As you can imagine, the only way he can be stopped is by competing in a series of races around the island to earn Golden balloons and prove that you’re the fastest racer around!įeeling slightly overwhelmed by these unusual circumstances Timber calls upon several of his friends to race alongside (and against) him.
Naturally, as soon as Timber is left home alone, an evil space sorcerer going by the name of “Wiz-Pig” see’s this as a perfect opportunity to invade the island and take over it for himself. And as much as I can feel the oncoming death threats from the legions of loyal Plumber fans already coming at me in their droves, I feel that Diddy Kong needs a bit of a backup here! So, let’s look at why he’s more than a match for Nintendo’s main man….ĭiddy Kong Racing’s story starts as our hero… Timber the Tiger (Oh, did I not mention? he’s the main character) is left in charge of an island after his parents swan off on holiday. Having had the pleasure of owning both throughout my many years of experience with cutesy kart racers, I find myself tasked with the job of finally drawing a line under this argument. Anyone who has ever owned or indeed ever played an N64 will have no doubt heard the classic argument of which Kart racer is better, Mario Kart 64 or Diddy Kong Racing? Whilst Mario Kart is arguably the more popular of the two, if only due to it’s highly commercialised star, Diddy Kong racing is certainly remembered fondly by all those who were bold enough to step outside of the box.