Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 64
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Nov 24, 1997
User Score
8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 39
  3. Negative: 2 out of 39

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  1. RobertC.
    Mar 12, 2004
    10
    Let's face it...this game is incredible. The gameplay was awesome, the races were great fun, the multiplayer is addictive, and I don't even what to begin with the open format DKR had.
  2. NickK.
    May 2, 2005
    10
    A truly engrossing gaming experience. Perfectly balanced, dangerously addictive and dripping with charm, DKR still stands as the finest kart-based racer on any platform.
  3. SilentNinja
    Sep 3, 2005
    10
    I definentaly love this game. it's so awsome for a raceing game because you can not only be in cars but in hovercrafts and planes too. i definentaly played this game alot when i was younger heck i still play it now!!!!
  4. PersonKiller
    Feb 6, 2004
    10
    It is a kool game the music is hella cool.
  5. JonD.
    Feb 24, 2006
    10
    this game was great i played this almost every day i remember the graphics being great it was difficult but it was just extreemly fun i havent played it in a while but i have memorys of playin it every day for months when i was younger.
  6. Jswis
    Sep 17, 2011
    10
    This game is one of those classics you have to have for n64. it was one of them that you drift in. i love it. maybe its just because i grew up with it. maybe.................................FILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfillerFILLERfillerfilllerfillerfiller… Expand
  7. RobertA
    Jul 15, 2004
    9
    Great racer, i could never beat the end boss though :( maybe i should try again someday.
  8. Tubie
    Jan 24, 2011
    9
    What a great game. You could spend hours and hours on this and not notice. A great game to play on your own or with a group of friends. One of the best games of the N64 era.
  9. Watermelon789
    Jul 27, 2011
    9
    A copy-cat of Mario Kart 64 , nether-less is a packed fun game with more interactions and more diversity in the tracks. In fact, it could be even better than Mario Kart 64. The music tunes reminds good times for those that played back then.
  10. bestbloodyday
    May 29, 2012
    9
    Mario Kart-style racer with the characters from Donkey Kong. Long and funny game, very addictive. Although it copies Mario Kart, also DKR knows how to bring some new ideas like planes (so you can fly instead of just drive). Very good game in general terms.
  11. zeta204
    Aug 16, 2012
    9
    Not all companies can make as fun of a kart racer as Nintendo did with Mario Kart, but Rare was a very close second on the N64 with Diddy Kong Racing. As with other competitive "racers," such as Mario Kart and 1080, this game will have you screaming in joy as your friends pass you again after you just barely nudged ahead. The controls are very fluid and work well even with the N64's oft-awkward controller. Rare made another blockbuster with this game.… Expand
  12. Uter
    Nov 19, 2003
    8
    It's little better than Mario Kart 64 in the gameplay department. The 1 player mode is deep and challenging. There's kart, plane, and hovercraft racing here. It's a nice addition to the Mario Kart formula.
  13. Caestus
    Mar 4, 2013
    8
    Real fun to play and easy better then mario kart 64 with the graphics and all the vehicles in it.
  14. Pivot1022
    Dec 24, 2011
    6
    Have any of you played through the full adventure mode? Okay this game is fuun, and adds alot more to mario karts formula. but the single player adventure gets SO BORING! if i remebre, you have to beat like every track 4-5 times just to beat the adventure mode... and i did. Oh and when you do that, you can do adventure 2... all of the tracks are just backwards... ADVENTURE HO!

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Metascore
88 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Nintendorks
    80
    Though it tries to be Kiddy Kong, Diddy Kong Racing is not a kiddie game. This is challenging, full blown racing at its best.
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  2. Electric Playground
    100
    Diddy Kong Racing is almost too good to be true. It is an exquisitely animated, color-rich racing game that bubbles over with character and charm. A triumph.
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  3. Gaming Age
    98
    All I can say is that this is what Mario Kart 64 should have been. Awesome.
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