Popped my Diddy Kong Racing in about 6 months ago to see how it held up.
It doesn’t.
The gameplay in Mario Kart is way better. The racing in DKR feels clunky. I realized the main reason I liked DKR back in the day was because it had a single player campaign and a lot of secrets to find. I still respect it for those qualities, but it is not a better racing game than Mario Kart.
I play it on my steam deck and I disagree. It still holds up imo, and I still enjoy it more than Mario kart 64.
The steering might not be what you’re used to , but once you get the hang of it it’s better.
I didn’t realise anyone thought Diddy Kong Racing was better than Mario Kart.
I absolutely believe it’s better. The soundtrack, level variety, and vehicle variety all blow it out of the water.
I don’t believe anyone thinks this
Diddy Kong Racing has a better story than every Mario Kart put together.
Mostly because Mario Karts don’t have a story.
Mario Kart is a party game you play with people you want to casually hang out with one night.
Diddy Kong Racing is a game you play with someone (or yourself) over the course of many nights and sink into the story, fun worlds and characters, while taking on the racing challenges.
Mario Kart is a social lubricant party game with tight, balanced, and fun racing chaos. Diddy Kong Racing is a game with heart and soul and humour and exploration and a story.
tl;dr: I think this
Specifically on the N64, with regards to these games? I absolutely do and I don’t think there’s actually much to discuss.
I know people that do
I’m going to check in and say, I think this.
Diddy Kong wins due to it having a single player campaign.
As a kid it was great to have both, they have both multiplayer, with powerups. DiddykongRacing had more Variety in Tracks, with its boats and planes, and Lava,snow and space themed tracks. Both good Games
I definitely liked diddy better, just because years later I remember the ‘story’ it had, and the fun of exploring the overworld. That magical feeling of getting to space? It was awesome. The challenge/gameplay may have been tighter in mario, but diddy was just overall more fun.
F-ZERO X
crash racing sitting at a table with hoodie on
My cousins got dkr and i had mk64 and I was palpably jealous. Thanks for reopening the wound OP.
Mario Kart was played for racing, and balloon battles. Diddy Kong Racing was all about Fire Mountain (the game where you capture the eggs).
PLANES!
Pfft, icicle pyramid is better
TT: FINAL LAP
music goes double time
Yeah but Mario Kart didn’t have a soundtrack CD shaped like Mario’s head that broke CD players.
