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==The [[Nintendo 64]] years== | ==The [[Nintendo 64]] years== | ||
Two months later, Diddy made his Nintendo 64 debut, and got his first starring role without any other Kong characters appearing. [[Diddy Kong Racing]] took the kart racing genre in a new direction with go-karts, planes, and hovercraft as available vehicles. Even more remarkable, instead of a straight-forward racing game like the Mario Kart series, Diddy Kong Racing was a "racing adventure," a mixture between Mario Kart and [[Super Mario 64]]. Diddy Kong Racing was the first self-published title by Rare, and marked the first appearance of such characters as [[Banjo]] (who would go on to star in the [[Banjo-Kazooie]] series), [[Conker]] (who would go from kid-friendly titles to the mature-rated hijinx of [[Conker's Bad Fur Day]] and the Xbox's Conker: Live & Reloaded), [[Tiptup]], and [[Tricky]] the triceratops (whose origins were later explored in the GameCube game Star Fox Adventures). The storyline revolved around an intergalactic genie by the name of [[Wizpig]] attempting to take over [[Timber's Island]], a neighbor to DK Island. Diddy's childhood friend [[Timber]] sends him a letter to help liberate the island, and he answers the call in secret while Timber's parents are visiting his own family. Diddy Kong Racing broke records when first released for having the highest number of pre-orders of any video game to date. | Two months later, Diddy made his Nintendo 64 debut, and got his first starring role without any other Kong characters appearing. [[Diddy Kong Racing]] took the kart racing genre in a new direction with go-karts, planes, and hovercraft as available vehicles. Even more remarkable, instead of a straight-forward racing game like the Mario Kart series, Diddy Kong Racing was a "racing adventure," a mixture between [[Mario Kart]] and [[Super Mario 64]]. Diddy Kong Racing was the first self-published title by Rare, and marked the first appearance of such characters as [[Banjo]] (who would go on to star in the [[Banjo-Kazooie]] series), [[Conker]] (who would go from kid-friendly titles to the mature-rated hijinx of [[Conker's Bad Fur Day]] and the Xbox's Conker: Live & Reloaded), [[Tiptup]], and [[Tricky]] the triceratops (whose origins were later explored in the GameCube game Star Fox Adventures). The storyline revolved around an intergalactic genie by the name of [[Wizpig]] attempting to take over [[Timber's Island]], a neighbor to DK Island. Diddy's childhood friend [[Timber]] sends him a letter to help liberate the island, and he answers the call in secret while Timber's parents are visiting his own family. Diddy Kong Racing broke records when first released for having the highest number of pre-orders of any video game to date. | ||
Two years later he would appear in [[Donkey Kong 64]]; initially he was imprisoned by K. Rool, but once rescued became a playable character. Joining forces with Donkey Kong, Dixie's little sister Tiny Kong, Kiddy Kong's older brother [[Chunky Kong]], and [[Lanky Kong]], they set off to stop K. Rool from blowing up DK Island with his new mechanical Crocodile Isle and the [[Blast O'Matic]] laser. Unlike the DKC games, this was a sprawling 3-D adventure in the vein of Banjo-Kazooie, and it was the first N64 game to require the [[N64 Expansion Pak]] to play. | Two years later he would appear in [[Donkey Kong 64]]; initially he was imprisoned by K. Rool, but once rescued became a playable character. Joining forces with Donkey Kong, Dixie's little sister Tiny Kong, Kiddy Kong's older brother [[Chunky Kong]], and [[Lanky Kong]], they set off to stop K. Rool from blowing up DK Island with his new mechanical Crocodile Isle and the [[Blast O'Matic]] laser. Unlike the DKC games, this was a sprawling 3-D adventure in the vein of Banjo-Kazooie, and it was the first N64 game to require the [[N64 Expansion Pak]] to play. | ||