Cheats & Guides

Diddy Kong Racing Cheats For Nintendo 64

  1. Play as T.T.

    To play as T.T., you must race each course in the Time Trial mode until T.T. comes out to challenge you, and he won't appear until the pre-programmed track record in a particular track is beaten by a large margin. When he challenges you, you must defeat him in a race on that course. Once you do beat him, a small T.T. symbol will appear on that particular track. You must beat him on all tracks to get him as a playable character.

    Contributed by: KasketDarkfyre 

  2. Gain lots of speed very quickly while flying

    In races where you're in the plane, if you hold left or right without holding A then double tap R, you will do a loop in the air. During this, you will gain a lot of speed (maxing out the speedometer if you chain several of them together), as long as you aren't holding A. This can be used to cover large, mostly straight/empty stretches of levels very quickly by doing this over and over again. It makes beating T.T. on any flying level much easier.

    Contributed by: NCloud 

  3. Go faster in the car

    There is a way to remove the speed limit of 60 MPH. Rapidly press the gas button, and you will build up speed to about 90 regardless of the character. Note: This only works with the car.

    Contributed by: TeknoBlade 

  4. Do a 180º turn on the spot

    While backing up in the car, push the control stick at an angle left or right and hit R.

    Contributed by: nintendo2guy 

  5. Adventure 2

    Get the four original trophies, to unlock the secret world. In this world, get all the baloons, and the final trophy. (Giving you 47 baloons, and 5 trophies). Take on Wizpig (the one in the fifth world, future fun land).

    When you win, you'll unlock the ''Adventure Two'' option. In this mode, you collect silver colored baloons, and all the courses are mirrored. In addition, you can now choose to play a course in ''Adventure'' or ''Adventure 2'' mode, in the track mode.

    Contributed by: German Dragon 

  6. Developer's Times

    Defeat Wizpig for the second time. After the ending and credits, a series of times will be listed. These times are the best times recorded (in Time Trial mode) by Nintendo and Rare staff during the production of the game.

    Contributed by: josher1212 

  7. Make more out of zippers

    Just before you run over a zipper let go of the A button. Instead of a small boost (the same as one blue ballon) you will get a huge boost (the same as 3 balloons).

    Contributed by: Pyro_Vesten 

  8. Find The Fifth Secret World

    First, collect all the amulets and trophies. Next, go to the front of the lighthouse and honk at it. It will then transform into a rocket, which can take you to the space world.

    Contributed by: YSF 

  9. Misc. Cheats

    Enter these on the cheat menu, then go to the code list and turn them on:

    Effect Effect
    JUKEBOX Adds Music Test to audio menu
    ROCKETFUEL All balloons are blue
    TOXICOFFENDER All balloons are green
    OPPOSITESATTRACT All balloons are rainbows
    BOMBSAWAY All balloons are red
    BODYARMOR All balloons are yellow
    BOGUSBANANAS Bananas slow you down
    BLABBERMOUTH Changes horn sounds
    TIMETOLOSE Computer is better
    DODGYROMMER Display ROM Checksum
    EPC EPC lock up display
    OFFROAD Four wheel drive
    EOLAOBFENRLONE Free Balloon
    FREEFORALL Fully powered-up balloons
    ARNOLD Large players
    NOYELLOWSTUFF No bananas in multiplayer mode
    ZAPTHEZIPPERS No zippers
    WHODIDTHIS See Credits
    TEENYWEENIES Small players
    FREEFRUIT Start with 10 bananas
    DOUBLEVISION Two players can use the same character
    JOINTVENTURE Two-player Adventure
    VITAMINB Unlimited bananas
    BYEBYEBALLOONS Weapons disabled

    Contributed by: wallywest80, Pyro_Vesten, _M_Williams_ 

  10. T.T. Challenges

    In 4 of the 5 worlds, there is a T.T. Challenge that can be unlocked by finding a key on a course in that world. Beating these Challenges will earn you pieces of the T.T. Amulet. Once unlocked, you can also play these in "Tracks" Mode.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Grab the Key on Cresent Island. At the first junction near Start, float on the water towards a pillar and go behind it for the Key. Darkwater Beach
    Grab the Key on Ancient Lake. Look for a ramp on the left near the Start Fire Mountain
    Grab the Key in Snowball Valley. Turn directly left or right at Start to the chasm where the key is hidden Icicle Pyramid
    Grab the Key on Boulder Canyon. Level up a booster to 3, ring the bell to raise the bridge and quickly boost up the raised bridge to grab the key. Smokey Castle

