Diddy Kong Racing - Strategy Guide (Page 01)
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* * * Diddy Kong Racing - A FAQ * * *
Author: marshmallow (m_mallow@hotmail.com
Hey, hey! Since I won't be receiving any stellar titles until Christmas,
I'm doing this FAQ so I won't go insane. I finished this before Xmas,
but you won't read it until the 26th, since Gamefaqs is going on a
little hiatus. Oh well, here you go. Right now, as you read this, I'm
working on more FAQs for the games I got for Xmas...
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Version 1.0
Revision History:
March 29th - Well, I spellchecked the entire thing with my new
Spellchecker. New things? Changed font. Anything else? No :)
March 9th - hot of the press!
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Table of Contents
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1) Vehicles
2) Characters
3) Tracks
4) Secret Balloons
5) Items
6) Secrets
7) Codes
8) Credits
9) Legal Junk
10) End
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1) Vehicles
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Car:
The most used vehicle in the game, the Car is very fast and
maneuverable. Turn tight corners by holding down R and using the Control
Stick to navigate. If there's a REALLY sharp curve try holding both R
and B. You can brake with B, back up when stopped, and accelerate with
A. Shoot/activate items with Z. Slows down when you go off track.
Airplane:
Now we're talking! This can go practically everywhere, and it controls
like a real plane would. Due to this, hitting someone with a projectile
is difficult, but if you do get hit you're screwed since you'll wipe out
completely, coming to a complete stop.
Hovercraft:
Fastest vehicle in the game, the Hovercraft can go over any terrain and
not be slowed down, since it doesn't touch the ground! However, it does
touch the water, but that's ok, since it can float. It can turn on a
dime, but it's acceleration is a bit...sluggish.
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2) Characters
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# 1 - Diddy Kong:
Star of the game, Diddy Kong takes off time from exploring with his
friends to help out his friends. Diddy is an all around good character,
with a medium in almost every category. # 1 when controlled by the AI.
Acceleration - Medium
Handling - Medium
Top Speed - Medium
# 2 - Tiptup:
Tiptup, a turtle with a strange voice. Personally, I think Tiptup is the
best character besides T.T.! Use him to try to earn him...
Acceleration - Great
Handling - Awesome
Top Speed - Average
# 3 - Pipsy:
Argh! This mouse is so disgustingly cute it makes me want to vomit...
Acceleration - Above Average
Handling - Great
Top Speed - Average
# 4 - Bumper:
Hey, look everybody...an ugly Badger! :)
Acceleration - Average
Handling - Average
Top Speed - Great
# 5 - Conker:
Watch out, or the demonic squirrel will drag you into the pits of
Hell...Muahahah!
Acceleration - Great
Handling - Ok
Top Speed - Ok
# 6 - Timber:
Timber is a kid Tiger, and he sounds like a freak, too!
Acceleration - Ok
Handling - Ok
Top Speed - Ok
# 7 - Banjo:
Before starring in his own game with his pal, Kazooie, he's decided to
one up everyone else.
Acceleration - Slow
Handling - Average
Top Speed - Great
# 8 - Krunch:
Krunch is a fat Kremling, make no mistake about it.
Acceleration - Very slow
Handling - Very poor
Top Speed - Awesome
\/\/\/\/ SECRET CHARACTERS \//\/\\//\
# 9 - Drumstick:
This guy's voice is hilarious...why? It just is...
Acceleration - Great
Handling - Great
Top Speed - Great
# 10 - T.T.:
This is the one who manages the tracks.
Acceleration - Awesome
Handling - Awesome
Top Speed - Awesome
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3) Tracks
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The basic set-up is like this: Un-lock track with balloons you have
collected, get a balloon on track, defeat all tracks in a level, defeat
boss, get Silver Coin challenge, race each track, get 1st, and collect
all the Silver Coins. Do this to all courses. Beat a harder Boss and
receive a piece of the WizPig Amulet. . Find a key in the level. Unlock
Bonus level; win bonus level for a piece of the T.T. Amulet. Unlock
Trophy Race. Race each track in a row; get an average of 1st place to
get Golden WizPig Trophy. And then it's on to the next level...
- - - DINO DOMAIN - - -
To get here: Drive forward from your starting place.
The Key can be found in Ancient Lake.
# 1 - Ancient Lake
Default Craft: Car
To get the best out of this track, you'll have to cut across the grass
near the middle. To do this without slowing down, simply hit the Boost
Arrow near the corner, go skidding across the grass, then pick up the
Blue Balloon! By the third lap you'll have an Ultra Boost; let it loose
and wizz pass everyone! Oh, be careful of the dinosaur at the last turn,
it's a killer.
The key is out in the grass on a small ramp. Pretty hard to miss!
