{"id":478,"date":"2013-04-11T19:54:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T23:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/blog\/?p=478"},"modified":"2016-01-22T16:02:31","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T21:02:31","slug":"diddy-kong-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jvgs.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/11\/diddy-kong-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Kong Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I’m taking a look back at Diddy Kong Racing, which was one of the best racing games on N64. But it’s not just a typical kart racer, it has a number of adventure game elements. Not only are there are boss battles and many unlockables, but there is a large hub world that connects all of the courses, and it’s fun to just go around exploring.<\/p>\n

\"Diddy<\/a>You weren’t limited to just using a car; you could also control a hovercraft or a plane. To change vehicles, you would honk your horn at the genie.<\/p>\n

\"Diddy<\/a>You could choose from a number of characters, including Diddy Kong (naturally) and Banjo from Banjo-Kazooie. Conker the squirrel was also included, although this was before Conker had his bad-guy makeover in Conker’s Bad Fur Day. Some of the characters have some hilarious voices; Krunch sounds just like Krusty The Clown from The Simpsons. I had a lot of fun just playing around with the voices at the character selection scene. Here’s a short video to show what I mean.<\/p>\n