Nintendo 64: Diddy Kong Racing
March 9, 2008 - 9:12 am - Posted by Sean
Diddy Kong Racing takes the outstanding gameplay of Mario Kart and expands upon it in a number of ways. In addition to cars, you can also race planes and hovercraft!
The tracks feature tropical islands, snowy mountains, and even a prehistoric world. These scenic courses are well-designed and mercifully short, allowing for quick, action-packed races.
Diddy Kong’s graphics and frame-rate are gorgeously smooth, and the waterfalls and snow drifts look particularly appealing.
The airplanes handle surprisingly well, but I found the hovercrafts a bit sensitive when it comes to turning.
A single-player adventure mode lets you unlock tracks to use in the multiplayer modes, and it’s madly addictive but never frustrating.
Catchy tunes play throughout the races, including a few that sound like Christmas carols in the snow stages.
With exciting racing action that places fun over realism, Diddy Kong Racing is a top-notch title for the Nintendo 64.