Diddy Kong Racing DS

Diddy Kong Racing DS (tentative title) is a racing game for the Nintendo DS by Rare. It is Rare's first Nintendo DS game. It is an enhanced port of Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64. Its scheduled release date is late 2006.

New features

Some confirmed extra features of the game include:

Eight player single-card multiplay
Eight player Multi-card and online play
Touch-screen and microphone compatible
Familiar faces in newly playable form
Remodelled and retextured tracks
Fully custom-made vehicles
New modes, weapons and challenges
Create your own track (TT's Wish Races)^*

Playable characters

Confirmed

Diddy Kong (A main character from the Donkey Kong Country series.)
Tiny Kong (A main character in Donkey Kong 64, new to this remake.)
Tiptup (Male turtle who made cameos in the Banjo-Kazooie series.)
Pipsy (Yellow mouse)
Krunch (A Kremling from the Donkey Kong Country series)
Timber (Orange and black-striped male tiger)
Drumstick

Tracks

The game will contain all of the tracks featured in the N64 original.

Battle stages

In addition, there are several battle stages, each of which must be unlocked by obtaining a hidden key from each world:

Dino Domain: Fire Mountain - The objective is to hatch three dinosaur eggs. Players take eggs from the volcano in the center of the arena to their nest, which is identified by a picture of their character. When an egg is dropped in a nest, it will eventually hatch. Unhatched eggs in other player's nests can be stolen. As such, players have to defend their nests as well.
Snowflake Mountain: Icicle Pyramid - The objective is to survive. Collecting red ballons will give the player missiles, which can be shot at opponents. Each player gets 8 bananas, and each shot takes 2 away; players are knocked out when they lose all 8, with the last remaining player the winner. There are also yellow baloons, which provide a shield.
Sherbert Island: Darkwater Beach - The same objective as Ice Pyramid, but on the water and small areas of land.
Dragon Forest: Smokey Castle - Similar to Fire Mountain, players must take bananas to their chest, which is identified by a picture of their character. Players can only carry 2 bananas at a time, and must put them into the chest by passing near it. Players can steal bananas from their adversaries by shooting them, but they can be shot too. Once bananas have been placed on a chest, they cannot be stolen.

Future Fun Land does not have a battle stage.

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