Locations of Silver Coins:
1. Right in front of the starting line
2. After the first Balloon Group
3. After the last one
4. After the last one :)
5. You'll have to skip the shortcut and go on the road to collect this
one
6. Before the dinosaur appears
7. In the middle of the road which the dinosaur is pounding
8. Before the finish line, in a group of bananas
# 2 - Fossil Canyon
Default Craft: Car
After the first Booster, and passing the Green Balloons, hit the second
Booster Arrow, then go near the edge of the lake and hit the third;
you'll go rocketing over the lake and right into the tunnel! On the last
legs, there's two ways to go. Although the left lane is shorter, the
right lane leads to some Blue Balloons...
Locations of Silver Coins:
1. Right in front of the Starting Line
2. Inside the first curve
3. Near the 3rd Booster
4. On the shores of the lake (take the shortcut to get)
5. On the fourth Booster Arrow
6. Right outside the tunnel
7. Before the fork in the road
8. Take the left side and it'll be right there. Or, you could fall down
from the right side.
# 3 - Jungle Falls
Default Craft: Car
There's a Booster Arrow on the first turn, it's on the far left. It's
pretty easy to miss! There's not really any shortcuts, but I guess I
should include this; instead of driving through the skeleton of the
dinosaur, go through his skull to find a Booster Arrow! Also, before the
second Booster Arrow is a Blue Balloon. Collect it, hit the Booster,
then when it wears off (which will be at the entrance of the tunnel),
hit the Rocket Boost!
Locations of Silver Coins:
1. Directly in front of the Starting Line
2. Inside the first curve
3. On the bridge
4. On the shore of the river. Yes, you'll have to take a dive into the
lake to get that one...
5. ...but you'll also receive this one on your way out of the lake!
6. After the cave
7. In the skull of the skeleton
8. Right before the Starting Line
# 4 - Hot Top Volcano
Default Craft: Airplane
Go forward and through the right passage to get a Blue Balloon. Get
another Blue Balloon from under the ridge, and a third from under the
small bridge thing IF you can. Go through the tunnel and fire your
Booster right before the first Booster Ring to go rocketing forward,
then you'll fly through another before whirling through the exit!
Locations of Silver Coins:
1. Behind the pillar that is in front of the Starting Line
2. Take the left side in the first fork
3. And another left to snag this one
4. Right over the hill
5. Right over a rock bridge
6. At the entrance of a tunnel
7. At the second to last Booster Circle
8. In the last Booster Circle
Bonus Game - Fire Mountain
Default Craft: Airplane
(Note: Requires Key to un-lock)
The object of the game is to get three dinosaur eggs into your nest
before any of the other players do. The eggs will appear in the lava pit
in the center of the level. When you touch them you pick them up
automatically and they will be carried behind you. When you press Z they
will be dropped. The best way to win is to steal from other peoples'
nests, then take them to your own. If anyone tries the trick on you, use
some Rockets! At the top of the screen are four plates with each
character's face on them. When an egg is laid in their nest an egg icon
will start to flash under their plate; the egg can be stolen. But when
it stops flashing, it's there FOREVER!
Boss Race: Triceratops
Default Craft: Car
Get a rocket start, now you have to dodge pillars as they fall. However,
if you are fast enough they shouldn't be a problem, but if you mess up
you'll have to go around. In this case it would be best to knock him
down with a few Missiles to slow him down. Then near the end of the
canyon a boulder will come down; go left or right, but just not in the
middle! The rest of the track is a long curve around a mountain. Yes,
there is a shortcut, but chances are you'll mess up and go flying off
when you come out, so I usually don't take it. Get any Blue Balloons
you can, then use them when the track is relatively straight.
- - - SNOWFLAKE MOUNTAIN - - -
How to get here: Using the Airplane, drive through the hole with snow
around it, it's next to the entrance to Dino Domain.
The Key is in Snowball Valley
# 1 - Everfrost Peak
Default Vehicle: Airplane
The key to winning is to collect the Blue Balloons and use them in
conjunction with the Booster Circles. After the cave, go right and
collect two Blue Balloons, one in the air and one on the ground, then
the last one, then use them before going through a Booster Circle!
Locations of Silver Coins:
1. Directly in front of the Starting Line
2. To the left of the first Zipper
3. After that you'll notice a small island with a tree. Go down there
and collect it...
4. ...and the one behind it, as well!
5. Above a rocky ridge
6. Right after the tunnel
7. Above another rocky ridge...
8. ...and you'll have to come back another lap to collect the one
underneath!
