Mario Kart 64 VS Diddy Kong Racing (feat. @remember-64)

We now need a modded version of DKR with the low poly models: Diddy Cone Racing!

Mario Kart 64 was the very first N64 game I played. When I was little, my dad bought some old games on our Wii’s virtual console. He bought games like Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario World, and more. And one of those games was also Mario Kart 64. I have a nostalgic soft spot for Mario Kart 64, but over the years, I’ve heard many people say that Diddy Kong Racing is better. And once I finally got it in October, I could finally say that everyone was right lol. I’m honestly very impressed with how good this game looks compared to Mario Kart 64 despite the two coming out the same year (Except for the Japanese release of Mario Kart 64 releasing a year before Diddy Kong Racing) And how could you mention the tracks in Diddy Kong Racing without mentioning the four extra tracks in Future Fun Land?

DKR is my personal favorite but I played both games a ton growing up

Another great video. I spent hours just messing around in DKR as a kid, Mario Kart was fun too but it was more of a "do a few races then switch to something else" game. I can't imagine what DKR would be like now if they remade it today.

I played Mario Kart 64 as one of my first games, followed by Diddy Kong Racing, and I still thought DKR had a better and more diverse cast. We got all these colorful animals, vs 3 men in a hat, 2 reptiles, an ape, a mushroom, and a princess. But hey, I always liked animal characters more.

So 2 things about the characters in DKR. I remember hearing that the roster minus Diddy Kong was a test by Rare to see who would get their own game. Also even though the game is named after Diddy Timber is actually the main character as the Adventure Mode storyline mentions that the island is Timbers home and after Wizpig invades he calls his friends to help him.

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9:07 : So DKR = All-stars roster, but the wrong way.

DKR, Mario Kart 64, Crash team racing. The holy trinity of cart racers 🏁🏎️

18:13 : If they bring it online: 4 Player online multiplayer!!!

Even that i have not playd dk raceing for a long time i still remember the volcano leve songl i have it go thow my mine now and then and sing and hum it but i never hade mario cart raceing and idk but i loved the mini games in dk raceing tough pick last man standing in the ice pearamid or the coin collection in the Castle

I couldn't pick between the two. They're both great with their own strengths.

Especially with all the other Mario karts out there, I’d say DKR is better overall

This was a good video and I enjoyed both games but in terms of content and music DKR definitely is the best and I agreed this deserves to be on NSO especially since Jet Force gemini got on it recently, Rare back in the N64 days was the best.

I still play both games and 100% both multiple times and I do in fact prefer MK64. I love the arcade feeling and physics. It doesn’t matter if DKR has an adventure mode and overall more content. It’s how a game feels to play that matters the most. Many prefer DKR for that gameplay feel but for me, it’s MK64.

Great

The racing in DKR is unparalleled... Probably the best Kart racer ever made in my opinion, it has more diversity in mechanics and character styles. Intended driving mechanics, like letting go of A before you hit a zipper, breaking and skidding at the same time for super tight turns, tapping A cause your kart to drive faster then normal... Mario Kart is good but objectively worse to Diddy Kong racing... Especially with the rubberbanding... HOWEVER. Mario Kart 64 battle mode is still the best yet today. Highly competitive, screen peaking is part of the strategy.

I never seen a red shell do that 😂

I actually love both games. They're both N64 classics as well as childhood favorites of mine. My favorite levels on MK64 are the desert, jungle, and rainbow road. There's a ton of things I love about DKR. You could argue that it completed the birth of the Rare universe. Problem with DKR is that it's much harder than MK64. MK64 was a piece of cake but DKR doesn't let you win that easily

DKR doesn't lose in any of the categories. My brother got it when it came out, and we didn't touch MK64 ever again afterwards. And I assume you left out multiplayer and other game modes because it would be too one-sided.