Diddy Kong Racing was the only game that my friend had that I didn't have way back then. I loved it so much that I would walk to his house every day and we would play it for hours.
I loved it too! Man I remember flying the airplane with the rockets! Oh that was fun! Such a fun game back in the day! Thanks for reminding me of this enjoyable gem.
I remembered playing it for a while but really I was disappointed with it and didn't think it was good enough to play anymore, so I pulled the plug after a couple days.
Oh man, I am so glad that I ain't the only one that believes that this is better than the quite frankly ridiciously overrated MK 64. MK 64 stands at the bottom for me in terms of MK games. DKR was just more enjoyable and I remember playing with my two cousins in the battle mode back in the day and how much fun we had. Would have been so great on the DS with online play but too bad they had to go and royally screw it up with that version.
@Darro: Certain things seemed so much different for me in the DS version. Too many new mini-games I guess. Loved battle mode on this and the fun of exploring the world, which in my opinion was a lot better than simply just selecting a track from a menu.
Ah, Diddy Kong Racing, my first game for the N64. I loved this game and I remember playing this a lot more than I did Mario Kart 64, even though they're both good. Still, gotta say, I think Crash Team Racing is the best out of the three.
@JJOR64: Think he just thought it was too samey of an experience that came out six months after Mario Kart 64. He still ends the review saying it was much better than Mario Kart 64.
If you haven't noticed, the only Kart racer Jeff actually likes is Super Mario Kart, and maybe Crash Team Racing.
But whatever, It's still probably the epitome of the genre (not that that means much) and I would still rather play it than Mario Kart 64 (In fact, I would go as far as to say I would rather play it than Mario Kart Wii.). DS version is junk, unfortunately.
The best part about this game was battle mode, especially the one called Icicle Pyramid. I would play that map over and over again. I miss the old Rare, they made such great games (i.e. goldeneye, perfect dark and this game just to name a few...)
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