![]() ![]() ![]() In this mode, in addition to coming first, you must also find the eight Silver Coins deviously hidden throughout the courses (some in alternate paths). DKR includes an adventure mode, which features bosses, an overworld to explore, many hidden secrets, the addition of hovercrafts and planes, and a unique way of racing called the "Silver Coin Challenge". Along for the ride are the Kremling spy Krunch, Bumper Badger, Banjo (prior to meeting Kazooie in Banjo-Kazooie), pre-sweary Conker, Tiptup Turtle, and Pipsy Mouse.ĭiddy Kong Racing is a racing game with similarities to Mario Kart 64, in that you race with a variety of cheery racers while using weapons. No demos or prototypes of the game have been found or leaked.5 /5t's an island takeover when the evil space wizard, Wizpig, discovers Tiger Island! After the islands prized racetracks become sealed up, Timber Tiger contacts his friend Diddy Kong to help him reclaim the racetracks and save the island before his parents return. It's not called Donkey Kong Racing anymore, it's not on the GameCube anymore, and by this point, I'd imagine so little of the original art and code remains that it's barely the same game anymore, but yes it's still coming out in some form." The game that was to be replacing Donkey Kong Racing was to be known as Sabreman Stampede, which would be also cancelled in late 2005.Īs it stands right now, a few images and the E3 2001 teaser trailer is all that is online of the game. This was not the case though, as when, in 2004, it was asked if the game was still being developed, the Rare team said "Well yes and no. Tim and Chris Stamper went looking for a buyer until 2002 when Microsoft beat out Activision and bought them for $375 million.Įffectively, people thought Donkey Kong Racing was over, due to the fact that Rare doesn't have permission to use the Donkey Kong trademark anymore. at the time) went to Nintendo to offer the rest of their company, but surprisingly, Nintendo refused their offer. Knowing this, Tim and Chris Stamper (the heads of Rare Ltd. was not getting enough money from Nintendo to fund any of its projects. The game was anticipated to be shown at Space World 2001 or ETS 2001, but that unfortunately never happened. However, not much else is known about the specifics of this mode.ĭonkey Kong Racing made its first (and only) appearance at E3 2001, where a teaser trailer for the game was shown off and said to be released somewhere in 2002. Up to 4 people would be able to play at a given time. There was going to be a multiplayer mode in the game. Giving the user's animals enough could make them become "true thoroughbreds." In other words, the user can collect fruits to upgrade the user's animal to max potential. ![]() When competing in races, the player could pick up fruits and prizes for their specific animal. Bigger animals could destroy objects, while smaller animals could maneuver around obstacles easier The player could also be knocked down from their animal, in which they would have to do a "Track and Field" inspired button-mashing activity to get back on said animal. Each animal would have a different size and color, with special abilities according to how big the animal was. Expresso (Ostriches), Chomps (Sharks), Flitter (Dragonflies), Glimmer (Anglerfishes), Necky (Vultures), and Army (Armadillos) was shown in the trailer, which could mean those animals could also be ridden in-game. The animals that could be ridden on include Rambi (Rhinos), Enguarde (Swordfishes), Ellie (Elephants), and Zingers (Wasps). One of the main differences from Donkey Kong Racing to Diddy Kong Racing was that instead of riding in various vehicles, the player would be riding on the backs of different animals from the Donkey Kong Country series. The game was also going to have Dolby Surround Sound, even to go as far as to put together an orchestrated soundtrack. The tracks and scenery are blurred so much, "It was up to you to decide where the track met amidst marauding rhinos, schools of darting piranha, swarms of agitated wasps and other roaming wildlife bent on mischief." Donkey Kong Racing was going to have a lot of realistic features, like fading sunlight and swaying trees. The world of Donkey Kong Racing was going to include jungles, plains, and seas that were going to be stitched together into one seamless overworld. It is rumored that some of the original cast from Diddy Kong Racing could have returned as Taj was a playable character in the game. Known playable characters in Donkey Kong Racing included Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Kiddie Kong, and Taj the Genie from the trailer plus Crankey Kong and Lanky Kong (which were shown in an internal render for the game). ![]()
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