110% if I remember correctly. Spent part of a summer doing that haha
SO Nostalgic!!! Haven’t played this since elementary school back in the day. Lol
I remember playing this game a lot, as soon as I saw it in my feed some of the music came flooding back. N64 had so many great gems on it, Glover was a particular favorite of mine.
Hyped to watch this later!
I was so disappointed by Mario Kart 64. I remember discussing with my friend what we expected after mastering Super Mario Kart, and of course we thought it would be even more chaotic with verticality added to the mix... More items, more short cuts, all the stuff we had loved discovering in SMK. Almost none of that was there... There are some good courses, sure, but it's so ... pedestrian compared to SMK.
But then came Diddy Kong Racing, and our wildest dreams came true. Creative course design, weapon upgrading, an adventure mode, bosses... It was absolutely the best.
It's great seeing you playing it, Ryu!
Would love to see Ryu play Crash Team Racing one of these days.
You are my favourite Ryuadio station.
No way!! I bet you absolutely smash this game. I'll be all over this later 👊
I would love a remaster of this on Switch 2, or even a Diddy Kong Racing 2. Though the problem is Nintendo doesn't own all the characters....
Looks over shoulder towards diddy kong racing ds
@@istink.5874 Technically you're right. but it's not the same.
Great job with the 100% run! I still love this game.
Just a head's up, if you let go of the accelerator button as you go over a Zipper, you get a bigger boost (green). Also, after any boost, you can then time repressing the accelerator button when your vehicle's exhaust has cleared to extend your boost. You can also tap the accelerator button instead of holding it to make your kart go faster (only works on karts, though)!
100%. I was cringing most of his boosts
I remember that if you let go off the acceleration when using a boost item or on a boost pad you got a stronger boost, which changes the flames behind to green (learning that helped me beat Wizpig the 1st time around).
It's been like 20 something years since I played this, I felt this was much better than Mario Kart 64 back then.
If any game has ever deserved an HD remake it is Diddy Kong Racing
definitely an underrated game
I have never seen that space world!! Awesome!
I would love to know definitively if TT is an AI or if it's one of the devs' ghost they saved. I'd like to believe it was the best racer in the Rare office
Hey Ryu, nice job getting so many of these on your first try. You should definitely do adventure 2, the coins are in completely different places and they are a lot harder to get. It's the ultimate Diddy Kong Racing challenge!!!
I can't remember, can you play as TT in Adventure 2 if you unlock him first?
@@ioncewasmikey Yes, the characters you unlock are permanent across all saves.
@@kostas999666 Ahh ok, I was thinking that's the case. Adventure 2 is the perfect time to use TT then. Unlike so many games with unlockables, there's an actual reason to do so in this game.
This game is a classic!
Despite some issues I had with it, I wish the series would continue!
Also, werent drumstick a secret character? I Rememeber unlocking him by running over a frog or something like that.
Oh man... memory unlocked.
So much nostalgia.
Yooooo yes! More people need to experience this game!
Also... "I'm Krunch... *EEHH!!"* Is one of my favorite video game things ever.
"I'm Kr-EEEH!!"
"I'm Krun-EEEH!!!"
"I-EEEH!!! I'm-EEHH!!! I'm Kr-EEHH!!!" 🤣
Here's an idea for a final hovercraft stage in the final world: "Solar Slingshot" - You race in space but the craft behaves like it's on invisible water. You launch from Earth, past Mars, through the asteroid belt. You zoom past Jupiter--dodging countless moons--and the rings on planets act like waterfalls that zoom you up, down, or to the side. The section near Pluto is icy and ends in an abrupt hairpin turn with boosters pointing the opposite way, creating a slingshot of g-forces. You then rocket all the way to the sun and dodge flames, avoid the asteroid impacts on Mercury, and navigate the haze of Venus before dodging Earth's moon Luna to reach the finish line.
Played this so many times as a kid and adult and never noticed that if you are in a Airplane and use the ground/car boosters your landing gear comes out to touch the booster!
this is a game that deserved the same treatment as the crash bandicoot racing one, a complete remake / rermaster!
Also Ryu, consider taking a look at Baba is You, you recently played a mario maker episode based on it.
Let's go! I've asked Ryu to play this for a few months now lol.
I think this and CTR were the best kart racers of the time, this definitely being the best Nintendo racer for me. I also grew up on this as a kid, but you seem to remember so much more. I think the only mechanic I really remember was the whole "release A before hitting zippers" thing, which I didn't even learn until AFTER Wizpig 1, where it's arguably the most useful.
EDIT: Also, they did give this game a remake with an online mode on the DS. I used to go to McDonald's after school and play multiplayer on their free Wi-Fi daily. I could go for another one though.
Enjoyed this one!
Please do Snowboard Kids someday ❤️
Perhaps on another day Ryu should tackle Adventure 2 - specifically its Silver Coin challenges. Not only is the world mirrored, its SCCs are considerably harder. They put some of them WAAY off course!
Man, this game brings back memories
Ahh I remember playing this. Never owned it back then, but a friend did. Still this difficulty doesn't hold a candle to Mario kart (for the SNES). Still loved watching you crush this
this game looks so chill 100% vacation vibes
Still waiting the remaster of this game for switch.
Also pls return to monke with part II of Wukong man!
1:57:07 man feel the same. Blinked twice and the summer is over. Kinda hard. Time is getting faster the more you age
My man picking Timber instead of drumstick, my respects bby
Never had a 64, and only got to play a handful of games. This does look closer to CTR than Mario Kart though. CTR being my personal fav of the racing kart games.
The drifting in DKRacing is very similar to CTR and then there's the exploitable world with progression that's similar to Crash racing games too. CTR is sort of taking DKRacing and adding a sprinkle of Mario Kart back in.
11:30 I've been thinking about what if the next Mario Kart game is a bit like Diddy Kong Racing, but with the scale of something like Forza Horizon or Drive Club. Perhaps not a single big map, but a series of islands/zones that have 4 race tracks each. Each Island would have 4 tracks and a battle map in each that you're able to free roam around and collect things. Unlock different vehicles which have their own collectables around the zone. They could even add some "Pilotwings" type of challenges with the Power Glider/Gyrocopter/whatever flying vehicle(s) they include. After completing all the track and getting some of the collectables you unlock a boss race to unlock the next zone.
This game was incredible for the time. It wasn't until Crash Team Racing on the ps1 that i saw a story mode as good as this
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Great video - nostalgia on! I’d like to see you play it through in the “time to lose” -mode, though😎 (Type in “time to lose” or maybe it was written together “timetolose” as a code.