N64 Diddy Kong Racing VS Mario Kart 64

[SpikeSlania]

Think the title explains itself, which game did you like better on the N64, Diddy Kong Racing or Mario Kart 64? I do feel like the answer will come down to which one you had as a kid, like I had Diddy Kong Racing and generally don't like Mario Kart 64 with it being probably at the bottom of my personal Mario Kart ratings with Double Dash being on top. So I do love the Mario Kart series as a whole, but 64 was a real low point in my opinion especially since I keep putting it up against Diddy Kong. Especially as a kid with Diddy Kong having a hub world, multiple missions, several vehicle types, and a story on top of your standard Kart features really gave kid me a lot to do besides wrecking my little brother in multiplayer. But boy did I wreck him, especially in the Ice Pyramid battle stage. So which of the 2 Kart racers would you choose if you could only have 1 of them? Think it's evident by now my pick is Diddy Kong.

 

[Kerepiekas]

id say mariokart 64 as its a milestone in the mariokart franchise as the first 3d mariokart and implemented the main 3d mariokart quality standard (so no cheating ai) and diddy kong racing felt kind of like a bad spinoff (like knuckles chaotix)

 

[Iguana-0]

Anything related to P.Diddy i want nothing to do with LMAO

 

[Antihero]

P. Diddy's explicit racing?? When did he released that!?

 

[Kerepiekas]

And then there p.diddy hes dead

why do we need chunky dead kill p diddy.

 

[Iguana-0]

I would never want this game

 

[DunkeyKong]

Wrong Diddy guys…wait a minute

 

[ciro64]

What the fuck are you guys talking about

 

[Graw]

I don't think I can choose. Diddy Kong Racing's single player campaign crushes Mario Kart's single player mode. I spent so much time as a kid unlocking every single thing in that game. I didn't play the single player in Mario Kart a lot but when it comes to multiplayer we played a lot more Mario Kart.

We played a ton of multiplayer Mario Kart. I find the Mario Kart tracks to be a lot more memorable too. I can still close my eyes and run through every track in that game in my head and it's been like 20 years since I played it last. The powerups are more fun and I prefer the way Mario Kart handles over Diddy Kong. That being said, DKR looks nicer, has catchier music, has planes and hovercrafts and also has some great tracks.

I dunno. I pick both. I'd be equally as happy playing either one of them honestly.

 

[ciro64]

Well, I mostly only played Mario Kart 64, so I don't have much of a choice. By the time I owned a Diddy Kong racing cartridge I was too old to care too much.

When I tried playing the campaign of Diddy Kong Racing, I insisted on using the crocodile character, which I later found that it kinda has bad stats which explains the frustration I had.

All I can say is:

I'M BANJO! WHOOOOAAAA!

 

[Iguana-0]

What the fuck are you guys talking about

Beware the Baby Oil

 

[SpikeSlania]

I don't think I can choose. Diddy Kong Racing's single player campaign crushes Mario Kart's single player mode. I spent so much time as a kid unlocking every single thing in that game. I didn't play the single player in Mario Kart a lot but when it comes to multiplayer we played a lot more Mario Kart.

We played a ton of multiplayer Mario Kart. I find the Mario Kart tracks to be a lot more memorable too. I can still close my eyes and run through every track in that game in my head and it's been like 20 years since I played it last. The powerups are more fun and I prefer the way Mario Kart handles over Diddy Kong. That being said, DKR looks nicer, has catchier music, has planes and hovercrafts and also has some great tracks.

I dunno. I pick both. I'd be equally as happy playing either one of them honestly.

One of the wintery Christmas like stages from Diddy Kong has it's music stuck in my head rent free. I haven't played the game in like 2 decades but I can vividly still hear that song :p

Well, I mostly only played Mario Kart 64, so I don't have much of a choice. By the time I owned a Diddy Kong racing cartridge I was too old to care too much.

When I tried playing the campaign of Diddy Kong Racing, I insisted on using the crocodile character, which I later found that it kinda has bad stats which explains the frustration I had.

All I can say is:

I'M BANJO! WHOOOOAAAA!

If I remember right Krunk/Krush whatever his name is has like the highest top speed but the rest of his stats is terribad. I always ended up as the turtle or mouse for fastest acceleration. Though if I were to play now would probably be as Timber

 

[Skeleben]

I prefer Mario Kart 64, although in every game after that where Diddy Kong was available as a character, I played as him. So I guess I play Mario Kart to watch Diddy Kong racing.