    Contributed by: nintendo2guy 

  11. Drumstick

    Unlockable Unlockable
    To play as Drumstick the chicken, beat everything up through Dragon Forest. Now look on the beach part of the main world. Run over the frog with a red thing on his head. Drumstick

    Contributed by: ViperDiamond 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
Character Guides T.T. Guide by Turok4N64 12K
Codes and Secrets Secrets Guide by Derek_Monago 3K
Codes and Secrets Secrets Guide by ThE_bLImP 2K
Foreign Language Guides FAQ by Evrain 90K
Foreign Language Guides Guide and Walkthrough by TheGreekWarrior 95K
Full Game Guides FAQ by marshmallow 34K
Full Game Guides FAQ by Trevor 15K
Full Game Guides FAQ (Part 1 of 2) by Jdude84 24K
Full Game Guides FAQ (Part 2 of 2) by Jdude84 14K
Full Game Guides Guide and Walkthrough by BigJohnBoy 1 32K
Full Game Guides Guide and Walkthrough by German Dragon and BSulpher 106K
Full Game Guides Guide and Walkthrough by josher1212 88K
In-Depth FAQs N64/DS Changes FAQ by Jak7733 15K
In-Depth Guides Course Maps by PyroVestenmaps 54K
In-Depth Guides Spotter's Guide by ILamble 17K

Diddy Kong Racing DS Cheats For DS

  1. Wizpig Portrait In Log.

    In the log, (Near where you start the game) is a picture of Wizpig. If you use your stylus to draw around the outline of the portrait, the wall will crumble and a small area will open up. In this area is a scratch card.

    Contributed by: dady5000 

  2. Unlock Coin Challenge for new levels (Thunder Cove, Meandering Mount, Splashdown Pass, & Strangled Shrine)

    Get a Gold Rank on all Balloon Touch Challenges in Adventure to play Coin Challenge for the 4 brand new levels.
    To play Coin Challenge Mirror for these levels get a Gold Rank on all Balloon Touch Challenges in Adventure 2.

    Contributed by: JKiii 

  3. Coconut tree coins

    Some trees allow you to launch coconuts using the DS's touch screen. If you launch them at the wall they will create cracks in the wall, and for a short period of time coins will pop out of them.

    Contributed by: Alastorr 

  4. Unfreeze the balloon

    In the ice area of the overworld map theres a balloon stuck in a block of ice. Using the DS's touch screen pad, you can slide it down into the water to unfreeze it, then follow it down the river to the beach where it melted to collect it.

    Contributed by: Alastorr 

  5. Answers to sand puzzle

    Near the lighthouse, theres a location where you can use the stylus to draw puzzles in the sand. If you draw a balloon, you'll get a golden balloon. If you draw a pentagon, you'll get a scratch card. If you draw a coin (small circle shape) you can get 10 coins, but you can do this up to four times.

    Contributed by: Alastorr 

  6. Super Boost

    Before landing on a zipper or using a blue balloon, let go of the acceleration button to get a much stronger longer lasting boost then normal

    Contributed by: yosouf06 

  7. Unlock Adventure 2

    Complete everything in Adventure 1. After the second Wizpig race in space and the credits, you'll unlock Adventure 2

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Complete Adventure 1 Adventure 2

    Contributed by: jokerz_13 

  8. Unlock the Secret Characters

    There are 4 hidden characters that can be unlocked

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Fling a frog up to the green sillouette shaped frog picture in the world map (To the left of Wizpigs face). Stomp on the frog that comes out Drumstick
    Beat all of his ghosts in Single Player Race. It DOESNT include the new unlockable stages T.T
    Complete Adventure 1 Taj
    Complete Adventure 2 Wizpig

    Contributed by: jokerz_13 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by EJRICH 138K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Koopa64 65K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Genius_41 37K
In-Depth FAQs Battle Mode FAQ by Windfall3332 25K
In-Depth FAQs Boss FAQ by KKpizzas 11K
In-Depth FAQs Character Guide by kyledude92107 21K
In-Depth FAQs Item Guide by UltimateSomnia 15K
In-Depth FAQs N64/DS Changes FAQ by Jak7733 15K
In-Depth FAQs Upgrade/Character Guide by Drea 38K
Maps and Charts Ancient Lake Map by SuperPhillip 22K