It is the first game to spin off from the Donkey Kong Country series. 800,000 copies were ordered in the two weeks before Christmas 1997, making it the fastest selling video game at the time, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. UPDATE: Since this video has reached over 100,000 views and everyone seems to have their own favorite characters, I have decided to put links to my entire playthroughs/longplays of them. Diddy Kong Racing is a 1997 racing game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rareware. To view the playlist of the aftermath, click on this link: The music changes depending on the character and what the cursor is on. The characters introduce themselves when they are selected. Character roster The game consists of 25 playable characters 12 from each game and the Mii. In Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong hires Diddy to guard their banana hoard from people who might want to steal it. As the name states, it is a mash-up of Mario Kart and Diddy Kong Racing. This is the showing of all the voices in "Diddy Kong Racing" for the Nintendo 64. Diddy Kong is a monkey who is Donkey Kong s nephew and is the main character in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddys Kong Quest and Diddy Kong Racing.