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Good fun for kids and adults (one on one and together)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 32 / 33
Date: November 16, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Our family loves Diddy Kong racing! We come back to it over and over 'cause the adults love it as much as the kids. We race each other and it is loads of fun. The graphics are neat and you can pick from a variety of racers (Pipsy is almost like a family member now!) Each racer has a particular skill(s) and/or a few weaknesses and it's fun to see who picks which racer. There are two ways to play..you can just do races or you can do the adventure (also a race). Recommend it for those nights when you want to relax with the kids and have a laugh out loud blast.

Cross-Genre Racing Adventure? Oh yeah.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 18
Date: November 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

DKR (Diddy Kong Racing) is the only game I am aware of that is an adventure as well as a great racing game. The line drawn between racing and an adventure plot is just where it should be. When you first see the cutesy characters and tracks, you'll think it's easy. IT'S NOT. Sure, Adventure 1 may only take you 'bout a month (if you play constantly), but when you get to Adventure 2, it's a lot tougher. Then try Tracks Mode with the code "TIMETOLOSE". Then get T.T.. How about the Multiplayer games? And what about doing all this with Krunch? You'll see what I mean. Plus, in Adventure, you get to explore the outerworld, where you can access the races. Throw in DKR's plot and the Gold & Silver Balloons? There's gameplay. Maybe the toughest part is the Silver Coin Challenge in Adventure 2. If you thought the game was going easy on you, do this with Krunch, then use him to get T.T.. But when you get T.T., DON'T use him in Adventure. If you do all that, then I think you should have your hands full for AT LEAST four months (more if you play Multiplayer).

Diddy Kong Racing Rocks!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 08, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is wicked cool! It has awesome graphics and cool players. The levels are neat too.It has bright colors and a neat setting. My favorite area is the snow area. I like it because the levels are all Christmasy and have cool tracks. I like the plane the best because you get a better veiw of everything . I like the turtle the best because he's fast. This is what I think of Diddy Kong Raciging.

Diddy Kong Racing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 10, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I love that game I can play it for hours. You can do many things, there is an adventure part or race against friends or family. Its great! Would love games like it.

can't think about any others to say

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

All I can say about this game is that is much much much better than Mario Kart. Not only it is difficult, but fun to play with. You can't believe how boring is Mario Kart. It is nothing, I didn't know what am I playing for. Diddy Kong Racing is the best racing game I ever bought. I love the phrase:"go for it!"

Bad Multiplayer

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 15
Date: January 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

As I am a big fan of Mario Kart, I was excited to hear about the release of this game, however, after renting it I was disappointed to find it so unapplealing. I purchase Nintendo 64 games to play with my friends, and the mutliplayer on this game is very poor. It lacks any decent for of "Battle Mode," which is the selling point for Mario Kart. The graphics, theme and sound are all very cutesy, geared for children, which didn't fly to well with me. That aside the Racing portion of the game is highly interesting. Having the option between driving a plane, hovercraft and car is fun. The adventure seems well done. However, there is nothing that caught my interest for more than 5 minutes. Renting it for 5 days was more than enough play time for me.

cutesy, but a lot of fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: April 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I am a HUGE fan of the MarioKart games and this one surpasses MarioKart 64 bigtime. Sure, it might be cutesy and some of the character's voices will get on your nerves, but the fun factor and replay value is out of this world! It is a lot better than MarioKart 64 in almost every way. The graphics are superb, the one player game is AWESOME and even after you beat the game, it's fun to go through it again. There are also 2 extra hidden characters to get to keep you racing. And most of all, the battle mode is different, but it is also great. In 2 of them, you compete against the computers or your friends to get so many eggs or bananas back to your base before they do. And best of all, in the other 2 it's just good old fashioned BATTLE! The 2 battle areas are a water level and an ice level, and they are fun.

If you ask me, I'd recommend getting Diddy Kong Racing before you get Mariokart 64 because it has more replay value than Mariokart ever thought of having.

DA BEST!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is WAYYYYYYY WAYYYYY WAYYYYYYYY BETTER AND COOLER THAN MARIO KART 64! This game has an amazing adventure mode. Unlike Mario Kart you have to find balloons and look for the races. With Mario Kart it is just plain ordianary racing. The multiplayer in Diddy Kong Racing is Great esspecially the ice one. When I rented the game I almost bought it. But the 5 days I did rent it It was SPECTACULAR! If you like racing games GET THIS ONE! TODAY! One more thing. THERE ARE 2 hidden characters and a 2nd adventure mode which makes this game A WINNER!

Great one player action

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 19 / 19
Date: May 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

My first thought with this game was that it would be a clonefrom 'Mario Cart' but after couple of weeks of playing it I realizedit was much more. I found challenging game with detailed race tracks in a beautiful 3D environment, with smooth racing gameplay that is second only to 'Mario Cart'. With excellent frame rates it doesn't look dodge like other N64 racing games. The only bad thing is if you are looking for two player action look else where because it doesn't offer much. Other than that it is a great game...a great buy.

Rather Fun, Actually

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty fun, especially the races. The multiplayer can get on yer nerves, though. You can choose from eight characters, and unlock two new ones. You can race using one of three vehicles: go-kart, hovercraft, and airplane. The game in fun, but can get rather old.

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