The Diddy Kong Racing Friend Code thread

danwalton · 12-02-2007, 10:28 AM

Hi, I'll start us off:

4510 6359 0090

See you online!

Hi/zuum · 14-02-2007, 12:04 PM

cool.

mine's 2835 5996 3266

I played loads last night! Luv it!

danwalton · 14-02-2007, 12:56 PM

hey, gimme a shout sometime soon for an online sesh...

17-02-2007, 2:58 PM

My copy arrived this morning and I'm up for some races.

bear in mind that I'm really rather rubbish though.

My code is 330804 960532

Feel free to add me

Hi/zuum · 17-02-2007, 6:37 PM

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Originally Posted by harps23

...bear in mind that I'm really rather rubbish though.

Snap! you're added!

danwalton · 17-02-2007, 10:15 PM

haha ill add you tonight too

Hi/zuum · 18-02-2007, 12:29 PM

Hey, tried the mutiplayer game where you have to swoop down in the plane & collect the eggs in the middle while protecting yours (not easy!) It was brilliant, three of us online last night/this morning! It was exactly like the original except with real folk! It's the first battle area I've unlocked. Can't wait to try the others.

danwalton · 18-02-2007, 2:36 PM

sounds awesome, that was one of my all time fave multiplayer games!

Hi/zuum · 18-02-2007, 3:32 PM

yeah, you know which one I mean, it's the orange lava level. It's hilarious, you're caught between three minds most of the time, thieving eggs, swooping on the re-spawns or protecting yours & the lead can change right up to the final whistle which makes it even better. It's definately a good one.

GeordieSquires · 25-02-2007, 12:00 AM

Just got the game yesterday. Haven't played it much so i'm not very good.
Heres my code
090287440499

25-02-2007, 1:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GeordieSquires

Just got the game yesterday. Haven't played it much so i'm not very good.
Heres my code
090287440499

I've been neglecting this since I got Excite Truck but I'm going to get back to it soon so I'll add your code, mines in my sig. I'm really bad but I don't care.

Hi/zuum · 25-02-2007, 6:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GeordieSquires

Just got the game yesterday. Haven't played it much so i'm not very good.
Heres my code
090287440499

added, mine's in sig.

danwalton · 02-03-2007, 7:49 PM

I've added you all, we should try and get something online sorted soon

INSOMANiAC · 02-03-2007, 8:11 PM

Ive added you all my friends code is

253496 659122

Do the cars get any quicker later on because it does seem rather slow at the moment ?

Tetlee · 02-03-2007, 8:32 PM

Hopefully my copy should arrive next week, it's a long wait for postage out here

INSOMANiAC · 03-03-2007, 10:44 AM

God I almost forgot why I hated this so much on N64, then I get the DS version..... feels like you're doing about 5 miles an hour, complete lack of any sort of skill required in the races, boring, uneventful, cack weapons, If you end up at the back at the beginning then youve practically had it unless you go round getting those stupid turbos.

The final nail in the coffin for me is that stupid handbrake that turns you 90 degrees, which you never need to turn.

I suppose its a good game, if you're 5 years old

1/5

lovelldr · 03-03-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by INSOMANiAC

God I almost forgot why I hated this so much on N64, then I get the DS version..... feels like you're doing about 5 miles an hour, complete lack of any sort of skill required in the races, boring, uneventful, cack weapons, If you end up at the back at the beginning then youve practically had it unless you go round getting those stupid turbos.

The final nail in the coffin for me is that stupid handbrake that turns you 90 degrees, which you never need to turn.

I suppose its a good game, if you're 5 years old

1/5

lol, now you're really making me want to buy this game...

Gonna borrow a copy of it and see how I like it before I decide

Hi/zuum · 03-03-2007, 2:42 PM

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Originally Posted by lovelldr

lol, now you're really making me want to buy this game...

lol! he is quite brutal in his reviews.

INSOMANiAC · 03-03-2007, 7:43 PM

Im like Roy walker, I just say what I see

Hi/zuum · 03-03-2007, 8:13 PM

anyway... post up your PES code we'll you, I want to see how an online friends game plays out. I know you hate it but humour me will you, please. Mine's 077395795213 I'm on now!