# 2 - Walrus Cove
Default Craft: Car
Pretty complicated, you have to do a lot of things at once, very
quickly. Go forward and through the cave and collect the Blue Balloon,
use it immediately to get to the loop-da-loop first, where you will get
an automatic boost. Through another cave and another Blue Balloon, hit
two boosters and go through another tunnel. Here you can collect another
Blue Balloon and hit even more booster arrows. Now, at the end is a fork
in the road...sorta. Take the left and you will find a Booster Arrow,
however, the road is very thin and it's easy to fall into the icy water
(which would slow you down). There you go...
Locations of Silver Coins:
1. Before the loop-da-loop
2. At the entrance to the first tunnel
3. After the two Zippers, turn a hard left and collect this one
4. At the exit of the third cave
5. After a group of balloons
6. Before the fork in the road, go to the far right, next to the icy
shore, and collect the one by the tree.
7. Ditto.
8. In the shortcut
# 3 - Snowball Valley
Default Craft: Car
This course is pretty easy, not to mention short. Instead of going where
the arrow points, go left, into an icy tunnel with two Blue Balloons.
Come to think of it, this course is crawling with Blue Balloons! After
the tunnel, turn a hard right and hit the Booster, then go through the
valley with Snowballs going over it. Be careful! If you one hits you
you'll be flattened out for several seconds. Ok, it's into the tunnel
then out into the exit...simple.
To get the key, turn to your immediate left at the very start. Don't go
forward, just turn left. You'll find an aclove with the Key!
Locations of Silver Coins:
1. Like always, in front of the Starting Line
2. Go left at the first fork. At the entrance to the tunnel.
3. After exiting the tunnel, turn a hard right.
4. In the bunch of balloons after the first Zipper
5. Behind the Starting Line
6. Go right at the first fork instead, it's out in the open
7. In the Snowball valley, right side
8. In the Snowball valley, left side
# 4 - Frosty Village
Default Craft: Car
Rush forward and grab the Blue Balloon in the tunnel, then quickly
swerve right and hit the Booster Arrow. You'll go careening over a
village; hit the Rocket Boost to go even faster in the air! Through a
tunnel with a Booster...heck, the best way to win this race is to
connect with all the boosters! There's not much after that...oh, when
you're in a Hovercraft, there's a shortcut out in the water in the form
of a cave.
Locations of Silver Coins:
1. In front of the Starting Line, to the far left.
2. Instead of hitting the first Zipper, go down the hill to the right...
3. ...and when you come back, the left side
4. Near a house in the little village
5. In the cave, you'll have to hit the
6. On the hill in the forest; after the third zipper
7. On the straightaway; look near the left wall
8. Right before going over the finish line, look to your left, out in
the water. You'll have to use your sliding skills to get it without
touching the water.
Bonus Game - Icicle Pyramid
(Note: You need the Key to un-lock this level)
Default Craft: Car
The object of the game is to kill everyone else by hitting them with
projectiles, mines, and other offensive tools until all of their bananas
are gone. I think it's pretty fun! It's also pretty easy...oh well.
Boss: Walrus
Default Craft: Hovercraft
This guy's track is just one long, relatively straight line. If you
don't hit any walls or anything, you should be fine! There are only a
handful of Blue Balloons, and they are very difficult to reach, so don't
mess up!
- - - SHEBERT ISLAND - - -
How to get here: Go out in the water and you'll see the entrance on a
small island.
The Key is in Crescent Island
# 1 - Whale Bay
Default Craft: Hovercraft
The level is a large circle around an island, with waterfalls and
Booster Circles everywhere. There is quite a large shortcut: After the
second or so booster Circle, there will be a boat and a whale in front.
Head for the boat, head on. The whale will come out of the water,
serving as a ramp to the boat! Nice one, eh?
Locations of Silver Coins:
1. In front of the Starting Line; in a Zipper Circle
2. On the first turn
3. Right after the last one
4. In the 2nd Zipper Circle
5. Near the whale that serves as a ramp to the ship
6. Ignore the shortcut, it's out on a rock
7. In another Zipper Circle
8. In the straight-a-way to the Finishing Line
# 2 - Crescent Island
Default Craft: Car
All you really have to do to guarantee a win is to not mess up :) Turn
left at the fork near the start to find two Zippers, then make sure to
hit the 3rd Zipper near the turn. When you find the boat, turn a hard
left and go down the tunnel, then exit to find another Zipper. Whee!
The Key is easy to find. From the start, go on the ocean to the left
(easier in the Hovercraft) and look at the side of the walls; it'll be
in an aclove.
Silver Coin Locations:
1. Take the left route at the start
2. Ditto.
3. Take the right route at the start
4. After the fork, head towards the right wall
5. Right before the ship. Problem is, it's at an awkward angle. Use the
R button.
6. Instead of going down the tunnel in the ship, continue, then turn
left to find a ramp that leads to a hole which drops you into the
tunnel. The coin is in the hole.
