

Mario Kart unlike Diddy Kong Racing had lots of items that had many different functions so it was always interesting to find out what item you were going to get. Diddy Kong Racing had less items than Mario Kart 64 but, exhibited an upgrade mechanic where if you got 2 or more of the same item it would upgrade to a better version. What made Diddy Kong Racing and Mario Kart 64 both so great was unlike other racing games they had lots of items that you could use to obstruct your opponent from reaching the finish line. The other battle course types Diddy Kong Racing had (Fire Mountain and Smokey Castle) were also not as enjoyable as the battle courses in Mario Kart 64 and even worse than Icicle Pyramid. Diddy Kong Racing's battle courses that were similar to Mario Kart 64's (Darkwater Beach and Icicle Pyramid) only allowed the player to use few items, on the other hand Mario Kart 64 let a player use most of the items in the game in the battle mode. While Diddy Kong Racing had 3 different battle course types and Mario Kart 64 only had one Mario Kart 64's battle courses were infinitely more fun. Mario Kart 64 wins here and I'll explain why. For the courses I can't really determine a winner as both games have such great courses.īoth Diddy Kong Racing and Mario Kart 64 had battle courses that served as a distraction from the races. The fact that in most of the courses you can race with up to 3 vehicles (car, hover, and plane) makes the courses more interesting because each vehicle changes the way you approach each course. Diddy Kong Racing does have a trump card up its sleeve though. Diddy Kong Racing still has unique courses but, Mario Kart 64 just simply has more unique courses. For example the Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart 64 includes a beach, desert, and grassland while Snowflake Mountain in Diddy Kong Racing is all snow stages, though Diddy Kong Racing has more courses. However, Mario Kart 64 has more unique courses because Diddy Kong Racing had specific settings for each course in its trophy cups. They both exhibit vibrant visuals and both have a sense of progression within the course which I feel is very important in a racing game.

The courses or tracks in Diddy Kong Racing and Mario Kart 64 are both great. Just like last time I will list what I liked in each game and what I didn't like as well as what was better in the other game.

I am a huge fan of both Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing so I thought it was fitting that they be pitted against each other in my vs series. article this is going to be a battle of a Nintendo game and a Rare game.