GeordieSquires · 03-03-2007, 10:11 PM

Is the English version of PES compat with the Jap version? If it is i'll post my friend code. Actually who cares heres my PES code: 201956588955

danwalton · 03-03-2007, 10:13 PM

Hey PES boys, get a room! (Or at least your own thread

)

Hi/zuum · 03-03-2007, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GeordieSquires

Is the English version of PES compat with the Jap version? If it is i'll post my friend code. Actually who cares heres my PES code: 201956588955

Q? they should be, I've added you, so lets find out soon!

Oh & sorry for twisting the thread.

Tetlee · 07-03-2007, 4:10 AM

At last, my copy arrived today, going to give it a first run through in a bit

Will post my code up shortly & get ready for a good online kicking, haven't played Diddy Kong Racing before & I'm guessing you lot are getting pretty good by now

danwalton · 07-03-2007, 6:02 PM

between this and worms, we've got some onlining to do

see u soon lee!

INSOMANiAC · 12-03-2007, 5:35 PM

Im seeing plenty of these floating around on the trading forums already

, where I got mine from

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Originally Posted by Tetlee

At last, my copy arrived today, going to give it a first run through in a bit

Will post my code up shortly & get ready for a good online kicking, haven't played Diddy Kong Racing before & I'm guessing you lot are getting pretty good by now

I take it by now you have realised you have to go through several hours of trudgery just to get the vehicles everyone else uses online. The difficulty of the 'races' changes from one map to the next up and down up and down etc but mostly you have to 'race' the perfect 'race' in order to get the 1st position required to proceed.

Then you have to do all the levels again except this time pressing coins on the screeen while your taken round on rails....

I dont even want to talk about the stupid boss fights where your supposed to control vehicles by persisting around on the touchscreen.

Perhaps the biggest kick in the teeth is the fact that getting your vehicles up to their potential fastest (2 upgrades) not only takes 3 or four hours of frustration, but that it barely makes ANY difference to the actual speed of the vehicle. The only noticeable difference is if you sacrifice handling for speed, which makes an already poorly controlling game nigh on impossible

End of rant.

Tetlee · 14-03-2007, 1:26 AM

Well I must admit I'm not very keen on the game, shame really as I'd been looking forward to it for months. Played a few of the races but the end of level one where it groups all the races together seems to ramp up the difficulty from very easy to insane

Will probably try to give it time to grow on me but so far unimpressed with Diddy Kong Racing sadly. Haven't tried it online yet.

14-03-2007, 1:41 PM

Finding it hard to get into this myself to be honest, I enjoyed it for a day or two when I got it but nothing about it makes me want to turn it back on.

Think I'll go back to Mario Kart for whenever I feel like some handheld racing.

INSOMANiAC · 14-03-2007, 4:32 PM

Get tony hawks downhill jam its a great multiplayer racer !

coluigi · 05-04-2007, 6:51 PM

I've just completed this for the second time (Adventure 2) in about 3 days. It took about 8 hours to do.

I had this game for the 64 as well but back then I remember thinking the game was hard - but I was about 10 at the time. The problem with the DS game is it can sometimes come across as being really cheap - the controls are poor so if you get bullied at the start of the race and end up 8th there's a good chance you're going to stay there as everyone has a similar speed. Also some courses are fiendishly difficult to navigate smoothly due to poor turning - the plane is a big problem.

Another problem is the whole concept of difficulty - at first it's quite difficult, but upgrade your vehicles to Air A (there is no difference between A and B except looks) and the game will become a lot easier. I blasted through all the levels and hardly spent any time interacting with the AI as I was so far ahead of them. The game became ridiculously simple, the mirror mode makes it slightly more difficult but as you start with all your upgrades it's still easy. And I never even bothered to buy any other upgrades, they seemed so pointless upgrading to Air A already made me unbeatable.

Then there's times where the difficulty is ridiculous such as the boss touch challenges, getting gold on the balloon popping levels (which are stupid) and unlocking T.T. is just too much effort - luckily none are compulsary to completing the game (unless you're a perfectionist).

Overall though, I kind of enjoyed it - and I beat it in 3 days, go me.

17-02-2007, 2:58 PM	#4
harps23 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Diddy Kong Racing Friend Code thread My copy arrived this morning and I'm up for some races. bear in mind that I'm really rather rubbish though. My code is 330804 960532 Feel free to add me
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harps23 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Diddy Kong Racing Friend Code thread Finding it hard to get into this myself to be honest, I enjoyed it for a day or two when I got it but nothing about it makes me want to turn it back on. Think I'll go back to Mario Kart for whenever I feel like some handheld racing.
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