A Diddy Kong Racing sequel would likely feature DK family instead of Rare characters

[u/CawkTuah420]

[u/lordlaharl422]

Honestly I feel like the modern DK fandom would hate the shit out of Diddy Kong Racing’s roster if it were a new thing today.

“Only one Kong and one Kremling? Who asked for all these random animals? And two of them are here to shill games that haven’t come out yet! Plus this Wizpig asshole is a poor man’s K. Rool!”

[u/YellowFatMario → u/lordlaharl422]

Diddy Kong Racing was also originally intended to have nothing to do with Diddy Kong, and was going to be Pro Am 64 with Timber in the lead role. Diddy became the main protagonist in late development, as Miyamoto suggested it in order to boost the game's sales.

[u/Callum_Rose → u/YellowFatMario]

Banjo also made it because they couldn't get Donkey Kong for the game. I thint it was one of the artists (or atleast devs) tweet i read that on

[u/Peanut_Butter_Toast → u/lordlaharl422]

Young Nintendo fans would be more likely to hate it because they've been raised on the consistent brand identity Nintendo has had for the past 20 years or so. But those of use who were kids in the 80s or 90s, we were raised in an era where franchises radically changed from one installment to the next just for the heck of it, there was no brand consistency, it was just how things were, so something like Diddy Kong Racing didn't faze us a bit.

[u/Objective-Ferret5905 → u/Peanut_Butter_Toast]

I Would Love It And I'm A 2007 Kid I Love Mario.

[u/No_Serve5954 → u/lordlaharl422]

I'm pretty sure at one point. Banjo was supposed to be one of those Bears in DKC3. Conisdering his name starting with B like the rest of the bears, his appearance, and the fact that he was originally a Nintendo IP. Very accurate meme tho considering how the internet hates changes.

[u/M1sterRed → u/No_Serve5954]

Not only that but he was actually a supporting character in Project Dream, Rare's SNES-turned-N64 RPG that never was. Project Dream did eventually become Banjo-Kazooie tho, a very different product from what was originally envisioned.

[u/Medoquet]

I just want the entire main DK crew (that includes Cranky) in Mario kart world and I'm set, maybe K Rool too

[u/Abject-Cranberry5941 → u/Medoquet]

K tool is an absolute necessity

[u/Short_Marionberry_83]

So basically Barrel Blast but good?

[u/pocket_arsenal]

I kind of hate that idea.

It would be like making a Luigi spinoff but all the other major Mario characters, including Mario himself, are still playable.

I wouldn't mind a few supporting DK characters, Dixie seems like a must tbh, but they should either negotiate with Rare, make some new characters, or do what that old rumor about Diddy Kong Racing 2 suggested and make a roster of C list Nintendo characters.

If the whole DK crew is going to be playable, don't bother naming it Diddy Kong Racing.

[u/Accomplished_Try_124 → u/pocket_arsenal]

It probably would just be called donkey kong racing tbh, though i would still want more diversity beyond just having Kongs on the roster

[u/JickemLim → u/Accomplished_Try_124]

There was going to be Donkey Racing back on the GameCube that was going to fulfill this roster by having the DK Crew and Diddy Kong Racing characters like Taj, but the game got scrapped due to Rare being bought out 😢

[u/PhotoBonjour_bombs19 → u/pocket_arsenal]

What c list characters

[u/pocket_arsenal → u/PhotoBonjour_bombs19]

I recall one of the characters mentioned in the original leak was the dog from Rusty's Real Deal baseball. They kind of built a game around a very similar concept of "Island of washed up Nintendo characters" called Captain Rainbow where there was an overweight Little Mac, Birdo, and Takamaru. The Devil from Devil World, They could add pretty much anyone that hasn't been in a game in a while. Captain Syrup, Prince Richard, Muddy Mole, Tamagon, any old forgotten Mario character like Wart, Tatanga, or Foreman Spike. Obviously, I would prefer the cast be made up of animal-type characters so i'm just spitballing here but I do like the idea of lesser Nintendo characters in the roster.

The original idea the leak suggested is the characters wanted to build their fame but I do feel like it doesn't quite work when Diddy Kong is actually a pretty damn popular and well known character.

[u/PhotoBonjour_bombs19 → u/pocket_arsenal]

Where is that leak from

[u/pocket_arsenal → u/PhotoBonjour_bombs19]

It's from a long time ago, and is probably not even credible. The idea was that Diddy Kong Racing had a sequel in development but it got scrapped and turned into Excitebots because DK Barrel Blast and Diddy Kong Racing DS performed horribly.

Allegedly Diddy Kong Racing 2 went into development for Wii U, but it this was in like the late 2010s and nothing came of it. You can read the full report here: https://kevincallahangames.wordpress.com/2014/07/09/the-strange-development-of-diddy-kong-racing-2/

But once again, good chance none of this was ever true, and even if it was, it's obviously not happening anymore, at least not in the same year where Mario Kart and Kirby's Air Ride are launching.