7. Before entering the last tunnel. Again, it's at a strange angle.
8. When exiting the last tunnel, there will be a pillar to your extreme
right. Cut to the inside of this to find it! This can also be used as a
shortcut, but it is not advised as if you hit the wall you slow down a
lot.
# 3 - Pirate Lagoon
Default Craft: Hovercraft
Again, it's all about not goofing up. It also helps to retrieve the Blue
Balloons that are scattered across the curves. At the very end will be a
ramp which will propel you across a wall, showing you the game's awesome
flare effects.
Silver Coin Locations:
1. Near the first Zipper Circle
2. On a hill after the last one
3. On the first curve
4. After the previous one, look on the right wall
5. After the tunnel, keep on the left wall
6. After the Balloonies!
7. Skip the shortcut and you'll find it
8. Right before the Finishing Line!
# 4 - Treasure Cave
Default Craft: Car
This level is _EASY_! Just hit the zippers and you'll be fine...no
shortcuts, no nothing.
Silver Coin Locations:
1. Right in front of you
2. Near the first Zipper
3. After the tunnel, you'll have to bear right into a grove of trees
4. Near the third Zipper, right outside the cave
5. Inside the cave
6. Inside the cave
7. Inside the cave
8. Ditto!
Bonus Game - Dark Water Beach
Default Craft: Hovercraft
Again, you have to slaughter everyone before they do the same to you.
Shouldn't be too difficult...and if it is, you suck, sorry.
Boss: Octopus
Default Craft: Hovercraft
Basically, grab the Blue Balloons and use them immediately. If you hit
something and stall, you're pretty much screwed since this guy is faster
than you! At first he lays mines, then he lays bubbles...ouch.
- - - DRAGON FOREST - - -
How to get here: Using a Hovercraft or Airplane, go through the leftmost
waterfall in the main area where Taj walks around.
The Key is in Boulder Canyon
# 1 - Greenwood Village
Default Craft: Car
Whoo, there's a lot to say about this level...First off, there is a
semi-shortcut near the start. If you can fall down the well, which looks
like a large hole in the ground, and drive through the tunnel fast
enough, you'll pop up in the underground area before anyone else!
However, this is VERY difficult to do, so instead, I advise hitting the
Zipper that is hidden to the left of it. Next off is the fork. The left
route may look shorter, but it's not, in fact, you'll probably end up
smacking into the wall and slowing yourself down. Also, on the last
curve, turn a hard left to find another Zipper that will propel you over
the Finish Line.
Silver Coin Locations:
1. After the first Zipper, turn to the extreme left
2. Near the well
3. In the underground tunnel
4. After the hill with the Rainbow Balloon
5. Near the end of the tunnel
6. Take the normal way
7. Take the odd way
8. Right after the tunnel, it's at an awkward angle, though.
# 2 - Windmill Plains
Default Craft: Airplane
Rocket forward and grab the Blue Balloon, then use it's power to thrust
yourself into the second windmill. Hug the ground and you'll get a third
boost, which will propel you into the first Zipper Circle. By now you're
way ahead of the pack as you go into the tunnel. When you're in the
canyon, make sure to grab the Blue Balloon on the floor!
Silver Coin Locations:
1. In the first Windmill
2. In the second Windmill
3. At the entrance to the underground passageway...look low! It's easy
to miss it.
4. In the tunnel, near the left wall.
5. In the third Windmill
6. After the above one, venture to your left to find a waterfall; look
under it. This one can be difficult to retrieve without smacking into
the wall!
7. In the canyon, right after the Blue Balloon
8. Right before the last tunnel, to the left. Skip the Zipper Circle, it
points away from it and will launch you at the tunnel instead of the
coin.
# 3 - Boulder Canyon
Default Craft: Hovercraft
This stage is FUN! There are several logs in the water which spin very
rapidly, hitting them will knock you around, so avoid them the best you
can. In the beginning, get the Blue Balloon on the rock, then you'll go
careening down a waterfall, grab the first Balloon, which is blue, then
weave out to avoid the nasty green one, then weave back in to collect
the third Blue Balloon, making an Ultra Boost. Use this on the bridge up
ahead to rocket past everyone. Then choose whichever path you want to
the end.
The Key is very well hidden in this stage! First, get an Ultra Boost,
then go to the bridge. See the little bell hanging on a chain? get under
it and jump (R) and the bridge will lift. Use the Ultra Boost to go up
the bridge to find a small ledge which will have...tada...the Key!
Silver Coin Locations:
1. Right next to the first Blue Balloon
2. Before the waterfall
3. Behind a badly placed Log...
4. On a zipper when entering the castle
5. Before the green river; to the far left
6. At the fork in the castle, turn left
7. Same thing
8. Near a tree, almost to the exit
# 4 - Haunted Woods
Default Craft: Car
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