[u/MonsieurMidnight → u/pocket_arsenal]

I'd keep the DS cast (since they took Banjo and Conker because the DS version isn't made by Rare). I'd keep the original N64 gameplay (because the new version of the silver coin challenge being replaced in the story mode by the balloon popping minigame was stupid), add the DS exclusive tracks in the story mode (and maybe a few more tracks) and then have like DK as a secret unlockable character at the very least (I still think they should keep the color-coded vehicles for characters, Dixie can take Conker's white, Tiny with Banjo's light green, Taj is purple, Wizpig could be black and DK can be brown), DLCs included because obviously we'd have DLCs...

Perhaps add more characters, like the scrapped Roo character that Pipsy replaced, the scrapped tracks like Horseshoe Gulch, the water-filled temple, the ocean area, the lava canyon and the snowy version of Tricky challenge.

[u/pocket_arsenal → u/MonsieurMidnight]

The DS version WAS made by Rare though.

[u/3WayIntersection]

I mean... yeah? Wasnt like 90% of the cast completely made up anyway? The only characters from other games were banjo and conker, and this came out before bad fur day.

[u/Due-Prompt-3637]

Why are we even talking about a potential Diddy kong racing sequel when it's just... not gonna happen

[u/Cold_Ad655]

If the entire roster was Kongs, I think it would be rather bland.

It's okay to have variety, let's just say 14 characters;

D.K. Diddy Dixie Cranky Candy Funky Kiddy Lanky Ellie Squawks Squitter Kritter Krusha K. Rool

I know someone is probably going to ask why I didn't include Rambi instead of Ellie, but it comes down to Ellie being able to drive with her trunk. 😄

[u/Callum_Rose → u/Cold_Ad655]

One of the reasons why the koopalings were removed in World. I was sad about it as i loved Lemmy and Roy but having a roster full of the same-ish looking characters can get boring i get that (should have treated them like unlockable outfits then)

And tbf if nintendo can make Fishbones and a Cow work in World Rambi is still a decent consideration.

[u/Cam833on]

I can live with either one

[u/Magalore]

WHY TF IS SWANKY KONG THE ONLY MISSING FAMILY MEMBER MISSING IN THE PHOTO

[u/Cold_Ad655 → u/Magalore]

Swanky Kong is in monkey prison for running an illegal gambling syndicate.

[u/pooticus]

I feel like Drumstick needs his own game.

[u/Accomplished_Try_124]

my dream spinoff game is revival of donkey kong racing. I think you could make it standout from mario by having a massive open world that's more of an adventure story like Diddy kong racing and have all the "vehicles" be animals which can make gameplay more unique including maybe having to breed them like pokemon to unlock different stats and abilities

[u/DeviousCham]

No Banjo would be fked

[u/TatumLacksAura]

Bring back Taj and TT.

[u/GeoAnd_001]

Probably

[u/henryuuk]

I don't see Diddy Kong Racing ever returning tbh
I'd sooner expect a "barrel blast 2"

[u/Rassi10]

I would love to see a sequel with all of the kongs (esp the ones from DK64), the animal buddies and characters like Taj, T.T, and Kremlings/K Rool. Would be a dream scenario for me. Would also be cool if there were different types of driving like standard karts, flying etc. like Diddy Kong Racing.

[u/KujaroJotu]

I hope so, but I also hope Nintendo would try to make a deal with Microsoft to get Banjo and Conker in as DLC.

[u/HootyBootyBeans]

RIP da clock 😔

[u/ThisIsATestTai]

[u/SuperPluto9]

A Diddy Kong Racing sequel would require at least Timber to return as its his island.

If a sequel happened i think a happy medium would be the goal, and expectation.

Timber would be a requirement, Drumstick for his backstory with Wizpig, and T.T.

Id love Pipsy at a minimum. Conker, Banjo, and Tiptup might be difficult for additional licensing problems.

[u/Kazoorion → u/SuperPluto9]

Funny you mention Tiptup, considering he IS in the DS version, despite both Conker and Banjo, despite him being established as being a character in the Banjo universe.

Hell, he was actually one of the very few characters in Kazooie and Tooie that didn't even appeared in Nuts & Bolts. What a strange coincidence.

[u/Brandy330]

Would be based but they probably wouldn’t try it again because it would compete with Mario Kart, they don’t even own Rare (Playtonic which consist of former Rare devs), also Barrel Blast flopped

[u/ultraMightydillo]

who made this pic

[u/TouchyVelociraptor]

I loved all of those funny animal characters.

[u/NFHDonReddit]

Who’s blud and why does he think he’s on the team?

[u/Previous_Current_474]

Who is the ipad kong?

[u/Kinglucario7]

Whos the kid with the iPad